Nobles of Gilneas

For other uses, see Noble (disambiguation).

The nobles of Gilneas are the ruling class of the kingdom of Gilneas. Some were slain during the civil war, while others were turned into worgen or Forsaken during the Forsaken invasion. Others remain human in exile from their homeland.

Holdings

The Greymane family rules over all of Gilneas. Their home of Greymane Manor overlooked the southern region of Duskmist Shore and Duskhaven, and it is located behind the Queen's Gate and King's Gate. This area of Gilneas has since sunk outside of the manor, but once held cottages for the Crowley and the Walden families. Gilneas City also appears to be explicitly ruled by the royal family.

Prior to the fall of Gilneas, the Godfreys ruled over the Northgate Woods region just south of the Greymane Wall. The Crowleys ruled over the lands that constituted both Pyrewood Village (and as a result, Shadowfang Keep) and Ambermill, with Baron Silverlaine having been a vassal of theirs as a result. Lord Mayor Morrison was also the mayor of Pyrewood, placing him implicitly under Crowley's service. Lord Harford was also noted as a servant of Arugal and from beyond the wall, meaning he was likely one of Crowley's vassals as well. The Marley family ruled over an unspecified province near Gilneas' borders. Given that Godfrey claimed it was ill-suited for the Greymane Wall, unlike Crowley's land which had mountains to take advantage of, it may have been the Northern Headlands.

Ashbury and Walden are referred to as the "eastern lords", which would constitute areas such as Emberstone Village and Tempest's Reach. It is not specified where either of these two lords actually rule over beside this, however. Lord Hewell is also present at the meeting and spoke against turning over Genn Greymane to the Forsaken. Given the context, Hewell is likely also an eastern lord, as the quest specifies that only two lords joined Godfrey's plot.

The lands of the Tulvans and Candrens are entirely unknown with no allusions to any potential regions.

Noble families

Greymane

Name	Status	Occupation
King Archibald Greymane	Deceased	King of Gilneas. Father of Genn.
King Genn Greymane	Alive	King of Gilneas. Son of Archibald.
Queen Mia Greymane	Alive	Wife of King Genn Greymane.
Prince Liam Greymane	Deceased	Former prince and heir to the throne of Gilneas. Killed by Sylvanas Windrunner.
Princess Tess Greymane	Alive	Princess of Gilneas, heir to the throne following Liam's death.

Ashbury

Name	Status	Occupation
Lord Ashbury the 1st	Deceased	Councilor of King Archibald Greymane. Father of Baron Ashbury.
Baron Ashbury	Undead, Killable	Former councilor of King Genn Greymane, traitor alongside Godfrey and Walden. Raised as Forsaken. Now independent within Shadowfang Keep. Son of Lord Ashbury the 1st.

Crowley

Name	Status	Occupation
Lord Darius Crowley	Alive	Leader of the rebels during the Northgate Rebellion. Now leader of the Gilneas Liberation Front and the Gilneas Brigade.
Lorna Crowley	Alive	Daughter of Darius Crowley. Commander of the Gilneas Liberation Front and Gilneas Brigade.

Other nobles

Name	Status	Occupation
Lord Candren	Alive	Gilneas Quartermaster.
Lord Geoffery Tulvan	Killable	Fighter in the Crucible of Carnage.
Lord Harford	Deceased	A former worgen servant of Arugal in Shadowfang Keep who escaped and joined the Argent Dawn. Captured by the Scarlet Crusade and executed by the death knights of Acherus.
Lord Hewell	Alive	Unknown.
Lord Marley	Unknown	Councilor of King Genn Greymane.
Lord Vincent Godfrey	Undead, Killable	Former councilor of King Genn Greymane, traitor alongside Ashbury and Walden. Raised as Forsaken. Now independent, the master of Shadowfang Keep.
Lord Walden	Undead, Killable	Former councilor of King Genn Greymane, traitor alongside Ashbury and Godfrey. Raised as Forsaken. Now independent within Shadowfang Keep.
Lord Mayor Morrison	Deceased	Leader of Pyrewood Council and Arugal's puppet. Killed during an ambush by the Deathstalkers.
Baron Silverlaine	Undead, Killable	Former lord of Shadowfang Keep, an area that held loyalty to Darius Crowley past the Greymane Wall. Slain by Arugal and his worgen and cursed to defend the keep as a ghost. Even after Arugal was slain, the baron's spirit continues to defend his former home.

Speculated nobles

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Name	Status	Occupation
Aderic	Deceased	Referred to as a "patriarch", and has the Royal Aderic Banquet named in his honor. Possibly a long-dead king or nobleman.
Lord Hiram Creed	Killable	Black drakonid under the guise of a noble. His true name is Creed, and so is unlikely to be impersonating a real Gilnean.
Baron Longshore	Killable	Captain of the pirate ship Heedless, and one of the Gilneans locked out of Gilneas by the Greymane Wall. Imprisoned by the forces of Theramore on the Merchant Coast.

Trivia

• Gilneas appears to use nobility conventions of the United Kingdom, which is fitting given their inspiration from England.
  • The title of "Lord Mayor" is an actual title used in the United Kingdom, which is granted to the mayors of major cities.
  • Lord Geoffery Tulvan is referred to as the "Earl of Evisceration". Earl is a title only used within the United Kingdom and is the counterpart to the more commonly seen "Count", used by other countries.
  • The title used by Alys Finnsson, a Gilnean member of the Twilight's Hammer, of Dame is a part of the British honors system, as a female counterpart to the honorific of 'sir' bestowed upon knights.