Silverpine Forest
- For the zone prior to the Shattering, see Silverpine Forest (original).
 Silverpine Forest |
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| Level 10 - 20 | |
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| Silverpine after the Cataclysm | |
| Races |   Undead Ettin |
| Rulers |  Queen Sylvanas Windrunner |
| Major settlements |  Ambermill Fenris Keep The Sepulcher |
| Minor settlements | Forsaken High Command Forsaken Rear Guard |
| Affiliation | Forsaken (Horde) |
| Location | Western Lordaeron |
Silverpine Forest, or simply Silverpine, is a vast, ancient wood that runs along Lordaeron's rugged western coast. The land ranges from fairly flat to hilly, and is nestled among even taller mountains. Gilneas and the Hillsbrad Foothills border the forest to the south, while Tirisfal Glades lays to the north. Lordamere Lake serves as Silverpine's eastern border.[1]
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. This woodland is haunted and wild, characterized by its tall, silver-barked pines towering over grassy knolls. The forest is eerily silent save for the occasional unnatural howling echoing among the trees. Mossy overhangs shiver in the cold breeze, and the trees are all sickly or dying. Dilapidated farmsteads and abandoned mines dot the land, home now to the darker denizens of the woods.
Forsaken control the northern forest and that region serves as the staging area for their armies that march into the besieged kingdom of Gilneas. What remains of the human population retains control of the southern forest, but they are desperate and their forces thinly stretched. 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.
Though the territory belongs to the Forsaken, their claim is 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.
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History
Silverpine Forest was originally part of the kingdom of Gilneas, until it was walled off with the Greymane Wall. 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.
During the Third War, the forest was affected by the plague of undeath. The forces of the Lich King invaded the woods, setting fire to the crops and massacring its people. The plague began to affect the trees, making them pale and lifeless with disease.
The worgen threat was contained for millennia, until Archmage Arugal managed to pull the wolf-beasts from the Emerald Dream. Summoned by order of King Genn Greymane, the worgen were used to battle Scourge forces encroaching on the kingdom of Gilneas. Yet the feral creatures soon spread their curse throughout the human population of Silverpine Forest, infecting Gilnean soldiers stationed beyond the Greymane Wall. In order to contain this epidemic, Greymane abandoned Silverpine Forest in order to keep the curse at bay, though before long the affliction had advanced through the legendary barrier and was gradually eating away at Gilneas’s humanity.[2]
Driven mad with guilt, Arugal adopted the worgen as his children and retreated to the newly dubbed 'Shadowfang Keep', situated above the tiny hamlet of Pyrewood. He has created a wolfcult in order to spread the worgen curse and expand his worgen family.
After the war, with Lordaeron destroyed, the wizards of Dalaran busy rebuilding their home and the citizens of Gilneas having locked themselves away behind the Greymane Wall, no one was left to take care of the forest.
Some time after the Third War, a night elf expedition under Maiev Shadowsong and Tyrande Whisperwind arrived at Lordaeron through Silverpine Forest, looking for Illidan Stormrage. A few skirmishes between the night elves and some Alliance remnants (including blood elves) took place in the forest. Later, a fight between a temporary alliance of night elves and naga under Malfurion Stormrage and Illidan against the Scourge also took place in the woods, in an attemp to rescue Tyrande from the undead monstrosities. Silverpine Forest was also used as a refuge for a while by the banshee Sylvanas Windrunner while she was plotting to overthrow Arthas.
After its fall, the forest became occupied by the Forsaken, minions of Thule Ravenclaw, and the forces of Arugal.
The Shattering
After the defeat of Archmage Arugal and the complete takeover of the forest by the Forsaken, this region was fairly silent for a while. However, the new Warchief, Garrosh Hellscream ordered the Forsaken to conquer Gilneas in order to establish a main oversea supply route to the continent of Lordaeron. Silverpine Forest became the staging ground for the Forsaken soldiers invading Gilneas.
The war proved costly and the first invasion was repelled by the proud, now worgen, defenders of Gilneas. After the Forsaken defeat, the Gilneas Liberation Front gained the upper hand in the conflict, and the worgen quickly began to wash over Silverpine Forest, reaching even the distant lands of Brill near the Undercity in Tirisfal Glades.
