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| name = Slate Quicksand
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| image = Worgen-Icon.jpg
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| image = Slate Quicksand.jpg
| name = Worgen
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| title = Arch Geomancer
| faction = Alliance
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| level = 83
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| type = Elite
| character = [[Death knight]], [[Druid]], [[Hunter]], [[Mage]], [[Priest]], [[Rogue]], [[Warlock]], [[Warrior]]
 
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| faction = Neutral
| language = [[Common (language)|Common]]
 
| slang = None
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| repfaction =
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| health = 161,043
| start = [[Gilneas City]], [[Gilneas]]
 
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| mana = 8,516
| leader ={{RaceIconExt|Genn}}{{RaceIconExt|Greymane}} [[Genn Greymane|King Genn Greymane]]
 
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| aggro = {{aggro|1|1}}
| capital = [[Howling Oak|The Howling Oak]], [[Darnassus]] (by way of [[Gilneas City]])
 
| mount = None (See [[Running Wild]])}}
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| race = Earthen | creature = Humanoid
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| gender = Male
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| location = [[The Quaking Fields]], [[Deepholm]] {{coords|30.7|77.9|Deepholm}}
 
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The '''worgen''' are a race of feral wolf-beasts whose very name inspires fear. Worgen are the new playable Alliance race introduced in ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'' and are able to choose a class from [[death knight]], [[druid]], [[warrior]], [[hunter]], [[mage]], [[priest]], [[rogue]], or [[warlock]]. Outside of combat, worgen can appear in either their human form or their worgen form. However, they will immediately turn into their worgen form should they enter combat or activate their [[Darkflight]] or [[Running Wild]] racial abilities.
 
   
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'''Slate Quicksand''' is an [[Earthen]] quest giver found in [[Deepholm]].
==History==
 
{{main|Worgen}}
 
   
===Origins===
 
The worgen curse originated from a [[druid|druidic]] sect who followed [[Goldrinn]], known as Druids of the Scythe. They shapeshifted into the feral worgen and eventually lost their minds to its violent nature. The other druids agreed that they must be locked away, and thus put them into eternal slumber deep beneath a tree... until the day [[Arugal]] and [[Velinde Starsong]] tampered with the [[Scythe of Elune]], releasing them.
 
   
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==Quests==
The curse could not be contained, persisting in the lands of [[Silverpine]] and extending into the walled nation of [[Gilneas]], where the curse rapidly reached epidemic levels. The citizens of Gilneas found themselves trapped, with no hope of escape. They retreated deeper within the isolated domain, and there they survived, fearful of the savage presence that lurked just outside the barricades.
 
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* [[Quest:The Quaking Fields]] {{questfinish}}
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* [[Quest:The Axe of Earthly Sundering]] {{queststartfinish}}
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* [[Quest:Elemental Ore]] {{queststartfinish}}
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* [[Quest:One With the Ground]] {{queststart}}
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* [[Quest:Bring Down the Avalanche]] {{queststart}}
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* [[Quest:Down Into the Chasm]] {{questfinish}}
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* [[Quest:Sprout No More]] {{queststartfinish}}
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* [[Quest:Fungal Monstrosities]] {{queststartfinish}}
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* [[Quest:A Slight Problem]] {{queststart}}
   
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== Patch changes ==
Tensions among the displaced citizens escalated over time, resulting in a civil war that now threatened to destabilize the embattled nation even more. There were those among the Gilneans, however, who clinged to hope. Many believed that a cure for the worgen curse may exist, although others had nearly given up, fearful that if the barricades should fall, their humanity would be lost forever.<ref>{{ref web |url=http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/worgen.html |title=World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Features - Worgen |accessdate=2009-09-30 }}</ref>
 
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== External links ==
===Induction to the Alliance===
 
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[[Image:Cataclysm Worgen.png|right|250px|thumb| An outdated model of a male Worgen rogue from the ''Cataclysm'' Beta]]
 
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After the [[Shattering]], the [[Greymane Wall]] was destroyed. Setting their sights on the vulnerable country of Gilneas, the [[Forsaken]] have started an invasion of the kingdom. In their hour of greatest need, the worgen of [[Gilneas]] called out for their old allies' aid. As it was the [[night elves]] who created the curse in the first place, they felt obliged to help their newfound allies.<ref>http://www.worldofraids.com/topic/17055-cataclysm-hands-on-worgen-starting-experience/</ref> The Gilneans are now back in the [[Alliance]], and with their new allies by their side they aren't giving up their home without a fight.
 
