World of Warcrafthas finally unveiled “Legacies,” the animated companion shorts coming for theDragonflightexpansion. The first of the new motion stories will launch alongside theWorld of Warcraft: DragonflightPre-Patch on October 25.
Every expansion sinceMists of Pandariahas featured a series of animated shorts thatact as companions to the new chapters inWorld of Warcraft. Each series contains between three and six episodes, each of which is a few minutes long. The shorts provide integral backstories to the major players of each expansion and have become almost as highly anticipated as their full cinematic counterparts.
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The framework of “Legacies” seems to be Nozdormu,aspect of the Bronze Dragonflight, speaking with Emberthal, one of the major Scalecommanders of the Dracthyr. After emerging from their slumber after 10,000 years, the Dracthyr have a lot to catch up on. Each of the shorts will focus on Nozdormu sharing the history of the dragonflights with Emberthal. While the exact stories haven’t been confirmed, the teaser shows scenes of the rise of the Aspects after beating Galakrond, the fall of Deathwing, the War of the Ancients, the imprisonment of the Dracthyr, and the history of the Primal Incarnates.
Since the first episode airs on October 25, players can expect the next episodes to air subsequently over the next several Tuesdays. If there are four shorts, the final one would air on November 15–the same date as thesecond phase of theDragonflightPre-Patch. Since that is the same date when Dracthyr will become playable, and the Primal Storms Pre-Patch event will be live inWorld of Warcraft, such a schedule would be the perfect companion to theDragonflightrelease.
Many players can’t wait to see the new “Legacies” shorts in full. Players have wondered ifWorld of Warcraftwould be releasing a series of motion shorts forDragonflight, and are delighted to find they are airing so soon. Nozdormu is one of the most mysterious ofthe Dragon Aspects inWorld of Warcraft, so featuring him as the narrator of the shorts will provide some fascinating insight into the lore of the dragons and Dracthyr.
WithDragonflight’srelease about a month away,World of Warcraftfans are buzzing with anticipation for the new expansion. In addition to the new zones and story,Dragonflightis revamping the profession systemand UI, and bringing back Talent Trees.World of Warcraftplayers won’t have to wait long to explore the storied Dragon Isles and see whatDragonflighthas in store for them.
World of Warcraftis available now for PC.Dragonflightlaunches on November 28.
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