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From the depths of Dun Morogh to the irradiated ruins of Gnomeregan, Episode 39 of Tides of Lore tells the tragic and defiant story of the gnomes’ fight for their home. We begin with the brilliance of Gelbin Mekkatorque, whose creation of the Deeprun Tram and election as High Tinker symbolized the heights of gnomish ingenuity. But pride and trust led to betrayal. His closest friend, Sicco Thermaplugg, poisoned by jealousy, turned invention into treachery. The desperate gamble to flood Gnomeregan with radiation killed tens of thousands and left the city in ruins.
Exiled to Tinker Town in Ironforge, the gnomes endured. They fought through madness, leper mutations, and Sicco’s rule as the self styled “King of Gnomeregan.” They built airstrips in Northrend, uncovered the truth of their mechagnome origins, and finally launched Operation: Gnomeregan, a full scale campaign to reclaim their home.This is a story of brilliance and betrayal, exile and resilience, machines and memory.
From Steelgrill’s Depot to New Tinkertown, from the betrayal of friendship to the battle against the Irradiator 3000, the gnomes prove that their ingenious cannot be extinguished.What does it mean to lose a city, and still find a future worth fighting for?