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==Your character==
 
When starting a worgen character, the first 5-6 levels are played as a human fighting in the Gilneas civil war at the beginning of the worgen invasion of Gilneas City. After finishing the questline in Gilneas City, during which the player becomes a worgen, the player is moved to [[Duskhaven]], prior to the Forsaken invasion of Gilneas.
 
   
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[[Category:Earthen]]
When creating a worgen character, a human stands in the background displaying the worgen's human form.
 
 
[[Category:Deepholm NPCs]]
 
 
[[Category:Quest givers]]
==Lore reasons for classes==
 
===Druid===
 
As stated above the worgen curse was created by night elf druids, and the night elves feel somewhat responsible and are helping the worgen fight for their city. During this time the night elves have taught the worgen the terms of magic that led to their creation, druidism.
 
 
The presence of harvest-witches like [[Celestine of the Harvest|Celestine]] suggests that Gilneans already had a good start with druidism. She makes reference of druid practices being "the old ways" and recounts a time when their powers supplied food during a time of famine, pointing to druidic roots as a base, even before night elf contact. This is agreed with in "Lord of the Pack" short story when [[Genn Greymane]] stated "He had heard that druidism was practiced among some of Gilneas's agrarian folk, but he hadn't been exposed to it until recently".
 
 
===Mage, warlock, priest, rogue, warrior and hunter===
 
The worgen have retained the skills they had as human citizens and choose to continue using them after their transformation.
 
 
===Death knights===
 
Worgen death knights are former slaves of [[Arugal]]. These former Gilnean citizens of Pyrewood Village managed to escape the wizard's control only to fall prey to the [[Lich King]]. During the Death Knight starting quests, you learn how Worgen death knights came to be.
 
 
:{{text|say|[[Lord Harford]]|Come to finish the job, have you?}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|You'll look me in the eyes when...}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|<Name>?}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|<Name>, I'd recognize that face anywhere... What... What have they done to you, <name>?}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford says|You don't remember me? We were both servants of [[Arugal]] back in [[Silverpine Forest]]. We put up with his merciless torture for ages. It was you who saved me on that fateful night when we escaped [[Shadowfang Keep]].}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|Without you I would have died. YOU! The most noble worgen I ever knew.}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|What have they done to you, <name>? How could this have happened?}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|Remember the worgen you once were, <brother/sister>! You were our savior! Fight this!}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|Listen to me <name>. You must fight against the [[Lich King]]'s control. He is a monster that wants to see this world - our world - in ruin.}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|Don't let him use you to accomplish his goals. You were once a hero and you can be again.}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|Fight, damn you! Fight his control!}}
 
:{{text|yell|Knight Commander Plaguefist|What's going on in there? What's taking so long, <name>?}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|There... There's no more time for me. I'm done for. Finish me off, <name>. Do it or they'll kill us both. <Name>... Remember [[Gilneas]], our beloved home. This world is worth saving.}}
 
:{{text|say|Lord Harford|Do it, <name>! Put me out of my misery!}}
 
 
==Starting attributes==
 
{| class="darktable zebra" style="text-align:right;"
 
! || ''Base''<ref>Added base stats to worgen obtained via gameplay video from Blizzcon showing stats of mage at level 6 with arcane intellect, then subtracting back to level 1.</ref> || {{Class|Mage}} || {{Class|Priest}} || {{Class|Rogue}} ||{{Class|Warlock}} || {{Class|Warrior}} || {{Class|Druid}} || {{Class|Hunter}} || {{Class|Death Knight}}
 
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|[[Attributes#Strength|Strength]] || 23 || 23 || 23 || 23 || 23 || 26 || 24 || 23 || 111
 
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|[[Attributes#Agility|Agility]] || 22 || 22 || 22 || 25 || 22 || 22 || 22 || 25 || 75
 
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|[[Attributes#Stamina|Stamina]] || 20 || 20 || 20 || 21 || 21 || 22 || 20 || 21 || 99
 
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|[[Attributes#Intellect|Intellect]] ||16 || 19 || 18 || 16 || 18 || 16 || 18 || 16 || 25
 
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|[[Attributes#Spirit|Spirit]] || 19 || 21 || 22 || 19 || 21 || 19 || 21 || 20 || 41
 
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==Racial Abilities==
 
{| class="darktable zebra" style="width: 430px; text-align:left;"
 
