User:Ashbear160/Dev lore questions 2.2




 * Red Mist -
 * Can you elaborate more on the “red mist” from the “Unbroken” story? Was it a weapon of the Legion? What exactly did it do to the Draenei to cause them to be unable to wield the Light? Would it work on other races?


 * Vrykul -
 * Prior to the Curse of Flesh, of what material were the vrykul composed or made? For example, were their bodies previously made of earth, stone, or metal? Or were they already flesh? Furthermore, what is the role of the vrykul? We know that the earthen were charged with shaping the earth and mechagnomes maintained the great machines of the titans. But what purpose or function did the vrykul serve for the titans?


 * Voidwalker -
 * There is some confusion regarding the voidwalkers, and specifically the void faction led by Dimensious. We have shadow elementals, Yet in the same way we have identical creatures as demons.

Are all of these void creatures all the same? if so are they elemental/demon or both? and also is their relation to either the old gods, the burning legion and Dimensious simply one of enforced control? And finally what is the relation between them and the "Dead" naaru?


 * Elementals -
 * In the Hyjal quest "Elementry!" you state that the old gods created the elementals. This is in turn supported by the Highlord Demitrians quote "It was they, the Old Gods who created all." Yet in other lore, it is said the old gods enslaved the elementals rather then create them. Which of these accounts is true? If its the former, did the Old Gods create all elementals or just those on Azeroth? Also where do elemental lords like Murmur who dont seem to be from any world in particular link into this origin story?


 * Troll -
 * Considering that trolls are said to be able to regenerate their limbs, why didn’t Zul’jin’s arm grow back?


 * Druids and the arcane -
 * What is the nature of the relationship between druids (and night elven culture in general) with the arcane, as suggested by druidic spells like starfall, moonfire, etc. as well as moon wells?


 * Sargeras -
 * If the entity Aegywnn fought in Northrend was the Avatar of Sargeras, does that mean that Sargeras’ real body is still out there somewhere in the nether, separated from his spirit? Or is that avatar she buried on Azeroth his real body, just reduced in power?


 * Giant -
 * There are various types of giants in Azeroth, but I read that the titans only made three types of giant. I assume that these other giant variants, based on design, are part of the three main giant races. But since it's only assumptions, I'm essentially asking to clarify the origins of these other giants. Could say the origins and relation of these types of giants: Fire, Ice, Hill, Frost, Molten, Stone, Iron Giant and Colossi? And what is their connection to Mountain, Sea and Storm Giants?


 * Troll pantheon -
 * Are the animal gods of the various troll pantheons in any way related to the animal ancients revered by the night elves. It would be a great way to neatly tie together druids of all races, the animal forms assumed by troll priests and prophets, and the night-elves-are-descended-from-trolls theory. For example, is it possible that Nalorakk is a descendant or relative of Ursol and Ursoc?


 * Magic -
 * Are necromancy and fel corruptions of arcane magic by divine shadow?


 * Orc -
 * Why do orcs like the Blackrock and Dragonmaw have unique skin colors? Is it due to ethnicity, exposure to ash, or something else?


 * Bolvar -
 * What exactly happened to Bolvar at Wrathgate to leave him in a state we see him during Lich King fight ? Did he die from Forsaken's plague and was then resurrected by dragon's flame ? Or maybe dragon's fire left him in a state of something between life and death?


 * Dragonmaw Clan -
 * Why were the Dragonmaw called Dragonmaw back in Draenor, there weren't any dragons there? The first time they ever saw a dragon was on Azeroth.


 * Unamed Ancients -
 * In "The Sundering" page in page 186 there are references to a bunch of ancients that were never really explored, could you give any clarity into these ancients and their names?(list yoinked from wowpedia)

-Wolverine guardian (Goldrinn?) -Tiny red fox -Winged panther -Pixies -Reptilian warrior (Tortolla?) -Male oak figures with hoods. -A stick bug race. -A bearded warrior half the height of a night elf and clad in brown leather fought during the War of the Ancients. He rode atop a pair of white wolves using a rein in one hand. In his other hand, he held a weapon resembling a sickle — which he would throw like a boomerang. The sickle would rip through the demons as it spun and return to the hand of the squat warrior. He was a foe on par with any that the demons had ever faced.


