klisemfg Chapter 197 The Traditions of the Kul Tirans
Chapter 197 The Traditions of the Kul Tirans
The Kul Tiras Islands are not far from Tirisfal Glades...
Gilneas lies between the Kul Tiras archipelago and Lordaeron. Historically, Gilneas and Kul Tiras relied on the powerful northern nation of Lordaeron for survival. They traded goods via sea for the abundant grains and fruits of Tirisfal Glades...
There are also some personal grudges between Gilneas and Kul Tiras. Both were originally descendants of the human imperial bloodline who migrated from the Arathi Highlands... However, the former occupied the good place of Gilneas Bay, while the latter discovered one of the broken islands during their sea adventures, which later became the unique human maritime nation of Kul Tiras.
The Kul Tiras Islands were one of the tectonic plates that shattered the world when the Well of Eternity exploded...
If you continue forward, you'll approach a terrifying vortex...
The seas are not safe; mysterious islands lurk there, and almost all the known shipping routes are in the hands of the Kul Tirans. The Kul Tiran archipelago and Lordaeron have a long history of close ties. If the daughter of the Admiral of the Navy were to marry the Prince of Lordaeron, Lordaeron would only become more powerful.
However, after the undead plague spread, the filial son's rampage in Stratholme, slaughtering the infected civilians, disappointed Jaina and Uther...
She left naturally, and later Dalaran was destroyed, and Jaina's teacher, Archmage Anton Danis, died at the hands of Arthas... Jaina's hatred for the Scourge was deeply ingrained.
The Scourge's conspiracy—the High Lich Kel'Thuzad, the Death Knight Arthas—inflicted carnage, spread plagues, and stormed Dalaran to seize the Three Artifacts, all in an attempt to summon Archimonde, the demon commander of the Burning Legion, to bring about the destruction of the world.
Archimonde, the quasi-god-level defiler, perished along with the World Tree atop Mount Hyjal...
Taking advantage of the situation, the Lich King Ner'zhul broke free of his restraints and summoned his chief henchman, the Death Knight Arthas, to merge with him. The story of how the Forsaken gained free will is too numerous to recount...
What did Jaina and her Kul Tiras do during this time?
Jaina studied magic in Dalaran, where her talent became renowned, and she was selected for the Kirin Tor Council at a young age...
The Kul Tiran Alliance fleet fought against trolls, orcs, and the Scourge for the sake of humanity... They were constantly trying to save Lordaeron. Until Jaina took some of her forces and people to the other side of the Endless Sea, seeking refuge in Theramore, the Sinking Swamp on the continent of Kalimdor.
The people of Kul Tiras are naturally robust, and the sea winds on the island are fierce, so they need more oil to keep warm.
Most Kul Tiran sailors are tall and stout, with strong arms due to long hours at sea pulling anchors, ropes, and sails. Some, however, say it's because Kul Tiran was originally inhabited... and they seem to be related to a primitive race created by another ancient Titan.
The expeditionary force from Dalaran has already discovered traces of the Vrykul in Northrend, the northernmost point. These primitive people live by fishing and hunting... They are born to worship strength and believe in the Titans, because there are many primitive and mysterious Titan ruins in the land where they live.
Now there are even reports that the Vrykul have defected to the Lich King Arthas and become a new source of manpower for the Scourge!
They also have their own fleet and can even ride primal dragons into battle...
Kul Tiras, far from the Eastern Kingdoms, has been working hard to help the Alliance defend against northern invasions, but life is not easy.
Lorraine had already felt the power of Jaina's magic. This archmage, who had personally joined forces with Warchief Thrall to kill her own father, Daelin & Admiral Poudremor, possessed magic beyond that of mortals.
The Kirin Tor council assessed Jaina's magical abilities as surpassing those of a typical mage, approaching the level of a grandmaster mage...
What Lorraine didn't know was that this important and filial daughter of the Alliance had once received guidance from Aegwynn on Theramore Island. At that time, Aegwynn was following in the footsteps of her son, who had become the Three-Eyed Raven Prophet, and found Theramore. Outlying members of the new Tirisfal Council had also set up outposts in the area to guide the new novice mages.
