"The cunning ones kneel before six masters, but serve only one"

[masterjc]

https://www.wowhead.com/news=317833/...on-written-by-

Full Book Text
To our most wondrous and resplendent Master,

I am pleased to state that, after a lengthy study of our rivals, I have completed my observations.

Please accept this briefing in advance of my complete report, which shall follow forthwith.
We anticipate that certain of our targets will be more challenging to topple than others. But each is prone to manipulation in different ways, and our agents have already woven themselves into their very fabric.

This is, after all, the solemn duty for which you sired us. As you are fond of saying: Once a desire is understood, it can be exploited.

Enough prologue. Allow me to summarize our findings.
In many ways, the titans will be the easiest to manipulate. Their singular goal is to impose structure upon everything they see.

Show them a force that opposes their drive for Order, and they will be consumed by their urge to eradicate it.

Their pantheon, so seemingly united in purpose, is vulnerable to fracturing.
The void lords all but welcome us with open arms. They are so preoccupied with their thousand truths that they ignore the lies we sow in their very midst.

I believe we can leverage their vast reach to position them as a foil against our other rivals.

We remain wary, though. Since they are observant of multiple outcomes, it is conceivable they could anticipate our coming.

Similar to the titans, the naaru and their keepers are singular in purpose. Their adherence to a linear path is an obvious shortcoming.

They savor nothing more than being proved right, so if they believe they have converted one of us to their precious Light, they will trust that agent implicitly.
The adherents to Life are the most insidious of opponents, perhaps because their nature is so antithetical to our own.

Still, we learned much from observing the link between their plane and Ardenweald, and we have high confidence that a vulnerability has been identified.

Our operative has already gained the trust of her target.
And as previously discussed, our position within the plane of Disorder is proceeding flawlessly. Consuming fel energy is not a pleasant process, but a necessary one.

The deception you have architected will bear fruit in the ages to come.
As ever, we shall serve as your unseen hand. We will poison every host foolish enough to invite us into their midst.

I remain, as always, your faithful servant

[Varodoc]

Is this the first time the Void Lords are mentioned in the actual game? All their other mentions come from Chronicles. Once again 10.0 is shaping up to be a Void expansion.

The text also mentions that the Light BELIEVES they have converted Lothraxion, which means Lothraxion might be a double agent. However his feelings of friendship and affection towards Turalyon and Alleria seemed true. Perhaps he's just a really convincing actor, convincing enough that he'd let Xe'ra literally lightforge him.

[Nagawithlegs]

Is this the first time the Void Lords are mentioned in the actual game? All their other mentions come from Chronicles. Once again 10.0 is shaping up to be a Void expansion.

The text also mentions that the Light BELIEVES they have converted Lothraxion, which means Lothraxion might be a double agent. However his feelings of friendship and affection towards Turalyon and Alleria seemed true. Perhaps he's just a really convincing actor, convincing enough that he'd let Xe'ra literally lightforge him.

I doubt they would put Turalyon on the throne and hint that Lothraxion is evil... just to do nothing with it.

Like why do people think that Turalyon is just going to get off the throne when people come back? That's not how drama works.

[Pebrocks The Warlock]

Is this the first time the Void Lords are mentioned in the actual game? All their other mentions come from Chronicles. Once again 10.0 is shaping up to be a Void expansion.

The text also mentions that the Light BELIEVES they have converted Lothraxion, which means Lothraxion might be a double agent. However his feelings of friendship and affection towards Turalyon and Alleria seemed true. Perhaps he's just a really convincing actor, convincing enough that he'd let Xe'ra literally lightforge him.

I kept thinking over and over about Lothraxion and what I think happened is very similar to Reiner Braun from Attack on Titan. He's been working with them for so long he fooled himself.

[Ashiraya]

I kept thinking over and over about Lothraxion and what I think happened is very similar to Reiner Braun from Attack on Titan. He's been working with them for so long he fooled himself.

Now that would be something!

The one I wonder the most about is the Emerald Dream one though. Who is the target, exactly?

[Syegfryed]

so they will go indeed to the path of making each "magic domain" their own thing, with their own pantheon and with their own different plane

with this, we have that the death is infiltrating in every kind of domain, in different aproachs, maybe the Void is not rly the "last enemy", but just one of those.

>Show them a force that opposes their drive for Order, and they will be consumed by their urge to eradicate it.

Their pantheon, so seemingly united in purpose, is vulnerable to fracturing.

The deception you have architected will bear fruit in the ages to come.

apparently this documment is before Sargeras? a time before the pantheon was fractured, and now, in this sge, is bearing the fruits

They savor nothing more than being proved right, so if they believe they have converted one of us to their precious Light, they will trust that agent implicitly.

yes please, get rid of Calia

[Nagawithlegs]

Now that would be something!

