The Whispers of Barrowknoll Cemetery - Battle for Azeroth Alpha

\rDisclaimer: This post contains plot spoilers regarding the new zone in Battle for Azeroth, Drustvar. If you don't want to get spoiled, don't read further!\r\rBlizzard has been dropping hints towards Old Gods breaking out of their prison for a while now. From the whispers of Xal'atath, the Shadow Priest Artifact weapon, Il'gynoth in the Emerald Nightmare, to the more recent visions of Ogmot the Mad, after Sargeras struck Azeroth, we know for sure they are arriving.\r\rIn the Battle for Azeroth alpha, we got even more possible hints in the Barrowknoll Cemetery, located in Drustvar.\r\rThis was originally highlighted by french fansite Mamytwink, so we decided to do some exploring of our own!\r\rBarrowknell Cemetery\rThe cemetery, kept by Custodio Allen, is where the inhabitants of Drustvar lay their loved ones, including a monument for those loved ones that were lost by the sea.\r\r\r\rBarrowknoll Cemetery has a short questline that involves you gathering reagents to concoct a potion to commune with the dead residing there, and then aiding them with the demise of Hermana Frondaocaso, one of the many witches of the Heartsbane Coven, a coven of witches seeking to take over Drustvar to ressurrect the former Drust king, Gorak Tul.\rI See Dead People!\rDuring the quest Ver espíritus, you create a Bálsamo de flor de tumba, which gives you the ability to see and interact with the spirits residing in Barrowknoll Cemetery, via Visión de ultratumba. Usually you would start communing with the dead and complete the quests Ver espíritus, Grupo dividido and En busca de una más. \r\rOnce you take the Bálsamo de flor de tumba, the graveyard immediatly becomes more "lively": Espíritu perturbados, Niña fantasmaren and Compañero fantasmal start populating the cemetery, as well as two easter eggs: Robín, presumable the deceased dog of Caretaker Allen, appears right next to him. A ghostly Pepe can also be seen hanging on top of one of the monuments there.\r\r\r\rOminous Whispers\r\rHowever, things get interesting when you start killing the Espíritu iracundos, they will sometimes start whispering you things. And those can be very... Interesting. Below we list each one of the whispers and speculate on what it could possibly mean.\r\r\r\r\rThose whispers can appear at random whenever you kill a Espíritu iracundo.\r\rMysterious Whisper whispers: Her blood is making him stronger. Yours will, too.\rMysterious Whisper whispers: Night falls. Her song will end.\rMysterious Whisper whispers: Her whispers echo loudest of all.\rMysterious Whisper whispers: The cracks widen\rThese quotes can all be referred to Azeroth herself. \r\rAzerite is the name given to the crystallized blood of Azeroth, which is both the reason the Horde and Alliance are starting the war again, and also powers this expansion's artifact, the Corazón de Azeroth.\r"Her song will end" might be for when Azeroth eventually emerges out of its shell, destroying the entire planet in the process.\rMagni Barbabronce is able to listen to Azeroth's whispers, and on the quest Susurros de un mundo asustado, we know she has been whispering louder and louder, whispers of sorrow and fear.\rThe cracks widening might be a reference to the wound in Silithus, that is notably getting bigger and wider.\r\rMysterious Whisper whispers: She seeks that which must be earned by sacrifice.\rThis could be another reference to Azeroth, although it can be applied to both Jaina and Sylvanas. Jaina is willing to sacrifice everything for peace, and Sylvanas is willing to sacrifice everyone to guarantee the continued survival of the Forsaken. Ilgynoth has 2 quotes that could be a tie-in to this:\rIl'gynoth whispers: At the hour of her third death, she ushers in our coming.\rIl'gynoth whispers: Her heart is a crater, and we have filled it.\r\rMysterious Whisper whispers: The world will burn with the beauty that is to come.\rThis could be in reference to Jaina Proudmoore, that makes very fiery references in the Battle for Azeroth Features Overview trailer: "We've made kindling from our suffering... Stirred the embers of resentment... Just waiting for a single spark... To set the whole world aflame."\r\rMysterious Whisper whispers: The burning ones kept balance. Lost now... lost.\rLikely a reference to the Burning Legion, ultimately defeated in Argus. Sargeras wanted to destroy all non-corrupted planets so that the Void Lords couldn't corrupt them.\r\rMysterious Whisper whispers: Their victory is closer than you know.\rMysterious Whisper whispers: Embrace your fate. All will drown.\rCould possibly be a reference to Queen Azshara or even N'zoth. The former is slated to appear in Battle for Azeroth, and N'zoth is also heavily implied to make an appearance. Although with the connotation of "their" on "Their victory is closer than you know", this is more likely to be a reference to N'zoth.\r\r\rOther quotes:\r\rMysterious Whisper whispers: We are the lucky ones. Not you. Not yet.\rMysterious Whisper whispers: I only wanted to help.\rMysterious Whisper whispers: Your pride is what led to all of this.\r\r\rSometimes when killing a Espíritu iracundo, a Ghostly Follower may appear. \r\r\r\rThese small girls will hang out with you for approximately a minute, and will whisper you different things. You will see one of the following emotes when they arrive:\rYou hear faint laughter.\rYou are being watched.\rYou feel eyes upon you.\r\rTheir whispers are much more ominous in nature, maybe because you actually have a spirit following you for this.\rGhostly Follower whispers: Beyond this small sea of stars there is only endless Darkness.\rThis could very likely be a reference to the prison where N'zoth is at. Both Il'gynoth and Caja de puzles de Yogg-Saron already mentioned the said prison before:\r\rIl'gynoth whispers: To find him, drown yourself in the Circle of Stars.\rPuzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: The stars sweep chill currents that make men shiver in the dark. \r\rGhostly Follower whispers: The Master waits for you to join him...\rGhostly Follower whispers: He is awake now. And he has noticed you.\rGhostly Follower whispers: You'll join us soon.\r\rMore possible references to N'zoth. As of Cataclysm, he has been dormant, and is rumored to have finally awakened in Legion. Both Xal'atath and Caja de puzles de Yogg-Saron make references to its stasis:\rPuzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: In the sunken city, he lays dreaming.\rXal'atath whispers: The God of the Deep writhes in his prison, breaking free ever so slowly. You should hurry and defeat the fallen titan... there are greater battles yet to fight.\r\rGhostly Follower whispers: Has she betrayed you yet? She will...\rCould possibly be another reference to Jaina or Sylvanas. Jaina has been absent for most of Legion, and although she shows up in both Alliance and Horde Battle for Azeroth starter scenarios, she has been noticeably darker. \r\rSylvanas has also been acting more erratic, with her focus on keeping the Forsaken alive.\r\rOther quotes:\r\rGhostly Follower whispers: You will die alone.\rGhostly Follower whispers: I know the things you have done.\rGhostly Follower whispers: Tell my daddy I forgive him.\r\r\r\rPossible Past References to Drustvar\r\rBoth the Caja de puzles de Yogg-Saron and Xal'atoh, imagen profanada de Aullavísceras have mentioned things about a dark forest. Drustvar is a zone filled with dark forests and a very gloomy atmosphere. Aided with the plot of the Drust attempting to regain power via Gorak Tul and the Heartsbane Coven, it may very well be the forest mentioned by those items.\r\rPuzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: Look around. They will all betray you. Flee screaming into the black forest.\rPuzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: The silent, sleeping, staring houses in the backwoods always dream. It would be merciful to tear them down.\rPuzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: There is a little lamb lost in dark woods.\rPuzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: The giant rook watches from the dead trees. Nothing breathes beneath his shadow.\rXal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl whispers: When you walk through the Dark Forest, you will see.

