Genn Greymane

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Former affiliation(s)	Alliance of Lordaeron
Occupation	King of Gilneas
Status	Deceased (lore); Killable
Relative(s)	Mia (wife),; Liam (son),; Tess (daughter)
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This article is about the character biography. For the boss tactics, see Genn Greymane (tactics).

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"Damn the orcs, damn the Alliance, and damn you! The last thing Gilneas needs is sponges from other nations drawing from our resources, Dalaran wizards meddling with our affairs, and someone else's enemies killing our soldiers! Gilneas is its own nation and it always will be. This is the last time I'll ever talk to you, Terenas, so I hope you were listening."

— Genn Greymane's last known speech, as recorded by Mystrum Runedance.

Lord Genn Greymane was the king of the nation and kingdom of Gilneas and one of the original founders of the Alliance of Lordaeron. He was a large bearish man, with thick features, and a heavy beard, and black and gray armor. He was a brawny warrior who must have been in his seventies, and ruled Gilneas for decades.

Biography

Second War and aftermath

Prior to the Second War, Genn Greymane was among the human leaders summoned to an emergency meeting at Capital City in Lordaeron by King Terenas Menethil II. Greymane listened to the plight of Anduin Lothar regarding the fall of Stormwind and the threat of the orcish Horde but dismissed these concerns and remained unmoved by Lord Lothar's pleas for unity, stating with confidence that the Gilnean army could withstand any threat. While most of the other heads of the human nations were in agreement that an alliance against the orcish invaders was needed, Greymane was hesitant about joining, and was difficult about it. Though Gilneas joined the Alliance in the Second War, Greymane offered only token support. Thus Gilneas had essentially remained separate from the Alliance of Lordaeron. Despite his apparent disdain for the Alliance, the denizens of Gilneas harbored no fondness for the Orcs or their allies and were prepared to meet them blade for blade.

After the betrayal of Aiden Perenolde, the ruler of Alterac, was revealed, Greymane had his eye on ruling the now-leaderless kingdom, even though he had no right to it. He supported the claim of Lord Perenolde's nephew, Isiden, to Alterac's throne. A base in Alterac would give Gilneas access to resources the southern kingdom did not have, and the excuse to send its mighty ships across the Great Sea. Greymane almost fought with Admiral Daelin Proudmoore over the issue, but the confrontation never came as both of them had reluctantly agreed not to bring back any weapons. They had even agreed to having themselves searched by selected sentries from the Knights of the Silver Hand, the only military unit they all trusted despite its outward allegiance to Terenas. Over time, due to mind control by the black dragon Deathwing, he grew to support Lord Daval Prestor (actually Deathwing in human form), in his bid for the throne.<ref>Day of the Dragon</ref>

During this time, Genn was visited by Mortimer and Celia Harlow, Alteraci nobles who had been sent by Lord Prestor. The siblings integrated themselves to his court, entering the ranks of courtiers and nobles that advised the king. However, the pair were actually black dragonspawn sent by their father to destabilize and destroy it from within.<ref name="Celia's Journal">Celia's Journal</ref> After Prestor vanished, Greymane continued to push Isiden's claim.

The Alliance splinters

After the war, Greymane was amongst the Alliance leaders that chafed at having their taxes pay for the high expense of maintaining and operating the orc internment camps, as well as the reconstruction of the southern kingdom of Stormwind. The departure of Quel'Thalas, who stated that the humans' poor leadership had led to the burning of their forests during the Second War, cemented the departure of Gilneas from the Alliance and the beginnings of the construction of the Greymane Wall, a massive barrier spanning the entire northern border on the edge of Gilneas and Silverpine Forest, to split his kingdom off from the world.

