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| + | |name = Lord Darius Crowley |
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| − | |prev = [[Third War]] |
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+ | |title = Leader of the Gilneas Liberation Front |
| + | |gender = Male |
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| − | |next = [[Nexus War]], [[War against the Lich King]] |
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| + | |race = Worgen |
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| − | |name = War in Outland |
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| + | |creature = Humanoid |
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| − | |image = Darkportal-outlandside.jpg |
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| − | |place = [[Outland]] |
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| − | |result =<br/> |
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| + | |type=Boss |
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| − | *Disruption of the [[Burning Legion]]'s invasion |
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| + | |affiliation=[[Gilneas|Kingdom of Gilneas]]<br>[[Gilneas Liberation Front]]<br>[[Northgate rebellion]] (formerly) |
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| − | *End of [[Illidan Stormrage]]'s reign over Outland |
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| − | *Restoration of the Sunwell |
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| + | |occupation = Leader of the Gilneas Liberation Front,<br>Leader of the Northgate rebels during the [[Northgate rebellion]](formerly) |
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| + | |location = [[Gilneas]], later [[Silverpine Forest]] |
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| − | **[[Sons of Lothar]] |
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| + | |status = Alive |
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| − | *[[Horde]] |
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| + | |relatives = [[Lorna Crowley]] (daughter) |
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| − | **[[Thrallmar]] |
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| − | ****[[Nethervine]] |
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| − | |side3 = *[[Illidan's forces]] |
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| − | **[[Illidan's Naga]] |
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| + | '''Lord Darius Crowley''' was once a [[Gilneas|Gilnean]] nobleman who dissented against King [[Genn Greymane]]'s decision to secede from the [[Alliance of Lordaeron]], and led the [[Northgate rebellion]] which led to the [[Gilneas civil war]]. He became a [[worgen]] during the ''[[Worgen starting experience]]'' and now leads the [[Gilneas Liberation Front]] which fights against the Forsaken along with the [[Bloodfang pack]] and the [[7th Legion]]. |
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| + | ==Biography== |
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| − | The '''War in Outland''' was not a singular event but a series of conflicts carried out by multiple belligerents. The course of these events are detailed in ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade]]''. |
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| + | At the time of the [[Second War]], Lord Crowley was a nobleman whose lands and people were outside the [[Greymane Wall]]. Crowley was one of the nobles that accompanied Greymane to [[Capital City]] to hear of [[Stormwind]]'s fall and [[Anduin Lothar]]'s warning about the invading orcish Horde. Crowley advised Greymane to send aid to the newly-formed Alliance. Greymane agreed out of self-serving reasons but offered only token support. |
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| + | When Gilneas seceded from the Alliance, they created the [[Greymane Wall]], a massive barrier that walled off his lands from the rest of Gilneas. Crowley opposed King Greymane's decision to abandon his people and later led the [[Northgate rebellion]], an uprising that resulted in a [[Gilneas civil war|civil war]]. In retaliation for Greymane's decision to abandon the Alliance, it was Crowley that was responsible for sending the [[Gilneas Brigade]] to [[Jaina Proudmoore]] during the [[Third War]].<ref>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/genngreymane.html#11</ref> He was eventually arrested on the grounds of treason and held at [[Stoneward Prison]]. |
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| − | ==Prelude== |
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| − | [[File:Dark Portal Active.jpg|thumb|left]] |
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| − | [[Kazzak the Supreme|Doomlord Kazzak]] discovered an unknown relic and used its power to re-open the [[Dark Portal]]. In his stead he left fellow doomguard [[Highlord Kruul]] to sow discord across the major cities of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]. Several waves of contigents from the [[Burning Legion]] attempted to breach the portal from [[Draenor]]'s side, but were kept at bay by the soldiers and mages from [[Nethergarde Keep]], supported by reinforcements from the ever-vigilant [[Argent Dawn]] and mercenary troops from across Azeroth. [[Horde]] and [[Alliance]] forces under [[Relthorn Netherwane|Watch Commander Relthorn Netherwane]] and [[Warlord Dar'toon]] arrived later in the battle and were able to successfully repell the Legion's forces. |
