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Stormwind City

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

Eastern Kingdoms

Region: Eastern Kingdoms

Level Range: 1-60

Control: Alliance

Overview

Stormwind is the human capital, the seat of the Kingdom of Stormwind and the heart of the Alliance. It was destroyed in the First War and rebuilt on the old foundations. Anduin Wrynn is king, with Highlord Bolvar Fordragon holding the throne as regent. [Game · Zone: Stormwind City] [Game · NPC: Bolvar Fordragon]

Stormwind Keep

The Keep is the seat of government. General Marcus Jonathan commands the army from here. Bolvar Fordragon receives newcomers and dignitaries. [Game · NPC: General Marcus Jonathan]

The Skyborne Portal from Zephras Isle opens in Stormwind, and the Skyborne are told to report to Bolvar in the Keep. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Welcome to Azeroth]

New Alliance characters can also be sent to Randal Emerson in the Keep, to meet King Magni Bronzebeard, High Tinker Mekkatorque and Tyrande Whisperwind. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Exploring the Alliance]

The Districts

  • Cathedral Square. The Cathedral of Light, home of the Church. Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker holds court here. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: A Friend of the Family]
  • The Trade District. Shops, trainers and cheese. Trias' Cheese shop has a stockroom entrance. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Philmor's Favor]
  • Old Town. Home to SI:7, the Alliance's spy network. [Game · Quest: Seek out SI: 7]
  • The Mage Quarter. Arcane trainers and Gakin the Darkbinder. [Game · Quest: Gakin's Summons]
  • The Dwarven District. Dwarven engineers and the road to the Deeprun Tram. Sprite Jumpsprocket helps with dynamite plans here. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: A Dynamite Plan]
  • The Park. Gardens, druids and a library. [Game · Quest: Stormwind Library]
  • The Harbor. Boats to Darkshore and beyond. The southernmost dock carries a boat to Auberdine. [New in Forever] [Game · Quest: Business in Auberdine]

People of the City

  • High Priestess Laurena and High Priest Rohan, priests who teach. [Game · Quest: Desperate Prayer]
  • Orphan Matron Nightingale, who cares for the war's orphans. [Game · Quest: Remember That I Love You]
  • Baros Alexston, the city's architect. [Game · Quest: Expanding Horizons]
  • Mathias Shaw, head of SI:7. [Game · Quest: Snatch and Grab]

Did You Know?

Stormwind's Stockade is a prison inside the city, and not a good place to be a prisoner. [Game · Quest: Crime and Punishment]

Playing in Stormwind

  • Stormwind is a human city, but it is full of dwarves, gnomes, night elves and now Skyborne.
  • The kingdom is stretched thin. Redridge and Westfall have been writing letters for a reason.
  • Do not make the Defias a joke. They live here too.

More to come soon.

Also about Stormwind City

Human[Established Lore]At a GlanceDuskwood[Established Lore]Level 18-30 - Eastern KingdomsElwynn Forest[Established Lore]Level 1-10 - Eastern KingdomsRedridge Mountains[Established Lore]Level 15-25 - Eastern KingdomsWestfall[Established Lore]Level 10-20 - Eastern KingdomsThe Skyborne[New in Forever]The new race of Forever. They begin on Zephras Isle and join the Alliance as the High Order or the Horde as the Windshapers.Skyborne[New in Forever]The new race of WoW Forever: Highborne exiles who live on Zephras Isle and join the Alliance as the High Order or the Horde as the Windshapers.Zephras Isle[New in Forever]Level 1-12 - Skywall, the elemental plane of air (not on the Azeroth map)

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