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| + | {{for|the playable race|Worgen (playable)}} |
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| + | {{infobox race |
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| − | |faction=Neutral |
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| + | | image = CurseWorgen1CoverSample.jpg |
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| − | |name=Swamp of Sorrows |
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| + | | name = Worgen |
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| − | |ss=Swamp of Sorrows.jpg |
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| + | | capital = [[Howling Oak]], [[Darnassus]] (by way of [[Gilneas City]]) |
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| − | |races={{Orc Race}} (2,750)<br /> |
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| + | | faction = [[Alliance]] (Gilneas)<br />[[Scourge]] (Arugal's [[Wolfcult]])<br />[[Independent]] |
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| − | {{Green Dragonflight Race}} (1,500)<br /> |
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| + | | character = [[Death knight]], [[Druid]], [[Hunter]], [[Mage]], [[Priest]], [[Rogue]], [[Warlock]], [[Warrior]] |
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| − | {{RaceIcon|Draenei|Male|Small}}{{RaceIcon|Broken|Male|Small}}{{RaceIconExt|LostOne|Small}} [[Draenei Lost Ones|Draenei]] (750) |
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| + | | homeworld = Unknown |
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| − | |level=35 - 45 |
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| + | | language = [[Worgen (language)|Worgen]] |
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| − | |loc=East of [[Deadwind Pass]] or North of [[Blasted Lands]] |
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| + | | slang = [[Common (language)|Common]] |
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| − | |capital=[[Stonard]] (2,000)<ref>''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', 58</ref> |
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| + | | leader = {{raceIconExt|Genn}}[[Genn Greymane|King Genn Greymane]] <br />{{raceIconExt|Arugal}}[[Archmage Arugal]] <br />{{raceIconExt|Darius}}[[Darius Crowley]] |
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| − | |major=[[Temple of Atal'Hakkar]] (1,500)<br />[[Fallow Sanctuary]] (750) |
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| + | | exact = 6 - 7 feet |
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| − | |affiliation= [[Horde]] |
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| + | | weight = 250 - 300 lbs |
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| − | |government=Participatory democracy |
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| + | |source=''[[Monster Guide]]'', 146-147 |
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| − | |faith=[[Shamanism]] |
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| − | |language=[[Draconic]], [[Draenei (language)|Draenei]], [[Orcish|Orc]] |
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| − | |source=''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', 58-60 |
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| + | '''Worgen''' are large, [[wolf|lupine]] humanoids reminiscent of a [[werewolf]] that walks upright, but lopes on all fours to run. |
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| − | The '''Swamp of Sorrows''' (also once known as the '''Swamps of Sorrow''') is a [[contested territory]] in the southern part of the [[Eastern Kingdoms]]. Among its murk-ridden marshes the green dragonspawn patrol at the behest of their dreaming mistress, [[Ysera]]. The great [[Dragon Aspect]] has warned of a lurking terror within the [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar]], and her loyal servants are determined to protect the land from the emerging doom. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==History== |
| + | ===Origin=== |
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| + | Long ago, amid a brutal [[War of the Satyr|war]] between the [[night elves]] and the demonic [[satyr]]s in [[Kalimdor]], a group of [[druid]]s practiced a [[Pack Form|powerful yet unwieldy form]] that embodied the fury of the wolf Ancient, [[Goldrinn]]. Taught by [[Ralaar Fangfire]], these Druids of the Pack sought to temper the uncontrollable rage inherent in their chosen form. To do so, they willingly submitted to the energies of the [[Scythe of Elune]], a mystical artifact created from Goldrinn’s fang and the staff of [[Elune]]. |
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| + | Rather than abate the druids’ fury, however, the weapon transformed Ralaar and his followers into worgen: bestial humanoids enslaved by their own primal instincts. Blinded by all-consuming rage, Ralaar’s druids tore through friend and foe alike during battle with the satyrs. Night elves wounded by the unruly beasts contracted a virulent [[Worgen curse|curse]] that turned them into worgen as well. Desperate to stanch the affliction’s spread, Archdruid [[Malfurion Stormrage]] mournfully banished the worgen to a pocket dimension of the [[Emerald Dream]], where they would be in peaceful slumber for all eternity.<ref>{{elink|type=wowus|link=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/race/worgen}}</ref> |
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| − | Far distant from civilization, the Swamp of Sorrows is a stagnant marshland of sucking bogs and weeping trees. The ocean seeps into the fen, making the water brackish and ideal for [[alligator]]s and [[crocolisk]]s. Salt deposits encrust fallen logs and protruding rocks. [[Bog beast]]s slog through the interior. Despite these dangers, the [[Horde]] has taken advantage of the region’s distance from [[Stormwind]] to establish a colony on the continent. A flight of green dragons guards the Lost Temple, or [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar]], an ancient troll edifice that channels demonic energy and drives living creatures to madness and violence.<ref name="World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game 16">''[[World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 16</ref> |
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| + | [[Lo'Gosh]] is the source of the worgen transformation.<ref name = "BPComicConBooks">Medievaldragon. 2011-07-23. [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/sdcc-2011-gallery-books-reveals-warcraft-starcraft-and-diablo-books-line-up SDCC 2011 – Gallery Books Reveals Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo Books Line-Up]. ''Blizzplanet.'' Accessed 2011-07-24.</ref> |
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| − | Some [[draenei]] were led through the [[Dark Portal]] by a few unknown leaders with the hopes of finding a new life, and have settled in the Swamp Of Sorrows. Unfortunately, most of them were driven mad due to homesickness, and attack all on sight. They routinely sends assassins and saboteurs against the [[orcs]]. |
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| + | ===Release=== |
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| − | The orc outpost of [[Stonard]], built during the [[First War]] and rebuilt under [[Thrall]]'s rule, is the only civilized town in the swamp. It serves as a base for the Horde. While being rather isolated from other Horde settlements, it has gained new interest with the re-opening of the Dark Portal. |
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| + | Years later, several individuals started investigating about the worgen. [[Ur]], a [[mage]] of [[Dalaran]], did research on worgen but never summoned them. He found out that the worgen seemed to hail from a dark and treacherous world, from which there was no corner which was truly safe.<ref>[[The Book of Ur]]</ref> Another of these individuals was [[Archmage Arugal]]. Frustrated by the destruction of [[Dalaran]] by the [[Scourge]] and against the advice of his peers, Archmage Arugal elected to summon an army of the extra-dimensional entities by using Ur's research. With [[King Genn Greymane]]'s blessing, these original worgen -- cursed druids from [[Azeroth]]'s ancient past -- were then released from their prison. |
