From Auberdine Community Wiki

The Auberdine docks had an important role in the livelihood of the town of Auberdine. It served as a connection between the Eastern Kingdoms and Teldrassil (specifically Rut'Theran village, Darnassus).

Work and labor

The docks per se were unorganized and self-governed, though many workers provided guidance and help in docking, landing and unloading vessels. Some records were kept, but only at the request of external forces. Thamarian is an example of such dock workers.

Dock working is recognized along with other professions in traditional Auberdinian law and workers in docks are provided for just as any other working resident.

Border control and customs

Auberdine had no laws regarding customs or taxation of goods arriving via the port. Goods may arrive with no documents and go unchecked for the most part. Dock workers may request some goods for the stocking of Auberdine, though that is increasingly uncommon.

Since the arrival of Goblin merchants looking to receive more market information and trade their goods, they have been pushing some dockworkers to keep records of the cargo ships. This has worked, to an extent, but the records are rarely accurate and are mostly dependent on what the crew is willing to report on.

Examinations may be requested by the dockworkers when the suspicion of possible warlocks or demonology-related goods may be present on board, in which case the ship is requested to turn around and never return or face judgement from the locals which can include the judgement of a Warden and at times the burning of the vessel on which the goods came as punishment.

Historic use

The docks were primarily used for the transportation of people, animals and goods in coastal trade with other night elf settlements aboard shallow water vessels in post-Sundering times.

Traditionally, the vessel would dock, unload its goods from one or many villages, and then be loaded with the goods from Auberdine as thanks in exchange for the goods. Much like nowadays, Auberdine's major exports have been fish, lumber, wood-carved goods (household items, statues and religious emblems).