Talk:Chapelry of Surwich and the Morass/@comment-5395062-20140121214829/@comment-7263041-20140122121041

I don't think Stormwind fully controlled the Black Morass before the First War, although the Last Guardian refers to the Morass Road which means that Stormwind had scouted the area or at least had a small presence there. If we factor in the loose story from Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, I imagine that Stormwind had an outpost or two in the region but nothing more.

Serious development in the region didn't begin until after the Second War with the establishment of Nethergarde Keep which was one of the first true 'Alliance' bases as all the nations of the Alliance at that time helped fund the construction costs so it was never really Stormwind's territory.

As far as the Diocese of Gilneas is concerned, it's an interesting question. Surwich is a Gilnean settlement, which would imply Diocese of Gilneas control, but the territory itself, the Blasted Lands, is closer to Stormwind so placing it under the control of the Diocese of Stormwind isn't exactly wrong.

In my personal opinion though, I would say that the Diocese of Gilneas should have jurisdiction over Surwich and I say this for the simple reason that Gilneas is a scattered nation. With Gilneas (the kingdom) having been taken by the Forsaken the Gilnean people are scattered to the wind, and hold only a few outposts, most of them in Kalimdor. So with that in mind, I really don't see the harm in giving one of their few (perhaps only) settlement/s in the Eastern Kingdoms over to Diocese of Gilneas control.