The one I wonder the most about is the Emerald Dream one though. Who is the target, exactly?

That bit implies the Dream is part of a larger Life Dimension that extends past Azeroth.

[Pebrocks The Warlock]

Now that would be something!

The one I wonder the most about is the Emerald Dream one though. Who is the target, exactly?

It mentions Ardenweald and the operative has gain the trust of "her" target. The only female character I can think there that gained someone's trust would be Ysera and the Winter Queen but that doesn't make sense.

[Syegfryed]

That bit implies the Dream is part of a larger Life Dimension that extends past Azeroth.

kinda proving prior lore that imply the dream was just something who came from a thing who already existed(the life plane) and freya just created the azeroth version from it.

Seems like Blizzard is going in some sort of D&D planes of existence/planescape type of thing

[Pebrocks The Warlock]

apparently this documment is before Sargeras? a time before the pantheon was fractured, and now, in this sge, is bearing the fruits

It can't be because it mentions the Light "turned" one of their operatives but that is a lie, the only person that can be is Lothraxion who was "converted" by the Army of Light. That army didn't exist until after Sargeras.

[Nagawithlegs]

It mentions Ardenweald and the operative has gain the trust of "her" target. The only female character I can think there that gained someone's trust would be Ysera and the Winter Queen but that doesn't make sense.

No, they mention that Ardenweald is connected to the Life Realm, but the text implies the contact is inside the Life Realm. But as you said it could still be someone in the Court of Winter manipulating the queen

[enigma77]

So the Nathrezim manipulated Sargeras into starting his Burning Crusade, pitting him against the Void, Life and the Light and the Titans.

Smart move.

[Ashiraya]

It mentions Ardenweald and the operative has gain the trust of "her" target. The only female character I can think there that gained someone's trust would be Ysera and the Winter Queen but that doesn't make sense.

Could be someone in the Winter Queen's court? Could be anybody, really.

[Syegfryed]

It can't be because it mentions the Light "turned" one of their operatives but that is a lie, the only person that can be is Lothraxion who was "converted" by the Army of Light. That army didn't exist until after Sargeras.

it could be that there are acually more titans, or just another dimension, the "arcane plane" where someone above the titans are.

[LemonDemonGirl]

It mentions Ardenweald and the operative has gain the trust of "her" target. The only female character I can think there that gained someone's trust would be Ysera and the Winter Queen but that doesn't make sense.

Well, if this means we can get rid of the Winter Queen then I'm all for it lol

[Varolyn]

If the author of this text is a dreadlord like people are speculating, it wouldn't surprise me if Mal'ganis is this "spy" writing. Other than a very brief appearance on the Broken Shore, he's basically been MIA. Plus the character itself is closely tied to the Lich King, at the very least story wise. And it's a familiar name who hasn't been completely dealt with yet, and blizz loves using those characters.

[Nagawithlegs]

So the Nathrezim manipulated Sargeras into starting his Burning Crusade, pitting him against the Void, Life and the Light and the Titans.

Smart move.

Which makes you wonder if there was a demon lord before him.

[Pebrocks The Warlock]

I just realize it was the Nazthrezim that caused the planet that Sargeras destroyed to become Void infested. They were even there.

Coming across a world that had been completely infected by monstrous aberrations known as Old Gods, the titan ruthlessly interrogated a conclave of nathrezim demons who dwelled on the black world.

https://wow.gamepedia.com/Sargeras#Betrayal

They really are behind everything.

[Harbour]

So, since "Is Jaina a Dread Lord" joke lost its sense, what about:
"Is YSERA a Dread Lord"?

The adherents to Life are the most insidious of opponents, perhaps because their nature is so antithetical to our own.

Still, we learned much from observing the link between their plane and Ardenweald, and we have high confidence that a vulnerability has been identified.

Our operative has already gained the trust of her target.

The vassal of life disguises treachery. Beware the eyes of green.

First i thought of Alexstrasza but she is not a major player in SL.

In Ardenweald quest line, afaik Ysera and Winter Queen are working together. If Ysera is Dread Lord, then Winter Queen is her target. Or vice versa.

Maybe Winter Queen is Dread Lord and Ysera is her target?

[enigma77]

I just realize it was the Nazthrezim that caused the planet that Sargeras destroyed to become Void infested. They were even there.


https://wow.gamepedia.com/Sargeras#Betrayal

They really are behind everything.

All this talk about 'the true enemy' and 'the enemy of all' makes sense if this is true.