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| + | The summoned worgen fought at first against the [[undead]] armies, but quickly turned on the wizards themselves. Unfortunately, the methods of removing them from their prison did not appear to be reversible, which left the insane druids unfettered and unrestrained.<ref name=fadedjournal>[[Faded Journal]]</ref> The curse of the worgen rapidly spread among the [[human]] population, transforming ordinary men and women into ravenous, feral creatures. They sieged the keep of the noble [[Baron Silverlaine]]. Situated above the tiny hamlet of [[Pyrewood]], the keep quickly fell into shadow and ruin. |
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| − | Yet most of the swamp is dominated by nature. Wild beasts like [[crocolisks]] and [[Swamp Jaguar|jaguars]] hunt for prey, and ancient [[Bog Beasts]] wander through the land. Aggressive [[Murloc]] tribes populate the coast and nearby caves. |
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| + | Driven mad with guilt, Arugal adopted the worgen as his children and retreated to Silverlaine's former mansion, the estate now known as [[Shadowfang Keep]]. He then cursed the village people of [[Pyrewood]] to turn into worgen whenever the sun went down.<ref name="SFK">[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/basics/worlddungeons.html#Shadowfang%20Keep WoW -> Info -> Basics -> World Dungeons (Shadowfang Keep)] (Retrieved 08-27-2010)</ref> The curse, however, was not contained. |
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| − | The Swamp of Sorrows stands on the eastern side of [[Azeroth (continent)|Azeroth]], east of the [[Deadwind Pass]], north of the [[Blasted Lands]] and south of the [[Badlands]]. However, the only foot route to it is through [[Duskwood]], then [[Deadwind Pass]], although it can be noted you can get there from [[Redridge Mountains]] if you climb through the peaks south of [[Render's Valley]]. |
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| + | At approximately the same time, the [[night elf]] [[Sentinel]] [[Velinde Starsong]] was given the task of clearing [[Felwood]] of [[demon]]s. She prayed to [[Elune]] and was granted the [[Scythe of Elune]], which had been the tool for the creation of the original worgen, and which could also summon worgen. Velinde received a vision after touching the scythe, in which the worgen battled an unflinching enemy, [[Lords of the Emerald Flame]], in a vicious war.<ref name="Velinde">[[Velinde's Journal]]</ref> In reality, the Lords were the [[satyr]] that had fought against the night elves and worgen in the [[War of the Satyr]]. |
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| − | == History == |
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| − | Originally, the Swamp of Sorrows was the northern part of an enormous swampland called the [[Black Morass]]. After the fall of the [[Gurubashi Empire]], a renegade faction of trolls, the [[Atal'ai]], fled into the swamp and built a large temple, the [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar]]. [[Ysera]] of the green dragonflight learned of their evil plans, drowned the temple into the largest bog, and sent several members of her flight to guard the ruins. |
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| + | Using the Scythe of Elune, Velinde was able to summon a very large number of worgen to fight at her side against the demons. Later Velinde began to notice that some of her force were unaccounted for. It was as though the Scythe of Elune no longer required her presence to perform the summoning process. Perplexed by this development, she ordered the remaining worgen to remain at the [[Shrine of Mel'Thandris]] in [[Ashenvale]] and began to search for [[Archmage Arugal]], whom she had heard also summoned worgen.<ref name="Velinde"/> From that point on her fate became a mystery, but it was rumored that she was killed in [[Duskwood]] and lost the Scythe of Elune.<ref>{{questlong|Alliance|30|The Scythe of Elune}}</ref> [[Black Rider]]s from [[Deadwind Pass]] came to Duskwood looking for the Scythe and murdered a family of farmers in the search to find it.<ref>[[Jitters' Completed Journal]]</ref> The [[Terrowulf]] worgen tribe stayed at the Shrine in Ashenvale for a while, and eventually left, though it is not known where they went. |
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| − | Years later, in the southern part of the Morass, the [[Dark Portal]] was opened, and the [[Horde]] invaded the area. The orcs built two settlements in the Swamp of Sorrows, [[Rockard]] and [[Stonard]]. These towns, and later [[Blackrock Spire]] farther north, were the Horde's main bases during the [[First War]] against the humans. During the war, Rockard was destroyed and Stonard was severely damaged. |
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| + | It is also known that the dark mage [[Morganth]] was searching for the Scythe of Elune, and stole [[Ur's Treatise on Shadow Magic]] as well.<ref>{{questlong|Alliance|28|Ur's Treatise on Shadow Magic}}</ref> |
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| − | With the implosion of the Dark Portal during the [[Second war]], the southern part of the morass was separated and transformed into the barren [[Blasted Lands]]. The implosion left some groups of [[draenei]] on Azeroth, forever changed by the disaster. Most of them went mad from homesickness and the separation from their land, forming the hostile [[Lost Ones]]. A small group, calling themselves [[Broken Exiles]], managed to escape that fate and struggle along. |
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| + | ===Wrath of the Lich King=== |
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| − | The northern part of the Black Morass is now called the Swamp of Sorrows and the southern part is the Blasted Lands. |
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| + | {{wotlk-section}} |
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| + | Eventually, Arugal was killed, and the worgen under his protection turned to live on the wilds of [[Silverpine Forest]]. In ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]'', [[Lich King|Arthas]] discovered [[Shade of Arugal|Arugal]]'s activities and brought him back from the dead to work for him. This also meant that several worgen under Arugal's command, the [[Bloodmoon worgen]], allied with the [[Scourge]] in [[Northrend]], staying in particular in the [[Grizzly Hills]].<ref>{{questlong|Neutral|75G3|Hour of the Worg}} (And quest chain)</ref> |
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| + | ===Cataclysm=== |
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| − | After the [[Warchief]], [[Thrall]], assumed command of the Horde, the old outpost of [[Stonard]] was rebuilt by the orcs to its former glory. Researchers have come to study and exploit ancient magical artifacts, as well as the abundant flora and fauna of the swamp. |
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| + | [[File:Cataclysm-Worgenartwork1.jpg|thumb|Concept art of a new Gilnean worgen.]] |
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| + | {{cata-section}} |
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| + | {{main|Worgen (playable)}} |
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| + | In ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'', it is revealed that the worgen curse has spread into the secluded kingdom of [[Gilneas]], transforming many of its inhabitants into worgen, called the [[Worgen (playable)|Greymane worgen]]. However, with the help of their night elf allies, they have developed a partial cure to the curse which allows them to retain their sanity even while transformed.<ref>{{questlong|Alliance|5|Last Chance at Humanity}}</ref> |
