關於 the witness 黑曜石 ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

原文出處
https://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25626575587&sid=1



彩色好讀圖文版
https://wow.zone.gamebase.com.tw/zone/wow/news/4715/topic/90015956/1



Most of your questions fell into one of four categories:

大部份你們的問題都可以分類成以下四種類別


* Questions that will be answered by soon-to-be-released published content
(such as the upcoming novel The Shattering by Christie Golden)

1.可以在快發行的出版物中找到答案的問題，如 Christie Golden 撰寫的新小說。


* Questions that will be answered by soon-to-be-released game content
(patches 3.3.5 and 3.9.0, as well as the Cataclysm expansion)

2.在即將上線的遊戲內容可以找到答案的問題，如 Patch 3.3.5和 Patch 3.9.0以及浩劫
與重生資料片。


* Questions that can't be answered at this time without thoroughly spoiling
future game and published content

3.可能會對未來要發表的遊戲內容產生劇透的問題。


* Questions that we can answer now, if only partially

4.可以現在回答的問題


Using your questions (verbatim!) from category #4, the CDev team has been
meeting with Chris Metzen and Alex Afrasiabi to nail down answers that we can
share with you now. So get your secret decoder rings ready, kids! Here comes
the first set of answers!

Blizzard 將只回答屬於第四種類型的問題。



Q: What happened to all of the Scourge’s Obsidian Destroyers?
A: The entities known as obsidian destroyers are actually enslaved titan
constructs that were once called the tol'vir. The tol'vir were created to
maintain titan lore repositories and titan machinery surrounding the titan
cities of Ulduar and Uldum. Not long after the troll empires divided the
insectoid kingdom of the aqir, the aqir that travelled north discovered and
overthrew the tol'vir society in Northrend. These aqir would eventually
become the race we know as the nerubians today, having adapted the tol'vir's
architecture for their own purposes. Similarly, the aqir that travelled south
ransacked and overthrew a titan research station near Uldum, renaming
themselves the qiraji and calling their new home Ahn'Qiraj. Although the
Scourge would eventually consume the nerubian empire and throw its few
remaining tol'vir slaves into the front lines, it's possible that more
tol'vir still exist in the hidden titan city of Uldum or deep within the
remnants of Azjol-Nerub.

問：
天譴軍的黑曜石毀滅者發生了何事，為何我們見不到他們？

答：
黑曜石毀滅者是被奴役的泰坦造物，一個名叫托維爾的種族。
創造托維爾的目的是為了保衛奧度亞和奧丹姆周邊的知識庫和機械區。
在遠古的食人妖帝國帝國打敗亞基蟲人並迫使他們分裂成兩個國家，
前往北方的亞基蟲人發現並推翻了在北裂境的托維爾文明，
這些亞基蟲人最終成為了我們今天所稱的奈幽蜘蛛人，
他們將被吞噬的托維爾納為自己的一部份。
同樣的，南下的亞基蟲人占領了一個奧丹姆附近的泰坦研究站，
然後將自己稱為其拉蟲人、新家稱為安其拉。
雖然北方的天譴軍最終消滅了阿茲歐-奈幽帝國，
並且把殘存的少量托維爾奴隸投入前線，
但是可能仍然有更多的托維爾存在於隱藏的泰坦之城奧丹姆或阿茲歐-奈幽遺跡的深處。


**個人補充 -
黑曜石守護者在這次官方正式出來說明前，
還有兩種不同的官方說法，
一個是由第一代巫妖王親手贈與的，
第二個說法則是安其拉帝國的雙子皇帝親手創造出來的魔法生物。
於是現在官方的新說法就可以說是吃書，
將先前兩個說法都推翻掉，
不過如果仔細看原文，
會發現第一種說法是使用 believed to be gifts granted by Ner'zhul，
第二種則是 but legends speak of Vek'lor himself hammering out the first statue
in a molten forge，
也就是其實他們是用 believe to 和 legends speak 這兩種所謂故事中人物自己記載
的的主觀想法 (flavor lore)，
而這個在官方真歷史中就不一定是真的。
用一句簡單的話來解釋就是：
遊戲和故事中人物說的話不一定是正確的。




