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Darkmoon Faire and the Old Gods (Speculation)
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The
Darkmoon Faire
is a monthly event in Azeroth with numerous minigames, pets, and toys in a carnival atmosphere. As with any carnival, there’s a dark side to the festivities. However, there are a few troubling details in the Darkmoon Faire that can lead to Old God speculation!
Since the Darkmoon Faire is back in town for the week, we're revisiting some of our
past speculation
on the similarities and examining what's new in BFA!
This article will likely not reveal N'Zoth's master plan, instead highlighting fun coincidences or details designed to tease, but...why not highlight them?
The Shady Deal
In a
Blizzard blog about the Darkmoon Faire
, written from the PoV of founder Silas Darkmoon, the location is explained as:
Things have changed ‘round here: we’ve got an island all to ourselves now, and what an island it is. Mist-shrouded Darkmoon Island is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma. It’s a place of mystery and wonder, and you wouldn’t believe the deals we made to get it… or who we made ‘em with.
Who did the Darkmoon Faire make a shady deal with? We've seen in Battle for Azeroth that N'Zoth likes making deals, first with Azshara and then with Xal'atath.
We also don't know where the Darkmoon Faire is. Could it be in another dimension or a link between realms? When you travel to the faire in BFA, your cursor is not visible on the World Map.
Based on a
Gamepedia screenshot
depicting the DMF Battle Pet Tamers with the Battle Pet Daily Tamer addon enabled, at some point in Legion, the Darkmoon Faire showed up on the World Map south of the Broken Isles...very close to the speculated location of N'Zoth's prison between Kul Tiras and Zandalar. However, we cannot verify this in game, plus the location is not a perfect fit and would overlap with Nazmir instead of falling between both islands.
Darkmoon Faire Eyeball Logo
The eyeball on the Darkmoon Faire logo is animated, slowly blinking and roving like C'Thun's eye. There are also yellow eyes present on
광기의 암흑 서슬도끼
from
크툰
and the Normal-mode version and icon for
오만의 시선
in Siege of Orgrimmar. Siege of Orgrimmar also includes other Old God infested items such as
이샤라즈의 계시
and
잘라토 - 피의 울음소리의 황폐한 환영
.
Eyeballs are back in a
big way in Patch 8.1.5
, as the story investigates the Old Gods:
느조스의 선물
, now available in the
Dressing Room
as a helm, is seen on the 8.1.5 PTR during a spell effect called "Gift of N'Zoth" towards the end of the
Old Gods questline
. Before we knew the context for the visual effect, we assumed it was a hat for the Darkmoon Faire, due to similarities between the logo and coloration.
As we cover in the section below, Hearthstone reused the same purple and yellow eyeball theme for their Whispers of the Old Gods expansion.
The Name of the Faire
With the name of the Faire, we'd be remiss to highlight the
Night Warrior Story of Patch 8.1
, in which Tyrande draws strength from the dark side of the moon, serving as Elune's Vengeance.
Silas Darkmoon's Alchemy Trinket
Silas Darkmoon is the founder of the Faire. In the 8.1.5 Alchemy quest
성공을 위한 조제법
, we find a missing half of a transmutation recipe, signed by Darkmoon. We loot this half of the recipe after defeating a master alchemist whose self-transmutation, requiring Deathshrooms and vials of blood, turns him into a hostile
숲의 악몽
. He clearly wants to kill you, protecting the recipe from your eager eyes.
Looking it over more closely, you're convinced that this must be the missing half of the recipe you came for.
An odd signature completes the recipe, signed, "Silas Darkmoon".
Learning the complete recipe teaches us
실라스의 변환 구체
, an transformative item that includes:
실라스의 수송석
: Summons an all-seeing eye (
수송 마력의 눈
) for 2 min who will teleport you to a nearby safe haven instantly. (9 Min Cooldown)
실라스의 변장의 물약
: Disguises the user as one of a variety of creatures from across the world. (1 Min Cooldown)
These items don't serve any practical purpose, but it seems Silas Darkmoon is up to some mysterious things when the Faire isn't in town!
Thaddeus Serving the Master
학자 타데우스 팔레오
is the NPC that turns all of your Darkmoon Cards into decks. Pretty harmless, but he lets it slip that he’s working for a higher power:
Welcome to the Faire young one! We have collected wonders from all over the world for your perusal. Oh and please let me know if you manage to collect a set of the lesser Darkmoon cards, as the master...I mean I would be keenly interested in them.”
The Black Forest
The pillars for the Darkmoon Faire archway are exceptionally twisted, resembling tentacles instead of normal trees. Several of the whispers from the
요그사론의 수수께끼 상자
reference a black forest.
요그사론의 수수께끼 상자
: Look around. They will all betray you. Flee screaming into the black forest.
요그사론의 수수께끼 상자
: There is a little lamb lost in dark woods...
잘라토 - 피의 울음소리의 황폐한 환영
: When you walk among the black forest, you will see...
