The Night Elves are undergoing a major change in World of Warcraft. Especially Tyrande will never be the same as before…
The next patch of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is active on the test servers. The Update 8.1 “Tides of Vengeance” brings many new stories and exciting developments in the lore. Some of these events have already been read from the game data and promise changes for the Night Elf Tyrande.
Spoiler Warning: If you do not want to know about Tyrande’s fate, do not continue reading. You have been warned.
Return to Teldrassil: In patch 8.1, Tyrande and some Night Elves return to the Darkshore and thus to Teldrassil to witness the extent of the destruction. However, Tyrande wants to complete a ritual that makes her a “Night Warrior” – a Night Warrior.
You can find all information about patch 8.1 in our overview.
What is a Night Warrior? Although there is currently little information about a “Night Warrior”, it is not a completely new construct. Those who pursue the profession of Archeology may know the item “Necklace with Elune’s Pendant”. Its description states:
“Elune is the supreme deity of the Night Elves. She is associated with the larger of the two moons, the White Lady. Although she is a goddess of peace, she is by no means pacifistic. One of her aspects is the Night Warrior, who lets the souls of those who have proven themselves brave in life ride as stars across the sky.”
This suggests that the ritual represents a specialization within the priesthood of Elune. After all, the priestesses of the Night Elves are trained warriors, skilled with the bow, and master strategists.
The steps in the scenario: Tyrande’s ascension is explained during a scenario that presumably takes place at the end of a questline. Even though the scenario surrounding Tyrande’s ascension is not yet playable, the individual steps and their descriptions have already been extracted. Accordingly, the scenario proceeds as follows:
- Sail to the ruins of Auberdine.
- Find the Eye of Elune in the ruins of Auberdine.
- Defeat “Bilegut” and escape from the hall.
- Investigate the screams nearby.
- Rescue the captured Kaldorei in the Withering Thicket.
- Find Tyrande in Bashal’Aran.
- Protect Tyrande while she completes the Night Warrior ritual.
- Witness Tyrande’s ascension to Night Warrior.
- Hunt Nathanos Blightcaller.
- Find Nathanos Blightcaller nearby.
- Intervene before Nathanos resurrects the fallen as Forsaken.
- Return to the fleet and scout the Horde army.
How the scenario proceeds will presumably be revealed by Blizzard only in the live version. There is no release date for that yet.
New model for Tyrande: The ritual to become a Night Warrior causes Tyrande to receive a different model at the end. Besides her significantly more impressive armor, another detail has changed: her eyes have turned black. This is likely an expression of Elune’s “dark side” and thus quite fitting for a Night Warrior.
Please keep in mind that this information comes from the PTR. Of course, this may change before the release of patch 8.1.
Also included in patch 8.1 are the following contents:
What do you think of Tyrande’s transformation and her new dark eye color? Do you like her new model?
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