Header Image by Ultrasilvanus.
Now that patch 11.1 has been announced and the dust has settled a bit, some rumors and wishes about the potential appearance of the Sethrak are slithering in. Appropriately named SnekofVoldun has made a handy “infographic”.
The Most Wanted Allied race?
This immediately brought back calls, hopes, and wishes for the Sethrak as an Allied race. They have different interactions with the Alliance and Horde during the Battle for Azeroth war campaign in Vol’dun, but didn’t choose a side (yet). Generally the thought is that we haven’t gotten them yet due to the difficulties of armor customizations for the snakes. But that was thoroughly bashed by the Dracthyr, with their draconic forms and sparse armor pieces. And so the excuses are running dry and players want the race more and more!
- I want a sethrak allied race
- I swear, I’d throw an absurd amount of money at Blizzard on race changes if they’d just release my noodle bois as a playable race. DO YOU HEAR ME BLIZZ!?
- I don’t care how we get snakey lads. I just want the slithery bois as a playable race.
- Why were they not playable alongside their counter part the Vulpera? I just want to start a snakes only guild. (Also, check out some funny guild names here.)
There are also some more snarky comments about Blizzard still not them making them an Allied race option.
Snakes + Underground = Hard Sell
On the other hand, there’s some doubts about them appearing underground. You know, considering they’re snakes, and cold blooded. But, the Temple of Sethraliss dungeon located in northern Vol’dun does show they’ve made a large chunk of their empire underground.
- Even with all the people talking about the temple being underground I just don’t see it. They’re snakes, they like sunlight, it just doesn’t make sense in my brain for them to be underground.
- They have a surface presence, yes. However, if you enter the Temple of Sethraliss dungeon, you can see visible skyboxes that indicate a much more underground complex that the Sethrak dwell under. Even throughout the dungeon, off on the sides, you can see Sethrak living in cave-like dwellings, too.
And here’s an entertaining, funny, and downright thorough lore deep dive into the Temple of Sethraliss dungeon. All the finer points of Sethrak life and culture get discussed, including the dungeon skyboxes that show vast portions of their empire, the reasons why they would possibly join the Alliance, and the War Within fight.
One Sethrak, Kasthrik, can already be found in the War Within, in the Fungal Folly delve. She shares some information about her joining the Dragonscale Expedition, and also visiting Orgrimmar. If she’s a vanguard, and if the future sneaks in some snakes to resolve some unanswered Battle for Azeroth questions, remains to be seen.
Old Desires
The want/need for the snek boys has been around since players first laid eyes on them, and the amount of posts that constantly pop up over the years has been unending. Here are just a few:
Pre-War Within:
Then there were indications/wishes for Dragonflight:
And before that there was this awesome Warlock concept by Ultrasilvanus:
And the OG disappointments back in Battle for Azeroth itself:
