Northshire Valley

Northshire Valley

Northshire Valley is a pristine valley in Elwynn Forest in which both Northshire Abbey and the Northshire Vineyards are located. This is where the human starting area is located, though the serene valley is visited by adventurers from all over the world.

Northshire Valley is surrounded by impenetrable mountains, with the exception of a pass to the south which is protected by thick stone walls and a guarded entryway. A river runs through the valley, which eventually exits Northshire and empties into Crystal Lake.

History

This section concerns content exclusive to Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness or its expansion Beyond the Dark Portal.

During the Second War, the site of Northshire Abbey was the headquarters of Cho'gall's Twilight's Hammer clan, allied to Gul'dan.

This section concerns content exclusive to World of Warcraft.

The guards of Stormwind had trouble maintaining the peace in Northshire Valley, due to an increase in activity from various threats. Deputy Willem noted an increase in the number of wolves inhabiting the woods, Marshal McBride reported a faction of kobolds infesting the areas in and around Echo Ridge Mine, and Milly Osworth feared for her vineyard at the hands of Defias Brotherhood thugs.

This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.

The Northshire Vineyards were invaded by Blackrock orcs during the Cataclysm and Alliance heroes had to fight to repel them.

Quests

The human starting area map

Quest Name	Race Restrictions	Class Restrictions
[3] Beating Them Back!	none	none
[3] Lions for Lambs	none	none
[3] Simple Letter	Human Only	Warrior Only
[3] Consecrated Letter	Human Only	Paladin Only
[3] Encrypted Letter	Human Only	Rogue Only
[3] Hallowed Letter	Human Only	Priest Only
[3] Glyphic Letter	Human Only	Mage Only
[3] Tainted Letter	Human Only	Warlock Only
[3] Etched Letter	Human Only	Hunter Only
[3] Charging into Battle	Human Only	Warrior Only
[3] The Power of the Light	Human Only	Paladin Only
[3] The Deepest Cut	Human Only	Rogue Only
[3] Healing the Wounded	Human Only	Priest Only
[3] Mastering the Arcane	Human Only	Mage Only
[3] Immolation	Human Only	Warlock Only
[3] The Hunter's Path	Human Only	Hunter Only
[3] Join the Battle!	Human Only	not available to DeathKnight
[3] They Sent Assassins	Human Only	not available to DeathKnight
[3] Fear No Evil	Human Only	not available to DeathKnight
[3] The Rear is Clear	Human Only	not available to DeathKnight
[4] Blackrock Invasion	Human Only	not available to DeathKnight
[4] Extinguishing Hope	Human Only	not available to DeathKnight
[5] Ending the Invasion!	Human Only	not available to DeathKnight
[5] Report to Goldshire	Human Only	not available to DeathKnight
[5] Rest and Relaxation	none	none

Trivia

• In vanilla World of Warcraft, Marshal McBride was inside the Abbey. Since Cataclysm, he is outside the Abbey.
• If you raid Northshire, some of the NPC's like the trainers can't be attacked for some reason.

Video

• Northshire Storyline n' Lore in 4K

Gallery

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  Northshire Valley, looking east

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  Northshire Valley, looking north

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  Northshire Valley, looking south

Patch changes

• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Northshire Valley receives its own world map.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Mobs in area changed, quests in area changed, Northshire Vineyards is now burning, and new training dummies implemented.
  
• Patch 0.9 (2004-08-17): More quests added.