Hello everyone! Originally I was planning to do like a top 10 video on stories
I’d like to see further explored in the future. Storylines that’s been build up,
string they can pull on like going into the great dark beyond, or the return of Sargeras
and his partnership with Azeroth or Yrel and her light crusade... While I still might pick
up those ideas in the future and dive a bit deeper, one idea that got me going...one
idea that I really want to talk about today. Dragons and a bit more specificly...Nozdormu.
When the keepers called upon their creators to empower 5 proto-dragons and transform them into
the dragon aspects, they turned Nozdormu into a bronze dragon and gave him dominion over time.
“Unto you is charged the great task of keeping the purity of time. Know
that there is only one true timeline, though there are those who would have it otherwise.
You must protect it. Without the truth of time as it is meant to unfold,
more will be lost than you can possibly imagine. The fabric of reality will unravel. It is a heavy
task ― the base of all tasks of this world, for nothing can transpire without time.”
The now timeless one was also shown the moment of his demise, an event that he can not change
so that he would never think his power so great and terrible that he had to answer to
no other. But someway, somehow, he messed up and birthed Murozond. The Dungeon journal says that:
Now living outside of time, Murozond was once the great dragon aspect Nozdormu the Timeless One.
After the titans showed him his own death, the tormented Nozdormu was tricked by the Old Gods
into trying to subvert his mortality. As a result, Nozdormu shattered the timeways and created the
infinite Dragonflight...jeopardizing the very future of Azeroth.
We’ve run into the infinite dragonflight a couple of times now. A lot of people are re experiencing
the Burning Crusade and the caverns of time dungeons that come with it. There we see them
trying to mess with time, alter events that have happened. For some events you might wonder if it
wouldn’t be better to let the infinites do their thing. There’s the moment of trying to stop Medivh
from opening the dark portal, which would mean no invasion by the Horde. Or in Wrath where they
tried to stop Arthas from confronting Mal’ganis which would mean that he wouldn’t become the Lich
King. Since their motivations have never fully been explained and since timetravel is a bit
wibblywobbly, you can give a few spins on it. One take would be that, no Lich King would also mean
no major reason for people to go to Northrend so yogg-saron in ulduar would be free to do his
thing. No Horde invasion and by that extention no Thrall to reform the Horde, as the infinites try
to stop him from escaping Durnholde, would leave Azeroth severely weaker. There was a lot of death
and destruction at the hands of the Horde, but there was also unification and a fighting force
that when working together. When the alliance and horde managed to stop killing eachother,
it put fear in the hearts of the old gods and lead to great victories over C’thun and beyond.
So despite these moments leading to painful events, they were moments that were required
for the salvation of the world and the purity of the timeline...something that the
infinites want to disturb. The corrupted bronze dragonflight lead by Murozond.
If the dungeon journal speaks true, the birth of this dragonflight, their origin comes from the
old gods that manipulate Nozdormu into taking this path. You might argue that this is an
alternate reality version of Nozdormu yet the end dialogue kinda cancels that out.
Murozond yells: You know not what you have done. Aman'Thul... What I... have... seen...
Nozdormu says: At last it has come to pass. The moment of my demise. The loop is closed.
My future self will cause no more harm. Nozdormu says: Still, in time,
I will... fall to madness. And you, heroes... will vanquish me. The cycle will repeat. So it goes.”
A cycle that WILL happen to our Nozdormu as this is the moment of his demise that was shown to him.
That means that at some point the old gods need to whisper to him, manipulate him and turn him
to the darkside. That might be a bit tricky considering that we’ve seemingly cleansed
Azeroth of its old god corruption, but then again, Nozdormu has the ability to travel through time.
He could find a reason to go back to for example, the days of the black empire
and be blasted by the old gods at the hight of their power. The manipulation
is a possibility, but does he still have the power left to shatter the timeways?
At the end of the cataclysm they decided that the dragon aspects ultimate purpose
was to take care of one of the dragon aspects. Stop the hour of twilight and save the day.
