Heya guys, Tra_kad here.
I think I'm gonna make some sort of record as to how fast a theory came out with new lore here, but firstly a disclaimer:
This is all speculation. I have no real idea if this is actually what lore staff has in mind with the lore. I don't write this stuff. I'm merely a guy that's seeing a rather startling amount of coincidental connection between things, and is deciding to point this out for the people of massive that may be interested in this kind of talk. If this theory turns out to be complete nonsense, so be it. If it turns out I'm more correct than even I guessed, then so be it. Only time can really tell if I'm right.
With that out of the way, let's get cracking:
If you haven't noticed already, a new Nelfinic race has been added dubbed the Wolathar. Click that name if you want their wiki page, but in summary: Aggressive Tribal Elves that can't use magic. Very cool concept, and I believe many players have already noted from the wiki that it makes a direct speculated correlation with the Orcs and the Wolathar, to quote: "Finally, their eyes are identical to those of the Orcs, with black eye whites and golden irises..."
Now... This frankly isn't much on the orc correlation, except maybe their aggression to all outsiders but it is still note worthy.
But now, get your tin foil hats on and grab an axe, because I'm about to chop some stuff up:
Do yourselves a favor and open up lore on the Wolathar and the Tigrans right now. Go ahead, I'll wait.
You done yet? Alright. Go ahead and scroll down to the Trivial part of the Tigran page, specifically to where it says: "Scholars have noted that dissected Tigrans cannot be told apart from dissected Elves. Their internals look almost identical, coupled with their strangely similar ears. Elves denounce this information as pure ridicule and racism towards them, but Human scholars often suggest more behind it."
This has been a long standing trivial thing that has been confusing and making me speculate life for a long time. Why? Why would the Tigrans have the same internal make up as the Elves? Elves can magic, Tigrans can't. Elves have a thing for large combat, Tigrans have a thing for ambushes in their favor. Elves have delicate faces whereas the Tigrans it's kinda hard to tell as, well, it's hidden behind fur.
Well. Now we have the Wolathar to look at. A subspecies of elf that has evidently existed before the Nelfinic Empire (Wolathar Wiki Intro and History). Here's some curious tidbits and differences from the Wolathar from the standard Nelfin:
1. Unusually pronounced arms with sharp nails on their hands, relatively shorter and comparative in agility to the Rashaq.
2. While not intelligent, they can be extremely clever, creating brilliant traps and ambushes with knowledge of the terrain and prefer to strike in ambush hit-and-run settings.
3. While little is known of how they trade, it is presumed that they are extremely self-sufficient and keep to themselves in what they own with no real mean for coin.
4. While they tend to shave it, they are noticeably more hairy then the common Elf. They also have horns that are evidently cause of 'Void Mutation Energy'.
5. Not only can they not use magic, but they have a strong hatred of it and relate their hatred to an event they dub the 'Wód-Hellèn.' which sadly so far we have no information on.
6. Almost completely erased from Nelfinic Imperial history, as it's seen as an embarrassment to the Nelfinic people and it's ways.
7. Tend to tattoo themselves as a form of self-adornment.
Well....
1. Tigrans are known for their claws, and can be fairly agile, although not as much as a Rashaq so far as I know.
2. Not known for intelligence, but are known for ambush settings and surprise attacks with whatever knowledge of the terrain they have.
3. When they do trade, it's pretty much solely on a bartering system: They typically see little use in actual coin.
4. Covered in fur, and it's been well speculated by multiple people (although never actually confirmed) that they were a product of Void-Mutated energy.
5. Cannot use magic, and have a strong hatred of it due to Nelfinic Imperial subjugation.
6. All traces of their past have been essentially erased from history by the Nelfinic Empire, seen as a insult to Estel and all her ways. It's also been presumed that the Tigrans have a far longer history then the Nelfinic Empire as well, but due to their past being erased this is unknown at this time.
7. Tend to wear gold earrings and bangles and what not as a form of... Self-adornment.
Take it as you will. I know there is a few major holes in the theory so far, partly due to missing information and partly due to me literally coming up with this the night the Wolathar page came out, but I will allow players to speculate about this as they will for now before I point out the holes that I can see.
