Rabid Yoda with a Mohawk

Hello everyone, I hope that you all enjoy the upcoming Labor Day (if you’re here in the US and get the nice long weekend).

Today’s post is going to be a bit off topic.  I’ve been reading a lot of the recent feminism/racism/gnomism posts that have been floating around the blogosphere and one really caught my eye with its Azerothian subject matter.

That would be Krizzlybear’s latest post on how Gnomes are treated in Warcraft Lore and how they are represented in Role Play. Now, to make a quick note, I don’t actually RP while online, one because I’m not on enough to really build a story or relationship with other players, and two, I’m kind of content on my current server (lots of local friends here) and am really slow to level so couldn’t really have a lot of “tools” to use for a while.

My bitch, you will be.

What if? – Arthas: Part 2

Well, we left off with the change in Sylvanas’s life, in the case that Arthas had made different decisions. So today, we will continue with some other lore figures whose lives would have changed if Arthas had made some different choices.

Prince Arthas Menethil

So far, we’ve gone through:

• Prince Arthas Menethil himself.
• King Terenas Menethil II
• Thane Muradin Bronzebeard
• Uther the Lightbringer
• Kael’thas
• Jainia Proudmoore
• Sylvanas

In this article, we’ll focus on:

• Illidan
• Anveena & Kalecgos
• Dar’khan
• Jorad Mace & Tyrigosa
• Ner’zhul
• and back to Arthas

What if? – Arthas: Part 1

Good morning everyone…

I have thought about doing a series like this for a while. I’ve always been one to be really into the Lore of World of Warcraft, and as such wanted to think about situations that could have changed.

I’m going to start out this series with a good ‘ol paladin turned Master of the Scourge, appropriate for a Paladin blog

Today’s “What if?” topic: Arthas Menethil, Prince of Lordaeron.

Today’s topic started with some incredible fan art from one of my very favorite artists, pulyx. (I hope to get written permission, but until then, here is a link to his DeviantArt page, all credit goes to him and his incredible talent. In fact, all the art featured in this article are by Pulyx! Incredible work).

King Arthas Menethil (by pulyx)

What the art above shows, is Arthas Menethil if he had not persued Frostmourne, and instead continued to learn under Uther, and eventual rose to power after the natural passing of his father.

Cataclysm Speculations: Old Gods

Cataclysm Screenshot of the Day

Blizzard had recently announced that the the Friends & Family Beta/Alpha testing has begun. According to the Blues, the F&F Testing is covered by a NDA (Non Discloser Act). Well, that doesn’t always stop everybody. Just last night, MMO-Champion spewed some sweet screenshots onto their front page. Allegedly, these are from the Alpha client, and are views of some of the affected areas. Well, I’m a sucker for spoilers, especially pretty eye candy like these. So, I plan to point out a few that I found interesting.

Just in case, here’s a SPOILER ALERT! I plan to post some of the images as well as some speculation on them, so please don’t continue if you don’t plan to see anything till Cataclysm is released.