Comentario de Eonarion

Comentario de blurfox

In the last part of the article (Possible Past References to Drustvar), is that Xal'atoh or Xal'atath? :)\r\rAnyway, I'm so excited! I can't wait for the expansion :D

Comentario de Oswaldovzki

on 2018-04-02T17:31:05-05:00

Something bad is coming.. something really bad...

Comentario de Neryssa

on 2018-04-02T17:50:10-05:00

In the last part of the article (Possible Past References to Drustvar), is that Xal'atoh or Xal'atath? :)\r\rAnyway, I'm so excited! I can't wait for the expansion :D\r\rXal'atoh (the axe) also whispers you!

Comentario de Finmay123

on 2018-04-02T17:55:00-05:00

There's mobs in Stormsong Valley who reference the Circle of Stars as well; they're in that village with the boat that has the big pillar of water coming out of it, and they say things like 'I see the circle!' etc when you're fighting them, I'm so intrigued to finally see what the Circle actually is - I'm hoping we'll get to it in game and realise what it is without being directly told so it's more of a discovery

Comentario de MindGames96

on 2018-04-02T18:07:21-05:00

The way you have the links set up is just weird. The part yellow, part white is just an eyesore.\r\rAlso this at the start of the article.\r\r]The

Comentario de perculia

on 2018-04-02T18:22:09-05:00

The way you have the links set up is just weird. The part yellow, part white is just an eyesore.

