Sharlayan also wanted to kidnap Aegwynn back to Quel'Thalas to train talents specifically for the high elves.
But from the standpoint of all of Azeroth, this is a bit narrow-minded.
Although he had a falling out with the Council of Tirisfal in his early years, Aegwynn was once a member of the Council after all.
The Council of Tirisfal was co-founded by Quel'Thalas and Dalaran. As the retired former guardian, Aegwynn should take care of the reserve talents of both parties.
Medivh, who was influenced by Sargeras, carried out a purge of the dictating Council of Tirisfal. All the senior members of the older generation had long since disappeared. Only Merry Winterwind, who had not been in contact with the Council for many years, escaped. .
After Sharlayan rediscovered Merry Winterwind, the tireless lich immediately began to rebuild the Council of Tirisfal.
When Antonidas came to power, Dalaran's support for the Council of Tirisfal was relatively conservative.
After taking office, Ronin, who seemed carefree but had a great heart, persuaded the Kirin Tor Council as quickly as possible and increased his support for the rebuilt Tirisfal Council.
Not to be outdone, Quel'Thalas provided Merry Winterwind with a lot of brick-and-mortar... ahem, grassroots magic talents.
After several years of development, the Council of Tirisfal, which is still located in the Temple of the Guardian of Dalaran, has gradually regained some of its vitality, and mages of all levels from Dalaran and Quel'Thalas are constantly joining voluntarily.
"Guardian Temple..."
After learning from Sharlayan where he would work in the future, Aegwynn sighed with a complicated expression.
"I didn't expect that I, the 'traitor' of the Tirisfal Council, would one day return there. Things are so unpredictable."
Sarlayan smiled and shrugged: "Although the name of the Tirisfal Council has not changed, except for Merry Winterwind, none of the members of the council you knew at the time are left. They should no longer exist after returning." Embarrassing question, right?”
"Tsk~" Aegwynn smacked his lips in displeasure: "I can guarantee that in addition to that old lich, there will definitely be an old guy I know in the council."
"oh?"
Jaina asked curiously: "Magna, as far as I know, since Medivh... ahem, since then, the Parliament of Tirisfal has completely declined. Who else can escape from that catastrophe except Merry?" Survive?"
"No, that's not what I meant."
Aegwynn shook his head: "That old guy is not a living person. If I insist on saying so, his form of existence is similar to a soul fragment or a missing body? Anyway, that's probably what it means."
【oh! I understand. 】
A part of the barrage announced the answer to Sarlayan, who was also confused.
[The remnant soul of Alodi, the first generation guardian of Tirisfal, indeed, how could we miss him. 】
Alodi is the first generation of guardians who have truly matured the power of guardians. He is a hybrid of high elves and humans, and has a lifespan far longer than that of humans.
However, Alodi is not as greedy as Aegwin for this power that does not belong to him.
After completing a cycle of Guardian work, he passed on the power of Guardian to the next outstanding Guardian without any hesitation, and continued to guard Azeroth as a member of the Council until the end of his life.
It is worth mentioning that Alodi injected part of his soul into a special device used to pass on the power of the Guardian.
As long as a member of the Council activates it, the remnant soul, which inherits all of Alodi's knowledge but has no power, can provide various useful suggestions to subsequent members of the Council.
This insurance policy ensures that even if the Council of Tirisfal is unfortunately destroyed, it can be quickly rebuilt.
In the early days of rebuilding the Parliament, Merry Winterwind, who was seriously short of manpower, had no reason to abandon it.
Sure enough, Aegwynn quickly explained the reason to his named apprentice Jaina.
"It's the first-generation Guardian Alodi. That old guy with an overly responsible sense doesn't worry about us juniors even if he dies. He integrated part of his soul into the Guardian Forge. Meili, who is short of people, has probably rebuilt him a long time ago. Awakened.”
"Oh~" Medivh also touched the beard on his chin with a look of surprise: "It turns out to be him. I have also heard of this amazing and talented half-elf guardian. I just have time, so I also I want to go to the Guardian Temple to have some academic exchanges with him.”
"Don't worry."
Sarlayan raised his hand to stop the mother and son who also had a resolute temper.
"I came to you this time. On the one hand, I want to ask you to come out again. On the other hand, I also come to ask for help."
"Oh~"
Aegwynn said with a joking smile: "It's strange. I thought that the Duke of Deep Shadow, who has amazing planning ability and insight, is omnipotent, but there will be things that need our help."
Sarlayan smiled helplessly: "No one in this world can really be omniscient and omnipotent. Even Aman'Thul, the father of the gods, cannot predict his own death, let alone a mere mortal like me. "
"Um?"
Medivh immediately became interested when he heard this topic.
"Aman'Thul is dead? How? Tell me in detail!"
Sarlayan waved his hand and said: "The destruction of the Pantheon is a long story. Let's discuss this topic later when we have time."
