Why is Faerin a Lothar?!

[Pazu-khazgoroth (Pazu)]

@Jackoltins-moon-guard

She’s a Lothar from a whole different branch of the family I believe. She is not directly related to the Anduin Lothar.

@Arthùr-hellscream

Best guess is to further Anduin’s story along with making her a Prominent figure using the Lothar name.

Without spoilers, the way he accepts her advice vs how he shrugged off everyone elses, leads me to believe she will become a new large part of the Lothar line that we never had much knowledge on prior.

@Voncens-ravencrest

Yeah but how does that connect to the Lothar Family? Anduin itself referenced his name giving Figure of Anduin Lothar. So it implies a direct connection.

@Magnarok-amanthul

He didn’t. She has no connection to him. The just have the same surname.

@Avengelina-barthilas

Anduin Lothar could be her uncle for all we know for example, just becuz it’s the Lothar name does not imply it HAS to be that Lothar you were thinking of.

OVERALL

@Fuzzbutt-zuljin

People can have the same last name and not be related.

@Voncens-ravencrest

Yeah but pretty sure the story team isn’t dropping the Lothar name to random NPCs…

one of us, down the expansion are going to be proven wrong:

• no connection, just same surname
• some connection, down the line
• has to be a connection, then why bother the deep interaction

[Oumura-area-52]

Although I get that MMO stories aren’t the best place to find ground breaking ones.

How do you suppose new stories can be created without new characters ? Like give the NPCs a chance lol.

[Gizolfi-sentinels]

You can have new NPCs with names that are their own instead of attaching a legacy character’s family name to them.

[Oumura-area-52]

Sure but if they hadn’t added the lothar name. Miss filipa mcdtabsalot would just be another generic fanatic soldier in a human that worships a flame.

Eh I guess it was unnecessary. Def made it easier for anduin to link up

[Gizolfi-sentinels]

The thing is that when you introduce a character that bears a legacy character’s family name, you do it for a reason. It isn’t like in real life where there are common last names that coincided with those of historical figures.

Based on how she was written, if it had been Faerin Brightdawn instead of Faerin Lothar, you could have still gotten a similar result.

[Tannaine-moon-guard]

I mean this is part one of a three part story, they very well could have something planned for her and the other arathi empire as a whole. If they don’t then the complaints are more valid.

[Arbitrix-dawnbringer]

the moment Lothar is just WoW’s “Smith”

[Harleyqz-area-52]

As it has been said before and will be repeated, it’s cause the writers had to give her a name from a legacy to link her to an important legacy that had nothing to do with her. Even her backstory of being some stowaway who is secretly a Lothar is like something out of fanfiction. I’ve seen way too many stories where the special person is special all along. And then in the game, she outshines Anduin at every turn with her holy powers while he forced to sit back and be meek and pathetic.

We know what her purpose as a character is. We know why she wields the name. It’s just a matter if you are bold enough to admit it.

[Sylvànna-tichondrius]

Far far distant cousins to Anduin Lothar

[Hèrne-moon-guard]

Also, is this a case of the Lothars somehow being usurped AGAIN in their own new empire or would that mean that Faerin’s “parents” back on the main continent are actually the emperor as her father and whoever the mother is?

Could actually be a plot advancing point if we have Faerin intervene and give a recommendation on our behalf. Keep in mind the main land Arathi are xenophobic Light zealots who are going to be waaaaay less tolerant than the desperate ones we’ve been having dinner with.

[Sumwun-tichondrius]

calling her a Luthor would be copyright infringement.

[Hèrne-moon-guard]

Faerin Luthor… she just really really…has a thing for glowing green space rocks. She’s secretly plotting how to turn Beledar into a giant kryptonite rock.