This cost them a huge chunck of their power to make it so, but not all of it. They’re just a lot
less powerful then they used to be which opened up a cool storyline about mortals helping them out
with their charge of protecting the timeways. These so called Timewalkers showed up on the
timeless isle in mists of pandaria with their historians, watchers, weavers and wardens. We
helped out as well of course or at the very least we tried to. The Bronze Dragon Kairozdormu has us
fill up his Vision of Time with Epoch stones found on the isle. Crystalized essence of time
which allowed us to use his device to see visions of the past, of the future, of potential futures,
in search of a traitor amongst them. Visions like Thrall and Saurfang going into Orgrimmar,
Anduin visiting Garrosh in his prison, Garrosh defeated OR the victory he so desired with
stormwind destroyed. All these played their rol in the story except for the final vision.
Soridormi, consort of Nozdormu, dies and non other then Kairoz walks away. We’re asked not
to speak of this vision and while Soridormi still lives, Kairoz was definatly a traitor.
He used the Vision of Time to create a gateway so that he and Garrosh could escape to another
reality. While that was going on, the infinite dragonflight attacked the temple as a diversion,
allies to Kairoz as both were fine with altering time to suit their will. There were definalty
some building blocks there to have Kairoz be responsible or atleast involved with the
infinite dragonflight. Also this strong line that the spirit of Kairoz dropped during Warlords...
“Kairoz, what did you want? Why did you need an army?
Not just one. An infinite number of armies, across an infinite number of words.
I ...would be...infinite...!”
Imagine a scenario in which the death of Soridormi in combination
with the whispers of the old gods pushed Nozdormu into subverting his own mortality
for vengeance or to try and reverse the death of his beloved, something like that. Building
blocks that were ready to be used but never really came to be. The vision of Soridormi
never played its part and Kairoz was murdered by Garrosh the moment they arrived. Leaving us
with the expansion Warlords of Draenor and a story that could have been, or might still be a thing...
Now I know what youre thinking. Warlords of Draenor wasn’t exactly a highlight in WoW’s
history, but I personally don’t think that was due to the story.
Rather it was tbecause of the untouched oppertunities. The little expansion that could
with big plans that didn’t really deliver and lacking in the amount of content.
The concept of diving into alternate realities or the history of Warcraft on its own in my opinion
has major potential for bad ass storytelling, awesome new settings, different takes on
scenarions that we know. In the books this concept has been used before. Thrall: Twilight of the
aspects has the orc travel the timeways and end up in an alternate timeline where he himself had
died as a child. This caused a chain reaction. His master blackmoore didn’t rely on his prized slave
gladiator and instead took action himself. Sobered up, formed an army, gained support, defeated the
first horde and secured their allegiance. Imagine exploring that timeline or one in which Arthas
never became the Lich King or the troll empires never lost their power or one in which Thrall
never made Garrosh the warchief. One in which the black empire was never cleansed or the Legion
claimed victory. There are thousands of scenarios to think of, small differences which could have
huge effects for the overal look of Azeroth, or draenor or argus or whatever area they’d like to
take it. The different people you’d encounter, familiar yet completely different. Their lives
went down a whole different path, a concept used in the novel Warcrimes. A different timeline could
mean different threats waiting to be taken on, massive potential for some creative development.
So a big driving force of this idea would be inevidible corruption of Nozdormu, the birth
of Moruzond and the infinites. Shattering the timeways and having us travel through them, trying
to figure out what’s going on. Trying to repair the pieces and while doing so explore different
time periods or different timelines. About time to get some sweet dragon lore going again. Not just
the bronze get their time to shine, all of them could be involved. Mortals have been aiding the
dragonflights, why not make it official by adding the option of Dragonsworn? Might be the first
time you hear about that title or perhaps you’re familiar. It’s from the Warcraft RPG which says:
“For centuries, the great dragonflights have noted the potential of younger races. In a
few select cases, they choose a creature of another race to be one of a select few
with the privilege of directly serving a dragon or an entire group of dragons.
Such devotees dedicate their lives to the protection and service of their dragonflights
and reap the benefits of the great knowledge and power that their draconic masters share.
