Marshal Expeditions

Marshal Expeditions
Marshal's Stand
Main leader	Williden Marshal
Secondary leaders	Hol'anyee Marshal
Race(s)	Human  Gnome  Dwarf  Orc  Goblin  Hobgoblin Many other civilized races from both Alliance and Horde
Base of operations	Marshal's Stand
Formerly	Marshal's Refuge
Theater of operations	Un'Goro Crater
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active

Marshal Expeditions is a non-aligned expedition troupe that is led by the human Marshal siblings: Williden and Hol'anyee.

History

Failure at Un'Goro Crater

Williden's latest and greatest endeavor was not fully prepared for everything, having underestimated the savagery of Un'Goro Crater, and ended sooner than they wished. A mangled journal found among the beasts of Un'Goro shows that he and his companions sought higher ground from the savage beasts of the Crater once their base camps were overrun, making their escape at Marshal's Refuge.

They ask adventurers to help recover a  [Crate of Foodstuffs] and  [Research Equipment] they had to leave behind in their base camps in order to escape the beasts of Un'goro Crater.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Their refuge was attacked by Stone Guardians, forcing the troupe to flee and find another shelter with a small number of casualties. Now, Williden Marshal and his team have built a new camp for them, Marshal's Stand, which has some improvements when compared to their old refuge, indicating that they are managing to adapt themselves to live at Un'Goro Crater.

Exploring Azeroth

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By the time of the end of the Fourth War, Marshal's Stand was reinforced with sturdy walls and watchtowers. After the war, the base was visited by Zekhan and Rexxar who met with Williden. Only recently did the Expeditions feel safe to return to researching the mark of the titans left in Un'Goro.

Notable members

Name	Status	Location	Notes
Williden Marshal	Alive	Marshal's Stand	Leader of the troupe.
Hol'anyee Marshal	Alive	Marshal's Stand	Second-in-command of Marshal Expeditions.
J.D. Collie	Alive	Marshal's Stand	She is most likely based on Jefferson Davis Collie, a soldier found mining glowing gems in a cave in the fourth episode of Land of the Lost.
Innkeeper Dreedle	Alive	Marshal's Stand	The troupe's first innkeeper.
Larion	Alive	Marshal's Stand	Reference to Mario, protagonist from the series of same name.
Muigin	Alive	Marshal's Stand	Developer of the Bloodpetal Pests. Reference to Luigi from the Mario series.
Bloodpetal Pests	Alive	Marshal's Refuge	Planted by Muigin and used to annoy Larion. Reference to the Piranha Plants from the Mario series.
Dadanga	Deceased	Dadanga's Grave, Marshal's Refuge	Reference to the Dodongos from The Legend of Zelda series. Didn't survive the Cataclysm.

• Quixxil
• Spraggle Frock
• Krakle
• Spark Nilminer
• Flinn
• Sherm
• Karna Remtravel
• Shizzle
• Marshal Expeditions Mercenary
• Petra Grossen

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Marshal's Expedition are as diverse of a group as any you could encounter. Members of every civilized race were there, both Horde and Alliance, none of whom held prejudice or hatred toward another. They put aside their people's differences for the sake of knowledge and exploration. Williden and his people are very passionate. They are in Un'Goro to learn everything they can.

Trivia

• The Marshal Expeditions is not a reputation faction, although it has the whole structure of one.
• Most members of it are references to pop culture, such as the 1970s T.V. show Land of the Lost which focused on the adventures of the Marshall family (father Rick Marshall, son Will, and younger daughter Holly) who were trapped in an alien world inhabited by dinosaurs, and two NPCs wearing mallets, short red-dressed Larion and long, green-dressed Muigin. They are clearly references to Mario and Luigi. The former quest giver Linken was a reference to Link from The Legend of Zelda series, the deceased kodo, Dadanga, is a reference to the Dodongo from the same series.

Speculation

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• They are probably affiliated with the Steamwheedle Cartel, most specifically Gadgetzan as Marshal's Refuge has bruisers and flight master from Gadgetzan. Alternatively, The Marshals could just hire the goblins as protection for the expedition.
• Livingston Marshal and his people at Fort Livingston may be members of the group.