Talk:Alterac Navy/@comment-7263041-20150128072714/@comment-7263041-20150128080700

As for the matter of trade. The strength of Alterac's trade did not come from sea routes. It came from the fact that they controlled the only passages through the Alterac Mountains, meaning that if a trader wanted to get from Stromgarde to Stratholme (even where it was constructed pre-second war) they would have to go through Alterac to do it. They also had valuable resources to trade with other nations, such as alterac stone, which was highly prized by stonecutters and sculptors.