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Adamsm
Heh, she must be... if she was alive I'd suggest sexual favours...... unless Thrall is into necro.....
Post by
Skreeran
Heh, she must be... if she was alive I'd suggest sexual favours...... unless Thrall is into necro.....Well, she is pretty damn hot, dead or not.
And she's a banshee.
She can possess people.
Think about that.
Post by
Adamsm
Heh, she must be... if she was alive I'd suggest sexual favours...... unless Thrall is into necro.....Well, she is pretty damn hot, dead or not.
And she's a banshee.
She can possess people.
Think about that.
I'd rather not... but I still wish
she looked like this.
Post by
Rankkor
blech, that's gross man :S I very much preffer her actual look.
since that's how she looks like in war3.(now if only blizz would learn a lesson there and update the looks of the rest of leaders)
Post by
Morec0
Question:
If one was trying to reffer to only High elves and Blood elves, what term would one use?
I can't just say 'elf,' as that could reffer to night elves, fel elves, ect.
Any suggestions?
Post by
Skreeran
I would say "elf," depending on context.
It's a difficult question. For example, if one were trying to refer to only black people and asians, what term would one use? Can't say "people" because that could refer to any human.
So yeah, I'd say "elves" or "High elves and Blood Elves."
Post by
Morec0
Still, for all purposes of trying to single out those two similar but not exactly the same racial groups.
Here's an example of what I'm trying to do (warning, TFN plot is included):
The approaching figure was an (high/blood) elf, but her glowing red eyes clearly showed her to be a dark ranger.
maybe "an elf of Quel'dorei descent"?
Post by
Patty
The approaching figure was an (high/blood) elf, but her glowing red eyes clearly showed her to be a dark ranger.I THINK I NO WHO IT IZ.
maybe "an elf of Quel'dorei descent"?
You could always say an Eastern Elf?
Post by
Adamsm
blech, that's gross man :S I very much preffer her actual look.
since that's how she looks like in war3.(now if only blizz would learn a lesson there and update the looks of the rest of leaders)
Meh, I still liked the scarred one... and Metzan himself designed that heh.
Post by
Adamsm
Hm, this is interesting about the Gnomes and their views on magic.... though, with it, the Priest's coming up in Cata are a little harder to get heh.
Gnomes are bright, curious, friendly people. They love questioning, love inventing, and love exploring — all of which makes them oddly suitable for arcane study. Yet most gnomes have too much humor and humility to become enamored of their own power, or to look down upon others. This attitude is a great relief to those who have seen gnome magi in action, because if they had the same arrogance as blood elves or ambition as humans, gnome spellcasters could pose a serious threat to the world. Gnomes are far less likely to follow the path of divine magic. Most of them are too grounded in earthly desires and too distracted by intellectual pursuits to become devout, or even to pay much attention to the various Eternals and philosophies.
Gnomes revere creature comforts and creativity more than nature or any particular being, no matter how grand. Gnomes do not look down upon healers, however. In many ways the gnomes respect such people because they cannot imagine following such a path themselves. They can see the merits of a devout life, and the clear results of divine favor, but have no interest in pursuing such activities. Many gnomes feel that way about arcane magic as well — they admire the results, and respect the dedication, but are not willing to spend all their time in such pursuits. The gnomes tolerate magic, perhaps more than any other Alliance race, because they are content to let others follow their own interests. Most gnomes are not concerned about the risk of magi creating another magical cataclysm, especially since they are always ready to interrogate each mage, get his advice, and then deflate his ego and help keep him from becoming power-mad.Heh, I like the last sentence myself.
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Adamsm
Yet most gnomes have too much humor and humility to become enamored of their own power, or to look down upon others. This attitude is a great relief to those who have seen gnome magi in action, because if they had the same arrogance as blood elves or ambition as humans, gnome spellcasters could pose a serious threat to the world.
Another tidbit of lore that makes me feel that traditional Arcane spellcasting corruption is obsolete in the story.
I think it's more about the Gnome themselves that are keeping the Corruption away from themselves heh.... and I'm glad we have the 'little' Brothers watching over us.
Most gnomes are not concerned about the risk of magi creating another magical cataclysm, especially since they are always ready to interrogate each mage, get his advice, and then deflate his ego and help keep him from becoming power-mad.Heh, I do like that.
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Adamsm
Hm, wonder if that will ever end up in game,,,,
Wildhammer dwarves allowed me to visit their new home in Ashenvale. It’s bitterly cold on their peaks, and they construct homes that are nearly always part cave and part building. Although they do not claim the same love for engineering and architecture as we have, their constructions are admittedly impressive. They have a wooded area where they raise their gryphons. The fearsome birdlike creatures prefer the open air, but the natural flying beasts of the land, the hippogryphs and the wyverns, are sensitive to anything intruding on their territory; so the Wildhammer dwarves are careful to raise their gryphons where they can be shielded to keep them from the sharp eyes of would be attackers. Some Wildhammer dwarves in Kalimdor have also been studying with the night elves to learn more about Elune, the moon goddess.
From the Wildhammer section of Brann's travels in the Alliance player guide.
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Post by
Adamsm
If only Merkginner has his ego deflated and interrogated...
Anyways, current lore says that Arcane magic causes corruption no matter what - except for Runic magic.
Heh, aye. As for the corruption thing.... who knows, maybe because the gnomes were originally Mechano creatures, the corruption doesn't bite as deep, same as the Dwarves?
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Adamsm
This musn't be the case:
Traditional Arcane Spellcasting causes corruption because the user bends the energies to his or her will while Runic Magic causes none, because it uses the energies of the world the way they already are.
There's no reason to believe that "Arcanism" only causes corruption to bodies made of flesh, after all, the Titans themselves use magic through Runes.
Then maybe the dwarf and gnome mages aren't using Arcane as we know it; it could be their calling on some type of Rune magic instead?
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