New whispers in World of Warcraft raise questions. What do they mean? What secret do the Old Gods hide?
In the past two years, players of World of Warcraft have speculated a lot about the quotes of a creature. We are talking about Il’gynoth, a boss from the Emerald Nightmare. He predicted a lot of scenarios and sparked many discussions.
In Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth, Il’gynoth returns, this time as a boss in Ny’alotha. He has new whispers ready and thus also plenty of room for speculation.
What does Il’gynoth say in Patch 8.3? Some of Il’gynoth’s whispers have been found in the game files. The quotes discovered so far are (translated):
Before the last shadow falls, the Father of Sleep will enjoy his meal.
The Golden claims an unoccupied throne. The Crown of Light will bring only darkness.
When her mistress calls, nine ravens take to the sky. Each seeks a prey to win her favor.
The vassal of life hides the betrayal. Beware the green eyes.
Five lanterns, now darkened. The flame they seek will illuminate the way of the masters.
The cunning kneel before six masters, but they serve only one.
The Blind Queen wields a scepter of bone. From the depths, she calls forth damnation.
What makes the quotes so interesting? Il’gynoth is a creature of the Old Gods, and they are known for their foretellings and prophecies that largely come true. That’s why it’s exciting to think about these statements and consider what they might mean.
The WoW community loves to speculate about individual sentences. So does Reddit user wowdudeman14, who has dissected the quotes and has some exciting theories that we want to briefly present here.
Before the last shadow falls, the Father of Sleep will enjoy his meal
The Father of Sleep is a rather unknown creature that has only been mentioned a little in WoW. It is a Loa with the complicated name Ueetay no Mueh’zala, who is sometimes simply referred to as “Death”. He is mentioned on a tablet in Zul’Farrak, has a shrine in Zuldazar, and is mainly referenced in the “Traveler” books.
The story makes it clear that Mueh’zala is hungry. He wants to feast and speaks:
The day has not yet come. The day comes. It comes. But Mueh’zala will not fight you here and now. Our battle will come, it will come… but it will come, child. It will come. And if you lose this battle, then Mueh’zala will feast on all of Azeroth. On all of Azeroth. On all of Azeroth. On all of Azeroth…
This could also fit well with Sylvanas, who revealed in the loyalist ending that “countless souls have been fed to the hungry darkness”.
The Golden claims an unoccupied throne. The Crown of Light will bring only darkness.
Here it is speculated that the quote refers to Calia Menethil. She was resurrected by a Naaru and now has an extremely pale appearance and golden glowing eyes. The unoccupied throne could be Lordaeron, as the Forsaken no longer have a leader.
How exactly she brings darkness is hard to say. However, it could well be that her belief in the Light becomes as fanatical as that of Yrel or X’era. Then it would also represent a form of “darkness”.
When her mistress calls, nine ravens take to the sky. Each seeks a prey to win her favor.
The number nine is noticeable here, as there are not many things in WoW that appear in a quantity of nine. The quote would fit wonderfully with Sylvanas, as she could be the “mistress”. The nine ravens, on the other hand, are the number of Val’kyr she once possessed.
While a large part of the Val’kyr has now been destroyed, it is quite possible that they still do some work for Sylvanas in the Shadowlands. After all, Sylvanas had a pact with Helya, who is also very active in the Shadowlands.
What exactly they are looking for can only be speculated. Perhaps a specific soul or an artifact.
The vassal of life hides the betrayal. Beware the green eyes.
This quote is quite open and has a variety of possible interpretations. There are some characters that clearly represent life and the associated powers, such as the Titan Eonar, the Archdruid Malfurion, and the red dragon lady Alexstrasza the Lifebinder. Green eyes, on the other hand, might simply refer to eye color or imply jealousy and envy.
Many considered the fight against Eonar in Antorus, the Burning Throne, as inappropriate. For a short time, you are in a different world there, which doesn’t fit at all with the rest of the raid. Eonar blessed the dragonflights back then and gave them power over the Emerald Dream. It is possible that she plays an even greater role.
Malfurion, on the other hand, has distinctly green eyes. It is conceivable that he discovers a treacherous secret about Tyrande. After all, he is concerned that Tyrande is consumed by hate and revenge, as she has already questioned her moon goddess Elune. As her beloved, it is also conceivable that Malfurion hides this betrayal.
Alexstrasza is more connected to life than any other dragon. Perhaps all the suffering and loss of her sister (Ysera) has affected her strongly, so that she leans towards other powers. An intriguing development would be a transformation from the aspect of life to the aspect of death, although this seems rather unlikely according to her current personality.
Five lanterns, now darkened. The flame they seek will illuminate the way of the masters.
The five lanterns were already a term with Il’gynoth. A possible interpretation here could be the five dragonflights. These were once immortal and had great power, which has faded since the fall of Deathwing. This could represent the “five lanterns, now darkened”.
Additionally, all five dragonflights have invested a significant part of their essence into the Heart of Azeroth recently, thus creating a kind of second dragon soul.
How exactly this will illuminate the way of the masters, which could refer to the Void Lords, is still unclear.
The cunning kneel before six masters, but they serve only one.
The number six might refer to the six cosmic powers that spellcasters and other beings use as their “masters”:
- Life
- Holy
- Chaos
- Shadow (Void)
- Death
- Order
All the cosmic powers are used by the inhabitants of Azeroth to wage war and sow destruction. This, in turn, ultimately leads to the death of many beings and thus their submission to death.
This would also fit with one of Sylvanas’s quotes, who said that “in the end, everyone will serve death”.
The Blind Queen wields a scepter of bone. From the depths, she calls forth damnation.
There are rather few blind queens in World of Warcraft, so one must allow for a bit more interpretation. For this, one delves into the mythology of the Tauren. They refer to the planet as the “Earth Mother”.
The Earth Mother saw that her children (the Tauren) were warring and killing each other, which made her sad. Therefore, she tore out her eyes and threw them into the sky, where they now roam as moons. If one sees the Earth Mother as what she is – namely Azeroth – then Azeroth would thus be the blind queen. Especially since she is said to be the most powerful of all Titan souls, which would complete the image of “Queen of the Titans”.
The scepter of bone, on the other hand, could easily be the sword of Sargeras that is embedded in her body. When you look at the sword, you can immediately see that it apparently consists of bone or a similar material.
That Azeroth “calls forth damnation” from within her is also logical. After all, she has been screaming in pain for months, which perhaps other beings in the cosmos (the Void Lords?) could hear. At the same time, it was also her power that attracted the Burning Legion and thus Sargeras and the other Titans.
The whole universe feels drawn to Azeroth, which is why she attracts damnation.
What do you think of these theories and Il’gynoth’s new whispers? Is it all just random nonsense? Or are there cool theories behind it?
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