Sethrak

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Not to be confused with Sethekk.
Sethrak
Sethrak concept art.jpg
Concept art
Classification Medium Humanoid
Faction/Affiliation Faithless, Devoted, Zandalari Empire
Racial capital Temple of Sethraliss
Racial leader(s) IconSmall Sethrak.gif Vorrik
  Formerly IconSmall Sethrak.gif Emperor Korthek †
Racial mount IconSmall Krolusk.gif Krolusk
IconSmall Pterrordax2.gif Pterrordax
Homeworld Azeroth
Environment Deserts
Area(s) Vol'dun
Sources: Battle for Azeroth

The sethrak are a race of serpent people living in Vol'dun on Zandalar. [1] They are split into two factions - the loa-worshipping Devoted, and the war-faring Faithless. The Faithless Empire has existed in Vol'dun for millennia, but remained mostly underground until recent times.[2] Wherever the sethrak go, sand begins to spread as they magically change the environment into what they are comfortable with.[3]

History

The sethrak once lived united as one, just as their loa Sethraliss would have wanted.[4] Thousands of years ago, they and Zandalari trolls lived in harmony in Vol'dun and worshiped Sethraliss together.[5][6][7]

During the war between the trolls and the aqir[6] roughly 16,000 years ago,[8] the C'Thraxxi warbringer Mythrax the Unraveler descended upon Vol'dun. He slaughtered trolls and sethrak alike. Sethraliss sacrificed herself to save them, but though she struck Mythrax down, Mythrax was still able to destroy the disc at the heart of Atul'Aman. After witnessing the destruction firsthand, the sethrak knew that something had to be done to prevent anyone from raising Mythrax again. The great sage[9] Sulthis - known for being immensely powerful - therefore became the first Keeper[10] with Vorrik and Korthek soon chosen to join him. The three worked together to seal Mythrax within the great pyramid[11] using three keystones[12]. Only with all three keys, one held by each Keeper, could the great beast ever be released again.

Despite the defeat and imprisonment of Mythrax, with Sethraliss' death the jungles of Vol'dun transformed into a vast desert, causing most of the trolls to abandon the region. The sethrak, however, remained, and continued to survive and thrive in Vol'dun. They considered the dunes the holiest of holy grounds.[6] The sethrak appear to have inhabited the abandoned troll city of Zul'Ahjin during this time, as the three Keepers are immortalized as equals there. [13]

As the sands continued to spread, Korthek grew power-hungry and sought to free Mythrax, intending to use it as a weapon to conquer all of Zuldazar. He gathered like-minded sethrak, who became known as the Faithless, and declared himself emperor. The sethrak who follow Vorrik and still worship Sethraliss, known as the Devoted, have been fighting the Faithless ever since.[11]

There is a sethrak incursion into the neighboring Nazmir, looking for shadow magic to power their  [Skycaller Gem].[14] They have also destroyed the village of Dol'watha in Zuldazar.

As the sethrak civil war unfolded, champions of both the Alliance and the Horde aided the Devoted against the Faithless, with each faction rescuing Vorrik at different points in the conflict.[15][16] Though Vorrik has long held out hope of being able to convince Korthek peacefully to abandon his heresy, he resolved that all of Zandalar remains at risk as long as Korthek and his allies hold even one key to Mythrax's prison. Thus Vorrik and the Horde champion traveled north to sneak into Korthek's fortress and confront the "emperor" together.[17] With the help of the vulpera, Vorrik and his ally wreak havoc on the Faithless' fortress, and confront Emperor Korthek. However, during the fight, the emperor reveals that Jakra'zet already has Korthek's keystone and has likely retrieved Sulthis and Vorrik's stones, which were left unguarded at the Sanctuary of the Devoted. Eventually, Korthek is defeated and tells Vorrik that he never forced any of the sethrak to follow him and that their people are conquerors. Vorrik replies that "Our people are dead, because of you", then kills the emperor.[18]

While Sethraliss' avatar would eventually join the Devoted at their temple,[19] the Faithless would strike against Zuldazar, as Zul and his forces sought to destroy the Great Seal.[20]

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The Faithless within the Temple of Sethraliss came under attack by Emeni, where after killing one hundred sethrak, she believed that a whole new generation would fear her name.[21]

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At an unknown point in time, the Temple of Sethraliss was regained by the Devoted, who have been slowly fostering relations with the vulpera.

By the year 42 ADP, while the sethrak civil war was said to have been over for years, an undercurrent of mourning and exhaustion persisted, and the reputation of the Faithless still hanged over the sethrak. Meanwhile, members of both the Devoted and Faithless made their way to the Temple of Akunda to worship Akunda, while Thalyssra saw two sethrak in the service of Kimbul.

The vulpera were thinking of taking over the Scorched Sands Outpost as a trading post to share with the Devoted, though there was some wariness to be healed along with the old wounds.[22]

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After the sethrak civil war settled, Kasthrik boarded a ship to Orgrimmar, and from there wandered the Dragon Isles. In time, she encountered and joined the Dragonscale Expedition, and ventured to the Isle of Dorn, where she explored the Fungal Folly delve. She plans on returning to Vol'dun, in order to share stories of everything she's seen with her people.[23]

Culture

Sethrak Spire.

