They don’t, because that questline occurred before Cataclysm. Before Cataclysm, worgen were kill on sight. Wrath of the Lich King occurs at year 27, while worgen were still considered inhuman. They were not considered “acceptable” until after Gilneas, which occurs at year 28. See worgen curse: prejudice.
“Worgen. Blasted, Light-forsaken, filth-ridden worgen. It’s time we showed the locals what us civilized folk do with beasts like them.” - Lieutenant Dumont, Quest: Escape from Silverbrook
I meant that both are valid options and neither excludes the other.
That there are werewolves described with tail and without tail and that there is no information in the lore that defines that worgens must invariably be without tails.
Then, an optional cosmetic could be created.
I feel that worgen is incomplete and little feral without a tail.
No. Classical werewolves, which the worgen are based on, had no tails. I dislike the idea of removing the werewolf image (The classical werewolf) by giving worgen tails simply to satisfy a small percent of the player base trying to make their worgen look like their furry OC.
Lycanthropy isn’t bound to a language or cultural group. The first worgen were night elves in World of Warcraft. And in some of the older fairy tales of werewolves, the alpha werewolf could undergo transformation through rage or being stuck with a wolfbane (Or if they went fully feral).
The only reason the worgen in World of Warcraft can freely transform from human to worgen is because they -somewhatly- broke their curse and retained most of their humanity.
I’d say more feral worgen would have tails. When a werewolf completely loses themselves the curse, they’d transform into a wolf.
Yup, that is 100% against ToS. Sooooo… #NOPE And it’s not even a mod that does it, you literally have the change the model , that is why those people that used a certain thing to make custom armors and such got a 6 month ban. Sure it was lifted but it’s that very method is what players risked to put tails on their worgens. An actual mod does not change the models.
Grozah, there is no “classical werewolves” canon to refer to. The idea of people turning to wolves is tens of thousands of years old and appears virtually all over the world. Even in ancient cave paintings, they always have tails.
not having a tail is a recent (1940’s Universal monster movies) invention. It was a shortcut to save $$$ on effects and costuming. Pop culture has occasionally imitated those movies since, but it is not “established” nor “classical”, it’s lazy and illogical.
Worgen are bipedal wolves. Almost everything about them is wolf-like. Randomly having them have primate-butts has always looked weird to people who understand how animal and human bodies are structured,
Players want tail options. Stop arguing against something so simple and obviously good. If you don’t want a tail, we totally support you not selecting one.
Ah! Well I’ll see what I can do. Though I don’t know how different the publishing might be across languages.
Curse of the Worgen (2011)
Curse of the Worgen is five parts, issues 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The series follows the investigations of the Gilnean detective Halford Ramsey, and gives an in-depth depiction of the creation of the worgen long ago, how they got to Gilneas, a day-by-day look leading up to the worgen attack, the truth behind it, and an epilogue involving Velinde Starsong. The comic show you what was really going on during the starting zone, and shows you what is happening in different locations while you are not there.
Dark Riders occurs in Duskwood, days before the events of Curse of the Worgen. Adventurers, the Dark Riders, and the Wolf Cult are all in pursuit of the Scythe of Elune, which has just resurfaced. It was intended to be a miniseries, but was made into one graphic novel.
Lord of His Pack is a short story taking place right after the events of the starting zone and Curse of the Worgen, on the night elf ships as the Gilneans are evacuating to Darnassus. While on the ship, Genn Greymane is beset by memories of the past, including the split from the Alliance, the Gilneas civil war, moments with his son, his order to summon the worgen, and how exactly he was bitten.
Wolfheart is the full length novel, and occurs after the Gilneans have already arrived in Darnassus and have begun to hunt in the forests of Teldrassil. Worgen are mentioned in recent novels as well - such as Before the Storm - but Wolfheart delved into what exactly worgen are like, how they communicate, how they hunt on all fours, and how exactly they joined the Alliance. It also gives far more details on the Ritual of Balance the player undergoes in Gilneas, when Varian Wrynn himself takes the ritual, and we are given a front row seat of the visions it enacts.
I didn’t know about “Lord of his pack”, i’ll look into it.
Curse of the worgens was released in 3 parts in France and Dark riders in 2 parts and hell they were costly.
I don’t want to imagine how much it would have cost to me if it was published in 5 parts for the first.
“Tailless werewolves is only because movies” is my favorite thing I’ve heard here, largely on how false that is.
One of my favorite established and classic authors wrote a werewolf novel. Cycle of the Werewolf (1983) by Stephen King. You might’ve heard of him. Authors do not need to pay for costuming and animatronics, and he chose to have a classic werewolf with no tail. And he’s not the only one.
1896 - The Were-wolf by Clemence Housman
1951 - Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
1977 - The Howling by Gary Brandner
1983 - Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
I love how you say “they have always had tails”. If you don’t like movies, and don’t like books, let’s look at some oldschool stuff, shall we?
1512 - Woodcut of a werewolf attack by Lucas Cranach der Ältere
1524 - Lycaon, after Raphael by Agostino dei Musi
1589 - Engraving of Lycaon by Hendrik Goltzius
1722 - German woodcut of werewolf
Through literature, film, and folklore alike, werewolves have been depicted in a number of different ways. Tailed or otherwise. How the werewolf is depicted is up to the artist. In this case, Blizzard. And Blizzard’s lycanthrope - the Worgen - has been as it is since its creation. And through several remodelings as well, showing that they do not want to change worgen. Respect that.