Of course, traces of the Black Dragon are also hidden there... but let's leave that aside for now.
Strictly speaking, if Lorraine is considered Aegwynn's new disciple... then Jaina is his senior sister!
Aegwynn is dead... She exhausted her life force to resurrect Medivh, and now, for some unknown reason, has become one of the Forsaken... Her fate is the same as Lorraine's, the only difference being that she has no other soul within her. However, she isn't entirely sure who her son Medivh is now...
Is the soul within the Blood Raven Prophet Medivh? Or a wisp of the independent soul of the Dark Titan Sargeras? Or perhaps some unknown entity...?
Everything still needs to be explored!
Aiger, known as Master Elwin, became the president of the Undead Research Society and an advisor to the Queen of Undercity.
Aegwynn, the guardian of humanity, is gone, but the legacy of protecting the world continues.
Aegwynn now wants to rebuild the new Council of Tirisfal to protect world order!
Lorraine was the one she chose... not only because Lorraine also possessed two souls, like Medivh, the Lich King Arthas... and perhaps even Queen Azshara, Sargeras himself...
There also seems to be some clue hidden within Lorraine...
Throughout the entire mage community, some have already received the news...
They simply didn't know who was recruiting the groups of wandering monks around the world.
In the current meta, the Scourge and the undead are the primary enemies. The threat of the Burning Legion has not diminished either... Beneath the surface of calm, crises lurk and conflicts continue to rage across the world...
The Kingdom of Gilneas has isolated itself, indirectly cutting off the nearest land borders!
Within Kul Tiras, there are several other forces that cannot be ignored, such as the Scarlet Crusade's fleet and the Admiral Barry & Vesn, whom Lorraine had met who suddenly appeared in Ambermill.
He was once a Kul Tiran... He gathered a large number of Lordaeron refugees and fishermen, forming a fleet. On one hand, they patrolled the North Sea, striking at the Scourge. On the other hand, they constantly harassed the heart of Undercity, intending to reclaim Lordaeron's former territory.
The Queen of Undercity was forced to build her own navy to drive away these bloodthirsty madmen...
The island of Kul Tiras was internally divided due to the death of former Admiral Daelin Prodopur. Jaina's followers were only a portion; many more were taken away by others.
The Bloodsail Pirates, who roam Stranglethorn Vale and the islands at the southern tip of the Eastern Kingdoms, were once founded by Duke Farivel, a nobleman from Kul Tiras, with his private fleet... They didn't want to fight for the Alliance or the Horde; they just wanted to live a carefree life.
However, the remnants of humanity's strongest kingdoms in the past, such as the Scarlet Crusade and the Bloodsail Buccaneers, seem unable to escape their fate.
They were gradually ostracized and hostile by all forces.
Jaina has been waiting for an opportunity all these years: to return to Kul Tiras in all her glory and vindicate it. To do that, she needs to become the leader of the Alliance, the High Priestess of Dalaran... to prove she's right... that she is a chosen one, an Archmage of Frost, the leader of Theramore...
Jaina Prodopur, a descendant of the noble bloodline of the human kingdom of Arathor...she is the true queen!
For these ambitions, her towering breasts concealed an overwhelming hatred for the dead!
Resentment towards the past... a thirst for power... a longing for family.
Even noble monks cannot achieve their desires, so how can ordinary mortals control their own destiny?
Her magic was so exquisite, yet it couldn't change anything... If it weren't for the Scourge, the Burning Invasion, disasters and war, she wouldn't have lost so many boyfriends... Endless racial vendettas, even her younger brother, father, and fellow countrymen died one after another...
This cycle seems like a curse, just like with her first boyfriend, Prince Arthas...
Most nobles on the continent of Azeroth cannot escape that strange fate! It seems that bearing royal blood means bearing the fate of the kingdom... and participating in the game of power...
She glared at him coldly, her chest heaving, magic surging, and a chilling aura erupting from her...
A cone of condensed icy energy occupied one-third of the space in the inn...
Not only did Kalecgos marvel at Jaina's high level of magical power, but even Lorraine and her apprentice couldn't help but swallow hard...
"It really is... big!"
"Idiot, get out of the way! Fine, if you can't handle it, let me do it!"
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