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Hello everyone! We’ve done a deep dive on the story of the
Zandalari but not so much about the kul tirans so that’s about to change. From the knowledge that we knew before we
could party in the area to the stories added with battle for azeroth...this is the story
of Kul Tiras. Way back when, over 2700 years before the
dark portal opened up, we had King Thoradin of Arathor unite the human clans, team up
with the high elves and dominated the trolls. After his reign had ended, new generations
of humans expanded the nation of Arathor in size and power. Some of the humans would expand to the coastal
region known as Gilneas where they constructed a series of robust harbors. The settlers fished the waters and engaged
in rigorous trade with others parts of Arathor. The boldest of these sailors ventured into
the open waters around Gilneas. Legends of the tidesages tells us that in
the beginning, they were blind. They were lost. They left the howling streets of their homes
in search of greater existence. In the end, they found the sea. Or rather, it found them. Though the waves howled as home did, it was
not the shuttered existence we knew. For most, that was enough. With each writhe came loss, but sustenance. With sustenance, freedom. We scanned the horizon for home, sailor's
eyes on the horizon day and night. We knew not what we sought. A matrimony of earth and tide that might shelter
our children from the tumult of life at sea. Stormsong was the first to hear them. Not the crashing waves at the surface -- gentle
whispers, imperceptible to all but him. They guided his mind ever deeper, revealing
untold truths of the powers within him. We would never be the same. It began simply. Stormsong's gifts guided fish into our nets
and fresh water into our mouths. No longer were we slaves to the elements. We were the masters. As our lord's gifts grew, others too heard
the whispers. Soon the very wind in our sails was ours to
command -- the waves pushing us ever onward into the night. With time our hulls impenetrable to even the
worst denizens of the deep below. The depths' guidance became clear; they guided
us home. A new home. The land was rich and could provide for endless
generations. We guided others to us, sending our sages
to ensure safe passage. House Stormsong laid claim to the most fertile
valley in the northern reaches. It took our lord's name as tribute for our
gifts. We were home. A tale that explains how the Tidesages came
to be, sea priests that are able to commune with the elements and guided their people
to kul tiras. Stormsong might have had an easy time claiming
the fertile valley in the northern reaches, but not all of kul tiras was so easily taken. It was not an completely empty land waiting
to be used. There were already beings living there, some
a bit more hostile then others like the savage group of warmongering barbarians that called
themselves the Drust. We know that Vrykul devolved into what we
know as today to be humans under the influence of the curse of flesh. The drust also find their origins with the
vrykul, similar to the kul tirans they took to the sea and settled in this region. Drustvar was their ancestral home and they
did not take kindly to these strangers in their lands. The kul tirans tried to go for peace when
they landed, but the Drust went to war immediately.This carried on for countless years, until the
ancestors of House Waycrest decided that something had to be done. When peace wasn’t an option, the early kul
tirans started to fight back. The Waycrests have always been hearty folk,
but the Drusts’s magic was strong. Lead by Gorak Tul they used their druidic
powers for dark rituals and massive damage, but some amongst the Drust were not down with
what Gorak Tul was doing. These so called thornspeakers joined kul tiran
society and taught their ancient ways to those who heard the call of the wilds. For generations they have been the guardians
of balance in nature, the keepers of the cycle of nature, of life and death. Despite these new teachings, the kul tirans
were losing their war against the drust. In the end, it was their scholars that managed
to turn the tide. They began to uncover weaknesses in the Drust’s
magic like silver and alchemical fire. They compiled what they learned into a treatise
on weapons and tactics that could be used to defeat the barbarians. The order of Embers was the name given to
those who took up these arms against the Drust. Using the tools and methods uncovered by the
scholars, they were able to counter the Drust’s magic, and ensure their victory in the war. They even pushed their great leader Gorak
Tul into retreat. When he ran out of living warriors, he created
a new army out of stone constructs, but not even they were able to bring him the victory
he desired. Arom Waycrest, still a cornel leading the
final assault stabbed Gorak Tul, but while stories of this event always said that he
