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Ratchet

[Established Lore] What the game has always held to be true.

The goblin port on the Barrens coast, a neutral Steamwheedle town with a boat to Booty Bay.

At a Glance

  • Region: The Barrens, Kalimdor
  • Control: Steamwheedle Cartel (neutral)
  • Known for: the docks and the Booty Bay boat
  • Rival: the Southsea Freebooters

About

Ratchet is a small Cartel port, a place of crates, cranes and rope. Goblins run it, and Alliance and Horde both pass through. The Barrens end at its docks. [WoW Classic · The Barrens]

It is the northern end of the Booty Bay run.

Quests and Rumors

Pirates and smugglers cause trouble on the coast. [Game · Quest: Southsea Freebooters] [Game · Quest: Stolen Booty] [Game · Quest: WANTED: Baron Longshore]

The docks always need hands. [Game · Quest: Down at the Docks] [Game · Quest: Trouble at the Docks] [Game · Quest: The Missing Shipment]

Playing in Ratchet

  • Ratchet is neutral. The guards will not ignore a fight.
  • A Ratchet goblin is a salesman. They are friendly and the bill is coming.
  • Boats are a good place for a scene.

More to come soon.

Sources
  • WoW Classic: The Barrens quests

Also about Ratchet

Steamwheedle Cartel[Established Lore]The goblin trading cartel that runs four neutral ports, and the reason the Alliance and the Horde can still shop in the same market.

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