ebookland Chapter 154 The show begins
Chapter 154 The show begins
Dalaran is a city-state, a castle, and a small country.
The upper level is the Kirin Tor Council, with six councilors representing mages from their respective factions. 'Lord' and 'Lord's Wife' refer to the current Grand Councilor Rhonin and his wife Vereesa & Windrunner.
In reality, Dalaran is not ruled by the city lord, nor by any one member of the Council of Six; they usually decide by vote.
Wherever there are people, there will be conflicts and struggles for power and status.
Dalaran tacitly recognizes strength and merit as paramount, and seniority and positions are determined by elections among its citizens. Of course, the prerequisite for election is that eligible citizens must be mages whose strength and character are recognized...
Since the world descended into chaos, the Alliance, the Horde, and various other factions have vied for supremacy on two continents. Dalaran is no longer the purely human magical kingdom it once was.
Vereesa & Windrunner is not a member of the Council of Six; she is an elven ranger-general skilled in archery. The Silver Covenant refers to the alliance forged between the high elves and humans in the past, where they helped each other fight against the evil forces that would destroy the world...
Lady Mordra, whose age and qualifications are unknown, actually represents the ancient orthodox lineage of human mages... On the surface, she stands on the side of the Silver Covenant.
Mordra's comrades, Master Anton Danis and Master Drendon, died in the battle that destroyed Dalaran during the Scourge's invasion. The Council of Six included Kel'Thuzad, Anton Danis, Drendon, Krasus, and Kael'thas!
However, among this group, some died, some fled, some betrayed, and some fell into depravity...
Lady Mordra has witnessed Dalaran's destruction and reconstruction multiple times, and in the new Council of Six, her stance is not easily swayed by race or anything else...
Everything for the sake of this world itself!
As an ancient and surviving member of the Tirisfal Arcane Council, and possibly even the only surviving human archmage of the Council of Tirisfal... Archmage Mordra has not forgotten the purpose and responsibility of the Council of Tirisfal, the Arcane Council, the Kirin Tor, and Dalaran.
Even the Guardians of Azeroth, the 'human weapon' forged by the Council of Tirisfal by gathering the power of human and elven mages... Aegwynn and her son Medivh both broke free from control and established their own power base in Karazhan...
Lady Mordra still hopes that the Guardians and the Tirisfal Arcane Society will restore order to this world!
Mordra mentored the human radical Ansrem & Ruin... not just because Ansrem & Ruin were exceptionally talented human mage geniuses...
He is proficient in all types of magic, and has a particularly unique understanding of arcane talent...
The last person with such talent and erudition was Master Anton Danis. However, Anslem was not only erudite, but also power-hungry... his pursuit of status and his unwavering adherence to human orthodoxy were deeply ingrained...
Mordra and Ansrem, two staunch humanists, are generally considered to be Kirin Tor chairmen who are absolutely on the side of the Alliance or the human race.
The remaining figures, Rhonin himself, as the High Chancellor and Khadgar, the new human guardian who returned from Outland with treasures and news of demons... are also pure and powerful human heroes.
It seems that only Aethas & the Sunreaver are on the Horde's side... His position is not actually very secure, but fortunately, Mordra is very fond of the Blood Elves' joining and returning.
She was actually a close friend and ally of Aethas; they were both members of the Tirisfal Arcane Order, although Aethas & the Sunreavers were only peripheral members back then...
Krasus, this more mysterious yet powerful mage, is known among the well-informed as Master Rhonin's teacher. He is not only a powerful and ancient councilor but also a magical genius of the red dragonflight...
Krasus has always silently protected Dalaran...
The visiting blue dragon emissary was surprised and amused by the fact that the little red dragon Korestraz, who was using the alias Krasus, had become a high-ranking member of Dalaran.
Blue dragons are natural-born holders of magical power, and their attitude towards other casters is mostly one of contempt and hostility... especially the Blue Dragon King, who, after years of contemplation following the death of his mate, concluded that mortals are unworthy of magic...
The Blue Dragon King, leading his Blue Dragonflight, waged war against all mortals, and was even extremely enraged by the Red Dragons and the Dragonslewing Legion, who sided with humanity... The two sides fought endlessly in the Land of the Ancestral Dragons, the Dragonblight, and the Nexus...
Because of this incident, our Dalaran leader Rhonin and his teacher Krasus (the little red dragon) had to travel to Northrend ahead of schedule to help the Wyrmrest Alliance...
Dalaran's current internal weakness stems from the loss of two major combat forces. Fortunately, with Mordra, Khadgar, and Aethas & the Sunreavers holding down the fort, the city remains as safe as ever under the purple veil...
Until Ambermill fell...
This matter is related to the new Speaker of the human faction Ansrem, and the Silver Covenant is also fueling the flames. The so-called 'Lady of the City' Vereesa & Windrunner were the first to support the attack on Undercity.
It's unclear what her mindset is. The Queen of Undercity is her own sister... Perhaps in Vereesa's heart, her sister, the former ruler of Silvermoon City and High Elf General Sylvanas, is already dead...
What remains now is a filthy undead demon...
Vereesa didn't know how to face the Queen of the Forsaken. Her eyes were only on the enemies of Silvermoon City, Lordaeron, Dalaran, and the entire Human Alliance of Justice—the evil Scourge or the undead monsters they created...
Regardless of whether it's just or not, the Silver Covenant and the radical Master Ansrem are unwavering, fanatical, and obsessed with the idea of humans or elves annihilating orcs and undead...
However, in actual Kirin Tor voting and decision-making, the human faction does not seem to have an advantage...
Neutral forces have always been the mainstream... Khadgar, who bears the title of 'Guardian of Humanity', has always maintained a so-called neutral stance, but Ansrem always felt that this guy had already sided with Aethas and the Sunreavers!
Lady Mordred also played coy, always adopting a vague stance on crucial matters, neither supporting nor opposing... At this moment, Ansrem really wished that High Chancellor Rhonin was in Dalaran, or at the very least, that Jaina, the former disciple of Master Anton Danis, could come to their aid, so that humanity might be able to regain its voice!
Jaina's current stance is ambiguous regarding both the orcs and the Alliance; she and a group of followers are barely surviving in Theramore, Dustwallow Marsh, Kalimdor...
Claiming to be a prophet of the Blood Raven Prophet, they insist on searching for traces of the black dragon there...
Ansrem was furious at the lack of unity among humans! He had watched helplessly as the number of alien races and monsters in Dalaran increased...
The lower levels of the sewer system had even formed several separate areas, filthy and seemingly home to bandits and a black market...
"It's all the fault of those Sunreavers, those blood elves who sided with the evil Horde!"
This contradiction, though imperceptible, amplified after the fall of Ambermill... Within Dalaran, besides the Kirin Tor, the Sunreavers, and the Argent Covenant... a fourth, scattered yet immense force gradually emerged...
Instigated by a fourth force... Lorraine is fortunate enough to witness a spectacular show: a chaotic battle among mages—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...
He craned his neck to look at the various parties involved in the conflict from behind the crowd...
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