killed him, Gorak Tul did not die. Wounded and broken for sure, but not dead. Gorak tul and his followers retreated into
Thros, the Blighted Lands. A land of death, decay and torment, an area
that we would call the Emerald Nightmare. Here they would stay, regaining their strength
and trying to figure out a way to return to the physical world. Meanwhile in Drustvar,
Arom Waycrest was given the title of Lord and from that point on, it would be his bloodline
that would rule Drustvar. Kul Tiras, the land rich with metal ores and
other valuable natural resources would prosper and thrive. The kingdom of arathor eventually split apart
while the island bastion of kul tiras continued its traditions of trading and shipping. That came with dangers of its own amongst
them pirates and sea monsters, breeding tough and proud people. The city-state boasted a massive navy – the
greatest in all of Arathor. Its most daring captains explored the coasts
of the Eastern Kingdoms, returning with exotic goods and tales of strange lands in the remote
corners of the continent. Its amongst these daring captains where the
ruler of all of kul tiras would emerge, but the history of it is not really fleshed out. We only know it as far back as Lord Admiral
Daelin Proudmoore , but we do know that House Proudmoore would rise up to lead kul tiras
from their seat of power in Boralus. This is the capital of kul tiras located within
Tirigarde Sound. Daelins powerful fleet and seafaring knowledge
made them a powerful ally for the Alliance of Lordaeron that was formed to combat the
threat of the invading Horde. Though the war was won, it was no easy victory
with many casualties including his oldest son Derek Proudmoore. He died while fighting together with his father,
died to the flames of the enslaved red dragons, yet the Alliance was able to save Azeroth
and force the orcs to either retreat or surrender. Those that surrendered were placed within
interment camps. Some might say that death would have been
a kinder alternative, yet all the same, Daelin would remain a loyal ally to the Alliance
despite peace making it splinter. Meanwhile his remaining family members were
still back home at kul tiras. There is his wife Katherine Proudmoore, his
second son Tandred and his daughter Jaina. Tandred and Daelin don’t really have a whole
lot of history with eachother but that’s not surprising since Tandred was considered
to be non canon, not part of the official lore until they changed their mind with Battle
for Azeroth. Jaina is another story, quite a large one
infact, and she WAS very close to Daelin. “Ahoy, ahoy, sweet Daughter of the seas. Ahoy, this child be mine. The Admiral’s girl. His whole entire world. For as long as stars do shine.” “Hihi, promise you’ll come back?” “I’ll weather every storm if I know you’ll
be waiting for me.” “Time to go Jaina!” “I love you papa.” “Come topside sweetheart.” When her talent for magic was discovered,
her mother had to move heaven and earth to smooth her path. She had to fight Daelin to allow her to be
trained in Dalaran yet she was able to convince the lord admiral and this would put Jaina
into contact with some of the greatest heroes and villains that warcraft has ever known. She even came in close contact with the royal
family of Menethil. Prince Arthas would become the one she gave
her heart too, but Arthas would fall into darkness and bring ruin to their kingdom. Plague and death would rule the lands of Lordaeron
too which Bolvar Fordragon sends his daughter Taelia to kul tiras to be safe from the Scourge. Daelin personally tasked his most trusted
knight Cyrus Crestfall with raising the girl which saved him from joining them at Theramore. She was taught how to fight, how to ride and
how to sail... she grew up to be a bad ass with a kind heart, earning her rank amongst
the Proudmoore guard. Meanwhile Jaina would take the survivors of
Lordaeron and come in contact with the new Warchief of the Horde. Together with thrall she fought side by side
against the might of the Legion, bringing down archimonde himself. Thrall and Jaina worked very hard on getting
somekind of peace going between the factions, but not everyone could so easily forget about
the past. Her father couldn’t, not after fighting
with the Alliance of Lordaeron and losing his son. He found Jaina at Theramore and could not
see that Thrall’s horde was a different one. He refused to listen to his daughter and Jaina
made the impossible choice. She decided to step to the side while Thrall
and the horde moved into Theramore to take care of her father. “It is over! Stand down, humans!” “Father... Why wouldn’t you listen?” With the survivors returning home, news of
Jaina’s betrayel reached kul tiras and Daelin’s people cried out for vengeance for his death,
but the rest of the Alliance did not seek it. The plague of undeath in lordaeron had already
left the Alliance reeling, and its other leaders had little pity for Daelin Proudmoore, who
had launched a war of aggression on his own authority. In fury, the people of Kul Tiras isolated
