Yet the feral creatures soon spread their curse throughout the human population of Silverpine Forest, infecting Gilnean soldiers stationed beyond the Greymane Wall. Summoned by order of King Genn Greymane, the worgen were used to battle the Scourge forces stationed in front of the wall. The worgen threat was contained for millennia, until Archmage Arugal managed to pull the wolf-beasts from the Emerald Dream. The Scourge, however, defeated the soldiers and raised them into undeath. Fearing it would break, King Genn Greymane opened the gate and Gilnean soldiers poured from Gilneas into Silverpine Forest. The number of the undead was small at first, but it increased over time and they did not flag. Third War ĭuring the Third War, the forces of the Lich King invaded the woods, making quick progress until their campaign ground to halt in the shadow of the Greymane Wall. It was described as one of the great wonders of Lordaeron. The road that goes through Silverpine Forest was usually used by dignitaries traveling to Capital City, and was used by Anduin Lothar and the refugees from Stormwind when they escaped to Lordaeron after the First War. The southern parts of Silverpine Forest, including Pyrewood Village and Ambermill, were originally part of the kingdom of Gilneas before the Greymane Wall cut them off. The Council of Tirisfal led by Meryl Winterstorm went to attack him, but the demon overpowered them and killed Ethylar. On the edge of the area, he brought a blight of locusts to destroy the trees and ravage the cropland. Ģ,600 years BDP, the nathrezim Kathra'natir escaped from Dalaran to spread his misery across Arathor, including Silverpine Forest. Some ettins left Gilneas after the Cataclysm and the fall of the Greymane Wall and now roam Silverpine. At some point after this, the Bloodfang pack claimed Shadowfang Keep, retaining control of it by the end of the war. After the Battle for Lordaeron, the region became a prime target for the Alliance, claiming some parts of the forest as well as attacking Forsaken outposts throughout the region, with the Bloodfang pack taking command of Fenris Isle. In the aftermath of this dispute, by the time of the Fourth War, the Forsaken had attempted control over Silverpine including turning Shadowfang Keep into a bio-weapons facility. Though the territory belongs to the Forsaken, their claim was disputed by the wizards of Dalaran, Gilneans and the raised Gilnean noblemen that now have entrenched themselves along with the Scourge remnants in the Baron Silverlaine's former fortress, the Shadowfang Keep. Since the fall of the Greymane Wall and the spread of the worgen curse, the Gilneas Liberation Front has decided to strike back at the Forsaken after their first invasion, openly fighting against their oppressors. What remains of the human population retains control of the southern forest, but they are desperate and their forces thinly stretched. Dilapidated farmsteads and abandoned mines dot the land, home now to the darker denizens of the woods.įorsaken control the northern forest and that region serves as the staging area for their armies that march into the besieged kingdom of Gilneas. Mossy overhangs shiver in the cold breeze, and the trees are all sickly or dying. The forest is eerily silent save for the occasional unnatural howling echoing among the trees. This woodland is haunted and wild, characterized by its tall, silver-barked pines towering over grassy knolls. Silverpine Forest is the edge of the Forsaken homeland, and the southernmost point where effects of the undead plague can be seen in the plant life. Lordamere Lake serves as Silverpine's eastern border. Gilneas borders the forest to the south, the Hillsbrad Foothills to the southeast, while Tirisfal Glades lays to the north. The land ranges from fairly flat to hilly, and is nestled among even taller mountains. Silverpine Forest, or simply Silverpine, is a vast, ancient forest that runs along Lordaeron's rugged western coast. Gilneas Liberation Front Base Camp (abandoned)įorsaken, Horde, Gilneas, Gilneas Liberation Front, Bloodfang pack, 7th Legion, Alliance, Vile Fin tribe For the zone prior to the Cataclysm, see Silverpine Forest (Classic).
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