Chikt
02-27-2007, 01:42 AM
So I have been doing the Aldor quests out in Netherstorm, and things are getting extremely interesting.
It sees you going to all the manaforges that Kael'thas has constructed and shutting them down, as well as killing any Blood Elves on the site or collecting orders. It gets to the last Manaforge, but the Aldor send you to another Draenei just a short ride away from the final manaforge. He tells you how, it turns out, their "two greatest enemies", the Burning Legion and the Sunfury, are actually allies. And he makes an interesting point.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Scryers had something to do with hiding this information from us, but we must now face the reality.
So this makes me wonder. The story behind the Scryers is basically that their leader had a vision that Kael'thas was going to lead the Blood Elves to destruction. What if it wasn't a vision at all? What if he actually learnt of their alliance, and wished no part of it, instead going to Shattrath to seek the aid of the Naaru. With the help of the Naaru, they formulate a story that the Aldor will believe and at least cooperate with the Scryers on some level. Not all the Scryers may be aware of the truth, so it is not widely known.
But not so much was the idea of the Scryers actually having knowledge about Kael'thas and the Burning Legion being allied the most interesting thing. That actually came from a seperate quest.
I used to be the foreman here. But now that I've been demoted, I've come to realize our pilgrimage from Quel'Thalas to Outland was all a lie.
A lie perpetrated by Kael'thas to strengthen his forces here in the Netherstorm.
This is said during the quest for "Dealing with the Overmaster" by the guy you expected to have to kill, but instead, have to help. If this is truly the case, it may explain just why the Blood Elf heirachy is in its current state, should they be aware of what Kael'thas has done and hunger to share that power he promises. Or, maybe they are simply so blind in their belief that he will save them all, that they would do anything to silence the nay-sayers.
If you roll a Blood Elf and do get to 60, I make a recommendation-definately go with the Scryers. The storyline surrounding them and Kael'thas is just brilliant. Not that I mean to say the Aldor one is sub-par, but it makes less sense for a Blood Elf to be with them unless their belief in Kael'thas is that strong. Eventually that belief would be slapped in their face, anyway.
Back to the Draenei near the final Manaforge. After you complete his quest, he has this to say:
My mission here is finished. I did what Orelis ordered me to - I've never failed to.
No more. I foresee a great carnage - a crusade, they'll call it - following the news of this alliance between Kael'thas and the Burning Legion.
First they give our holiest city away to our enemies and then they ask us to die fighting their enemies. Go back to Orelis; tell him the naaru can fight their own fights from now on.
This brings up the question, could the balance of trust with the Aldor and the Naaru actually be on shaky grounds if word about the Burning Legion and Kael'thas gets out? He seems highly emotional but he makes very valid points. It also explains some of the title of the expansion, "The Burning Crusade".
However, we've not seen any sort of large-scale clashing between the Naaru's forces and the Burning Legion/Sunfury. Maybe that is something that will come later down the line. But it does make me question the Naaru's ethics and beliefs. If they had known about Kael'thas and the Burning Legion all along-which really, they would have-why did they not inform the Aldor and the Scryers of it? Wouldn't that have given them both more reason to cooperate?
Not to mention the Naaru and Khadgar seem to be planning something. At least, in my opinion they do (Just check out his shifty eyes, dammit!). But in the Mag'har quest, there is a lot of reference to Light not being able to exist with Shadow, and vice versa. We actually learn of how light can attract shadow, and create shadow. Maybe the same goes for A'dal in Shattrath.
Nonetheless, I don't think things are going to be too based around Illidan alone. I think the game, as it goes on, will become much more centralised on the Sunfury and Burning Legion alliance, and the "great crusade" against them both. I smell exciting future patch content.
It sees you going to all the manaforges that Kael'thas has constructed and shutting them down, as well as killing any Blood Elves on the site or collecting orders. It gets to the last Manaforge, but the Aldor send you to another Draenei just a short ride away from the final manaforge. He tells you how, it turns out, their "two greatest enemies", the Burning Legion and the Sunfury, are actually allies. And he makes an interesting point.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Scryers had something to do with hiding this information from us, but we must now face the reality.
So this makes me wonder. The story behind the Scryers is basically that their leader had a vision that Kael'thas was going to lead the Blood Elves to destruction. What if it wasn't a vision at all? What if he actually learnt of their alliance, and wished no part of it, instead going to Shattrath to seek the aid of the Naaru. With the help of the Naaru, they formulate a story that the Aldor will believe and at least cooperate with the Scryers on some level. Not all the Scryers may be aware of the truth, so it is not widely known.
But not so much was the idea of the Scryers actually having knowledge about Kael'thas and the Burning Legion being allied the most interesting thing. That actually came from a seperate quest.
I used to be the foreman here. But now that I've been demoted, I've come to realize our pilgrimage from Quel'Thalas to Outland was all a lie.
A lie perpetrated by Kael'thas to strengthen his forces here in the Netherstorm.
This is said during the quest for "Dealing with the Overmaster" by the guy you expected to have to kill, but instead, have to help. If this is truly the case, it may explain just why the Blood Elf heirachy is in its current state, should they be aware of what Kael'thas has done and hunger to share that power he promises. Or, maybe they are simply so blind in their belief that he will save them all, that they would do anything to silence the nay-sayers.
If you roll a Blood Elf and do get to 60, I make a recommendation-definately go with the Scryers. The storyline surrounding them and Kael'thas is just brilliant. Not that I mean to say the Aldor one is sub-par, but it makes less sense for a Blood Elf to be with them unless their belief in Kael'thas is that strong. Eventually that belief would be slapped in their face, anyway.
Back to the Draenei near the final Manaforge. After you complete his quest, he has this to say:
My mission here is finished. I did what Orelis ordered me to - I've never failed to.
No more. I foresee a great carnage - a crusade, they'll call it - following the news of this alliance between Kael'thas and the Burning Legion.
First they give our holiest city away to our enemies and then they ask us to die fighting their enemies. Go back to Orelis; tell him the naaru can fight their own fights from now on.
This brings up the question, could the balance of trust with the Aldor and the Naaru actually be on shaky grounds if word about the Burning Legion and Kael'thas gets out? He seems highly emotional but he makes very valid points. It also explains some of the title of the expansion, "The Burning Crusade".
However, we've not seen any sort of large-scale clashing between the Naaru's forces and the Burning Legion/Sunfury. Maybe that is something that will come later down the line. But it does make me question the Naaru's ethics and beliefs. If they had known about Kael'thas and the Burning Legion all along-which really, they would have-why did they not inform the Aldor and the Scryers of it? Wouldn't that have given them both more reason to cooperate?
Not to mention the Naaru and Khadgar seem to be planning something. At least, in my opinion they do (Just check out his shifty eyes, dammit!). But in the Mag'har quest, there is a lot of reference to Light not being able to exist with Shadow, and vice versa. We actually learn of how light can attract shadow, and create shadow. Maybe the same goes for A'dal in Shattrath.
Nonetheless, I don't think things are going to be too based around Illidan alone. I think the game, as it goes on, will become much more centralised on the Sunfury and Burning Legion alliance, and the "great crusade" against them both. I smell exciting future patch content.