Prefectica

The Prefectoral Palace, seen from the garden.

On 4290 ASC, with Imperial Decree 482, in which the function of Lord Mayor of Shirekeep became Prefect, the Prefectoral Palace was build to house the Prefect of Shirekeep and Skyla. The palace is located in the Boreal Quarter. As a result several Elwynnese and Hyperborean houses which has stood there for centuries were broken down and replaced by a palace.

The palace is surrounded by walls, just like Raynor's Keep, which have the purpose to protect the Prefect and citizens during an attack of the city. Besides that, the location of both the Prefectoral Palace as Raynor's Keep give the defenders the chance to help each other by bombarding the enemy forces from two sides (the palace has its own artillery and guards).