“ | My people have suffered so long... if only I could shoulder more of their burden
- Genn Greymane
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King Genn Greymane {{#set:NPC faction=Alliance}}
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Image of King Genn Greymane
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Title | King of Gilneas |
Gender | Gender::Male |
Race(s) | Worgen |
Character class | Warrior, Fighter (RPG) |
Health | 51535000 |
Mana | 473,000 |
Affiliation | Alliance, Kingdom of Gilneas Alliance of Lordaeron (formerly) |
Occupation | King of Gilneas[1] |
Location | Throughout Gilneas (worgen starting quests) Stormwind Keep, Stormwind City |
Status | Alive |
Relative(s) | Mia (wife)[2], Liam (son, deceased)[3], Tess (daughter)[4] Archibald (father) |
Lord Genn Greymane (sometimes spelled as "Graymane"[5][6][7][8]) is the king of the nation and kingdom of Gilneas.[1][9] He is a large bearish man, with thick features, and a heavy beard, a blue doll and black and gray armor.[5] He is a brawny warrior who must be in his seventies, and has ruled Gilneas for decades.[10]
Biography[]
Genn Greymane was one of the human leaders who met at the council to form the Alliance of Lordaeron. He was hesitant about joining, and was difficult about it, and less sincere when he agreed to it.[1][11][12] However, he pulled Gilneas from the Alliance after the Second War. He was also deeply influenced by the House of Prestor, which was actually led (at the time) by Deathwing in human form.
When Alterac's rulership was removed, he had his eye on that land there, even though he had no right to it. He supported Aiden Perenolde's nephew's claim to the throne.[13] Lord Genn Greymane never supported the Lordaeron Alliance in the Second War. Thus, after the war, he constructed the Greymane Wall: a massive barrier spanning the entire northern border on the edge of Gilneas and Silverpine Forest.[14] He joined the Alliance in the Second War, but offered only token support.[15] Thus Gilneas had essentially remained separate from the Alliance of Lordaeron. As ruler of one of the strongest Human nations, Genn Greymane was convinced that his own armies could deal with any threat, and therefore remained unmoved by Lord Lothar’s pleas for unity. Despite his apparent disdain for the Alliance, the denizens of Gilneas harbored no fondness for the Orcs or their allies and were prepared to meet them blade for blade.[16]
Safe behind his wall, Greymane and his people did not participate in the Third War. The only one among them who offered any help to the Alliance was Darius Crowley, who sent the Gilneas Brigade to assist Jaina Proudmoore.[17] For this, and for starting the Gilneas civil war, Greymane threw Crowley into prison.
In Wolfheart, more of the story of how the Worgen of Gilneas were introduced into the Alliance is revealed.[18] Because of Genn's boastful behavior during the Second War, King Varian Wrynn resisted accepting them, but Malfurion Stormrage supports their bid. Genn and the cursed of Gilneas do not fully join the Alliance until an attack in Ashenvale by Garrosh Hellscream where they prove their worth.[citation needed]
Cataclysm[]
Genn Greymane will make his debut in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. He is one of the first people Worgen players meet during the spread of the Worgen Curse in Gilneas. After the player turns, Greymane saves the player from an executioner's blade by injecting them with a serum that gives them control of themselves. Genn, himself, has also been affected by the curse[19], yet he prefers to remain in his human form most of the time.
For a short time after the fall of Gilneas (at the climax of the worgen starting experience), Greymane is present at the Howling Oak in the night elf capital of Darnassus, where the surviving Gilneans have resettled; he then journeys to Stormwind City, where he remains at the side of King Varian Wrynn in the throne room of Stormwind Keep. Gwen Armstead takes his place in Darnassus.
Genn's personality in-game seems drastically different from that shown in the novels, appearing as a kinder, understanding ruler instead of the gruff, impatient king.
