However, the leaders of the city - in a move heavily influenced by the corrupt nobility of Stormwind - refused to pay the Stonemasons Guild for their work, citing the already enormous economic burden the Alliance had elicited due to the ravages of the Old Horde. The reconstruction of Stormwind was an arduous task, but with such a genius as VanCleef masterminding the operation, the project was completed smoothly and in record time. Not the least of such structures was the impressive Stormwind Cathedral, which later became the center of both the faith of the Holy Light and the revived order of paladins. A master of the art of masonry, VanCleef was personally responsible for the design of many of the most awe-inspiring structures of Stormwind. LoC 62, 158īiography The reconstruction of Stormwind Įdwin VanCleef was originally one of the architects that worked on the rebuilding of Stormwind City after its destruction at the end of the Second War. He prefers to strike at lightly armored targets first in the hope that he might be able to incapacitate or kill them outright with a single sneak attack.
When his enemies approach, investigating the location from which the arrows originated, he springs forth and attempts a sneak attack. VanCleef uses his longbow to surprise enemies from a great distance away, then draws his rapier and sneaks to a second hiding spot. When engaging in battle, he always prefers to take the offensive he is known to frequently retreat from combat only to circle around and strike a few minutes later when his enemies have lowered their guard. Edwin VanCleef relies on his unassuming appearance to avoid most fights. Despite his unseemly appearance, he has a cunning look in his eyes and a partially concealed blade sheathed underneath one arm. The man’s overall appearance is so common, in fact, that he would be almost instantly forgettable if not for the spotless, scarlet bandana fastened around his neck. He wears the sweaty, oil-stained clothes typical of a peasant laborer, along with a short cloak and thick leather gloves. Small and wiry, the man has a mousy look about him. Rumors say that in recent years he has grown particularly zealous in his belief in technology’s means to defeat Stormwind. Yet he knows of everything happening across central Azeroth, particularly where the Brotherhood is involved. Once his laboratory was constructed, he entered the mines and has rarely left in more than two decades. VanCleef’s search for a secure location where he could build a tinker’s works led him across Westfall to the Dead Mines. When the Stormwind Guard began to respond, VanCleef and the tinkers in their group augmented the abilities of the renegades with mechanical devices and weapons. It was VanCleef who took the group of artisans and tinkers sitting in the mud outside the gates of Stormwind and turned them into the Defias Brotherhood.Īfter teaching the Stonemasons the skills he learned from the city’s thieves, he helped them adapt to the wild until they had perfected their ability to ambush travelers. He was also among the first artisans to be cast out of the city gates when the Stonemasons Guild sought payment for their services. Yet, when the Horde destroyed the city, he was called upon because of the skills he learned as a child at the side of his father, a master stonemason, and was one of the first to offer his talents to rebuild Stormwind City. Interestingly, he seems to be wearing the Madcap's Outfit.Įdwin VanCleef was once a "roofwalker" in Stormwind with a specialty in defeating mechanical defenses. VanCleef is one of the most wanted criminals in the kingdom of Stormwind.
Edwin VanCleef (also called Edwin Van Cleef ) is a level 20 elite human boss found in the Deadmines.
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