Third War

The Alliance had not heard from him following the erection of the Greymane Wall. He was briefly visited by a mysterious prophet that flew over the Greymane Wall, pleading him to flee west to the lands of Kalimdor, but he refused, saying that flight was 'a craven's course' and that he would not tell his people to make refugees of their families. Yet as the months drew on, each of the stranger's prophecies turned to reality. First the return of the orcs, then the coming of the plague. When word that Stratholme had been put to the torch by Prince Arthas, Genn only tightened his resolve and fully sealed his gates to all outsiders.<ref name="Prophet">The Prophet's Warnings and the Gilneas Brigade</ref>

Many in his council protested at his edict, chief amongst them being Genn's son, Crown Prince Liam Greymane, who brought the news of Lady Jaina Proudmoore gathering the survivors of Lordaeron and sailing west to Kalimdor. He petitioned for his royal father to send a honor guard to escort the defenseless refugees. But the King refused, on account that any pestilence borne by the Lordaeronians risked spreading back to Gilneas.<ref name="Prophet" />

Against Genn's wishes, Liam sought support among the lords of Gilneas to send aid to the Human Expedition. Few shared his views, but of these, Lord Darius Ravenwood and Lord Gerold of Gelnor were the most influential. While Lord Ravenwood readied a fleet in secret, Gerold assembled a force of stout Gelnorian dwarves and men to volunteer as the promised honor guard. Thus the Gilneas Brigade, named by Prince Liam with full honors on the Gilnean shores, set sail for Kalimdor into the service of Lady Proudmoore. By the time that Genn discovered the plot, the Gilneas Brigade had already departed to join the expedition, though he harshly punished those involved in its formation, namely the Crown Prince and Lords Ravenwood and Gerold.<ref name="Prophet" />

Beyond the Greymane Wall

In time, the Harlows used their influence over the king to poison his mind with thoughts of rebellion, leading him to turn against Lord Ravenwood and isolating him from his people and nobles; after the Harlows caused the death of Genn's wife Mia during a public event and led him to believe that Isiden Perenolde had caused the deaths of his son and daughter, he fell into despair and retired entirely from public view, leaving the Harlow siblings to rule Gilneas as Regent-Lords with Genn believed to be dead or incapacitated.<ref>{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}[[File:{{#switch:alliance|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Combat|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Both|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}_{{#switch:small|xlarge=64|large=32|small=15|#default=32}}.png|{{#switch:alliance|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Mob|hostile=Mob|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Alliance & Horde|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}|link={{#switch:alliance|alliance=Alliance|boss=Mob|combat=Mob|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare mob|elite=Elite mob|kyrian=Kyrian Covenant|necrolord=Necrolord Covenant|night fae=Night Fae Covenant|venthyr=Venthyr Covenant|both|neutral|#default=Faction}}]] [40] The Rebellion</ref><ref name="Celia's Journal" />

Deep in despair at the believed loss of his entire family, the once-proud Genn was a broken man easily directed by the Regent-Lords. After the Harlows began to follow the teachings of the worgen pricolich Father Lycan, they corrupted his retinue and court through vampiric blood magic, turning them to depraved consumption of flesh and blood.<ref name="Celia's Journal" /> Unknown to him, Liam and Tess had not died at sea with Isiden Perenolde. Liam and Tess were held in captivity at the Dryrock Mine; Tess had escaped captivity and sought out the Pellars of Wolfswood, and Liam was rescued by adventurers sent by Lord Ravenwood. Rallying the remaining common folk of the lands, they took Gilneas City by storm to rescue their king and the Harlows were slain. However, after ascending Greymane Tower they found Genn at the pinnacle, long insane from despair, manipulation and blood magics. With his death, his son Liam was crowned as the new king of Gilneas.<ref>{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}[[File:{{#switch:alliance|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Combat|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Both|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}_{{#switch:small|xlarge=64|large=32|small=15|#default=32}}.png|{{#switch:alliance|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Mob|hostile=Mob|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Alliance & Horde|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}|link={{#switch:alliance|alliance=Alliance|boss=Mob|combat=Mob|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare mob|elite=Elite mob|kyrian=Kyrian Covenant|necrolord=Necrolord Covenant|night fae=Night Fae Covenant|venthyr=Venthyr Covenant|both|neutral|#default=Faction}}]] [46D] The Fall and Rise of Greymane</ref>

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Preceded by:
Unknown, eventually Elaena Greymane

Position:
Ruler of Gilneas

Succeeded by:
Liam Greymane