The Nightwell
How was the Nightwell created? The Nightwell was created by the Highborne of the city of Suramar. After the Legion had devastated the world in the War of the Ancients, they sealed off their city with a magical barrier. The Nightwell was erected at a nexus of ley lines and was further enhanced with the powerful artifact known as “The Eye of Aman’thul.”
The Nightwell indirectly nourished the Highborne of Suramar, because its magic allowed the creation of “Arcwine” to satisfy their thirst for magic. However, over time, the time under the magical domes transformed the Highborne, so that they later called themselves “Nightborne” – for under the dome, they never saw the light of day or the moon.
Although the magic of the Nightwell nourished the elves, who lacked nothing due to Arcwine, the magic was highly addictive. Those who lost access to Arcwine quickly degenerated and “withered” away – a state in which one ends up as a mindless zombie, wandering the world driven only by the hunger for arcane energies.
What are the dangers of the Nightwell? During the last Legion War (World of Warcraft: Legion), it once again became clear why elves should really not create wells. Because after the Legion became aware of the well, the demons began to infiltrate the city and to persuade the rulers of the Nightborne to offer the well to the Legion.
And – as always happens when the Legion attacks – the well was to be used as a portal to allow Sargeras direct access to Azeroth. Once more, the heroes of Azeroth managed to prevent this.
After the Eye of Aman’thul was removed, the Nightwell began to become unstable and slowly lose power. Over the next centuries, nothing will remain of it.
