Now that we are a bit further into Legion and it appears that we are gearing up for an expansion dealing with the Old Gods, I wanted to take another look at the whispers we got from Il'Gynoth back in EN to see if we have any new understandings of what was being hinted. Here are the whispers:
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This is likely the most obvious of them all. It is a reference to the
Curse of Flesh which was created by the Old Gods. Although Yogg'Saron is most famous for "gifting" the Titan-Forged wardens of his prison, we know that N'Zoth has the power to warp flesh because he is responsible for turning Azshara and her people into
naga. The gift likely originates from The Three (alliance of remaining OGs after Y'Shaarj was destroyed.)[/LIST][/COLOR]
"Drown yourself" is likely a reference to the sleeping city of
Ny'alotha which rests at the bottom of the ocean and is believed to be N'Zoth's prison. "Circle of stars" means nothing to me yet but early speculation pointed towards the city of Suramar. (Suramar, the Tomb of Sargeras, and Zin-Azshari share close proximity to each other and the Well of Eternity. Perhaps these cities form the "circle of stars" and Ny'alotha is at the center.)[/LIST][/COLOR]
Consensus is that the King of Diamonds is Magni Bronzebeard who now serves as "the Speaker" for Azeroth. The question is the extent to which he is a pawn, and to whom. Some have said this whisper is Old God sass, meant as an insult to Magni and Azeroth. However, I remember reading somewhere that part of what corrupted Neltharion into Deathwing was that he had a hard time distinguishing Azeroth's whispers from the Old Gods, and in some ways he believed he was doing her bidding (I couldn't find the source for this but maybe someone else can?). If Magni is communing with Azeroth in the same way Neltharion once did, he is surely every bit as prone to them as Neltharion was.[/LIST][/COLOR]
First hearing this led a lot of people to assume Lord Ravencrest but I'm pretty confident that was meant to distract. Another OG whisper from Yogg's Puzzle Box goes "The giant rook watches from the dead trees. Nothing breathes beneath his shadow." which sounds to me like a reference to Karazhan and Deadwind Pass. Khadgar has been so relevant since WoD that he seems the most obvious, but the true lord of Karazhan has
always been Medivh. Just before the final fight in Upper Kara, a fragment of Medivh appears to open the way. He tells Khadgar that he cannot help against the Legion because he "is needed elsewhere", then turns into a raven and flies off into the Nether. A return doesn't seem impossible.[/LIST][/COLOR]
The 3 most likely "boy-kings" are Anduin, Wrathion, and Illidan. I do not believe it is Illidan because, although he is referred to as a "child of light and shadow", nowhere is he ever referred to as a king and he has no royal lineage to speak of (his brother is Arch-Druid and not a king). I don't have any way to prove this but "serves at the master's table" implies to me that this service is not exactly willing or not known, so it could be Anduin even though he's such a goodie-goodie. That being said, Old Gods are notoriously vague and deceptive so I'm inclined to avoid the obvious answer. This leaves Wrathion who is a big player but went largely MIA this xpac. His single-minded drive to defeat the Legion will likely lay the red carpet for the Void, and it's always possible that even he was not spared the corruption of his father (or the OGs knew Deathwing might fail and so created a back-up player in the form of his son).[/LIST][/COLOR]
Again, everyone jumped straight to Jaina (the crater in her heart being her home of Theramore, now a literal crater) and her hate for the Horde at the start of this xpac that prompted her to drop the whole fight against the Legion. Avoiding easy answers, this could also be referring to Sylvanas or perhaps Azeroth herself. Personally, I really hope it isn't Sylvanas because a) I love her, and b) we already had a corrupt Horde leader only 2 xpacs ago, like give it a rest. Azeroth fits because the crater would be the Well of Eternity which filled with her Titan blood, and N'Zoth's relative location to it could mean that he's been drinking it in this whole time.[/LIST][/COLOR]
Obvs the 5 Pillars of Creation[/LIST][/COLOR]
If you believe the "heart is a crater" whisper refers to Sylvanas, then you could argue that this whisper has something to do with her too. Her first death was becoming a Banshee at the hands of Arthas. Her second was
suicide at the end of WotLK, whereupon seeing only shadow, she instead chose to bond with the Val'kyr and return to the Forsaken. Her third death might finally explain the deal she made with Helya, who had ties to N'Zoth.
Others have expressed that this might be referring again to Azeroth herself. This is, afterall, the 3rd invasion of the Burning Legion. Perhaps it's that simple.[/LIST][/COLOR]
Every reference to Azeroth is "she" so this one clearly isn't her. Is this Magni communing with what he thinks is Azeroth? Is this Wrathion, son of the old Earth Warden? Or is this Thrall, the new Earth Warden who has been troubled as of late because the elements no longer answer him? Has he turned to a new source of power?[/LIST][/COLOR]
This sounds like the Well of Eternity, although it now exists as the Maelstrom which is anything but bright. Perhaps the Nightwell or Sunwell, if either of those are still around. What other fonts of power still exist in Azeroth?
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I've been suggesting for awhile a possible Old God flying to our planet and imbedding itself to Azeroth.
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