This is how Blizzard's blog about the Faire describes the woods:
The shadowy woods surroundin’ the fair are another thing entirely, though. I wouldn’t say that people have disappeared into those woods never to return, but, well… people disappear into those woods never to return
Normally woods aren't represented on zone maps, but for the woods at the Darkmoon Faire, the area is colored light-grey and the trees are represented with odd-looking black sticks.
The Emerald Nightmare
The woods surrounding the Faire are also dark and sinister, with black trees wrapped in ruby-tipped thorns. This resembles the corrupted wildlife present in the Emerald Nightmare, which N'Zoth had a part in turning.
The forests also resemble the Blackwald, home to the Druids of the Scythe and their tree Tal'doren--which also served as the place of their imprisonment in the Emerald Dream.
During the Emerald Nightmare raid, we travel to Mulgore for the
엘레레스 렌퍼럴
fight. Mulgore is also one of the points of entry to the Darkmoon Faire.
Battle Pet Tamers
제레미 피셀
and his brother
크리스토프 본피젤
are pet tamers at the Darkmoon Faire, dressed in suits and top hats. However...they have curious pet choices and rewards for their fights.
오징어 시드
is cute, but it also resembles
환각술사 구르샤
from Throne of the Tides, a Cataclysm dungeon where we fight back against Azshara's naga.
다크문 눈
resembles the terrifying Darkmoon Faire logo!
Inky Black Potion and the Shadowlands
You can buy
칠흑같이 검은 물약
, a potion that plunges the world into darkness for some
great
screenshots. If we read the potion tooltip, instead of just looking at our gorgeous surroundings, there's a sinister undertone:
"Mix two parts crushed crickets, one part darkmoon squid ink, and three parts whispers from the Shadowlands."
Whispers are everywhere--between
Xal'atath
in the Shadow Priest Artifact,
일기노스
with his ominous prophecies, and now
N'Zoth's whispers
in Battle for Azeroth. The Shadowlands is a place of renewed scrutiny in BFA as well, as Talanji, Rokhan, and Master Gadrin conduct a ritual to reach Vol'jin's spirit in the Shadowlands, and Sylvanas motivations in recent expansions may be driven by a desire to avoid death and the Shadowlands.
Whispers of the Old Gods - Hearthstone Parallels
The Whispers of the Old Gods was Hearthstone's whimsical spin on the Old Gods, echoing some elements of the Darkmoon Faire.
The color schemes of both logos are similar. is quite similar—purple with yellow eyeballs.
The Whispers trailer also features a fortune teller, turning over cards which affect the fate of various characters in the trailer. At the Darkmoon Faire, you can get your fortune told by
세이지
.
As each character is affected by the shadows of the Old Gods, the scenes change to reflect the Black Forest--again with a similar color scheme to the Darkmoon Faire.
While Hearthstone lore overall is not WoW canon, the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion did introduce N'Zoth with some canonical elements. As we've never seen N'Zoth in-game before, seeing the card art for Hearthstone was a big deal--and Ben Brode confirmed they
worked with the WoW team
and that the image is
intended to be canonical for WoW
.
N'Zoth's blog for Hearthstone, while lighthearted, also revealed some truths about the Old God that WoW later expanded upon. We learned of his involvement with the Emerald Nightmare in Legion, details about his interactions with Deathwing in
Chronicle Volume III
, and his deal with Azshara in
Warbringers
.
Blizzard
Very little is certain about N’Zoth—most beings on Azeroth don’t even know its name, much less what it looks like. Scraps of obscure lore claim that the Old God has been imprisoned beneath the darkest depths of the ocean for millennia beyond counting. There are also whispers that N’Zoth desires nothing more than to twist what was once noble and pure to its own inscrutable ends. Ultimately, most of what is “known” about this most insidious of beings is mere speculation.
Still, looking at the evidence, it seems like N’Zoth feels a compulsive need to redecorate, and has the aesthetic sensibilities of someone that’s super into skulls, black leather, and knee high platform boots. Emerald Dream? How about Emerald Nightmare. Neltharion the Earth Warder? Nah, let’s go with DEATHWING THE DESTROYER! Prissy Night Elf nobility throwing a hissy fit? BAM! You get a snake body and actual hissing! Yes, it’s rumored that N’Zoth is responsible for twisting the Emerald Dream, corrupting one of Azeroth’s most powerful dragons, and mutating the Highborne into the despicable Naga . . . but it’s just getting started.
As the Hearthstone expansion did end up teasing some relevant details about N'Zoth in BFA, who is to say more details weren't hinted in the trailer, like the Darkmoon Faire parallels? Stay tuned for a follow-up article on the Old Gods in Hearthstone, examining how N'Zoth's lore from the card game later made it into WoW, and what plot twists could still be revealed.
If you've noticed anything else about the Darkmoon Faire that could be related to the Old Gods, either on a serious or silly note, let us know in the comments! Don't forget to check out our
Darkmoon Faire Guide
for information on tickets, pets, races, transmog and more!
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