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Gossip text for the Haranir at Vordrassil: This ancient tree was severed from the Rootways. Sitting here, communing with the spirits, I can understand why. There is something wrong deep within its roots. Something ancient, far more ancient than the tree itself. I am told the source of corruption was destroyed, but long after the tree was felled. I will have to see what our ancestors knew of this. That tree was to be a guardian born of benevolent act. Now, only a shadow remains here, and a towering stain on a distant dream.

The gossip text for the Haranir at Nordrassil: Being here, seeing the tree, I now understand. The tree is more than the sum of its roots. This is true for us as individuals, as well as for our people. We are part of this world, and the goddess would have wanted us to see her glory. The isolation of our people should be as yesterday's breeze.

What the Haranir at Teldrassil has to say: That once magnificent tree, far off in the distance, its bark singed, the pain and trauma soaked down to its roots. I remember the day. A dark day not so long ago. For a time, many of us were as damaged as the roots. Meditating about it over here, seeing the sight with my own eyes, and learning of the story... <Or'jan inhales and then exhales heavily.> Such a tragedy.

What the Haranir at Shaladrassil says: The corruption is fading away. There is a distant song of cleansing surrounding its branches. When the guardian became corrupted we shared the story with our young, yet we did not come to the guardian's aid. My people became blind to the world, shrouded in our beliefs, locking everyone out, letting the world that surrounds us burn in countless perils. Coming here has shown me that, in some ways, we have failed the goddess. But it is not late. It is never too late.

Found some Haranir hanging out at the world trees 👀

I did it on a blood elf first and was like I HAVE to do this on a Draenei and did not regret it one bit, there’s some Draenei specific dialogue that’s super interesting but you learn a lot at the end regardless of race

Model-wise there's nothing new (but that's unsurprising, not a budget for that sort of thing for a local story like this), but there are draenei utilizing a lost one model, a krokul model, and then many fel-scarred draenei (though I think that's explained in part by Legion defectors n stuff)

The non-draenei version of the first quest in the Nethersent local story. It says: <The draenei first tries to speak to you in his native tongue, adapting after you fail to respond.> Men of Void take us to here. Come from sky. Fighting, killing. Want to go back. Help brothers and sisters. Show you.

The draenei version of the first quest in the Nethersent local story. It reads: <The man calls out to you in your native tongue. His accent is unfamiliar to you.> A sister of Argus! Kin of mine! Lost to us for ages, surely you hail from the... No, my questions can wait. There are more pressing matters. These domanaar kidnapped us from our world. Portals opened, and they poured forth from the sky. They force us to fight and die in their arenas for their amusement! I escaped, only to be captured again trying to help my people. My elder sister, Tul'amar, has a plan to get us home. Set me free, and I'll take you to her.

Draenei-specific dialogue in the Nethersent local story: Thousands of years separated from our kin on the Genedar has a way of carving rifts between us. I should explain. Many of us followed our Prophet Velen in his great flight away from Sargeras's Legion. Perhaps you know the many worlds we sought refuge upon. Perhaps you stepped foot upon some of them yourself, as we did. Worlds of snow and ice, of mist and bush, of endless oceans. No world we could settle for long. The Legion came, as always, and I and others who could not promptly return to our dimensional ship were left behind. We watched the Genedar drift into the sky until it was nothing more than a glimmering dot. And then, gone. Since then, we have survived in the Great Dark Beyond. Alone.

When asked where the Nethersent draenei are from, this is the dialogue response, which can be accessed by both draenei and non-draenei alike: Nashabor. Settlement of Blades. It is a world of natural beauty. Crimson salt plains give way to cool, purple lakes. Our rivers re choked with huge, sturdy lillypads. The sight of a draenei napping upon one, drifting downstream is common in times of peace. Our young learn to fight early, far earlier than they did on Argus. Martial and arcane skill is essential to survive attacks from its great, intelligent beasts. We have been through cycles of strife and renewal. We have made unlikely allies of Legion defectors who live among us in small number. And we have largely rejected the forces that began our great flight in the first place -- be they fel, Void, or Light. Our sayaad are naturals at jed'hin. They are a pleasure to spectate.

deeply obsessed with this local story in Voidstorm that has entirely different text depending on if you're on a draenei or not because you're dealing with draenei from one of the intermediary planets they visited between Argus and Draenor!

ALSO MORE JUICY DRAENEI LORE

YouTube video by Queen Ishura Midnight Alpha | Eversong Woods Story Playthrough | Part 1

Here's my story-focused playthrough of the first storyline in the Eversong Woods campaign! This one comes with a lil look at both the Horde & Alliance specific quest text for the player's intro to the new Silvermoon City ♥️

youtu.be/M6Yp8a7ZqOY

A small outdoor wedding venue in Silvermoon City. There are a couple rows of chairs, petals down the aisle, and a small carpet at the end.

A view of the wedding venue from the other direction.

Wedding venue spotted in the Horde-only part of Silvermoon City!

YES LOL

A screenshot of the revamped Silvermoon City, as seen from Quel'Danas, on Midnight alpha.

The central part of Silvermoon City at night. The city is practically glowing with light, stark against the swirling void clouds in the background. The phoenix emblem adorning the center building perfectly silhouettes the golden beam shooting out of the Sunwell.

A scenic view of Silvermoon City (and the void storm) from Fairbreeze Village.

Fairbreeze Village as seen on Midnight alpha. The town has expanded somewhat beyond the meager few buildings it was in TBC. Now, floating structures extend all the way up alongside a large tree adjacent to the town.

