Gazlowe's Green New Deal - A Hopeful Future for the Goblins

Live Posted 2024/06/16 at 12:04 AM by DiscordianKitty

The Goblin WayWorld of Warcraft: The Voices WithinThe Gallywix WayTrade Prince Gallywix yells: I'm beaten. You've shown me the error of my ways. From here on out, I promise to reform the way that the cartel is run!
Trade Prince Gallywix yells: I'm your goblin, Thrall. What would you have of me?
Thrall grunts and thinks a moment on what to do with the Trade prince.
Thrall yells: For now, you will remain the Trade Prince of the Bilgewater Cartel.I don't be holding any grudges with our goblin allies, but the way they treat our land makes my heart heavy.

The goblin-engineered machines helped build Bilgewater Harbor at unbelievable speed. They cleared the trees to build over the Bay of Storms and killed or drove out anything that lived here. The goblins gained a home, yeah... but cost many creatures theirs. The land was carved up to make room for mechanical contraptions of all shapes and sizes. Despite the changes, Azshara endures, though I still fear the season of dying will take the land entirely one day.
- Rokhan in Exploring Azeroth: KalimdorBattle for AzerothUnder New Management“So, I give Thrall my bid for the gig. You shoulda seen his face.”
“Didn’t go for it?”
“He was . . . set back on his heels. Hard. But I explained what needed done, and he agreed to convince the Horde.”
Noggenfogger flashed his teeth. “Heh. Sucker.”
“The point”—Gazlowe rubbed his forehead, frustrated—“is he treated me as an expert, a master of my craft. I named the figure, and even though he was unhappy about it, he didn’t haggle or argue me down. He showed me respect. The leader of the whole freakin’ Horde.”
“I guess that’s hard to come by.”
“It is exceedingly rare, my friend, and hard-earned.”

“This is where big-picture thinkin’ comes in,” Gazlowe explained. “Since he showed me respect, he made me want to earn his respect. What I understood at that moment was, Thrall would do anything for his people. And I was gonna do everything in my power to make sure that my people did the best work we’d ever done. That’s what he does; you get to know him, and he makes you want to live up to his standards.”
“Unlike Gallywix.”
“Well, like I said, Gallywix was a sociopath. He offered to do it cheaper, but no. Thrall came to me.”
“So, what’d you do?”
Gazlowe made Noggenfogger wait for it. “I dropped my price for him.”
Noggenfogger stared, then shook his head. Gazlowe's History“Well, of course we can do it,” said Gazlowe. “I mean, we’re goblins, of course we can do it, you know what I’m saying? We did it in the first place, after all. So yes, Warchief, we can rebuild those parts of Orgrimmar that were damaged. Don’t you worry about that.”

“Well, that’s good. And how much are we looking at?”
The goblin reached into the small sack he had brought with him and pulled out an abacus. His long, clever, green fingers flew across it as he murmured to himself, “… carry the one … factor in the cost of supplies at a postwar rate … and of course labor’s gone up …”
He retrieved a piece of charcoal and a sheet of parchment and scribbled down a number that made the orc’s robust green skin turn sickly. “That much?” Thrall asked, disbelieving.
Gazlowe looked uncomfortable. “Look … tell you what … you’ve been awfully good to us, and you’ve been more than scrupulous in your business affairs. How about …”
He wrote a second figure down. It was less than the first figure, but only marginally.The Gazlowe WayWarlords of DraenorBattle for AzerothnotGazlowe's crew always get paid, and no dumb risks.You heard Gazlowe. The boss wants this expedition to go smoothly. No cutting corners, no slush.

I know you've worked with Gallywix in the past. We don't run our operations like that.

We expect the best from our crews, so we pay 'em what they're worth and treat 'em well. In return, we got the best goblin crews on the planet, and they ain't goin' over to any competition.The Goblin's ChoiceNoggenfogger took a deep breath, then addressed the crowd. “This may take a while, but don’t worry. We’ll get this fixed as soon as possible. So, you all, uh, take the rest of the day off.” The workers didn’t quite know how to respond. “With pay,” he said with a sigh, and the crowd cheered—even as most of them stayed; there was entertainment value to what was happening now.
Gazlowe, working on the engine, smiled in the darkness of the machine’s underbelly. His plan had worked. “Hey, Noggenfogger,” he called out, “you want to see how to fix one of these things?”
Noggenfogger stooped beside him. “Yeah,” he said, peering into the open engine compartment where the tinkers were gathered around Gazlowe. “I’d appreciate it.”

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Comment by SmDshkaMinor spoiler for VERY early War Within stuff

But I really enjoyed seeing the new post-short story Noggenfogger in the early War Within Beta stuff. I'm only more interested in seeing what more do they have in store with goblins coming up.Comment by SavanarolaOne error:
"but Thrall still chose Gallywix, despite the initial higher price."
It should be Gazlowe not GallywixComment by SharkTribeGazlowe is a pro-union CHAD
#workersrightsComment by GerolanfalanGoblins now have not only the smarts with spunk, but heart now too.

Gnomes could take a lesson or 2 from Goblins.Comment by ThordrosMonte Gazlowe picked up that Titus Hardie fit this expansion. A real ~~man~~ goblin of the people.Comment by RaynuruA very nice read!
Great to see Goblins getting some more lore but also important to the overall Story.
Wish Vulpera could get the same treatment..Comment by HagersenI hope Gazlowe will get his own modell throughout the expansionComment by PerlusoMaking the way for goblin paladins. (Every race can be warriors and priests, they should all be able to be paladins too let's get real.)Comment by QwagsoirBring back gallywixComment by ExxorDWhy are people dipping into IRL politics here? To the poster of the article, I recommend locking this thread. I came here to escape IRL politics, not see them be discussed.Comment by RoguePostDocMy favorite Horde character - no bs, gets the job done, straight to business.Comment by RubyurekIf the goblin story changes and Gazlowe becomes our leader, I will also play a goblin.Comment by HeatherWindIt still blows my mind that Gazlowe is voiced by Travis Willingham (who also voices Turalyon). He really brought Gazlowe to life!Comment by MadaucWhy are people dipping into IRL politics here? To the poster of the article, I recommend locking this thread. I came here to escape IRL politics, not see them be discussed.Comment by FojosIt's funny how this is a post about Gazlowe, but it also turned out being a good argument for why a free market in the real world works so well despite the insistence to the contrary of "expert" reddit socialists.Comment by dabone1337While I understand why it still feels strange that Gazlowe will lead the Bilgewaters while beeing a SteamweedleComment by ChaosDecidesGazlowe is a pro-union CHAD
#workersrightsComment by verytallmidgetGlad to see a development for Goblins. The world, the Horde has changed in the last few expansions and Goblins seems to adapt to this changing world. I mean, it would be dumb in a Horde full of shamans, druids and races close to nature etc, to keep developing like they are still on Kezan. Gazlowe has his own way of conducting his business, and it makes him the best in his area. It's a good thing that Gazlowe's character is consistent with his part in this (see his part from BFA), dunno if any other Goblin could have this approach make it look organic.

Also, devs give us tinker class!Comment by 0VapyrThis is just exceptionally boring, and goes against the chaos of what made goblins fun in the first place.

There's developing a race, and then just continually edging everything into happy endings that are out of character. No thank you.Comment by ArjisajGazlowe is a pro-union CHAD
#workersrights

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