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Post by
Adamsm
And I just got confirmation(well, on the 8th) that my copy of Shaman has shipped heh, woot. Once I get it and read it, time to bump up the Manga thread.
Post by
Morec0
After a little thought I think I have a solution to the "good-side of Arthas" problem.
We know that Arthas' good side was maintained in his heart, cut out after his battle with Illidan Stormrage. However, that did not fully remove his good side from him, as shown in the dream sequences in
Arthas: Rise of the Lich King
. Either the heart still had a hold on him even below Icecrown, or Arthas' good half was not fully confined to the heart.
Going with the latter theory, it's easy to understand that, despite the heart's destruction, how some part of good arthas could have remained.
But what if the first idea is true? What if the good half of Arthas had been fully confined to the heart? Wouldn't it have dissapered with its destruction? Maybe not.
Remember, after Tirion shattered the heart both he and Arthas were caught in the blast, which weakening the Lich King greatly. It's not a stretch of the imagination to think that the good bit of Arthas that had been in the heart could have re-fused itself to Arthas' body, thus keeping itself alive.
Or, if you wish to point out that Tirion said that there was only the Lich King after looking into the heart, its also possible that Arthas' good half had transfered itself from the heart back to its body before its destruction, again keeping itself alive and providing credibility to Uther's words.
Post by
Adamsm
Ret-con still that simple.
Post by
Interest
none of my toons is a troll and yet I'd blow up every statue of him if there was any (and if we could blow them up or vandalize them)
I said trolls specifically because they're getting the short end of the stick when it comes to Horde politics this time around.
My Paladin would be pretty chill with Garrosh. Especially the whole "You know, ^&*! the Alliance." schtick.
Might not stay that way for long though, if you've seen the cut scene.
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229054
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Post by
Garenzo
Might not stay that way for long though, if you've seen the cut scene.
Which one?
The one at the end of the Echo Isles, where Vol'jin speaks to Thrall.
Oh and considering how awesome the
troll district
in Orgrimmar is, I'm not sure if I'd say they get the short end of the stick. :-) (it's basically a mini town... inn, AH, bank and trainers)
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306612
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Adamsm
His eyes were open now, watching the path of the tiny flame. If you continue your path, little spark, you will cause great harm.I must burn! I must live!There are places where your glow and heat are welcome. Find them, do not destroy the dwellings or take the lives of my people!For a second, he seemed to wink out of existence but then blazed back with renewed vigor.Thrall knew what he had to do. He lifted his hand. Forgive me, Brother Flame. But I must protect my people from the harm you would cause them. I have requested, I have begged, now I warn.The spark seemed to spasm, and yet he continued on his lethal course.Thrall, grim-faced, clenched his hand hard. The spark flared defiantly, then dwindled, finally settling down to nothing more than the faintest of glowing embers. For now, he would no longer do anyone harm.The threat had ended, but Thrall was reeling.
This was not the way of the shaman with the elements. It was a relationship of mutual respect, not of threats and control and, in the end, destruction. Oh, the Spirit of Fire could never be extinguished. It was far greater than anything any shaman, or even group of shaman, could ever attempt to do to him. He was eternal, as all the spirits of the elements were. But this part of him, this elemental manifestation, had been defiant, uncooperative. And he had not been alone. He was part of a disturbing trend of elements that were sullen and rebellious rather than cooperative. And in the end, Thrall had had to completely dominate him. Other shaman were now calling rain to soak the city in case there was another aberrant spark that persisted in its course of devastation.Thrall stood in the rain, letting it soak him, pour off his massive green shoulders, and drip down his arms. What in the name of the ancestors was happening?
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Christie Golden has written thirty-five novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Among her many projects are over a dozen Star Trek novels and several original fantasy novels. An avid player of World of Warcraft, she has written two manga short stories and several novels in that world (Lord of the Clans, Rise of the Horde, Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, and The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm) with more in the works. She has also written the StarCraft Dark Templar Trilogy, Firstborn, Shadow Hunters, and Twilight.
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Thrall, wise shaman and the warchief of the Horde, has sensed a disturbing change . . . Long ago, Azeroth's destructive native elementals raged across the world until the benevolent titans imprisoned them within the Elemental Plane. Despite the titans' intervention, many elementals have ended up back on Azeroth. Over the ages, shaman like Thrall have communed with these spirits and, through patience and dedication, learned to soothe roaring infernos, bring rain to sun-scorched lands, and otherwise temper the elementals' ruinous influence on the world of Azeroth.Now Thrall has discovered that the elementals no longer heed the shaman's call. The link shared with these spirits has grown thin and frayed, as if Azeroth itself were under great duress. While Thrall seeks answers to what ails the confused elements, he also wrestles with the orcs' precarious future as his people face dwindling supplies and growing hostility with their night elf neighbors.
Meanwhile, King Varian Wrynn of Stormwind is considering violent action in response to mounting tensions between the Alliance and the Horde, a hard-line approach that threatens to alienate those closest to him, including his son, Anduin. The conflicted young prince has set out to find his own path, but in doing so, he risks becoming entangled in political instability that is setting the world on edge.The fate of Azeroth's great races is shrouded in a fog of uncertainty, and the erratic behavior of the elemental spirits, troubling though it is, may only be the first ominous warning sign of the cataclysm to come.
Post by
Adamsm
Zul'jin and the Amani
(not really sure why they are doing a dup of those again....)
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451639
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Post by
Behelich
Looks like Thrall has a
new model
in Cata (not sure if it was mentioned before, feel free to tell me I'm a Slowpoke)
Post by
GVHB
That is really old news and it has been discussed to death already.
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355559
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Post by
Adamsm
So, new quest in Sen'jin village; gather up 8 Tiki masks in the aftermath of the Echo Isles event.
Post by
Septimus
So, new quest in Sen'jin village; gather up 8 Tiki masks in the aftermath of the Echo Isles event.
I don't understand.
Also, in the sundering, was Kalimdor pushed apart or just blown to smithereens. Or both?
Post by
Adamsm
So, new quest in Sen'jin village; gather up 8 Tiki masks in the aftermath of the Echo Isles event.
I don't understand.Just saying, new quest where you run around picking up Masks while level 71 trolls are having a party and level 8 mobs are walking around them in the ruins of the village heh.
Also, in the sundering, was Kalimdor pushed apart or just blown to smithereens. Or both?Both: The Well went ka-boom and tore the continent of Kalimdor apart, separating it into Kalimdor, the two pieces of Eastern Kingdoms and Northrend, with multiple small islands created, and the Maelstrom being the center of the Well. It was like Pangaea, except happening in one day instead of millions of years.
Post by
Septimus
Yeah so, some stuff when kaboom and the other stuff pushed away, or did it stay in the same place?
Post by
Adamsm
Anything that was part of Kalimdor moved; so things like Pandaria and the islands not connected to the continent probably didn't go anywhere, though I'm sure they still felt the effects.
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