Y'ALL ARE NOT READY FOR HOW STUNNING THIS ZONE IS

pictures taken moments before disaster

YouTube video by Queen Ishura Midnight Alpha Campaign Playthrough | Part 1

Was very lucky to get a chance to experience the intro to Midnight's story early (!!), so *naturally* I put together a story playthrough for the first campaign chapter. Major spoilers beware, but if you want to see what happens, I got you covered!

youtu.be/YFpF7WM4bY0

Right!! 🥹 however hilariously decorating irl means I haven’t even thought about player housing at all

A photo of a hefty tankard that says “Home sweet home” on the front of it.

Me holding the aforementioned tankard in front of my new and not fully assembled bookshelves.

I know this is player housing promo but it feels like a very apt thing to have received after moving into my new apartment ❤️

A big thanks to Blizzard and @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com for my first ever (!!) PR package and gifting me this cool tankard to place in my new home 🥹

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come and get it

me in cosplay as Xal'atath but at a super close and uncomfortable angle where I'm like less than a foot away from the camera so most of the image is actually just my face and very unnerving purple contacts

showed you my feet pls respond

🏹 Each of us wants to come home. To be welcomed by family. To belong 🏹

Sylvanas: @darkladycosplay.bsky.social
Alleria: @sydragosa.bsky.social
Vereesa: @ishura.bsky.social

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A list of all the dungeons available coming in the Midnight expansion. They are Windrunner Spire, Magister's Terrace, Murder Row, Den of Nalorakk, Maisara Caverns, The Blinding Vale, Voidscar Arena, and Nexus Point Xenas.

An excerpt about Maisara Hills from the Lands of Conflict RPG: The Maisara Hills, in northeastern Zul'Aman, are sacred to the trolls. Crude totems stand in profusion and lean crazily in the soft earth. Witch doctors frequent this site, holding strange rituals and dances by moonlight. The voodoo masters brook no intrusion. Voodoo fascinates me; the art is arcane, but seems to have divine elements as well. I figured the Maisara Hills would be an excellent place to expand my knowledge. I am positive I made no sound as I crept into the area, but the trolls noticed me anyway. Magic, I suppose. I fled as spears, axes, and magical blasts rent the air. I hate trolls. Perhaps I could capture a witch doctor and pry the information out of him.

a little fun fact you may have missed: the Maisara Caverns dungeon in Midnight canonizes more RPG lore! In Lands of Conflict, the Maisara Hills are a subsection of Zul'Aman "sacred to the trolls" (though it doesn't really say much more than that).

Hard to say without knowing if they regrew Thas’alah or if it’s an entirely new tree (and where it’s located, I like the idea of having it on Thas’alah’s roots though).

A photo of me in cosplay as a blood elf! I’m wearing a red corseted crop top and red biker shorts under an open front skirt with large folds down the front side. I’m also wearing a pair of detached flowy chiffon sleeves that match the rest of the outfit.

been slowly working on a blood elf cosplay as I learn how to sew (made the skirt and sleeves for this outfit 🥹)

someone on the other site clarified we get to Harandar through a new great tree in Quel'Thalas and now I'm just vibrating thinking about Thas'alah and how its roots are technically still in Deatholme even though the tree was cut down 😩

YouTube video by Queen Ishura Midnight Cinematic Reaction

okay this is not a comprehensive breakdown by any means but I threw together my streamed reactions to the official Midnight cinematic + the gameplayer trailer & then a few thoughts I had about Liadrin's arc + why I think this was such a meaningful moment for her ♥️

youtu.be/TS0PIk3Dgas

A screenshot of Valtrois from the Midnight gameplay trailer.

MY QUEEN VALTROIS MAKING AN APPEARANCE

one of my favorite parts of the cinematic is knowing what Liadrin had to go through (losing her faith in the Light, becoming a Blood Knight & viewing the Light as a tool she could force to do her bidding, then having her faith restored) to get to *this* point where she puts all hope in the Light

a screenshot of at least a couple dozen blood elves on the new midnight pre-order expansion mount in Silvermoon City

I think people are excited for Midnight

honestly so relatable

Also occurred to me that despite knowing the Titans were looking for other worldsouls we've actually not seen Titan ruins/architecture on other planets (Draenor + Elunaria notwithstanding I guess) but shouldn't we run into it eventually?

okay walk with me... how do we feel about the Reshii Ribbons possibly being Titan artifacts 🤔

Thought of this bc they're arcane, seemingly originated on K'aresh a long time ago, have transformative properties, & K'aresh has a worldsoul (the very thing the Titans were always on the lookout for) 👀

this has been an absolute labor of love and probably the best example of how neurotic I can be with lore, I really hope that people enjoy it and it helps make some sense of ethereal + broker lore for those who may not be familiar with it going into Ghosts of K'aresh!

YouTube video by Queen Ishura Everything You Need to Know About K'aresh (and the K'areshi) For 11.2

In preparation for Ghosts of K'aresh, I put together a non-spoilery video on everything you need to know about K'aresh, the Ethereals, & the Brokers (including lore from the Doom of K'aresh & audio logs) before jumping into the new patch story tomorrow!

youtu.be/rOA7jECTVGg

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YouTube video by World of Warcraft Whispers from K’aresh - Audio Log Part 3

The secret finders have intercepted a third and final audio transmission from K’aresh!

In case you’ve missed them, learn more about the fall of K’aresh from Lora in this three-part audio series: Whispers from K’aresh.

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Whispers of K'aresh Audio Log Part 2 - Endurance But At What Cost? In a Reddit post by WoW Partner @Queen_Ishura, Audio Log Part 2 was released discussing how the K'areshi endured the envelopment of their skies by the void, transforming them irrevocably.

In a Reddit post by WoW Partner @Queen_Ishura, Audio Log Part 2 was released discussing how the K'areshi endured the envelopment of their skies by the void, transforming them irrevocably.

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