Bilgewater Harbor

From its roots as a humble "city-in-a-box" to the bustling metropolis it is today, Bilgewater Harbor straddles the line between myth and legend. At least, that's what the brochure says. The orc commanders might argue differently, though. It isn't exactly easy to maintain discipline in an otherwise lawless city where every vice you can imagine is available for just a handful of silver and debauchery is half off.http://web.archive.org/web/20111112212419/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/azshara.html Archived page
==History==
Following the destruction of Kezan's port homes, many of the Bilgewater Cartel's surviving goblins fled for their lives, joining their new Horde comrades and settling in their new home in Azshara. The town's origins are often speculated on by non-goblins; Bilgewater Harbor sprang up in record time after the Kezanian refugees' arrival, and its' quintessentially goblin construction has fostered an atmosphere of debauchery and disorder. Orgrimmar's military has only recently set boots down in Bilgewater, but the harbor's value as a strategic front conflicts with some pushy goblins' desire to turn it into a new version of their ancestral home (abounding with gambling dens, pleasure houses, and other commercial luxuries). This cultural rift is likely to breed tension in the ranks of the Horde sooner rather than later.Worldofwarcraft.com - Goblins
Bilgewater Harbor was presumably built on an artificial island in the middle of the Bay of Storms, possibly around the time the Bilgewater goblins were remodeling the entire region of Azshara. It acts as a naval port for the entire Orgrimmar fleet, launching boats and zeppelins to carry out the Warchief's vision for the future of Kalimdor and beyond.
The majority of Bilgewater Harbor inhabitants are refugees who previously appeared in Kezan and/or the Lost Isles. The town is roughly divided in half between the military side, where Warlord Krogg and company send high-level players off to the Twilight Highlands, and the civilian side, where vendors, trainers, and some low-level quest givers can be found. Skull and crossbones signs warn those who inadvertently cross from one side to the other. The beach surrounding the port is home to wildlife that includes makrura, turtles, and more recently, seals. The latter particularly enjoy a rock on the southeastern shore but can be found throughout the area. Many ships are docked at the port, one of which - the Hull of the Foebreaker - shows up as its own subzone on entering, though not considered as such on the zone map.
When Warchief Garrosh Hellscream launched the attack against the night elves of Ashenvale, he had monsters - proto-dragons and magnataur - brought from Northrend by ships. The ships landed in Bilgewater Harbor and Garrosh personally came to observe them.Wolfheart
Admiral Hatchet's fleet set off from the Harbor to Silverpine Forest. Warlord Torok blamed its goblins for giving the fleet alcohol that led to their catastrophic landing in the lands of the Forsaken.Give 'em Hell!
==Travel connections==
===Flight===
; Everlook, Winterspring
; Southern Rocketway Terminus, Azshara
; Northern Rocketway Terminus, Azshara
; Valormok, Azshara
; Splintertree Post, Ashenvale
; Thunder Bluff, Mulgore
; Orgrimmar, Durotar
; Crossroads, Northern Barrens
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==Notes==
*The massive cannon named Gallywix's Pride,Bilgewater Sabotage (Alliance) at the top of the island points out towards the sea and does not initially appear to be pointed at anything in particular. However, one can find a telescope inside the main facility which is aimed at Stormwind City. The cannon does not actually fire.
*Even though Bilgewater Harbor is the de facto goblin capital,worldofwarcraft.com - Goblin Home City the Goblin Slums in Orgrimmar are where Boss Mida resides, and Trade Prince Gallywix - previously not in-game at all outside of Kezan or the Lost Isles, despite having his own subzone in Azshara and many of the former residents of Kezan being found in Bilgewater Harbor - can be found inside the Orgrimmar Embassy.
==Gallery==
Azshara 070910 133207 - Bilgewater Harbor - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|From the bay.
Azshara 070910 133247 - Bilgewater Harbor - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|Dock.
Azshara 070910 133410 - Bilgewater Harbor - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|A docked horde boat.
BilgewaterPort.jpg|From the distance.
Azshara 071010 003659 - Bilgewater Harbor - Kirkburn 12319.jpg|The cannon, Gallywix's Pride.
BilgewaterCanon.jpg|Another view of the cannon.
Bilgewater Harbor cannons.jpg|Additional cannons of the Bilgewater Harbor.
Bilgewater Harbor arrows.jpg|Downtown Bilgewater Harbor.
Bilgewater Harbor inn at Christmas.jpg|The inn at night during the Feast of Winter Veil.
Sudsy Magee and Admirers.jpg|Sudsy Magee and his fans.
Warrior-Matic in Bilgewater Harbor.jpg|The Warrior-Matic NX-01.
Bilgewater Harbor concept art.jpg|Concept art.
Bilgewater Harbor art.jpg|Art of Bilgewater Harbor and "Big Betsy".
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Category:Bilgewater Cartel
Category:Cities
Category:Islands
Category:Great Sea
Category:Goblin territories
Category:Horde settlements
Category:Harbors