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| + | When the capital of [[Gilneas]] was attacked by feral [[worgen]], Crowley was released by Gilnean [[adventurer]]s and convinced to give aid to Greymane, who had ordered the evacuation of Gilneas. In order to divert the worgen's attention from the fleeing citizens, Crowley led a group of sane Gilneans to stand against them at [[Light's Dawn Cathedral]]. Crowley and his followers were overwhelmed, and became worgen themselves.<ref>http://www.worldofraids.com/topic/17055-cataclysm-hands-on-worgen-starting-experience/</ref> |
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| − | ==Conjoined Invasion of Outland== |
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| − | After repelling the Legion's forces, Netherwane and Dar'toon dispatched contigents under [[Commander Duron]] and [[Lieutenant General Orion]] in a conjoined effort to claim the [[Stair of Destiny]] and establish footholds in [[Hellfire Peninsula]]. The Alliance was able to reinforce their already established base at [[Honor Hold]], still under the leadership of [[Danath Trollbane]] after two decades, while the Horde forces under Thrall's trusted advisor [[Nazgrel]] established the new settlement of [[Thrallmar]]. |
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| + | Soon afterward, Lord Crowley began capturing feral worgen in the woods of the [[Blackwald]], trying to make them sane.<ref>[http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7789/image6d.jpg PC Gamer Magazine, November 2009. Page 46]</ref> As the [[Invasion of Gilneas|Forsaken invasion]] went on, [[Genn Greymane]] asked Crowley for help. Due to [[Lord Godfrey]]'s command, Darius refused, but when Greymane revealed that he too had succumbed to the worgen curse, Darius agreed to join forces. |
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| − | ==Disruption of the Legion Invasion== |
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| − | [[File:Second Invasion of Outland - Pit Commander.jpg|thumb|left]] |
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| − | After the initial azerothian victory at the [[Stair of Destiny]], the Legion attempted to retake the Portal in order to cease the flow of troops into [[Outland]] and resume their invasion of Azeroth. Legion teleporters set behind the enemy lines provided a constant flow of troops to throw themselves at the Stair of Destiny. A nameless [[Pit Commander]] organized an army of [[Infernal Siegebreaker]]s, [[Fel Soldier]]s and [[Wrath Master]]s in an attempt to push back the azerothian forces. The joint-faction army, inspired by the champions [[Justinius the Harbinger]] and [[Melgromm Highmountain]] fought a tireless battle to keep the Portal safe. The Legion invasion was finally broken when Alliance and Horde forces under [[Forward Commander Kingston]] and [[Forward Commander To'arch]] managed to take down the [[Fel Reaver]]s that were protecting the Legion's front teleporters and proceeded to destroy the portals with decisive air-raids employing technology developed by [[Area 52]]. Bombing raids were carried out on the crucial [[Gateway Murketh|Murketh]] and [[Gateway Shaadraz|Shaadraz gateways]] and the forge camps of the [[Abyssal Shelf]]. Efforts to disrupt Legion factories at Forge Camps: [[Forge Camp: Mageddon|Mageddon]] and [[Forge Camp: Rage|Rage]] were also carried out by Horde and Alliance troops. |
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| + | With Gilneas now in enemy hands following the [[Invasion of Gilneas|Forsaken invasion]], Lord Crowley lead the [[Gilneas Liberation Front]] against the Forsaken in [[Silverpine Forest]]. With help from the [[7th Legion]], who used a submarine to pass the enemy lines, the [[Alliance]] gained the upper hand in Gilneas. However, agents of the Horde ended up destroying some of the reinforcements and enabled the Forsaken to resurrect Lord Godfrey as one of their own, a fact that none of the Gilneans were aware of. |
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| − | Later on, during the assault on [[Invasion Point: Annihilator]], [[Warbringer Arix'Amal]] was killed and the portal shut down. |
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| + | With Godfrey's help the Forsaken successfully captured Darius's daughter [[Lorna Crowley|Lorna]]. [[Sylvanas Windrunner]] herself rode out to meet with Darius at the shattered [[Greymane Wall]] and gave him two choices - the surrender of the Gilneas Liberation Front, or Lorna's death and resurrection as one of the Forsaken. Without a moment of hesitation, Darius agreed to surrender in order to protect his daughter. Sylvanas allowed them to flee to Gilneas, which was still contested between the Alliance and the Horde. |
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| − | The final nail in the coffin for the Burning Legion's invasion was the defeat of [[Kazzak the Supreme]] at the [[Throne of Kil'jaeden]]. |
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| + | ==Quests== |
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| − | ==The Conflict with Illidan== |
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| + | [[File:Darius_Crowley.jpg|thumb|200px|During the Worgen starting experience in [[Light's Dawn Cathedral]], [[Gilneas City]]]] |
