WoW: Dragonflight Alpha Points To A Possible Time Skip For The MMO's Story

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It's looking likely that the story of World of Warcraft will jump forward in time following the events of Shadowlands, based on NPC dialogue in the alpha build of the upcoming Dragonflight expansion.

As documented by Wowhead, two conversations, one on the Horde side and one on the Alliance side, point towards «several years» passing between the end of Shadowlands and the beginning of Dragonflight, despite the «end» of the Shadowlands story having only taken place a few months ago following the release of patch 9.2. If you don't want potential story spoilers, best turn back now.

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In Stormwind, human leaders Genn Greymane, Mathias Shaw, and Turalyon talk about the state of the Alliance, with Shaw mentioning the time skip and the fact that the king of Stormwind, Anduin, has not yet returned following his departure at the end of Shadowlands. Turalyon, it seems, is ruling the Alliance in his stead.

On the Horde side, Blood Elf leader Lor'themar converses with the Nightborne leader Thalysrra, remarking on how several years have gone by since the Horde's forces returned from the realms of death and the relative peace that has endured since then. It's then revealed that Lor'themar and Thalysrra have married in between the events of Shadowlands and Dragonflight, with the two bickering over who proposed to whom. Players in the game's community are a little salty about not being able to attend the wedding but are excited for the two