Hillsbrad Fields The Hillsbrad Fields refers to the area which includes the inland " town of Hillsbrad " ( not to be confused with the coastal " township of Hillsbrad " from the Second War ) and a large and fertile cultivated area that provides food for the people of Southshore and the whole of Hillsbrad Foothills . During the Second War the orc s stampeded through the Hillsbrad Foothills doing severe damage to the field , which back those days was probably an even larger and significant community . These days multiple peasants from all over Hillsbrad come and work here . The farms ' economy appears to be based around apple production , however the southernmost orchard produces something else . There are also pumpkins and cows to be found scattered around the fields . The town of Hillsbrad is a large farming community that ' s governed by Magistrate Burnside . This community wants to peacefully coexist with its neighbors , though it views the Horde settlement at Tarren Mill as a constant threat . The people of Hillsbrad are constantly threatened by the forces of High Executor Darthalia at Tarren Mill , especially the peasants , farmers , and other members of the human supply line and infrastructure . Many of the farmers are very capable of fighting back and staging ambushes on the undead forces , according to the quest . Magistrate Burnside leads the town of Hillsbrad from local town hall , aided by the council of Hillsbrad , as well as Clerk Horrace Whitesteed . Hillsbrad Fields lies in the western part of Hillsbrad Foothills , east of Darrow Hill , north of Azurelode Mine , and south of Dalaran in Alterac Mountains . Outside Farmer Ray ' s house is a level 24 dog named Stanley . The town is attacked repeatedly in the questline . The Farms : A Family Holding ? Take a quick tour of the farms in the Fields , and you ' ll notice many of the farmers are redheads ( as well as the footmen and councillors ) . This gives rise to the possibility that Hillsbrad Fields is privately owned and operated perhaps by a large farming family native to Hillsbrad . It could also be that Hillsbrad humans have a dominant redhead gene , but this is not true for the nearby town of Southshore . However , most if not all of the Southshore Guards are auburns . Guessing that Southshore recruits its defenders from the region abroad , then Hillsbrad humans could be a predominantly auburn and redhead lot . According to the Horde Quest , the landowners are Farmer Ray and Farmer Getz . Whether these two farmers are related ( brothers , father / son . . . ) is undetermined . Governance . Magistrate Burnside rules the town of Hillsbrad from its prominent town hall . Burnside is assisted by the Council of Hillsbrad and Clerk Horace Whitesteed , who take the wishes of Getz and Ray into careful consideration at council . A sharp eye will notice that the Magistrate and his present clerk are not redheads or auburns like the rest of the Fields . So if the farms are owned by a family , it is likely they are subject to some degree of outside authority . Given the fact that in the aforementioned Horde quest , Burnside is higher up the quest chain than the Farmers Ray and Getz , it can be inferred the Forsaken finds his head of more value . Thus , Burnside is most likely the official and most powerful authority figure in the fields . Services . Three Apprentice Blacksmiths sell assorted weaponry . Despite their names , they are not trainers . The Blacksmith is ran by a man named Verringtan . Two Tailors , vending assorted clothing , inhabit a small house on the far side of the southernmost orchard . Despite their names , they are not trainers . Buildings : 1 Town Hall ( with clock ) 1 Blacksmith 2 one storey houses 1 two storey house 1 Barn 2 Water Towers 1 Granary Tower PvP Significance . In the spirit of Hillsbrad Foothill ' s infamous PvP battles , Horde players should be careful while completing the Quest . It is a known spot for high level Alliance ganking . In Cataclysm . The Hillsbrad Fields have been seized by the Forsaken , complete with searchlight towers and plague tanks , and is now called The Sludge Fields . The human residents appear to have been transformed into abominations of the Forsaken .