!style="text-align:left"|[[Image:Ability_racial_darkflight.png|32px]] [[Darkflight]] (3 min cooldown)
 
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|Activates your true form, increasing movement speed by 40% for 10 sec.||
 
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!style="text-align:left"|[[File:Ability_racial_viciousness.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;Viciousness ''(passive)''
 
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|Increases critical strike chance by 1%.||
 
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!style="text-align:left"|[[File:Ability_racial_aberration.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Aberration]] ''(passive)''
 
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|Increases your resistance to harmful Nature and Shadow effects by 1.||
 
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!style="text-align:left"|[[File:Ability_racial_flayer.png|32px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;Flayer ''(passive)''
 
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|Skinning skill increased by 15 and allows you to skin 0.5 seconds faster.
 
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!style="text-align:left"|[[Image:Ability_racial_twoforms.png|32px]] [[Two Forms]] (1.5 sec cooldown)
 
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|Transforms you between human and worgen forms. You will revert to worgen form in combat.||
 
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!style="text-align:left"|[[Image:Ability_mount_blackdirewolf.png|32px]] [[Running Wild]] (1.5 sec cooldown)
 
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|Drop to all fours to run as fast as a wild animal.||
 
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==Mounts==
 
Worgen do not have a racial mount, but instead have [[Running Wild]], in which they take to all fours and travel at mount speed. [[Running Wild]] is automatically learned at level 20; Worgen players need not visit a riding trainer or any other NPC to gain access to this ability.
 
 
Running Wild is a different mechanic than the removed [[tauren]] [[Plainsrunning]] ability. <ref>[http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/26850256683/running-wild/ Blue posts from MMO-Champion]</ref>
 
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery widths="120" captionalign="left">
 
File:Worgen screen.jpg|Male worgen warrior
 
File:Worgen Warrior 2.jpg|Worgen seen at BlizzCon
 
File:Worgen druid.jpg|Male worgen druid
 
File:Worgen mage.jpg|Male worgen mage
 
File:FWChain.jpg|Female worgen<br/>''(early model)''
 
File:FWCloth.jpg|Female worgen<br/>''(early model)''
 
File:FWLeather.jpg|Female worgen<br/>''(early model)''
 
File:FWPlate.jpg|Female worgen<br/>''(early model)''
 
File:Worgen (human form).jpg|A Gilnean worgen in human form
 
File:Worgen mount.jpg|Concept artwork of the worgen racial mount; not finalized<ref>{{ref web|url=http://wow.incgamers.com/blog/comments/wow-director-j-allen-brack-interview/|title=WoW Director J Allen Brack Interview|accessdate=2009-09-30|author=Maticus|date=2009-08-25|publisher=WorldofWar.net }}</ref> Subsequently removed.
 
File:Worgencreation.jpg|Worgen creation screen
 
File:Worgen rogue.jpg|Worgen in stealth mode/animation
 
File:Worgen infobox.jpg|Worgen artwork
 
File:Worgen Warrior.jpg|Worgen artwork
 
File:worgen druid in cat form.jpg|Worgen druid in cat form
 
File:worgenbear.jpg|Worgen druid in bear form
 
File:Gilneas human concept art.jpg|Gilneas human form concept art
 
File:Femaleworgens.jpg|Female Worgen Model<br/>''(Outdated)''
 
</gallery>
 
 
==Videos==
 
<youtube>EtU6qXM4ujo</youtube><!--Worgen intro in Cataclysm-->
 
<youtube>jwlfJmuY1GI</youtube><!--Worgen Cinematic-->
 
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
 
==External links==
 
{{elink|type=wowus|link=http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/}}
 
{{Youtubelink|t2tb-OBe6iY|desc=A playthrough of the worgen starting zone by Jessie Cox of OMFGcata, Part 1}}<!--Users can see further parts using the link, don't add others-->
 
 
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[[es:Huargen (jugable)]]
 
[[ru:Ворген (доступно игроку)]]
 
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Revision as of 18:59, 15 February 2011

NeutralSlate Quicksand
Image of Slate Quicksand
Title <Arch Geomancer>
Gender Male
Race Earthen (Humanoid)
Level 83 Elite
Reaction Alliance Horde
Location The Quaking Fields, Deepholm [30.7, 77.9]VZ-DeepholmBlip


Slate Quicksand is an Earthen quest giver found in Deepholm.


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