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| + | After the [[Shattering]], the [[Greymane Wall]] was destroyed, allowing the [[Forsaken]] to attack and invade Gilneas unhindered. The Greymane worgen have been fighting the Forsaken in Gilneas and [[Silverpine Forest]] ever since, but most of their non-worgen citizens had to flee Gilneas to the safety of [[Darnassus]]. The [[night elves]], who created the curse in the first place, felt obliged to help the Greymane worgen. They created a dwelling in Darnassus for them to seek refuge in as the war for their home rages on. Afterwords, Gilneas was re-introduced to the [[Alliance]].<ref>http://www.worldofraids.com/topic/17055-cataclysm-hands-on-worgen-starting-experience/</ref> |
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| − | Recently, after the crash of the [[Exodar]], some draenei arrived to help their broken cousins, but they decided to stay neutral towards the Horde and remain in the Swamp of Sorrows. |
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| + | The Gilneans, many of which are now infected with the worgen curse, are now found across the world, fighting for the Alliance in the [[Southern Barrens]], [[Ashenvale]], [[Felwood]], and many other areas of the world. In Silverpine, former rebel leader [[Darius Crowley]] is leading the [[Gilneas Liberation Front|Worgen offensive]] to defend Gilneas, with the help of [[Ivar Bloodfang]] and the [[Bloodfang pack]]. Recently however, [[Sylvanas Windrunner]] agents kidnapped his daughter [[Lorna Crowley]], holding her for ransom in exchange for Crowley's surrender. Darius ultimately chose to surrender and fled into Gilneas. However Bloodfang continues to the fight against the Forsaken in the [[Hillsbrad Foothills]] and has even recruited the aid of the [[Stormpike Guard]]. |
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| − | ==Battle.net map== |
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| − | Once a tribe of [[furbolg]]s stubbornly held its own against foul creatures invading the swamp. Unfortunately, they weren't able to hold out long. The tileset is called "Felwood".<ref name="Official Blizzard Warcraft 3 multiplayer maps from the game and its expansion.">'Official Blizzard Warcraft 3 multiplayer maps from the game and its expansion.''</ref> |
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| + | Many Worgen have taken up the druidic arts as a way to cope with their transformation, to help control their animalistic side or even to learn more about themselves and the powers that helped their race begin. |
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| − | == Getting there == |
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| − | ;{{Alliance Icon Small}}Alliance:From [[Darkshire]], the player can head east through [[Deadwind Pass]] and into the swamp. |
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| + | ==Description== |
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| − | ;{{Horde Icon Small}}Horde:The Swamp of Sorrows is vital to some lower level Horde quests, but can be difficult to find. See [[Travel Guide:Reaching the Swamp of Sorrows]] for a detailed guide on how to get here. |
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| + | [[File:Chaotic Rush TCG.jpg|thumb|Rawr!]] |
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| + | Worgen usually hunt in packs under the guidance of an Alpha. Alphas are the strongest member of a pack and holds dominion over the other worgen in his or her pack. Those who seek to overthrow the Alpha and take his or her place must best him or her in combat.<ref name=fadedjournal/> |
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| − | ;{{Neutral Icon Small}}Neutral:Alternately for both factions, a player can jump off the [[Thandol Span]] (that separates the [[Wetlands]] from the [[Arathi Highlands]]) into the sea, swim east, then south along the mountainous, impenetrable coast, past the [[Badlands]], [[Burning Steppes]], and the [[Redridge Mountains]] through to the Swamp of Sorrows, and right up to the north end of the [[Misty Reed Strand]]. While it's a very long swim, there are no mobs to deal with (except those in wetlands or Arathi depending on how the player originally got to the span) until the player gets where they need to be to find the crawlers. (Watch for swimming crocs!) |
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| − | :As another alternative, a player can climb a barely noticeable mountain pass (denoted by vegetation) south of [[Render's Valley]] in the Redridge Mountains, which is ''just'' smooth enough to climb, and at its end, an almost unnoticeable gap in mountains to the west. The player has to be careful not to fall at the other side. |
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| + | Resembling a cross between [[human]] and [[dire wolf]], the hunched over creature is roughly humanoid. Its body is covered in coarse, grayish-black fur with twitching claws and snarling teeth. The creature's eyes are mottled yellow in colour, unblinking and devoid of any discernible emotion other than hunger.<ref name="LoC195">''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', pg. 195</ref> |
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| − | :As a third alternative, since Patch 3.2, a player of at least level 58 can take a [[Portal (city)|Portal]] from any capital city to the [[Dark Portal]] in [[Blasted Lands]]. The player has to avoid the nearby demons and take the road north out of the zone. As they enter the Swamp of Sorrows, [[Stonard]] should be just to the east. |
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| + | The worgen are thoroughly evil, delighting in torturing and devouring intelligent creatures. They enjoy hearing the screams of their victims as they tear them apart piece by piece. Worgen never show mercy or remorse. They may seem savage, but they are fairly intelligent and possess a cruel bestial cunning that can come as a surprise to the unprepared. Worgen society is patriarchal, with the eldest male leading the pack. Worgen never challenge leadership; the patriarch leads until he is physically incapable of doing so any longer, at which point his younger kin devour him. The worgen see this not as cruelty, but a great honor — they consume the bodies of their fallen unlike that of their victim's bodies. They believe the flesh and blood of their own kind improves their strength and cunning. Worgen look like humanoid wolves. They dwell in simple huts and usually wear cured leather scraps as rudimentary armor. Worgen do not use weapons, preferring to tear foes apart with their claws. They stand 6 feet tall, except when loping along on all fours, and weigh around 250 pounds. They speak their own language, made up of a variety of growls, barks, and howls.<ref name="MG146">''[[Monster Guide]]'', pg. 146</ref> |
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| − | == Geography == |
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| − | The swamp is aptly named, as the water from the ocean estuary encrusts fallen logs and rocks with salt deposits. The road rises mere inches from the water, painstakingly built to allow travel through this wretched area. This stagnant land is made worse by the jaguars, the hulking bog beasts and the crocolisks, manytoothed beasts that lurk at the water’s edge waiting for travelers.<ref name="Lands of Conflict 59">''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', pg. 59</ref> |
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| + | Most worgen keep their wolf-like forms at all times, but experiments by the [[mage]] [[Arugal]] have resulted in human/worgen "hybrids" who only appear as worgen under the light of the moon. They carry with them a dark, corrupting malaise that grows wherever they infest, making the surrounding area dark and gloomy. |
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| − | [[File:Splinterspear Junction.jpg|thumb|Splinterspear Junction]] |
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| − | The Swamp of Sorrows contains no raid dungeons or battlegrounds. The [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar]] (aka the Sunken Temple), an instanced dungeon for adventurers levels 50-56, can be found in the eastern part of the zone. [[Sorrowmurk]], east of the Sunken Temple, is a micro-dungeon full of elite [[dragonspawn]]. The orc outpost, [[Stonard]], can also be found in this zone, and is a [[Horde]] travel hub (their nearest one to the [[Dark Portal]]), and the location of the master alchemist trainer. [[Harborage]] is a small village of draenei [[broken]], who deal with both the Horde and the Alliance. |