themselves from the rest of the Alliance. But their anger was not focused on King Varian
Wrynn or any of the other Alliance leaders. Instead, they grew to hate Jaina Proudmoore,
the daughter who had betrayed her family.The song she and her father used to share now
became a cautionary tale to remind the people of what she had done. “I heard, I heard across a moonlit sea,
the old voice warning me. Beware...beware...the daughter of the sea. Beware....Beware... of ME” The death of Daelin would shock Kul Tiras
and send it down a road of problems all around. Jaina’s mother had to deal with a massive
blow as she herself took up the mantle of lord admiral of kul tiras. Not only did she lose her husband, her own
daughter let it happen. Not to mention that Priscilla Ashvane was
whispering in her ear. She too had lost her husband at theramore,
but did not have the best intentions for Katherine in mind. She was now the leader of the fourth and final
ruling house in kul tiras , namely house ashvane. Where as proudmoore held dominion over their
military, ashvane held dominion over their funds. A power couple when working together, but
incredibly dangerous when one wants to betray the other. In Drustvar we see House Waycrest fall to
the ancient darkness they believed was once defeated. Lady Meredith Waycrest, Lord Arthus Waycrest
and their daughter Lucile live in their manor, their family line putting them in a position
of power, ruling the land of Drustvar. Visions of the past show us that Lady Waycrest
was always ruthless and willing to do what ever she thought was best for the family. When her daughter fell in love with Alexander
Treadward, she did not approve. He was not good enough, just a common merchant
unfit the marriew her daughter no matter how much in love they might be. Assassins were hired by Lady Waycrest to make
sure this union would never happen. So when her husband fell ill, Meredith called
to any power in the world that might save him. No price was too high to pay and in her darkest
hour, Lord Gorak Tul answered the cry and promised that death would never part the couple...House
Waycrest had once defeated him and now they would be his ticket back into the real. Drustvar is plunged into darkness, covens
and ancient magics of the drust covering the land once more. In Stormsong valley the benevolent voice of
the tidemother has changed. Communing with the seas does not come without
risks as the seas hold many dark and powerful creatures like the naga with their Queen Azshara
allied to the old god N’zoth. She has plans with the kul tiran fleet, whispering
to Lord Stormsong of house stormsong, taking him and their order of tidesages into the
darkness. Normally they would bless their ships before
thei set sail, but now they were convinced to use their powers and capture it. Captain Tandred Proudmoore the fearless explorer,and
their proud kul tiran sailors, at some point sailed into uncharted waters and along the
way, a mighty storm at sea had taken him. They’re believed to be lost, another blow
for Katherine, another member of her family gone... Meanwhile time did not stand still and with
the defeat of the Burning Legion, some thought it might mean peace was coming to world. Instead we saw Sargeras stab the planet of
Azeroth greatly hurting the world as well as the titan spirit inside and Azerite pops
up all across the surface. This powerful resource could change the face
of war in warcraft forever, too which the Horde and Alliance do what they do best and
go into another war. That massive sword does not really go unnoticed
nor the war that followed so naturally news of this reached kul tiras. Some suggested that the Horde would not care
for their neutrality so perhaps it was in their best interest to team up with the Alliance,
but Katherine refused. When they asked for their help to avenge Daelin’s
murder, they spat in their faces and to beg for aid when theý’re not even under attack
would make them seem weak. They’ll not be reaching out to anyone, not
after what happened with Jaina, kul tiras will protect its own. This made things a little bit awkward for
the Alliance as they showed up at kul tiras to ask for their aid in the war. Jaina was fully aware of what her people thought
of her, yet for the sake of Kul Tiras, for the sake of the Alliance, she tried to convince
them anyways. “I have come to ask kul tiras for aid, on
behalf of the alliance.” “The alliance? HA, where were they when we begged for their
help? When our husbands and sons and brothers were
slaughtered at theramore?!” “Do not blame the alliance for my actions.” “So you admit it. You admit that you were responsible for the
deaths of our men!” “... I was...” “Le gasp.” “But I will do anything in my power to ease
the suffering of kul tiras.” “Katherine...enforce our laws. The punishment for treason is death.” Not exactly a warm reception and while Jaina
is left in the hands of Priscilla Ashvane, heroes of the Alliance are thrown into the
