The Dark Portal Podcast

Where is Muru? 

http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/02/11/muru-is-missing-what-it-may-mean-for-the-future-of-warcraft-lo/ We’ve known for a while thanks to screenshots and data fromWorld of RaidsthatM’uru was the long-expected Dark Naaru  boss of the Sunwell. As a lore fanatic and Blood Elf fan, I wondered how they’d explain his disappearance from Silvermoon and his reappearance at the Sunwell, so when tipster James let me know something was up in Silvermoon on the test server, I had to head out immediately and see for myself. He was right: M’uru is no longer in the not-so-secret chamber below the Paladin’s guild headquarters in Farstrider Square in Silvermoon City, nor isLady Liadrin, the founder and matriarch of the order.Instead, I found the Blood Elf Magisters who had formerly contained the Naaru kneeling or sitting on the floor, or standing in a woozy, stunned daze. Magister Astalor Bloodsworn was the only one who talked, cursing Kael’thas and his Felblood troops for stealing away M’uru, and saying that Lady Liadrin had gone to look for a new source of power for the order. And yes, she does show up elsewhere to claim that new source. I figured that if Liadrin would need a new source of light, she’d need a new Naaru. So, why not go straight to the top and head for Shattrath? I waited by A’dal for a few minutes, and was rewarded for my patience, for Liadrin did indeed march into the center of Shattrath. General Tiris’alan of the Shattered Sun Offensive called her a mockery of all they stood for, but A’dal silenced him and welcomed her. She said that she knew now that Kael’thas had betrayed her people and that her path was a false one. A’dal revealed that M’uru knew the path he must take, for Velenhimself, leader of the Alliance-aligned Draenei and former high priest of the Aldor, prophesied it. A’dal then spoke of Velen’s Prophecy:  “Silvery moon, washed in blood, Led astray into the night, armed with the sword of broken Light. Broken, then betrayed by one, standing there bestride the sun. At darkest hour, redemption comes, in knightly lady sworn to blood.”Liadrin, upon hearing this, said that she understood it all now, and pledged the Blood Knights to the defeat of Kil’jaedan and the restoration of Silvermoon. A’dal welcomed her and her followers to Shattrath, telling her that the Sunwell is only the first step of her journey. Liadrin, upon hearing this, said that she understood it all now, and pledged the Blood Knights to the defeat of Kil’jaedan and the restoration of Silvermoon. A’dal welcomed her and her followers to Shattrath, telling her that the Sunwell is only the first step of her journey.Certainly, this is a major development in Warcraft lore, possibly the largest we’ve seen since the release of the Burning Crusade itself. Most immediately, it affects the Blood Knights themselves: Many of their quests involvesiphoning Power from M’uru orstrengthening his prison. Now that he’s gone, it’s likely safe to assume that those quests will be re-written, and through them, possibly a major part of the whole Blood Knight culture. In addition, this does very arguably make Blood Knights not into thieves of the light, but true Paladins and followers of the light themselves. Beyond that, the whole of Blood Elf culture could be affected. Word of Kael’thas’ actions will surely reach the rest of Silvermoon City soon, and if Blizzard chooses to continue this incredible story development, it should affect Blood Elf lore and questing all down the line. 

Why are some people jerks in the game?  

http://tech.msn.com/news/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=6411895&icid=tg6411895&GT1=40000  By Erin Biba, PC World      One expert says the anonymity of the Web makes everyone behave as if they were in Palm Beach in April. “Think about spring break, when people are feeling anonymous and acting in ways they wouldn’t in their hometown, where they run into their neighbor,” says Nicole Ellison, assistant professor of telecommunications, information studies and media at Michigan University. “People are less inhibited, and they then will engage in things they would want to do all the time but wouldn’t normally because it would be frowned upon in their social circles.” A New York University study found that subjects were more likely to express their true selves on the Net rather than in face-to-face interaction. If that’s the case, the stories we’ve collected here may make you despair for the state of humanity. Meet just a few of the Web’s aggravating trolls and irritating idiots.    

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