There is an NPC in World of Warcraft who has had a single goal for over 18 years. In Midnight, we learn how that turned out.
With over 20 years of content, there are thousands of NPCs in World of Warcraft with their own stories. Some are great heroes, like Jaina Proudmoore, Anduin Wrynn, or Thrall, whose stories all fans can nearly recite by heart. Yet smaller side characters are often overlooked – although Blizzard occasionally provides updates. A detail from the alpha of the upcoming expansion “Midnight” shows: Blizzard has not forgotten these NPCs. However, they will not be freed from their suffering.
What kind of NPC is this? Trayanise is an NPC known especially to Blood Elves or any role-players who have spent a lot of time in Silvermoon. Since Patch 2.2 – almost 18 years ago – this elf has been running around in front of the Sunspire tower trying to catch a small arcane golem that is constantly fleeing from her.
Trayanise is just a small, insignificant NPC who brings a bit of life to the city of Silvermoon and simultaneously shows the problems the elves face – fear of the mages, a bit of power misuse, and of course misprogrammed arcane constructs.
What happens to the NPC in Midnight? Clever players from the alpha have also spotted Trayanise in the new version of Silvermoon. There, she sits on one of the many balconies of the city on a blanket, with a wine glass in her hand. When you talk to her, she says:
<Trayanise sips her drink while observing something moving in the sky.>
It’s only a matter of time … I will catch you.
If you then turn the camera around, you can see the little golem – which apparently has learned a few tricks over the past 18 years, as it is now flying around in the sky.
Thus, it becomes clear: Trayanise still hasn’t been able to catch the construct of the mages even after 18 years.
Community celebrates the attention to detail of Midnight
Although Trayanise is just a small detail of an essentially unimportant NPC, it is extremely well-received by players. Many point out that they still love World of Warcraft after a long time precisely because of such details and the developments in the game world. Some of the comments from the WoW subreddit:
- „I mean, elves live a very long time. It’s just a very long side quest.” – haragos
- „God, these kinds of details make me love this damn game so much.” – BathtubSkeleton
- „For me, that’s the best part of revamps of old areas: we see how these little stories develop.” – orangesheepdog
- „Next time, in the ‘Tomorrow’ expansion, she’ll become a demon hunter to capture the flying golem, only for it to leave the atmosphere.” – Key_Arrival2927
The new Silvermoon is filled with such details. If you want to take a stroll through the old Silvermoon in the current version of WoW, you will discover many NPCs that have evolved – not just graphically. Blizzard seems to be putting a lot of work into small details here, so Blood Elf fans can experience a lot of pleasant surprises.
However, the question arises whether Blood Elves will still matter in Midnight – as a player shows why we will all soon only play Haranir.
