Steamwheedle Port

Steamwheedle Port
	Steamwheedle Port flooded
Type	Port
Leader(s)	None
Formerly	Chief Engineer Bilgewhizzle
Race(s)	Goblin
Affiliation(s)	Southsea Freebooters
Formerly	Steamwheedle Cartel
Organizations	Gadgetzan Water Company
Location	Eastern Tanaris
Status	Destroyed, flooded by the Cataclysm

Steamwheedle Port was a port village on the eastern coast of the Tanaris desert, in the South Seas. Belonging to the goblins' neutral Steamwheedle Cartel, it was connected by a road to its mother city of Gadgetzan to the west, and also had a dock for ships to and from Kezan. As the Cataclysm was about to start, the port reported tidal waves,^[2] was caught in fire,^[3] and was subsequently flooded and destroyed, turning it into mostly underwater ruins. Many of its residents have gone missing, were killed by the destructive forces, or went to live in Gadgetzan for a modest relocation fee.^[3]

Steamwheedle Port was home to Yeh'kinya, who started the Hakkar the Soulflayer storyline with the quest [44] Screecher Spirits.

After the Fourth War, Zekhan reported that Southsea Pirates now dock atop the crushed home of the goblins.^[1]

NPCs

Before the Cataclysm, the town had the following NPCs:

Merchants

Haughty Modiste <Fashion Designer>
Gikkix <Fisherman>
Jabbey <General Goods>

Other characters

Security Chief Bilgewhizzle <Water Co. Security>
Stoley
Yorba Screwspigot
Prospector Ironboot
Yeh'kinya
Narain Soothfancy
- O'Reily

Quest guide

Lost Rigger Cove

Lost Rigger Cove is located south of the port along the shore. You can get there by either traveling by land through a small cave or just swimming along the shore.

[45] Southsea Shakedown
[45] Pirate Hats Ahoy!

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

This small village was home to a more sedate population of goblins and peaceful trolls, who spend most of their time fishing and fighting off Southsea Pirates. They had several machines set up to turn salt water into fresh water, but these worked only on rare occasions.^[4]