Q: The Blood Knights of Silvermoon lack direction. None of them were seen in
Northrend, and it is very unclear whether the Order still exists, or if it's
been disbanded. It's also very unclear where the Blood Knights obtain their
power, now. It used to be the Naaru, but then... remnants of the naaru.
Surely these remnants are all but tapped now. Do we obtain power from the
Sunwell?
A: As of the end of the Burning Crusade expansion, blood elves who wield the
Light do so through the power of the renewed Sunwell. It is a harmonious
relationship, no longer one of discord caused by the blood elves' attempts to
bend the Light to their will, which will likely have a positive effect on
blood elf society in the long run. Look forward to updates that reflect this
change in the Silvermoon and Blood Knight quests.

問：
銀月城的血騎士現在缺少了目標，
他們沒有任何人出現在北裂境，
現在也不清楚這個組織是否還存在、是否已經解散了。
而且現在血騎士的力量來源也不明確，
我們知道曾經是來自納魯，
後來是納魯的殘餘精華。
但這些殘餘物現在一定已經被吸乾了，
因此血騎士現在是從太陽井中獲取力量嗎？

答：
在燃燒的遠征結尾時，
血精靈開始從重生的太陽井中獲取聖光的能量，
這是一種和諧的關系，
他們不再強制要求聖光屈服在他們的意志之下。
從長遠來看，這將對血精靈的社會發展產生正面的影響，
請期待關於銀月城和血騎士任務在浩劫與重生中的變化。




Q: What happened to Frostmourne after it was shattered?
A: While this is a closely guarded secret, we'll trust you to be discreet: no
one knows where the remnants of Frostmourne are now.

問：
被打碎的符文劍霜之哀傷哪去了？

答：
這是一個相當機密的秘密，但我們相信你會很小心：
答案就是目前沒人知道霜之哀傷的殘骸到哪裡去了。




Q: Will we be hearing from any of the old or neglected human nations in Cata,
specifically Stromgarde, Kul'tiras, and the remnants of Alterac (hey,
Deathwing paraded around as an Alterac noble before)?
A: With the revamp of the classic World of Warcraft zones, players will get a
chance to see how the fallen nations of Stromgarde and Alterac have fared
over the last few years. Kul Tiras, the island nation, will not be visible at
the start of Cataclysm - something about tectonic plates shifting it out to
sea....

問：
我們會在浩劫與重生中聽到任何有關於以前或是被忽略的人類王國的消息嗎？
比如激流堡、庫爾提拉斯，還有奧特蘭克？

答：
在我們翻新舊世界時，玩家們會有機會看到激流堡的和奧特蘭克近年來的遭遇。
至於庫爾提拉斯在浩劫與重生初期的時候不會出現，
某些海洋板塊的運動已經把他們帶到了更遠的海......




Q: What is the nature of the Void state of the Na'aru? For a being of the
Light, turning into such a dark being seems like a heavy weakness. Sucking in
souls and causing destruction simply because of a loss in strength greatly
diminishes their saintly image. Though, this might be a reason they don't act
in combat very much, as turning on your army due to fatigue wouldn't be good
for morale.
A: Because three cases of this "cycle" have been demonstrated in Nagrand,
Auchindoun, and Sunwell Plateau (K'ure, D'ore, and M'uru, respectively),
players may have received the wrong impression with regard to the magnitude
and rarity of these events: it is EXCEEDINGLY rare for a naaru to fall into a
void state, and even rarer for a fallen naaru to be brought back into the
Light. A naaru's fall into the void represents a catastrophic loss for the
naaru and for the forces of the Light, and it is the saddest, most
heart-wrenching event for the naaru to witness. Conversely, a naaru being
reborn into the Light brings renewed hope and sense of purpose to every
naaru; if energy beings could weep tears of joy, this would do it.