 * Mythology -
 * White lady is Mu'sha, the sun is An'she, to the Tauren what is the Blue Child? and the mythology behind him/her/it?


 * Lor'themar -
 * Does Lor'themar scar in his eye actually exist? if it does, does it affect his vision(elf eyes are weird)?


 * Dragons -
 * Can you explain the “family” habits of dragons? Are they incestuous as some speculate? Do only the Aspects get mates? Is Alexstraza actually also Korialstrasz’s mother?


 * Blue Skin -
 * What is the nature of the "blue skin" on various Vrykul and the Frostborn? It seems as though the blueness followed the Curse of Flesh, as though it was a secondary mutation. What's odd is that the Frostborn seems a tribe unto its own, the blue Vrykul females of Storm Peaks are fanatically loyal to the Watcher Thorim, and the blue Vrykul men and women of Icecrown and Skadi are loyal to the Lich King. If the mutation was the result of a specific interaction, I would assume such behavior would be more uniform. Perhaps there's a LOT more story there?

Races


 * Sporeloks Sporelings -
 * Are Sporeloks and Sporelings different races? they seem to be due to different colour and habitat.


 * Shadow Ascendant -
 * Are shadow ascendants and the cult of the forgotten shadow, cannon?


 * Bogstrok Lobstrok Makrura -
 * Are Bogstrok sapient? are they related to the Makrura in any way? And Claximus is called a Lobstrok is this related to any of the above?


 * Earthen -
 * Are Frostborn and Iron dwarves, a variation of earthen or other type of dwarf? If not are Frostborn made of flesh?


 * Orc -
 * Are Orc Peon slaves?


 * Grells -
 * What are Grells? and are they anyway related to imps


 * Flamewaker Naga -
 * Are Flamewakers and Naga related? they seem to be caused by elemental lords and give reptilian qualities to both


 * Naga Anomaly -
 * Is High Warlord Naj'entus and others with the same model a naga anomaly?


 * Mana serpent -
 * Mana serpents, Dragonkin or elemental?


 * Fel Reavers -
 * Are Fel reavers Demon possessed construct or are they a fel flame powered construct?


 * Titan -
 * After speaking to ghostcrawler at the cataclysm midnight launch in london. I was told that Tyr was intended to be the titan who fell against C'thun. If so does this mean all watchers are titans, or Tyr a unique case? On the same topic what does that mean Ptah is? who in many respects fills the criteria as the titan who fell against C'thun especially since his tomb is in Uldum and that very tomb is seemingly the origination weapon itself.


 * Fiends Ered'ruin -
 * Are Fiends(face on chest demon with jewel on forehead) related with Ered'ruin race? they look similiar(except for the fact they have a face on their chest)to the Doomguards, Doomlords and Daemons from warcraft 1 that are part of the Ered'ruin race.


 * Banshee -
 * What exactly is a Banshee, and are non-elven races able to become one?


 * Valkyr -
 * Why is the gift of the Val'kyr limited to Vrykul women?


 * Furbolg -
 * The Furbolg tribes of Blackwood, Thistlefur and Stillpine are helped by alliance members, while the Foulweald are almost destroyed by the horde, while the Timbermaw are neutral, will the support by the alliance and hostility by the horde make the Furbolg race more alliance leaning?


 * Anubisath -
 * Are the Anubisath and the Horusath anyway related to titanic watchers in Uldum, for example Setesh is very similar to Anubisath and Rajh to Horusath


 * Harpy -
 * Do Harpy have males or the rumour that they rape other race males true?


