Talk:Surwich/@comment-644222-20141009230058

Surwich is an attempt at a Gilnean colony, though not explicitly stated in such words it is inferred in quests such as "Wormthorn's Dream" that the people came to start a new life and colonized the area as Wormthorn believed it could be repaired and suitable for life. Colonies are, as defined, a territory under immediate political control of a state, which in this case would be Gilneas. In quests it's explicitly referred to as a Gilnean fishing port and if you want to take this into account, all NPCs are listed as the faction of Gilneas. Stormwind has no ties to the area. It's entirely possible Stormwind said fuck it and let them have the territory because the Blasted Lands have essentially been barren of non-militant life since the First War or that the Blasted Lands may not constitute the Kingdom of Stormwind as it had with the Kingdom of Azeroth. The former is entirely plausible given Varian's desire to better relations with Gilneas and it's a lot better than essentially shoving refugees in every which way until Gilneas can be fully reclamed. As for the latter, technically speaking, Nethergarde is not explicitly Stormwind loyal in lore, and as of Cata, Surwich is the only civilian settlement in the region. As a result, aside from whenever shit hits the fan at the Dark Portal, Stormwind seems to have very little interaction in the BL.