Wildheart Point, Felwood
Vashava stood, watching Felwood with a glass of manawine, as the night ticked away. A smile crossed her usually taciturn face, as she recalled that night’s events. She had expected open warfare, that Shal’dorei and Kaldorei blood would be wasted while a vital Highborne relic lingered, unclaimed or worse, stolen by dark forces. Yet… this had not come to pass.
The day before, the Dirge had freed a Highborne spirit in Kel’Theril, who had been tortured by a corrupted druid. He told them of an ancient relic he had crafted: the Keystone. It has been intended to work as a shield against the demons in the War of the Ancients, but had been moved to a fortress in what became Felwood. Come the Sundering, and the Keystone was lost, and the spirit was trapped on Azeroth, unable to pass on. The corrupted druid, known to the Dirge as Adrissa Moonglow, sought this Keystone.
The Dirge had sworn then to see this relic recovered, and returned to the spirit, so he and his fellows could pass on into Elune’s light. That same night, they also received word that Shal’dorei, likely the Moonlight Melody, were intending to cleanse a Moonwell in Felwood. Unable to stand by and allow heretics to run amok in their lands, the Dirge set out with two goals. Find the Keystone, and stop the Shal’dorei.
As it turned out, they had no need to stop the Shal’dorei. When they arrived at the Moonwell, it was still corrupted, the Shal’dorei absent. So, the Dirge cleansed the Moonwell themselves, and ensured that it would not be tainted by foul heresy. With that done, the Dirge set out to find the Shal’dorei.
Following tracks, they followed the Shal’dorei’s trail and found that it was, indeed, the Moonlight Melody. The lone orc mentioned in the missive was a tell-tale sign. And they were not alone. They were working with the Order of Oronaar, erstwhile ‘allies’ of the Dirge, fighting a great, corrupted, demonic manifestation.
Vashava’s smile grew wider. Ah, and then the choice was clear, was it not? Fight now, and likely lose badly, and risk the mission to retrieve the relic, or otherwise ‘aid’ the Melody and the Order. The Melody, working with the Alliance… some would find a letter about the matter most interesting. And the Order, failing to call on the Dirge when dealing with a matter in Felwood? Such a betrayal… and the Dirge would be magnanimous about it. They would be understanding. Outwardly.
So, she gave the order to help the Melody and the Order. Conveniently ensuring that her troops, for the most part, were at the rear of any fights. When they found the Eredar who was leading this demonic horde, by chance he already had the Keystone. As his defeat drew near, he dropped the Keystone. And the Dirge had snatched it up at once. It had been twisted by fel magic, but Ayleris Greenshadow, one of the Dirge’s demon hunters, now kept the Keystone safe, and disguised it from prying eyes with her own fel aura. They would cleanse it as soon as possible.
Of course, there had been some damage. Greenshadow had been afflicted by a delusion spell, and had taken some nasty wounds, but her nature ensured that this was not as difficult to overcome than had it been Vashava herself. But every goal had been achieved, with no losses, and minimal long-term damage.
And now… Vashava sighed contentedly as she looked over Felwood, and took a long sip of manawine. Everything, she mused, as she savored the drink, had gone according to plan. Magnificent.
A great event today alongside the [PCU] Eternal Sisterhood - Dawn of the Eternal Night 🌑 and the [PCU] Draenei RP - Order of Oronaar 😇, if you’re looking for Nightborne or Draenei RP, then they’re the guys to go to! And also, a thank you to Arcaraan and Lazaares of the Order for organising it all!