An Unlikely Pairing in 10.2 - Lilian Voss & Shandris Feathermoon Against the Druids of the Flame

PTR Posted 2023/10/08 at 3:34 PM by DiscordianKitty

Warning: PTR Spoilers AheadA Call to AidThis operation would not have come this far without Lilian's aid.
We may not have much in common, but we both share the bond that those who have fought many battles have. She is a formidable warrior and... a kind soul.Shandris Feathermoon's Journal

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<Most of the journal consists of dry mission briefings, but the last few pages seem rushed and hard to read. >
Why am I dwelling on this now? Why here?
I hear battle shouts and screams of fear. I can smell the rivers of blood in the streets of Ara-Hinam, my home.
I feel the loneliness I felt after the Burning Legion took my family. And before Tyrande found me.
Even then, I wanted... I wanted to fight! But Tyrande forbad me.
I did not listen. And my arrows tasted blood for the first time that day. But Tyrande was right. I was not ready. I was overjoyed when I found her side again...

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I was " Captain" Feathermoon then.
The fel orcs destroyed my home. I watched Cenarius fall. How could I let it happen? A looming shadow crept into my mind.
<The writing becomes indecipherable.>
More and more demons came. I could not help everyone. We retreated. Some were left behind.
In the end, the combined might of the allied armies did not bring down Archimonde. It was Malfurion. We won, but I felt weak.
The cost was great. I watched Nordrassil, the symbol of my people
<The parchment is unfinished and bears the markings of tear drops.>

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There was nothing I could have done to stop the naga from taking Feathermoon Isle.
I have rebuilt my home... for what? There will be a time when that home will fall, and I will watch it be taken from me all over again.
Some day I will not be able to take it back.
There will never be a safe place for me to call home.

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I remember Theramore fading into the distance as I lead the Sentinels into Dustwallow Marsh.
A few hours earlier, l, now " General " Feathermoon, was standing with my battle sister, Jaina Proudmoore, at the center of the town.
It is gone now. All of it. The stench of battle haunts the ruins... I can smell it, here, in the Dream, between these dense forests. It feels so real.
Was there something I could have done?

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Tyrande was the only mother I knew for 10,000 years.
I thought I was losing a mother again.
I pleaded her to stop the hunt, but I was too late. I watched as she was taken by the Night Warrior.
Whatever hope I had was shattered by
<Several partial or crossed out attempts at writing Sylvanas's name fill this space.>
The Banshee Queen.
I could not save her. I would have lost her if not for Ysera's intervention. I would have lost my mother again.
Again I was not enough. In Tyrande's rage she... she attacked me. Tyrande, why could you not see me?
Elune herself had to intervene. And what could I have done? Nothing.

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The Druids of the Flame burn everything.
I have that sinking feeling in my chest, the same feeling when I heard Malfurion's call to defend Ashenvale reached my ears.
"What are you doing in Silithus?" I asked myself. "This will just end in tragedy again!"
Will this be another Darkshore? I can smell the forest burning.
We were not. No. I was ill prepared and I led them all to their deaths. Catapults rained arcane fire on our ships. Infiltrators used the chaos to destroy the fleet.
I had to sound the horns of retreat. I smell the fire between these trees, it is all around me.
<The handwriting becomes erratic.>
The smell of burning trees. I cannot get it out of my head. These Druids. Teldrassil.

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I can't do this anymore.
I'm so tired, Malfurion.An Unlikely FriendshipI will help Shandris however I can. It is what you do for friends.
Lilian Voss says: You can't keep all that anger bubbling around in you like a cauldron, You need to talk to someone. Talk to me.
Shandris Feathermoon says: I have been living with these memories for eons. I don't know a life without them haunting my mind.
Lilian Voss says: Someone told me that we all have pieces of our past that haunt us. But we're working towards a better future--together.
Shandris Feathermoon says: I... Would like that.
Lilian Voss says: I would too. Rest for now. We'll head back to Amirdrassil when you're ready.The ImplicationsBattle for AzerothBattle for Azeroth

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Comment by graciehzWhere is World of Warcraft? Getting a sick of all this cringe togetherness.Comment by Tano117Lilian and Shandris making World of Friendcraft...

Meanwhile, my Orc DK is trying to rig C4 to new tree for the lulz.

This lore is just...eh.Comment by WepstarWhere is World of Warcraft? Getting a sick of all this cringe togetherness.Comment by Camdormu

Unfortunately, the questline ends with Lillian talking down to the Keeper and Dryad, and they emote that they are looking at the ground in shame. Blizzard is absolutely writing this as a long term thing where the Emerald Dream's citizens are bad if they don't like the Forsaken and will be forced to feel otherwise.

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