Farholde Keep

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Warcraft artwork relating to Burning Steppes, used as historical context for Farholde Keep
Warcraft artwork associated with Burning Steppes. Shown for historical context; it is not a depiction of Farholde Keep.Image: © Blizzard Entertainment

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Farholde Keep is an Alliance-linked position in the Riverglades, a frontier reached from Redridge and the Burning Steppes. The wider region inherits the troubles of the old Eastern Kingdoms, where human defenders face ogres and threats from the Twilight’s Hammer. Farholde’s role belongs to that newer pattern of frontier settlement and defense.

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Farholde Keep is an Alliance-linked position in the Riverglades, a frontier reached from Redridge and the Burning Steppes. Its flight routes connect it to Lakeshire, Thelsamar and Morgan’s Vigil.

The wider region inherits the troubles of the old Eastern Kingdoms, where human defenders face ogres and threats from the Twilight’s Hammer. Forever introduces a Brotherhood of the Horse formed by former Stormwind cavalrymen who found a new home on this coast.

Farholde’s role belongs to that newer pattern of frontier settlement and defense. The keep’s precise founders, construction date and command structure require further beta quest review before being narrated as established history.

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