 * Azotha -
 * Are Azotha a TRIBE of a humans, or are they a seperate species, another evolutionary step, As in Vykrul-Azotha-Human, or is it more Stormgarde-Stormwind-Azotha-Gilnean...


 * Troll -
 * Will Vol'jin recruit more troll tribes?


 * Dark Trolls -
 * What happened to dark trolls?


 * Northrend Races -
 * Do the Magnataur and other Northrend Races (aside from the Vrykul and dwarven groups) have a connection to Ulduar/Old Gods/Curse of Flesh?


 * Giants of Draenor -
 * Are the Giants of Draenor, whose bodies were used to build the Temples of the Damned, just another name for the Gronn? The orcish word for "Giant of Draenor" is Grom, maybe Grom and Gronn are just the same?


 * Tol'vir -
 * In the first batch of questions, you explained the origin of the Obsidian Destroyers, by saying they were enslaved Tol'vir. Were they Tol'vir that the qiraji captured, or were they created by the qiraji themselves using stolen titan technology? Could that explain why they are so radically different in appearance? Would that mean the Anubisaths were created using stolen titan technology, too?


 * Dwarf -
 * We know each of the 3 clans is composed by an unique subrace. Wildhammers are taller and stronger than their Bronzebeard cousins, while Dark Irons have a dark skin. We've seen different naming conventions:

-Bronzebeard clan: Ironforge dwarf, Mountain dwarf -Wildhammer clan: Wildhammer dwarf, Wild dwarf, Hill dwarf -Dark Iron clan: Dark Iron dwarf

My question is, which are the accurate descriptions for each subrace? I think Bronzebeards are "mountain", because Muradin is called like that by the Frostborn, but the other 2 are still pretty ambiguous.


 * Forgotten One -
 * During W3:TFT undead campaign, we confronted a "Forgotten One", deep in Azjol-Nerub. It hasn't been mentioned in-game again, and the novelization of the events utterly ignored it. What happened with it? Was it a tendril of Yogg-Saron, a manifestation of his power? What could be it?


 * Rockflayers -
 * Why are the rockflayers, a outland species, in deepholm, a elemental plane of azeroth?


 * Dire Orc -
 * What are the Dire Orcs?


 * Leviathan and Kraken -
 * You(blizzard and/or writers) seems to use the term leviathan and kraken to treat two different types of aquatic creatures, so what i'm asking is which one is the kraken and which one is the leviathan, the fish/reptile one or the squid/octopus one?


 * Ancient -
 * What happened to the Ancients of Wind and the Ancients of Wonder?


 * Tree of Life -
 * What happened to the Trees of Life/Age/Eternity?, they don't appear in WOW, is it because their connection to Nordrassil was severed by the wisp bomb at the End of WC3? and now that Nordrassil is somewhat restored will they return?


 * Tothrezim -
 * Do the Tothrezim still exist, or have they been retconned and replaced with the Gan'arg and Mo'arg?


 * Of Souls -
 * What ARE the Reliquary of Souls / Devourer Of Souls?


 * Nathrezim -
 * Are the Nathrezim the only race that is originally demonic? If so; do you have plans to tell us more about the other members of the legion, and their history? Archaeology seems like a very good method of doing so.


 * Aqir -
 * What did the aqir look like before splitting into Azjol-Nerub and Ahn'Qiraj and adapting into their new environments? Had they humanoid shape, like the Twin Emperors?


 * Human -
 * Were the trappper communities in the Grizzly Hills recent immigrants from Lordaeron/Stormwind/etc... or survivors of the Northrend humans Ner'zhul killed off before the War of the Spider? If so, where and when do the latter originally come from?

Location


 * Crystalsong Forest -
 * What was the plot for crystal satyrs and dryads in crystalsong forest?


 * Azjol-Nerub -
 * Will we ever get to revisit Azjol-Nerub and see the zone and its lore fully fleshed out?


 * Uldum -
 * Was Uldum a old god prison for C'Thun, like Ulduar is for Yogg'Saron?


