Explanation of healing by Forsaken Priests without breaking Lore
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By neoscorpio on 2010/04/09 at 9:32 PM (Patch 3.3.3)
I have seen lore nerds asking how can Forsaken priests wield light to heal themselves and others? I have pondered a lot over this trying to find an explanation since i have a knack for trying to give any explanation for all the mistakes and retcons Blizzard makes, so heres my attempt to explain Forsaken priest healers.
Its been established in lore that Forsaken are..........uh..........forsaken even by the Holy Light. So that means they cannot channel the light at all for any purposes. Hence the Forsaken started their own cult based around a concept called the Forgotten Shadow - http://www.wowwiki.com/Cult_of_Forgotten_Shadow
I am not copying my idea from anyone else and any reference to someone else's idea is purely coincidental. So here is my idea:
I think that whenever a Forsaken priest 'heals' someone with the light, he doesn't actually wield the light. Instead he sucks out the shadow (can be interpreted as the pain or hurt feeling the target was having) from the target. So, at this time a sort of vacuum is created in the target which is filled by light which in turn heals the target. See, the Forsaken priest didn't wield the light and so this doesn't break the lore, right?
So, what do you have to say?
Its been established in lore that Forsaken are..........uh..........forsaken even by the Holy Light. So that means they cannot channel the light at all for any purposes. Hence the Forsaken started their own cult based around a concept called the Forgotten Shadow - http://
I am not copying my idea from anyone else and any reference to someone else's idea is purely coincidental. So here is my idea:
I think that whenever a Forsaken priest 'heals' someone with the light, he doesn't actually wield the light. Instead he sucks out the shadow (can be interpreted as the pain or hurt feeling the target was having) from the target. So, at this time a sort of vacuum is created in the target which is filled by light which in turn heals the target. See, the Forsaken priest didn't wield the light and so this doesn't break the lore, right?
So, what do you have to say?
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By Morec0 on 2010/04/09 at 9:50 PM (Patch 3.3.3)
Mostly I'd say its game mechanics, but shadow healing also already exists in WoW.
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By neoscorpio on 2010/04/09 at 10:21 PM (Patch 3.3.3)
well ofcourse its only for game mechanics, but i just wanted to give a logical non lore breaking explanation to all the lore nerds who keeping asking the question about how forsaken priests can wield light
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By Patty on 2010/04/09 at 10:43 PM (Patch 3.3.3)
But they're not real lore nerds if they ask that question; because they would already know that the forsaken cannot wield the Light.
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By Adamsm on 2010/04/10 at midnight (Patch 3.3.3)
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But they're not real lore nerds if they ask that question; because they would already know that the forsaken cannot wield the Light.
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By 306612 on 2010/04/10 at midnight (Patch 3.3.3)
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By Rankkor on 2010/04/10 at 1:11 AM (Patch 3.3.3)
don't try to find a fifth foot to this cat, because it has 4, and only 4.
Forsaken can't heal, period, no lore explanation needed, no way to rationalize a forsaken priest using Holy nova.
lorewise all forsaken priests are shadowpriest.
Priests are perhaps the most diverse class lore-wise, because while gameplay-wise they are identical, on lore they are SO VASTLY DIFERENT.
Night-elven priests and priestess don't use the holy light either (they can use it but choose not to, because they worship elune and the moon)
Troll Priests don't use the holy light (they can, but choose not to because they worship the loa and, some trolls also worship the whole voodoo cult thing)
Tauren Priests don't use the holy light (they can,. but choose not to because they worship the sun, the other eye of the earthmother9
human/draenei/dwarven/blood-elven priests DO use the holy light, and worship it.
Gnomes are an enigma, no info on them has been shed, wheter they also worship the holy light (unusual for an atheist race) or a brand new religion for them. it is unclear at this moment.
Lore-wise Forsaken heal each other with potions, science instead of magic, also since they are esentially "Flesh-constructs" that also have sapient will, they use shadowmagic to bind their broken bodies.
remember that the only reason a forsaken isn't dead, is because shadow magic holds their decaying corpses togheter (this is the reason a reanimated skeleton doesn't fall apart due to lack of flesh to hold the bones in place, dark magic holds them in place)
so, if the very reason they are "alive" is shadowmagic holding their decaying corpses togheter, then it shoudn't be a surprise that shadow magic restores them.
because....... you know...... being undead and all, they probably don't bleed, and most likely if they get a cut it won't cicatrize the same way it would to a normal organic being.
Forsaken can't heal, period, no lore explanation needed, no way to rationalize a forsaken priest using Holy nova.
lorewise all forsaken priests are shadowpriest.
Priests are perhaps the most diverse class lore-wise, because while gameplay-wise they are identical, on lore they are SO VASTLY DIFERENT.
Night-elven priests and priestess don't use the holy light either (they can use it but choose not to, because they worship elune and the moon)
Troll Priests don't use the holy light (they can, but choose not to because they worship the loa and, some trolls also worship the whole voodoo cult thing)
Tauren Priests don't use the holy light (they can,. but choose not to because they worship the sun, the other eye of the earthmother9
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Gnomes are an enigma, no info on them has been shed, wheter they also worship the holy light (unusual for an atheist race) or a brand new religion for them. it is unclear at this moment.
Lore-wise Forsaken heal each other with potions, science instead of magic, also since they are esentially "Flesh-constructs" that also have sapient will, they use shadowmagic to bind their broken bodies.
remember that the only reason a forsaken isn't dead, is because shadow magic holds their decaying corpses togheter (this is the reason a reanimated skeleton doesn't fall apart due to lack of flesh to hold the bones in place, dark magic holds them in place)
so, if the very reason they are "alive" is shadowmagic holding their decaying corpses togheter, then it shoudn't be a surprise that shadow magic restores them.
because....... you know...... being undead and all, they probably don't bleed, and most likely if they get a cut it won't cicatrize the same way it would to a normal organic being.
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By Adamsm on 2010/04/10 at 1:41 AM (Patch 3.3.3)
Oh and forgot to say in my post; this topic exists in multiple forms, we didn't need another.
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By Vaeku on 2010/04/10 at 3:52 AM (Patch 3.3.3)
rankkorr said:
Forsaken can't heal, period, no lore explanation needed, no way to rationalize a forsaken priest using Holy nova.
Just because they are shadow priests doesn't mean they can't heal whatsoever. Even in lore.
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