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As for "complaining about neutrality" one must remember the hard time of rebuilding, the not-so-pleasant rule of Garithos and the lack of any real help from the Alliance after his death. With Lordaeron destroyed and Dalaran isolated under a magic sphere it is no wonder they distanced themselves as soon as they got the power to - Dalaran's role throughout its history was being the centre of magical studies, a home for mages from the whole "civilized" world, Quel'Thalas included. With Horde becoming more "civilized". compared to the barbarian bunch that threatened the city's whole existence in WC2, and especially with the official Quel'Thalas joining the Horde, Dalaran just resumed its old role it held before the Dark Portal. Again, the Alliance is as young as the Horde, and the only "Alliance states" Dalaran really had any loyalty to, or rather friendship with, are Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas, the first one ruined and fragmented, the second one inside the Horde after a shadow of civil war. |
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#127
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I can certainly see why some (maybe even most) Dalaran citizens and magi might prefer neutrality and an open arms approach to the Horde, but what I'm surprised about is the almost total lack of dissidents apart from the High Elves of The Silver Covenant.
Surely there would be some for whom racial loyalty is important, and those who see the current Alliance as the successor to the Alliance in which Dalaran was a central power? |
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The thing about Dalaran being a power is that it was a magocracy and not only human, but also elven power. Of the three kingdoms that fell to the Scourge, two rose back to later join the Horde. Making Dalaran anything BUT neutral (assuming it were to fill the same role it did in WotLK) would have been hard.
Of course, the entire High Elf presence there is ridiculous to begin with.
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#129
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Dalaran would have made far more sense had all the High elves been Blood elves instead (with them having helped rebuild the city between TBC and WotLK, rather than simply showing up to help against Malygos).
Sunreavers are now the Pro-Silvermoon hardliners who object to more elven secrets being shared with humans, Silver covenent replacement is now humans but with the same motivation (object to Blood elf inclusion, pro-Alliance) High elves don't exist beyond a couple of flavour NPCS because I seem to remember some guy trying to kill all the elves in Dalaran in frozen throne until they fled to outland, now what was his name... |
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#130
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See, I'm not so sure about that. "Racial" loyalty is a very strange concept. Dalaran's citizens are loyal to Dalaran, why should they be loyalty to "humanity" in general just because of shared biology? The experiences of a human in Stormwind are so radically different compared to a human in Dalaran that they are just as different as, say, an Orgrimmar Orc and Stormwind human.
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This was the whole reason the Alliance was created if you recall. Quote:
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The only reason "race" matters more now than it did in the past is because by and large most races that formerly had multiple states have been reduced to single-ethnic states for one reason or another, either by having those states destroyed or having the race of that state become something new and exclusive to that state (worgen, forsaken, etc). This is politically not a development inasmuch as it is a regression. By your logic, the Orcs of Orgrimmar should hold hands with those of the Dark Horde and sing kumbaya, simply because they are the same race. Similarly, we have not just dwarves, but Dark Iron dwarves who align themselves either with Ironforge or the more traditional Shadowforge.
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#134
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It is especially relevant for Dalaran as it is more than a "human kingdom". It is a multiracial, multicultural state focusing on magic studies of all "civilized" people, and boycotting some of them, especially Quel'Thalas, just because it is in the Alliance in the new geopolitical situation is not wise. |
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But it's much different for Horde races. Thankfully all the orcs of the world remain committed to each other...no wait, there is the Dark Horde and the Fel Horde. Thankfully all the trolls are united, no wait, there are the Darkspear Trolls. Quote:
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And yes, Dwarves have clans within their nation. When I level my Dwarf in Twilight Highlands I'll be sure to tell the Dragonmaw there that I'm Bronzebeard and not Wildhammer. I'm sure that they'll let me live because of that, right? Quote:
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I'm not saying that there aren't differences, but they usually are simply differences in policy rather than a deep schism.
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That's a good one. ![]()
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The Kirin Tor is the larger legislative body that is elected. The Kirin Tor then elects the Six from within itself- much how the British PM is selected from within his party of Parliament.
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Sources please. From what I recall, the Six select members of the Kirin Tor to fill their empty positions.
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Even if I am wrong, the fact remains that the Kirin Tor are elected (though not necessarily by any process resembling modern universal suffrage or liberal democracy) and that process is still fundamentally different than Stormwind's monarchy. |
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We don't even know if it it's the same now, since we only ever meet 3 members of the Six. And, if you are a non-mage member of Dalaran, I don't think you get much say or a chance of being elected. I don't even recall there being any mention of elections. It always struck me as a meritocracy, where the better you where, the higher rank you became. And, I'm Canadian, I know how parliament works ![]()
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#145
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I will admit that there may not be elections- I've got an essay on Sartre that's now overdue by 11 minutes so I shouldn't even be on SoL- though the fact that the Kirin Tor is called the "Magus Senate" implies that there are. Regardless of whether or not there are or are not elections, however, you cannot argue that the political system of dalaran and its civilian life are at all similar to that of Stormwind's.
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The modern Six, I think, are public and maybe even elected. For God's sake, they are standing right there in the citadel near the throne! Only blind or uninterested wouldn't get the memo. |
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Not unless they changed their policy to be more open between the Third War and WotLK, which is always possible.
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#148
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Do you know how much flak Gordon Brown got for not being elected by the people? It is not seen as particularly democratic.
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#149
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Rhonin, Modera, and Ansirem are all parts of quests. It makes sense for them to be seen in game. Besides, by the time we get to Northrend, the Player Character is a marginally important person, and probably worth at least 3 of the council members time.
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#150
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I never claimed that Dalaran was a democracy, just a republic.
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