Northshire Abbey Northshire Abbey is the home of the human religious order of clerics known as the Brotherhood of Northshire . It is located in Northshire Valley in the foothills of Elwynn Forest of the Kingdom of Stormwind . The closest town to Northshire Abbey is Goldshire to the southwest . Northshire Abbey is composed of three sections : the Main Hall , Hall of Arms , and Library Wing . It holds trainers for mage s , priest s , warrior s , and paladin s , as well as a couple of quest givers . The trainers for young human warlock s haunt the small graveyard to the east of the main doors . In the shadows of the stable , one can find the rogue trainer . History . Prior to the First War , the abbey served as the home of the Holy Order of Northshire Clerics . It was the location where Medivh was cared for during the years he was in a coma . During the course of the First War , the Clerics of Northshire , led by Archbishop Alonsus Faol , aided the armies of Stormwind in their fight against the Horde . Shortly after Garona Halforcen was captured and brought to Northshire to be held prisoner , the abbey was destroyed in an orc ish onslaught . In the Human campaign of Warcraft I , it is a band of human warriors , convinced by enemy agents to fight against the crown , who are the ones to initially attack Northshire Abbey . The abbey is shown as having some underground side tunnels . These were used as prisons for some orcs ( some orcs were held in nicer looking rooms ) and a few ogres . The ogres would attack the orcs if seen , yet somehow were not hostile to the humans . Also in the tunnels were spiders , scorpion s , slime s , and skeletons . None of them were hostile to the humans . Archers and brigand s defended the abbey against the orcs . Also , Garona was in a room with a fire elemental who , after a certain amount of time , went crazy and broke out of Garona ' s prison to attack the orcs . It is not known who brought forth this elemental . During the Second War , the site of the abbey was the headquarters of Cho ' Gall ' s Twilight ' s Hammer clan , allied to Gul ' dan . After the Alliance of Lordaeron reclaimed Elwynn Forest , Northshire Abbey was rebuilt , though the area has been suffering a kobold infestation , increasing numbers of wolves , and the growing presence of bandits known as the Defias . The Brotherhood exists to this day . In the Abbey , and are trained priests who have the power of words in the light of the darkest corners of the kingdom . Paladins fraternity came to the defense of the kingdom , and many of them swore to the king , and serve in the ranks of his army , instructing soldiers and strengthen their morale . Quests . There are a number of beginner quests available in here : Also see the Elwynn Forest questing guide . The Blackrock Clan who has recently came from the foothills of Burning Steppes has begun pushing into Elwynn Forest in an attempt to wrest lands from the humans . The forest surrounding Northshire Abbey is full of them . They consist of spies and scouts , as well as fierce fighting invaders . They brought worg s with them , which also threaten the serenity of the abbey . The Blackrock Clan hired many goblin assassins to help them in their invasion . They skulk around near Echo Ridge Mine and are neutral . While deep within Alliance territory and strongly fortified , the occupants of Northshire Abbey are always concerned with the potential threat of another Horde attack which rarely happens in this zone . Primary security threats . Pre - Cataclysm . Prior to the Cataclysm , the land surrounding the Abbey were home to different creatures and threats such as Wolves , Kobolds , and Defias Brotherhood thugs . The Defias Brotherhood had a base of operations within the Northshire Vineyards to the east of Northshire Abbey , led by . They forced the local workers , including , out of the vineyard . The brotherhood used the base as a staging ground for raiding the local farmers and merchants . The Defias have since been killed by the invading Blackrock orcs , and the vineyards set ablaze . A clan of kobolds infested Echo Ridge Mine to the northwest of Northshire Abbey , forcing the workers out of the mine . Although the kobolds didn ' t pose a significant threat to Northshire Abbey , their foothold in couldn ' t be ignored , for fear they would grow out of control . A large number of wolves roamed the valley , presumably searching for new prey after being driven from Duskwood and outside the walls of Northshire . Although they rarely hunted humans , there were incidents with farmers and missing livestock .