Goldshire

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For the Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Orc campaign mission at the same location, see Goldshire and Moonbrook (WC1 Orc).

Goldshire
Type	Town
Leader(s)	Marshal Dughan
Race(s)	Human
Affiliation(s)	Kingdom of Stormwind
Organizations	Stormwind Guard
Location	Central Elwynn Forest
Status	Active
Characteristics
Facilities	Inn           Mailbox Stables Anvil & Forge Bank        Auctions
Trainers	Class Profession
Travel	Flight Master(s) Mass-transit Portal(s)

Goldshire is a human town centrally located in Elwynn Forest, just southwest of Northshire Valley. Goldshire has roads that lead to Stormwind City to the northwest, Northshire Abbey to the northeast, Westfall to the west, and Redridge Mountains to the east. As the second settlement that most human characters visit during their adventures, travelers, 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.

Marshal Dughan of the Stormwind Guard is in charge of the security of the town and its surrounding areas. Many refugees from Westfall move to Goldshire and Elwynn Forest in an attempt to escape the Defias Brotherhood. It is considered a village by Stormwind standards.

History

Goldshire on the Azeroth map of the First War.

Centuries ago, throughout the Eastern Kingdoms, the disparate human nations flourished, among them the smallest and most isolated of the kingdoms was Stormwind who found prosperity through the farmsteads that dotted the surrounding fertile region. As its population grew, small towns sprang up in the nearby regions, notably Goldshire in Elwynn Forest.

During the Gnoll War, the village was attacked by the Redridge gnolls, who were repelled by the Stormwind Army.

First War

This section concerns content related to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.

During the First War, Goldshire and Moonbrook were the final two towns to fall to the Orcish Horde prior to the razing of Stormwind City, as the goal of the orc Warchief was to sever the lifeline between King Llane Wrynn I and his people in preparation of the sack of Stormwind Keep.

Second War

Following the victory of the Alliance of Lordaeron in the Second War, the town was rebuilt with the help of Turalyon who oversaw the efforts to repatriate the kingdom's citizens.

World of Warcraft

This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

Goldshire in World of Warcraft.

A group of murlocs inhabiting Stone Cairn Lake acted as a local nuisance, responsible for the deaths of many humans, including guards Hartford and Stone of the Stormwind Guard. Guard Thomas feared that if things didn't soon improved, there would be fighting in Goldshire after a few days. Marshal Dughan eventually placed a bounty on the murlocs for the adventurers.

At some point, Deputy Rainer of the Westbrook Garrison requested more soldiers from Marshal Dughan, who rather sent Alliance heroes as reinforcements to fight the Riverpaw pack gnolls.

Wrath of the Lich King

This section concerns content related to the Warcraft manga or comics.

Shortly before the Scourge Invasion of Stormwind City, the Scourge launched simultaneous attacks on Goldshire and Southshore.

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

During the war against the Lich King, the Unit Goldshire was sent to the Howling Fjord.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Goldshire in the comic.

The former Kirin Tor mage Karlain and his son Mardigan lived in the village. Shortly before the Cataclysm, a visitor was murdered in Lion's Pride Inn, and Mardigan was held responsible for his death even though he just found his body.

Mists of Pandaria

This section concerns content related to Mists of Pandaria.

As part of the Operation: Shieldwall, several peasants left Goldshire and arrived to Krasarang Wilds, in Pandaria.

Elegy

This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

During the War of the Thorns, the flood of night elves refugees from Darnassus spread to seemingly every surface of Stormwind, and spilled out most of the way to Goldshire.

Shadowlands

This section concerns content related to Shadowlands.

During Death Rising, troops of the Argent Crusade were mobilized under the orders of Crusader Lenna in order to protect the town and its inhabitants. The situation being rather calm, the crusaders remained vigilant and Crusader Lenna announced to the adventurers who came to help them that their patrols reported outbreaks of Scourge activity to the east, leading her to send a scout to speak with Guard Captain Josephine in the Redridge Mountains. She also transmitted a report to Commander Gregor in Stormwind City to brief them on the situation in the region.

Travel connections

Flight

Stormwind City, Elwynn Forest (0:25)

Eastvale Logging Camp, Elwynn Forest (0:56)

Darkshire, Duskwood (1:08)

NPCs

•  Marshal Dughan
•  Remy "Two Times"
•  Bo
•  Joshua
•  Mark
•  Erma <Stable Master>
•  Bartlett the Brave <Gryphon Master>
•  Merissa Stilwell

Inside Lion's Pride Inn

•  William Pestle
•  Innkeeper Farley <Innkeeper>
•  Remen Marcot
•  Melika Isenstrider <Assistant Innkeeper>

At the house near Crystal Lake

•  Matt
•  Jason Mathers <Fishmonger> (nearer to Crystal Lake than Goldshire)

