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|name = Gilneas City
|faction=Horde
 
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|ss = Gilneas City.jpg
|name=Silverpine Forest
 
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|type = Capital city
|ss=Skittering Dark.jpg
 
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|pop = Unknown
|races={{Undead Race}}<br />
 
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|popref =
{{Human Race}}<br />
 
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|faction = Alliance
{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Small}} [[Worgen]]<br />
 
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|caption =
{{RaceIconExt|Gnoll|Small}} [[Gnoll]]<br />
 
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|loc = Central [[Gilneas]]
{{Murloc Race}}
 
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|races = {{Race|Human}}<br/>{{Race|Worgen}}<br/>{{Race|Forsaken}}<br/>{{Race|Night Elf}}<br/>{{Race|Ogre}}<br/>{{RaceIconExt|Ettin}} [[Ettin]]<br/> {{Race|Orc}}
|level=10 - 20
 
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|languages = [[Common (language)|Common]], [[Worgen (language)|Worgen]], [[Gutterspeak]], [[Orcish]], [[Low common]], [[Darnassian]]
|loc=Western [[Lordaeron]]
 
|major=[[Ambermill]] (2,000), [[Pyrewood Village]] (560)
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|faiths = [[Arcane]], [[Light|Holy Light]]
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|government = [[House of Greymane|Hereditary monarchy]]
|affiliation=[[Forsaken]]
 
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|affiliation = [[Alliance]]
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|resources = Weapons, fur, animal hide
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|rulers = [[Genn Greymane]]
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|level = 1 - 12
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|source = World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
 
}}
 
}}
   
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'''Gilneas City''' (also known as '''Greymane City''' in concepts) is the capital city of the Kingdom of [[Gilneas]]. It is a dark and foreboding place of narrow cobblestone streets and crowded, gothic houses. There are four districts, and a cathedral in the center of it.
'''Silverpine Forest''', or simply '''Silverpine''', is a vast, ancient wood that runs along [[Lordaeron|Lordaeron's]] rugged western coast. The land ranges from fairly flat to hilly, and is nestled among even taller mountains. The forest is eerily silent save for the occasional unnatural howling echoing among the trees. Mossy overhangs shiver in the cold breeze, and the trees are all sickly or dying. Dilapidated farmsteads and abandoned mines dot the land, home now to the darker denizens of the woods.
 
   
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==Areas==
This woodland is haunted and wild, characterised by its tall, silver-barked pines towering over grassy knolls. The [[Alliance]] once protected Silverpine Forest, when it was verdant and lively. Now, the place is shrouded in ghostly mists. [[Forsaken]] control the northern forest<ref name="Lands of Conflict 102">''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', pg. 102</ref> and constantly clash with the wretched [[Rot Hide gnoll|Rot Hide tribe]] of [[gnoll]]s. What remains of the human population retains control of the southern forest, but they are desperate and their forces thinly stretched. [[Dalaran]] sends frequent expeditions into Silverpine to defend these people and study the [[plague of undeath|undead plague]] and worgen curse — a mysterious affliction that causes its victims to transform into bloodthirsty, lycanthropic [[worgen]] when the moon rises. <ref name="World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game 21">''[[World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 21</ref>
 
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Gilneas City is arranged in a few areas:
 
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*'''[[Merchant Square]]''' (the square in the northeast of the city)
[[Gilneas]] and the [[Hillsbrad Foothills]] border the forest to the south, while [[Tirisfal Glades]] lays to the north. [[Lordamere Lake]] serves as Silverpine's eastern border.<ref name="Lands of Conflict 102-103">''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', pg. 102-103</ref>
 
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*'''[[Cathedral Quarter]]''' (the big open area in the northwest of the city)
 
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**'''[[Light's Dawn Cathedral]]''' (the cathedral in the middle of the city)
Though the territory belongs to the Forsaken, their claim is disputed by the wizards of Dalaran and agents of the [[Scourge]] who have taken possession of some of the ruined fields and steadings. Rothide gnolls operate from the mysterious [[Fenris Isle]], and fiercely attack anyone who dares approach their dealings. In the southwest lays [[Pyrewood Village]], whose people have fallen under archmage [[Arugal]]'s curse, transforming into bloodthirsty werewolves at night-time. Arugal makes his home in the nearby darkened towers of [[Shadowfang Keep]].
 
