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Revision as of 23:00, 14 January 2019
The Greymane Wall as it appears in the official trailer of Cataclysm.
Gilnean side.
The Greymane Wall was erected after the Second War, by Genn Greymane, as the nation of Gilneas isolated itself from the Alliance due to a dispute surrounding the internment camps for the orcs. It is a large wall with a portcullis, located at the southern edge of the Silverpine Forest (near Pyrewood Village) and the northern edge of Gilneas.
The Greymane Wall is the only evident site of Gilneas. This enormous gray wall marks the boundary between Gilneas and Lordaeron. No guards stand at its battlements or man its gates ā the wall seems dead. Nevertheless, refugees from the north camp in the wall's shadow, hoping for succor.
Those on the other side in Gilneas have been spared from the Plague, though the worgen curse has taken affect instead. Many refugees that have escaped the Plague have made camp outside of the wall, but its gates have yet to open, presumably because the Gilneans are also suffering a devastation.
The controversial Greymane Wall sowed civil discord in Gilneas, eventually leading to the Northgate Rebellion, a devastating civil war that nearly destroyed the kingdom. Though Genn Greymane was able to put down the dissenters with the apprehension of the rebellion's leader, Darius Crowley, the kingdom began to experience other troubles.
History
Third War
Following the defeat of the Old Horde at the end of the Second War, the orcs that remained behind after the Dark Portal closed found themselves prisoners. While some wanted to execute them outright, Terenas Menethil II showed them mercy and began building internment camps for them. This bill however, coupled with the expenses that led to rebuild Stormwind, led to disagreements between the kings. This ultimate decision would see the Alliance of Lordaeron itself crumble as leaders such as Genn Greymane, decided to leave the union[1] after Thrall liberated the orcs from internment camps, proving Lordaeron's incompetence. With the money invested in building the camps being wasted, Gilneas cut off all military pacts with the Alliance. In order to stop the Horde or any other enemies from threatening his kingdom ever again,[2] he decided to leave the world behind.
Greymane built a wall which split his kingdom off from the rest. Judging the landscape, the wall would have to be built with some land being cut off. With Vincent Godfrey at his side, they agreed to cut off Crowley's lands, which led to the unfortunate civil war.[3]
Despite being victorious, Genn had other worries on his mind. The Scourge were outside the wall, with his men slowly dwindling. To combat this, he ordered Archmage Arugal to summon the worgen. At first, everything went according to plan until the Scourge were driven off. With no more enemies left to fight, the beasts turned on Gilnean soldiers stationed beyond the Greymane Wall, spreading the worgen curse to his kingdom, gradually eating away at Gilneas' humanity.[4][5]
World of Warcraft
Haggard and sickly refugees from Lordaeron were stopped from going into Gilneas due to the wall. Dalin Forgewright had dedicated himself to the care of the refugees, and Valdred Moray was trying to flee into Gilneas after murdering Deliah Andrean. Wallace the Blind was also there, as well as Stewvul who was hiding in a crate.
Cataclysm
The shattered Greymane Wall
The worgen threat To compound the worgen threat, the Forsaken have also started battering at the nation's gates in a bid to conquer Gilneas. The gates of the Greymane Wall will eventually be shattered by the Cataclysm, finally revealing what has happened to the kingdom of Gilneas and its citizens, and allowing the Forsaken war machine to invade the once mighty kingdom. With the worgen curse taken hold, they have found a partial cure, allowing them to retain their human minds even when transformed, and allowing them to transform at will. Venturing forth from Gilneas and seeking help from the Alliance, they have decided to rejoin them.[5]
In the RPG
Greymane Wall is the only evident site in Gilneas. This enormous gray wall marks the boundary between Gilneas and Lordaeron. No guards stand at its battlements or man its gates ā the wall seems dead. Nevertheless, refugees from the north camp in the wall's shadow, hope for succor. These unfortunates never see any Gilnean and are easy prey for the worgen that occasionally stray this far south from Shadowfang Keep. Some refugees were sent to Hillsbrad by Brann Bronzebeard when he passed near the wall.[6]
Gallery
The Greymane Wall in World of Warcraft as seen prior to patch 4.0.3a
In Curse of the Worgen.
Worgen about to attack Gilnean soldiers stationed in front of the gate.
Patch changes
Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Model updated to use Gilnean architecture. Previously, it reused the Thoradin's Wall model.
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