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![]() After Azjol-Nerub as a zone ideas and Barrow Deeps as a zone ideas comes the third part of the series: Zul'Aman.
I would make this zone be the starting zone for the new Horde race of the 5th expansion. Why? Text wall /start. ZONE DESCRIPTION The zone has pretty much the same style as the infamous instance: a woodland of tall giant trees, full of savage animals and forest trolls. In its center, we have the Lake Abasi, where Thondroril River starts. How does that fit? they could make the river flow between Ghostlands and Eastern Plaguelands, around where the portal is, and then go around Stratholme to reach the waterfall near Tirion Fordring's old home. Aside from that, via-RPG we have the Maisara Hills and the Altar of Ula'tek, the serpent goddess. And now comes the fanfic-y part: I think Zul'Aman as a zone could be a series of small valleys surrounded by mountains, just like the one we have with the instance. Formerly, these valleys wouldn't be connected, but some could have gates or caves linking them. Aside from Zul'Aman, Tor'Watha would lead to one of these valleys, and Zul'Mashar would "go Tyr's Hand" and open a path to another. After those, there should be 2-3 with access to the coast, and 2 totally secluded in the interior. There could be small temples for each of the forest loas (the main ones are at the capital, the instance). But, wait, weren't the forest trolls defeated? FACTIONS LORE No. Please, for god's sake, don't make me remember you what happened around that cursed instance. Let's say we just destroyed the forest troll leadership. We just ruined the capital of the empire, and that doesn't mean the entire empire got destroyed. There are trolls in there yet. This zone is the Stranglethorn Vale of Zul'Aman instance. And what could be going around? One of the valleys, the one at the southernmost part, should be corrupted by the Scourge. The blood elves should have a considerable ship presence around the cliffs and small pockets of coasts, watching the forest troll docks that produced the destroyers of the 2nd War. The main plot could be that a new leader has arisen, and that he promises. Every single troll is full of rage and impotence after Zul'jin's death, but this new troll has the balls and the brain to retrieve back the glory of the forest trolls. Instead of an army, he's focusing on the warbands first. There could be something dark behind, involving an Old God + Loa relationship. And this is when Torntusk and the Revantusk enter the scene, helped by the Zandalari, to stop whatever is going on. PLOT But the main point of this zone would be the addition of the new playable Horde race here. They would pop out from nowhere, fleeing away or teleportating from another place, like the Emerald Dream. Although the incoming info is completely fanfic-ing, it can easily be adapted for any other race, changing some names and locations. My idea for this new race is... Arakkoa; but not the arakkoa we know. Long ago, there was a civilization, the Apexis, that abandoned Draenor when the dark cults started to pop around. Their bodies were more magnificent, less twisted than current's. They established themselves at the Emerald Dream, where they lived in peace until now, when the Nightmare has started to move (Anzu, the Raven God, is related to the Emerald Dream). They could have engaged the worgen or the night elves (Alliance conflict ftw) and be forced to leave their "kingdom" and come here, to Azeroth. Some would have remained behind, the warriors and everyone who could fight. So these guys land at Zul'Aman, and you start here, knocked, at the ground. Later they meet the blood elves and the Revantusk forest trolls, and decide to ally with the Horde. They appreciate the blood elves and the place they offer them at Eversong Forest, but their society isn't fit for them, so only a couple of them establish at Silvermoon, while the others travel to Kalimdor to join the tauren at Thunder Bluff, until they are able to return home. And that's it. The Emerald Dream thing could be changed to pretty much anything, like another plane that get merged with the ED when the Dark Portal was opened or just a connected dimension. What you wish. Well, thanks for reading once again, and, knowing I repeat myself, I look forward your opinions ![]() ![]()
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![]() Eternal Join Date: Jun 2007
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![]() I dont think they will make ZA a full leveling zone in this WoW.
