The Gilneas peninsula enclosed by the Greymane Wall formed an irregular circle. That circle was currently divided into three parts.
The northernmost part, including the Northern Cape, Northgate Forest, the Greymane Wall, and the vast expanses of Silverpine Forest and Pyrewood Village, all fell under the Wolf Cult's rule. These worgen, who never restrained their bestial fury, had another name: Bloodfang!
The Bloodfang Worgen obeyed their alpha, Ralaar Fangfire. These dark hunters, feared and revered throughout Silverpine Forest, were also the strongest faction in all of Gilneas. Over the past year, they had even begun attempting to attack the Hillsbrad Foothills. But after Lordaeron was reestablished, the veterans stationed at Southpoint Gate and the Hillsbrad Foothills belonged to the finest military units that had fought in the war against the undead. These soldiers had ample weapons and supplies. Most importantly, these veterans had no fear of the disorderly Bloodfang Worgen, who knew only how to fight on instinct.
Thus far, not one of these chaotic attacks had succeeded. Some scattered worgen had entered the foothills by other means, but operating alone, they were no match for the united populace. Since New Lordaeron's founding, a martial spirit had arisen naturally within the newborn nation. With additional assistance from the Stormpike Dwarves stationed in the Korl's Dagger Highlands, the worgen had never really become a problem for the Hillsbrad Foothills.
But that was only true for now. Once the Bloodfang Worgen controlled all of Gilneas, the Hillsbrad Foothills, the region closest to the Gilneas peninsula, would undoubtedly face an invasion by another race scarcely less formidable than the Undead Scourge.
To guard against this possibility, Queen Caliea, who had just recovered from a serious illness and returned to the forefront of government, had issued firm orders. Three infantry regiments, one order of