Can you explain this a bit more? There shouldn't be white links, and the color scheme of white text\/gold links is fairly standard for the site. It's worked pretty well for 12 years for us :)

Some parts are orange or pink because that's the colors you see in game.

Comentario de Arraya

on 2018-04-02T18:26:13-05:00

The world will burn with the beauty that is to come.

Its probably referring to the Black Empire of the Old Gods.

The way you have the links set up is just weird. The part yellow, part white is just an eyesore.

Can you explain this a bit more? There shouldn't be white links, and the color scheme of white text\/gold links is fairly standard for the site. It's worked pretty well for 12 years for us :)

Some parts are orange or pink because that's the colors you see in game.

I think he means like: Enraged Spirits

Comentario de blurfox

on 2018-04-02T18:31:59-05:00

In the last part of the article (Possible Past References to Drustvar), is that Xal'atoh or Xal'atath? :)\r\rAnyway, I'm so excited! I can't wait for the expansion :D\r\rXal'atoh (the axe) also whispers you!\r\rOk I should go and get one, didn't know that *-* thanks!

Comentario de AzraelUltima

on 2018-04-02T18:37:54-05:00

"Her song will end" might be for when Azeroth eventually emerges out of its shell, destroying the entire planet in the process.\r\r"Night falls. Her song will end." and the first thing coming to your mind is "Azeroth will be born"?\r\rI'd say it's quite the opposite. Argus got off lucky compared to what awaits Azeroth.

Comentario de Kananera

on 2018-04-02T19:21:26-05:00

Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: The giant rook watches from the dead trees. Nothing breathes beneath his shadow.\r\rThis could be a unwanted reference to Black Rook Hold in Legion, being a giant tower in the middle of dead trees on the coast, where there is only ghosts.

Comentario de Sweart

on 2018-04-02T19:37:49-05:00

I\u2019m really interested to see how it all comes together; I feel like the \u201ccircle of stars\u201d, whatever form it takes, is the entry point to Ny\u2019alotha which, hopefully, is the raid zone where we fight N\u2019Zoth

Comentario de blissfire

on 2018-04-02T19:57:43-05:00

I don't believe there's any reason Azeroth (the planet) must be destroyed when Azeroth (the Titan) wakes up, is there? Titans can choose to be non-corporeal so she could just... unmerge from the planet. Argus is still a whole planet, even when Argus the Titan is outside of it. The planet's a bit ravaged, but that was the Legion's doing. Or is Argus the planet supposed to be destroyed lore-wise after we finish the Antorus raid?

Comentario de SilverDragon234

on 2018-04-02T20:27:25-05:00

I don't believe that for a second. Whispers are fake. All whispers of old gods are fake.

Comentario de Uladentar

on 2018-04-02T21:28:02-05:00

"Her Song will end"... The only thing that comes to mind immediately is Sylvanas herself, with her famous Lament of the Highborne which she sings... There was another old god quote that referenced Night and sounded like it could be talking about Sylvanas\r\rShe's also the one leading sheep off a cliff, IMO

Comentario de Uladentar

on 2018-04-02T21:29:18-05:00

I\u2019m really interested to see how it all comes together; I feel like the \u201ccircle of stars\u201d, whatever form it takes, is the entry point to Ny\u2019alotha which, hopefully, is the raid zone where we fight N\u2019Zoth\r\r"To find him, drown yourself in the circle of stars."--Il'gynoth

Comentario de vegeta0585

on 2018-04-02T21:30:34-05:00

My elf is voided up and his body is ready.

Comentario de Grortraugh

on 2018-04-02T21:37:12-05:00

Def a PvP Expansion

Comentario de Monae

on 2018-04-02T23:08:14-05:00

I'm sure at this point blizzard just types in some vague key words that actually means nothing and we just sit here and try picking it apart.

Comentario de ArktiqStorm

on 2018-04-02T23:30:25-05:00

I'm sure at this point blizzard just types in some vague key words that actually means nothing and we just sit here and try picking it apart.\r\rYou don't seem like you've paid attention to previous content releases and their relation to whispers\/clues found in game. On a separate note, the long countdown of the cultists on the broken shore had nothing to do with the allied races release patch, obviously. \/s