Absolutely!
Their long history with the Night Elves and their more recent alliance with the Draenei makes furbolg really easy to get into the Alliance.
Their stories would mesh easily, could be about the furbolg coming into their own as a society united rather than disperate tribes.
And like with the Frostborn Dwarves, Pearlfin Jinyu, broken and proper Wildhammer they’re all already in the Alliance.
There are next to no issues with the furbolg joining the Alliance.
Ideally there would be a few quests that show them uniting several tribes on their own and then in their attempt to join the Alliance they would assist, probably the Night Elves and the Draenei, in some capacity in Kalimdor to support efforts there.
Far as a mutal safety benefit… the Blackwood furbolg tribe has been decimated and could easily use the help and a new home. Toss in the Gnarlpine survivors from the Burning of Teldrassil, assuming any survived, and thats two right there. No doubt the Stillpine would happily lend aid at the very least so right out getting three or so tribes of furbolg to that effort would be super simple and easy.
They could also use the opportunity to answer the Thistlefur’s current status and have them join. Last we heard they were kinda allied again with the Night Elves but kinda not? They live in Ashenvale Forest not far from an Alliance base and could easily have been hit along with other Alliance forces as a nuisance to be removed by Sylvanas’ attack on Darkshore.
Plenty of easy ways to get them involved making it four tribes. Thats a good base of furbolg right there with little effort.
Absolutely!
I welcome any such ideas.
I’m really invested in the concept of several tribes allying together to make a Conclave faction of furbolg tribes. I’d love to see them invite other tribes like the Timbermaw and Blackmaw, along with any others and end up cementing that the Timbermaw and a few other tribes will remain neutral or outright hostile. Refusing to join the Conclave after meeting with them and learning their intent to ally with the Alliance.
I assume generally that it would be built off of the Stillpine, Blackwood, Gnarlpine*, and Thistlefur*.
*Requires some work.
As far as Dragonflight I don’t really know what to make of it. They’ve been supposedly sequestered I assume for 10k years… so they might be entirely different than what we’ve yet seen.
They could be more advanced which would probably lend themselves to a playable faction. They could be swelling with numbers also helping there. Its hard to tell.
While I like the story potentials, I hope Blizzard doesn’t ignore the old furbolgs potential in that case though.
Ursol guide you and Ursoc give you strength.
