Vulpera Discussion Megathread (Part 1)


Celestia sake! Are you Snail?


"Snail"?

I thought I knew all the pony words. What's this one mean?
07/24/2018 08:04 PMPosted by Eevee

Celestia sake! Are you Snail?


"Snail"?

I thought I knew all the pony words. What's this one mean?


Off topic!
http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Snails#Main
07/24/2018 08:26 PMPosted by Grayphus
Off topic!
http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Snails#Main


Huh. Literally the first time I've heard the name or seen this character.

Back on topic for Vulpera stuff though, somebody in the discord pointed out some rather curious lines in the Uldir raid boss descriptions:

Fetid Devourer
"The experiments within Uldir conducted tests upon countless lifeforms, including several loa who inhabited the forests around Zandalar. After the experiments proved lethal, the loa's remains were disposed of improperly, much to the delight of the dark consciousness imprisoned within Uldir."

As we previously established, the Vulpera bear a resemblance to a loa mentioned in the war of the ancients. This loa, if related to the Vulpera, is notably MIA from his/her people.

Were they captured and killed by obsessive titan keepers in Uldir?

Is it possible the vulpera are the RESULTS of said experiments in Uldir?

Could we get a vulpera-themed questline in uldir that ends with them joining the horde? What secrets might Uldir hold for our favourite BFA additions?
i want them in the alliance, or both factions like the pandas
07/24/2018 08:48 PMPosted by Uzattei
i want them in the alliance, or both factions like the pandas


don't worry, we'll be cleaning house by the end of the expansion. It'll be a nice place for you to faction change to!
07/24/2018 07:38 PMPosted by Snowfox
Cuz foxen have fangs and foxen have claws.. but foxen prefer fur.


Many much Foxen! A Flocksen of Foxen in many a Boxen all Talksen!

07/24/2018 07:54 PMPosted by Ponyboy
Furries dont belong here


You are almost 14 years too late on that one, what with the Tauren starting and then moving into Worgen and Pandaren.

Back on topic though, the mount change seems so... nitpicky not to be a player race imho. Idk, wishful thinking.

#prayingforpaladinsintensifies
07/24/2018 07:38 PMPosted by Snowfox
Cuz foxen have fangs and foxen have claws.. but foxen prefer fur.


Many much Foxen! A Flocksen of Foxen in many a boxen all Talksen!

You're alright, Byucknah.
07/24/2018 07:55 PMPosted by Eevee
07/24/2018 07:54 PMPosted by Ponyboy
Furries dont belong here


...said "Ponyboy"? ą² _ą² 

Also, I like your boots! =D


It's a character from my favorite book
07/25/2018 11:15 AMPosted by Ponyboy
07/24/2018 07:55 PMPosted by Eevee
...

...said "Ponyboy"? ą² _ą² 

Also, I like your boots! =D


It's a character from my favorite book


Alright, fair enough.

Furries belong here as much as anybody else. It's not like beast races are anything new to Warcraft. You've been playing alongside furries since vanilla and they are much more interested in getting gear with bigger numbers than in ruining your day
07/25/2018 12:05 PMPosted by Eevee
07/25/2018 11:15 AMPosted by Ponyboy
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It's a character from my favorite book


Alright, fair enough.

Furries belong here as much as anybody else. It's not like beast races are anything new to Warcraft. You've been playing alongside furries since vanilla and they are much more interested in getting gear with bigger numbers than in ruining your day


I can personally vouch for this. At worse we just used to flirt with the worgan during Shadowfang Keep runs.
There is a faction of vulpera in bfa called bilge rats. Their captain is Eudora I assume is the only one shown. Pretty much the only interaction on kulā€™tiras alliance interact with vulpera is with the hostile faction.

Well there is one in drustvar that sells interesting drinks, and kiro gives out world quests to alliance players but it awards 7th legion rep.
07/25/2018 06:10 PMPosted by Shenhua
There is a faction of vulpera in bfa called bilge rats. Their captain is Eudora I assume is the only one shown. Pretty much the only interaction on kulā€™tiras alliance interact with vulpera is with the hostile faction.

Well there is one in drustvar that sells interesting drinks, and kiro gives out world quests to alliance players but it awards 7th legion rep.


I am curious just how the Bilge Rats came to be, while they're not exclusively Vulpera, there are quite a number in their ranks.

A look at the races comprising the Bilge Rats shows Vulpera, Saurok, Quilboar, Hozen, Murlocs and Ettins. On the surface, these races appear to show little in common, but I believe I've spotted a common thread that may just shed some light on how this faction came to be.

All of the races listed do not have highly organized governments, meaning that any group of individuals who would prey on these races are likely not to face a large scale backlash. This makes them prime targets as Slaves.

If I were to guess, I would say a faction of human pirates got into the slave trade, and travelled the world capturing members of races too primitive to fight back. Except, I think they got a little bit too ambitious in their work and when the slaves outnumbered the taskmasters, there was a revolt. The slaves, now gifted with their newfound freedom, decided to keep up the only lives they knew by that point of pillaging and killing and targeted human settlements as retribution.

What do you think?
Historically, press-ganging people into service on a pirate or navy crew was rather common. At least common enough that we have a word to differentiate it from slaving or kidnapping.

I figure the Bilgerats are a combination of that, wanderlust, and simple exile.
07/25/2018 10:23 PMPosted by Ainavli
Historically, press-ganging people into service on a pirate or navy crew was rather common. At least common enough that we have a word to differentiate it from slaving or kidnapping.

I figure the Bilgerats are a combination of that, wanderlust, and simple exile.


Exile! I hadn't considered that. That would be an interesting twist.

What kind of stuff gets you exiled from Vol'dun?
Well... Vulpera are natives there. So it could be a number of crimes. Likely murder, or things that are darker than that.

But if they weren't... That'd be an interesting question.

What crimes get one exiled from exile?
Dance = Foxtrot.

...I know it will be the gobby racial dance most likely but come ooooon Blizz...
That would be really punny lol
07/24/2018 07:54 PMPosted by Ponyboy
Furries dont belong here

And yet here I am.
07/26/2018 02:42 PMPosted by Lincarious
That would be really punny lol


At first I was so opposed to the idea because of how memey it would be but after reviewing the video and imagning vulpera doing it, I really really want the backup dancers dance from "What does the fox say".
07/26/2018 04:13 PMPosted by Eevee
07/26/2018 02:42 PMPosted by Lincarious
That would be really punny lol


At first I was so opposed to the idea because of how memey it would be but after reviewing the video and imagning vulpera doing it, I really really want the backup dancers dance from "What does the fox say".

.... *secretly loves that video unironically*