As far as I know, since the prepatch dropped, two new NPCs have been added to both the paladin order hall and Duskwood. Champion En’galad and Dregoth.
They don’t seem to have any dialogue or information about them.
Anyone found other new npcs like this? Any theories? Maybe they’ll play some part in a later patch? Or perhaps it’s just flavor?
There’s some information in the race of the one in the paladin order hall? Maybe is some kind of foreshadowing for a future new class race combination
The paladin is a blood elf and the death knight (the one in Duskwood) is human
Both are male
Hmmm, well, with some luck is part of some questlines that will come in the pre-patch
Undead dragon, it’s gotta be!! I know my D&D references from 30 years ago, you cannot fool me Blizzard!!
in org recently there is a blood elf and some dogs in valley of strength added
not sure if it was this patch or last
En’galad is such a weird name for a blood elf that it makes me think it’s a reference to something.
There is also a Dwarven Paladin that roams the Cathedral District in Stormwind. Never saw him before the DF pre patch dropped
It’s LotR elvish. Something to the effect of “the brilliant one” to witness the radiant joy of something that sparkles. It’s very similar to the name of the last High King of the Noldor, Gil-galad.
En “to see”
Galad “brilliance”
My first guess based on the above is maybe he’s a Sunstrider, far off of the royal branch like a cousin or something.
On the undocumented changes changes of the patch page on wowpedia they have a list of the following NPCs added.
These look like the characters of the devs tbh, can see no other reason for their addition.
Yeah I assume it’s just some devs referencing themselves and/or their friends.
Theres a couple NPCs added to the park in Stormwind that talking about “healing” and stuff like that. Flavor for end of war stuff probably.
Might be more roleplayer references.
Also could be for Secret stuff - like Secret Discord.