Why Stormheim didn't work as an excuse to start the war

For example:

There is no canon stating that the Azsuna quest came before or after Stormheim. Nor any canon stating that Genn ever personally saw that letter. It could have been written as part of Genn’s motivation, but it wasn’t written so. Genn attacked Sylvanas because he wanted to. If Genn’s motivation had anything to do with stopping the Horde from getting the Aegis, we’ve never heard about it (even if it would fit us stopping other hostile groups from getting or keeping other Pillars of Creation). Genn did not know about Eyir before he attacked Sylvanas. Genn might not have even known about Eyir until right before he saved her from Sylvanas. Doing a good thing does not retroactively change Genn’s motivation to attack Sylvanas because he wanted to (even if it ended up being a good thing that he did).

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