New tabards have been found in the game data of World of Warcraft. The Forsaken seem to be finally breaking away from Sylvanas.
The betrayal of Sylvanas Windrunner by the Horde still leaves some WoW fans with a bitter taste. Especially the Forsaken – that is, the undead – had to cope with the loss of their beloved leader, who has watched over them in Undercity since the Vanilla times of World of Warcraft. However, with Patch 10.1 Fury of Neltharion, it seems that time is moving forward, as new tabards have appeared in the game data.
What has been discovered? In the game data of Patch 10.1, the dataminers from wowhead have discovered some new designs for tabards. The most striking one is named “inv_tabard_undercityforsaken_b_02” – it can therefore be associated with the Forsaken of Undercity.
The tabard features a skeleton skull with green eyes at the front and a circle from which five arrows lead away. The five arrows could symbolically represent the Desolate Council – the new leadership of the Forsaken that has crystallized at the end of “Shadowlands”.
The Forsaken thus seem to want to completely break away from Sylvanas and chart their own course in the future.
Was more found? Interestingly, in the same update, a higher resolution version of the old tabard from Undercity was also found. The original design of the tabard, with the broken mask and the three arrows, was also found in the game data.
A theory is that both tabards might be used in the future. There could still be loyal followers of Sylvanas or those who disagree with the Desolate Council and wear the tabard as a symbol of protest. However, this remains mere speculation for now.
Can players wear the tabards? So far, there are no items in the game data associated with this look. This could mean that the tabards will only be worn by NPCs for the time being and not by players.
How Blizzard implements the tabards and whether they will also be made available to Forsaken players remains to be seen. However, it is likely that this will not be the case in Patch 10.1.
