Goldshire



The second Human town most Human characters usually visit during their adventures sometime after level 5. Goldshire is centrally located just southwest of Northshire and has most low level class trainers and some profession trainers. It has the first Inn that most human characters will encounter - the Lion's Pride Inn.

Goldshire has roads that lead to Stormwind city to the northwest, Northshire Abbey to the northeast, Westfall to the west, and Lakeshire (Redridge Mountains zone) to the east. Its prime location makes it an important trade town. Travellers, merchants, adventurers, Stormwind guards and priests from the abbey all stop and make regular visits to the town on their way to and from Stormwind, usually enjoying the hospitality of the Lion's Pride Inn, one of the most respectable ale houses in Azeroth.

Heavily protected and patrolled by the Stormwind guards, it sports a population of 7,000 citizens (according to Warcraft RPG books), mostly farmers, miners and traders. The leader is an elected Marshal, and the position is currently occupied by Narsgak Dughan.

Just south of Goldshire is the Fargodeep Mine, The Maclure Vineyards and The Stonefield Farm. To the east is Crystal Lake. These areas are where most of your 5-8 questing will take place.

Alliance players of all levels tend to duel in Goldshire and it's a hub for role-players, mostly because of the relaxed, serene environment of Elwynn. However, this is both a blessing and a curse as while there's always something interesting in the RP world going on in Goldshire. Once more, although there are usually many Roleplayers around the Elwynn Area, it can attract the opposite. Players (Mostly Gnomes and Night Elves) can cause disruptive behaviour, bringing in 'l33t' and txt speak, often irritating Roleplayers there. This is common in some RP servers, most notably the Earthen Ring (EU) server, where some players begin to call it 'cyborshire' and openly refuse to go anywhere near the place. It has also been dubbed as a 'Noob' hangout because of this.

Trainers in and around Goldshire

 * Blacksmithing
 * Skinning
 * Leatherworking
 * Fishing
 * Cooking
 * First Aid

Characters and Items of Interest
(Elwynn Forest)


 * Lion's Pride Inn
 * Innkeeper Farley (Lvl 15+ Human)
 * Melika Isenstrider &lt;Assistant Innkeeper> Humanoid   11 Elwynn Forest
 * Zaldimar Wefhellt &lt;Mage Trainer&gt;
 * (First aid trainer)
 * Keryn Sylvius &lt;Rogue Trainer> (Lvl 11 Human)


 * Other
 * Marshal Dughan (Lvl 25 to 30, Human; appears Elwynn Forest & Stormwind City)
 * Barkeep Dobbins &lt;Bartender> (Human, Lvl 10)
 * Brother Wilhelm &lt;Paladin Trainer> (Lvl 11, Human; appears Elwynn Forest & Stormwind City)
 * Corina Steele &lt;Weaponsmith> Humanoid   10 Elwynn Forest
 * Adele Fielder &lt;Journeyman Leatherworker> Humanoid   12 - 22 Elwynn Forest
 * Helene Peltskinner &lt;Skinner> (Skinning Trainer - Human, Lvl 12)
 * Jason Mathers &lt;Fishmonger> Humanoid   7
 * Lyria Du Lac &lt;Warrior Trainer> Humanoid   12 - 14 Elwynn Forest
 * Maximillian Crowe &lt;Warlock Trainer> Humanoid   10 Elwynn Forest
 * Priestess Josetta &lt;Priest Trainer> Humanoid   13
 * Remy "Two Times" (Human, Lvl 5)
 * Smith Argus &lt;Journeyman Blacksmith> Humanoid   8 - 24
 * Tharynn Bouden &lt;Trade Supplies> Humanoid   10
 * Toddrick &lt;Butcher> Humanoid   10
 * Tomas &lt;Cook> (Cooking Trainer - Human, Lvl 10)
 * Book: Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
 * Beast: Tamed Wolf (Level 20 - 50, Elwynn Forest)
 * Skill: Fishing

Quests
To find all the quests available in Goldshire and elsewhere, check out the List of Elwynn Forest NPCs.

The First Great War
Goldshire was taken in preparation of the Horde's sack of Stormwind Keep during the First Great War:

"...The complete and utter demolition of the twin cities Goldshire and Moonbrook will sever the lifeline between the King and his people, making him a figurehead waiting to be lopped off."


 * &rarr; from: the 11th Orc Mission, Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, the original Warcraft game - implied by Brann's travels

The Frozen Throne
One of the expansion maps for Warcraft III:The Frozen Throne was "Goldshire Map" ; here's the description: "War and hunger have brought interlopers to Elwynn Forest, endangering the town of Goldshire. Sweep the woods free of this threat so that masons can begin laying the foundation of Stormwind. "

Creepy Children of Goldshire
A bit to the north of Goldshire, there is a house with skinning and leatherworking trainers. On the second floor of this house you can sometimes meet six children, forming a pattern of a pentagram, silent, unmoving. This discovery has spurred massive reaction among the players. Research continues on whether the children have any significance (the results of investigation seems to point to Naxxramas-related event, with clues spread all over Goldshire if not further) or just another Easter Egg.

The children, who appeared around July 10th , often change views. One day they'll face Stormwind, an other day a mine. It seems they point 5 different locations in Elwynn Forest that make a pentagram. Who knows....

An additional thread has been created on the World of Warcraft Forums (Beta) discussing many of the strange "coincidences" involved with the children.

Trivia

 * Goldshire is also a 4-player map on Warcraft III that features the area of Stormwind. The Town of Goldshire is in the center and consists of a Tavern.
 * This is one of the locations featured in South Park ' s "Make Love, Not Warcraft" episode.

Links

 * wow.allakhazam.com