Summary
- World of Warcraft has hotfixed a typo in the Reclaiming Gilneas questline, removing the title "Queen" when referring to Calia Menethil.
- The typo caused confusion and outrage among fans who did not want Calia to be portrayed as a queen in the game.
- Calia Menethil is a controversial character in World of Warcraft, and this typo only added fuel to the fire for those who dislike her.
World of Warcraft has officially hotfixed a typo in the Reclaiming Gilneas questline where it erroneously referred to Calia Menethil as a queen. This concerning slip-up had many World of Warcraft fans confused and outraged about the controversial Forsaken character after her appearance in the side story.
Recently, World of Warcraft released Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, which introduced several epilogues to Dragonflight as it begins to transition into The War Within. One of these storylines was called Reclaiming Gilneas and involved the Worgen retaking their home after having to abandon it in Cataclysm. Horde players become involved in this questline via a group of Forsaken led by Calia Menethil and Lilian Voss.
However, near the end of the World of Warcraft storyline, one of the Horde quests had a concerning typo many Forsaken players were not happy with. The objectives for the quest erroneously referred to Calia as “Queen Calia” – a title she does not hold, and that neither she nor Forsaken fans want her to use. WoW fan and Forsaken player Portergauge, who was one of the first to find this typo, was glad to discover World of Warcraft has since removed the title from the quest text in a recent hotfix.
Who Is Calia Menethil in World of Warcraft?
Calia Menethil is the older sister of Arthas Menethil, better known as the infamous Lich King. She was behind her brother in line for the throne of Lordaeron, and though she was promised to marry Deathwing during Warcraft 2 when he was impersonating an Alteraci noble and royal claimant named Daval Prestor, she never became a queen. She survived the destruction of Lordaeron but was later killed by Sylvanas before Battle for Azeroth, only to be raised as a Light-infused undead afterward. She eventually joined the Forsaken as a member of the Desolate Council in Shadowlands Patch 9.2.5.
Though fans enjoyed Calia when she reemerged in Legion, they have been less enchanted by her since becoming undead and joining the Forsaken. Many believed World of Warcraft wanted to set her up as a “Good Sylvanas,” and was trying to make her the new Forsaken queen – a theory further strengthened by her Pallid Lady title, which is a parallel to Sylvanas as the Dark Lady of World of Warcraft. The Queen typo only served to incense players who dislike Calia as a character.
Luckily, it seems like this was just a simple mistake, especially because Calia herself also seems to have no desire to be queen. Even so, the controversial World of Warcraft character still has a long way to go before the Forsaken and their fans accept her.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
- Released
- November 28, 2022
WHERE TO PLAY
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard, Activision
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard, Activision
- Franchise
- Warcraft
- Platform(s)
- PC
- Genre(s)
- MMORPG