Maybe a daily quest area at most. |
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![]() Metzen: They are one of the ancient races of Northrend that we haven't spoken of before... because we hadn't made them up before. (laughter) ~Main: Expansion theorycrafting, Expansions list, The Age of Nightmare, Empire of the Tides (coming soon)~ ~Fan ficton: Anachronos Journey: The Timeless Heir~ ~Geography of continents series: Old Kalimdor (original), Pandaria~ ~Locations as zones series: Azjol-Nerub, Barrow Deeps, Zul'Aman, Demon Hunter zone, Caverns of Time~ |
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![]() Sentinel Queen Join Date: Aug 2009
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![]() I think, the Alliance will get Arrakoa and the Horde Ogres one day
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![]() Elune Join Date: Aug 2009
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![]() Ogres seem overdue, but then again I am not sure if the lore was ever there in the past. We could have good lore now as we do have "good" arrakoa and "good" ogres (or ogre mages I think) at Ogri'la. The thing is that why would the "good" arrakoa join the Alliance when it seems they are neutral? Same thing with the ogres (or ogre mages if that is what they all are)? Their faction is neutral and it would mean making the faction Horde if they joined the Horde wouldn't it? Then again, if they do add ogres would it have to be one-headed ogres? I am not sure if Ogri'la has those kind.
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![]() Elune Join Date: Jul 2007
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![]() A playable bird-race would give a refreshing break to the game, and it would add some non-savage look to the Horde, to compensate the "Alliance: cute & Horde: bestial" stereotype.
Think about it like this: The Apexis left Draenor long ago, now they come here and meet races they previously knew from Draenor, the orcs and the ogres, that are in the Horde. They've completely missed their personal age of chaos, when they got corrupted, and even if they got to experience it, they knew them from the past, and know they're good guys. And why in the 5th expansion? In my layout idea, 5th is Azshara, 4th involves loa to some point and 6th is the Emerald Dream. Apexis arakkoa would serve as a plot-bridge between the plot of the 3 expansions. In 5th they are fleeing from their home, where they get to return during 6th. During 5th, they could fight the first attacks from the Nightmare, too. The Alliance race would be Naga, that would focus fighting Azshara during 5th, to later get to defend Azeroth during the battle at the Emerald Dream at 6th. Anyway, love the talk about arakkoa as a race, but no opinions on the Zul'Aman zone? ![]()
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![]() Warden Join Date: Feb 2009
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![]() Arakkoa being in Alliance seems more sense.They may hate the orcs for destroying Draenor.
And Zulaman had to be handled better.All we get was budd redneck and harrison jones.And zuljin sitting there.They could have given a reason to attack Zulaman.Like Amani trying to attack Silvermoon and Horde going to defend blood elves. |
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![]() Elune Join Date: Aug 2009
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![]() Apexis? The extinct arrakoa? Ok...
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If something, WoW has proven a total failure at enemy invasions. Just look the Scourge. Any problem?! ¬¬ Well, yeah, they're extinct... but some cold have survived! Since Anzu is related to the Emerald Dream, I speculated some old arakkoa were as well, and guess what, we have this civilization that disappeared so sudden. Pretty advanced guys, that one day cease to exist. Suspicious, imo.
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I was thinking that Blizzard would just pick the arakkoa in Shattrath City who are already "good" guys. ![]()
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![]() There's no point in adding them as they currently are known.
I'm unsure about this, but I thought I read that the arakkoa were different before, like less twisted and more magnificent. Since these Apexis left long ago, they could have avoided the changes their brethren suffered. And no idea about the creatures turning against them; maybe just the guardians of the monuments; but them destroying an entire civilization is pretty unlikely.
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![]() Elune Join Date: Sep 2009
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![]() I think it would be perfect if we were to take ZG (with Vol'jin) that would be the best idea as he would be away from Garrosh and well im not to sure he would accept Garrosh's new actions if he was to be with him like he is with Thrall.
Not to mension the Goblins could also help a Horde indipendant Goblin city in STV would be great as the Goblins of Kezan could be in conflict with the Priates also.
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![]() Aha! I've found it.
I'll just leave this here before it is forever forgotten in the depths of Faction Thread. Quote:
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