The Hidden Meanings In This Month's Cosmic Traveller's Log Reward

03.11.2023 - 16:01 / wowhead.com

This month's reward for completing the Traveller's Log is the Arsenal: Cosmic Weapons Cache. The flavor text on these items is very interesting and has us thinking, is this a random reward, or could it be a hint of things to come?

Cosmic Weapon's Cache

The flavor text on the Arsenal: Cosmic Weapons Cache reads,

The first thing we're reminded of by this is the Cache of Cosmic Curiosities that we found at the end of the Secrets of Azeroth event. You may recall we never got to open this mysterious cache, leaving us wondering what exactly was in the chest that apparently was engraved with languages associated with the Cosmic forces of Order, Fel, and Void.

(One light-hearted interpretation could be that the group of artifact thieves that played the antagonist role during the Secrets of Azeroth event have been working for the Trading Post all along, and have since managed to steal the chest — making these weapons available for us this month. We doubt it, but it's a fun idea.)

It's possible that we're not meant to read too much into Trading Post rewards at all. After all, the Trading Post is largely where rewards that don't easily fit into the current story go — reskins of existing cosmetic items, old trading card game drops, and similar. On the other hand, the flavor text on a previous Traveller's Log reward recently turned out to be a hint about events that are coming in 10.2.

The precedent is set. Monthly rewards can hint at things to come. With that in mind, let's take a closer look at these weapons.

Voidsong, Stave of the Harbinger

First, there's Voidsong, Stave of the Harbinger. The flavor text on this staff reads,

Dimensius is a Void Lord players might remember from the Burning Crusade. He is the one who destroyed the ethereal home world of K'aresh. (Suddenly, the fact that the Ethereal Transmogrifier toy was available on August's Trading Post feels a lot more significant!) Dimensius was encountered and defeated by players on Outland, but this staff implies that he was around Azeroth during the time of the Black Empire — huge if true!

What's more, the name of this weapon claims it is the «Stave of the Harbinger». This mysterious Harbinger is someone whose identity we've been questioning for awhile. We know they are aligned with the Void-aligned Naga, who believes they will bring about a prophecy to «reclaim what was lost». We also know they're working with Iridikron, who believes they will claim