"Back to business."
Sharlayan took out two artifact-level materials from Fandral Staghelm and the Winter Queen from the space package - the Twigs of Nordrassil and the Seed of Night.
Needless to say, the twigs of Nordrassil contain abundant life force.
The Night Seed is a specialty of Ardenweald given to Sharlayan by the Queen of Winter in gratitude for his efforts. It is said that it was catalyzed by her own hands.
Although it is called a seed, this thing cannot cultivate any plants. It is more like a gem that preserves the pure power of death.
Aegwynn and Medivh, mother and son, are both well-informed people. Although they don't know what the two precious materials Sharlayan took out are, they can see the power contained in them at a glance.
"The power of life and death..."
Medivh withdrew his gaze and looked at Sarlayan with confusion: "What are you going to do with these two precious materials with completely opposite powers? You don't want to fuse them together, do you?"
"Bingo~" Sarlayan smiled and snapped his fingers: "Correct answer, you didn't say it was impossible, right?"
Medivh laughed and shook his head: "Of course not, it will just be very difficult, but..."
Medivh couldn't help but have a look of curiosity on his face: "Can I take the liberty of asking, why do you want to fuse two materials with completely opposite original powers?"
"Well..."
Sarlayan turned his gaze to Aegwynn who was thoughtful: "Your mother should know."
As early as when Medivh was resurrected, Sharlayan showed Aegwynn that he possessed both the power of death and the power of life.
Aegwynn, who came back from his contemplation, nodded to Medivh who was looking for knowledge: "Salayan obtained an ancient inheritance by chance. You should have read about it in the collection of books I left in Karazhan. , this inheritance is called Thornspeaker."
Medivh was stunned for a moment, and after quickly searching his vast knowledge base, he looked astonished.
"The legacy of the orthodox Thornspeakers has not been broken yet? I remember that book said that the Drust people had long gone down an evil path, abandoning the originally upright and peaceful way of the Thornspeakers, and only pursuing more powerful destruction. force."
Sarlayan nodded and explained: "It is indeed the case. Under the bewitchment of Gorak Tur, most of the Drust people were led by him to a path of no return."
"But my mentor, Orfa the Great Thornspeaker, is an exception. He is the only Drust who has always adhered to the way of the Thornspeakers after the turmoil and still survives to this day."
Medivh understood immediately: "I understand. No wonder you collected these two materials. Do you want us to help you build a staff?"
"It doesn't have to be a staff...or it's better not to be a staff."
Sarlayan scratched his head and expressed his needs: "My fighting style has long been formed. Although there are some spells interspersed in the battle, generally speaking, I still focus on close combat."
"The staff will become a burden in close combat. I can't carry the staff up to hit people, right?"
"Um……"
Medivh and Aegwynn looked at each other, both of them lowered their heads and looked at the two materials in deep thought.
Both mother and son are truly versatile mages, especially Aegwynn, who has lived for nearly a thousand years and has rich experience in all aspects.
Aegwynn once encountered a conscious energy entity from outside the sky. She made a staff with her own hands, bound this energy entity in the staff, and tried to use it for herself.
This energy entity is called Aluneth.
The Staff of Eluneth served as Aegwynn's primary weapon for a long time.
During the battle between Northrend and the clone of Sargeras, Elunes refused to obey Aegwynn's orders, forcing Aegwynn to abandon it in favor of the more convenient Guardian Heritage Staff Atiesh.
After defeating Sargeras' clone, Aegwynn rediscovered the Staff of Aluneth stuck in the snow, and spent the long years strengthening it, determined to tame it.
However, Aluneth, who is self-aware, prefers softness to toughness, and the compatibility between it and Aegwynn has never been very good.
After the battle between the guardians mother and son in Karazhan, Aegwynn, who was exiled after the failure, was completely disheartened. In order to prevent Aluneth's power from being abused before going into seclusion, she gave it to the blue dragon for safekeeping, and the staff was Sealed in the treasure house of the Demonic Nexus.
Sharlayan had a plan before. He wanted to retrieve the staff sealed by Aegwynn and give it to Jaina, who did not have the artifact yet, to tame it.
If Aluneth remains as unruly as ever, Sharlayan can only target Alodi's former weapon, the Ebony Cold.
That's too far.
Having the experience of making the Staff of Aluneth at least shows that Aegwynn is indeed capable of processing precious materials into artifacts.
It's just that Sharlayan isn't sure she can make artifacts other than staffs.
Fortunately, the knowledgeable Aegwynn did not disappoint him.
After considering Sharlayan's needs for a while, Aegwynn raised his head again: "I can help you make this artifact."
"However, my power has long been reduced to what it used to be. I have never fused two completely opposite original powers before. I need you to stay and provide me with assistance."
"Especially you, Medivh, Jaina, and...these two Miss Blue Dragon."
