I completely agree. I don't like Voss either, personally. The good news is that story-wise, she dosn't even want to lead and is just stepping up because there's no one else. That's why she wants Calia to come and relive her of the responsibility.
Why yes I do :) Hallow's End is a holiday celebrated by both the Alliance and Horde, but for two very different reasons. On the Alliance side, Hallow's End was celebrated in Lordaeron with several smaller festivals leading up to the big day. It started as a present tradition in the distant pass and became a larger kingdom tradition where it was believed that the barrier between the living and the dead was thin, allowing the dead to be sensed by the living. The traditional way it was celebrated was by having a straw effigy be erected right outside the palace at the end of the harvest season, before the winter set in. At sunset on the night of the ceremony, it would be lit on fire. Anyone who wished could approach the fiery effigy, toss a branch into the cracking flames, and in so doing metaphorically “burn away” anything he did not wish to carry into the quiet, deep reflection time provided by winter's enforced inactivity, such as emotions (fears, sorrows, old loves, new hates).
On the Horde side, Hallow's End is a holiday celebrated mainly by the Forsaken to celebrate the anniversary of the day they broke free from the Lich King's will, and would feature speeches by Sylvanas and their own version of wickerman burning. It's unknown exactly how the holiday will develop on this side, now that Sylvanas has abandoned the Horde and appears to be trying to force everyone into hell. We'll just have to see in Shadowlands, I guess.
Yes, Jaina did attack Thrall when he tried to stop her from unleashing that tidal wave. She sent the wave at him, and attacked him with arcane blasts and fireballs. Thrall mainly used the wind to try and hold them back while doing his best to talk her out of it, since he didn't want them to fight. She would have overpowered him, but Kalac arrived and was able to convince her that taking vengeance in this way wouldn't help anything. So, yes, the fight is actualy a pretty good representation of what happened in the story. You can read it in the novel Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War if you're ever interested.
Illidan's line of "Alas poor warlock" isn't actually a WoW line. It's a reference to Hamlet's famous line of "Alas, poor Yorick" when Hamlet is meditating on death and holding the skull of a jester he knew in life.
That depends on what you want to define as "disability". There is an old orc blind named Drek'Thar who is the only WoW character in a wheelchair, but that's more to the fact that he's old and weak than him being paralyzed.
That's the only example I can think of off the top of my head. I'll let you know if I remember more.
It's occurred to me that I should perhaps be a bit more active on this forum, so I thought I'd start this thread to answer any quick questions people might have about the backstory elements of any cards they are curious about. Some questions can't be answered in a full lore guide-- at least not at this point in time-- so you can just ask me hear and I'll give as concise an answer as I can. Go ahead, hit me with some questions :)
maybe the history of some of the weapons would be cool. Aside from the legendary weapons there's also plenty of epic weapons that are important in warcraft lore.
You know? I was just thinking about that yesterday. There's other legendary weapons that have come out since Kobolds, and some that are lore-heavy, but were only made epics for whatever reason. I could do an Archivist lore about those. Is that something you'd like to see?
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Yeah, dungeon bosses are a real possibility, and one I would love to see. You're right about that one guy, though. I kind of hope they don't put him in because I'd prefer to not have to get graphic in my lore articles explaining who he is, lol.
I'm right with you there, buddy, lol. I'm also talking about professors for the classes. If you could have a teacher in the WoW/Hearthstone universe to teach you any kind of magic, what sort of character would it be?
We know that Kel'thuzad is obviously going to be a major character in the next card set, but are there any other characters you have learned about that you think would be cool t see included in the set? Chances are high that many of the characters will be Hearthstone-original creations, so you can also pitch ideas for original character concepts you think would be fun in this setting for legendaries.
Great ideas about focusing on the death side of things. Given what we believe tomorrow's announced set to be, I'm actually already planning on writing lore guides centered around death and undeath. While I can't really write a guide about Shadowlands, due to the story not even being out yet, much less being Hearthstone cards already, I'll be happy to get as close as I can with what cards are already in the game, such as Bwonsamdi.
You can also expect the continuation of Outland-themed guides while we wait for new cards to be released. There's so much lore in Outland besides just Illidan that it's going to take a while to cover everything.
