Draenei receive new customizations in World of Warcraft. They can now take on the look of sinister Man’ari Eredar.
World of Warcraft has already begun in Shadowlands to grant the heroes of Azeroth more customization options. Although in Patch 10.1.7 the focus is clearly on Night Elves and Undead, another race can also look forward to new features: The Draenei.
What do Draenei receive? The data miners from wowhead found a reward in the game data of Patch 10.1.7 named “Seeing Red”. By completing this achievement, new customizations are unlocked for Draenei characters: The look of the Man’ari Eredar.
What are Man’ari Eredar? Man’ari Eredar actually belong to the same race as the Draenei, namely the Eredar. However, the race split thousands of years ago when Sargeras came to Argus and sought to recruit the Eredar for the Burning Legion. The Eredar who fled from Argus became the “Draenei”. The Eredar who entered into the pact with Sargeras were granted the “gift of Fel magic” and became Man’ari Eredar.
Unlike the Draenei, Man’ari Eredar have a different skin color. They are mostly depicted as red or mixed with blue. Exactly these customizations will be available for Draenei in the future.
Why is this controversial? Man’ari Eredar have been seen as the clear antagonists in the Warcraft universe for many years. They represent for many the pure evil and are not compatible with the Light – something particularly important to the Draenei, even if that got a little shaken at the end of “Legion”.
However, it remains to be seen how Blizzard will justify these new customizations. However, the achievement already indicates that there will at least be a quest line in which you have to help Velen. It is conceivable that a group of remorseful Man’ari join the Alliance or at least the Draenei.
What do you think of this new feature for Draenei? A good thing for more customization? Or is it too far removed from the ideas of the Alliance and the Draenei?
