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Enemy Infiltration - Preface: Shadowlands Book on Cosmos-Wide Deception Written by a Dreadlord
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Infiltração Inimiga - Prefácio
is a book written by an anonymous spy working to topple the cosmic forces other than Death. There are hints this may even be a dreadlord, which would have huge lore implications if they've been serving Death, not the Burning Legion, all along.
Thank you to
Kxox_7
for bringing this to our attention.
Full Book Text
To our most wondrous and resplendent Master,
I am pleased to state that, after a lengthy study of our rivals, I have completed my observations.
Please accept this briefing in advance of my complete report, which shall follow forthwith.
We anticipate that certain of our targets will be more challenging to topple than others. But each is prone to manipulation in different ways, and our agents have already woven themselves into their very fabric.
This is, after all, the solemn duty for which you sired us. As you are fond of saying: Once a desire is understood, it can be exploited.
Enough prologue. Allow me to summarize our findings.
In many ways, the titans will be the easiest to manipulate. Their singular goal is to impose structure upon everything they see.
Show them a force that opposes their drive for Order, and they will be consumed by their urge to eradicate it.
Their pantheon, so seemingly united in purpose, is vulnerable to fracturing.
The void lords all but welcome us with open arms. They are so preoccupied with their thousand truths that they ignore the lies we sow in their very midst.
I believe we can leverage their vast reach to position them as a foil against our other rivals.
We remain wary, though. Since they are observant of multiple outcomes, it is conceivable they could anticipate our coming.
Similar to the titans, the naaru and their keepers are singular in purpose. Their adherence to a linear path is an obvious shortcoming.
They savor nothing more than being proved right, so if they believe they have converted one of us to their precious Light, they will trust that agent implicitly.
The adherents to Life are the most insidious of opponents, perhaps because their nature is so antithetical to our own.
Still, we learned much from observing the link between their plane and Ardenweald, and we have high confidence that a vulnerability has been identified.
Our operative has already gained the trust of her target.
And as previously discussed, our position within the plane of Disorder is proceeding flawlessly. Consuming fel energy is not a pleasant process, but a necessary one.
The deception you have architected will bear fruit in the ages to come.
As ever, we shall serve as your unseen hand. We will poison every host foolish enough to invite us into their midst.
I remain, as always, your faithful servant.
Cosmology Chart
Identity of the Author - A Dreadlord?
We do not know who penned
Infiltração Inimiga - Prefácio
but the line "They savor nothing more than being proved right, so if they believe they have converted one of us to their precious Light, they will trust that agent implicitly" could reference
Lothráxion
, a holy dreadlord introduced in Legion who serves the Army of the Light. The author's demonic background is further indicated in "Consuming fel energy is not a pleasant process, but a necessary one." The
Afterlives: Maldraxxus
cinematic depicted
Draka stealing intel from the Burning Legion
, an organization we assumed was defeat at the end of the Legion expansion, but has deep roots in the Shadowlands due to the creation of the Scourge.
If the Nathrezim have been working for the Jailer all along, it explains how the Burning Legion could have acquired the Helm of Domination and Frostmourne, as the Nathrezim were skilled smiths and Mal'Ganis drove Arthas to pick up Frostmourne. Don't forget that Varimathras, also a dreadlord, watched over Sylvanas in the Undercity and warned us about her plans in Antorus. Looking back, the "true darkness" likely referred to the threat of the Shadowlands/Death:
Alliance:
Varimathras: So, your Alliance still endures. Longer than I expected, though she has already planted the seeds of its downfall. She is patient, that one.
Varimathras: When your thrones run red with betrayal... when your holy places burn and the shattered mask hangs above your hearth... only then you will know. And it will be too late.
Varimathras: It matters not. You are blind to the true darkness closing in around you.
Horde:
Varimathras: So, she found me at last. Sent her underlings to finish the job.
Varimathras: Tell me, when she seized your throne of hides and bones, was your allegiance forced? No... I'd wager you surrendered it willingly... or were convinced you did.
Varimathras: It matters not. You are blind to the darkness in your midst.
