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Runas the Shamed.
I have a lot of alts (MannDH, MannPaladin, etc). Every single time this one stupid quest line makes me stop for a split second.
I dare say, it gave me more pause than Wrathgate.

Why? Because in Legion I wasn’t just an unnamed hero. I wasn’t just anyone. I was THE one worthy of my weapon. I should have been able to request help from SOMEONE to help. But no.

This is literally the one story line, that’s very small, that made me angry and sad.

In fact I might even argue it’s the only time the writing felt good.

And go on, dig through my post history. I’m harsh on criticism. Hostile, even. Profane, even. But this… jeez. I still don’t get over it. Just did it on the warr and I’m bothered enough to make a post about it.

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No, the one were you save the wolf pup after it’s family was killed.

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I think Bridenbrad in Icecrown is the saddest questline in the game. It never fails to get me right in the feels. That coupled with the RL story behind it.

“Fear not, young one, for this crusader shall not taste death. In life, Bridenbrad was the bearer of great deeds. Now, in passing, he shall taste only paradise. The light does not abandon its champions.”

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I agree …Bridenbrad…every alt i do, when i reach that…i seriously cry.

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I think the one with the little girl’s ghost in the Eastern Plaguelands has to be the saddest. Redpath, in Darrowshire if I remember right.

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A Tale of Valor will always hit me hardest. The story of a hero dying to the plague and every major power we know of trying to save him. Its quiet and contemplative and frustrating in our powerlessness.

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Uh can we talk about Admiral Taylor tho

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Admiral comes in a close second for me.

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Vengeance for Margaux!

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Anyways the lore around Bridenbrad is dumb.

WotLK plague: not even a God of light can undo the plague - best we can do is give him a peaceful death!

BFA plague: Jaina and Anduin cough a lil bit when Undercity blows plague into their faces.

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Thats Blight which is made to destroy everything. I.E. The Wrathgate

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I always thought Runas was the funniest quest line. “Mana addicts, every one of them. Not me though. Ooh, mana crystal just a sec!” (huge coke sniff).

A tale of valor is probably the saddest. Although everything around Ahab Wheathoof is pretty sad too.

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Rhea;s last egg questline was pretty emotional.

But the only really heartwrenching one was Ysera. I’m not very emotional, but that cinematic always gets me.

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You guys read the quests?

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First and second go round, absolutely not. Waste of time. All I want is max level which is where they actually put their time into. On alts, sure, kind of.

If all the toons were at max level I’d probably do quests then to pass the time. In fact I might even prefer it that way.

It’s when I have “nothing better to do” what I actually pay attention and take my time.

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Pamela Redpath. Yeah, that was one of the saddest. She’s already dead. The only hope for her is to give her eternal peace.

A tale of Valor as Sincubus mentioned is also quite tragic. One may compare it to the struggle against Cancer for many. So that makes it for many, far more personal.

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What about when Ysera died

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There was a questchain in Darkshore. the particular quest I remember breaking my heart was called “For Love Eternal”. There’s a speech after you turn that quest in that actually made me gush tears. If you look up comments anywhere, all it says is “OMG I CRIED SO HARD WTF”

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I think one of the most depressing questlines I remember is when you help that one spiteful undead lady get over the dead paladin husband that shoved her aside by discarding her ring.

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Yep! Little Pamela. Watch the video by Cranius (on youtube) and you will legit cry.

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