The Devoted sethrak worship the loa Sethraliss and wield lightning magic. There is an ancient sethrak belief that loa can be reborn.[24]

Sethrak are a very long-lived race. Vorrik and Korthek were alive 16,000 years ago to witness Sethraliss' demise. Emeni, a sethrak princess in life, may be even older, as it is said she lived in a 'time of peace'[25], and at a point in history when the title of 'princess' was still applicable to sethrak culture - suggesting she lived in the time before the Empire's rise at a minimum, and prior even to the Aqir war at maximum. While Emeni is dead, it is revealed in the quest N [60] Ember Court: Maldraxxus Army that her childhood rival still lives in the present day.

The sethrak skycallers, gifted with the power to command the storm, use their magic to summon great spires that turn the earth into sand.[26] Lightning strikes that hit sethrak spires are used to send messages across large distances in a manner similar to smoke signals.[27] The spires are also used to transport sethrak, who emerge from underground via them.[28]

Korthek's empire has slave markets comprised mostly of vulpera,[29] but keep tortollan[30][31] slaves as well. They even sell children.[32]

Sethrak weapons are crafted from skyglass and other materials that can only be found in Vol'dun.[33]

Sethrak keep krolusks as mounts, packbeasts, and warsteeds.

Some sethrak practiced the ways of blood inscription since before the Faithless and Devoted split.[34]

Notable

Name Role Status Location
Neutral  Sulthis First of the Keepers Deceased Unknown
Neutral  Vorrik Keeper, leader of the Devoted Alive Vol'dun
Mob  Emperor Korthek Former Keeper, emperor of the Faithless Killable Vol'dun
Neutral  Serrik Follower of the Devoted Deceased Vol'dun
Neutral  Emeni Former Sethrak Princess Active Maldraxxus

Notes and trivia

  • Due to the many similarities between sethrak and trolls, some players previously speculated that the sethrak used to be trolls at some point. However, Alex Afrasiabi confirmed in a BlizzCon 2018 interview that this is not the case.[6]
  • The sethrak are partly inspired by Bedouins.[35]
  • The sethrak make for the third humanoid snake model in Warcraft, after the naga and the slith.
  • Sethrak may reproduce very slowly, as the quest N [60] Ember Court: Maldraxxus Army reveals Emeni's neighbor's descendant, Fangcaller Srillik the Twelfth is only twelfth in a bloodline that is likely multiple-thousands of years old.
  • The same quest suggests the Faithless still have a hold over the Temple of Sethraliss even in the present day, and maintain impressive numbers despite their Emperor's death.
  • They look similar to the titan-forged refti.

Gallery

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  • Concept art of sethrak cosrume.
    Concept art of sethrak cosrume.
  • Concept art of sethrak cages.
    Concept art of sethrak cages.
  • Concept art of sethrak architecture.
    Concept art of sethrak architecture.
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References

 
  1. ^ 2017-11-03, WOW: BATTLE FOR AZEROTH NEW CONTINENTS, ZONES, BLIZZCON 2017. Blizzpro, retrieved on 2017-04-11
  2. ^ H [30-60] Into the Dunes
  3. ^ BlizzCon 2017, World of Warcraft Demo | Nazmir Zone
  4. ^ H [30-60] Unlikely Allies
  5. ^  [Blowgun of the Sethra]
  6. ^ a b c d The Lost Codex 2018-11-03. Blizzcon 2018 Interview: Alex Afrasiabi & Patrick Dawson - Story and Systems | The Lost Codex. YouTube. Retrieved on 2018-11-03.
  7. ^ Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment 2018-08-06. Battle for Azeroth: Vol’dun Visitor’s Guide - WoW. Retrieved on 2018-08-21.
  8. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 70
  9. ^ A [35-60] The Keepers' Keys
  10. ^ Keeper Sulthis
  11. ^ a b H [30-60] The Keepers' Keys
  12. ^ Vorrik's Keystone
  13. ^ H [30-60] Magic Decoder Device
  14. ^ H [20-60] No Mercy for Sithis
  15. ^ A [35-60] Friends in Strange Places
  16. ^ H [30-60] A Powerful Prisoner
  17. ^ H [30-60] The Missing Key
  18. ^ H [30-60] The Fall of Emperor Korthek
  19. ^ H [35-50D] Temple of Sethraliss: Avatar of the Loa
  20. ^ H [30-60] Zandalar Forever!
  21. ^ N [60] Ember Court: Maldraxxus Army
  22. ^ Exploring Azeroth: Islands and Isles, pg. 72, 75-76
  23. ^ Kasthrik
  24. ^  [Rebirth Creed]
  25. ^ The Legend of Emeni, the Kinslayer
  26. ^ H [30-60] Skycaller Slaughter
  27. ^ H [10-60] I Spy a Spire
  28. ^ H [20-60] Return to Dust
  29. ^ H [30-60] Armed and Ready
  30. ^ Tortollan Slave
  31. ^ Faithless Dealer
  32. ^ H [30-60] The Little Ones
  33. ^  [Sethrak Weapon]
  34. ^ N Inscription [50D] Temple of Sethraliss: Booking on a Favor
  35. ^ Jimmy Lo. Sethrak Environment Concept. ArtStation. Retrieved on 2018-10-20. - "Here's a concept of the Sethrak Caves. We gave these guys a bedouin like feel along with the idea that they made their home in the caves to escape harsh environment of Vol'dun and to harness power hidden deep within."

External links

External link [1] World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth - Sethrak creature, David Edwards, Blizzard Entertainment
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