Mortal races being turned into pre-existing races is nothing new, and not exclusive to night elves and succubi. In the very same questline, you encounter a terrorguard who used to be a (Highborne) night elf. In a WoD quest in Frostfire Ridge, we see an orc who gets turned into a shivarrah. I’m sure there are more examples.
It’s never explained how this works, we only know it’s something that can happen.
Aaaaaaaaaaand I’ve lost interest after Orcs turning into Shivarra.
If they’re going to convert, convert to believable races. A highborne turned terrorguard is a strech but with their level of power I can believe it.
I was doing some questing in Borean Tundra and there are several quests where druids are capable of cleansing Plague and destroying the undead - it seems to fit!
I do wanna add power levels have nothing to do with it as they aren’t turning themselves into demons. The night elf got turned into a succubus by the Legion (we don’t know if it was voluntarily or not). The other night elf did get turned into a Terrorguard against his will, as did the orc who was transformed into a shivarra (which was done to her by Gul’dan, in fact).
Either way, nothing of this has in-universe mechanics to back it up, so it’s better to just think of it as unrelated instances of the rule-of-cool.
Love the small bit from book Stormrage where its explained how Hearthstones are so rare, and that its better to rewrite old ones rather than make new ones!
The soft bed and softer pillows were not comforts in which trolls luxuriated.
A thin sleeping mat over a wooden floor was the height of opulence in the Echo Isles. Many trolls slept on stretches of ground, occasionally seeking shelter if a storm blew in. Yielding sand made for a better bed than the hard stone of Durotar, but trolls were not given to complaining about harsh accommodations.The insistence on softness and comfort irritated him because it emphasized his weakness. The thinking part of him couldn’t deny that a soft bed made shifting his wounded body much easier. He doubtless slept a bit better. But in calling attention to his weakness, it somehow denied the nature of his being a troll. Trolls were to hardship and harsh reality what sharks were to the open ocean.
To remove me from that be killing me.
From Shadow of the Horde.
Insight into Darkspear culture and their ascetic approach to hardship, which is what sets them apart from Zandalari and their culture of excess.
Cultured Athenian Zandalari vs Savage Spartan Darkspear
I’d rather compare the Darkspear to Thracians or some other Northern Greek/Baltic tribe then Spartans -.o
Love the bit where Anduin gave Tyrande a hearthstone, while she already had one too Stormwind, given to her by an night elf ambassador iirc.
Tyrande has two hearthstones set to SW now.
And best is she uses it in BfA when Saurfang injures Malfurion!
She got the heartstone from the body of the killed ambassador during the events of Stormrage.
One could assume she gave the new Kaldorei ambassador the heartstone afterwards, hence the need for Anduin giving her his heartstone during the events of Elegy…
I don’t agree with it since heartstones are both Elvish and Magi items, but alas, its the only way it makes sense D:
https:// imgur. com/a/VIdtjnj
An interesting bit of lore I just stumbled upon after doing an Island Expedition. I’m not sure if it was ever confirmed if one could be a former servant of the Old Gods, but I’m guessing this does it (?).
(I had to create some inconvenient spaces in the above link in order for me to be able to share it. Apologies!)
https://imgur.com/a/VIdtjnj
There you go.
We’re back and with more lore! In Shadows of The Horde Vol’jin watches the Pandaren train in the monastery and thoughts linger with him regarding the Pandaren, what are they? Well he believes were it not for the Pandaren obsession with Harmony in all things the Pandaren could have easily walked over both the Horde and Alliance.
One quest in the Blasted Lands gives some interest insight into the value of gold, as well as the costs of training men.
From the quest text:
Additionally, Traveller 2 gives us some more numbers:
Credit for both finds to the great Telaryn. The only blood elf I will ever tolerate…
In Dk starting zone, next to rune forge is small book that you can read. It says that Every Death Knight is bound by their blade. It is their soul. If they get seperated, they are useless.
Use this fact wisely
Isn’t that second gen DK’s? Not third generation aka player DKs or 4th generation aka post-Legion.
https://wow.gamepedia.com/This_is_my_Runeblade…
This? Because here it says that you should just, to quote, ‘find another’ if you happen to ‘lose’ your runeblade.
DKs focus on channeling their power and mahic through the weapon (thus they are not puny casters but hardy warriors), but other than requiring a runeblade in order to do so (making such an item very important to possess in order to fight) there is nothing to suggest that the newer DKs can’t swap their weapon.
I’d like to see proof, if the above is false.
Here’s also a “second gen” DK who also just went and got himself a new runeblade after he lost his old one in Darrowshire during the Third War
https://wow.gamepedia.com/Marduk_Blackpool
Telaryn, how are you not trust3 yet…
Did not know of the second generation being able to swap weapons, and I question the instance but fact is fact I suppose.