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*'''[[Greymane Court]]''' (the little area in the southwest of the city)
 
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*'''[[Military District]]''' (the southeastern area of the city)
Silverpine Forest frequently sees battle, as Alliance forces from [[Southshore]] journey to the forsaken woods to attack [[the Sepulcher]] or enter Shadowfang. It is the edge of the Forsaken homeland, and the southernmost point where effects of the undead plague can be seen in the plant life.
 
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**'''[[Stoneward Prison]]''' (a prison, located in the Military District)
 
 
==History==
 
[[File:Silverpine Forest day.jpg|thumb]]
 
[[File:Silverpine Forest -night.jpg|thumb|Silverpine Forest at Night]]
 
The Alliance once kept Silverpine Forest pristine and beautiful, at a time when the forest resembled the [[Hinterlands]] far to the east.
 
 
During the [[Third War]], the forest was affected by the plague of undeath. The forces of the [[Lich King]] invaded the woods, setting fire to the crops and massacring its people. With Lordaeron destroyed, the wizards of Dalaran busy rebuilding their home and the citizens of Gilneas having locked themselves away behind the [[Greymane Wall]], no one was left to take care of the forest. The plague began to affect the trees, making them pale and lifeless with disease. Since its fall, the forest has become occupied by the Forsaken, minions of [[Thule Ravenclaw]], and the forces of Arugal. Its fate lies in uncertain hands as the opposing factions vie for control of the strategically important woods.
 
==In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm==
 
{{Cata-section}}
 
[[Image:WorldMap-Silverpine-cata.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Map of Silverpine Forest in ''Cataclysm'']]
 
In ''[[Cataclysm]]'', Silverpine Forest will undergo some minor changes. [[Pyrewood Village]] is now a worgen town, next to the recently broken [[Greymane Wall]]. The [[Sepulcher]] has been reinforced with the new Forsaken architecture and the surrounding cemetery has increased dramatically in size. Several new Forsaken outposts have been erected, and fortifications can be found along the road including rebuilt walls, fencing, and bridges. The [[New Plague|Plague]] containers are present in many places as well. There is also a [[Horde Coffin Hauler]] pulled by a [[Subdued Forest Ettin]] which acts as a high-speed transport with several stops along the way from north to south Silverpine.
 
 
It should be noted that Silverpine Forest uses frequent phasing as characters advance with quests.
 
 
Areas affected:
 
 
* [[Sepulcher|The Sepulcher]]- Reinforced with Forsaken architecture seen in Northrend and now has a proper road leading to it.
 
 
* [[Greymane Wall]]- has been destroyed opening up access to an empty [[Gilneas]]. The nearby refugee camp is gone.
 
 
Additional areas affected<ref>[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19377467311&sid=1 Frejya’s (MVP) Cataclysm Compilation]</ref>:
 
 
* [[Beren's Peril]] – SE of here an open wall of Forsaken design that separates Silverpine from [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]
 
 
* [[The Dead Field]] – it appears this has been replaced with a new Forsaken encampment, the [[Forsaken Rear Guard]]
 
 
* [[The Decrepit Ferry]] – [[plague tanks]] are on and leading up to the ferry dock
 
 
* [[Fenris Isle]] – [[Rothide Gnoll]]s are gone, replaced by [[Hillsbrad Refugee]]s
 
 
* [[The Ivar Patch]] – NE of here is a new hub called the [[Forsaken High Command]]
 
 
* [[North Tide's Run]] – now the [[North Tide's Beachhead]], where [[Worgen]] have successfully destroyed several Horde ships and war machines
 
 
* [[Olsen's Farthing]] – hills between this area and The Sepulcher have been opened; appears to have been taken by the Forsaken for a bit, but now is under the control of [[Bloodfang Stalker]]s
 
 
* [[Pyrewood Village]] – north of here is now called [[The Forsaken Front]]; area around here is now charred from battle; a road leads from the Village to Gilneas through the Greymane Wall (though not to [[Gilneas City]]), and the area beneath the road is flooded
 
