As we get closer to the March 2nd release date for World of Warcraft: Midnight, Blizzard has released a brand new animated short focusing on the story. While we got to see the journey of Lady Liadrin in the previous short, this new one revolves around Arator Windrunner—son of legendary Warcraft characters Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner. Check out the short below.
Arator’s entire life has been one marked by sacrifices, be it the one made by his parents when they decided to go beyond the Dark Portal to continue the war against demonic forces, or his current life, where he is essentially a stranger to his parents. Raised by Vereesa Windrunner, Arator would return to the Valley of Heroes in Stormwind City to pay his respects to the statues of Alleria and Turalyon.
In the meantime, Arator also joined the Order of the Silver Hand, becoming a noteworthy paladin in his own right, and even earning the title “The Redeemer”.
The animated short comes in at over five minutes in length, and gives us a thorough look at his life’s story. Throughout his childhood, Arator would be trained by Lor’themar as he lived out his life in the Elven city of Quel’Thalas. While there is plenty of focus on the struggles faced by Arator with regards to his place in the world, we also get a glimpse at his future story, and his ultimate decision to get tattoos representing both the Light and the Darkness.
World of Warcraft: Midnight is the second entry in a planned trilogy of expansions that started off with 2024’s The War Within. The story serves as a direct continuation from the previous expansion, and will this time focus on antagonist Xal’atath’s attack on the Sunwell north of Quel’Danas. Along with a bunch of new quests to tell this story, the expansion will also bring with it other new content, like a version of the Eversong Woods zone that has finally been revitalized after it was wrecked during the events of Warcraft 3, and even the Troll city of Zul’Aman. New regions include Harandar and the Voidstorm.
While there aren’t any new classes coming in with World of Warcraft: Midnight, Demon Hunter players should be quite happy to learn that they will get access to a third specialization: Devourer. It revolves around using Void energy to steal abilities from enemies. The class is also being opened up for Void Elf players.
Players who prefer teaming up with their friends will find plenty of new dungeons and world bosses to take on throughout the expansion’s zones. There is also a raid planned for release shortly after the expansion is out, giving players plenty of time to get their levels and gear in place before taking on new challenges. As for those that prefer single-player, along with a variety of new quests, the expansion will also feature brand new Delves, each of which offers up their own stories, loot, and progression systems. Professions will also see further expansion with Midnight.
Midnight will be followed up by the trilogy’s climax, dubbed The Last Titan.
