How did Greymane become a worgen?

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Like when exactly did that happen…
It wasn’t when Arugal pulled the worgen card during the scourge invasion, was it?

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I think they talk about it in the comics, he has his own comic that’s actually pretty good from what I hear.

Then again I hear like… all the Warcraft comics are pretty 10/10.

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During the Third War, a massive sea of undead Scourge marched in waves upon the Greymane Wall. The Gilneans defended the wall for days, but for every undead that fell, another took its place. Greymane had secretly consulted with Kirin Tor Archmage Arugal, a Gilnean patriot who had discovered a way to summon worgen, feral creatures from another dimension, to use as an instrument against the Scourge.

Desperate to protect his people, and telling no one of his plan, Greymane ordered Arugal to summon the worgen in an effort to protect his nation. Yet the feral creatures soon spread their curse throughout the human population of Silverpine Forest, infecting Gilnean soldiers stationed beyond the Greymane Wall. Before long the affliction had advanced through the legendary barrier and was gradually eating away at Gilneas’ humanity. As reports of strange attacks and disappearances rose, fear took root in the hearts of Greymane’s people.

To counter the threat, Greymane and his nobles, including Godfrey, Ashbury and Lord Marley, would secretly hold hunting parties during the full moons into The Blackwald to track down and shoot any feral worgen they came across. During one of these trips, Greymane went ahead by himself in pursuit of a worgen and it ambushed him, biting him in the shoulder before he could shoot it and infecting him with the curse. Knowing that the nobles would shoot him as well if they saw the bite, something he would do himself and would expect no less of them, Greymane panicked. His jacket apparently not damaged, he wiped the blood from his shoulder then ripped off a piece of his satchel to stuff under the shoulder lining (presumably to absorb any bleeding and conceal any deformation of his shoulder) and pulled up the collar as high as it would go. As he hoped, his deception would prove successful.

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Indeed they are.

Almost all of Varians story takes place in the comics, and it’s honestly some of Blizzards best writing.

A shame so many will never see.

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All except the Med’an stuff.

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I honestly forgot he existed.

All the better.

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^ This. It is described in detail during Genn’s short story, Lord of his Pack, which you can find on the WoW website.

What I find most interesting about this particular detail is Genn’s control. Many believe that worgen go mindless if bitten, and not “cured” by the Tal’doren ritual.

Meanwhile Genn was bitten, and not only was able to use human form, but was able to maintain it through the entire fall of Gilneas, struggling with the beast within the whole while. All without having done the ritual, according to Curse of the Worgen.

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He was bitten by Werewolves of Lordaeron!!

Ah-hoo!

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Genn would so drink a pina colada at Trader Vic’s. And his hair would be perfect.

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Genn is the greatest character these days !

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What are the downsides to the Worgen curse? Can only certain people control themselves or something?

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He got bited!

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Genn had a few drinks, then wandered into the dog pound.

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Most go feral and lose their humanity. They will stay in worgen form forever.

You go through this in the starting zone. About halfway through, you turn into your worgen form and cannot switch back to human until the Nightelves arrive and help you control it.

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Ah cool thanks, only ever played Horde except in Vanilla but I’ve always been so jealous of Worgen as a race. Was so upset when we got Goblins instead, I now appreciate Goblins a lot more though Worgen is still my favourite Alliance race.

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:popcorn:

Wow! I had no idea…

He’s like your Sylvanas… lol.

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Well until they upgraded the Scythe of Elune (ie post 52) Boomkins could find Feral Worgen and use their artifact to cure them. Post ugprade you couldnt do anything for them.

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The dances. The women are stuck doing the Macarena in human form and the men are stuck doing… whatever that is in worgen form.

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Except he doesn’t burn alive thousands of non-combatants to make them suffer and kill their hope, like some kinda of unhinged psychopath.

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/looks at Vulpera who are on fire

/looks at dead Zandalari citizens

:popcorn:

/continues to eat popcorn