問：
納魯的虛空狀態的本質是什麼？
會從如此光明的存在轉化為成如此黑暗的生物可以說是他們這個種族的致命傷。
吸收靈魂和造成大毀滅的行為大大破壞了他們聖潔的形象。
雖然這或許就是他們不常在戰鬥中親自出場的原因，
如果他們衰弱的話就變成敵人的那刻對自己軍隊的士氣不好。

答：
因為這種生命循環的三個階段已經在納格蘭，
奧金頓和太陽之井（庫爾、迪歐瑞，和莫魯）被展示出來了，
玩家們可能被這些罕見的事件誤導從而產生錯誤的印象：
對於納魯來說陷入虛空形態是“極其”罕見的，
一個已經陷落的納魯想要返回光明形態也同樣罕見。
一個陷入虛空形態的納魯對於聖光軍團來說是一種災難性的損失，
對納魯自身來說也是最悲慘最令人痛心的。
相反的，以光明形態重生也給每一位納魯新的希望和使命。
如果能量生物也能喜極而泣的話，
納魯一定會因為重生而淚流滿面。


**個人補充 -
原本一般認為納魯的生命是具有光明、虛無的週期，
現在更解釋清楚這樣的變化是非常的罕見，
因此我們剛好都見證到歷史珍貴的一刻。




Q: What happened to Algalon after Ulduar? It didn't seem like he was just
going to go back to business-as-usual.
A: As shown in the World of Warcraft Special #1 comic, Algalon is currently
monitoring the activities of the mortal races of Azeroth. His outlook on life
and the titans' plans has been called into question, so he seeks to
understand what makes Azeroth so different from the countless worlds he has
observed before.

問：
觀察者艾爾加隆在奧度亞的事件之後去哪了？
看起來他並沒有回去做以前的工作。

答：
正如在漫畫中所敘述，
艾爾加隆現在正在觀察艾澤拉斯上凡人種族的行為。
他對生命的體悟和泰坦計劃的沖突使他產生了疑問，
所以他正在努力追尋是什麽讓艾澤拉斯不同於之前他所觀察過的星球。


**個人補充 -
於是艾爾加隆可能一樣留在奧度亞的某個房間內繼續做他的觀察，
用了假報告回報上級萬神殿會不會被識破，
或是引發不可收拾的後果就必須讓我們拭目以待，
畢竟暴風雪已經說過我們未來將有機會遇上泰坦的，
順帶一提：泰坦雖然是造物者，力量強大，但是他們並不是神。




Q: What Loa do the Darkspear worship?
A: Because the Darkspear were originally part of the Gurubashi empire, they
still worship many of the same Loa as the Gurubashi once did.

問：
暗矛部族信仰的動物之神是什麼？

答：
因為暗矛部族原本是古拉巴什帝國的一部分，
所以他們也信仰很多與古拉巴什同樣的神靈。




Q: What were Varok Saurfang's notable accomplishments prior to WoW?
A: Varok Saurfang has served with the Horde ever since he drank the blood of
Mannoroth alongside Grom Hellscream. Varok led forces in the sacking of
Shattrath, Stormwind, and everything between, never losing in battle until
the Horde was routed at the end of the Second War. When Orgrim Doomhammer
seized control of the Horde in the First War, he chose Varok Saurfang as his
second-in-command after witnessing Varok's efficient and brutal tactics on
the field. After the demonic bloodlust had been lifted from the orcs due to
Grom Hellscream's sacrifice, Varok helped dozens of veterans come to grips
with their previous atrocities, ultimately saving the lives of many great
Horde soldiers. Rumor also has it that Saurfang once cleaved three men in
half with one swing… of his hand.

問：
在魔獸世界的故事以前，
瓦洛克‧薩魯法爾的光榮戰績有哪些？

答：
瓦洛克自從和葛羅一起飲下惡魔瑪諾洛斯之血之後就一直為部落效力。
他領導了部落襲擊撒塔斯城、暴風城和這之間的所有戰爭，
一直到第二次大戰結束之前從無敗績。
第一次大戰中奧格林‧末日錘取得部落領導權時，
他看到瓦洛克在戰場上的有效又殘忍的戰略後就任命瓦洛克作為他的副指揮官。
當惡魔之血的詛咒因為葛羅的犧牲而被驅逐後，
瓦洛克幫助很多老兵認真反省他們自己的所作所為，
從而挽救了許多部落戰士的生命。
有傳言說：瓦洛克曾經單手一揮就把三個人切成了兩半。