The Six Children

•  Cameron
•  Jose
•  John
•  Aaron
•  Lisa
•  Dana

Vendors

•  Tharynn Bouden <Trade Supplies>
•  Andrew Krighton <Armorer & Shieldcrafter>
•  Kurran Steele <Cloth & Leather Armor Merchant>
•  Corina Steele <Weaponsmith>

•  Kira Songshine <Traveling Baker> is traveling through Goldshire

Inside Lion's Pride Inn

•  Toddrick <Butcher>
•  Barkeep Dobbins <Bartender>
•  Brog Hamfist <General Supplies>

Trainers

•  Smith Argus <Blacksmithing Trainer>
•  Benjamin Foxworthy <Hunter Trainer>
•  Brother Wilhelm <Paladin Trainer>
•  Lyria Du Lac <Warrior Trainer>
•  Lien Farner <Profession Trainer>
•  Marcus Jensen <Battle Pet Trainer>

Inside Lion's Pride Inn

•  Maximillian Crowe <Warlock Trainer>
•  Tomas <Cook>
•  Zaldimar Wefhellt <Mage Trainer>
•  Priestess Josetta <Priest Trainer>
•  Michelle Belle <Bandage Trainer>
•  Keryn Sylvius <Rogue Trainer>
•  Cylina Darkheart <Demon Trainer>
  • Imp Minion - Cylina Darkheart's Minion

At the house near Crystal Lake

•  Lee Brown <Fishing Trainer>
•  Helene Peltskinner <Skinning Trainer>
•  Adele Fielder <Leatherworking Trainer>

Guards

•  Stormwind Guards

Children of Goldshire

Main article: Children of Goldshire

An other view 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, six children can sometimes be seen forming the pattern of a pentagram, silent and unmoving. They will occasionally move out of the house to walk/run in a pentagram formation. They return to their house at around 7:40 in the morning, and at this time a soundfile will play something eerie, usually "You will die". Whether they make their rounds at other times of the day is unknown. Unconfirmed rumors also say they despawn at 8:00 pm.

Quests

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

Player activity

Lion's Pride Inn on an average night on Moonguard.

Players from the server Moonguard have given Goldshire a unique reputation as a consistent role playing hub since at least 2008 with the most concentration within Lion's Pride Inn, where during most server hours hundreds of players can be found. Many players can be found here, outside of the inn dueling can usually be found while on the inside players engage each other in roleplay ( Usually through whispers, since all other forms of chat are usually filled nearly constantly due to the high amount of players. ) Some players try to make themselves as obtrusive as possible, using combinations of various toys or spells to make their model as large as they can in order to disrupt the experience of others and be silly.

What Goldshire is most known for has to be its erotic roleplaying community (ERP for short). On most hours players can be found here whispering each other and roleplaying in private in tones of usually an erotic nature. The roleplay in these scenes usually forgoes the cohesive narrative that most normal RP carries, often being one-off stories of both characters meeting up and engaging in romantic affairs. This aspect of Goldshire has been referenced in several community-made videos and is usually seen as an oddity by those outside of the roleplaying scene

In August of 2010, Blizzard deemed this an issue for new players creating humans and having to be exposed to this community, they have since then started to look for individuals breaking the Terms of Service through things like unwanted, unsolicited messages and dealing with them in private. Since then Blizzard has announced no further plans in regards to Lion's Pride Inn.

In 2016 with the release of patch 7.0 Blizzard would give a reference to Goldshire inn as one of the possible results of the  [Scarlet Confessional Book] toy: "I really, really like the Goldshire Inn".

In Warcraft III

This section concerns content related to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos or its expansion The Frozen Throne.

Goldshire is also a 4-player map for The Frozen Throne called "Goldshire Map". Its description is the following: "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." The town of Goldshire is in the center of the map and consists of a tavern.

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Goldshire is heavily protected and patrolled by the Stormwind guards, has a goblin merchant and sports a population of 7,000 citizens — mostly farmers, miners, and traders. Its leader is Marshal Dughan.

Film universe

This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft film universe and is considered non-canon.

Goldshire is depicted close to its World of Warcraft incarnation, even to the locations of the guards. It still contains the Lion's Pride Inn.

Notes and trivia

• Ceya Northbrooke was born here.
• The farms of the Blackridge and Woodring families are located near Goldshire.
• In Cataclysm, a flight path has been added to the town. A Profession Trainer and a Hunter Trainer have also been added.
• The name of Goldshire was made up on the fly by Stu Rose during the development of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.
• This is one of the locations featured in South Park's "Make Love, Not Warcraft" special episode.
• Goldshire Pictures of the Overwatch setting is a reference to the town.

Gallery

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  Goldshire in Legends.
• 

  Goldshire during the Scourge Invasion in Journey Trailer.
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  The region between Goldshire and Moonbrook during the First War.
• 

  An Altar of Kings in Goldshire during the World of Warcraft alpha.
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  A bigger Goldshire than today, still in the alpha.
• 

  Goldshire in the Trading Card Game.

See also

•  [Goldshire Farms Smoked Sausage]

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB
• Wago