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| + | Worgen are among the few humanoids that can be skinned. |
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| − | Although [[Alliance]] has no travel hub in this zone, both [[Darkshire]] and [[Nethergarde Keep]] are valuable alternatives as their locations lets one run to the Swamp without encountering any enemies on the way. |
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| + | [[File:Worgen Samwise.jpg|thumb]] |
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| − | === Maps and subregions === |
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| − | [[File:WorldMap-SwampOfSorrows.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Map of Swamp of Sorrows]] |
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| + | Fiercely territorial creatures, they rarely stray from the general vicinity of the place in which they first appeared. Fearless beasts, they brazenly prowl near both villages and monster lairs. Although worgen display an apparent fondness for nighttime and its darkness, they can perform equally well in the daytime.<ref name="LoC195"/> |
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| − | ||[[Fallow Sanctuary]] • [[The Forbidding Sea]] • [[The Harborage]] • [[Itharius's Cave]] |
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| − | ||[[Misty Reed Post]] • [[Misty Reed Strand]] • [[Misty Valley]] • [[Pool of Tears]] • [[The Shifting Mire]] |
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| − | ||[[Sorrowmurk]]• [[Splinterspear Junction]] • [[Stagalbog]] • [[Stagalbog Cave]] • [[Stonard]] |
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| − | *[http://wow.gamepressure.com/map.asp?ID=4 Topographic map of Swamp of Sorrows] |
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| − | [[File:Misty Reed Strand.jpg|thumb|Misty Reed Strand]] |
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| + | Pure killing beasts, worgen tend to attack any creatures that they encounter, regardless of whether animal, humanoid, Scourge or something even more fearsome. Strangely, however, worgen refuse to feed on the remains of their victims, preferring to shred and tear the corpses and then to return immediately to prowling. Rumors suggest that worgen somehow receive sustenance continually from their native dimension... as well as guidance from a distant force.<ref name="LoC195"/> |
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| − | ===Dungeons=== |
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| − | | [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar]] || 50-56 |
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| − | | 3 to 5 hours |
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| + | Worgen are usually encountered in small packs near sites of recent intense magical activity.<ref name="LoC195"/> A pack may contain four to twelve individuals.<ref name="MG146"/> A worgen tribe may contain between twenty and two hundred individuals.<ref name="LoC195"/> |
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| − | === Travel hubs === |
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| − | [[File:Stonard.jpg|thumb|Stonard]] |
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| + | The reason for the worgen refusing to devour most of their victims'' may'' be some lingering vestige of sanity in the worgen's minds. |
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| − | ===== {{Horde Icon Small}} [[Flight path]]s from [[Stonard]]===== |
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| − | * [[Grom'Gol Base Camp]], [[Stranglethorn Vale]] |
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| − | * [[Booty Bay]], [[Stranglethorn Vale]] |
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| − | * [[Kargath]], [[Badlands|The Badlands]] |
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| − | * [[Flame Crest]], [[Burning Steppes]] |
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| + | ==Combat== |
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| − | === Adjacent regions === |
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| + | Worgen prefer to hide in shadows before leaping great distances upon their foes. They attack with feral tenacity, slashing with their deadly claws and biting with sharp, infectious fangs. Worgen are nearly fearless and typically fight to the death, relying on their regeneration to save them.<ref name="LoC195"/> |
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| − | | [[Blasted Lands]] |
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| − | | 52-60 || South || By foot only |
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| − | | [[Deadwind Pass]] |
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| − | | 55-70 || West || By foot only |
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| + | Worgen love nothing more than to pounce on an opponent and tear him to ribbons. If a foe is helpless, the worgen delivers a coup de grace before moving on to another target, unless the fight is well in hand. Then it turns to torture (or "playtime") — and the unfortunate victim is almost certain to wish he had died.<ref name="MG146"/> |
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| − | == Notable characters == |
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| − | [[File:The Harborage.jpg|thumb|The Harborage]] |
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| + | The saliva of a worgen carries a dangerous infection that can prove deadly against those who are bitten.<ref name="LoC195"/> |
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| − | {{main|Swamp of Sorrows NPCs}} |
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| + | [[File:Worgen Warrior furiouslooks.jpg|thumb|Worgen player character]] |
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| − | Swamp of Sorrows is home to several characters of note. At Stonard, [[Fel'zerul]] seeks aid in the battle against the Atal'ai. Near the entrance to the Blasted Lands, the [[Fallen Hero of the Horde]] attempts to cleanse the corruption that stems from a grand demon to the south. And southeast of Stonesplinter Junction, [[Watcher Biggs]] sends bold adventurers into the swamp in search of his lost shipment. At the Harborage in the northwest, [[Anchorite Avuun]] studies the [[Lost Ones]] of Fallow Sanctuary in hopes of curing their condition. |
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+ | ==Worgen groups== |
| + | [[File:Worgen Artwork.jpg|thumb]] |
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| − | {{main|Swamp of Sorrows quests}} |
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| + | ;[[Alliance]] |
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| + | * [[Worgen (playable)|Greymane]] - Playable race found in various areas of the world, homeland in [[Gilneas]] {{Cata-inline}} |
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| + | * [[Bloodfang]] - Found in [[Gilneas]] and [[Silverpine Forest]], supporters of the [[Gilneas Liberation Front]] {{Cata-inline}} |
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| + | * [[Hillsbrad Worgen]] - Found in [[Fenris Isle]], these former humans of [[Lordaeron]] have chosen to become worgen in order to support the [[Gilneas Liberation Front]] in their war against the [[Forsaken]] {{Cata-inline}} |
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| + | ;[[Scourge]] |
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| − | {{seealso|Swamp of Sorrows questing guide}} |
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| + | * [[Wolfcult]]/Bloodmoon - Found in the [[Grizzly Hills]] {{Wotlk-inline}} |
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| + | ;[[Independent]]/[[Hostile]] |