prison complex of Tol Dagor, run by Ashvane herself. Thankfully there are some amongst the kul
tirans able to see that they need the Alliance as much as they need them so heroes are saved
from prison by Flynn Fairwind, former pirate captain and Taelia Fordragon too which their
adventures in kul tiras can begin. I’ve done the stories of the dungeons and
zones in full detail, but I’ll do a quick summary for those of you that clicked on this
video to figure out the story of kul tiras. We’re informed that the houses in Kul Tiras
don’t work together liked they used too. In Drustvar we find out that Gorak Tul has
made his return and has corrupted House Waycrest. We party with their daughter Lucile, reform
the Order of Embers and take on the darkness of the Drust. Her parents, now undead monstrosities, are
put the sword while the real Gorak tul still waits for us in the blighted lands but atleast
the area is a bit safer. In Stormsong Valley we see that those who
worried about the Horde not caring about their neutrality were right. The Horde strikes out pre-emptively. Their spies reports that the farms and villages
of Stormsong Valley are sending supplies to Kul Tiran soldiers. It is only a matter of time before they do
the same for Alliance troops and this cannot stand. They will seize Stormsong for the Horde, cut
off their supply lines and establish a foothold for their forces. The alliance naturally strikes back while
also discovering that some of the tidesages have allied themselves with Queen Azshara
and by extention the old god n’zoth. Darkness is spreading across the land and
they don’t really seem to care that the fleet has gone missing. We team up with Brother Pike, a tidesage with
a clear head, able to see that what is going on is not right and togerher we cleanse their
corrupted organisation as well as figuring out that the fleet is not entirely lost. Though he personally cannot call their mariners
home, atleast we know that the ships are still out there...somewhere. The fate of their fleet lies with the Proudmoores
now. In Tirigarde we uncover that Azerite did not
only change the war for the Alliance and the Horde, it almost made quite an impact right
here in kul tiras. Ashvane is gathering and weaponzing a whole
bunch of azerite. Scheming and plotting with the pirates that
are gathering within Freehold. Lead by Harlan Sweete, the guy so ruthless
that he pushed Flynn out of the pirate life, Sweete is uniting the different bands of pirates
under one banner, the Irontide Raiders. Whereas Freehold was once a haven for pirates,
scoundrels, and those who wished to live free of Kul Tiran Control, now it’s the Irontide
Raiders that rule the city. With their forces and weaponised Azerite they
plan to take away control of Kul Tiras away from Katherine,but together with Cyrus, Flynn
and Taelia, we uncover her plans, find the evidance needed and force her to run. She would make a return, a display of her
full force, but all these events had Katherine realise that perhaps returning to the Alliance
was not such a bad idea. She had foolishly handed over her daughters
fate to priscilla, a mistake she regretted greatly, so heroes of the alliance were asked
to make things right. Tracking down Jaina lead them all the way
into the blighted lands where they not only confronted the real gorak tul, they also reunited
Katherine with jaina. The whole ordeal made the lord admiral better
understand what had happened to the daughter of the sea. The road that she had traveled while away
from home and together they left that horrible nightmarish place. Now with Ashvane ready to siege Boralus and
take kul tiras by force, Katherine knows what she has to do. “Our harbor defenses won’t be enough.” “Father’s pendant.” “For generations the heart of the kul tiran
fleet. I thought that hope had returned with this
seal. That perhaps I could call the fleet home as
your father did. I was wrong, it was never meant for me.” Jaina takes the pendant of her father and
starts humming daughter of the sea. Her father would find his way back to her,
weather any storm and so does her brother. Her powers are able to locate the missing
fleet and save them from the dark magic entrapping them. “There you are.” Oooow snap tandred is home baby, you better
be scared ashvane. “We’re home tandred! Captain, pirates in our harbor.” ‘All hands, lets show them what kul tirans
are made off.” As Tandred is saved by his sister, Ashvane
now faces overwhelming odds and has no other choice but to surrender. She’s placed within the prison she once
ruled where as Jaina becomes Lord Admiral of Kul Tiras and they officially rejoin the
Alliance. They got their fleet with Tandred back, the
houses have been saved from the darkness they were facing and they’re more then ready
to stand with the Alliance in their war against the Horde. This war campaign has both sides construct
outposts in enemy territory. Most notably is probably Rexxar taking on
Stormsong Valley, the mok’nathal that took Daelin’s life now walks the lands of the
