Kennel

Kennels are a form of stables where hounds and wolves are bred and trained. The terms are rather interchangeable and as such kennels will sometimes just be called stables.

This was the foul hole where the darkwolves were penned. They were bred and trained here from an early age to crave the taste of human flesh, making them savage when in battle. The breeding of faster and stronger wolves had became an art that greatly increased the effectiveness of the Raiders. The training of these creatures demanded specific implements and cages that only the blacksmith could provide.

Prior to the genocide of the draenei and the First War, orcs mostly rode their wolves unarmored. After the clans started militarizing, they needed to breed their wolves for size, since the animals were to carry armor as well as orc bodies already heavy with dense bone and powerful muscle.

Their function was replaced by the beastiaries, which housed their own kennels.

Orcish kennels can be found in many places such as in the Warsong Lumber Camp, Zeth'Gor, Garrosh's Landing and the Gorshak War Camp. The Blackrock clan orcs turned Alther's Mill in Redridge mountains into a huge kennel. Finally, Ogunaro Wolfrunner is the kennel master of Orgrimmar, training and selling wolf mounts.

In Vengeance Landing, the Forsaken Pontius had the rank of kennel keeper, using his plaguehounds to sniff out enemy scouts. The outpost of Wor'var can potentially be upgraded with a corral dedicated to provide frost wolves mounts for its troops.

Finally, Shannox was the kennel master of the hell hounds of the Firelands.

• Inside the reverse side of Karazhan was a dark kennel filled with demonic animals.