The Queue: Topsy turvy

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You know, when I first heard there was an upside-down Karazhan way back in the day, I always assumed it was just a portion of the tower that went underground. I never even considered the idea that it would simply occupy space on the original tower’s ceilings. Needless to say, I like the ceiling Karazhan much better than the idea of a subterranean tower.

Part of it is probably that the hounds have a better smell, but I’m guessing that part of it is also habit. Gilneans have apparently long had tracking hounds — they were all over in Gilneas, and it’s apparent that they’re well-loved. Just because the majority of the population got hit with a werewolf curse doesn’t mean they’re suddenly going to ditch the puppies they love, you know?

Fel magic.

No really though, the Draenei have been separated from their Eredar kin for thousands upon thousands of years at this point. One can assume that lingual shifts happened during that time period — either the Eredar lost their accent in the millennia of working with non-Eredar demons, or the Draenei just naturally developed an accent over time.

You know, I hadn’t really thought about it until I saw the trailer for patch 7.2. Kil’jaeden’s almost indignantly angry mention of Argus gave the distinct impression that he is not only keenly aware of the Legion’s failures, but he’s getting really resentful about the whole situation. And we’ve seen at least one demon come around to the side of the Light, which makes me wonder how interesting it would be to see Kil’jaeden do the same. More importantly, whether or not Velen could ever forgive him and let that redemption happen. I mean, what does Kil’jaeden think is going to happen once the Legion wins? Sargeras’ game isn’t to let the Legion rule the universe, here — it’s to wipe out the entirety of existence so the Void doesn’t win. That doesn’t exactly leave room for the Eredar to revel in their successful conquering…or, you know, continue being alive.

I don’t think there’s a spy so much as Khadgar, in his infinite wisdom, decided to have a meeting in the middle of an open-air area on the edge of Dalaran overlooking Burning Legion central. Let’s face it, it’s not like Kil’jaeden had to look very hard, you know? Everyone was right there in plain sight having a chat.

I don’t think we will ever see Velen embrace the idea of Shadow magic, much less practice it. We’d be more likely to see him go full Paladin and start smashing things with the Light instead. I mean sure, the life cycle of the naaru and the Light itself includes that whole balance of Light and Void, but I don’t really see him embracing that path at all. Just look at the Velen of alternate Draenor — he sacrificed his own life to purify K’ara and bring the naaru back to the Light. Yes, Velen is angry at the Burning Legion — more than we’ve ever seen before — but I don’t think he’d sacrifice his own righteous mastery of the Light in order to fight back.

That’s it for today’s Queue — if you have any questions you’d like to see answered, be sure to leave them in the comments below!