In WoW Midnight you return to northern Lordaeron to protect Silvermoon and especially the Sunwell from the encroaching Void. This Sunwell has often been the target of destructive forces – and at one point literally walked across Azeroth. Players lament with a hint of bitterness: we won’t hear much about that in Midnight.
The history of the Sunwell is as long as it is tragic. With the help of water from the Well of Eternity, the then-ruler Dath’Remar Sunstrider created the well to provide his people with a new source of power.
Over the years, the Sunwell has repeatedly been the target of various attacks, including by Arthas Menethil, the Lich King, and soon after by Kael’thas Sunstrider, the Prince of the Blood Elves. Since then, his people have not been too fond of him.
Particularly during the last attack and the attempt to bring the demon Kil’jaeden to Azeroth, the Sunwell has been irrevocably changed and has become what you now know in Midnight. At least almost… because there is still one detail that the game is currently withholding.
Anveena Teague, the Living Sunwell
What’s the story with the girl? Here it gets a bit tricky because technically this girl is no “girl”; the entity has only chosen such an outward appearance. It is actually the essence of the Sunwell itself, or at least parts of it.
The free energies were shaped by the red dragon Korialstrasz (or “Krasus”) into a form: a blonde farm girl from Tarren Mill, Anveena Teague. To protect and disguise her, he gave the illusion parents and a small house near the settlement.
However, Anveena became self-aware and began to actually “live” – and even to love. She and the blue dragon Kalecgos, who is now the Aspect of the Blue Dragonflight, had strong feelings for each other.
Where is Anveena now? The story of the “farm girl” is mostly told in the comic “Dragon Hunt.” She becomes a pawn of various powers, including the traitor Dar’Khan Drathir, whom you are supposed to kill in the starting area of the Blood Elves for a quest since TBC.
Dar’Khan tries to claim Anveena’s power for himself to become a god – which works at first but then goes wrong and awakens the power of the Sunwell in the girl
itself.
However, Anveena also appears in WoW. During The Burning Crusade, Anveena can be seen at the Sunwell, where she aids you in the battle against Kil’jaeden and sacrifices her life.
As a result, and with the help of Velen and the untainted heart of the naaru M’uru, the Sunwell is not only cleansed but is also infused with the power of Light from then on. It becomes a new source of strength for the Blood Elf paladins, the Blood Knights.
“I don’t think Blizzard remembers her”
The premise of the new expansion and everything you currently do in Midnight somehow aims at the Sunwell and its protection. Lady Liadrin calls upon the Army of Light to protect the well while the Void tries to destroy it.
It would thus make sense for Anveena to at least be mentioned somehow – however, fans consider this unlikely. On Reddit, a user asks why Anveena is not mentioned anywhere. In the responses, users agree:
- “I honestly don’t think Blizzard remembers her.” – llStonesll
- “My goodness, Anveena only appeared at the very end of a raid. Unfortunately, she will never be mentioned again.” – TheWorclown
- “I don’t think Blizzard remembers her at all. If the Sunwell Trilogy were to be released today, people would call it ‘bad fanfic’ because Anveena was not an original concept and Knaak created her for his comic so Kalec would have a love interest.” – elenthiel
Even Kalecgos, who does not know that a part of Anveena lives on in him, has moved on since then and shortly after began to court Jaina Proudmoore – of whom he himself says she resembles Anveena.
It is still just past midnight (forgive the pun) and not even the first raid is open. Therefore, it is not completely ruled out that Anveena may still appear, especially with regard to the Sunwell and its history. Elves have always had a tendency towards this: WoW: How Elves have been messing around with great wells for 10,000 years
