wow New 10.2 Book Hints at Patch 11.0 Expansion?

[Stan 5,239]

A new book discovered by Ursoc on the 10.2 PTR tells a story of a dragon named "Erinethria" and her bold adventures "Beyond the Storming Sea", possibly hinting at Patch 11.0 and the next WoW expansion.

The book has 9 pages and here's the full transcript:

Transcript 1 In the days when the kingdom of dragons was young, brave Erinethria's emerald wings soared above the clouds. The fastest flier of her day, she feared no enemy. Nor would she back down from any challenge. Alas, her courage would be her undoing. 2 Erinethria had flown to the far corners of Kalimdor and back. She had witnessed wondrous sights, and loved to share stories of them with her kin. Yet there came a day when Erinethria felt she had seen all there was to see of the world. She grew bored. Restless. 3 Erinethria sought the wisdom of Keeper Tyr. "Great keeper, is there any mystery left for me to discover? Any riddle yet to be solved?" "Everything you need is here, child. What more could you want to see? What else could you seek to know?" 4 As the dragon's brow furrowed, a cool wind blew in from the west. "The breeze, great keeper. I wish to see the place from whence the winds are born." Tyr grew solemn. "Beyond the Storming Sea lies only ruin. Stay close to home. Stay close to kin." 5 Tyr's warning hung like a shadow over Erinethria's heart. It clashed again and again with her deep yearning for answers.  One bright morning, the green dragons bid farewell to her clutchmates. "Fear not," she told them, "for I can fly higher than any storm. Faster than any thunder. and when I know from whence the west winds come, I shall return home and tell you all!" 6 And with that, Erinethria soared into the sky. Moons passed. And still more. Yet brave Erinethria did not return. Even Ysera woke from her dreaming to aid in the search. But there was no sign to be found. 7 Most believed that Erinethria was lost to the Storming Sea. That her nightly wings grew tired and torn by the harsh winds, and that she tumbled into the roiling waters. But some greens claimed that they saw her in their dreams. That she reached a land beyond, where she raised a brood of her own. 8 Surely after all these ages, we must accept the truth of her loss. While we honor her courage, we must remember the wisdom she failed to heed. Beyond the Storming Sea lies only ruin. Stay close to home. Stay close to kin. 9 Beware, beware, the wind from the west. Its call holds only doom, For if you take wings across storm and sea, You shall share Erinethria's tomb.

Summary

The book tells a story of a green dragon named Erinethria, famed for her unparalleled flying skills and bravery. Having explored vast expanses of Kalimdor, she still yearned for more. Despite Keeper Tyr's warnings against venturing beyond the Storming Sea, her curiosity led her to seek the source of the west winds.

Sadly, she never returned after her departure. While most believed she perished in the Storming Seas, some dreamt of her in distant lands. The tale ends with a cautionary reminder of the perilous call of the western winds and the importance of listening to advice.

"Beware, beware, the winds from the west. Its call holds only doom."

So far, we know the Patch 11.0 Heroic Edition pre-order mount is called Algarian Stomrider and we expect Blizzard to reveal the next expansion at BlizzCon 2023.

[Cheatcho 46]

Arya Stark 2.0. But I still love the idea of a giant completely unexplored continent on the planet filled with dragons, wonders and treasures.

[Rori 0]

Based on the other datamining it seems obvious that Stormridingᵀᴹ is gonna be dragonriding 2.0

But this line here:

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But some greens claimed that they saw her in their dreams. That she reached a land beyond, where she raised a brood of her own.

Could this mean that the way we start the expansion is by travelling through the emerald dream to this new (part of the) world? We meet someone from her brood. Or maybe its time for Malfurion to shine again? And then we gather an expedition similar to dragon isles to follow through the storm

[Roriwix 4]

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But some greens claimed that they saw her in their dreams. That she reached a land beyond, where she raised a brood of her own.

This line here makes me think that someone is going to reach the new place through the Emerald Dream (Malfurion?) and then we are going to gather an expedition similar to Dragon Isles and fly through the storm to "save" them

[Migol 433]

When you've already hidden not one but two continents with an enchanted fog, you use an enchanted storm I guess XD

[Arcling 898]

4 hours ago, Migol said:

When you've already hidden not one but two continents with an enchanted fog, you use an enchanted storm I guess XD

They really like to reuse this idea of "hidden or imprisoned for the last 10,000 years!". There was also Illidan, Suramar and more. No one will be surprised to see another continent being revealed, but it's weird how they remain hidden. No one tried to sail or fly through there? It's also funny how all these long forgotten places are getting revealed now, thousands of years and nothing! Now, within a decade or so, everything is getting revealed.

[Cham79 87]

12 hours ago, Arcling said:

They really like to reuse this idea of "hidden or imprisoned for the last 10,000 years!". There was also Illidan, Suramar and more. No one will be surprised to see another continent being revealed, but it's weird how they remain hidden. No one tried to sail or fly through there? It's also funny how all these long forgotten places are getting revealed now, thousands of years and nothing! Now, within a decade or so, everything is getting revealed.

I guess defeating the legion twice , the old gods, the lich king, the elemental lords, deathwing and ending the faction war 4 times in those 15 or so years really freed up their time for exploring

[Arcling 898]

12 hours ago, Cham79 said:

I guess defeating the legion twice , the old gods, the lich king, the elemental lords, deathwing and ending the faction war 4 times in those 15 or so years really freed up their time for exploring

Exactly, but between Sundering and now over 10,000 years have passed. Yet for most of that time majority of people thought there were only Eastern Kingdoms, Northrend and Kalimdor on Azeroth! There was a lot of time for exploring before crazy invasions started happening every year or two.