Q: How did ethereals get so... ethereal? They seem to act a lot more like a
mortal race than other energy beings we meet, such as elementals.
A: K'aresh was an arid planet, home to a thriving ecosystem and several
sentient species before the arrival of Dimensius the All-Devouring. How the
void lord found K'aresh is still hotly debated among the surviving ethereals,
but the effects of his coming were unmistakable: he opened countless gateways
into the void and the Twisting Nether around the planet, bathing K'aresh in
arcane and dark energies. Using every scrap of its advanced technology, one
of the mortal races hastily attempted to construct magical barriers around
its cities, but it was only partially successful; although the dark energies
were blocked, the unimpeded flood of arcane energy tore away the mortals'
corporeal shells and infused their souls with enough energy so that they
could subsist without a body… barely. Members of this race, now called
ethereals, took to binding themselves with enchanted strips of cloth to
provide their souls with enough structure to survive. This altered state
proved to be a blessing in disguise, as their enhanced minds and magical
abilities allowed the ethereals to fight Dimensius and his limited forces to
a standstill. Over the years, however, Dimensius eventually grew powerful
enough to summon armies of fellow void creatures, forcing the ethereals to
flee into the Twisting Nether.

問：
是什麽讓以太這個種族變成這個樣子？
比起其他能量生物（如元素生物）來講，
他們的行為更像凡人種族。

答：
卡阿瑞斯是一個乾旱的星球。
但是在『吞盡者』迪曼修斯來到這之前，
這曾經是一個有著生機盎然生態系統和眾多生物的地方，
迪曼修斯究竟是如何找到卡阿瑞斯星球這個話題，
至今仍然是殘存的以太們想熱切追尋的答案，
不過迪曼修斯來到這個星球所引起的後果是明確無誤的：
他在星球周圍開啟了無數通往扭曲虛空的傳送門，
將卡阿瑞斯整個星球用奧術和黑暗能量清洗。
卡阿瑞斯的其中一個類人種族運用各種先進技術試圖在城市周圍建立魔法防護，
但是卻只成功了一部分。
雖然黑暗能量被擋住了，
可是如同洪水般的奧術能量侵入了這些人的軀殼，
撕裂了他們的身體軀殼，
使他們的靈魂和奧術能量結合成為一個不用實體身體就可維持生命的生物。
這個種族的成員現在就被叫做以太。
他們用魔法強化過的布條綁住自己，
使靈魂有一個足夠的結構來生存。
這種改變成為一種祝福，
他們的心智和魔法能力都得到了強化，
以太們終於擁有了對抗迪曼修斯的力量。
但是許多年之後迪曼修斯也變强了，
強到足以召喚了無數虛空生物並組成了軍隊，
迫使以太們逃到了扭曲虛空。


**個人補充 -
以太其實就是一般玩家俗稱的繃帶人，
曾經說過要在未來資料片開放通往其他星球的暴風雪，
看起來的確蠻有機會在某天讓我們見識見識這群以太們的母星。




Q: Do incubi exist?
A: There are several different rumors concerning the male counterparts to the
demonic succubus race, and it's clear that the succubi are responsible for
all of them. A few of the more common rumors are:
* Yes, there are incubi, but the spell to summon them has been conveniently
forgotten by mortal practitioners and Burning Legion agents.
* Incubi are kept as slaves on their home planet, having been rendered
incapable of escape or independent movement.
* The succubi consumed the males of their race when they were brought into
the Burning Legion. (Alternatively, the act of devouring the males is what
caught the attention of the Burning Legion.)

問：
男性魅魔存在嗎？

答：
有幾個關於男性魅魔的惡魔種族不同的謠言，
很明顯，女性魅魔們要為這些傳言承擔責任。
下面是一些常見的是謠言：

*是的，有男性魅魔，但召喚他們的法術非常容易被凡人施法者和燃燒軍團遺忘...

*男性魅魔在他們的家園是作為奴隸種族的，而且沒有能力逃脫或者獨立遷徙。

*當女性魅魔加入燃燒軍團的時候，她們吞食了男性。
（或者，吞食男性的行為引起了燃燒軍團的註意。）




Q: Could you please explain the lore behind goblin shamans? Goblins do not
seem like a particularly spiritual race, especially one that would care about
the elements (as evidenced by the Venture Co.).
A: Goblin shaman are an extension of their society's single-minded devotion
to making a profit; to a goblin shaman, elementals are potential customers.
Goblins do tend to be a bit more forceful in their negotiations than the
other shamanic races (especially the tauren) would like, though they are far
less forceful than what we've seen from the taunka in Northrend. (Unless the
elemental tries to weasel out of its contract. Elementals tend not to have
breakable knees, so goblins sometimes have to resort to other methods of
control.) As for the goblins' "mechanical" totems, note that these are merely
physical manifestations of the small totems they tinker/craft to form a link
with the elemental spirits. Instead of lugging around large totems, goblin
shaman have a ring (probably the same ring on which they keep their house and
motorbike keys) with small totems they've built as conduits for the elemental
spirits they do business with.

問：
你能不能解釋下哥布林薩滿的知識？
哥布林們看上去並不像一個有靈性的種族，
尤其是他們根本不可能會理會大地的元素（證據：風險投資公司）。

答：
哥布林薩滿是他們一心一意追逐利益的社會的衍生物，
因為對於哥布林薩滿而言，
元素生物也是有潛力可以開發的客戶。
哥布林們在和元素們溝通時，
往往比其他種族的薩滿用更多強迫的態度（尤其是比對牛人），
但還不到我們在北裂境見到的那些坦卡牛人態度那麼強硬
（除非元素試圖違背合約，因元素往往不願卑躬屈膝，
所以哥布林們不得不找尋其他方法去控制元素）。
至於哥布林們的“機械圖騰”，
請記住這些玩意只是作為他們去和元素之靈之間聯系的一個物理媒介。
哥布林薩滿身上並不需要帶很多大圖騰，
他們有一個扣環（大概就是他們放家門鑰匙和摩托車鑰匙的鑰匙圈）
會扣著小圖騰來作為和元素之靈處理事物用的媒介。




Q: Can you please explain how "light" works? The lore states that undead are
physically incapable of using the light, much like the Broken, but then we
have Forsaken players casting healing spells, and Sir Zeliek in Naxxramas
using pseudo-paladin abilities.
A: Without spoiling too much, we can tell you that wielding the Light is a
matter of having willpower or faith in one's own ability to do it. That's why
there are evil paladins (for example, the Scarlet Crusade and Arthas before
he took up Frostmourne). For the undead (and Forsaken), this requires such a
great deal of willpower that it is exceedingly rare, especially since it is
self-destructive. When undead channel the Light, it feels (to them) as if
their entire bodies are being consumed in righteous fire. Forsaken healed by
the Light (whether the healer is Forsaken or not) are effectively cauterized
by the effect: sure, the wound is healed, but the healing effect is
cripplingly painful. Thus, Forsaken priests are beings of unwavering
willpower; Forsaken (and death knight) tanks suffer nobly when they have
priest and paladin healers in the group; and Sir Zeliek REALLY hates himself.

問：
能否請你解釋一下“聖光”是如何運作的？
故事告訴我們，
不死族的身體並不適宜使用聖光，
就像是變成破碎者的德萊尼那般，
但是被遺忘者玩家們也可以使用治療法術，
又如在納克薩瑪斯中札里克爵士也可以使用類似聖騎士的能力。

答：
我們可以告訴你，
運用聖光之力是取決在一個人自身的信念和意願，
這就是為什麽有邪惡的聖騎士
（例如血色十字軍和得到霜之哀傷之前的阿薩斯）。
對於不死族（及被遺忘者），
這需要極強而又罕見的意志力才能做到，
尤其是這是又如自我毀滅的行為。
當不死族們吟唱聖光時，
他們會感到自身正在被正義之火焚燒；
而被遺忘者被聖光治療時（無論施法者是不是被遺忘者），
可以肯定的是傷口可以癒合，
但是過程將十分痛苦，
因此被遺忘者牧師們是擁有堅定如山的意志；
死亡騎士和被遺忘者的坦克在受到牧師和聖騎士治療時也忍受了極大的痛苦；
最後札里克爵士是真的恨自己。