 * Vandermar -
 * What happened with Vandermar Village? It's the first stage of the W3:RoC undead campaign. Did it turn into Deathknell?


 * Nendis -
 * What happened with the port of Nendis? It's the first stage of the W3:TFT night elf campaign. Geographically, it should be located north of Azshara. Could it be somewhere along the coast of Winterspring?


 * Ulmat Thondr -
 * In The Last Guardian, an unknown peninsula at the south is mentioned: Ulmat Thondr. It's rumored to have jungle troll activity, so could we say this place is the same as Stranglethorn Vale?


 * Greenrush -
 * What happened with Greenrush River? this river started in the center of Lake Abasi at Zul'Aman, and flew into Darrowmere Lake. It's probably the same as Thondroril River, but there's no river going out of Quel'Thalas that could connect both places.


 * Kalimdor -
 * I would like to know what happened exactly after the Sundering. Before it, we had an unique continent, and after it, many different pieces of landmass. What happened exactly? the landmass between the current continents sank, or only the are surrounding the Well of Eternity sank, meaning that the current continents are a result of plate tectonics movement? (think of Pangea and how it evolved into the current world, but at higher speed) The second option is the one that makes more sense, imo. Pushing the central landmass down makes the surrounding landmass move away, while the water level rises from the sinking of the central part. It's basic geology, but I don't know if it would work in a world of magic.


 * Pandaria -
 * Was Pandaria a part of Old Kalimdor before the Sundering?


 * Aqir city -
 * Is there any possibility for the original city of the aqir (the one they had before being defeated and splitting into Azjol-Nerub and Ahn'Qiraj) to appear around in-game some day? If it's not around the known world, could it be at Pandaria?


 * Azeroth -
 * Is the map of Azeroth as we know it world-spanning, or have we merely seen one side of the globe?


 * Zul'drak -
 * What is the fate of Zul'drak following the demise of the Lich King?


 * Spirit World -
 * What exactly is 'The Spirit World' and what forces rule it?


 * Storm peaks -
 * Where in the Storm Peaks did Aegwyn perform her titanic battle against Sargeras, and why is there no mark of it in World of Warcraft?


 * Tol Barad -
 * What happens in Tol Barad? I can't make any sense of what happened there?

Character


 * Vindicator Saruan -
 * What happens to vindicator Saruan of the triumvirate of the hand, Sironas said she turned him into an abomination, but we never see him again?


 * Dreamstalker -
 * Why is the Dreamstalker called that way, and what his story?


 * Awbee -
 * Did Awbee survived Blackrock?


 * Murmur -
 * What the heck is Murmur and is it an elemental? is he able to destroy world with a whisper like the codex of blood says? and is he anyway related to the other Elemental lords


 * Illidian -
 * How did Illidan come to have any knowledge about Lady Vashj and her Naga, and how did he know how to contact them? Was he not imprisoned for ten thousand years; and were the Naga in turn not elusive of the Night Elves until the Third War?


 * Gryan -
 * What did Gryan Stoutmantle do during the First, Second, and Third Wars, was he just a typical soldier or was there anything more to him?


 * Thrall -
 * Should we assume Thrall was a bit younger than his stated age on the Warcraft III manual at the time of those events? [Long story short: we were with some friends discussing how the times of the visit his parents pay to grandmother Geyah, "Go'el", the Second war dates, Frostwolf and Aedelas Blackmoore's storylines could match and found no other solution but that]


 * Krol -
 * Will we ever find out what happened to Krol, the Ogre who was put in charge of all the old Horde ogre clans?


 * Mangletooth -
 * What happened to Mangletooth?


 * Ner'zhul -
 * Is Ner'zhul really dead? (I have to try!)


 * Aessina -
 * Is Aessina the matron of the dryads? If so, does she have any relationship with Cenarius? sister? mate?


