Although Gilneas's current status remains unclear, Baradin's Wardens retain a tenuous hold over the neighboring island of Tol Barad. The Bloodfang pack has also successfully reclaimed Fenris Isle and Shadowfang Keep from the Forsaken, strengthening the worgen's control over Silverpine Forest considerably. The Alliance has also reclaimed Southshore from the Forsaken, implying some territories in the Hillsbrad Foothills have been returned to Alliance control as well, essentially securing parts of all four immediate neighboring regions of Gilneas - Tol Barad to its west, Silverpine and Hillsbrad to its north, and Arathi to its east.
Turalyon , as the new regent of Stormwind in Anduin's absence, makes mention of other holdings of the old Alliance in the continent that could be reclaimed, [22] presumably referring to Gilneas and other lost territories in the north. Gilneas is a large peninsula that juts into the sea south of western Lordaeron. Silverpine Forest lies to the northeast, Kul Tiras awaits across the sea to the south, and Zul'Dare is found to the southeast. Gilneas is a cold, rainy place, mainly because the ocean surrounds the peninsula on three sides, making sea storms common.
High cliffs on the shores protect the peninsula from sailors' curious eyes. Greymane Wall is the only evident site in the region.
Gilneas does not allow anyone in or out, and none knows what has been transpiring there for the past ten years. Brann Bronzebeard once questioned everyone he came across, mainly refugees , but none could offer him anything more than curses and dark looks toward Gilneas. Lord Genn Greymane , a brawny warrior who must be in his seventies, has ruled Gilneas for decades.
He offered only token support to the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War. He never supported the Alliance and argued against its existence from beginning to end.
Thus, after the war, he and his people constructed the Greymane Wall : a massive barrier spanning the entire northern border, and no one has heard anything from Gilneas since. During the Third War , refugees from the north camped at Greymane Wall, pleading to be let inside.
The gates remained closed, and undead patrols slaughtered the refugees. Though nothing hostile has come out of the peninsula, some cannot resist the allure of mystery, as perhaps something dire has befallen Gilneas. Rumors of what was transpiring there became the subject of rumors throughout the Alliance - the renowned explorer Brann Bronzebeard theorized that the nation had fallen to the naga as one such example.
Ironforge dwarves , seeking allies to help drive the Scourge from Lordaeron, intended to send a diplomatic party to Gilneas. King Magni hired goblin zeppelins to ferry the diplomats and summoned Wildhammer gryphon riders as escorts. Yet, as no one knew what to expect in Gilneas, Magni hired a few trusted mercenaries to accompany his ambassadors. This is false. The town of Duskhaven , submerged by the Cataclysm. Gilneas' landscape before the Third War in Curse of the Worgen. The peninsula in Warcraft II.
In Warcraft Adventures. The peninsula in Warcraft III. Gilneas in the WoW manual. Initial concept layout. The peninsula during the Third War in Chronicle 3. The shattered peninsula after the Cataclysm in Chronicle 3. The peninsula can barely be seen in a Warcraft film universe map. Wowpedia Explore.
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Register Don't have an account? Ruins of Gilneas. View source. History Talk However, as wild worgen spread and attacked Gilneas City , causing massive harm, Crowley was released by Gilnean adventurers and convinced to give aid to Greymane, who had ordered the evacuation of Gilneas to lands controlled by the night elves. In order to divert the worgen's attention from the fleeing citizens, Crowley led a group of sane Gilneans to stand against them at Light's Dawn Cathedral.
Crowley and his followers were overwhelmed and became worgen themselves. Crowley refused until Greymane revealed that he, too, had been transformed into a worgen.
With help from the 7th Legion, who used a submarine to pass the enemy lines, the Alliance gained the upper hand in Gilneas. However, agents of the Horde ended up destroying some of the reinforcements and enabled the Forsaken to resurrect Lord Godfrey as one of their own, a fact that none of the Gilneans were aware of.
Crowley later surrendered to Sylvanas Windrunner after she had taken his daughter hostage. Meanwhile, Lord Godfrey rebelled against Sylvanas and "killed" her, although she was quickly resurrected. Sylvanas returned to the Undercity to recover, enabling the Alliance to retake Gilneas. The worgen curse that started from Shadowfang Keep and swept across Gilneas left its people irrevocably transformed. Almost the entire human population has been turned to the beastly worgen , a humbling failure for Genn Greymane in his efforts to keep his people safe.
The reaction of the people to this change will likely be greatly varied, and has yet to be revealed. Preliminary dialogue from Cataclysm has revealed that Gilnean mages and healers went to great strides to fight the affliction. Gilneas has undergone deep changes in the wake of its cursing, and while the people maintain their free will, the impact of the curse remains to be seen.
Background: Despite the impending Orcish invasion, Gilneas has remained separate from the Alliance of Lordaeron. As ruler of one of the strongest human nations, Genn Greymane is convinced that his own armies can deal with any threat, and has therefore remained unmoved by Lord Lothar's pleas for unity.
