The latest cinematic for World of Warcraft has been released. The backstory to Dragonflight continues and reveals how the Earth Guardian fell.
In World of Warcraft, everything is racing towards the release of the latest expansion Dragonflight. To ensure players know what to expect in terms of the story and what the deal is with the dragons, Blizzard is releasing some small cinematics from the “Legacy” series. The first video was released almost a week ago and showed how the dragon aspects were created. Chapter 2 continues the story.
What is visible? In “Legacy – Chapter 2”, Nozdormu continues to accompany the Dracthyr warrior Gluthhal and reveals more about the history of the aspects. They have been guarding Azeroth as protectors since the fall of Galakrond, with Alexstrasza as their leader. They felt like siblings, but did not notice that one of them was slowly succumbing to the whispers coming from the earth.
When the Burning Legion attacked during the War of the Ancients 10,000 years ago, Neltharion (the Earth Aspect) forged a weapon known as the “Dragon Soul.” This soul contained a part of the power of all dragonflights. However, Neltharion used this power to rise against the other dragons and from then on called himself “Deathwing.”
Glutthal can hardly believe it, as she had known Neltharion as a good ruler – just as he was back then.
The cinematic ends with Glutthal realizing that Nozdormu wants something from her – what exactly that is will likely only be revealed in the next cinematic, if it’s not addressed throughout Dragonflight at all.
What is Nozdormu alluding to at the end? When Nozdormu speaks of “a crucial moment that has long been hidden from him,” it raises questions. The first assumption is that it refers to Nozdormu’s death – but he actually knows that already, as the Titan had shown him his own death.
The still “missing moment” could then be the point at which Nozdormu himself succumbs to madness and from then on calls himself “Murozond” and leads the infinite dragonflight. Though we thought we had already defeated him during “Cataclysm” – but as it is with dragons jumping through time, one can never be entirely sure of their obliteration.
What do you think of the new cinematic? Does it increase your anticipation for Dragonflight? Or does it leave you completely cold?