Yeah, void elves could be cool. There's also been talk that the purple banner in the background could have connections with night elves. In either case, that would likely mean that this would be a "race showcase" kind of set, like Rastakan's Rumble was for trolls. or Goblins and Gnomes was for, well, goblins and gnomes, lol.
From what I see, themes for sets always fall into one of four categories:
Location: A set that serves as a sort of tour guide, showing off a wide variety of characters and features in order to paint a picture of an iconic location from WoW lore. This would be sets like Mean Streets of Gagetstzan, Ashes of Outland, Journey to Un'goro, Boomsday, or Kobolds and Catacombs.
Race Showcase: A set centered around a specific race from Warcraft lore with a flavor exhibiting the core traits of their civilization or culture. I already mentioned GvG and Rumble, but Witchwood could also potentially fall into this category since it's the first set to prominently feature worgan. Whispers of the Old Gods might also apply, if you want to consider them a race. These sets are often used as a way to get more cards and art into the game of a certain race that has previously been under-represented.
Event: This kind of set contains a wide variety of races, but rather than focusing on a location, the focus is on an event. The Grand Tournament is the primary example here, although elements of it feature in Rastakan's Rumble as well. One Night in Karahzan would qualify, but it primarily falls into the last category.
Narrative: This is what the adventures fall into, as well as all the sets from Year of the Dragon. In these sets, the primary goal of the theme is to tell a specific story about a set cast of characters.
As you no doubt noticed, most sets could be argued to contain elements of two or more of these categories, but there's almost always one that stands out as a primary theme in my opinion. Which category do you like best or want to see next?
Hi everyone :) Since the Felfire Festival has come to an end at this point, the reveal for the next card set is likely upon us very soon. I'd love to see any ideas people want to throw around about what it could be, or even just what you would like it to be based off the teaser image.
It was a pleasure to be a part of the project, Shibo :) I'm looking forward to the next one.
I completely agree. I don't like Voss either, personally. The good news is that story-wise, she dosn't even want to lead and is just stepping up because there's no one else. That's why she wants Calia to come and relive her of the responsibility.
Why yes I do :) Hallow's End is a holiday celebrated by both the Alliance and Horde, but for two very different reasons. On the Alliance side, Hallow's End was celebrated in Lordaeron with several smaller festivals leading up to the big day. It started as a present tradition in the distant pass and became a larger kingdom tradition where it was believed that the barrier between the living and the dead was thin, allowing the dead to be sensed by the living. The traditional way it was celebrated was by having a straw effigy be erected right outside the palace at the end of the harvest season, before the winter set in. At sunset on the night of the ceremony, it would be lit on fire. Anyone who wished could approach the fiery effigy, toss a branch into the cracking flames, and in so doing metaphorically “burn away” anything he did not wish to carry into the quiet, deep reflection time provided by winter's enforced inactivity, such as emotions (fears, sorrows, old loves, new hates).
On the Horde side, Hallow's End is a holiday celebrated mainly by the Forsaken to celebrate the anniversary of the day they broke free from the Lich King's will, and would feature speeches by Sylvanas and their own version of wickerman burning. It's unknown exactly how the holiday will develop on this side, now that Sylvanas has abandoned the Horde and appears to be trying to force everyone into hell. We'll just have to see in Shadowlands, I guess.
Yes, Jaina did attack Thrall when he tried to stop her from unleashing that tidal wave. She sent the wave at him, and attacked him with arcane blasts and fireballs. Thrall mainly used the wind to try and hold them back while doing his best to talk her out of it, since he didn't want them to fight. She would have overpowered him, but Kalac arrived and was able to convince her that taking vengeance in this way wouldn't help anything. So, yes, the fight is actualy a pretty good representation of what happened in the story. You can read it in the novel Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War if you're ever interested.
Illidan's line of "Alas poor warlock" isn't actually a WoW line. It's a reference to Hamlet's famous line of "Alas, poor Yorick" when Hamlet is meditating on death and holding the skull of a jester he knew in life.
That depends on what you want to define as "disability". There is an old orc blind named Drek'Thar who is the only WoW character in a wheelchair, but that's more to the fact that he's old and weak than him being paralyzed.
That's the only example I can think of off the top of my head. I'll let you know if I remember more.
