What Is Next For The Church Of The Holy Light

Well there will be spoilers in some regards here so if you don't want to hear them don't read this and then complain I wrote them.

So if you haven't heard yet they are putting in the events of the book Twilight of the Aspects concerning the Archbishop. In the new instance Hour of Twilight Archbishop Benedictus is the final encounter in the Wyrmrest Temple. So totally ignoring the fact that the world could end let's talk about how the church will recover from losing its figure head.

Will the church itself fall apart? I really doubt it. The light in Warcraft is so ingrained in the way things work the church itself is safe even if its highest ranking member has decided to forsake his own teachings and serve the being that wants the world to end and everyone within it to die horrible deaths. Then what is to become of it?

Who will lead it? Well there has been some talk that Anduin Wyrnn Prince of Stormwind would be a great choice. The light within him is seen as very strong. In Wolfheart, Velen himself seen by many people as a Jesus archetype says the light is very strong in him more then anyone else he has ever come in contact with. Now remember that Velen himself has been in direct contact with a few Nauru beings of pure light, and he is able to say this about Anduin.

Now I believe Anduin himself will be one of the most interesting characters in Warcraft, but he is only 13 years old. I don't think he will be the head of the Church this soon because logically will the other bishops choose to follow him because of how the light runs within him or because he is their future king? With this being an issue I don't think it can happen when he is this young. So then what? Well I just see someone in as a placeholder until Anduin can take the spot which will be rightfully his. In regards to when this will take place, well I believe Anduin will play a major role when we are dealing with Demons and Argus.

A Great Look and Theory About the Light

Something that anyone knows who reads this blog knows is I am not only interested in the Lore of this game, but also in the interpretation of it. So over at the Orcish Army Knife there was a post about "the Light". Now the Light is something that has always puzzled and fascinated me. This is probably also because how the Titan's and The Light are not really connect, but that is a topic for another day. The post goes on to talk about how the Light may in fact be an Element itself. This, of course, all stems from how some Draenei's look down upon their shaman for worshiping Elements instead of the Light.

The post goes on to explain how they are in fact very similar. It explains how a Shaman's relationship to the Elements and a Paladin/Priest relationship to the light are very similar to the core. More so the post explains that all worshipers of the light are not in fact "good" which I have argued for the longest of times. So I will say it again this is really a read for anyone who is interest in Lore or background theories of the Lore and you should really take the 5 or 10 minutes to read it.

You can view this post by clicking here.

To expand on this I have always had issues with the Naaru's relationship with the world. If the Naaru are true beings of the light then what are true beings of the shadow? Now the Shadow is something that I have always had trouble getting around. Some think the scourge is the shadow, and would mean the Lich King is the incarnation of the shadow. This to me makes no sense because if the Light can only exist with the Shadow then one cannot exist without the other. So what is my point? Well we know for a fact that the Light has existed much longer than the existence of the Lich King. So this begs the question, what is the Shadow?