 
* [[The Shining Strand]] – taken by the Forsaken – [[Murloc]]s are gone
 
 
* [[Ambermill]] – taken by the Forsaken, as part of a quest chain <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP-oLiyZqT8 Cataclysm Beta - Silverpine Quest Line]</ref>
 
 
* Other – the road running through Silverpine has been greatly improved; an open wall now separates Silverpine from [[Tirisfal Glades]], built with Forsaken architecture, and there are several plague tanks at the entrance; a new elite mob wanders the west shores of Silverpine, the [[Forest Ettin]]; all the [[Dalaran]]-type mobs seem to be holed up in [[Amber Mill]] now and are not on the main roads
 
 
* New Hunter Pets – Skitterweb Lurker (Spider)
 
   
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==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Gilneasmodel.jpg|Gilneas City model as shown at Blizzcon - 09
File:Silverpine_Forest_bridge.jpg|Forsaken bridge
 
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File:GreymaneCity.jpg|Gilneas city ss shown at Blizzcon - 09
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File:WorldMap-GilneasCity.jpg|City map
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File:Old Battle for Gilneas City loading screen.jpg|The city as seen on the original [[Battle for Gilneas]] loading screen
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File:Gilneas ss3.jpg
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File:Light's Dawn Cathedral.jpg|[[Light's Dawn Cathedral]]
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File:Stoneward Prison.jpg|Stoneward prison (as seen in the [[Ruins of Gilneas]], with a [[Forsaken]] banner)
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File:Merchant Square.jpg|The [[Merchant Square]]
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File:Cataclysm Gilneas - City Streets.jpg
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File:Gilneas TCG.jpg|Gilneas City in the TCG
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
==People and Culture==
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==Patch notes==
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*{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Added.}}
The Forsaken control Silverpine Forest. As undead freed from the Lich King’s control under [[Sylvanas Windrunner]], they wage war upon the [[Scourge]] in the hopes of destroy it. Some also take dislike to the living, and so their list of allies is thin. Forsaken resemble men and women, but their skin is a decayed gray and dead flesh shows in places.
 
 
The Forsaken have a special contingent known as the [[Deathguard]], who wander through Silverpine on constant patrol. The [[Royal Apothecary Society]], a Forsaken organization devoted to creating new toxins and alchemical substances, also has a strong presence here. They have concerns with Dalaran's increased interest in the region.
 
 
A gnoll band called the Rothides lives here as well. They too appear to have been afflicted with the plague of undeath for their fur is gray and patchy, and their eyes yellow, rheumy and sick-looking. Though their origins are unknown, the Rothides and the Forsaken wage a constant guerrilla war against each other.
 
 
A few humans inhabit Silverpine, formed of Gilneas' refugees and the wizards of Dalaran. Those who inhabit Pyrewood Village below Shadowfang Keep bear a terrible nocturnal curse, transforming into worgen by moonlight. <ref name="Lands of Conflict 103, 104">''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', pg. 103, 104</ref>
 
 
==Geography==
 
Silverpine Forest is a vast, primeval wood that runs along Lordaeron’s rugged western coast. The land is fairly flat, but small hills, mossy overhangs and grassy knolls are common. Razed farms and vacant gold mines dot a land commonly described as "forsaken". Many wild and aggressive creatures roam through the trees. <ref name="Lands of Conflict 104">''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', pg. 104</ref>
 
 
Silverpine Forest contains no raid dungeons or PvP areas. [[Shadowfang Keep]], the level 18-21 instanced dungeon, can be found here, as well as the [[Non-instanced dungeons|micro dungeon]] [[Pyrewood Village]]. The only travel hub in this area is the Horde-aligned [[Sepulcher]], though there is easy access to the northern regions from the nearby Forsaken capital at [[Undercity]].
 
 
It is possible to cross the [[Greymane Wall]] by exploiting the terrain. It is, however, quite empty, containing only a few token trees and hills before becoming flat, untextured landscape completely walled in by mountains. The recently-revealed ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'' expansion pack will see this area opened, as the [[Worgen]] region of Gilneas.
 
