When Vol'jin was proclaimed Warchief by Thrall, Gallywix and the other Horde leaders bowed before him. Later, he appeared in the Horde ending cinematic of Mists of Pandaria. When the goblins used their engineering skills to carve out a district in Orgrimmar and reform the Azsharan landscape, Gallywix was strangely nowhere to be found. Gallywix promised the Warchief he would run the Cartel differently, and Thrall promised him the land in Azshara for the goblins' new home. Gallywix, recognizing Thrall possessed much more power than he, decided to surrender and pledge his allegiance, and the Bilgewater Cartel, to the Horde. His plans are foiled when the goblins escaped and teamed up with Thrall, whom they rescued from the Alliance. He continued with his grand scheme of regaining power via various means, such as enslaving his fellow goblins and members of the Bilgewater Cartel to mine for kaja'mite in the Gallywix Labor Mine.

He was the first to be rescued, and offered a small thanks. Gallywix survived the destruction of his ship, utilizing one of his few escape pods. Rather than risk witnesses or additional attackers, the Alliance sank their vessel. En route, the ship passed by a battle between the Alliance and Horde just off the coast of the Lost Isles. His plan was to actually sell those into servitude that conspired against him. Charging an exorbitant amount of money, he happily took his people's life savings, offering them a ride to safety. As luck would have it, he was the only one that owned a ship at Bilgewater Port at the time Deathwing triggered Mount Kajaro's eruption, and he seized upon the opportunity to take advantage of the populace. The players were appointed by Gallywix as second-in-command many years prior, but he later sensed the players were a threat. Immediately prior to the Cataclysm, Gallywix was on the verge of losing his Trade Prince status due to player characters trying to take over.

5.1 Excerpt from the short story The Blank Scroll.

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