Gilneas

Gilneas is a human nation and kingdom located in the peninsula directly south of Silverpine Forest on the continent of Lordaeron. The kingdom was founded following the breaking of Arathor and is ruled by the Greymane dynasty. Besides the peninsula, the kingdom also included the island of Zul'Dare.

Gilneas is a large peninsula that juts into the sea south of western Lordaeron. Silverpine Forest lies to the northeast and Kul Tiras awaits across the sea to the south. Lord Genn Greymane never supported the Lordaeron Alliance in the Second War. Thus, after the war, he constructed the Greymane Wall: a massive barrier spanning the entire northern border. The enormous wall barricades Gilneas from Lordaeron. Gilneas does not allow anyone in or out, and none knows what has been transpiring there since the end of the Second War.

History
Genn Greymane ruled this peninsula nation in the Second War. By the start of the Second War, Gilneas was one of the most powerful human nations, and because of this the kingdom's ruler, Genn Greymane, was not a strong supporter of the Alliance, believing that his own armies would be more than enough to deal with any threat. Despite this, Gilneas was not neutral towards the Horde. Gilneas did join the Alliance late in the Second War. The king never supported the Alliance, and so very shortly after the Horde was defeated, Greymane pulled his nation's "support" from the Alliance, refusing to spend his nation's resources on keeping the orcs alive in internment camps or in rebuilding other nations devastated by the war. Greymane's isolationism may have been influenced by Daval Prestor, secretly the black dragon Deathwing in human disguise, whom Greymane had supported to the throne of Alterac.

Sometime after the Second War, Greymane, constructed the Greymane Wall - an enormous stone barrier that now separates Gilneas from Lordaeron. Attempting to forever remove his nation from what he considered "other people's troubles", he barricaded Gilneas behind the wall. No one, not even other humans are allowed to enter Gilneas. Even during the Scourge's invasion of Lordaeron, while human refugees came begging to be allowed in, the Greymane Wall remained closed. Because of this, Gilneas was not affected by the Scourge. Although the land connection to Gilneas is closed, ships from Gilneas have been spotted throughout the world, such as the pirate ship Heedless of captain Baron Longshore. A small group of soldiers known as the Gilneas Brigade also joined the Human Expedition led by Jaina Proudmoore during the Third War.

Genn Greymane, a brawny warrior who, if he lives, must be in his seventies, has ruled Gilneas for decades. Greymane did not join the Lordaeron Alliance in the Second War and argued against its existence from beginning to end. His people constructed the Greymane Wall after the Second War, and no one has heard anything from Gilneas since. During the Third War, refugees from the north camped at Greymane Wall, pleading to be let inside. The gates remained closed, and patrols slaughtered the refugees. Nevertheless, more refugees and other nations have entreated Gilneas for aid. The refugees from the north camp in the wall's shadow, hoping for succor. No guards man its gates or patrol its battlements — the wall seems dead. These unfortunates never see a Gilnean and are easy prey for the worgen that occasionally stray far south from Shadowfang Keep. No one has seen a Gilnean for ten years. Perhaps something dire has befallen Gilneas.

World of Warcraft
The Great and Impenetrable Wall protected Gilneas from the Undead plague that ravaged and destroyed Lordaeron to the ground. Nothing has been heard from Genn Greymane, the Kingdom of Gilneas, or its people for years after the end of the Second War, the great wall protecting and preventing anyone from entering or leaving the kingdom.

Howls have been heard lately throughout the wall and outside, where, after the Third War, beasts known as Worgen have begun to wander through the Tirisfal Glades, concentrating both on the Greymane Wall and in Shadowfang Keep.

Beyond the Greymane Wall
The Wall was finally opened by the residents of Gilneas themselves, after several years, the peninsula is accessible once again to the outside world, but no one expected to find such a desolate environment behind the Great Wall of Greymane.

Death, pain, suffering, Greymane's wall hid a tyranny on the part of Genn Greymane since the Second War, this attitude worsened after the appearance of the Curse of the Worgen in his people and the manipulation of the House of Nobles of the Kingdom.

Gilneas is a cold, rainy and now a terrifying place, comparable to the Duskwood, its streets are in an overwhelming state of deterioration, on its hills wolves and giant bats roam restlessly, while its main forts have passed into oblivion, Ravenwood Keep, the main exponent, is now cursed by the souls of the restless dead. The mines are now infested with Gnolls, Spiders or Worgen.

Opponents of Greymane's regime are arrested and forced into hard labor, while the nobles boast of their influence over the naive old King, whose attitude has not changed despite the years.

At the top of the highest hill on the peninsula, stands the City of Gilneas, the capital of the kingdom of the same name, whose walls and gates show years of abandonment.

The interior of the City is the one that has suffered the most, the once glorious city today is practically desolate, only Greymane's army and his loyalists remain inside, wooden planks block doors and windows, broken glass everywhere, puddles of water that forms in the holes in the streets of the city due to the constant rains, while the howls of the Worgen wandering aimlessly are heard in the distance through the desolate streets.

In the deepest streets of the city, Greymane's loyalists protect their king and prevent any rebel from reaching the last bastion of tyranny, the Greymane Tower, at the top of which stands King Genn Greymane, no one knows what he is doing. There, although there are rumors that purple flashes have been seen from afar, coming directly from the top of the tower.

Geography
Ten years ago, Gilneas was a cold, rainy place and it has not changed much. Ocean surrounds the peninsula on three sides, making sea storms common. High cliffs on the shores protect Gilneas from sailors’ curious eyes. The Greymane Wall is the only evident site in Gilneas that is visible from the outside.

Flight paths from Ravenshire

 * Southshore, Hillsbrad Foothills

Flight paths from Stillward Church

 * Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills

Resources

 * Cloth
 * Silk Cloth
 * Mageweave Cloth
 * Herbs
 * Stranglekepl
 * Purple Lotus
 * Khadgar's Whisper
 * Goldthorn
 * Ore
 * Iron Deposit
 * Gold Vein
 * Mithril Deposit
 * Truesilver Deposit

Wild creatures

 * Bats
 * Ghosts
 * Skeletons
 * Spiders
 * Wolves
 * Worgen
 * Zombies

Patch changes

 * Expansion_logo_mysteriesofazeroth.png Patch 1.17.0 (2023-10-03): Added.