IfagroupofForsakenwentthroughthesamethingourDeathKnightsdidandatonedthesamewayourDeathKnightsare,they'dpotentiallyhaveashotofjoiningthefold,atleastforawhile.Asitstands,theForsakenrejectHumanityjustasmuchasHumansrejecttheForsaken.SylvanasistheirQueen,VarianWrynnisnottheirKing.
TheDeathKnightquestlineexplainstheirreturntotheHorde/Alliance,andsuppliessomereasoningforwhytheirfactionsareokaywiththem.Forsaken,ontheotherhand,arepaintedbythegametobeveryanti-Human.WhyintheworldwouldHumansacceptthem,formerlovedonesornot?Oneoftheirbattlecriesis,"Deathtotheliving!"andtheysaysuchthingsconsciouslyawareoftheirwords.It'sacompletelydifferentsituation.
Hypoasked...
Whyaren'ttheNightElvesandtheTaurenalliedoratleastneutraltowardsanother?IknowthattheTaurenhaveswornallegiancetoThrall,butthetworaceshavesomuchincommon:They'recrazyaboutEarthenbalance,Druidism,preservingnature.TheyhavetheCenarionCircleinwhichtheyally,butwhynotbesidesthat?
Politicsareacomplicatedthing.Evenpeoplewithverysimilarbackgroundsandlifestylescanbeatwar.Territory,trade,whatever.Rightnow,IimaginetheTaurenbeingalliedwiththeOrcsisenoughtosplitthetwo,buttheyhaven'thadaverygoodhistory,either.Oldhatredsdiehardandallthat.Therearealotoflittlethingsunderthesurfacethatpushgroupsaway.YouwouldthinktheGnomesandGoblinswouldbebestfriendsaswell,butthat'sobviouslynotthecase.
TheCenarionCircleisanentityseperatefrombothDarnassusandThunderBluff,sothey'reneutralinthewholedeal.
Malixhadtwoquestionsforus...
ThishastwopartsabouttheNaga.IwaswonderingiftheNagamighteverdecidetojointheHorde,astheydon'thaveanyracialenemiesonthatsideandhaveactuallyfeltkinshipwiththebloodelves.
TheHordehatetheNagajustasmuchasanybodyelse.TheBloodElvesdon'tparticularlylikethemeither.Kael'thasandhislackiesweretheonlyonestoallywiththem.KaelhasahistoryofallyingwithgroupsthattheBloodElvesatlargewouldfindhorrifying.Vashj,Illidan,theBurningLegion.TheBloodElveshavenorealaffinitytotheNaga.Theyhatethemallthesame.AndNagahateeverythingthatisn'tinthewater(andsomethingsthatare),sothere'sthat,too.
ThesecondquestionishowpowerfulcouldAzsharabenow?ShewasstrongerthanMannoroth10,000+yearsago.Nowthatshe'snaga-fiedandimmortal,couldshebeonequalfootingas,sayKil'jaedenorevenSargeras?
Wedon'treallyknow,honestly.Ihaveseveredoubtsthatshe'sonequalfootingwithSargerasbecauseifthatwerethecaseshewouldn'tbesittingatthebottomoftheocean.ShewouldprobablybeeatingKalimdorwhole.Kil'jaeden?Eh,it'sastretch.Butit'spossible,Isuppose.WefoughtKil'jaedeninSunwell,butwedidn'tkillhim.Notnearly.Wejustkindaboppedhimontheheadandpushedhimbackintoaportal.Onlytimewilltellwhichofthetwoismorepowerful,wehaven'tseenmuchofAzsharainaverylongtime.She'ssupposedlyprettystrong,butforallweknowshe'sjustsatonacouchforhtelast10,000yearsandtheNagaonlyserveherbecauseman,she'sthefreakingQueen!
Sionaasked...
WhyisitthatArthasisknownastheLichKing?FromallofwhatIunderstand,Ner'zhulisreallythespiritnowinArthas'body,orisatleastthemajorpresenceinit.So,inreality,shouldn'tweallbegoing"ARGH,NER'ZHUL!!"insteadof"ARGH,ARTHAS!!"
WhatthehellisaNer'zhulIsthatlike,asneeze?Didyousneeze?Doyouneedatissue?
Asotherreaderssaid,that'swhatmostofthepopulationofAzerothwouldsayifyoucalledtheLichKingNer'zhul.He'ssignificanttotheOrcs,butnottoanybodyelse.ThenameNer'zhulholdsnomeaning.PrinceArthasMenethilhowever,wasAzeroth'scelebrity.EveryoneacrosstheEasternKingdomsknewhisname,andafairchunkofKalimdorcametoknowhimduringandafterhisfall.
ToAzeroth,Ner'zhuldoesnotexist.Thatnamehasnomeaning.ToAzeroth,thereisonlytheLichKingandPrinceArthas.OnlytheOrcswouldreallycareaboutNer'zhul.
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