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| − | Quests in the Swamp of Sorrows are few and far between, stretched out across level 35-55. A few quests in this zone lead to the [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar]], and so merit a visit. For the most part, however, this zone is seldom seen as a prime questing area. |
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| + | *[[Gilnean Wolfcult]] - A worgen cult found in [[Gilneas]], searching for the [[Scythe of Elune]] |
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| + | * [[Brashwater Crew]] - A group of worgen pirates {{Cata-inline}} |
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| + | * [[Lycanthoth Vandal|Lycanthoth]] - Found in [[Mount Hyjal]] {{Cata-inline}} |
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| + | * [[Nightbane pack|Nightbane]] - Found in [[Duskwood]] |
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| + | * [[Moonrage]] - Found in [[Silverpine Forest]] |
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| + | * [[Shadowfang worgen|Shadowfang]] - Found in [[Shadowfang Keep]] |
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| + | * [[Terrowulf]] - Found in [[Ashenvale Forest]] |
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| + | == Notable worgen == |
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| − | ==Cataclysm== |
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| + | {{main|Worgen NPCs}} |
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| + | {| class="darktable sortable zebra" |
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| − | [[Image:WorldMap-SwampOfSorrows-cata.jpg|thumb|The Swamp of Sorrows in Cataclysm]] |
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| + | ! Name !! class="unsortable"|Role !! Condition !! Location !! class="unsortable"|Allegiance |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Genn}}{{RaceIconExt|Greymane}} {{npc||Genn Greymane}} |
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| + | | King of Gilneas |
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| + | | <font color="limegreen">Alive</font> |
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| + | | [[Gilneas]] and [[Stormwind City]] |
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| + | |[[Gilneas|Kingdom of Gilneas]], [[Alliance]] |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Darius}}{{RaceIconExt|Crowley}} {{npc||Darius Crowley}} |
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| + | | Leader of the [[Gilneas Liberation Front]], former dissenter |
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| + | | <font color="limegreen">Alive</font> |
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| + | | [[Gilneas]] and [[Silverpine Forest]] |
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| + | |[[Gilneas|Kingdom of Gilneas]], [[Alliance]] |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Male|Small}} {{npc||Tobias Mistmantle}} |
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| + | | Gilnean war hero and brother of [[Stalvan Mistmantle]]. |
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| + | | <font color="limegreen">Alive</font> |
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| + | | [[Gilneas]] and [[Duskwood]] |
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| + | |[[Gilneas|Kingdom of Gilneas]], [[Alliance]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Male|Small}} {{npc||Marl Wormthorn}} |
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| + | | Corrupted druid loyal to Burning Legion |
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| + | | <font color="orange">Killable</font> |
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| + | | [[Blasted Lands]] |
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| + | |[[Burning Legion]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Male|Small}} {{npc||Ralaar Fangfire}} |
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| + | | Alpha Prime of the [[Druids of the Scythe]] and [[Gilnean Wolfcult]] |
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| + | | <font color="red">Deceased</font> |
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| + | | |
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| + | |[[Druids of the Scythe]], [[Gilnean Wolfcult]] |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Male|Small}} {{npc||Admiral Ripsnarl}} |
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| + | | Defias Admiral |
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| + | | <font color="orange">Killable</font> |
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| + | | [[Sentinel Hill]], [[Westfall]] |
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| + | |[[Defias Brotherhood]] |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Male|Small}} {{npc||Ivar Bloodfang}} |
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| + | | Leader of the [[Bloodfang pack]] |
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| + | | <font color="limegreen">Alive</font> |
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| + | | [[Gilneas]] |
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| + | | [[Bloodfang pack]], [[Alliance]] |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Small}} {{npc||Big Bad Wolf}} |
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| + | | [[Karazhan]] opera house boss |
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| + | | <font color="orange">Killable</font> |
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| + | | [[Karazhan]], [[Deadwind Pass]] |
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| + | |[[Independent]] |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Small}} {{npc||Garwal}} |
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| + | | Alpha worg of Rivenwood |
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| + | | <font color="orange">Killable</font> |
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| + | | [[Rivenwood]], [[Howling Fjord]] |
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| + | |[[Wolfcult]], [[Scourge]] |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Small}} {{npc||Selas}} |
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| + | | Arugal's lieutenant |
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| + | | <font color="orange">Killable</font> |
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| + | | [[Bloodmoon Isle]], [[Grizzly Hills]] |
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| + | |[[Wolfcult]], [[Scourge]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | ||'''{{RaceIconExt|Worgen|Small}} {{npc||Eviscerator}} |
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| + | | Prisoner/Gladiator |
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| + | | <font color="orange">Killable</font> |
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| + | | [[Blackrock Depths]] |
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| + | |[[Independent]] |
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| + | ==Inspiration== |
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| − | In ''[[Cataclysm]]'', Swamp of Sorrows will be a 50-55 zone.<ref>http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25968836776/current-zone-status/</ref> The [[Alliance]] and [[Horde]] will be fighting siege battles. The Alliance will at last have a proper town in this zone, located on the lakeside near the [[Temple of Atal'Hakkar|Sunken Temple]]. In addition, the coastline that once enclosed the Temple's "lake" is now open to the sea. |
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| + | The worgen bear a strong resemblance to the "Myrkridia" from Bungie's ''Myth II: Soulblighter'' (a contemporary of Starcraft), especially the idea of them being from another dimension. Beside that, the worgen obviously resemble a werewolf as it is known in popular fiction, particularly the part where they managed to get the curse under control and only changed when the moon was up. |
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| + | ==Hunter pet== |
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| − | Areas affected: |
