Pureheart Farms

**Owner**
 **Ruling House**

**Hopespring Valley** is a Barony ruled by House Pureheart within Elwynn Forest. This Barony is composed of the main estate, Pureheart Farms and five villages that reside in Hopespring Valley.

As the heart of the Barony, Pureheart Farm's purpose is primarily to provide the Church of the Holy Light produce and supplies that are distributed through their Kitchens and Food Pantry. There are over 2,000 Stormwind and Westfall Citizens that live within the Valley. Many of these individuals work at Pureherat Farms, tend to the animals and help in the cheese-crafting.

## Culture

Those employed on Pureheart Heart either live in Elderwood Village or travel from the surrounding villages that make up the Barony. Many of whom that came to inhabit Elderwood Village are former transients of Westfall, given a new opportunity at building lives for themselves.

### Religious Beliefs

Those that work on the property and in the surrounding villages are primarily members of the Church of the Holy Light.

The Estate and all the villages that compose the Barony also have Knights of the Silver Hand ever present to defend against threats.

## Economy & Resources

There are several industries that are active within Pureheart Farms and in the surrounding villages. More detailed Information can be found Here

**Agriculture**

On Pureheart Farms alone there are 36 Fields, 30 of which are active at any given time and the remaining 6 are either used to produce fodder or are cycled in after several seasons. Additionally, there is a small orchard of trees near the hillsides that seasonally produce various fruits.

**Animal Husbandry**

With over 600 livestock, there is never a quiet moment during the day. All of the animals are lovingly cared for and their health and safety (along with the farmhands) is a priority every day.

**Cheese-Making**

One of the significant industries of House Pureheart is its Dairy or cheese-making facilities. The following cheeses are produced here at varying times of the year.

**Animal Sanctuary**

In addition to the livestock, the following animals are currently being permanently housed or rehabilitated within the animal sanctuary on Pureheart Farms. Currently there are over 150 animals, not including the rabbits and bee hives on the property.

**Fishing**

As a good-sized river passes through Hopespring Valley, this industry though is mostly kept in-house and used to both feed the citizens and also the animals.

## History

### Founding

Pureheart Farms was originally called the Alvingham Estate, named after its former owner, Kaidence Alvingham. After she had passed and the ownership of the estate was granted to Dame Pureheart as her successor, it would remain this name until 625 K.Y. when Dame Pureheart was anointed as a Knight of the Silver Hand and was given the surname Pureheart (she had no surname previously). After this occurred, a name change was filed and granted and now the estate is called Pureheart Farms.

As Pureheart Farms grew and Dame Pureheart became a Knight of the Silver Hand , requests soon came in from nearby villages for protection and trade. Knights would soon be sent from House Pureheart to these surrounding areas and over time, the land Dame Pureheart overseen greatly expanded. Unknown to her at the time, as the amount of villages and land overseen grew, what was once a simple farmstead would grow into a Barony now known as Hopespring Valley.

The following surrounding villages are dedicated to House Pureheart, they are not only protected within Hopespring Valley, but many of its inhabitants work on the farmstead and some have even become Knights of the Silver Hand themselves:

* Barnsley Village
* Swinford
* Oakheart
* Rochdale
* Newsham

## Houses

House Pureheart rules over Hopespring Valley and Pureheart Farms. It is also directly tied to House Tyragonfal which oversees the nearby Lumina' Auxilium-Adore Villa.