 
===Maps and subregions===
 
[[File:WorldMap-Silverpine.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Silverpine Forest map]]
 
 
{| class="darktable"
 
|-
 
||[[Ambermill]] • [[Beren's Peril]] • [[The Dawning Isles]] • [[The Dead Field]] • [[The Decrepit Ferry]]
 
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||[[Deep Elem Mine]] • [[Fenris Isle]] • [[Fenris Keep]] • [[The Greymane Wall]] • [[The Ivar Patch]]
 
|-
 
||[[Lordamere Lake]] • [[Malden's Orchard]] • [[North Tide's Hollow]] • [[North Tide's Run]]
 
|-
 
||[[Olsen's Farthing]] • [[Pyrewood Village]] • [[The Sepulcher]] • [[Shadowfang Keep]]
 
|-
 
||[[The Shining Strand]] • [[The Skittering Dark]] • [[South Tide's Run]] • [[Valgan's Field]]
 
|-
 
||
 
----
 
'''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]'''
 
 
[[River Arevass]] (TFT)
 
|-
 
||
 
----
 
'''[[Warcraft RPG]]'''
 
 
[[Deadhollow]] (RPG) • [[Gavel Moch]] (RPG)
 
|}
 
{{clrl}}
 
 
*[http://wow.gamepressure.com/map.asp?ID=24 Topographic map of Silverpine Forest]
 
 
===Dungeons===
 
{| class="darktable"
 
! Dungeon Name
 
! Level Range
 
! Approximate Run Time
 
|-
 
| [[Shadowfang Keep]] || 18-21
 
| 90-160 minutes
 
|}
 
 
===Elite areas===
 
*[[Pyrewood Village]]: This village is home to a group of humans cursed by [[Arugal]] - they are doomed at night to transform into [[worgen]]. The creatures are level 13-15 elite. When in human form, the villagers are friendly toward Alliance players, though they are still hostile to the Horde. However, once night falls, the humans transform into worgen and attack both sides indiscriminately.
 
 
===Getting there===
 
[[File:Valgans Field.jpg|thumb|Valgan's Field]]
 
;{{Horde Icon Small}}Horde:From the crossroads outside [[Undercity]], run west following the signs. To pick up the flight path, continue to follow the path into the forest until you see a signposted turn off to the west to [[The Sepulcher]]. Alternatively you can swim across [[Lordamere Lake]] from behind [[Undercity]].
 
;{{Alliance Icon Small}}Alliance:From [[Southshore]] run north to the main road, then turn left and head all the way in to Silverpine Forest.
 
 
===Travel hubs===
 
[[File:The Sepulcher.jpg|thumb|The Sepulcher]]
 
The only travel hub in Silverpine Forest is the Horde-aligned [[Sepulcher]] in the north. Alliance players will have to run in from [[Southshore]] in [[Hillsbrad Foothills]] to the east.
 
 
====={{Horde Icon Small}} [[Flight path]]s from [[the Sepulcher]]=====
 
* [[Undercity]]
 
* [[Tarren Mill]], [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]
 
 
===Adjacent regions===
 
{| class="darktable"
 
|-
 
! Zone Name
 
! Faction
 
! Level Range
 
! Direction
 
! Access
 
|-
 
| [[Tirisfal Glades]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}
 
| 1-10 || North
 
| By foot or by flightpath from the Sepulcher to the Undercity
 
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| [[Gilneas]] {{cat-inline}} || {{Alliance Icon Small}}
 
| 1-15 || South
 
| By foot (presumed)
 
|-
 
| [[Hillsbrad Foothills]]
 
| {{Alliance Icon Small}} {{Horde Icon Small}}
 
| 20-30 || Southeast
 
| By foot or by flightpath from the Sepulcher to Tarren Mill
 
|-
 
| [[Alterac Mountains]]
 
| {{Alliance Icon Small}} {{Horde Icon Small}}
 
| 30-40 || East || By swimming across Lordamere Lake
 
|}
 
 
==Notable characters==
 
[[File:Maldens Orchard.jpg|thumb|Malden's Orchard]]
 
 
{{main|Silverpine Forest NPCs}}
 
 
Silverpine Forest is home to several forsaken of note. At the Sepulcher, [[High Executor Hadrec]] sends promising young forsaken to investigate the activity of the local Rot Hide gnolls. He is assisted in his efforts by [[Apothecary Renferrel]], who also seeks to concoct a new plague using various animal organs as ingredients. And nearby, the devious [[Dalar Dawnweaver]] ponders the presence of the [[worgen]] in Silverpine Forest.
 
