Paryah

2. Omg how amazingly awesome is this as a character piece. Saufang also has thorns: the loss of his son (twice), the loss of honor, the denial of an honorable death. He too needs this storyline. He needs to find honor before he can die.

2.1. Dishonorable suicide is about as hopeless as he can get. He needs the Horde to find redemption. He needs to find hope. He is the Horde. The Horde needs hope.

3. Again, that tragic figure in his past: we called him Draenosh... <snif>

4. The juxtaposition of ice and fire recalls Jaina's water and Sylvanas' fire. Zappy, a shaman, understands the elements. He makes Saurfang realize that he IS the Horde and he can't die until the Horde regains its honor. Water, fire; blue, red; Alliance, Horde.

5. Zekhan aka Zappy Boi - is this dude the embodiment of hope, or what? "This be my first battle, what should I do?" lol every class Discord now has an answer to this FAQ! And falling on your tusks hurts - I always wondered about that.

6. Watch Sylvanas. Watch how she moves. She burns the tree. Her brow wrinkles (why did I do that?), her eyes cast down (regret, sadness, confusion), she turns to Saurfang. Blink and you will miss it.

7. Holy shit but @GeorgeKrstic @Burnzerker and team are knocking it out of the park.

TL;DR: Saufang is on this journey too, as is the Horde. I may not be right about all this, but damn, I'm not wrong - not yet. I'm very excited to see the Azshara short and to see what is coming for the Alliance.