Xal'atath's true goals, and more light reading

This week's Lore Watch kicks off with a question based on a datamined spoiler which will be revealed as we come to toward the end of patch 12.1, as we finally uncover the goal Xal'atath has been working toward since before she was besties with a nameless Shadow Priest (Mitch). As usual, her now-revealed motivations may have a knock-on effect on certain aspects of both far-ranging lore and small details of our characters' daily lives. If, of course, that datamined info comes to pass. Then we go to Magister's Terrace and the Lycaneum, which we've noticed is packed with all kinds of bookish clutter. This includes stuff that represents travel, like ships, but also a few artifacts you might not expect for a Blood Elf location, even if they are global scholars, like statuettes of Moonkin. Is this just set dressing, or is there something more significant these props are meant to signify? Or, one step further, are they foreshadowing a return to something Moonkin-y, like Elune? If you want even more background story, we also have a guide to every Warcraft book in chronological order (for those of you who prefer reading that way): https://blizzardwatch.com/warcraft-books/ Subscribe to Lore Watch in your podcast player for more video game lore: RSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6556539150cd070012089193 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lore-watch-podcast/id1023224738 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CIJRbwbEVQfCg8r94HCwO Visit us at https://blizzardwatch.com for the latest news on Blizzard games, and don't forget to subscribe on Patreon to support our efforts! https://www.patreon.com/blizzardwatch Discord: https://discord.gg/MY9p4d7t8U Bluesky: @blizzardwatch.com