 
==Quests==
 
{{main|Silverpine Forest quests}}
 
 
{{seealso|Silverpine Forest questing guide}}
 
 
Silverpine Forest quests are exclusively Horde-aligned. They begin at level 10 and run to level 20, though their limited number can make it difficult for [[undead]] players to move into the nearby [[Hillsbrad Foothills]] (the next zone for Horde in the [[Eastern Kingdoms]]). Many cross the sea to the [[Barrens]] or head to the [[Ghostlands]] via [[Silvermoon City]] to quest as a result.
 
 
Quests of note in this area include the [[Arugal]] quest chain, in which players help [[Dalar Dawnweaver]] research the archmage's lupine curse.
 
 
==Resources==
 
[[File:Ambermill.jpg|thumb|Ambermill]]
 
 
* [[Cloth]]
 
** {{item|icon=|Linen Cloth}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Wool Cloth}}
 
* [[Herb]]s
 
** {{item|icon=|Peacebloom}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Silverleaf}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Earthroot}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Mageroyal}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Swiftthistle}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Briarthorn (Herb)|Briarthorn}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Stranglekelp}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Bruiseweed}}
 
* [[Leather]]
 
** {{item|icon=|Ruined Leather Scraps}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Light Leather}}
 
** {{item|icon=|Medium Leather}}
 
* [[Ore]]
 
** [[Copper Vein]]
 
** [[Tin Vein]]
 
** [[Silver Vein]]
 
 
==Wild creatures==
 
[[File:Olsen's Farthing.jpg|thumb|Olsen's Farthing]]
 
 
*[[Bear]]s
 
*[[Bog beast]]s
 
*[[Frenzy (Fish)|Frenzies]]
 
*[[Ghoul]]s
 
*[[Gnoll]]s
 
*[[Murloc]]s
 
*[[Shark]]s
 
*[[Skeleton]]s
 
*[[Spider]]s
 
*[[Worgen]]
 
*[[Worg]]s
 
 
==Lore==
 
{{Warcraft III}}
 
There is a map in ''Warcraft III'' named Silverpine Forest.
 
 
==Patch changes==
 
*{{Patch 1.4.0|note=
 
**There are no longer fish flying around above the water line in Silverpine Forest.
 
**Aggro radius of Bears and Wolves in Silverpine have been reduced.}}
 
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
 
==External links==
 
{{elinks-zone|130}}
 
   
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==See also==
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*[[Gilneas]]
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*[[Worgen (playable)]]
   
{{Silverpine Forest}}
 
{{Lordaeron}}
 
{{Eastern Kingdoms}}
 
   
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[[Category:Woods]]
 
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{{Ruins of Gilneas}}
[[Category:Eastern Kingdoms]]
 
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[[Category:Worgen]]
[[Category:Warcraft III maps]]
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Revision as of 06:16, 21 May 2011

AllianceGilneas City
Level: 1 - 12
Gilneas City
Type Capital city
Population Unknown
Races HumanHuman Human
WorgenWorgen Worgen
ForsakenForsaken Forsaken
Night elfNight elf Night elf
OgreOgre Ogre
IconSmall Ettin Ettin
OrcOrc Orc
Government Hereditary monarchy
Ruler(s) Genn Greymane
Languages Common, Worgen, Gutterspeak, Orcish, Low common, Darnassian
Faiths Arcane, Holy Light
Resources Weapons, fur, animal hide
Affiliation Alliance
Location Central Gilneas

Gilneas City (also known as Greymane City in concepts) is the capital city of the Kingdom of Gilneas. It is a dark and foreboding place of narrow cobblestone streets and crowded, gothic houses. There are four districts, and a cathedral in the center of it.

Areas

Gilneas City is arranged in a few areas:

Gallery

Patch notes

See also


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