Tag: Sylvanas Windrunner
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The Open Gate: Dar’Khan Drathir and the Politics of Insider Betrayal
Let’s take a closer look at the particular kind of damage that the named enemy cannot do to you. Arthas Menethil arrived at the gates of Quel’Thalas with the Scourge at his back and death in his hands. We see him coming. His arrival was declared. Whatever he was going to do, he was going…
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The Knowing: Sylvanas Windrunner and the Politics of the Threshold
There is a moment in Warcraft lore that the game never quite lets you stand inside long enough. The Battle of Silvermoon, the city’s last hours before the Scourge poured through the gates that someone had already opened from the inside. And Sylvanas Windrunner, Ranger-General of Silvermoon, holding the line at the wall while the…
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The Crack in the Throne and the Banshee’s Cry
There is a moment in the lore of World of Warcraft that has been rattling around in my brain lately, vibrating at the same frequency as my research and other conceptual work. It’s the moment Sylvanas Windrunner breaks free from the Lich King. It was an infrastructure failure. The Frozen Throne, the literal seat of…