Gidwin Goldbraids

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NeutralGidwin Goldbraids
Image of Gidwin Goldbraids
Gender Male
Race Dwarf (Humanoid)
Class Paladin
Resource Mana
Affiliation(s) Argent Crusade, Silver Hand, Kingdom of Ironforge, Vanguard of the Light
Location Various
Status Alive
Companion(s) Tarenar Sunstrike, Fiona

Gidwin Goldbraids is a dwarf paladin of the Argent Crusade and a member of Fiona's Caravan. Friends call him Giddy, and he appears to be a fierce combatant.[1] He is one of the two main protagonists of the Eastern Plaguelands storyline.

History

When Gidwin was a kid, he would play with Tarenar Sunstrike, pretending to fight trolls, murlocs, or girls, and they called themselves "The Paladin Pals".[2] Gidwin always wanted to join the Argent Crusade, which inspired him to become a paladin. When he was training to be a paladin, he did so with Tarenar and noticed the elf not taking his lessons seriously. The two promised they would join the Crusade together. He spent years practicing, honing the craft,[3] and even reading holy texts.[4]

Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Without tabard.

During the Cataclysm, Gidwin was part of Fiona's caravan for a little while,[5] and they seemingly went along quite well with each other, traveling with his friend Tarenar, making bets along the way.[6] They passed through Chillwind Camp and the Menders' Stead in the Western Plaguelands and headed to the Eastern Plaguelands,[7] intending to join the Argent Crusade. When they stopped past Thondroril River, he made a bet with Tarenar about who could kill more undead in five minutes. When an adventurer found Fiona, she asked them to find the missing duo. In the meantime, Gidwin went northward by the river and fought against nerubians, but they bested him and a Nerubian Overseer cocooned him. The timely arrival of the adventurer saved him.[6] To free himself from the cocoon, he sent the hero to obtain bile to break it. Seemingly shaken, once the cocoon was broken, he freed and punched the adventurer, as he was unsure who they were.[8] He quickly apologized and resolved to gift Fiona herbs for her wares, which worked as they spared him from her wrath.[9] With all three friends reunited, they continued toward Light's Hope Chapel, and Gidwin sat in the back. On their way, they teased about how many zombies they killed and talked about their past. They stopped at the Crown Guard Tower, but Gidwin was eager to move on.[2] With the business done, the caravan eventually set off east, and this time Gidwin sat at the top of the back. The two friends continued their banter, this time about the dwarf's height, wanting to kiss Fiona, and listening to Argus Highbeacon, who needed to stop at the Light's Shield Tower, and Gidwin wasn't thrilled about it, but Argus suggested walking.[10]

As a member of the Crusade.

As soon as they arrived at the tower, the two paladins ran off to Light's Hope Chapel, and Tarenar started talking with a blood elf sentry, much to Gidwin's annoyance.[11] When the adventurer caught up to them, Gidwin confessed that he didn't think Tarenar was ready to join the Crusade since he was a showboat and never took his lessons seriously. Despite this, the two entered the Chapel, and Lord Maxwell Tyrosus gave them a test[3] of combat with Lord Raymond George and his wardens in the Crypt. When they triumphed, Maxwell welcomed them into the Crusade[12] and immediately gave them their first assignment - to fight the Scourge within Browman Mill and the Noxious Glade.[13] Their next task was to attack the undead at Northdale, and Gidwin was eager to continue, but Tarenar suggested being more cautious, and regrouped with Fiona at the base of Eastwall Tower to rest and plan their attack there. This left Gidwin in a mood, so he entered the interior of the tower.[14] With Tarenar gone helping Gamella Cracklefizz with Ix'lar the Underlord, the impatient Gidwin ran out of the tower northward alone, and Fiona was unable to stop him.[15] Fiona wouldn't talk to Tarenar and blamed Gidwin for getting him in trouble with her, so he wanted to mend his friendship with her and sent the adventurer to find Gidwin. When the adventurer returned, they gave Tarenar Gidwin's prayer book that was left behind in Northdale.[16]

