Decide A Traitor's Fate - New Night Elf Questline in 10.2.7
11.04.2024 - 23:11
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A new questline in 10.2.7 sees players help a night elf lay her family to rest. But when her sister turns out to be an enemy from our own past, it's up to us to decide what happens next.
Warning: 10.2.7 Spoilers Ahead
An Uncommon Request
The questline begins with Malfurion Stormrage in Bel'ameth. He tells us about a young night elf who he recently gave permission to bury her family in a barrow den, and, worrying that her request means she has no family left, asks us to go check on her.
Tears of Teldrassil
We meet the night elf, Kelestra, outside the Barrows of Reverie, and while we help her collect barrowstones for her family's final resting place, she tells us her story.
Her sister was a druid, and always loved that this meant she and her family would be allowed the honor of being laid to rest in a barrow den like this one. But the day that her sister completed her training as a Druid of the Talon was the same day that the Horde set Teldrassil ablaze. They were told to evacuate, but the path to Darnassus was cut off. Kelestra's sister led them to the edge of the crown of Teldrassil instead, where she told them to jump — she would use her druid powers over the wind to glide them down safely.
Sadly, things went wrong. Kelestra's sister was hit by a burning branch. She was engulfed in flames, and she lost all concentration, causing Kelestra's family to fall.
While Kelestra herself survived — though she was badly injured — her brother and her parents died in the fall… and, she believes, her sister — though she never saw her again.
Kelestra says: My family had gathered that day to celebrate my elder sister. She had just completed her training as a Druid of the Talon.
Kelestra says: We lived in the village of Dolanaar, high in the branches of Teldrassil. We had heard war might be coming but we never thought...
Kelestra says: We were told we had to evacuate. But there was so much chaos. So much fire. Even now, what I remember most was the smell.
Kelestra says: The path to Darnassus was cut off by the blaze. My sister instead led us east, to the edge of the crown of Teldrassil. She had a plan.
Kelestra says: She wanted us to jump from the tree. She would use her powers over wind to keep us aloft and glide down to the shore below.
Kelestra says: But something went wrong. As we drifted along, she was struck by a burning branch. It ignited her clothing and engulfed her in flames.
Kelestra says: She lost control of her magic. We all plummeted into the sea below, I was badly hurt in the fall, but I managed to survive.
Kelestra says: The rest of my family… was not so lucky.
Kelestra says: Over timet I eventually recovered the remains of my parents and brother, I never found my sister.
Kelestra says: Her