Booty Bay Booty Bay is a large pirate city nestled into the cliffs surrounding a beautiful blue lagoon on the southern tip of Stranglethorn Vale . The city is entered by traversing through the bleached - white jaws of a giant shark , or you can travel there with a Flight Master . Horde players usually access the city using the boat from Ratchet ; Alliance low level players in the Eastern Kingdoms can brave the road from Duskwood or swim along the coast from Westfall , while those in Kalimdor may risk the roads through Ashenvale and the Northern Barrens to take the Ratchet boat . Run by the Blackwater Raiders who are closely associated with the Steamwheedle Cartel , the port offers facilities to any traveler passing through , regardless of their faction . Combined with the world renowned Salty Sailor Tavern , it is one of the most popular locations in Azeroth . Outside of Booty Bay , on the island of Janeiro ' s Point , is the giant statue of Baron Revilgaz . First - time arrivals to Booty Bay may find it tough to find nearby quest - givers thanks to the many walkways , planks and ramps used to get around the city and its many ' layers ' . However , players of all level ranges can be expected to be found going about their business in Booty Bay . Frequent visitors will more than likely fit in the 35 - 45 range . The quests available from the locals reflect this range nicely . Baron Revilgaz , ruler of this city , is hiring all the help he can get against the pesky Bloodsail Buccaneers and other threats of the city . He resides , together with the leader of the Blackwater Raiders , Fleet Master Seahorn , at the top of the inn of Booty Bay . If you fall into the water , you can get back onto the docks by swimming to the centre of the U - shaped docks , where there will be a small ramp leading up from the water to dry land . The water there occasionally has floating wreckage and schools of fish . The Schools that are most often are Firefin Snapper s , Oily Blackmouth s , and Stonescale Eel s . Fishing in the floating wreckage will also give you very high chances of fishing out chests and items , making Booty Bay an ideal place for fishing . Quests . See Stranglethorn Quests . Reputation . Having all of Azeroth ' s goblins ' factions at exalted is a requirement for Insane in the Membrane , be warned this is months of work . Killing the Bloodsail Buccaneers and Venture Co . in Stranglethorn will increase your Reputation with the Steamwheedle Cartel . Warcraft III . Pirate s once anchored their ship s here . The tileset is called " Lordaeron Summer " . Early World of Warcraft history . During the alpha phase of World of Warcraft ' s initial development , Booty Bay was designed differently . However , with the way boat transportation was going to work , change was needed . Ganking in the Bay ( PvP Servers ) . Early in World of Warcraft , Booty Bay served as a popular ganking spot when guilds assembled there to run Zul ' Gurub or get the Hakkar buff , but contrary to urban legend , there is no reputation level at which players can attack other players without fear of reprisal from the guards . Although the majority of Booty Bay is patrolled by bruisers , its complexity creates several ganking spots where players may attack others without aggroing the goblins . One absolute spot is the second floor of the inn in the hallway before the room where the rogue trainer resides . Others include several areas above the rooftops which take some initiative to find . In addition watch out when shopping in the arcade — it is not patrolled by Bruisers and the vendors won ' t assist you or summon help if you ' re attacked . It is also worth noting that , for the past two years at least , on the day after New Years the town becomes an even greater volatile place for active PVP . The guards of the bay all sleep following the drunken escapades of the night before and do not awaken until the 2nd of January . Thus , it is commonplace for the entire harbour to become a large battlefield which should be avoided by lower players . In Cataclysm . Tensions between Booty Bay and the Bloodsail Buccaneers have come to a head . The statue of Baron Revilgaz has been partially damaged , exposing hidden treasure . The large red cannons have fallen into the sea , and flotsam and jetsam can be seen littered around the harbor . Booty Bay has been partially damaged .