 Gidwin Goldbraids | |
|---|---|
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Dwarf (Humanoid) |
| Class | Paladin |
| Resource | Mana |
| Affiliation(s) | Argent Crusade, Silver Hand |
| Location | Various |
| Status | Alive |
| Companion(s) | Tarenar Sunstrike, Fiona |
Gidwin Goldbraids is a dwarf that is a part of Fiona's Caravan. He is one of the two main protagonists of the Eastern Plaguelands storyline.
History[]
Cataclysm[]
Gidwin aspires to become a member of the Argent Crusade along with his friend/rival Tarenar Sunstrike. Gidwin is usually in the back of the caravan as Tarenar usually takes the front seat and teases him for being short. Despite this the two, with the help from an adventurer, are able to pass a series of tests and become members of the Argent Crusade.
Sometimes afterwards he becomes restless which leads him to rush off to fight the Scourge. At some point during his fight against the undead he was captured by scourge who, under Baroness Anastari, plan to turn him into a death knight.[1] While chained down in the Plaguewood Fiona and her companions (as the player is part of her companions) save him. He then thanks everyone, giving the player a 
[Hearthstone] to Light's Hope Chapel (which has only one use), saying he will return with Fiona's caravan, this time in the front seat.
Gidwin is also one of the dozens of past NPC's encountered by adventurers to assist in killing the elementals at Sethria's Roost.
Warlords of Draenor[]
Gidwin accompanied Fiona and Tarenar to Draenor with the Alliance forward party. Tarenar and Gidwin left to go fishing, but were attacked by the native botani; luckily, the local draenei Rangari arrived to aid them, and Tarenar carried Gidwin back to the caravan to recuperate. Gidwin was poisoned during the attack, but adventurers succeed in brewing the herbs and other oddities necessary to save his life.
Legion[]
Tarenar and Gidwin joined the reborn Knights of the Silver Hand at the Sanctum of Light beneath Light's Hope Chapel.
He is later seen in Deliverance Point on the Broken Shore.
After the war, Tarenar and Gidwin were traveling the world and conducted a drinking tour of Horde capital cities, including Suramar City and Silvermoon City.[2]
In the Waking Shores.
Dragonflight[]
Gidwin and Tarenar accompanied Fiona once more and are found at the Expedition Basecamp in the Waking Shores.
Locations[]
| Location | Level range | Reaction | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Plaguelands | 15-30 | Alliance Horde | As part of the Eastern Plaguelands storyline. |
| Sethria's Roost, Mount Hyjal | 35 | Alliance Horde | |
| Sanctum of Light | 10-45 | Alliance Horde | |
| Fiona's Caravan, Shadowmoon Valley | 25-30 | Alliance Horde | |
| Deliverance Point, Broken Shore | 45 | Alliance Horde | |
| Expedition Basecamp, Waking Shores | 60-62 | Alliance Horde |
Abilities[]
Avenger's Shield — Hurls a holy shield at the enemy, dealing Holy damage, Dazing them and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 2 total targets.- Blessing of Kings — Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing strength, agility, stamina, and intellect by 5% for 5 min.
- Consecration — Consecrates the land beneath the caster, dealing Holy damage over 8 sec to enemies who enter the area.
- Devotion Aura — Reduces Physical damage taken of nearby party members for 4 min.
- Holy Light — Calls upon Holy magic to heal an ally.
- Holy Shield — Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec and deals Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Each block expends a charge. 3 charges.
Quests[]
[15-30] Gidwin Goldbraids - [15-30] Just Encased
- [15-30] Greasing the Wheel
- [15-30] Boys Will Be Boys
- [15-30] A Boyhood Dream
- [15-30] Gidwin's Fate Revealed
- [15-30] Journey's End
Objective of[]
- [10-40] Cooking With Unstable Herbs
[10-40] Quotes[]
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- Dragonscale Basecamp gossip
Tarenar will probably skip over our grand adventure to talk about the Legion invasion if you ask him what we've been up to.
You know, we spent a lot of time at Light's Hope, but it was so jarring to see after fightin' demons all day long! I think that's part of why we took time off. We have a chance to get back to our roots and travel with Fiona and the others again.
Don't think I won't find myself a fight to get into while we're here, though! Something out there is waiting for us to find it...
Notes and trivia[]
- Up until his appearance in Dragonflight, he was never tagged with the Argent Crusade reputation faction, despite joining them in the Eastern Plaguelands storyline.
- Gidwin was initially planned to be a follower. He has an invisible Follower recruiting spell with the following description: Follower: Gidwin Goldbraids — Artificer Romuul's hammer is as mighty as his knowledge of crystalworking. (the text is copied from Romuul's own recruiting spell)
- His character may be inspired by Gimli from Lord of the Rings.
Patch changes[]
- Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