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| + | {{NPC||Garwal}} was a tamable pet during [[Patch 3.1.0|3.1]] until a [[Hotfixes#Tuesday.2C_July_7th|hotfix]] was deployed on 7 July, shortly after the discovery was widely known on the internet. During this time, the tamed Garwal pets were no longer an effective pet as they were stripped of their abilities and could not even be fed. |
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| + | [[Community Manager]] {{blizz}} [[Zarhym]] responded on the forums shortly after the hotfix with this statement: |
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| − | *[[Harborage|The Harborage]]- Has been reinforced with standard Draenei architecture. |
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| + | {{bluepost |
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| − | *[[Pool of Tears]]- Eastern area of the lake is open to the sea. |
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| + | | poster = Zarhym |
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| − | * Other- A new Alliance town has been built on the lakeside of the Pool of Tears. A new port is toward the top of the zone. |
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| + | | date = 2009-07-07 22:49:24 |
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| + | | body = The worgen should not technically belong to any of the pet families and was therefore removed. This means the pet no longer has access to pet talents or abilities. Whether or not similar circumstances with hunter pets in the past have occurred isn’t really relevant. Given the nature of the creature that was tamed in this case, we feel it should not belong to any of the eligible pet families from which a hunter can choose his or her combat companion. |
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| + | <p>...We don't want hunters to have worgens as pets. That is the reason whether you find it reasonable or not.</p> |
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| − | == Inspiration == |
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| + | | title = Re: Worgen pet. |
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| − | The name Swamp of Sorrows is most likely an homage to The Neverending Story's The Swamp of Sadness, where Atreyu loses his horse Artax. |
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| + | | link = http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/18312415683-worgen-pet-dev-please-respond.html |
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| + | }} |
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| + | On 21 July, the Garwal skin (appearance) was changed to a normal white [[worg]] for all players who had tamed him, and normal pet abilities were restored for those players. |
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| − | == Resources == |
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| − | [[File:Pool of Tears.jpg|thumb|Pool of Tears]] |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| − | * [[Herb]]s |
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| + | <gallery captionalign="left"> |
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| − | ** [[Stranglekelp]] |
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| + | File:MGWorgen.jpg |
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| − | ** [[Kingsblood]] |
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| + | File:CurseWorgen2CoverSample.jpg |
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| − | ** [[Liferoot]] |
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| + | File:CurseWorgen3CoverSample.jpg |
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| − | ** [[Fadeleaf]] |
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| + | File:Worgen infobox.jpg |
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| − | ** [[Goldthorn]] |
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| + | File:Worgen warrior.jpg |
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| − | ** [[Khadgar's Whisker]] |
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| + | File:Grimson the Pale.jpg|Worgen |
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| − | ** [[Blindweed]] (One of the few regions where you can gather it.) |
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| + | File:Garwal.png|Worgen in Northrend |
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| − | * [[Leather]] |
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| + | File:Worgen Warrior 2.jpg|Early Cataclysm model |
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| − | ** [[Green Whelp Scale]] (Skinning level 34-36 [[whelp]]s) |
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| + | File:FWPlate.jpg|Female worgen<br/>''(early model)'' |
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| − | ** [[Shadowcat Hide]] (Skinning level 37-43 [[Panther]]s) |
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| + | File:Worgen (human form).jpg|Gilneas human form concept art |
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| − | ** [[Worn Dragonscale]] (Skinning level 40-60 [[whelps]]/[[wyrmkin]]) |
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| + | File:Gilneas human concept art.jpg|Gilneas human form concept art |
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| − | ** [[Green Dragonscale]] (Skinning level 40-60 elite [[whelp]]s and [[wyrmkin]] in around [[the Temple of Atal'Hakkar]]) |
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| + | File:Garm Whitefang.jpg |
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| − | * [[Ore]] |
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| − | ** [[Silver Vein]] |
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| − | ** [[Iron Deposit]] |
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| − | ** [[Gold Vein]] |
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| − | ** [[Mithril Deposit]] |
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| − | ** [[Truesilver Deposit]] |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| − | == Wild creatures == |
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| − | [[File:Itharius's Cave.jpg|thumb|Itharius's Cave]] |
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| + | =See also= |
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| − | *[[Bog Beast]]s |
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| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Tainted one]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[The Book of Ur]] |
| + | *[[Jitters' Completed Journal]] |
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| − | *[[Dragonspawn]] (green) |
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| + | *[[Velinde's Journal]] |
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| − | *[[Dragon Whelp]]s (green) |
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| + | *[[Torment of the Worgen]] |
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| − | *[[Drake]]s (green) |
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| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Faded Journal]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Werewolf]] |
| − | *[[ |
+ | *[[Garwal]] |
| − | *[[Ooze]]s |
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| − | *[[Shark]]s |
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| − | *[[Spider]]s |
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| − | *[[Swamp Jaguar]]s |
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Revision as of 00:06, 7 September 2011
- For the playable race, see Worgen (playable).
| Worgen | |
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| Faction/Affiliation |
Alliance (Gilneas) Scourge (Arugal's Wolfcult) Independent |
| Character classes | Death knight, Druid, Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Warlock, Warrior |
| Racial capital | Howling Oak, Darnassus (by way of Gilneas City) |
| Racial leader(s) |
 King Genn Greymane  Archmage Arugal  Darius Crowley |
| Homeworld | Unknown |
| Language(s) | Worgen |
| Height | 6 - 7 feet |
| Weight | 250 - 300 lbs |
| Sources: Monster Guide, 146-147 | |
Worgen are large, lupine humanoids reminiscent of a werewolf that walks upright, but lopes on all fours to run.
