diff --git a/data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/rev_1784762767399064200.sql b/data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/rev_1784762767399064200.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a80322603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/sql/updates/pending_db_world/rev_1784762767399064200.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--
+-- The ocean zones around the TBC starting isles live on map 530 (Outland) but have no
+-- WorldMapArea entry, so GetVirtualMapForMapAndZone() falls back to map 530 and
+-- GetContentLevelsForMapAndZone() classifies them as CONTENT_61_70 (base XP 235 instead
+-- of 45). Killing a mob swimming in The Veiled Sea off Azuremyst Isle rewards nearly
+-- 4x the XP of the same mob standing on shore.
+-- Add server-side WorldMapArea entries mapping these zones to their virtual continents,
+-- like the isles themselves (Azuremyst/Bloodmyst -> Kalimdor, Eversong/Ghostlands -> EK).
+-- Coordinate extents are the bounding box of the surrounded isles (only used by GM
+-- commands .gps / .go zonexy).
+DELETE FROM `worldmaparea_dbc` WHERE `ID` IN (1000, 1001);
+INSERT INTO `worldmaparea_dbc` (`ID`, `MapID`, `AreaID`, `AreaName`, `LocLeft`, `LocRight`, `LocTop`, `LocBottom`, `DisplayMapID`, `DefaultDungeonFloor`, `ParentWorldMapID`) VALUES
+(1000, 530, 3479, 'TheVeiledSea', -10075, -14570.833, -758.3333, -5508.333, 1, 0, 0),
+(1001, 530, 3455, 'TheNorthSea', -4487.5, -9412.5, 13568.75, 6066.6665, 0, 0, 0);
diff --git a/src/server/shared/DataStores/DBCDatabaseLoader.cpp b/src/server/shared/DataStores/DBCDatabaseLoader.cpp
index 44e65653d..6dae29ad4 100644
--- a/src/server/shared/DataStores/DBCDatabaseLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/server/shared/DataStores/DBCDatabaseLoader.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ DBCDatabaseLoader::DBCDatabaseLoader(char const* tableName, char const* dbcForma
     // Get sql index position
     int32 indexPos = -1;
     _recordSize = DBCFileLoader::GetFormatRecordSize(_dbcFormat, &indexPos);
+    if (indexPos >= 0)
+        _sqlIndexPos = indexPos;
 
     ASSERT(_recordSize);
 }