#Atiesh

[janpesart]

Some sketches I drew while playing the new expansion!

[medivvh]

Still losing my mind from when Atiesh got snapped in half, can't tell who's gonna be more mad about that, me or Medivh's ghost

[threeacttragedy]

[wp100]

WoW the war within spoilers

I made a noise when I watched this FUCK

[woodworksgeek]

Still working on Atiesh staff from Warcraft. Looks good so far.

[skymagpie]

Small rant regarding all these big WoW youtubers coming up with theories and why I think if Blizzard does go for a twist like that it will be cheap and absolutely stupid. Putting it below the cut for spoilers!

I am seeing a lot of the big name WoW youtubers say that Khadgar is either Xal'atath, puppeteered by Xal'atath or corrupted by Xal'atath and he will be her way to get back at Alleria because "The Lord of Ravens will turn the key" or whatever. And while that is a plot that could happen - it is not what is currently written, and if it does happen it will be a retcon. But I feel like this theory is missing few points:

Xal'atath did not trap Khadgar in the Dark Heart. She left him to die. A lot of us wondered back then if that was the case because of her "Goodbye, Guardian." line and it seems that from what we know now, she expected him to get killed and consumed like the rest of Dalaran.

Khadgar willingly reaching into the orb that the Dark Heart produced because he decided that turning himself into arcane energy will store him in the heart. This is something he figured out during the fight with the prior knowledge he had. This is something that Medivh always taught him to do! It's a callback to their relationship! This is such an important Khadgar moment!!!

Khadgar put his trust into Alleria and that she will stop Xal'atath. He also saved her because he loves Alleria and she is one of his closest friends. Then he gambled his life on a theory that hasn't been tested and in the end he was rewarded for his selflessness and trust in his friend by having her save him. Their arc came full circle. Why would you wanna intervene in something that needs no intervention?

Khadgar suddenly being Xal'atath in disguise will water down both Alleria's and Anduin's arc. Anduin brought him back with the Light, finding his strength as a healer and regaining his connection. Imagine if they were like "Haha nope sike, have another Light crisis arc!" like how many arcs should Anduin have? Alleria can still have her struggle with the Void in regards to her sisters, Turalyon and Arator. It doesn't have to be Khadgar anymore. In fact it makes sense for her family to be a way to "break" her more than her best friend. Khadgar surviving only to have something happen with the others will actually be a better twist for Alleria's character.

The cinematic is sincere, much like the other cinematics. It does not try to outsmart the audience. They are made so nicely and the hints from the "Destruction of Dalaran" one come into play later on. There is also a callback in the 'stay a while and listen' between Alleria and Khadgar to the very first cinematic between them (Dark Heart). These were made with care. Those soft looks between Khadgar and Anduin, the hug with Alleria, they have to be genuine. If they aren't you are treating your audience like idiots, you lie to them for the sake of lying to them. It would be season 8 of Game of Thrones level of stupid if they pull a 180 twist on these cinematics. The cinematics were so detailed, we guessed that Khadgar cannot move his legs from the very first one after his fight with Xal'atath, like that's the kind of detail they made sure we can pick up, but didn't make it obvious. This was good film language that matches the tone through the entire expansion.

Going for Khadgar again after everything he already went through and after he closed his arc and after he lost Atiesh and got permanently injured feels like you are just bullying this character for no reason. He didn't walk out of that unscathed, he got rewarded for his trust and selflessness by having Alleria save him. It's okay. He can retire here for now. Coming with more terrible things for a guy who finished his arc and is currently in a wheelchair feels meanspirited and honestly kind of an asshole move. I can't put it past Blizzard but it would just suck.

There are other characters in this franchise, we have yet to get more Horde screen time, why focus on Khadgar when his story got a nice ending? Just let him and us his fans have this small win and carry on with the story.

[corvusalbus93]

Not gonna lie; I didn‘t expect we would get Khadgar back before I’d even finished the line-work of a mourning OC.

Now, what do I do? And I know Atiesh got swallowed up/destroyed with Dalaran, but that's not the point.

[archmage--khadgar]

"Rumor Has It..." You intentionally blew every last drop of magic in Atiesh 'because' you knew the Dark Heart was a siphon. You sly fox. Burning as much of it as you could to deny it to an enemy.

