Ambermill

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Ambermill

Type	Town
Last known population	2,000
Leader(s)	Archmage Ataeric
Race(s)	Forsaken
Formerly	Human
Language(s)	Gutterspeak Common (formerly)
Affiliation(s)	Forsaken, Horde
Formerly	Kirin Tor, Alliance, Gilneas
Location	Silverpine Forest ^{[61, 64]}
Status	Active
Sources: Lands of Conflict, pg 102-104 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Ataeric tries to hold the power protecting Ambermill in check.

The former residents of Ambermill, including Ataeric, fight for Sylvanas.

Ambermill was a human town ^[1] located slightly southwest of Lordamere Lake in the Silverpine Forest. ^{[61, 64]} It was occupied by the forces of the Kirin Tor who are were friendly with the Alliance. It was originally a part of Gilneas.^[2]

Ambermill was the only human settlement in the Silverpine Forest, other than worgen-infested Pyrewood Village. Dalaran soldiers protected the inhabitants from the Forsaken and the forest's other dangers. Ambermill was a haven for the Dalaran wizards who frequently survey the forest. The Dead Wolf Inn is known for its venison stew.^[3] However the town has recently been taken by the Forsaken. Following the final battle of the Silverpine Forest campaign, the town appears abandoned for some odd reason, neither faction laying claim to it. However, the pocket dimension may still be inhabited.

History

Before the building of the Greymane Wall, Ambermill and the nearby Pyrewood were owned by the Gilnean nobleman Darius Crowley. The wall separated them from the rest of Gilneas, causing Crowley to lead a civil war against Genn Greymane that became known at the Northgate rebellion. Ambermill was taken over by Dalaran after it was abandoned by Gilneas.

Prior to the advent of the Third War, Ambermill was a relatively an unimportant site in the Silverpine Forest and was mainly used for lumber harvesting, but following the rampage of the Scourge and Burning Legion through the "northlands", the rebuilding wizards of Dalaran began to form plans for the strategic use of the town. Ambermill was located atop a dormant ley line energy node, and in order to combat the Forsaken and other menaces, the Kirin Tor has attempted to reactivate the node.

Ambermill provided a safe haven for those Alliance adventurers traveling to the Tirisfal Glades and beyond. However, Ambermill is not the safest Alliance haven because the Forsaken desire to know why the Kirin Tor maintain the haven, and are just as eager to destroy it.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.

When the Forsaken conquered Silverpine Forest, the inhabitants of Ambermill shifted their entire town to a pocket dimension to keep the Forsaken at bay. It is revealed that they were plotting to return to aid the Alliance in its invasion of Lordaeron when more reinforcements arrived.^[4]

The town was only accessible from a dimensional portal in Beren's Peril but it can only be entered by one person with a Dalaran Archmage's Signet Ring. ^[5] Outside the pocket dimension, Ambermill magi also created Elemental Servitors to protect their territories from the Forsaken.^[6] One Horde adventurer entered the portal on behalf of Sylvannas and killed many Ambermill Magi and Archmage Ataeric, the human responsible for keeping the pocket dimension active. With Ataeric dead, the town returned to Azeroth, leaving it open for the Forsaken to invade.

In the quest Transdimensional Warfare: Chapter II. The town is subsequently taken by the Forsaken as a part of a quest chain. The inhabitants who were slain, including Ataeric, were risen as Forsaken. The former residents of Ambermill, including Ataeric, appear during the final battle in Silverpine at the end of the Horde questing experience in that zone, contributing to a Forsaken victory and making it clear where their loyalties lie (for now) in undeath.