- For the Battle for Azeroth dungeon, see Siege of Boralus.
Boralus | |
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Type | Capital city |
Races |
Human Dwarf Gnome |
Government | Monarchy |
Ruler(s) |
Jaina Proudmoore Katherine Proudmoore |
Languages | Common, Dwarven, Gnomish |
Faiths | Tidemother, Holy Light |
Affiliation | Tidesages, Proudmoore Admiralty, House Proudmoore, Admiralty of Kul Tiras, 7th Legion, Alliance, House Ashvane |
Location | Eastern Tiragarde Sound, Kul Tiras |
PvP status | Alliance territory |
Status | Healthy |
Boralus (pronounced "bohr-AH-luhs")[1] is the capital of the island city-state of Kul Tiras.[2][3] It is located on the mouth of a river or strait running through Tiragarde Sound.
History
Boralus is a safe port of call in unsafe waters. The outer wall hosts a marketplace that is second to none. Merchants from all over Azeroth dock here to trade their goods. For most visitors, the market is all they ever see of Boralus. Beyond the Great Gate lies the city proper, and very few outsiders are allowed inside.[4]
Geography
Boralus is located on a cluster of small islands in the eastern part of Tiragarde Sound.
NPCs
Travel
- Will Melborne <Ferry Master> [74.2, 24.7]
- File:IconSmall Jes-Tereth.gif Grand Admiral Jes-Tereth <Wind's Redemption> [67.9, 26.7]
- Kate Banks <Dockmaster> [77.3, 24.7]
- Joan Weber <Flight Master> [67, 15]
Facilities
- Wesley Rockhold <Innkeeper> [74.1, 12.7]
- Warpweaver Ezil <Transmogrifier> [71.7, 13.4]
- Razzi the Shaper <Azerite Reforger> [72, 13.4]
- Leila Stafford <Stable master> [69.6, 13.1]
Vendors
- Harold Atkey <Barkeeper> [75.4, 14.5]
Other
Travel connections
Flight paths
Boats
- Stormwind City, Eastern Kingdoms (The Relentless)
- Xibala, Zuldazar, Zandalar (Wind's Redemption, requires Zuldazar foothold)
- Fort Victory, Nazmir, Zandalar (Wind's Redemption, requires Nazmir foothold)
- Shatterstone Harbor, Vol'dun, Zandalar (Wind's Redemption, requires Vol'dun foothold)
Portal
In the RPG
Boralus, Kul Tiras’ capital, lies on the island’s west coast. The city's population has dwindled since Jaina's and Daelin's exodus, and many houses and surrounding farms lie empty. Currently the city's population stands at four-thousand heads. The people have drawn in away from the fringes and toward the coast; one can wander for a short while through the abandoned residential districts and market places in the city's east side. An ideal place for a secret society or hidden cabal, the town was eerily quiet.
Still, Boralus is a friendly enough harbor, though almost all its citizens carry long knives to "gut the murlocs and naga". Kul Tiras's diminished fleet patrols the waterways leading to the harbor, so merchants from Southshore, Menethil Harbor and (rarely) Kalimdor make Boralus a regular stop.[5]
Notes and trivia
- Kennings Lodge in Tiragarde Sound is the largest supplier of furs and leather to Boralus.[6]
- Boralus is the only human capital to not share a name with its nation (e.g. Stormwind, Gilneas).
- Despite having a capital with a different name than the nation, Kul Tiras is still described as a city-state.[7][8]
- Before the geography of the island was retroactively changed in Battle for Azeroth, Kul Tiras was the name of the capital and not Boralus.[9] The name Boralus only existed in the non-canonical RPG to refer to the capital of Kul Tiras.[10]
- The dot on the Warcraft II map labeled as "Kul Tiras" may be the current-day Boralus. Both are on the southeast parts of the island. Chronicle Volume 1 moved the dot to a central location.
- In the StarCraft universe, Boralis is the name of the capital city of the planet Braxis.
Gallery
Concept art of the Great Gate in Boralus' harbor.
Kul Tiras during the Invasion of Draenor.
Kul Tiras' position in World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1
Retcon of Kul Tiras' position in World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3
References
- ^ BlizzCon 2017, World of Warcraft | What's New
- ^ Jaina: Reunion, pg. 6
- ^ BlizzCon 2017, Alex Afrasiabi: "Within Tiragarde we will find the capital city of Kul Tiras, Boralus. This will also be the Alliance main base of operations..."
- ^ Battle for Azeroth Build 25976 Broadcast Text (Spoilers) - Jaina's Story. Wowhead (2018-02-07).
- ^ Lands of Conflict, 102
- ^ [10-60] A Grizzly End
- ^ Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, chapter 6: Her father, Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, ruled the city-state of Kul Tiras...
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1
- ^ File:Chronicle Map of Arathor's City-States.jpg
- ^ Lands of Conflict
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