#disc priest

This is a speculative post. 

art credit goes to  Kirill Stepanov 

It’s another one of those, there’s a lot of lore to back it up but there’s currently zero hints that this is the direction they are going with this character in the present moment, so I can understand if this is a post people skip. 

I’ve mentioned in the past that I think Calia’s coding suggests a role related to the Scarlet Crusade, by the coloring of her armor mostly,  and I’m going to narrow that down more specifically because the Scarlet Crusade is a large organization with many splinter cells, I think she is going to become the new leader of the Scarlet Onslaught, which may be in conflict with another more heretical branch of the Scarlet Crusade who believe they have her son with Lord Prestor, and she may down the line have to deal with this supposed heir.. 

The Scarlet Onslaught was an organization that was secretly being spearheaded by Mal’Ganis in disguise with the intent on defeating the Lich King, but he was actually just sabotaging any attempts to wipe out the Scourge for his own ends while trying to get personal revenge on Arthas.  

In the summer I decided to play through Legion with some alts and I was reminded of the priest Legion Order Hall quests, in this order hall we find out that the Scatlet Crusade are still pretty active but they are missing a representative leader and only have stand in leaders, we are sent to retrieve Mariella Ward, a defector essentially, who has become disillusioned with the Scarlet Crusade’s campaign against the undead, which is probably a good thing since Alonsus Foal and Calia Menethil are now dead and represent some prominent figures in the Conclave.  As much as I like Mariella Ward, she’s kind of a nobody of little consequence and she doesn’t quite fit into Prophet Velen’s prophesy of a powerful agent of the Crusade and the Light but Calia fits that role with higher stakes.

Weapon of Power - Light’s Wrath

I think Calia Menethil was always destined to wield Light’s Wrath. 

Calia has been very adamant that her purpose currently in the narrative is to undo some of her brother’s legacy. Arthas’s legacy was set in motion by a certain Dreadlord, Mal’Ganis. 

Obsessed with cleansing undead from the world of Azeroth, the fanatical Scarlet Crusade tried to create a second Ashbringer in the form of a staff. However, a dreadlord who had infiltrated the order intervened, interrupting their efforts and triggering a violent magical explosion. The damaged staff’s power proved nearly uncontrollable. After several wielders tried and failed to use the staff safely, the elite magi of the Kirin Tor hid it away lest it unleash further deadly calamities.

Mal’Ganis, who helped create the Scourge as an agent of the Jailer did not want the Scarlet Crusade to remake Ashbringer, so he tried to destroy it, unfortunately it was not destroyed. Many other priests throughout history have tried to wield this weapon but it’s instability usually meant that it would destroy it’s owner. This weapon is considered one of the most volatile weapons in history and was locked away in the Nexus Vault with other volatile weapons like Aluneth.  

If someone could wield this weapon they would be a powerful ally against the malevolent forces of the undead, but only an undead would be able to recognize friend from foe and stop it from falling into the wrong hands. 

I think that this could potentially down the line set up a face off between Calia and Mal’Ganis and she could succeed in killing him where her brother Arthas failed, giving a sort of redemption to the Menethil family by defeating for good the enemy that destroyed her family and her homeland. While being a bulwark against any malevolent undead force like the Jailer and his army.