Forum:Why are obsidian destroyers obsidian?

Since we all know now that the obsidian destroyers are actually tol'vir, it makes one wonder why they are actually called "obsidian". They can't be made of obsidian since the tol'vir were made out of stone. Is it just because of their appearance? Did the qiraji attach obsidian to them? -- 21:31, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Obsidian is a stone. Maybe the qiraji polished their slaves. ...Okay, the tol'vir look nothing like obsidian.-- 21:35, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Exactly my point. Blizzard better come up with a hefty explanation for this retcon. -- 21:43, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * It would make more sense for them to be reverse engineered or retooled or built by the qiraji in some way, as even the wings change position.-- 21:46, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * So we can rule out that they are constructs, as they weren't actually constructed. This questions the origin of Moam. Were the "Moam obsidian destroyers" actually constructed in the likeness of the tol'vir? It's confusing. -- 22:01, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Maybe velkor just carved a tol'vir out of stone :P--Ashbear160 (talk) 22:13, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Well.. technically they were once constructs... titanic constructs. 22:15, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The Ask CDev answer specifically said that they were "enslaved." It does not fit well, but it seems to be the current storyline. It would help if AQ had anything at all to do with Uldum.-- 22:17, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * It is my understanding that the Obsidian destroyers were tol'vir from northrend. We've already seen iron dwarves in northrend, so it wouldn't be much of a stretch to say they were remade to prevent curse of the flesh. This does bring up the question of what happened to those that did they the curse of flesh. maybe the nerubian's killed them and enslaved the obsidian ones? --1201 (talk) 23:23, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The Ask CDev answer seems to say otherwise, and if that were true, how did the Nerubians sends them to AQ?-- 23:26, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
 * When in doubt.... it was magic. =P 23:31, 1 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Or ask Judge Metzen. -- 23:34, 1 April 2011 (UTC)