kul tirans. Assaults happen frequently, many lives are
taken while some are brought back in undeath. Yet the Alliance does not stand still. With Kul Tiras at their side they make their
plans to assault the heart of the Zandalari empire and remove one of the horde’s most
powerful allies from the war. Last time their ships even came close, it
did not end too well for them. The defenses of the capital are no joke, we’ll
need a plan to make it work. A plan that involves placing some massive
explosives and drawing out the majority out of their forces into Nazmir. With the Horde distracted, a quick strike
could have the king of the Zandalari surrender and bring the war with the Horde that much
closer to an end... but that would be the case. Rastakhan did not rule his people for over
200 years without reason. With the power of the loa of death at his
side, he refuses to surrender. A fight till the bitter end which has quite
the opposite effect. Instead of a surrender, what they really accomplished
was lighting a fire in the heart of the trolls and push them that much closer to the Horde. But adding them as an allied race has not
been done quite yet nor have the kul tirans. They will become available at some point and
when they do, you’ll have the option to make one of those thick monsters hunters yourself. It could be a druid, going back to the history
with the drust. A hunter, warrior or mage, not surprising
of course considering Jaina Proudmoore. Monks, which I personally find really interesting
especially since Paladins are not on the menu. Paladins were originally created with the
whole alliance of lordaeron standing up against the Horde so you’d imagine that the Kul
Tirans are familiar with their teachings but they’re not. Instead they’ve picked up the ways of the
monk which was first introduced with Mists of Pandaria. It’s not impossible to explain. Some pandaren have a lust for traveling and
there could have easily been a few that made their way to kul tiras and passed on their
fighting style. Other options include the Priest, rogue, and
shamans, calling back to that history of the tidesages. The racial mount is a kul tiran charger, another
horse to be added to the collection. Not only does the kul tiran military prises
itself on mastery of the sea through their vasty nasty, they also do so with their armed
cavalary. It’s hard to say what the future is going
to bring for Kul Tiras. We know that Mechagon is on the agenda, a
vault in kul tiras that’s going to open up to reveal an ancient lost gnomish city. This might tie in with what happened to Meckatorque
during the battle of Dazar’alor. We know that N’zoth and Azshara are on their
way, a taste of what’s to come in Stormsong valley with the Crucible of Storms. A long-sumberged evil stirs beneath the Shrine
of the Storm. The whispers that drove lord Stormsong to
madness echo within the depths, a siren song of eldritch power. Those who listen and obey prepare dark ritual
to carry out their master’s will. Whatever nightmarish schemes fuel their fanatical
devotion, one thing is certain: they must be stopped. A taste of things to come while right now
in the game you can already scout out the area and go through a pretty cool questline
that’s inspired by the Darkest Dungeon. I won’t go into too many details of the
crucible of storms...I am very excited for the return of everyone’s favorite waifu. The battle of Dazar’Alor inflicted some
heavy blows to the Horde Horde and the Zandalari meaning that the Alliance has the upper hand
but the war isn’t quite over yet. The horde liberated Priscilla from Tol Dagor
right into a secret meeting with Sylvanas. Who knows what those two ladies are talking
about, but I think it’s pretty safe to say that it won’t be any good for Kul Tiras. They also obtained the body of Derek Proudmoore,
the same Derek who died to the dragon flame, and they’re planning to warp and twist his
mind, turn him into a weapon. Where the alliance attacked them with an army,
they will use one forsaken to murder them in their sleep. Will Derek be able to resist or will we see
the death of Katherine to balance out the death of Rastakhan? What connection will we see between the resurrection
of Derek and the resurrection of Jaina’s old childhood friend Calia Menethil? What kind of relationship will be there between
King Anduin Wrynn and Taelia Fordragon? Is the line of Stormwind going to continue
with these two? Still so much on the horizon, who knows how
the Battle of Azeroth is going to end...I’m still hoping to have our final battle against
the awakened titan spirit currently slumbering. Waking up with one hell of hang over and pissed
at the world for not focusing more on healing her. That’s wishfull thinking I suppose...but
for now you’re familar with the history of Kul Tiras, lets hope that they release
them as an allied race soon. For now thank you very much for watching everyone! If you want more details on all the things
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