Tagging people that'll be intrested in this as much as me: @krios41 @BirdieSanders_ @IndigoIvy @Julesandlucky @Winterlapis @Lazzulai @MolagBallin @HodlinG
I think I'm gonna make some sort of record as to how fast a theory came out with new lore here, but firstly a disclaimer:
This is all speculation. I have no real idea if this is actually what lore staff has in mind with the lore. I don't write this stuff. I'm merely a guy that's seeing a rather startling amount of coincidental connection between things, and is deciding to point this out for the people of massive that may be interested in this kind of talk. If this theory turns out to be complete nonsense, so be it. If it turns out I'm more correct than even I guessed, then so be it. Only time can really tell if I'm right.
With that out of the way, let's get cracking:
If you haven't noticed already, a new Nelfinic race has been added dubbed the Wolathar. Click that name if you want their wiki page, but in summary: Aggressive Tribal Elves that can't use magic. Very cool concept, and I believe many players have already noted from the wiki that it makes a direct speculated correlation with the Orcs and the Wolathar, to quote: "Finally, their eyes are identical to those of the Orcs, with black eye whites and golden irises..."
Now... This frankly isn't much on the orc correlation, except maybe their aggression to all outsiders but it is still note worthy.
But now, get your tin foil hats on and grab an axe, because I'm about to chop some stuff up:
Do yourselves a favor and open up lore on the Wolathar and the Tigrans right now. Go ahead, I'll wait.
You done yet? Alright. Go ahead and scroll down to the Trivial part of the Tigran page, specifically to where it says: "Scholars have noted that dissected Tigrans cannot be told apart from dissected Elves. Their internals look almost identical, coupled with their strangely similar ears. Elves denounce this information as pure ridicule and racism towards them, but Human scholars often suggest more behind it."
This has been a long standing trivial thing that has been confusing and making me speculate life for a long time. Why? Why would the Tigrans have the same internal make up as the Elves? Elves can magic, Tigrans can't. Elves have a thing for large combat, Tigrans have a thing for ambushes in their favor. Elves have delicate faces whereas the Tigrans it's kinda hard to tell as, well, it's hidden behind fur.
Well. Now we have the Wolathar to look at. A subspecies of elf that has evidently existed before the Nelfinic Empire (Wolathar Wiki Intro and History). Here's some curious tidbits and differences from the Wolathar from the standard Nelfin:
1. Unusually pronounced arms with sharp nails on their hands, relatively shorter and comparative in agility to the Rashaq.
2. While not intelligent, they can be extremely clever, creating brilliant traps and ambushes with knowledge of the terrain and prefer to strike in ambush hit-and-run settings.
3. While little is known of how they trade, it is presumed that they are extremely self-sufficient and keep to themselves in what they own with no real mean for coin.
4. While they tend to shave it, they are noticeably more hairy then the common Elf. They also have horns that are evidently cause of 'Void Mutation Energy'.
5. Not only can they not use magic, but they have a strong hatred of it and relate their hatred to an event they dub the 'Wód-Hellèn.' which sadly so far we have no information on.
6. Almost completely erased from Nelfinic Imperial history, as it's seen as an embarrassment to the Nelfinic people and it's ways.
7. Tend to tattoo themselves as a form of self-adornment.
Well....
1. Tigrans are known for their claws, and can be fairly agile, although not as much as a Rashaq so far as I know.
2. Not known for intelligence, but are known for ambush settings and surprise attacks with whatever knowledge of the terrain they have.
3. When they do trade, it's pretty much solely on a bartering system: They typically see little use in actual coin.
4. Covered in fur, and it's been well speculated by multiple people (although never actually confirmed) that they were a product of Void-Mutated energy.
5. Cannot use magic, and have a strong hatred of it due to Nelfinic Imperial subjugation.
6. All traces of their past have been essentially erased from history by the Nelfinic Empire, seen as a insult to Estel and all her ways. It's also been presumed that the Tigrans have a far longer history then the Nelfinic Empire as well, but due to their past being erased this is unknown at this time.
7. Tend to wear gold earrings and bangles and what not as a form of... Self-adornment.
Take it as you will. I know there is a few major holes in the theory so far, partly due to missing information and partly due to me literally coming up with this the night the Wolathar page came out, but I will allow players to speculate about this as they will for now before I point out the holes that I can see.
Tagging people that'll be intrested in this as much as me: @krios41 @BirdieSanders_ @IndigoIvy @Julesandlucky @Winterlapis @Lazzulai @MolagBallin @HodlinG