Tarenar blamed himself and feared for his friend, resolving to rescue him at all costs, and headed west toward the Northpass Tower. Argus reported that he had noticed Gidwin being taken by the Scourge.[4] He headed into the Plaguewood to find out what he could about his missing friend, while the adventurer went to the other side to fight the nearby undead and to be on alert for any information.[17] Deep in the Plaguewood, he was about to kill his way into Stratholme when the adventurer caught up to him, with the name of who held Gidwin captive, Baroness Anastari,[18] who planned to turn him into a death knight.[19] To find her exact location, they fought Omasum Blighthoof and Karthis Darkrune.[20] This proved useful as they found The Baroness' Missive which pointed to the specific spot.[21] Tarenar and the adventurer rushed to the slaughterhouse. They entered it just in time before Anastari could perform her ritual on Gidwin. Tarenar wasn't alone; he came with Fiona, Argus, and other travelers, and they all charged at the banshee, killing her.[22] With Gidwin saved, the two paladins and Fiona returned to Light's Hope Chapel, where they thanked the adventurer. He gave the adventurer his hearthstone to Light's Hope Chapel, saying he would return with Fiona's caravan, this time in the front seat.[23]

Gidwin also helped the adventurer fight in Sethria's Roost on Mount Hyjal against the fiery minions of Ragnaros.[24]

Warlords of Draenor

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During the war in Draenor, Gidwin accompanied Fiona and Tarenar to Draenor with the Alliance forward party. He and Tarenar left to go fishing, but were attacked by the native botani; luckily, the local draenei Rangari arrived to aid them, and Tarenar carried Gidwin back to the caravan to recuperate[25] under the care of Fiona.[26] Gidwin had been poisoned and paralyzed during the attack,[27][28] but adventurers collected the herbs and ingregiends Fiona needed to brew the cure necessary to save him. When he drank the elixir, he began to get better.[29][30]

Legion

Legion This section concerns content related to Legion.

During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, Gidwin and Tarenar joined the reborn Knights of the Silver Hand at the Sanctum of Light beneath Light's Hope Chapel. In the Hall of Champions, he attended the funeral ceremony of Tirion Fordring and witnessed Lord Maxwell Tyrosus' reestablishment of the Order of the Silver Hand.[31]

He was later seen in Deliverance Point on the Broken Shore.

After the war, Tarenar and Gidwin were traveling the world and conducted a drinking tour of Horde capital cities, including Suramar City and Silvermoon City. They had to sneak out of the latter.[25]

Dragonflight

Dragonflight This section concerns content related to Dragonflight.

A few years later, Gidwin and Tarenar accompanied Fiona once more and could be found at the Expedition Basecamp in the Waking Shores.

Midnight

Midnight This section concerns content related to Midnight.

Gidwin was among the forces of the Vanguard of the Light fighting against the Devouring Host at the Sunwell Ramparts on the Isle of Quel'Danas.[32]

He then moved to Silvermoon City, where he worked with the adventurer on paying off his debt from when he and Tarenar had to sneak out of Silvermoon years back.[33]

Locations

Locations
Zone Level range Reaction Notes
Various in the Eastern Plaguelands 15-30 Alliance Horde As a quest giver during the Eastern Plaguelands storyline.
Sethria's Roost, Mount Hyjal 32-35 Alliance Horde As a guardian during N [32-35 Daily] The Protectors of Hyjal.
Fiona's Caravan, Shadowmoon Valley[53.6, 57.2] 25-30 Alliance Horde As part of the alternate Shadowmoon Valley storyline.
Sanctum of Light 10-45 Alliance Horde
Deliverance Point, Broken Shore[44.8, 61.6] 45 Alliance Horde
Expedition Basecamp, Waking Shores[47.4, 81.8] 10-70 Alliance Horde
Sunwell Ramparts, Isle of Quel'Danas 80 Alliance Horde During the Midnight intro experience.
Silvermoon City 80-90 Alliance Horde As part of The Drinking Debt questline.

