The Story of Chains of Domination - Shadowlands Lore with Nobbel87

PTR Posted 2021/02/21 at 4:16 PM by perculia

The Story Leading Up to 9.1

Ages ago, the Eternal Ones punished our brother Zovaal for his treachery. He was bound within the inescapable Maw, to be forevermore its Jailer.
Now I fear that Zovaal did not act alone. I suspect he had ancient allies... and will seek to win others to his cause.
That you are hearing this message means my suspicions proved true. Zovaal has forged his chains into a weapon... and brought about my defeat.
There is but one hope to save the Shadowlands. The Eternal Ones must stand together once more, before the Jailer escapes the Maw.
Bring my warning to the Archon, the Winter Queen, and the Sire. They must see to our defenses. Do not let Zovaal reach the sepulcher.
The Arbiter is the final key. Protect her, or all is lost.

Afterlives: BastionChains of Domination CinematicWrath of the Lich King cinematicCovenant Campaigns Continue in Patch 9.1BlizzConline interview

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Yeah, the story structure for 9.1 is actually pretty interesting.

Not only are you going to be having the Covenants sort of come together and taking the fight against the Jailer within the first couple of chapters, but we're also going to be returning to each of the Covenant storylines and sort of wrapping things up a little bit. Everybody will be able to do these because the Covenants have come together and you want to kind of get across that vibe.

If you're a Venthyr, you can join on the Bastion chapter and you can help the Kyrians sort of wrap up the storyline of the Forsworn and Uther and in that way not only do we get across the feeling that Covenants are coming together but everybody gets to experience the finale of all 4 of the Covenant questlines, at least as far as the finale goes in Chains of Domination. Certainly this is not the end of the story for most of our Covenants in the Shadowlands or the Shadowlands itself, but you'll at least be able to sort of get caught up on what's been going on on all the groups you haven't seen up until now, see what happens next and then of course, if you're a member of one of those Covenants and you're on one of those questlines, we want you to feel extra cool. So if you're Kyrian and you're doing the Bastion section of that questline, you'll have extra little quest elements, you'll have extra little lore tidbits that are specific to you so you still feel like Kyrian.

Korthia and the Return of the Dreadlords

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In the later chapters we’ll even see our old friends the Dreadlords make a return. Within Revendreth there’s a book called Enemy Infiltration-Preface. We’ve already dedicated a video on this, but it pitches the idea that the realm of death has infiltrated all the cosmic domains. That the Dreadlords are actually connected to the domain of death, rather then disorder and the domain of the demons. This also explains the missing link between Frostmourne crafted in the Shadowlands and ending up in the hands of Kil’jaeden. As I said we’ve done a whole bunch of speculating on it already, Korthia is going to dive more into what they’re doing here, who they’re working for, will we see the Dreadlords strike out to save their Sire Denathrius from his current fate?

Enemy Infiltration - PrefaceSanctum of Domination Raid

The Tarragrue from Torghast everyone hates;

Eye of the Jailer, tied to the story of Odyn losing his eye from Legion;

Fate of the Damned, connected to some of the worst souls designated for the Jailer's personal torment;

Kel'thuzad, the architect of the turmoil of Maldraxxus explored in the Necrolord and Venthyr campaigns. This will be the third time we fight him, will the third time be a charm?

Warbringers

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This could mean that Sylvanas will end up like a Gul’dan, used to bring us into the next expansion to then just appear as a raid boss and it’s over and done with. I’ve heard from some that they’re rather sick of Sylvanas and just want her to be gone, but personally I hope there’s more to it then that. I think a characters like Sylvanas deserves more then just "Here I am, come take me out in a raid" but we’ll find out if we even take her out or if she manages to escape.

The end of this fight is going to change the future of the Shadowlands, so of course they weren’t going to spoil the ending of the patch. What they did instead was hype up confronting Sylvanas. Several interviews and Q&A’s where they mentioned that they definitely thought about her character. One of the most epic moments with so much story behind it. It’s not just going to be a simple matter of just fighting her with our swords, there will be a lot of story connected to it Really hope they can deliver!

Nobbel's Thoughts on the Future Story

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I'm really looking forward to see the details behind the Jailer and Sylvanas further explored. The mysteries of the First Ones, the connection to the Pantheon of Death and what might have happened in the past. What made Sylvanas an ally to the Jailer, what are they aiming at.

I’m still holding on to the guess that the Shadowlands as we see it right now is not the way it’s supposed to be. That this machine of death is purely designed to keep the jailer locked away and that the afterlife is not supposed to be a "sorting hat, now get to work" kind of deal. Would be surprised if the Shadowlands remains the way it is now when all is said and done considering regular people of Azeroth have popped into Oribos for a visit. Might learn what it takes to end up in a specific domain and then adjust their entire lives to it. I’d be surprised if that remains active.

