Datamined WoW: Dragonflight Cinematic Teases A Major Change For Azeroth
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's big Embers of Neltharion content patch is right around the corner, and while the focus of update 10.1 will be on uncovering the secrets about the character that would go on to become Deathwing, another major storyline years in the making looks like it will also come to fruition.
First, a little context. In the leadup to WoW's Battle for Azeroth expansion, Sylvanas and her Horde forces controversially burned down the home of the Night Elves, the world tree Teldrassil. Since then, the Night Elves have essentially been refugees, living in the Alliance capital of Stormwind until a more permanent solution is found. However, the seeds of a story that would see the Night Elves receive a new home have been planted over the past several years, and it seems that storyline is finally coming to a head in Dragonflight.
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Potential spoilers below!
A newly datamined in-game cinematic (via WoWhead) from the current test build of update 10.1 reveals that a new World Tree is coming. In the cinematic, the dragon queen Alexstrasza states that «For soon Azeroth will welcome from the dream a symbol of hope, and together, we shall protect it.» The cinematic shows a large, otherworldly looking tree blossoming into an even larger one.
It's the culmination of years of setup. In the game's Shadowlands expansion, the souls of the Night Elves slain during the attack on Teldrassil were rescued from their torment in the Maw.
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