So what was quite missing in the finale of Bfa was an intermission or at least explaination tho why the Zandalari never showed up during the rebellion.
So I took it out myself to create a realistic scenario why Talanji would turn down any offer where Jaina would be standing on her side. Okay let’s go!
Scenery set in Zuldazar. Thrall and Saurfang are arriving at Talanji’s throne. The royal guard blocks them out. They want to protest but the Queen heself pushes forward and start to talk.
Talanji: “So you are finally here. What might be the reason of your coming?” Saurfang: “The world is uniting against Sylvanas my queen. We have come to ask of your aid and your people. To end the bloodshed and make a better Horde.” Talanji scoffs and turns around. Talanji: “Sylvanas Windrunner did my people no harm. But Jaina Proudmoore and the rest of the alliance is among your allies, no? You have quite a nerve to think I would concile with the murderers of my father who sieged this city when his body isn’t even cold yet.” Saurfang: “I understand your anger Queen Talanji but Sylvanas doesn’t serve the Horde anymore just some unspoken evil we are not aware of. Please consider this decision. When the war is over we might make a deal.” Talanji: “Will that deal involve the head of the person leading the attack on a plate? Then we have nothing to discuss. Leave at once.” Thrall tries to barge in but Saurfang stops him with a hand. Saurfang: “I understand. Once this is all over remember you have a friend in the Horde. We do not abandon our allies over politics. Lok’tar.” Both leave to gather what they can for the final battle.
A simple cutscene like this instead of another cashgrab novel would have been enough.
I don’t think this is quite how it would go, but I think some of that is kind of right. Assuming they really don’t show up in that battle(I don’t remember) it would make sense that the Zandalari declared themselves loyalists. Because at the time they had no idea she was aligned to some other force. I seem to recall it being implied that the majority of the Horde or at least a good chunk sided with Sylvanas. I think it’s also possible that the Zandalari decided to just stay out of the fight and focus on defending home in case the Alliance came knocking again. They’ve already been tricked into moving their entire military before and all that.
But I agree. We need more of this kind of thing in game. Motivations and important development should be done in game not in a novel.
Giving the Zandalari players a feeling that they did right by listening to their own leader instead of being shamed for not bowing to the Horde council from the start?
If they even interact at all. She had no reason to participate in the rebellion when all three guilty were literally leading it(Anduin, Jaina and Genn). So I am happy my comfort troll race(If Amani ever become playable) is doing fine still.
Blizzard always have the players bully the trolls even if they did nothing wrong like The Farraki and put the city to the torch and steal their riches.
The poster says everything about the main characters. Who would have thought it would be the Alliance again. I wouldn’t really count Thrall as part of the Horde at the moment, but rather classify him as neutral.
Ahr so a noname. Great. Hammering down the point no one important is left on the Horde side and Fearbreaker switched the owner at least three times by now.