 * Deathwing -
 * Is the duty of the Earthwarder (Neltharion/Deawthing) to watch over the Elemental Plane, much like the duty of the Dreamer (Ysera) is to watch over the Emerald Dream? was Deathwing, then, the jailer of the Elemental Plane before his corruption make him forget about his duty?


 * D'sak -
 * Where's Twilight Lord D'Sak? He was the author of all the texts hold by the Twilight Hammer at Silithus, and seemed a pretty important member of the cult, will he appear at Cataclysm?


 * Broll Bearmante -
 * Where is Broll Bearmantle? He was supposed to replace Fandral Staghelm at Darnassus as the leader of the night elf druids (Malfurion is the neutral leader of the druids)? And no, he didn't die at Stormrage, HE SURVIVED!


 * Tharbek -
 * What happened with Tharbek? You told us Varok Saurfang was the second in command of Orgrim Doomhammer, but the novel Tides of Darkness gives Tharbek that position. Could you clarify this? Also, what clan was Varok from? Blackrock and Bleeding Hollow are the most logic answers, but anything is possible.


 * Morbent Fel -
 * During the Civil War in the Plaguelands at W3:TFT, we defeated a lich under the command of Balnazzar, named Morbent Fell. In World of Warcraft we met a necromancer at Duskwood by a identical name, Morbent Fel. Are they the same person? We already saw lichs reverting to human form when we defeated Ras Frostwhisper at Scholomance, could Morbent have followed the same process? With Cataclysm, Morbent Fel becomes a lich, could this confirm the theory? If they are the same person, does he still serve the Burning Legion?


 * Galakrond -
 * Can you tell us more about Galakrond?


 * Nath -
 * Is Nath anyway related to the Gronn?


 * Lorena -
 * What happened with Cycle of Hatred's Lorena and her crew? there were a lot of named soldiers, privates and colonels at that novel, and none of them has ever appeared in-game. Lorena was Jaina's favorite colonel, and she even helped her and Aegwynn defeat Zmodlor.


 * Oro's -
 * What can you tell us about the Naaru O'ros? He can not be fought and has nothing to do with the lore save for a childrens week quest.


 * Characters -
 * Will we see the wild dwarf and high elf characters of Legends' two part story Warrior: Divided and Warrior: United around Hinterlands? You know, Kardan, Keers, Mastran, Mozza, Ravic, Voldana... and finally the 2 human twins that are protagonist to both stories.


 * Calia -
 * Calia Menethil - What has become of her?


 * Schnottz -
 * Who is Commander Schnottz? the quests in uldum are surprisingly vague.

Groups


 * Bloodsail Buccaneer Legend -
 * The 3 human protagonists of Legends' story Bloodsail Buccaneer were pretty good and had a lot of potential in different professions. Will they make an appearance in-game?


 * Elementals -
 * Are the elemental lords of Azeroth equal or above the ones that existed on Draenor?


 * Scarlet Champion -
 * What happened to all the Scarlet Champions in the Hall of Champions of the Scarlet Monastery? Are they all dead?


 * Kelani Magi -
 * who were the Kelani Magi? and why did they Fall? They're mentioned in WC3 on the yellow text from that one gem


 * Dark Riders -
 * What are the Dark Riders? Could they be a special generation of Second War death knights created by the Burning Legion agents? What's their link to Morbent Fel and the Burning Legion forces at Karazhan and Blasted Lands?


 * Orc Clans -
 * What's the relationship between the Bloodfyres and Ner'zhul, the chieftain of their clan? Were the members of this family the seconds in command and the strong arm of Ner'zhul? They appear at Legends vol. 2, in Family Values. Also, will Leena, the draenei girl in that same story that becomes a shaman, appear in-game as part of the Earthen Ring?


 * Ancient Kings -
 * Who are the ancient kings?, their name is in two chests, Val'anyr and the paladin familiar.


 * Uldum Watchers -
 * What are the stories of the four titan watchers in Uldum?


