Honor's Retreat

**Honor's Retreat**was a tavern located in eastern Tirisfal Glades.

It served as a rest-stop for travellers, mostly soldiers, and was owned by the Hann family.

During the Third War, the Lordaeron Regional Defence expanded the area into a millitary base, constructing a blacksmith, a bunker and fortified wood and steel walls.

After the Third War the base was restored and used by the Argent Dawn, until the Tavern was destroyed, after which the Argent Dawn decided to abandon the base rather than pay the costs for repairs. The Retreat now sits as a lonely ruin.

## History

### The Second War

Although the Tavern was around before the War, It's golden days were after It. Alliance troops spent their nights washing away their battle stories with their former comrades, relishing in the glory and hardships they had faced. It was a place to be admired, also acting as a waystation to travellers and merchents heading east, though it would not last long.

### The Third War

When the nobles of Lordaeron heard of the Plague in the North, Honor's Retreat was fortified, and housed the guards who would be stationed at the new Bulwark. Control of the Bulwark prevented the plague and the undead from spreading south, and became the border between civilisation, and hell. Survivors fleeing to Tirisfal Glades would seek refuge at the Tavern, telling stories of the Undead, and the horrors they had experienced.

Honor's Retreat was commanded by Commader Merion, who was also a Paladin of the Silver Hand. The Retreat also included many soldiers rediverted from Alterac's 2nd Batallion and Soldiers from Fenris Isle's 8th and 9th Batallions.

When Arthas returned, he would siege Capital City. Survivors of the attack fled east to the fortified Honor's Retreat and south via boat to Fenris Isle. Arthas dispatched his most skilled fighter and Death Knight, Falric, to wipe out the defenders at the Retreat.

The Fall of Honor's Retreat as a vicious battle. Commander Merion managed to lead Falric into the base's bunker and trap him inside with a holy enchantment, sacrificing his own life in the process. The Scourge eventually overwhelmed all the defenders, with some survivors fleeing north to take refuge in the Tirisfal Monastery and Hearthglen. Falric was presumed to have fallen in the battle.

### The Argent Dawn (Year 24)

Following the foundation of the Argent Dawn, Maxwell Tyrosus saw the potential of the ruin as a base, its fortifications laid out many years ago were still mostly intact, and it was close to the Bulwark, which was guarded by a coalition of Argent and Forsaken guards. The Retreat would be restored, and would become a successful base of operations for the Argent Dawn.

Honor's Retreat was commanded first by Commander Gregor, however, when Gregor was captured by Death Knights of Thule Ravenclaw, the Argent Dawn placed Commander Merion (Son of the Retreat's former commander) in charge. Merion's style of leadership was cold and calculating which drew the ire of his subordinates.

Following Merion's death, the Retreat would be commanded by Mira Skywalker until it's fall.

The Retreat would be assaulted by Thule's Scourge on six seperate occasions.

* On the first occasion, Deathlord Maelan Terimidias managed to capture Fenris Knights *Dunkin* and *Spikes*. Both men were transformed into Death Knights themselves.
* On the second occasion Maelan attacked again but was repelled with the intervention of The Knightlord, Araxamas Terimidias.
* On the third occasion, the Retreat was assaulted by Deathlord Anicus Terimidias who managed to critically damage the main building, the Inn along with some of its walls, but he was also repelled. In the fight, Commander Merion was slain (Marcus Prescott refused to save him)
* On the fourth occasion, Anicus assaulted Honor's Retreat again while Squad 6 was away on a mission. Anicus allied himself with Dreadlord Varimathras to disguise the incident as a Scarlet Crusade attack. He left Mira Skywalker as the lone survivor, with Varimathras manipulating her mind to make her believe the Scarlets had been responsible. The attack left the tavern as a pile of rubble. The Argents eventually uncovered the true nature of the attack.
* On the fifth and final occasion Anicus assaulted the retreat with a large scourge host. The Argent Dawn defended the retreat with the aid of the Kirin Tor, Fenris Knights and Crimson Legion lead by Grand Crusader Dathrohan. Anicus was repelled.

### Downfall

Following the defeat of Thule Ravenclaw and his Scourge forces, the Argent Dawn determined that the base at Honor's Retreat was not viable to repair and repopulate and abandoned the base. Barkeep Hann who had been managing the Inn, travelled to Darkshire to run the Scarlet Raven Tavern.

The Scarlet Crusade attempted to capture the base on various occasions but were unable to.

Death Knight Falric, who had been trapped in the bunker of the base for years, was released following the base's abandonment. It is not known who released him or where he went.

### Recent Use

Recently the Retreat has been used as a hideout for Melanie and Mordithan during their stay in Tirisfal. It was also visited by Squad 6.

## Leaders

* Hann (Senior) ran the Tavern up until the Third War when he was slain by the Scourge.
* Commander Merion (Senior) Commanded it after it was upgraded into a military base.
* Commander Gregor of the Argent Dawn commanded the Base until he was captured.
* Commander Merion (Junior) of the Argent Dawn.
* Commander Mira Skywalker of the Argent Dawn.

## Notes

* Honor's Retreat didn't originally incorporate a Blacksmith, but the addition was added under player request. Origional designs for the base also included a spiked wooden wall (generaloutpost).
* It is rumored that the original recipe for the infamous 'Knightrend' Drink was created at Honor's Retreat by Hann (Senior).