"Oh, well now that would be telling, now wouldn't it?" He winks. "What's that they say about magicians never revealing their secrets because they've an ace up their sleeves? Or... is that two different sayings? Bah! The sentiment is the same either way. Mana strudel?"

[sigurdjarlson]

Why did Atiesh break like a twig though

[rhadgar-khadgar]

Every one give a warm welcome to the newest member of the Luci household, Atiesh!

[neveraguardian]

"There you are, Young Trust. So long since you have visited me here; I thought you would not return, this time." Perhaps the old Tower still has a haunting to give him, after all. // @guardianfallen

Surely, it cannot be yet another terrible trick, can it? Not another attempt by some fiend or aggressor to prey upon his ever-wounded and ever-grieving heart.

There is no oppressiveness to the air beyond that same sadness that lingers always within these neglected stones and empty halls.

There is no foul feeling of fell magicks. [ Or, at least, no more than that radiated by some of the artifacts kept in this place to be safe. ]

He should be able to sense if either were the case... shouldn't he?

And yet, he can summon forth no reasonable explanation for this... this spectre who stands before him.

His grip tightens on Atiesh as he squares his stance, ready to fight if fight he must, but his eyes... his eyes betray him, as does the quiet brokenness of his voice when at last he speaks.

"... Medivh?"

[katieskarlette]

Reactions to spoilery cutscenes

Curiosity got the better of me, and I watched all the cutscenes that WoWhead posted from 11.0.

Spoilers and rambling below.

[Disclaimer: These are just my poorly-organized thoughts after watching cutscenes online without much context. Take them with a grain of salt.]

First, the prematurely-gray elephant in the room: Khadgar. I really enjoyed him as a character and I will miss him. Was it a fitting sendoff for such a huge lore figure? Not in my opinion. It was basically copying Rhonin's death (although at least this was in game and not in a novel). And Atiesh got broken, too. As a mage main, that made me cringe, and the destruction of my home city didn't feel good, either. The visual effects of it blowing up in a void explosion were impressive, at least.

Moving on... From what I've seen, I like what they're doing with Moira and her son, and their dynamic with Magni. Talk about a redemption arc, going from the Worst Father of the Year to doting grand'da. Aww. I'm not sorry to see the diamond shell go away. It was stingy of Azeroth not to give him any armor to keep, though. Harumph.

As for the new short folk...I love their blue gryphons, but otherwise they're not my cup o' tea, aesthetically, and I feel like the mechanical motif should stay with the gnomes and mechagnomes. Also, dwarves without Scottish accents seem so wrong. I know that's a ridiculous thing to say because why the hell did that get to be a thing anyway, but it's what we're used to. (Incidentally, exposure to WoW dwarves helped me do a killer Scottish accent when I want to. My best friend does a great Irish accent, so sometimes we'll greet each other in our respective fake accents. Maybe you have to be there, but it amuses us.)

ANYWAY...

Warcraft has always had a vaguely cartoony style. In the last several years the quality of the character models has improved noticeably. I feel like Blizzard is struggling to find a happy medium wherein it still has that signature Warcraft vibe while taking advantage of the improved graphics. Which is a long winded way to say that I find Anduin's detailed eyelashes and the M.C. Escheresque intricacies of Alleria's hair distracting. Anduin's facial structure, stubble, and the under layer of his hair look somewhat realistic, but the top layer of his hair and his vividly blue eyes look like they're from a different universe.

Speaking of Alleria, I don't understand the need to completely redesign her character. Funky winged eyeliner and an asymmetric cape, a totally different color palette, her hair all over the place...it's like she's a completely different character. Sure, a real person can have a major makeover and that's totally fine, but when you're dealing with a fictional character who has a distinct "look" to them, you should have a very, very good reason to throw away the familiarity/recognition you've already established. I felt a little bit that way when Jaina got her makeover for BFA, but since she's by far the most prominent human woman in the franchise it was easier to adjust. We have how many rail-thin high/blood/void elven women now? A lot. They could have done some cool, subtle things with slowly changing her Legion-era outfit to be more void-themed over time, but I suppose that would require extra modeling work that would deprive the playerbase of a raid tier...

I have no idea who Aelric Leid is, but I'd know Jim Pirri's voice anywhere. I'm glad he's still around the franchise after Nathanos was sent off to live happily ever after in a quiet corner of Ardenweald with his true love after she rescued him from the maw and you can pry that headcanon from my cold, not-undead hands killed off.