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| − | With the Legion threat difused, the Alliance-Horde entente became less of a united, cohesive force. Both factions, however, turned to the threat of [[Illidan Stormrage]], who was the hegemonous power in Outland, ruling from his seat at the [[Black Temple|Black Temple of Karabor]]. This conflict was not conducted as an organised war effort, but rather as a series of smaller-scale conflicts across Outland, against fel orcs, blood elves, demons and naga loyal to Illidan. Only the forces of [[Shattrath City]] offered any form of organised attack; [[Xi'ri]], a [[naaru]] general under the command of [[A'dal]] offered to push back Illidan's troops at the gates of the Black Temple with a joint [[Aldor]]-[[Scryer]] force. This provided an elaborate distraction for the liberated [[Maiev Shadowsong]], Illidan's tireless jailor and [[Akama]], Illidan's once-ally, to enter the Temple. |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|3|By the Skin of His Teeth}} {{queststartfinish}} |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|3|Brothers in Arms}} {{queststart}} |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|5|Sacrifices}} {{queststart}} |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|5|Last Stand}} {{queststartfinish}} |
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| + | In [[Tal'doren]]: |
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| − | Adventurers, with the help of the [[Ashtongue Deathsworn]]s, proceeded to bring down the high command of Illidan's vast empire, and even Illidan himself, from the inside. |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|11|Tal'doren, the Wild Home}} {{questfinish}} |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|9|At Our Doorstep}} {{queststartfinish}} |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|9|Take Back What's Ours}} {{queststartfinish}} |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|10|Neither Human Nor Beast}} {{queststartfinish}} |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|10|Return to Stormglen}} {{queststart}} |
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| + | In [[Keel Harbor]]: |
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| − | ==The Battle for Quel'Danas== |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|12|Keel Harbor}} {{questfinish}} |
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| + | *{{questlong|Alliance|12|They Have Allies, But So Do We}} {{queststartfinish}} |
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| − | The final stage of the conflict on Outland would transpire outside of Draenor itself, on the [[Isle of Quel'Danas]]. [[Kael'thas Sunstrider]], once Illidan's most trusted advisor, aligned himself and those of his still loyal subjects with the [[Burning Legion]]. |
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| + | He is also observed in various Horde quests in [[Silverpine Forest]], which take place after the events of the worgen starting area. |
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| − | After extracting enormous amounts of arcane energy from [[Netherstorm]] via hijacked naaru-technology, Kael'thas was confronted and seemingly killed at [[Tempest Keep]]. The Prince, however, managed to survive, albeit as a [[wretched|wretched mana-hungry fiend]]. Using the great amount of energy taken from Outland and the captured naaru, [[M'uru]], Kael'thas triumphantly restored the shattered [[Sunwell]] for the most abominable purpose; the summoning of [[Kil'jaeden]] into Azeroth. |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| − | A united effort of the Aldor, Scryer and the [[Blood Knight]] order, the [[Shattered Sun Offensive]], successfully repelled the Burning Legion from Quel'Danas. With the Legion driven back from the Isle, the proud defenders of Azeroth invaded the [[Magisters' Terrace]] and at long last killed the Sun King. These brave adventures then turned their attention to stopping [[Kil'jaeden|Kil'jaeden's]] summoning into Azeroth. Within the [[Sunwell Plateau]] the demon lord was in the process of being completely summoned and only with the sacrifice of [[Anveena]] and the support from the [[Blue Dragonflight]] was he banished from Azeroth. |
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| + | *There is a growing fanbase for Darius Crowley, mostly due to his ability to cleave mobs using only his fists during a quest in the Worgen starting area. Due to this, it has been suggested by several players that he could finally be the [[Alliance]]'s version of [[Varok Saurfang]]. |
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| + | *His name could be a reference to the song "Mr. Crowley" by [[wikipedia:Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy Osbourne]], which is in turn a reference to 20th-century occultist [[wikipedia:Aleister Crowley|Aleister Crowley]]. This song is also used in the meme growing around the character, with fans referring to the character as "Miiiiister Croooowwwwley" (dun dun dun!). Early in its existence, the Mr. Crowley meme was referenced by the voice actor [[Jesse Cox]] in his worgen starting zone videos. |
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| + | *His name could also be a reference to [[wikipedia:Darius I of Persia|Darius the Great]]. |
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| + | *In earlier beta builds, Crowley's Worgen form wielded a two-handed sword, however he has since been changed to dual wield fist weapons. It's possible this was done intentionally by Blizzard in response to his fistcleaving meme. |
