wow New Blood Elf Questline in Patch 9.2.5

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In this post, we're looking at the new Blood Elf questline coming in Patch 9.2.5. This post contains story spoilers.

The Scourge invades Quel'thalas, which leads Lady Liadrin and Lor'themar to rally their forces in an effort to fend off their attack.

We see Salandria, a Blood Elf Orphan quest giver from the Burning Crusade, taking part in it. Lady Liadrin was her mentor and she was the Blood Elf Orphan you had to take to various places during Children's Week.

You'll go to Bastion and then return to wipe the Scourge from the Dead Scar.

After successfully repelling the threat, Lor'themar says he will "inform the Ebon Blade of what transpired". Lor'themar suspects matters in Northrend "may be even worse".

The questline rewards the Green Hawkstrider mount and Blood Knight Armor.

Athelarius made a really great video with all the cutscenes and RP that you can watch below.

While we were taking care of our business in the Shadowlands, it appears the Scourge now run rampant across Azeroth without their master.

As you probably know, Tirisfal Glades is getting some updates as well with an encrypted map of the zone and a brand-new model of Calia Menethil.

Do you think Patch 10.0 will be Scourge-related? Let us know in the comments!

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Il'gynoth whisper: “The golden one claims a vacant throne. The crown of light will bring only darkness.”

Bolvar and Darion dialogue from 9.2.5 PTR in the picture. 

TLDR: Either Anduin or Tyralion or The new Arbiter will claim the Icecrown Citadel Throne in 9.2.5. 

[Migol 429]

I mean...part of me thinks "Duh, they'll ring that nostalgia bell for all it's worth!"

But...it'd feel like a diet cola WotLK.    Arthas is now, truly, dead and gone forever.     As are the strongest undead lieutenants he had (Sindragosa, Anub, Kel'Thuzud, etc).     Anyone that took their place now would feel like a B-Team undead squad.   

Moreover we literally just came back from the realm of death, dealing with many "More Undeader" characters and seeing way too much undead Sylvannas.     

[Teufel 331]

58 minutes ago, Migol said:

 Anyone that took their place now would feel like a B-Team undead squad.  

Denathrius is not off the board.

Also, we've spent later half of WoD foghting demons only to get Legion and fight more demons, so it's nothing new.

Edited March 30, 2022 by Teufel

[Migol 429]

1 hour ago, Teufel said:

Denathrius is not off the board.

Also, we've spent later half of WoD foghting demons only to get Legion and fight more demons, so it's nothing new.

Denathrius isn't really related to the undead scourage at all though, except in his dreadlord manipulation (which encompassed all of creation).    Moreover he has a slight out of body problem at the moment.

I'm sure it'll figure into a story sooner or later but it doesn't feel like a problem solved in an expansion preamble...I'd like to say but the dreadlord "Super Plan" has had so many loop holes they might just chuck a vat of forsaken goo into the maelstrom, then toss the sword in, and voila, instant Denathrius resurrected with powers over the undead.    Because reasons.

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4 hours ago, Migol said:

Anyone that took their place now would feel like a B-Team undead squad.   

Well, they sort of "demoted" previous villains when they introduced the Jailer. Arthas is gone, but we don't know if they will ever pull some alternate universe again. Hopefully they won't. The Void Lords remain, arguably the most powerful villains for now, but based on their brief description, they can be as "interesting" as the Jailer Zovaal. 

As for Denathrius, not sure how much he can do without Zovaal. Maybe his Dreadlords are still loyal to him, but what they can do, if they don't have a large army anymore. Doesn't seem like a major threat.

[Teufel 331]

4 hours ago, Migol said:

Denathrius isn't really related to the undead scourage at all though, except in his dreadlord manipulation (which encompassed all of creation).    Moreover he has a slight out of body problem at the moment.

I'm sure it'll figure into a story sooner or later but it doesn't feel like a problem solved in an expansion preamble...I'd like to say but the dreadlord "Super Plan" has had so many loop holes they might just chuck a vat of forsaken goo into the maelstrom, then toss the sword in, and voila, instant Denathrius resurrected with powers over the undead.    Because reasons.

Out of all Death-related powers left Denathrius is a grade above everyone else, even if the Primus is de-facto creator of undeath and, by extension, the Scourge, so I think he might as well wrestle control over it. Plus Dreadlords were already ruling it breifly under Archimonde. And as a stray thought, San'layn do look rather Venthyr-y.

As for lacking body... well. We've been to Zereth Mortis, and seen what it took to create an Eternal One from a scratch. Guess having a new body built isn't that much of a problem, especially if your Dreadlords are scouring the entire thing already and your being is intact.

Edited March 30, 2022 by Teufel