burning of Teldrassil
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The burning of Teldrassil is a pivotal World of Warcraft storyline event in which the World Tree city of the night elves is destroyed, igniting the Fourth War and redefining Sylvanas Windrunner’s role as a central antagonist.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World of Warcraft event
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fictional event ⓘ |
| appearsIn | World of Warcraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInExpansion | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Genn Greymane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saurfang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRace |
forsaken
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night elves ⓘ orcs ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows | War of the Thorns campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Alliance declaration of war on the Horde
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Tyrande Whisperwind becoming the Night Warrior NERFINISHED ⓘ escalation of Alliance–Horde conflict ⓘ eventual Horde rebellion against Sylvanas Windrunner ⓘ increased hatred of Sylvanas Windrunner among Alliance ⓘ internal dissent within the Horde ⓘ radicalization of Tyrande Whisperwind ⓘ start of the Fourth War ⓘ |
| factionInvolved |
Alliance
NERFINISHED
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Horde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameDeveloper | Blizzard Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Sylvanas Windrunner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
Alliance assault on Undercity
ⓘ
Siege of Lordaeron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Darnassus
NERFINISHED
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Teldrassil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationRealm | Kalimdor GENERATED ⓘ |
| medium |
cinematic cutscenes
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in‑game scenario ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for Battle for Azeroth storyline
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major tragedy for night elf storyline ⓘ turning point for Sylvanas Windrunner’s characterization ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Anduin Wrynn
NERFINISHED
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Malfurion Stormrage NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrande Whisperwind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Sylvanas Windrunner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth pre‑patch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAggressor | Horde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAggressorLeader | Sylvanas Windrunner GENERATED ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Darnassus
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destruction of Teldrassil ⓘ displacement of night elf population ⓘ mass civilian casualties ⓘ |
| theme |
genocide
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moral ambiguity in war ⓘ revenge ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| timeframe | before the official launch of Battle for Azeroth expansion ⓘ |
| victimFaction |
Alliance civilians
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night elves ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.