“Rest and relaxation for the tired and cold -- that's our motto! Please, take a seat by the fire and rest your weary bones.”
- — Innkeeper Farley
An inn is generally any establishment with an innkeeper that may serve as a binding point for hearthstones. In a broader sense, inns often contain many more defining amenities including drink and food vendors, stable masters, mailboxes, trainers, and quest givers, among others.
Most settlements on Azeroth and beyond contain an inn or tavern, and the more developed of these will have their own separate buildings for this purpose. An inn will generally act as a rest area with some form of sleeping arrangement (bed, hammock, alcove, etc.) though this may vary greatly by location and culture. Additionally, inns normally have their own atmospheric music and Blizzard has published these songs in an album: Taverns of Azeroth.
These establishments can be distinguished from bars and taverns by the presence of an innkeeper and the availability of lodgings as opposed to just consumables; many establishments may act as both inns and taverns, or either one separately.
Design and variation of inns
Inns come in a variety of styles and layouts. Generally, each race or culture has its own distinctive inn layout. For example, night elven inns tend to be large, spacious, and wooden. Inns, along with all other assets, also develop and change as new expansions are released.
In the original World of Warcraft, inns were aesthetically comfortable, welcoming places, while the inns of The Burning Crusade often seemed poorly equipped and bare by comparison, with some not even having a proper chair let alone a bed. This was in keeping with the theme of the expansion and the desolate world of Outland. In Wrath of the Lich King, happily, there were some newly-designed and large luxurious inns, a welcoming return to the feel of the original game. By the time of Cataclysm, the old inns of Azeroth once again became those of the expansion, while in Mists of Pandaria, entirely new structures and styles based around pandaren culture were introduced.
Named establishments
This section contains information that is out-of-date. Reason: Legion & BfA
Alliance
- Capital cities
- Eastern Kingdoms
- Kalimdor
- Northrend
- Pandaria
- Alternate Draenor
- Dalaran
- Kul Tiras
| Location |
Inn name |
Innkeeper
|
| Mariner's Row, Boralus
|
The Curious Octopus
|
 Jaela Billman
|
| Tradewinds Market, Boralus
|
Snug Harbor Inn
|
 Wesley Rockhold
|
| Arom's Stand, Drustvar
|
Northwood Home
|
Owen Northwood
|
| Falconhurst, Drustvar
|
Falcon's Roost
|
 Alisha Darkwater
|
| Brennadam, Stormsong Valley
|
The Golden Flagon
|
 "Nasty" Buck
|
| Millstone Hamlet, Stormsong Valley
|
Netley Inn
|
Carol Netley
|
| Hatherford, Tiragarde Sound
|
Tide's Inn
|
Dandy Jones
|
| Vigil Hill, Tiragarde Sound
|
Stealthy Vagrant
|
Gordon Fine
|
| Bridgeport, Tiragarde Sound
|
Shelter Storm Inn
|
Lidia Plank
|
| Norwington Estate, Tiragarde Sound
|
Norwington Inn
|
Terry Rigglesmith
|
| Freehold, Tiragarde Sound
|
Dead Man's Tale
|
Jill McHoonigan
|
Horde
- Capital cities
- Eastern Kingdoms
- Northrend
- Pandaria
- Alternate Draenor
- Dalaran
- Kul Tiras
- Zandalar
Neutral
- Eastern Kingdoms
- Kalimdor
- Outland
- Pandaria
| Location |
Inn name |
Innkeeper
|
| Dawn's Blossom, Jade Forest
|
The Drunken Hozen
|
 Peiji Goldendraft
 Lin Windfur
|
| Greenstone Village, Jade Forest
|
Greenstone Inn
|
Graceful Swan
|
| Jade Temple Grounds, Jade Forest
|
The Dancing Serpent
|
Fela Woodear
|
| Tian Monastery, Jade Forest
|
Paur's Pub
|
Bolo the Elder
|
| Sri-La Village, Jade Forest
|
Sri-La Inn
|
Lana the Sea Breeze
|
| Pang's Stead, Valley of the Four Winds
|
Thunderfoot Inn
|
Nan Thunderfoot
|
| Halfhill, Valley of the Four Winds
|
The Lazy Turnip
|
Innkeeper Lei Lan
|
| Stoneplow, Valley of the Four Winds
|
Stone Mug Tavern
|
Nan the Mason Mug
|
| Zhu's Watch, Krasarang Wilds
|
Wilds' Edge Inn
|
Rude Sho
|
| Marista, Krasarang Wilds
|
Marista's Bait & Brew
|
Cranfur the Noodler
|
| The Spring Road, The Veiled Stair
|
Tavern in the Mists
|
Tong the Fixer
|
| Binan Village, Kun-Lai Summit
|
Binan Brew & Stew
|
Puli the Even Handed
|
| The Grummle Bazaar, Kun-Lai Summit
|
The Two Fisted Brew
|
Li Goldendraft
|
| One Keg, Kun-Lai Summit
|
The Lucky Traveller
|
Chiyo Mistpaw
|
| Zouchin Village, Kun-Lai Summit
|
North Wind Tavern
|
Liu Ze
|
| Soggy's Gamble, Dread Wastes
|
The Chum Bucket
|
San the Sea Calmer
|
| Mistfall Village, Vale of Eternal Blossoms
|
The Golden Rose
|
Bartender Tomro
|
- Alternate Draenor
- Dalaran
- Wandering Isle
This section concerns content related to Legion.
- Broken Isles
- Zandalar
Warcraft III
A tavern as it appears in
Warcraft III.
- Main article: Tavern (Warcraft III)
In Warcraft III, a tavern/inn was a place from which neutral heroes were hired and could be revived instantly for a price.
In the RPG
This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.
Poor accommodations at an inn amount to a place on the floor near the hearth, plus the use of a blanket. Common accommodations are a place on a raised, heated floor, the use of a blanket and a pillow, and the presence of a higher class of company. Good accommodations are a small, private room with one bed, some amenities and a covered chamber pot in the corner.[1]
Notes and trivia
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See also
References
External links
Alithia Fallowmere
Matron Vi Vinh
Isirami Fairwind
Caliel Brightwillow
Innkeeper Renee
Retho Quillmane
Uda the Beast
Innkeeper Petrai
Nixxrax Fillamug
Jessica Chambers
Minalei
Roldemar
Ajay Green
Lao Shu
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