Despite this apparent disdain for the Alliance, the denizens of Gilneas harbor no fondness for the orcs or their allies and are prepared to meet them blade for blade. This section concerns content exclusive to Warcraft III.
This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm. Gilneas was introduced in the Cataclysm expansion, as the starting zone of the new playable worgen race. Players enter the story as a human. Later the Greymane Wall is shattered, which forces the Gilneans to re-enter the conflicts they sought to escape. The threat of Forsaken attacks and an offer of aid from the night elves brings Gilneas into the Alliance, which serves as a counterpart to the introduction of the Horde -allied Goblins of Kezan.
In-game, Gilneas appears to be a dreary and rainy territory, reflecting the cursed nation itself. The Greymane Wall has received a graphical update to match the new style of Gilneas. Much like when Quel'Thalas was introduced in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade , the Peninsula of Gilneas has a considerably different landmass than it does on the current maps. Prior to the Cataclysm, Gilneas appeared as a small, thin peninsula roughly the same size and shape as Silverpine Forest to the north.
After the Cataclysm, the Gilnean peninsula appears slightly shorter but significantly wider even accounting for the land that sinks into the ocean during the Worgen starting experience.
The current state of Gilneas and its future are not clear. Officially the Alliance controls Gilneas with skirmishes on the border as is the purpose of the battleground but this story has not come to a conclusion as Genn Greymane remains in Stormwind City , the bulk of its population remain in Darnassus , and the zone itself is largely empty with no NPCs and only a few mobs.
Gilneas is a large peninsula that juts into the sea south of the western regions of Lordaeron. Silverpine Forest lies to the northeast and Kul Tiras and Crestfall await across the sea to the south and Tol'Barad stands to the east. Because of its nearness, Zul'Dare is considered part of Gilneas. Gilneas is a cold, rainy place, mainly because The Great Sea surrounds the peninsula on three sides, making sea storms common. The Greymane Wall is the only evident site in Gilneas.
The Ruins are what is left of the zone after the worgen starting experience; players that are not worgen will not have access to the zone during that experience. Worgen experience only. There are no rare mobs within Gilneas. Though there are no pools to speak of, a fishing skill of 25 is needed to fish coastal waters without catching junk.
Players are introduced to several heroes and patriots of Gilneas in the starting experience who are trying to repel the invading Worgen from their city.
Players are introduced to the prince of Gilneas , the mayor of Duskhaven , the treacherous Vincent Godfrey , the leader of the northgate rebels Darius Crowley and his daughter Lorna Crowley , the alchemist Krennan Aranas and the King of Gilneas himself.
After the battle with the Worgen, some of the population of Gilneas City , including the player, are transformed into feral worgen.
During the battle, the Cataclysm hits and the battlefield collapses into the ocean, killing many of the forsaken invaders as well as some of the Gilneans. The Forsaken send reinforcements and they quickly capture Gilneas City and begin enslaving the surrounding population.
As the rest of the Gilnean people travel to a safer area, they are joined by Darius Crowley and those loyal to him who have all been transformed into Worgen; their sanity was saved due to the help of the Night Elves. It is at this time that Genn reveals himself to be afflicted with the Worgen curse, too.
With the Gilneans united, they liberate the town of Emberstone and its mine, freeing the Gilneans who were enslaved there. Last Updated: August 20, To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed 22, times. At one point in time, Gilneas was a prosperous and thriving human kingdom. In the Cataclysm expansion, the kingdom of Gilneas fell apart when many Gilnean citizens were afflicted by the Worgen condition and became wolf-people after being bitten by other Worgen.
During this domestic turmoil, a group of undead known as the Forsaken invaded and overthrew the kingdom of Gilneas. After the invasion, most Gilnean's fled to take refuge in the Night Elf city of Darnassus. Present-day Gilneas lies in ruins and is mostly empty. You can visit Gilneas in the open world although it has been abandoned and there isn't much left. You can also do quests in a historic version of Gilneas before it was destroyed if you make a Worgen character, or get to Gilneas through a battleground open to characters level 85 or higher called the Battle for Gilneas.
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Cookie Settings. How to Get to Gilneas in World of Warcraft. Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: August 20, Method 1. Create a new Worgen character. To go to the old version of Gilneas before it was invaded by the Forsaken, all you need to do is to create a new Worgen character.
To create a new Worgen character, open up World of Warcraft, and log in with your username and password. After logging in, you will be taken to the character selection screen. After your character has been created, you will be taken back to the character selection screen. Click on the character you want to log in with. All newly created level 1 Worgen characters automatically start in a historic version of Gilneas.
No other characters besides new Worgens can enter this area, and there is no way to get there unless you are a newly created level 1 Worgen. You also will not be able to leave this area unless you go through the questline.
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