Do wonder how all of them are going to react to Anduin’s transformation and if that’s a perma-fate or if they’ll reverse it later. It is a brilliant opportunity to give Uther a second chance at getting it right. With Arthas the prince was lost forever and Uther went for vengeance, he could be a great aid in turning Anduin back around. Varian as a Goldrin Logosh running around in Ardenweald would be sweet. Vol’jin a new Loa of Kings might offer the boy king some advice along the way. Even Arthas could play a massive roll in this. Anduin has once said to Garrosh that he wasn’t an Arthas, time to prove it.

Will Tyrande make it to the raid on time for that showdown with Sylvanas? Considering she’s been raging through the Maw and the halls of Torghast for so long, would be a shame if she missed out. Nathanos could also show up for the party but who knows what the future might bring, can’t wait to find out.

Comment by RadeneSeriously. This reads like an advertisement.

But, I guess, "we're actively discussing and thinking about this" is the norm these days.Comment by NiccoloMI'm really surprised that we get to finish Sylvannas so soon. I thought she would have been the second-to-last boss to the Jailor himself at the end of the expansion.

And there's also little mention of Nathanos except at the end as a question. Surely he'll be part of the encounter.

What we could have is that Nathanos helps Sylvannas in 9.1. We defeat Sylvannas, and just like Jaina in the Battle of Dazar'alor, she doesn't die, but escaped. But then she says something or does something to hurt Nathanos, and Nathanos turns babyface. He'll then be instrumental in the defeat of Sylvannas and the Jailor at the end of the expansion.Comment by RadeneI'm really surprised that we get to finish Sylvannas so soon. I thought she would have been the second-to-last boss to the Jailor himself at the end of the expansion.Comment by rasakuHis "lore" videos lately have been nothing but recaps of in game cinematics. Hardly any insight into how some things would tie in to the cosmic picture. Heartbreaking because he used to be my go to lore guy.Comment by NiccoloMI'm really surprised that we get to finish Sylvannas so soon. I thought she would have been the second-to-last boss to the Jailor himself at the end of the expansion.Comment by RadeneI'm really surprised that we get to finish Sylvannas so soon. I thought she would have been the second-to-last boss to the Jailor himself at the end of the expansion.Comment by lovelywazMy guess about epic conclusion about Sylvanas is, she will be around until the final raid when Jailer is defeated / dealt with and Sylvanas then will become the new Jailer of the Maw for eternity. Just like Bolvar became "Jailer of the Damned". And that line from Lich King's defeat cinematic all those years ago feels very ironic now after we know how Lich King was part of a much bigger plan for Jailer to escape the Maw.Comment by 2080020Sickens me so much when I hear the lore guys referring to Garrosh as a "horrific villain" for taking an aggressive stance in an ongoing war with the enemy faction to give his people a future, and then the same guys telling us that after Sylvanus burned nearly all the tree elves alive people just don't get her yet and by hating her they're being judgmental and unfair.Comment by DayonAnother milquetoast take from the resident "lore expert".Comment by NamennajI guess they will redeem Sylvanas by revealing that she also have chains of domination around her neck. :SComment by dabone1337one that reminds him of Arthas, as he places his hand over the death wound left on him by his former kingComment by Nobbin18This writing is so... cringe, and people actually eat it up. Well glad to know that the current fanbase has the mindset of a 5 year old who eat's glue. Seriously this is bad... Disney bad!Comment by Nobbin18Sickens me so much when I hear the lore guys referring to Garrosh as a "horrific villain" for taking an aggressive stance in an ongoing war with the enemy faction to give his people a future, and then the same guys telling us that after Sylvanus burned nearly all the tree elves alive people just don't get her yet and by hating her they're being judgmental and unfair.Comment by NogagoSylvanas would be incredibly stupid to not to connect the Jailer's actions effect on her life.Comment by LilakThis writing is so... cringe, and people actually eat it up. Well glad to know that the current fanbase has the mindset of a 5 year old who eat's glue. Seriously this is bad... Disney bad!Comment by CalphrichamI bet Primus will be on an awesome spaceship with his cool helmet and be all like "Your savior is here! Did you miss me?"Comment by RadeneI bet Primus will be on an awesome spaceship with his cool helmet and be all like "Your savior is here! Did you miss me?"Comment by IruxosSylvanas will be defeated, but she won't "die". Like Arthas before her, she'll be around in some form.

Blizzard never killed (perma death, to be never seen or mentioned again) a single character of Warcraft III.Comment by marcelomaxDeath of every character loses importance, since we can see that is just a change of world from Azeroth to Shadowlands... i'ts like trespass dark portal to Outland and don't come back, but still alive. ¬¬
Shadowlands f*ckd that cicle. That idiot idea created a world that creatures eat, fight, sleep... have nature, buildings, conflicts and an idiot queen garden to make us spend time for nothing.Comment by GamniacHis "lore" videos lately have been nothing but recaps of in game cinematics. Hardly any insight into how some things would tie in to the cosmic picture. Heartbreaking because he used to be my go to lore guy.