**個人補充 -
這就是所謂有信仰就有力量，
提里奧‧弗丁當初被剝奪聖騎士資格時因為失去信仰所以無法使用聖光力量，
但是當他恢復對聖光的信心之後就算是離開了白銀之手，
他一樣可以使用聖騎士的力量；
烏瑟也是一樣，他就算被阿薩斯解除聖騎士的權位，
但是他始終沒有對聖光失去信心，
因此在死之前一直能夠使用聖騎士的力量。




Q: Can you tell us anything about the manner in which trolls become druids?
A: While it's only barely hinted at during the upcoming "Zalazane's Fall"
event, new troll druids in Cataclysm should learn much more about their
race's adoption of these foreign practices.

問：
能不能告訴我們食人妖到底是用什麽辦法成為德魯伊的？

答：
雖然在即將到來的“札拉贊恩的隕落”事件中只是稍微提到了一下，
但是在浩劫與重生中，
新的巨魔德魯伊玩家將會了解究竟是怎麽從外族學到這些知識的。




Q: Why was Myzrael imprisoned?
A: Myzrael fell to madness after she was corrupted by ancient evils under the
earth (read: Old Gods). She was defeated during the events of classic World
of Warcraft, which purged her of the corruption, but she may make a cameo
appearance in Cataclysm. Keep an eye out when adventuring through Deepholm.

問：
密斯賴爾到底為什麼被封印了？

答：
密斯賴爾被底下的邪惡生物（上古之神）腐化以後陷入了瘋狂，
她已經在舊世界的故事中被擊敗了，
她的腐化也被清除。
不過在浩劫與重生中，
她可能還將會以一個小角色的身份露一面，
在探索地元素位面的時候請擦亮你的眼睛。


**個人補充 -
她就是在阿拉希高地被禁錮的那位大地公主，
她和地元素王瑟拉贊恩之間的關係目前還是未明，
不過看起來暴風雪想要讓她繼續登場。




Q: Who is the arakkoa "master" that Isfar talks about? It is not Terokk…
A: There are more Old Gods than just the ones trapped on Azeroth. It takes a
lot for them to become manifested on a physical plane, however; see the quest
line in Shadowmoon Valley that ends with "Thwart the Dark Conclave" for more
information.

問：
伊斯法談到的阿拉卡族的“主人”指的是誰？
好像指的不是泰洛克。

答：除了被困在艾澤拉斯的之外還有很多上古之神，
不過要讓他們在現實位面現身需要花費他們很多的精力。
請參見影月谷的“阻礙黑暗議會”任務內有更多訊息。


**個人補充 -
這位叫做伊斯法的阿拉卡族（外域的鳥人）就是在塞司克大廳前面給予任務的人。
另外這解釋了暴風雪幾年前刪除了官網有關上古之神數量是5個的原因，
看來可以確定早在燃燒的遠征世代時他們就安排好上古之神在許多星球都有的伏筆，
更何況在風暴要塞的亞克崔茲飛船中，
最後頭目先驅者史蓋力司所說的一句話：
We span the universe, as countless as the stars!
（我們的數量散播在宇宙間，就如同無數的星星般），
以及在奧度亞中電腦回答上古之神是所謂的死光感應寄生體的原因，
由此可以推斷：
上古之神是個來自艾澤拉斯星球外界的某個具有神格的寄生體種族，
然後其中一部份入侵了艾澤拉斯，
也有一部份想要入侵德拉諾，
搞不好在這些上古之神中，
還會有一個上古之神軍團的大頭目。




Q: With Lady Prestor's, aka Onyxia, plot foiled, will Stormwind once again
send soldiers to Lakeshire, Duskwood, and Wesftall or will these area's and
their self-made miitias continue to defend themselves?
A: With the return of King Varian Wrynn and the removal of Lady Prestor from
power, the outlying towns finally received the reinforcements they needed. As
you'll see in Cataclysm, however, the reinforcements might not be enough....

問：
當普瑞斯托女士（奧妮克希亞）的陰謀被粉碎以後，
暴風城會不會再一次向湖畔鎮、
暮色森林和西部荒野派出軍隊，
還是讓他們自建的民兵組織繼續保衛自己？

答：
當瓦里安國王回歸暴風城並且清除了普瑞斯托女士的影響力之後，
周邊的鎮子們最終得到了他們所盼望的援兵。
但是在浩劫與重生中，
你會看到援兵的數量可能不怎麽夠...




