What matters is that the runes on Frostmourne are apparently from the Maw, an area of the Shadowlands where only the most evil, irredeemable souls are cast. Now, I could probably go into super-deep detail about why any of this matters, but I'll save myself the effort, and you the agony of digging through it.
He's chastised for this for a while before Devos, the Paragon watching over him, notices that his soul is wounded from Frostmourne, the Lich King's blade.
However, Uther can't let go of his life, and he thirsts for justice.
In the animation, Uther's soul arrives on the doorstep of the Kyrian in Bastion, as there's some kind of afterlife sorting system that places souls where they belong in the Shadowlands. Not only was this dude the first paladin, but he was also the teacher of Arthas Menethil, probably the most well-known villain in Warcraft history – you might know him as the Lich King. 27.Blizzard centered the introduction to the Kyrian covenant around Uther the Lightbringer, who is one of the most significant characters in all of Warcraft. Instead of focusing on individual characters, Afterlives looks like it’s taking a broader look at certain stories, and setting up the conflict in each Covenant zone before we arrive and start solving problems.īlizzard will launch World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, the game’s eighth expansion, on Oct. These events lead directly into the Bastion part of the Shadowlands campaign, as the Kyrians face a civil war.Īfterlives is very similar in art style and tone to the Warbringer series that preceded Battle for Azeroth, World of Warcraft’s 2018 expansion. Uther and his guardian angel set off on a mission to punish Arthas, betraying the wishes of Bastion’s leaders. According to Uther, Arthas irreparably damaged Uther’s soul in Warcraft 3 with Frostmourne, which came from the Maw.Īn investigation into Arthas’ Lich King power sends the Kyrians of Bastion into a lengthy debate. In Bastion, Uther has trouble forgetting his previous life - one of the key parts of living in Bastion as a servant. The short follows Uther into the afterlife, after he dies during Warcraft 3. This first animated short debuted at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live presentation on Thursday, and it shows off the paladin Uther Lightbringer and the Kyrian Covenant of Bastion. Before players show up in the Shadowlands proper, Blizzard is showing off the four Covenants we’ll be meeting in a new animated series called Afterlives. Players will head to the realms of the dead to investigate the mystery of why all souls are heading to the dreaded Maw to be eternally tortured. World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Shadowlands, is coming this fall.
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