The Forsaken had to resort to more reckless and experimental methods in order to win back their territory, such as using Val'kyr, the former servants of the Lich King, to raise the Gilnean noblemen: Godfrey, Ashbury and Walden, who did not accept the fact that their king became a half-man, half-beast. With their help, the Forsaken managed to drive off the worgen offensive back to Gilneas, but after the deed was done, Godfrey and his henchmen assassinated Sylvanas and then fled to the abandoned fortress of Shadowfang Keep. Luckily for the Horde, Sylvanas was resurrected thanks to the power of her val'kyr servants. Now both Sylvanas and Ivar Bloodfang seek to eliminate the traitorous noblemen that now reside and plot behind the walls of Silverlaine's keep.
Geography
Silverpine Forest is a vast, primeval wood that runs along Lordaeron’s rugged western coast. The land is fairly flat, but small hills, mossy overhangs and grassy knolls are common. Razed farms and vacant gold mines dot a land commonly described as "forsaken". Many wild and aggressive creatures roam through the trees.[3]
Silverpine Forest contains no raid dungeons or PvP areas. Shadowfang Keep, the level 18-21 instanced dungeon, can be found here, as well as the former micro dungeon Pyrewood Village. There are Horde-only travel hubs, such as Forsaken High Command or the Sepulcher.
The southern portion of the land is more dreary, and the terrain resembles that of Gilneas, rather than the rest of the forest, because of the close proximity to the kingdom's border.
Maps and subregions
Dungeons
| Dungeon Name | Level Range | Approximate Run Time |
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 Shadowfang Keep |
16-26 | 20–40 minutes |
Travel hubs
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Flight paths from Forsaken High Command
- Undercity, Tirisfal Glades
- Brill, Tirisfal Glades
- Forsaken Rear Guard, Silverpine Forest
- The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest
Flight paths from Forsaken Rear Guard
- Forsaken High Command, Silverpine Forest
- The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest
Flight paths from the Sepulcher
- Undercity, Tirisfal Glades
- Forsaken High Command, Silverpine Forest
- Forsaken Rear Guard, Silverpine Forest
- The Forsaken Front, Silverpine Forest
- Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills
Flight paths from The Forsaken Front
- The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest
- Forsaken Forward Command (Temporary), Ruins of Gilneas
- Southpoint Gate, Hillsbrad Foothills
Adjacent regions
| Zone Name | Faction | Level Range | Direction | Access |
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| Tirisfal Glades | |
1-10 | North | By foot or by flightpath from the Sepulcher to the Undercity |
| Ruins of Gilneas | |
14-20 | South | By foot or by flightpath from the Sepulcher to Forsaken Forward Command |
| Hillsbrad Foothills | |
20-25 | East | By foot or by flightpath from the Sepulcher to Tarren Mill; Or by swimming across Lordamere Lake |
Notable characters
- Main article: Silverpine Forest NPCs
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Sylvanas Windrunner -
High Warlord Cromush -
Darius Crowley -
Ivar Bloodfang -
Lorna Crowley - /
Vincent Godfrey
Quests
- Main article: Silverpine Forest storyline
The story covers the Forsaken war effort against the kingdom of Gilneas. After an initial defeat, the Gilneans have launched a counter-offensive against the Forsaken in Silverpine. The adventurer is sent to help out the Forsaken in order to reclaim Gilneas, performing a series of dangerous tasks from small errands to even participating in the final battle against the Alliance in the region. Lady Sylvanas Windrunner oversees the Horde war effort personally and is present throughout the experience.
Resources
Wild creatures
Warcraft III
Silverpine Forest was home to a large band of forest trolls, who had dammed the River Arevass, putting them at odds with Illidan Stormrage's naga. It was also inhabited by gnolls, as in World of Warcraft.[5]
There is a non-campaign map in Warcraft III named Silverpine Forest.
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Heavily changed with the Shattering.
Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07): In Silverpine Forest on Fenris Island, moved a Rot Hide Plague Weaver's spawn point from inside a tree.- Patch 1.4.0 (2005-05-05):
- There are no longer fish flying around above the water line in Silverpine Forest.
- Aggro radius of Bears and Wolves in Silverpine have been reduced.
References
- ^ Lands of Conflict, pg. 102-103
- ^ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/race/worgen
- ^ Lands of Conflict, pg. 104
- ^ "Terror of the Tides: Malfurion's Vision", Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment.
- ^ "Terror of the Tides: The Brothers Stormrage", Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment.
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