The people of the Alliance remember the king of Gilneas as a proud, strong-willed, cunning, and arrogant man. He and his armies stood by the Alliance during the Second War, but in the aftermath it became clear to Genn Greymane that the Alliance needed Gilneas more than Gilneas needed the Alliance. He ordered that the Greymane Wall be closed to all outsiders, effectively sealing off his kingdom from the outside world and its conflicts. But fate, it seems, was intent on teaching the king a lesson in humility: although the wall succeeded in isolating Gilneas from the rest of the world, it also served to damn the kingdom's people forever. As the worgen curse swept the nation and early attempts at containment failed, Greymane found himself fighting a battle for his people's very humanity.[20]
- shortcut iconSee also: Gilneas NPCs
Quests[]
- Gilneas City (starting experience)
- A [4] Old Divisions Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.png
- A [4] The Rebel Lord's Arsenal Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.png
- A [4] Save Krennan Aranas Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.png
- A [3] Brothers in Arms Fail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- A [3] Safety in Numbers Fail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- A [4] Time to Regroup Fail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- A [4] Message to Greymane Fail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- Duskhaven
- A [5] Last Chance at Humanity Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.pngFail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- Greymane Manor
- A [7] Alas, Gilneas! Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.pngFail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- A [8] Exodus Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.png
- A [7] The King's Observatory Fail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- Tempest's Reach
- A [10] Flank the Forsaken Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.png
- A [10] Betrayal at Tempest's Reach Fail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
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- A [11] Slowing the Inevitable Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.pngFail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- A [11] Knee-Deep Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.png
- A [11] Vengeance or Survival Fail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- Darnassus
- A [10] The Howling Oak Fail:Quest Complete 16x16.png
- A [10] Breaking Waves of Change Fail:Quest Avail 16x16.png
Quotes[]
- "Damn the orcs, damn the Alliance, and damn you! The last thing Gilneas needs is sponges from other nations drawing from our resources, Dalaran wizards meddling with our affairs, and someone else's enemies killing our soldiers! Gilneas is its own nation and it always will be. This is the last time I'll ever talk to you, Terenas, so I hope you were listening."[14] (Greymane's last known speech, as recorded by Mystrum Runedance, presumably at one of the Alliance councils)
- "Pah, the fountains in Gilneas could grant ten times as many wishes as Dalaran's!" (Genn's Copper Coin)
- "I need you to pull through, <name>. This dosage is strong enough to kill a horse.
But I know you. I know what you're made of. You will be fine. Trust me. I know what you're going through. Now drink up and close your eyes."
- "Lord Darius Crowley has been called many things. Rebel. Traitor. Terrorist.
Before the civil war I called him... friend. I never blamed him for leading an insurrection against me. His land and people were separated from Gilneas by a stone wall... but we had no choice."
- "As much as I want to exact swift and brutal revenge... I must honor my son's memory first. He cared for his people first and foremost.
- "It is decided, then. We will unite all Gilneans, and drive the Forsaken from our lands."
Duskhaven[]
WoW Insider provided a blogged transcript of a conversation between King Greymane, Royal Chemist Krennan Aranas, and Lord Godfrey, officially confirming Greymane's presence in the upcoming expansion:[21]
- Krennan Aranas says: I'm not giving up on you, <player>. I don't have a cure for the Curse yet... but there are treatments. You'll have control again.
- Lord Godfrey says: Give it up, Krennan. It's time to put this one down. It's protocol.
- King Genn Greymane says: Tell me, Godfrey. Those that stayed in Gilneas City so that we could live. Were they following protocol?
- King Genn Greymane says: I didn't think so. Now hand me that potion, Krennan... and double the dosage.
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Patch changes[]
- Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3 (patch date::15-Nov-2010): Added.
References[]
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Alliance Player's Guide, 161
- ↑ Quest:To Greymane Manor
- ↑ Quest:All Hell Breaks Loose
- ↑ Quest:Save Krennan Aranas
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Tides of Darkness, 44
- ↑ Tides of Darkness, 49
- ↑ Tides of Darkness, 51
- ↑ Tides of Darkness, 71-74
- ↑ Tides of Darkness, 72-73
- ↑ Lands of Conflict, 97
- ↑ Tides of Darkness, 71
- ↑ Tides of Darkness, 76
- ↑ Day of the Dragon, 7
- ↑ 14,0 14,1 Lands of Conflict, 96
- ↑ Alliance Player's Guide, 158
- ↑ Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, 43
- ↑ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/genngreymane.html#11
- ↑ Anne Stickney 2011-09-14. Review of Wolfheart, by Richard A. Knaak. WoW Insider.
- ↑ http://www.worldofraids.com/topic/17055-cataclysm-hands-on-worgen-starting-experience/
- ↑ World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Features - Lore
- ↑ BlizzCon 2009: Live blogging the Cataclysm new starter zones
See also[]
- Genn Greymane: Lord of His Pack
External links[]
Preceded by: Archibald Greymane |
Position: Ruler of Gilneas |
Succeeded by: Incumbent |
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