Talaanis Shadowsong Beta
High Elder of Zephras Isle · Neutral
Rules the island from the council chamber in Valanaar and leads the main Zephras storyline. After stopping the Al'Aketh cult, warns that Al'Akir remains a threat. [source]
Story
The lore of Forever
The story of Forever as a book: turn the pages or jump to a chapter from the contents.
Chronicles of Forever
Nivel Sesenta presents
Chronicles of Forever
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What we know about the story of World of Warcraft: Forever, told page by page with the source of every fact.
Official Blizzard article · Panel BlizzCon panel · Beta beta quests · Client client files only
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Contents
Contents
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I · What Forever is
What Forever is
World of Warcraft: Forever is a new, permanent branch of the game, alongside modern WoW and Classic. It keeps the level cap at 60 and adds zones, quests, dungeons, raids, a new race and race and class combinations that never existed before.
The story is set in World of Warcraft's "Year 1": before Kazzak reopens the Dark Portal and before Northrend. The team calls it "found photos": new stories that should feel as if they had always been there.
The additions come in three kinds: the anticipated (Mount Hyjal), the new but familiar (Riverglades and Shen'dralas) and the unexpected (Zephras Isle and the Skyborne). There is no flying and no level scaling.
Sources: Blizzard: WoW: Forever announcement · Blizzard: Found Photos panel recap
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I · What Forever is
Timeline
- Announced at BlizzCon.
- The beta starts, capped at level 20 and later 30.
- The beta ends.
- Launch.
- The first raids open.
Sources: Blizzard: the beta is now live · Blizzard: What's Next panel recap
What comes next
Blizzard has announced for later a Hardcore mode, a revamped iconic raid, opt-in transmog and a camping system. The Legacy system will get new challenges with every content update.
Sources: Blizzard: What's Next panel recap · Blizzard: the Legacy system
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II · The Skyborne
The Skyborne and Skywall
Thousands of years ago, a group of Highborne exiles made a pact with the wind spirits and built a civilization in Skywall, the elemental plane of air. According to the panel, they were refugees from Eldre'Thalas after the War of the Ancients.
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II · The Skyborne
Now the air spirits have vanished: the ancient structures are failing, communities are cut off and the people are divided. The pylons that hold Zephras Isle aloft are falling apart.
The Windshaper Skyborne (Horde) descend from the shen'dorei who received the spirits' gift of skysight, and they want the spirits back. The High Order Skyborne (Alliance) descend from the Highborne scholars of Eldre'Thalas and pursue arcane knowledge so they need no one.
A third faction, the Al'Aketh, fights them for the island.
Sources: Blizzard: meet the new Skyborne · Blizzard: Found Photos panel recap
Classes, racials and 3D models in Races.
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III · Characters
Characters of Zephras
Blizzard has not introduced them yet: they come from beta quests and may change.
High Priestess Lorthuna Beta
Leader of the Al'Aketh cult · Al'Aketh
Leads the Skyborne who worship Al'Akir and try to destroy the pylons protecting the island. Her story ends at the Rohashi Spires with her fate unknown. [source]
Elaadrin Evengale Beta
Supreme Magister of the High Order · High Order · Alliance
Leader of the High Order, the arcane branch of the Skyborne. Leads the final assault on the cult alongside Ayessa. [source]
Ayessa Dawnsinger Beta
Grand Skyseer of the Windshapers · Windshapers · Horde
Leader of the Windshapers, true to the elemental traditions. Searches for the missing wind spirits and allies with Elaadrin against Lorthuna. [source]
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III · Characters
Rohash Beta
Lord of the East Wind · Conclave of Wind
One of Al'Akir's wind lords. Discovers the island the spirits had hidden from him and throws the elementals at it, until the Earthen Ring convinces him to withdraw. [source]
Valennia Stormfist Beta
Peacekeeper Captain · Peacekeepers
Commands the militia defending Zephras and rallies the Peacekeepers when the island starts to fall. [source]
Muln Earthfury Beta
Earthen Ring
Speaks for the Earthen Ring on the island and is the one who convinces Rohash to withdraw. [source]
Archmage Ansirem Runeweaver Beta
Kirin Tor
Leads the Kirin Tor reinforcements that arrive at Zephras. [source]
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IV · New lands
New lands
Zephras Isle Official
Levels 1-12
The Skyborne starting zone, an island of Skywall whose pylons are collapsing after the wind spirits vanished. The Windshapers, the High Order and the Al'Aketh cult fight over its future. Unlocked with the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher.
Mount Hyjal Official
Hyjal after Archimonde's defeat, with areas such as Darkwhisper Gorge. The Hyjal Summit raid is here too.
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IV · New lands
Riverglades Official
Levels 35-45
A new frontier with more than 150 quests, goblins, the Twilight's Hammer and the Brotherhood of the Horse. Reached by ship from Tanaris. Home of the Krol'Dok Stronghold dungeon.
Shen'dralas Official
Between Mulgore and Desolace, through the Valley of Bones. Its story ties into the Shen'dralar, Eldre'Thalas (Dire Maul) and the centaur tribes.
Wetlands and Desolace also grow. Every zone is in Maps.
Sources: Blizzard: What's Next panel recap · Blizzard: Found Photos panel recap
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V · Dungeons
Dungeons
- The Hall of Thanes13-18OfficialBeneath Ironforge
- Ruins of Lordaeron15-20OfficialTirisfal Glades
- Excavation Site: Wetlands24-29PanelWetlands · Titan constructs.
- City of Dalaran28-33PanelDalaran · The Kirin Tor, after the barrier falls.
- Drowned City35-40PanelStranglethorn Vale · Naga and pirates.
- Krol'Dok Stronghold40-45PanelRiverglades · Ogres.
- Alcaz Island48-53PanelDustwallow Marsh
- Timbermaw Hold55-60PanelAzshara · A furbolg city.
- Shaper's Terrace58-60PanelUn'Goro Crater · Titans.
Sources: Blizzard: What's Next panel recap · Blizzard: the beta is now live · Classic WoW Forever: dungeons by level (BlizzCon panel)
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VI · Raids and secrets
Raids, battles and secrets
- Barrow Deeps10 playersNew tier sets.
- Hyjal Summit20 playersNew tier sets and a legendary not revealed yet.
- Onyxia's Lair40 players
- Darkspear Islands15 vs 15
Sources: Blizzard: What's Next panel recap
In the client, unannounced Client
The beta client ships maps of instances Blizzard has not presented: Manor Mistmantle, Half-Pint Tavern, Battle for Gilneas (battleground). Being in the files does not mean they will come to Forever.
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Sources
Sources
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Sources
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To be continued…
We update these chronicles with every Blizzard article and every beta build.
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