History
Origin
Long ago, amid a brutal war between the night elves and the demonic satyrs in Kalimdor, a group of druids practiced a powerful yet unwieldy form that embodied the fury of the wolf Ancient, Goldrinn. Taught by Ralaar Fangfire, these Druids of the Pack sought to temper the uncontrollable rage inherent in their chosen form. To do so, they willingly submitted to the energies of the Scythe of Elune, a mystical artifact created from Goldrinn’s fang and the staff of Elune.
Rather than abate the druids’ fury, however, the weapon transformed Ralaar and his followers into worgen: bestial humanoids enslaved by their own primal instincts. Blinded by all-consuming rage, Ralaar’s druids tore through friend and foe alike during battle with the satyrs. Night elves wounded by the unruly beasts contracted a virulent curse that turned them into worgen as well. Desperate to stanch the affliction’s spread, Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage mournfully banished the worgen to a pocket dimension of the Emerald Dream, where they would be in peaceful slumber for all eternity.[1]
Lo'Gosh is the source of the worgen transformation.[2]
Release
Years later, several individuals started investigating about the worgen. Ur, a mage of Dalaran, did research on worgen but never summoned them. He found out that the worgen seemed to hail from a dark and treacherous world, from which there was no corner which was truly safe.[3] Another of these individuals was Archmage Arugal. Frustrated by the destruction of Dalaran by the Scourge and against the advice of his peers, Archmage Arugal elected to summon an army of the extra-dimensional entities by using Ur's research. With King Genn Greymane's blessing, these original worgen -- cursed druids from Azeroth's ancient past -- were then released from their prison.
The summoned worgen fought at first against the undead armies, but quickly turned on the wizards themselves. Unfortunately, the methods of removing them from their prison did not appear to be reversible, which left the insane druids unfettered and unrestrained.[4] The curse of the worgen rapidly spread among the human population, transforming ordinary men and women into ravenous, feral creatures. They sieged the keep of the noble Baron Silverlaine. Situated above the tiny hamlet of Pyrewood, the keep quickly fell into shadow and ruin.
Driven mad with guilt, Arugal adopted the worgen as his children and retreated to Silverlaine's former mansion, the estate now known as Shadowfang Keep. He then cursed the village people of Pyrewood to turn into worgen whenever the sun went down.[5] The curse, however, was not contained.
At approximately the same time, the night elf Sentinel Velinde Starsong was given the task of clearing Felwood of demons. She prayed to Elune and was granted the Scythe of Elune, which had been the tool for the creation of the original worgen, and which could also summon worgen. Velinde received a vision after touching the scythe, in which the worgen battled an unflinching enemy, Lords of the Emerald Flame, in a vicious war.[6] In reality, the Lords were the satyr that had fought against the night elves and worgen in the War of the Satyr.
Using the Scythe of Elune, Velinde was able to summon a very large number of worgen to fight at her side against the demons. Later Velinde began to notice that some of her force were unaccounted for. It was as though the Scythe of Elune no longer required her presence to perform the summoning process. Perplexed by this development, she ordered the remaining worgen to remain at the Shrine of Mel'Thandris in Ashenvale and began to search for Archmage Arugal, whom she had heard also summoned worgen.[6] From that point on her fate became a mystery, but it was rumored that she was killed in Duskwood and lost the Scythe of Elune.[7] Black Riders from Deadwind Pass came to Duskwood looking for the Scythe and murdered a family of farmers in the search to find it.[8] The Terrowulf worgen tribe stayed at the Shrine in Ashenvale for a while, and eventually left, though it is not known where they went.
It is also known that the dark mage Morganth was searching for the Scythe of Elune, and stole 
[Ur's Treatise on Shadow Magic] as well.[9]
Wrath of the Lich King
Eventually, Arugal was killed, and the worgen under his protection turned to live on the wilds of Silverpine Forest. In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Arthas discovered Arugal's activities and brought him back from the dead to work for him. This also meant that several worgen under Arugal's command, the Bloodmoon worgen, allied with the Scourge in Northrend, staying in particular in the Grizzly Hills.[10]
Cataclysm
Concept art of a new Gilnean worgen.
- Main article: Worgen (playable)
In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, it is revealed that the worgen curse has spread into the secluded kingdom of Gilneas, transforming many of its inhabitants into worgen, called the Greymane worgen. However, with the help of their night elf allies, they have developed a partial cure to the curse which allows them to retain their sanity even while transformed.[11]
After the Shattering, the Greymane Wall was destroyed, allowing the Forsaken to attack and invade Gilneas unhindered. The Greymane worgen have been fighting the Forsaken in Gilneas and Silverpine Forest ever since, but most of their non-worgen citizens had to flee Gilneas to the safety of Darnassus. The night elves, who created the curse in the first place, felt obliged to help the Greymane worgen. They created a dwelling in Darnassus for them to seek refuge in as the war for their home rages on. Afterwords, Gilneas was re-introduced to the Alliance.[12]
The Gilneans, many of which are now infected with the worgen curse, are now found across the world, fighting for the Alliance in the Southern Barrens, Ashenvale, Felwood, and many other areas of the world. In Silverpine, former rebel leader Darius Crowley is leading the Worgen offensive to defend Gilneas, with the help of Ivar Bloodfang and the Bloodfang pack. Recently however, Sylvanas Windrunner agents kidnapped his daughter Lorna Crowley, holding her for ransom in exchange for Crowley's surrender. Darius ultimately chose to surrender and fled into Gilneas. However Bloodfang continues to the fight against the Forsaken in the Hillsbrad Foothills and has even recruited the aid of the Stormpike Guard.
Many Worgen have taken up the druidic arts as a way to cope with their transformation, to help control their animalistic side or even to learn more about themselves and the powers that helped their race begin.