Furthermore, if consuming fel energy was "unpleasant," this implies that the Dreadlords were not truly allied with the Burning Legion, but had ulterior motives. This could explain how they described recent events, which would include the defeat of the Legion, as "proceeding flawlessly" since defeat means one cosmic force has been subjugated.
We've known that the Dreadlords are highly-intelligent and manipulative, as described in the Archaeology item
Cetro dos Nathrezim
, and the measures taken in this book prove how cunning they are:
The Nathrezim, also known as dreadlords, act as intelligence agents and interrogators of the Burning Legion. While they are powerful foes on the battlefield, they prefer to turn nations against each other through manipulation and guile.
Is Sire Denathrius a Dreadlord?
Several people in the comments have pointed out model similarities between Denathrius and Dreadlords. We see similar horns, hooves, male Draenei body structure, and shoulder armor comparing Denathrius' model to a Dreadlord from
Warcraft III: Reforged
.
We know that he created the Venthyr in his image, but what if he also created the Dreadlords as they look quite similar to him? The book says "the solemn duty for which you sired us" which could refer to Denathrius raising an army of dreadlords.
The Accuser may have also referenced a past history with the dreadlords when interrogating Denathrius in
Uma lição de humildade
, as she exclaims "You were once the lord of dread. Now? Now your teeth have lost their terror," although that could be reading too much into it as "dread" is a pretty common and neutral term.
Il'gynoth Whispers
This book also references another Il'gynoth whisper, which throughout
Legion
and
Battle for Azeroth
have come true in twisted ways. The author even seems aware of the Il'gynoth whispers predicting the future, noting "We remain wary, though. Since they are observant of multiple outcomes, it is conceivable they could anticipate our coming."
There's been a lot of speculation over the line "The cunning ones kneel before six masters, but serve only one" throughout the years, and it fits incredibly well here as the author of this book serves one master, Death, but talks about tricking the other forces on the cosmology chart - Titans, Void Lords, Naaru, Life, Disorder. Another whisper, "Six seats at the high table. Six mouths that hunger. One will consume all others," could refer to the plans of the Jailer to defeat the other forces.
Higher Powers of the Light
There's also an interesting line about "naaru and their keepers"--while we know that the opposing force, Shadow, has the Old Gods and the higher-ranking Void Lords, we don't know much about the Light forces above the naaru. There's been some hints that Elune could be above the naaru, as she's missing from the cosmology chart, such as
Que a deusa zele por você
I was going through some ancient cosmology tomes when I stumbled upon a passage indicating that the prime naaru may have been created by Elune during the great ordering of Light and Shadow.
If Elune did create Xe'ra, then it stands to reason that we could use the Tears of Elune to unlock the secrets of Light's Heart.
One of the mysteries Tyrande hopes to solve is why Elune abandoned the Night Elves during the Burning of Teldrassil, and if Death has been waging a war against Light, it could explain her recent weakness.
Titans and Sargeras
The part about the Titans could refer to the Nathrezim sending Sargeras down a path of destruction.
Show them a force that opposes their drive for Order, and they will be consumed by their urge to eradicate it.
In
Chronicle
, we learned that Sargeras interrogated the Nathrezim, but why should we believe them if they are masters of trickery?
Sensing their evil, Sargeras captured and ruthlessly interrogated the nathrezim. The broken demons revealed what they had learned about the Old Gods and the intentions of the void lords. If the powers of the Void succeeded in corrupting a nascent titan, it would awaken as an unspeakably dark creature. No power in creation, not even the Pantheon, could stand against it. In time, the warped titan would consume all matter and energy in the universe, bringing every mote of existence under the void lords' will.
Sargeras expressed his growing fear that existence itself was already flawed--an idea that he had come to terms with following his encounter with the Old Gods. Only by burning away all of creation could the titans stand a chance of thwarting the void lord's ultimate goal.
This led to fracturing of the Pantheon with Sargeras parting ways, and ultimately the creation of the Burning Legion and defeat of his fellow titans with fel fire.
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