World of Warcraft's new Night Elf capital allows Horde tourists, and boy is it ruffling some feathers

World of Warcraft is set to launch its next major update, Seeds of Renewal, on January 16th, The team is taking us into the new zone of Bel'ameth, a new night elf settlement coming in the update.

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Nearly a month ago, we datamined several Night Elf-themed cosmetic gear and models coming in Patch 10.2.5. All these items have been found on the PTR — scattered around Bel'ameth!

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With the latest Patch 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal PTR build, more NPCs have been added to Bel'ameth, the new Night Elf capital — Including wisps of NPCs who contributed for the growth of the new World Tree! These NPCs can be found in the capital Bel'ameth as well as other spots around Amirdrassil. We've compiled known locations and where they were in life. Due to the nature of the instability of this week's PTR build, this post may be incomplete.

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