Description
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Worgen usually hunt in packs under the guidance of an Alpha. Alphas are the strongest member of a pack and holds dominion over the other worgen in his or her pack. Those who seek to overthrow the Alpha and take his or her place must best him or her in combat.[4]
Resembling a cross between human and dire wolf, the hunched over creature is roughly humanoid. Its body is covered in coarse, grayish-black fur with twitching claws and snarling teeth. The creature's eyes are mottled yellow in colour, unblinking and devoid of any discernible emotion other than hunger.[13]
The worgen are thoroughly evil, delighting in torturing and devouring intelligent creatures. They enjoy hearing the screams of their victims as they tear them apart piece by piece. Worgen never show mercy or remorse. They may seem savage, but they are fairly intelligent and possess a cruel bestial cunning that can come as a surprise to the unprepared. Worgen society is patriarchal, with the eldest male leading the pack. Worgen never challenge leadership; the patriarch leads until he is physically incapable of doing so any longer, at which point his younger kin devour him. The worgen see this not as cruelty, but a great honor — they consume the bodies of their fallen unlike that of their victim's bodies. They believe the flesh and blood of their own kind improves their strength and cunning. Worgen look like humanoid wolves. They dwell in simple huts and usually wear cured leather scraps as rudimentary armor. Worgen do not use weapons, preferring to tear foes apart with their claws. They stand 6 feet tall, except when loping along on all fours, and weigh around 250 pounds. They speak their own language, made up of a variety of growls, barks, and howls.[14]
Most worgen keep their wolf-like forms at all times, but experiments by the mage Arugal have resulted in human/worgen "hybrids" who only appear as worgen under the light of the moon. They carry with them a dark, corrupting malaise that grows wherever they infest, making the surrounding area dark and gloomy.
Worgen are among the few humanoids that can be skinned.
Fiercely territorial creatures, they rarely stray from the general vicinity of the place in which they first appeared. Fearless beasts, they brazenly prowl near both villages and monster lairs. Although worgen display an apparent fondness for nighttime and its darkness, they can perform equally well in the daytime.[13]
Pure killing beasts, worgen tend to attack any creatures that they encounter, regardless of whether animal, humanoid, Scourge or something even more fearsome. Strangely, however, worgen refuse to feed on the remains of their victims, preferring to shred and tear the corpses and then to return immediately to prowling. Rumors suggest that worgen somehow receive sustenance continually from their native dimension... as well as guidance from a distant force.[13]
Worgen are usually encountered in small packs near sites of recent intense magical activity.[13] A pack may contain four to twelve individuals.[14] A worgen tribe may contain between twenty and two hundred individuals.[13]
The reason for the worgen refusing to devour most of their victims may be some lingering vestige of sanity in the worgen's minds.
Combat
Worgen prefer to hide in shadows before leaping great distances upon their foes. They attack with feral tenacity, slashing with their deadly claws and biting with sharp, infectious fangs. Worgen are nearly fearless and typically fight to the death, relying on their regeneration to save them.[13]
Worgen love nothing more than to pounce on an opponent and tear him to ribbons. If a foe is helpless, the worgen delivers a coup de grace before moving on to another target, unless the fight is well in hand. Then it turns to torture (or "playtime") — and the unfortunate victim is almost certain to wish he had died.[14]
The saliva of a worgen carries a dangerous infection that can prove deadly against those who are bitten.[13]
Worgen player character
Worgen groups
- Greymane - Playable race found in various areas of the world, homeland in Gilneas
- Bloodfang - Found in Gilneas and Silverpine Forest, supporters of the Gilneas Liberation Front
- Hillsbrad Worgen - Found in Fenris Isle, these former humans of Lordaeron have chosen to become worgen in order to support the Gilneas Liberation Front in their war against the Forsaken
- Wolfcult/Bloodmoon - Found in the Grizzly Hills
- Gilnean Wolfcult - A worgen cult found in Gilneas, searching for the Scythe of Elune
- Brashwater Crew - A group of worgen pirates
- Lycanthoth - Found in Mount Hyjal
- Nightbane - Found in Duskwood
- Moonrage - Found in Silverpine Forest
- Shadowfang - Found in Shadowfang Keep
- Terrowulf - Found in Ashenvale Forest
Notable worgen
- Main article: Worgen NPCs
Inspiration
The worgen bear a strong resemblance to the "Myrkridia" from Bungie's Myth II: Soulblighter (a contemporary of Starcraft), especially the idea of them being from another dimension. Beside that, the worgen obviously resemble a werewolf as it is known in popular fiction, particularly the part where they managed to get the curse under control and only changed when the moon was up.
Hunter pet
Garwal was a tamable pet during 3.1 until a hotfix was deployed on 7 July, shortly after the discovery was widely known on the internet. During this time, the tamed Garwal pets were no longer an effective pet as they were stripped of their abilities and could not even be fed.
Community Manager 
Zarhym responded on the forums shortly after the hotfix with this statement:
Re: Worgen pet. | 2009-07-07 22:49 | Zarhym
...We don't want hunters to have worgens as pets. That is the reason whether you find it reasonable or not.
On 21 July, the Garwal skin (appearance) was changed to a normal white worg for all players who had tamed him, and normal pet abilities were restored for those players.
Gallery
- MGWorgen.jpg
Worgen
Worgen in Northrend
- Worgen Warrior 2.jpg
Early Cataclysm model
Female worgen
(early model)Gilneas human form concept art
Gilneas human form concept art
See also
- Tainted one
- [The Book of Ur]
- [Jitters' Completed Journal]
- [Velinde's Journal]
- [Torment of the Worgen]
- [Faded Journal]
- Werewolf
- Garwal
References
- ^
- ^ Medievaldragon. 2011-07-23. SDCC 2011 – Gallery Books Reveals Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo Books Line-Up. Blizzplanet. Accessed 2011-07-24.
- ^ [The Book of Ur]
- ^ a b [Faded Journal]
- ^ WoW -> Info -> Basics -> World Dungeons (Shadowfang Keep) (Retrieved 08-27-2010)
- ^ a b [Velinde's Journal]
- ^ [30] The Scythe of Elune
- ^ [Jitters' Completed Journal]
- ^ [28] Ur's Treatise on Shadow Magic
- ^ [75G3] Hour of the Worg (And quest chain)
- ^ [5] Last Chance at Humanity
- ^ http://www.worldofraids.com/topic/17055-cataclysm-hands-on-worgen-starting-experience/
- ^ a b c d e f g Lands of Conflict, pg. 195
- ^ a b c Monster Guide, pg. 146
[30] 
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