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| + | *While Darius has no problems sacrificing the lives of his men for his homeland and even deliberately using [[Caretaker Smithers|one]] as a pawn in order to set up a trap against the forsaken, he will not allow any harm to come to his daughter no matter the costs, as shown at the end of a quest chain in Silverpine when he surrendered to the Forsaken to prevent Lorna from becoming one of them. |
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| + | *He is occasionally referred to as "Lord Box Head", "Darius Boxhead" or "Boxhead Crowley" due to his Worgen model in early beta builds. |
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+ | ==Relatives== |
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| − | {{Main|Sunwell Plateau epilogue‎}} |
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| + | *Darius could be related to [[Brother Crowley]]. |
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| − | [[File:The Sunwell is back.jpg|thumb|The Sunwell restored by the spark of [[M'uru]].]] |
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| − | Using the spark of the fallen [[naaru]] [[M'uru]] the Draenei leader [[Velen]] reignited the Sunwell, explaining: |
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| − | :''"In time, the light and hope within will rebirth more than this mere fount of power. Mayhap, they will rebirth the soul of a nation."'' |
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| + | == Gallery == |
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| − | This strongly indicates that the Sunwell has indeed been restored using the energies of M'uru, returning the blood elves' "fount of power". The Sunwell's new energies are possibly derived from M'uru's powers of the [[Light]] rather than arcane magic. |
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| + | <gallery> |
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| + | File:Darius Crowley in Tal'doren.jpg|Darius Crowley in [[Tal'doren]]. |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==Patch changes== |
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| − | Furthermore with Illidan dead the elder sage [[Akama]] swears to fill the halls of the Black Temple with Light once again. |
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| + | *{{Patch 4.0.3a|note=Added.}} |
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| − | == |
+ | ==References== |
| + | {{Reflist}} |
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| − | The aftermath of the invasion, due to the conflicts primarily staying on Outland, left the politics of Azeroth for the most part unchanged. During this time however, [[Varian Wrynn]] reclaimed his throne as King of [[Stormwind]], and the warchief [[Thrall]] found and appointed the son of his close friend [[Grom]], [[Garrosh Hellscream]] as his advisor. |
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| + | ==See also== |
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| − | The [[blue dragon]] [[Tyrygosa]], while on Outland discovered and researched the eggs of the [[Netherwing dragonflight]], prized tools in Illidan's war machine. After the war, she took some of the eggs back to the [[Nexus]] where she cured her flight's patriarch, [[Malygos]], of his insanity. In turn, Malygos would [[Nexus War|declare war on all magic users]] for their rampant misuse of magic over his long exile. |
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| + | *[[Crowley facts]] |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| − | And the battle for Quel'Danas, while primarily a organized battle against the Burning Legion, saw the first organized movement of [[Scourge]] forces since [[Naxxaramas]] appeared over the Plaguelands. If the [[Lich King]] subconsciously sent the Scourge there himself to halt the Legions advance, or an unseen necrolord believing he was doing his what was best for his master is unknown. However, soon after the crisis, the Lich King himself awoke from his long dream and attacked Stormwind, [[Orgrimmar]], and then [[War against the Lich King|declared war on the living]], intending to wipe out all life on Azeroth. |
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Revision as of 09:06, 18 February 2011
 Lord Darius Crowley | |
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| Title | <Leader of the Gilneas Liberation Front> |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Worgen (Humanoid) |
| Level | ?? Boss |
| Affiliation(s) |
Kingdom of Gilneas Gilneas Liberation Front Northgate rebellion (formerly) |
| Occupation |
Leader of the Gilneas Liberation Front, Leader of the Northgate rebels during the Northgate rebellion(formerly) |
| Location | Gilneas, later Silverpine Forest |
| Status | Alive |
| Relative(s) | Lorna Crowley (daughter) |
Lord Darius Crowley was once a Gilnean nobleman who dissented against King Genn Greymane's decision to secede from the Alliance of Lordaeron, and led the Northgate rebellion which led to the Gilneas civil war. He became a worgen during the Worgen starting experience and now leads the Gilneas Liberation Front which fights against the Forsaken along with the Bloodfang pack and the 7th Legion.
Biography
At the time of the Second War, Lord Crowley was a nobleman whose lands and people were outside the Greymane Wall. Crowley was one of the nobles that accompanied Greymane to Capital City to hear of Stormwind's fall and Anduin Lothar's warning about the invading orcish Horde. Crowley advised Greymane to send aid to the newly-formed Alliance. Greymane agreed out of self-serving reasons but offered only token support.