It's occurred to me that I should perhaps be a bit more active on this forum, so I thought I'd start this thread to answer any quick questions people might have about the backstory elements of any cards they are curious about. Some questions can't be answered in a full lore guide-- at least not at this point in time-- so you can just ask me hear and I'll give as concise an answer as I can. Go ahead, hit me with some questions :)
Alright! I'll put that on the list. I need a small break after writing up this monster, but it should come around in the near future.
You know? I was just thinking about that yesterday. There's other legendary weapons that have come out since Kobolds, and some that are lore-heavy, but were only made epics for whatever reason. I could do an Archivist lore about those. Is that something you'd like to see?
This leaves a spot open for voting on the next topic, if anyone would like to make their voice heard :)
BEHOLD! Perhaps my most intensive complete, and long, lore guide to date! Learn the history of undeath in Azeroth, and where every undead card from Hearthstone fits in the lore. I hope everyone enjoys.
New Lore Guide released on Kel'Thuzad! Check it out and don't forget to leave your ideas for lore guides here or in the comments section of the guide.
New issue of Archivist's Lore about the story behind several Scholomance Legendaries! More Scholomance and undead guides to come soon.
New lore guide is up about the Fel Orcs of Outland. Check it out and be sure to offer topic suggestions here or in the comments of the guide.
Yeah, dungeon bosses are a real possibility, and one I would love to see. You're right about that one guy, though. I kind of hope they don't put him in because I'd prefer to not have to get graphic in my lore articles explaining who he is, lol.
I'm right with you there, buddy, lol. I'm also talking about professors for the classes. If you could have a teacher in the WoW/Hearthstone universe to teach you any kind of magic, what sort of character would it be?
We know that Kel'thuzad is obviously going to be a major character in the next card set, but are there any other characters you have learned about that you think would be cool t see included in the set? Chances are high that many of the characters will be Hearthstone-original creations, so you can also pitch ideas for original character concepts you think would be fun in this setting for legendaries.
Great ideas about focusing on the death side of things. Given what we believe tomorrow's announced set to be, I'm actually already planning on writing lore guides centered around death and undeath. While I can't really write a guide about Shadowlands, due to the story not even being out yet, much less being Hearthstone cards already, I'll be happy to get as close as I can with what cards are already in the game, such as Bwonsamdi.
You can also expect the continuation of Outland-themed guides while we wait for new cards to be released. There's so much lore in Outland besides just Illidan that it's going to take a while to cover everything.
Lol, good point. Yeah, some variety in the name would be very nice.
Yeah, void elves could be cool. There's also been talk that the purple banner in the background could have connections with night elves. In either case, that would likely mean that this would be a "race showcase" kind of set, like Rastakan's Rumble was for trolls. or Goblins and Gnomes was for, well, goblins and gnomes, lol.
From what I see, themes for sets always fall into one of four categories:
Location: A set that serves as a sort of tour guide, showing off a wide variety of characters and features in order to paint a picture of an iconic location from WoW lore. This would be sets like Mean Streets of Gagetstzan, Ashes of Outland, Journey to Un'goro, Boomsday, or Kobolds and Catacombs.
Race Showcase: A set centered around a specific race from Warcraft lore with a flavor exhibiting the core traits of their civilization or culture. I already mentioned GvG and Rumble, but Witchwood could also potentially fall into this category since it's the first set to prominently feature worgan. Whispers of the Old Gods might also apply, if you want to consider them a race. These sets are often used as a way to get more cards and art into the game of a certain race that has previously been under-represented.
Event: This kind of set contains a wide variety of races, but rather than focusing on a location, the focus is on an event. The Grand Tournament is the primary example here, although elements of it feature in Rastakan's Rumble as well. One Night in Karahzan would qualify, but it primarily falls into the last category.
Narrative: This is what the adventures fall into, as well as all the sets from Year of the Dragon. In these sets, the primary goal of the theme is to tell a specific story about a set cast of characters.
As you no doubt noticed, most sets could be argued to contain elements of two or more of these categories, but there's almost always one that stands out as a primary theme in my opinion. Which category do you like best or want to see next?
Hi everyone :) Since the Felfire Festival has come to an end at this point, the reveal for the next card set is likely upon us very soon. I'd love to see any ideas people want to throw around about what it could be, or even just what you would like it to be based off the teaser image.