 * Arakkoa gods -
 * What are the relations between Anzu, Rukhmar and Terokk


 * Hydra Deities -
 * Is Aku'mai, Gahrzilla, Chimaeron and Hetaera some sort of group of Hydra Deities/Demigod/God that the old gods like and kept as pets?


 * Tuskarr Deities -
 * What is Oacha'noa, Issilruk, Karkut and Tayutka, are they gods? Demigods? Deities? Loas? Ancient Guardians?

Object


 * Book of Medivh and skull of Gul'dan -
 * What happened with the book of Medivh? We know that, at the end of Beyond the Dark Portal, Khadgar sent it back to Dalaran together with the Skull of Gul'dan and the Eye of Dalaran. During the Third War Kel'Thuzad stole it to summon Archimonde, but after that, where did it go? Did the Burning Legion keep it and later use it to reopen the Dark Portal? Also, can we presume Tichondrius stole the Skull of Gul'dan from Dalaran during that same battle, to later carry it to Felwood?


 * Ata'mal Crystal -
 * What happened with the Ata'mal crystal? Are all the shards currenly in draenei hands?


 * Glaive of the Aspects -
 * What happened with the Glaive of the Aspects? Highlord Kruul assaulted Azeroth in the pre-TBC event searching its shards, and finally Kazzak managed to rebuild the glaive. It's even mentioned in it's page at the official site, but we haven't heard from the weapon ever again, and it doesn't appear in-game.


 * Felo'melorn -
 * What happened with Felo'melorn, Flamestrike, the blade of the Sunstrider family? We last saw it at the battle between Illidari and Scourge at Icecrown, and it hasn't ever appeared in-game. Was it send to Silvermoon after the battle, and is now wield by Lor'Themar?


 * Ashbringer -
 * What is the origin of the crystal the Ashbringer was formed from? Many speculate it could be the shard of a dead naaru, that turned back to the light once it was purified by Alexandros and friends. Is it the shard of a naaru? Also, could it be one of the shards of the Ata'mal crystal?

Other


 * Ageon -
 * When the sea giant Morogrim Tidewalker dies he say"Great... currents of... Ageon." what/who/where is Ageon?


 * World Tree -
 * We know Nordrassil is "crown of the heavens" and Teldrassil is "crown of the earth". What the hell does Vordrassil mean?


 * Date -
 * Due all the conflicts between different lore sources... What year are we in?


 * Burning Crusade -
 * How did Kazzak manage to reopen the Dark Portal? Did Prince Malchezaar find some clues as to how Medivh opened it in the first place by searching answers at Karazhan? What happened with the Glaive of the Aspects, whose shards were seek by the Highlord Kruul during the TBC world event? We know it was reforged successfully by Kazzak after the reopening, but we don't hear about it ever again, did it had any role on the reopening?


 * Forsaken Loyalty -
 * In Cataclysm, when Sylvanas uses her Val'kyr to raise new Forsaken, why do many seem to be automatically loyal to her (this is before we see her charming them in WPL)? They are free-willed undead correct?


 * Gilnean Druids -
 * What is the origin of the human druids in Gilneas? How far back does this particular human tradition of druidism span?


 * Forsaken -
 * In Cataclysm, Forsaken will have access to the hunter class. Are these hunters considered Dark Rangers, or are they merely undead archers?


 * Draenei at Cataclysm -
 * There should be more draenei around, it's just outrageous! Felwood, Desolace and Ashenvale make perfect places. And please, update their architecture, you have no excuse to be still using those crappy buildings back from the Alpha. Same for high/blood elf and forest troll buildings. Please.


 * Moira and Dark Iron empire -
 * Why did Moira come to Ironforge? Was there some sort of rebellion and she had to flee? Maybe the bosses of Blackrock Depths could be changed to reflect that there's a new Emperor, that kicked out Moira with the death of his husband. Or maybe, she left some sort of regent there, that has gone rebel?