Trade Prince Steamwheedle
 Steamwheedle | |
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| Title | Trade Prince |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Goblin |
| Affiliation(s) | Trade Coalition, Steamwheedle Cartel |
| Former occupation(s) | Trade prince of the Steamwheedle Cartel |
| Location | Unknown |
| Status | Unknown |
Trade Prince Steamwheedle is or was a former trade prince of the Steamwheedle Cartel. During the Second War, he allied his cartel with the Horde, the only trade prince to do so.[1][2] Rumors on Kezan suggested that he was making a significant profit from his alleged exclusivity contract with the faction.[3] After the war ended with the Horde's defeat, he returned the cartel to their usual neutrality.[1]
Marin Noggenfogger now leads the Steamwheedle Cartel.[4] Trade Prince Steamwheedle's status is not known, as has not been mentioned since the immediate aftermath of the Second War.
In the RPG
Trade Prince Steamwheedle, one of the goblin trade princes, is the richest known goblin on Azeroth, and runs the shipping division of the Trade Coalition practically on his own.[5]
The goblins allied themselves to the Horde in the Second War (because the orcs paid and/or intimidated them), but in the Third War they were a neutral force, making money off every side.[6]
A Horde ambassador ventured forth and met with Trade Prince Steamwheedle, asking for the goblins to provide machines and technology to the orcs, in exchange for spoils and gold. In the beginning, the arrangement seemed perfect. Trade Prince Steamwheedle believed that the orcs would win the war, so he found it natural to join the winning side. Plus, the profits flooded Undermine's coffers, and the goblins expanded their slave markets. However, other goblins disagreed and remained neutral; thus, only Trade Prince Steamwheedle and his subordinates joined the Horde. In the end, Trade Prince Steamwheedle realized his mistake and left the Horde, and the goblin race remembers the mistake and remains neutral to this day.[7]
Speculation
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- Perhaps he is the goblin tinker Ratso Steamwheedle, or they are related.
References
- ^ a b Beyond the Dark Portal, chapter 7
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 151
- ^ Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince, pg. 3
- ^ The Goblin Way
- ^ Dark Factions, pg. 116
- ^ Lands of Mystery, pg. 79
- ^ Dark Factions, pg. 115
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