Each dragonflight treats its dragonsworn differently, and grants them slightly different
boons for their service. The patron dragon for a dragonsworn of the bronze dragonflight
might give a faithful disciple a relic from the War of the Ancients, whereas a dragonsworn of
Nefarian might be taught the basics of how to manipulate the deadly power of shadow flame.”
Allying yourself to one of the flights could be done in different ways. They could add a whole
new race like the Dragonspawn, monstrous beings trained to serve under the five dragonflights of
the world, and some say they evolved from humans who dedicated their lives to servitude under
the great dragons. Or make it something you can pick and choose like a covenant, except with the
freedom of swapping around. Hang out with wrathion or kalecgos or chromie. Learn more of their
ancient knowledge, made easier with being able to speak draconic. Each flight could offer its
own boons, transmog, abilities. I would love being able to transform into a dragon midcombat and see
spells slightly alter in its use. Perhaps a safer bet would be to just upgrade the looks of spells
dependant on which dragonflight you’re alied with and have the mount reward be a transformation
similar to how druids can shapeshift. Something that makes it interesting to ally with the flights
as they once again unite to take on or help out one of their own. Not Deathwing this time but
Nozdormu and while going through it they dont just have to deal with the bronze dragonflight.
Wrathion representing the black dragonflight could continue his quest of finding the dragon isles.
A cool spot for the much desired player housing. And now that the old gods are
seemingly cleansed of the world, what kind of effect does that have on the rest of his flight?
What about his brother sabelian still, after all these years, hanging out in Outland?
Kalecgos and the blues have their nexus that houses a huge amount of power,
not to mention the five headed dragon chromatus.
Kalec has also been the one to keep the dragons together so could continue in such a rol.
Alexstraza the red lost her beloved korialstrasz as he sacrificed himself to save their children
from corruption. His body was never recovered though, neither was rhonins when he sacrificed
himself to save Theramore. These two have defied death in the past,
I wouldn’t be surprised if they accidently ended up in a different part of time again.
Lets be fair, alexstraza could use a win after so much loss and tragedy.
Merithra of the dream has taken over from her mother Ysera and things haven’t been easy.
Druids and green dragons have had a partnership for a very long time.
Would they be willing to accept classes like Warlocks or Deathknights amongst their ranks
in the face of threats like the emerald nightmare or what ever else might be
hidden away in the depths of the emerald dream? Azeroth itself has been hurting for quite a bit,
could they play a bigger rol in trying to nurse back her strength?
There’s a lot more story they could drop in between not just dragon related of course but
for the sake of the video i wanted to toss up a few ideas when it comes to them. They could
even have some other faces take the forfront in representing the dragons, these are just some
suggestions. Rotating back to Moruzond again. We got Chromie representing for the bronze dragons,
not unfamiliar with cruising the different timeways and accepting ones moment of demise.
She could be an excellent guide and what has me curious about the infinite story
is not just its birth, its not just their motivation
or what they’re up too right now. I’m also very intrigued by what Moruzond tells us here:
The "End Time," I once called this place. I had not seen, by then;
I did not know. You hope to... what? Stop me, here? Change the fate I worked
so tirelessly to weave? All trash cleared
You crawl unwitting, like a blind, writhing worm, towards endless madness and despair. I
have witnessed the true End Time. This? This is a blessing you simply cannot comprehend.
For context, this end time is one of an infinite number of potential outcomes,
it depicts the desolate future of Azeroth should Deathwing fail to be stopped.
A timeline in which the hour of twilight happened, the old gods broke out of their prison,
impaled their crazed servant upon wyrmrest temple and took over the world. We can only imagine what
horrors the old gods unleashed upon the world, some of our leaders certainly didn’t have the
best time...but if this is something that Murozond calls a blessing compared to the true end time he
witnessed...what in the world did he see and is that something we could party in as well?
Long story short, an idea for future storytelling could be diving into the past, into the future,
into alternate takes and explore what small changes could effect the greater outcome.
Party with the dragons again and earn rewards in the process. I dunno,
I think it’s a cool idea but what do you think? What possible timeline would you like to explore?
Let me know in the comments down below and thank you very much for watching everyone!
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