World of Warcraft: 10.1 Campaign Teases New Black Dragon Aspect

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Warning: Spoilers for World of Warcraft: Embers of Neltharion below.

Story beats from the new chapters on World of Warcraft’s Public Test Realm have hinted at the future Aspect of the Black Dragonflight. While the next chapter of World of Warcraft’s story has not yet been fully revealed, these hints tease an unexpected turn for the leadership of the fledgling dragonflight.

World of Warcraft is currently developingEmbers of Neltharion, its first major content patch for the Dragonflight expansion. Parts of this new update are available on the World of Warcraft PTR, where players can test and experience certain parts of the new zone, systems, and story to be found within it.

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If the name is any indication,Embers of Neltharion will involve unearthing the legacy of the former fallen Aspect of the Black Dragonflight. As such, Sabellian, Wrathion, and Ebyssian–the three main living Black Dragon characters and children of Deathwing–are center stage. In Dragonflight, these characters have mostly been involved in the contest between Wrathion and Sabellian for leadership of the Black Dragonflight. However, this chapter seems to be setting up Ebyssian as the future Black Dragon Aspect instead.

Throughout the campaign, Sabellian and Wrathion continue their bickering to the detriment of the mission at hand–to stop the Primal Incarnate Fyrakk and the traitorous Dracthyr Scalecommander Sarkareth. On multiple occasions, Ebyssian mediates between the two, using his leadership and wisdom to both scold and guide his brothers. Sabellian especially is forced to face his inadequacies as a leader, as he and Ebyssian have a lot of screen time in Dragonflightto interact.

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