The long wait was worth it. In the next World of Warcraft patch, the night elves have a new home – and they’re starting to settle it straight away.
Already in the campaign of Patch 10.2 Guardians of the Dream it became clear that the night elves would have their dream come true and would be given a new place to live. With the completion of the campaign and the successful defeat of Fyrakk, the new world tree “Amirdrassil” will be brought into the physical plane of Azeroth.
In another series of quests, the night elves build a moonwell and celebrate the new tree – before they begin to colonize it.
In the upcoming patch 10.2.5, these efforts will begin to bear fruit. Because Bel’ameth already has some dwellings and is almost considered a full-fledged city. In this article we want to show you what awaits you in Bel’ameth in the upcoming patch and which known (or unknown) NPCs you can meet in the new home of the Kaldorei.
Bel’ameth – the new home of the night elves
After Teldrassil and thus Darnassus were burned at the start of “Battle for Azeroth”, the night elves are homeless. So far they have found refuge primarily in Stormwind, but now they are moving on to the Dragon Islands.
Most of the buildings have little in common with Darnassus. The architecture is largely in the style of the buildings from Val’sharah. Some buildings are simply “copy & paste” – but since these are the modern architectural style of the night elves, this is quite appropriate.
What is noticeable is that there is a fairly large area with portals that lead to various important hubs in the world. There is a portal to Stormwind, but also portals to the Darkshore, to Hyjal and sometimes hikers from Val’sharah appear, who will probably also receive a portal. This is run by the Shen’dralar, the night elf magicians who have apparently now arrived in society.
However, there are also a whole range of completely new constructions that have not been seen in the game before. There would be a large facility that probably belongs to the Guardians or the Moon Priestesses – currently Tyrande (double) is standing there with her adopted daughter.
But not only the center of Amirdrassil is populated, there are also some buildings in the north – far away from the city. On the coast there is an elven tower where all the “weird people” have gathered; i.e. death knights, demon hunters, undead huntresses and also some Shen’dralar mages. These characters can also be found occasionally in the city, so there doesn’t seem to be a strict separation, they just train a little apart. Probably better, since you can see books with devil magic here – nature is always particularly sensitive to that.
In addition, moonwells can now be found everywhere on Amirdrassil, similar to what was already the case on Teldrassil or Nordrassil (Hyjal). The priests were obviously busy with the consecration.
There is also a really large harbor with other buildings, such as an inn, in the north. Up to 3 ships can dock there – whether they will actually have connections to the world remains to be seen.
Is there more to come? Yes definitely. The city of Bel’ameth is currently under construction. So far, many of the buildings still seem quite barren, so it is likely that the city is not only under construction in the context of the story, but that the developers are also still working on the final design. You can also tell because in many places there is still grass or bushes “clipping through buildings” – it’s just not quite finished yet. It seems likely that the patch 10.2.5 condition is just an “intermediate step” before Bel’ameth becomes a full-fledged capital city.
Whether this also means that night elves will get a new starting area in the future remains to be seen. In any case, it’s nice to see that Blizzard apparently has more in mind for the area and that the Kaldorei fans’ wishes are being fulfilled little by little.
By the way, the founding of Bel’ameth is one of the best quests in the entire expansion.