Overview
Stormwind is the capital of the human kingdom of the same name and the biggest human city in the world, sitting north of Elwynn Forest on the northwest coast. It is the main home of the Alliance, and besides humans you will see dwarves, gnomes, night elves, draenei, worgen and many other races in its streets.
The city has been knocked down and rebuilt more than once. The orcs destroyed it in the First War and the Stonemasons' Guild rebuilt it after the Second War. In Cataclysm, Deathwing crashed into the gates, burned parts of the city and blew away the old Park; Lion's Rest, with King Varian Wrynn's tomb, now stands where the Park used to be.
Districts
The city is split into roughly rectangular districts with blue canals between them, joined by bridges.
| District | What you find there |
|---|---|
| Valley of Heroes | The main gate and a bridge lined with statues of Second War heroes |
| Trade District | The center: bank, Auction House, the Gilded Rose inn, the gryphon master and many shops |
| Old Town | Oldest part of the city; Champions' Hall, the Training Hall with trainers, and SI:7 |
| Mage Quarter | The Wizard's Sanctum portal room and the Slaughtered Lamb |
| Cathedral Square | Cathedral of Light, the cemetery and the orphanage |
| Dwarven District | Weapon and armor shops, a second bank and Auction House, and the Deeprun Tram |
| Stormwind Keep | Seat of the kingdom, the Royal Library and the War Room with PvP battlemasters |
| Stormwind Harbor | Busy docks, boats and a large shipyard |
| City Outskirts | The Stormwind Embassy, the Eastern Earthshrine and the pandaren pavilion with the monk trainer |
Useful services
- All class trainers are in the Training Hall in Old Town.
- Banks and auction houses are in both the Trade District and the Dwarven District.
- The gryphon master, the flying trainer and the mount vendor stand on the city walls.
- The Trading Post, a rewards shop, is near the Stormwind Stockade.
Travel connections
| From | Where to |
|---|---|
| Wizard's Sanctum (portal room) | Caverns of Time, the capitals of The Burning Crusade through The War Within, and Founder's Point for housing |
| Eastern Earthshrine | Cataclysm zones such as Mount Hyjal, Vashj'ir, Deepholm, Uldum, Twilight Highlands and Tol Barad, plus the Jade Forest in Pandaria |
| Stormwind Keep | Stormshield in Ashran and Dalaran in the Broken Isles |
| Harbor (boats) | Valiance Keep in Northrend and Boralus in Kul Tiras |
| Dwarven District (tram) | Ironforge, via the Deeprun Tram |
| City walls (flight) | Goldshire (0:32), Sentinel Hill (1:13), Darkshire (1:56), Ironforge (3:35) and more |
In recent expansions
- Dragonflight: the Dragonscale Expedition gathered at Stormwind Harbor before sailing to the Dragon Isles.
- The War Within: after the war, Anduin Wrynn came back to the city but did not take back his throne, so Turalyon stays regent.
- Midnight: the Twilight's Blade tried to recruit in Old Town until Magister Umbric stopped them.
Sources
Game pictures: © Blizzard Entertainment · worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com
