Lore Fact of the Week #74
According to the non-canon RPG, the Jaserplode and Fargodeep gold mines in Elwynn Forest were seized by the orcs during the First War to fuel their war efforts [RPG: Lands of Conflict, pg. 49]. When the humans finally routed the orcs out of their lands after the end of the Second War nearly four years later, they successfully recaptured the mines, only to lose them again to the forces of the Defias Brotherhood some time following the Third War [RPG: Lands of Conflict, pg. 49, World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume II, pg. 175, 177, Item: Wiley’s Note, Quest: The Fargodeep Mine, Quest: The Jasperlode Mine]. Kobolds, working at the behest of the disgraced stonemasons, invaded the mines, although exactly what they were doing for the Defias is unclear [Item: Wiley’s Note].