When Gilneas seceded from the Alliance, they created the Greymane Wall, a massive barrier that walled off his lands from the rest of Gilneas. Crowley opposed King Greymane's decision to abandon his people and later led the Northgate rebellion, an uprising that resulted in a civil war. In retaliation for Greymane's decision to abandon the Alliance, it was Crowley that was responsible for sending the Gilneas Brigade to Jaina Proudmoore during the Third War.[1] He was eventually arrested on the grounds of treason and held at Stoneward Prison.
When the capital of Gilneas was attacked by feral worgen, Crowley was released by Gilnean adventurers and convinced to give aid to Greymane, who had ordered the evacuation of Gilneas. In order to divert the worgen's attention from the fleeing citizens, Crowley led a group of sane Gilneans to stand against them at Light's Dawn Cathedral. Crowley and his followers were overwhelmed, and became worgen themselves.[2]
Soon afterward, Lord Crowley began capturing feral worgen in the woods of the Blackwald, trying to make them sane.[3] As the Forsaken invasion went on, Genn Greymane asked Crowley for help. Due to Lord Godfrey's command, Darius refused, but when Greymane revealed that he too had succumbed to the worgen curse, Darius agreed to join forces.
With Gilneas now in enemy hands following the Forsaken invasion, Lord Crowley lead the Gilneas Liberation Front against the Forsaken in Silverpine Forest. With help from the 7th Legion, who used a submarine to pass the enemy lines, the Alliance gained the upper hand in Gilneas. However, agents of the Horde ended up destroying some of the reinforcements and enabled the Forsaken to resurrect Lord Godfrey as one of their own, a fact that none of the Gilneans were aware of.
With Godfrey's help the Forsaken successfully captured Darius's daughter Lorna. Sylvanas Windrunner herself rode out to meet with Darius at the shattered Greymane Wall and gave him two choices - the surrender of the Gilneas Liberation Front, or Lorna's death and resurrection as one of the Forsaken. Without a moment of hesitation, Darius agreed to surrender in order to protect his daughter. Sylvanas allowed them to flee to Gilneas, which was still contested between the Alliance and the Horde.
Quests
During the Worgen starting experience in Light's Dawn Cathedral, Gilneas City
In Gilneas City:
[3] By the Skin of His Teeth - [3] Brothers in Arms
- [5] Sacrifices
- [5] Last Stand
[3] 
In Tal'doren:
- [11] Tal'doren, the Wild Home
- [9] At Our Doorstep
- [9] Take Back What's Ours
- [10] Neither Human Nor Beast
- [10] Return to Stormglen
In Keel Harbor:
- [12] Keel Harbor
- [12] They Have Allies, But So Do We
He is also observed in various Horde quests in Silverpine Forest, which take place after the events of the worgen starting area.
Trivia
- There is a growing fanbase for Darius Crowley, mostly due to his ability to cleave mobs using only his fists during a quest in the Worgen starting area. Due to this, it has been suggested by several players that he could finally be the Alliance's version of Varok Saurfang.
- His name could be a reference to the song "Mr. Crowley" by Ozzy Osbourne, which is in turn a reference to 20th-century occultist Aleister Crowley. This song is also used in the meme growing around the character, with fans referring to the character as "Miiiiister Croooowwwwley" (dun dun dun!). Early in its existence, the Mr. Crowley meme was referenced by the voice actor Jesse Cox in his worgen starting zone videos.
- His name could also be a reference to Darius the Great.
- In earlier beta builds, Crowley's Worgen form wielded a two-handed sword, however he has since been changed to dual wield fist weapons. It's possible this was done intentionally by Blizzard in response to his fistcleaving meme.
- While Darius has no problems sacrificing the lives of his men for his homeland and even deliberately using one as a pawn in order to set up a trap against the forsaken, he will not allow any harm to come to his daughter no matter the costs, as shown at the end of a quest chain in Silverpine when he surrendered to the Forsaken to prevent Lorna from becoming one of them.
- He is occasionally referred to as "Lord Box Head", "Darius Boxhead" or "Boxhead Crowley" due to his Worgen model in early beta builds.
Relatives
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This section includes speculation on characters that might be related, usually because they may share a last name. It should not be taken as representing official lore.
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- Darius could be related to Brother Crowley.
Gallery
Darius Crowley in Tal'doren.
Patch changes
- Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