Q: There was (and still is) a Moonwell smack dab in the center of Duskwood.
This was the ONLY Moonwell on the Eastern Continent prior to the Burning
Crusade which saw a Moonwell being added to the island west of Silvermoon
(which from a lore sense, the placement of this Moonwell in Quel'Thalas made
absolutely no sense.) Will the Duskwood's Moonwell's presence be explained?
A: Without spoiling anything, we can tell you that both of these moonwells
are recent creations by night elves.

問：
一直以來在暮色森林的中心有著一口月井，
它曾經是在燃燒的遠征開放銀月城之前，
東部王國唯一的一口月井。
（以常理判斷在奎爾薩拉斯放置的月井毫無意義）。
可以解釋下暮色森林的這口月亮井嗎？

答：
我們可以告訴你，這些月井都是夜精靈最近才蓋的。


**個人補充 -
很明顯的暴風雪忘記在暴風城的花園還有一個月井，
還是因為在浩劫與重生中這個月井跟著花園區被摧毀之後才沒被算到呢？




Q: What did the massive machines around the Storm Peaks, like the Engine of
the Makers, actually do?
A: These machines are all part of the same system: the Forge of Wills.

問：
風暴群山中的大量機械設施是做什麼用的，
例如造物者動力核心有什麽用處？

答：
他們都是意志熔爐的一部分。




Q: What's the relation between The Order of the Silver Hand, Tyr's Hand (City
from Lordaeron region) and Watcher Tyr (from Ulduar)?
A: Long ago, on the continent that would eventually become known as the
Eastern Kingdoms, a small group of creatures struggled to survive, using the
limited supplies provided to it by parents who had just abandoned their
children on an unfamiliar shoreline. These creatures, eventually called
"humans," would occasionally take to gathering around a fire whilst trying to
read from scrolls telling of ancient heroes and leaders tales from the
civilization that had cast these creatures out. One of these scrolls spoke of
a great leader, a paragon of order and justice, who sacrificed his right hand
in a fight against an unfathomable evil. Although it was within this hero's
power to fix his hand after the fighting had ended, the hero instead chose to
replace it with a closed fist made of the purest silver. In this way, the
hero impressed upon those who followed him that true order and justice can
only be accomplished through personal sacrifice. This hero, who slipped into
memory long ago, went by the name of Tyr.

問：
白銀之手、提爾之手和守護者提爾的關系是什麼？

答：
很久之前，在後來被我們叫做東部王國的大陸上，
一群生物正在憑借他們的父母將他們流放到這片陌生海灘時候留下的少量供給艱難求生，
這些生物就是後來的人類，
他們有時候會在營火旁聚集，
試圖閱讀來自拋棄他們的母文化所記載的古代文明和英雄傳說的卷軸。
其中一張卷軸講述了一位偉大的領袖，
他是秩序和公正的典範，
這位英雄曾經犧牲他的右手來對抗一個深不可及的邪惡。
雖然戰鬥結束後他可以用自己的能力修複右手，
但他卻選擇了用純銀鑄造的握拳姿勢右手來代替。
於是這位英雄讓他的每一個追隨者都瞭解只有透過個人的犧牲才能夠實現秩序和公正。
這位深藏在久遠記憶之中的英雄，
他的名字就是提爾。


**個人補充 -
暴風雪終於肯回答有關提爾的故事背景了，
還順便印證人類是維庫人的變種後代。




Q: Building off that- whatever happened to Tyr?
A: The watcher Tyr was not in Ulduar when adventurers finally freed the titan
city from Yogg-Saron's influence. If anyone knows where Tyr is now, he or she
isn't speaking up.

問：
那麼提爾發生什麼事了？

答：
當冒險者最終解放了被尤格薩倫所腐化的泰坦之城奧度亞時，
守護者提爾並不在奧度亞內。
但如果現在有人知道提爾在哪的話，
他或她也不會說的。




Q: Are Mimir and Mimiron supposed to be the same entity, or are they
relatives?
A: Same entity, though only his close friends are allowed to call him Mimir.

