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The Visions of Ogmot the Steadfast - Spoilers!
RPT
Publié
18/12/2017 à 21:44
par
Anshlun
With each new PTR build, new items are added to loot tables from mobs. The
latest build
added a new item to the loot table of the Rare Elite
Ogmot le Dément
, located at the Wound in the World:
Journal des rêves d’Ogmot
. The Journal tells the tale of a boy in the middle of a war, yet another war peon until his life was changed.
Warning: Possible Spoilers and Speculation ahead
.
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The Find
The Journal was first posted on
r/wow
by user
wilder_people
in
this thread
. The thread mentions the Journal dropping as a new item from
Ogmot le Dément
, so we then proceeded to go to the PTR to test if that was accurate.
The Journal
The Journal consists of ten pages, telling the story of a boy in the middle of a war whose life changed when he started to listen to the Whispers from the Masters.
I was a mere boy fighting at the war camp when the masters first blessed me with their visions.
I have come to Silithus, to the site of the great wound, seeking wonders beyond imagining.
Make me your vessel, Masters!
Last night I dreamt of two great armadas clashing upon an ocean of blood.
Shadows writhing beneath them, rising. Rising. I smiled in my sleep.
Why did the skittering insects have to stir me? Damn those bugs!
No matter. We will finish what they began.
Life returns to this dead place.
First the bugs came. Now Goblins skulk about. It is the blood they crave... I am sure of it.
Bah, Let them have these drippings! Soon there will be enough seas to sate every thirst.
Today the smoke rose from my campfire and took form.
A shepherd, cloaked in the shadows of her past, beloved by a flock of blind sheep.
She guided them over a cliff. Even as they crashed upon the rocks, they never doubted her.
The crows grew fat upon sheep flesh. Her laughter echoed all around.
The blade's eye watches all. Why do you not see?
The first of his lies has been offered.
Bound by a Throne? No... boundless.
The next will come soon.
A band of cultists arrived. Do they comprehend my blessing? My greatness?
They speak of Argus. Of the one who was awakened. Of the victory that went unnoticed.
I shared my vision, but the skinny one just laughed. I do not like her.
Many days have passed without a vision.
Have I displeased you, Masters?
I will leave you a sacrifice.
Remember me!
The star peers down. I must hide from its glare.
The dagger spoke true. It has been too long since I was drowned.
Do not forsake me, Masters!
The bones were picked clean, yet still I am granted no insight. The others scoff. They question my devotion.
But I am the chosen vessel. I will not lose faith!
Another sacrifice. Yes. One more of them will not be missed.
Roused by her screams. Stirred by her whispers.
A blessing from the Masters. At last I understand!
A door. A path. Ours. Ours.
Fool! The circle has awakened us all.
Meaning and Speculation
The Journal likely tells the story of a common man, in the middle of the war, that suddenly starts to hear Whispers from the Old Gods. This story, or vision, is likely situated in events after the end of Antorus, as it references
Silithus
as the Wound. Vision clearly shows that the boy has already fallen to their whispers, which makes him seek them in order to be their vessel.
I have come to
Silithus
, to the site of the great wound, seeking wonders beyond imagining.
Make me your vessel, Masters!
On page two the story likely is a vision of the events of Battle for Azeroth, as it describes the overall events of the expansion:
I dreamt of two great armadas clashing upon an ocean of blood.
And highlights one of our greatest fears that would happen while the war was raging:
Shadows writhing beneath them, rising. Rising. I smiled in my sleep.
Page three tells more about what happens in
Silithus
after the healing of the Wound starts:
First the bugs came. Now Goblins skulk about. It is the blood they crave... I am sure of it.
It highlights the Silithids leaving their nests and the Goblins arriving at the Wound, both with the same purpose: Azerite. The boy, however, somehow foresees that what we have in Silithus are but drippings of what is coming (in Battle for Azeroth).
On page 4 the boy receives a vision on a bonfire:
A shepherd, cloaked in the shadows of her past, beloved by a flock of blind sheep.
She guided them over a cliff. Even as they crashed upon the rocks, they never doubted her.
The crows grew fat upon sheep flesh. Her laughter echoed all around.
The reference is likely to a leader, a woman, perhaps a faction leader, that will purposely guide her followers into the maws of a foe, perhaps as a sacrifice, to strengthen "the crows", her real allegiance.
Page 5 tells us that Sargeras, or someone through his sword, is watching everything that is being done. On top of that, it refers back to
Il'gynoth
's Whispers:
Il'gynoth
The boy-king serves at the master's table. Three lies will he offer you.
with
The first of his lies has been offered.
Meaning that just at that point the first lie happened. The end of the page gets confusing as it seems to speak about Sargeras with
Bound by a Throne? No... boundless.
But it could also be metaphorical, as indicative of the last sentence of the page:
The next will come soon.
Page six tells about Cultists that arrived in Silithus much later than the boy from the story, seeking to take advantage from the power from the Wound, calling it a "Victory that went unnoticed." The boy then speaks of a skinny woman that arrived with them who doesn't believe in his visions.
Page 7 shows that many days passed without any further contact from his Masters, which leaves him in despair, making him look for sacrifices for them.
On Page 8 the boy is hiding from the stars, as he believes they are the eyes from N'zoth, as
Il'gynoth
once told us:
Il'gynoth
To find him, drown yourself in the circle of stars.
However, in the Journal, the quote seems to be from a Dagger, likely
Xal'atath, lame de l'Empire noir
, which could be just a misunderstanding.
Page 9 starts showing how the boy starts to go crazy as his Masters won't whisper to him anymore, no matter how many sacrifices he offers them.
On Page 10 the boy finally understands his purpose as a female character, perhaps the same as from previous pages, rallies her troops:
Roused by her screams. Stirred by her whispers.
A blessing from the Masters. At last I understand!
and it finishes with perhaps a foreshadowing of what will happen after Battle for Azeroth:
A door. A path. Ours. Ours.
Fool! The circle has awakened us all.
Or perhaps the circle has a different meaning, as both
Xal'atath, lame de l'Empire noir
and
Il'gynoth
previously spoke about:
Il'gynoth
Your coming was foretold in the rings. The long circle is nearly complete.
Xal'atath
This trifling skirmish is little more than a distraction. The true battle draws neigh as the circle nears completion.
Conclusions
The Journal further confirms, or just repeats the lies given in other Void sources in the past, that while we fight one another during Battle for Azeroth, a greater evil grows in the shadows, ready to swallow the world.
The Visions transformed Ogmot. Before he was known as "the Steadfast" but now everyone knows him as "Ogmot the Mad", likely due to his Doomsday speech.
Should we trust in those Visions? Should we, instead of fighting one another, focus on this enormous threat coming to Azeroth? Are we insane with all this foretelling? Tell us your vision in the comments below!
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