So we have a Wrynn not climbing about the fleeing ship with his allies but instead jumping down to fight the thing trying to destroy said ship, even knowing it will probably lead to his death. GEE, WHERE HAVE I SEEN THAT BEFORE?! Okay, I have to admit that did give me some feels. There's a fine line between poignant, thematically significant callbacks and gratuitously echoing past imagery while screaming, "Look! It's the thing! You remember the thing, right? Here it is again! Isn't that cool?" I'm looking at you, tons of Arthas parallels they pushed on Anduin in BFA and Shadowlands. Ahem. So yeah, I see what you did there, Blizzard, and I don't hate it. Let me conjure you a mana cookie.

Ansurek looked SO much cooler before her void power-up. She looks creepy af with all those red eyes and the stuff on her head, yet she's got a normal human mouth and a cutesy nose. WTF? Come on, let the creepy spider queen be monstrous! Trust me, people will still want to fuck her. Source: I've been on the internet.

"With our renewed strength, our kingdom shall be reborn." Zzzzzzz... Huh? Wha'? Oh. I'm sorry, I could have sworn I've heard this schtick about 874 times already.

Is Alleria really stupid enough to think she can kill (the equivalent of?) an Old God with an arrow? There's no way a shapeshifting being of the void could possibly put up an illusion or teleport away at the last second! /facepalm (Although soon after she was able to gut-punch Xal'atath to make her back up, so maybe it wasn't such a dumb strategy... I dunno. I'm just judging a bunch of short cutscenes out of context.)

A Windrunner sister gripping her bow so tightly we hear the leather squeak. Never seen that before, either.

I do like Xal'atath so far. She's got the sultry voice of Azshara, the (over)confidence of Lich King Arthas, and the creepy wrongness of her Old God pals. Voice aside, she's not as sexualized as a lot of her predecessors in the franchise, which is a relief. (I love Azshara to bits but she must have used massive amounts of double-sided tape and/or powerful magic to keep her boobs in that dress back in her pre-naga days.)

So yeah. I watched the in-game cinematics. There was some good, some bad, and some stuff I like to clown on but wasn't actually that awful. I can't say that it made me reconsider my decision not to play the expansion, but I'm glad I know a little bit more about what's going on.

Now, since they so rudely destroyed Dalaran, I'll have to picture my mage curling up in the library in Stormwind Keep, instead. Because that's what I imagine she does when I'm not playing the game. ;)

[sesshy380]

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😳 That's a lot of roses....

Since I totally counted how many there were then immediately forgot, I said fuck it and dug through my WiP folders and found something I could share a nice chunk of that someday will get finished...maybe. It's from my Yugioh-World of Warcraft crossover where it's just YGO characters in the WoW universe (specifically the Legion expansion).

“Oooo...is that what I think it is!?” Ryou questioned, awed by the staff with purple tri-crystals beside Yugi. “You’ve heard of Aluneth?” “Of course I’ve heard of Aluneth! It was once a powerful Arcane entity that the Guardian Aegwynn bound to a staff. But how did you end up with it? Surely something that powerful would be locked away in the vaults of Dalaran!” “I could ask the same of you and your new artifact…” “So I have the skull and spine of an Eredar...that’s nothing compared to a legend that belonged to a Guardian! Your weapon is on the same level as Atiesh, and that’s currently being wielded by Archmage Khadgar himself!” Yugi didn’t think his new artifact was that impressive. Perhaps because of how long he’d studied under Archmage Khadgar, he didn’t think things like this were all that big of a deal. If anything, the artifact was a bit annoying. “I guess I can kinda see where you’re coming from. Personally, I would like it more if the thing would shut up.” “It talks?” “Constantly...and not in a good way. I opened up a portal the other day because I forgot something back in Stormwind, and do you know what it said to me? ‘Have you ever considered opening portals to other worlds? Such power is within your grasp child…’. I don’t know what bothers me more: The fact that it referred to me as a ‘child’, or that it’s even more of a demon’s advocate than you.” Yugi stated, leaning back in his chair while folding his arms across his chest.

[mousterian-writes]

Atiesh - the Demon

So the demon inside of Atiesh (the staff) is also called Atiesh. Personally I think that might be confusing to readers who are unfamiliar with the legendary quest chain.

[qocsuing]

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[woodworksgeek]

I'm in the middle of crafting Atiesh staff from Warcraft. First time working on this project.