問：
彌米爾和彌米倫是一個人嗎？還是親戚？

答：
同一個人。只有他最親密的朋友可以叫他彌米爾。


**個人補充 -
這種用法在英文語系社會是經常使用的。




Q: What is Tiffin Wrynn's backstory in terms of family, original nation,
etc.? I'd be curious as to what connections were set up through that marriage.
A: We'll keep this brief because we could easily write a few pages for this
one. Tiffin Wrynn was originally Tiffin Ellerian of the Ellerian noble family
of Stormwind, a small house that only had a small chunk of land in Westfall.
Her marriage to Varian was pre-arranged at her birth, finally securing her
family a spot on the Stormwind House of Nobles. Tiffin and Varian initially
disliked each other, but they eventually became inseparable. Tiffin helped
Varian control his occasional anger issues and taught him economics, while
Varian helped teach Tiffin about politics and social etiquette. Tiffin was
eventually known as a queen of the people, and she was the most adamant
supporter of paying the Stonemasons' Guild the initially agreed-upon sum. Her
accidental death during the Stonemasons' Guild riot was a monumental loss for
Varian, Anduin, and the people of Stormwind.

問：
提芬‧烏瑞恩有什麼關於家庭和國別之類的背景故事嗎？
我很好奇這場婚姻建立了怎樣的在暴風王國內建立了什麼樣的關係？

答：
我會簡單的說，不然這話題寫出來能長達好幾頁。
提芬‧烏瑞恩本名提芬‧伊拉瑞恩，
出身於是暴風王國的一個貴族家庭，
在西部荒野有一座房子和一小片封地。
她和瓦里安‧烏瑞恩的這場政治婚姻是在她出生之前就決定了的，
因為這將能讓她的家族在暴風王國貴族議院得到一席。
這對夫妻之間本來並不喜歡彼此，
但最後他們難以分離。
提芬幫瓦里安控制偶爾發作的壞脾氣並教他經濟學，
而瓦里安教提芬政治學和社會禮儀。
提芬作為暴風王國的皇后而聞名，
並且她也是認為該把錢付給石匠協會的最大力支持者。
可是在石匠協會的叛亂中，
她的意外死亡是瓦里安、安度因王子，以及暴風王國人民的巨大損失。




Q: Will you be explaining why the forest spirits of Hyjal will be friendly to
the Horde despite the fact that Horde has done so much damage to Ashenvale?
A: By the start of Cataclysm, the ancients and spirits of the forest will
have recognized that the forces of the Cenarion Circle and the Alliance
combined are still not enough to stop Deathwing, the Twilight's Hammer, and
the elementals they have unleashed. As much as these ancients and spirits
hate to admit it, they realize that they need the assistance of the Horde.

問：
能不能解釋下為什麼海加爾山的森林之靈對部落是友好的？
部落在梣谷製造了許多破壞。

答：
在浩劫與重生的初期，
古樹和森林之靈意識到塞納里奧議會和聯盟聯合的力量仍然不足以對抗死亡之翼、
暮光之錘和元素軍團。
雖然這些古樹和森林之靈討厭承認這個事實，
但他們意識到他們是需要部落的援助。




Q: What role, if any, will Med'an play in Cataclysm?
A: Med'an will not be visible in Cataclysm; something else is keeping him
occupied.

問：
梅丹在浩劫與重生中扮演什麼樣的戲份？

答：
他不會出現在浩劫與重生中，他被其他一些事纏住了。



**個人補充 -
梅丹身為新任守護者卻不登場，
看來整個新議會的登場可能又要延後，
連帶珍娜、布洛、迦羅娜等人可能戲份都會大量減少甚至沒有，
至於所謂的一些其他事搞不好又是未來故事的伏筆。
從目前的資訊看來故事的中心人物是要由索爾和陶土議會的薩滿們扮演，
他們的定位類似銀白十字軍在巫妖王之怒資料片中的角色。
畢竟這次的主題是元素位面，
薩滿正是處理元素問題的最佳職業。



More answers to come in the following weeks.
在接下來幾周還會有更多的Q&A！






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