Darius Crowley

Lord Darius Crowley
Title(s)	<Leader of the Gilneas Liberation Front>
Gender	Male
Race	Worgen (Humanoid)
Reaction	Alliance Horde
Affiliation	Kingdom of Gilneas, Gilneas Liberation Front, Northgate rebellion, Gilneas Brigade
Position	Leader of the uprising during the Gilneas civil war, Leader of the Gilneas Liberation Front, Warrior, Nobleman
Location	Gilneas, later Silverpine Forest
Status	Alive
Relative(s)	Lorna Crowley (daughter), Brother Crowley (presumed)

Lord Darius Crowley is a Gilnean nobleman who dissented against King Genn Greymane's decision to secede from the Alliance of Lordaeron.

Biography

Lord of his Pack

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During the Second War, Lord Crowley served as a loyal nobleman and a member of to the Gilnean council of Lords. His humanistic and charismatic qualities made him loved by the Gilnean people and earned him the respect and friendship of the king of Gilneas, Genn Greymane. He was also one of the nobles that accompanied their King to Capital City to hear of Stormwind's fall and Anduin Lothar's warning about the invading Orcish Horde. Crowley was sympathetic to the Alliance's plight and 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, Lord Crowley prophesied that the decision to abandon the Alliance was a grave mistake and later led the uprising that resulted in a civil war. He was eventually arrested on the grounds of treason and held at Stoneward Prison.

Cataclysm

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When the capital of Gilneas was attacked by feral worgen, Crowley was released by Gilnean adventurers and persuaded 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.

Soon afterward, Lord Crowley began capturing a large number of feral worgen in the woods of the Blackwald, and made them sane. 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 and later participated in retaking the city. Before the worgen left, he was present at Liam's funeral in Aderic's Repose and moved to Keel Harbor where he led an organization to defend against the invading Horde. While most of the worgen left, he and his daughter remained.

With Gilneas under enemy hands following the Forsaken invasion, Lord Crowley led the Gilneas Liberation Front against the Forsaken in Silverpine Forest. With the Bloodfang pack and the Hillsbrad Worgen bolstering their numbers, and 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.

Speculation

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It is unknown if he is related to Brother Crowley or not? If those are his family it might be possible that Gilneas (faction) can work together with Scarlet Crusade in their war against The Forsaken?

Sightings from the Horde Questline

Lord Crowley can be seen recruiting humans to join the Worgen side to fight against the Forsaken in the Horde questline, "No Escape". He gives them a blood offering, which changes the every human inside Lordaeron into worgen and sets them against the Forsaken in Silverpine Forest. Sylvanas asks the Horde players to attack and try to regain control of the land but is pushed back too far. Feeling like she underestimated Crowley, Sylvanas asks the Horde player to go to Deathstalker Commander Belmont in Gilneas (phased) to attack the Worgen.

Quests

Lord Darius Crowley, Leader of the Gilneas Liberation Front

At Stoneward Prison

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, Gilneas City:

•  [3] By the Skin of His Teeth
•  [4] Brothers in Arms
•  [3] The Prison Rooftop

At Greymane Court

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, Gilneas City:

•  [5] Sacrifices

At Light's Dawn Cathedral

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, Gilneas City

•  [5] Last Stand
•  [5] Never Surrender, Sometimes Retreat

In Tal'doren

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, Gilneas:

•  [9] At Our Doorstep
•  [9] Neither Human Nor Beast
•  [9] Take Back What's Ours
•  [9] Return to Stormglen
•  [9] Tal'doren, the Wild Home

In Keel Harbor

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, Gilneas:

•  [12] They Have Allies, But So Do We
•  [12] Keel Harbor

Trivia

• There is a growing fan base 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 20th-century occultist Aleister Crowley. The song "Mr. Crowley" by Ozzy Osbourne 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 fist-cleaving 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 by surrendering to the Forsaken or have Lorna become 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.
• According to IMDB (International Movie Data Base) is voiced by David Thewlis who plays Remus Lupin, a were-wolf,  in the Harry Potter Film saga.

Relatives

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• Darius could be related to Brother Crowley.

Media

Gallery

• Darius Crowley in Tal'doren.
• Possible Artwork of Darius Crowley.
• Lord Darius Crowley's last stand inside the Light's Dawn Cathedral in "World of Warcraft".
• Lord Darius fighting to retake Gilneas City.
• Darius at Keel Habor.
• Darius within Stoneward Prison.
• Darius within Gilneas City.
• Darius riding to Light's Dawn Cathedral.
• Darius Crowley right after the player falls to the curse (Worgen cinematic).

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Video

WoW Pro Lore Episode 113 - The Northgate Rebellion

Darius Crowley leads a rebellion against Genn and his decision to secede from the Alliance of Lordaeron

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.3 (15-Nov-2010): Added.
  

See also

• Crowley facts

External links

• Wowhead (search for "Darius Crowley" mobs/NPCs)
• Thottbot
• WoWDB