Abilities

Eastern Plaguelands & Hyjal
  • Spell holy devotionaura.png Avenger's Shield — Hurls a holy shield at the enemy, dealing Holy damage, Dazing them and then jumping to additional nearby enemies. Affects 2 total targets.
  • Spell magic magearmor.png Blessing of Kings — Places a Blessing on the friendly target, increasing strength, agility, stamina, and intellect by 5% for 5 min.
  • Spell holy innerfire.png Consecration — Consecrates the land beneath the caster, dealing Holy damage over 8 sec to enemies who enter the area.
  • Spell holy devotionaura.png Devotion Aura — Reduces Physical damage taken of nearby party members for 4 min.
  • Spell holy holybolt.png Holy Light — Calls upon Holy magic to heal an ally.
  • Spell holy blessingofprotection.png Holy Shield — Increases chance to block by 30% for 10 sec and deals Holy damage for each attack blocked while active. Each block expends a charge. 3 charges.
Sunwell Ramparts
  • Avenging Wrath
  • Hammer of Wrath

Quests

Midnight This section concerns content related to Midnight.

Objective of

Warlords of Draenor This section concerns content related to Warlords of Draenor.

Quotes

Gossip

Dragonscale Basecamp

Tarenar will probably skip over our grand adventure to talk about the Legion invasion if you ask him what we've been up to.

You know, we spent a lot of time at Light's Hope, but it was so jarring to see after fightin' demons all day long! I think that's part of why we took time off. We have a chance to get back to our roots and travel with Fiona and the others again.

Don't think I won't find myself a fight to get into while we're here, though! Something out there is waiting for us to find it...

Dialogue

Main article: Onward, to Light's Hope Chapel#Notes
Main article: The Trek Continues#Notes
Main article: Boys Will Be Boys#Notes
Main article: Argent Call: The Trial of the Crypt#Notes
Main article: Argent Call: The Noxious Glade#Notes
Main article: Argent Call: Northdale#Notes
Main article: Gidwin's Fate Revealed#Notes

Notes and trivia

  • During N [32-35 Daily] The Protectors of Hyjal, his ground mount is the Charger, and his flying mount is the  [Argent Hippogryph].
  • Up until his appearance in Dragonflight, he was never tagged with the Argent Crusade reputation faction, despite joining them in the Eastern Plaguelands storyline.
  • Gidwin was initially planned to be a follower. He has an invisible Follower recruiting spell with the following description: Achievement character draenei male.png Follower: Gidwin Goldbraids — Artificer Romuul's hammer is as mighty as his knowledge of crystalworking. (the text is copied from Romuul's own recruiting spell)
  • His character may be inspired by Gimli from Lord of the Rings.

Gallery

  • Cocooned.
    Cocooned.

Patch changes

See also

References

 
  1. ^ N [15-30] Gidwin's Weapon Oil
  2. ^ a b N [15-30] Onward, to Light's Hope Chapel
  3. ^ a b N [15-30] A Boyhood Dream
  4. ^ a b N [15-30] Nobody to Blame but Myself
  5. ^ Fiona#Gossip
  6. ^ a b N [15-30] Gidwin Goldbraids
  7. ^ N [15-30] Into the Woods
  8. ^ N [15-30] Just Encased
  9. ^ N [15-30] Greasing the Wheel
  10. ^ N [15-30] The Trek Continues
  11. ^ N [15-30] Boys Will Be Boys
  12. ^ N [15-30] Argent Call: The Trial of the Crypt
  13. ^ N [15-30] Argent Call: The Noxious Glade
  14. ^ N [15-30] Argent Call: Northdale
  15. ^ N [15-30] Ix'lar the Underlord
  16. ^ N [15-30] Impatience
  17. ^ N [15-30] Beat it Out of Them
  18. ^ N [15-30] Blind Fury
  19. ^  [The Baroness' Missive]
  20. ^ N [15-30] Guardians of Stratholme
  21. ^ N [15-30] The Baroness' Missive
  22. ^ N [15-30] Gidwin's Fate Revealed
  23. ^ N [15-30] Journey's End
  24. ^ N [32-35 Daily] The Protectors of Hyjal
  25. ^ a b Tarenar Sunstrike#Gossip
  26. ^ A [10-40] Crippled Caravan
  27. ^ A [10-40] Fiona's Solution
  28. ^ A [10-40] Swamplighter Queen
  29. ^ A [10-40] Cooking With Unstable Herbs
  30. ^ A [10-40] Botani Beatdown
  31. ^ N Paladin [10-45] A United Force
  32. ^ N [80] Last Bastion of the Light
  33. ^ N [80-83] Trials and Tabulations

External links

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