The Lilac and the Stone - Warcraft Short Story Audiobook

[@neptoondigital7321]

All i can say is Wow. This story was truly Captivating in every way. Love that Dagran actually stepped up and didn't cower when the moment was hard to bare.

[@trishb1706]

I agree and I like that he did it HIS way. He didn't just just transform into a generic fantasy dwarf character and knock some sense into these people, no, he figured it out like a scholar and did it in a way grouchy, contrary old dwarves would understand.

[@simplixity8744]

The part about a parent not stealing the thunder of their kids success by letting them know they also did that was stellar

[@alyluvsdinos]

THAT was one of the best stories told from the realm of Azeroth... I had read it before and decided to listen to your narration of it and all it did was just solidify my view, i could go for a fully fleshed of book of their story, kudos for the narration and kudos the the author!

[@Tsumetaiyoru]

The way Moira described dwarf politics like making bread was so good. Such a fun character.

[@Pravaification]

I think this is the best short story so far in terms of writing. Anduin's was best for plot, but the writing here is SHARP!

[@jeoff511]

writing here feels like a cringe 13 year olds diary

[@kvintus1296]

I agree with Anduin but as english is not my first language this was hardly enjoyable. If I had to read this myself, I wouldn't last first page probably... But this way it is alright Edit: After listening till the end, it was really nice. Only the beginning was so metaphor heavy...

[@ronsorage78]

This is well written. I love Moira and I feel it fitting that her son is an intellectual as challenging to her as she was for her father to figure out. To be fair, her father did not know about the marriage. Only that she was taken.

[@WeissB94]

If Dagran took an wild hammer bride he would bind all three blood lines into one. We would have a Dwarven empire.

[@GrokNZ]

That would totally be a powe move moira would do. She can be ruthless when it calls for it, but she is intelligent to avoid a fight if it's not necessary. There is Stormcaller Mylra (though she is old enough to be his mother), also I couldnt see if she is directly part of Falstad's family line. There isn't a lot of named female wildhammer dwarves in game and even fewer that are directly related to Falstad.

[@MegaChickenfish]

It's cool how this follows up on Fault Lines and The Speaker short story comics. Yeah, she gets a brief apology from him after he awakens in Legion, but then Magni goes off on his own for like *10 more years.*

[@stormstrider1990]

It was fun to hear Dagran put "Grumpy" and "Drunky" in their place. Muradin seems to get him, though. Hearing Moira tell the audience her story was also a nice touch.

[@Garouwerks]

Thank you for reading this. Ms. Valente did a really good job. At the beginning, I was confused, however, after the introduction of Moira, I was caught into the telling of Dagran. Great stuff.

[@BeeNotDismayed]

That was a perfect story tied up with a beautiful dark pink iron bow. Thank you, my wordsmithing sisser Catherynne M. Valente! #UNITY 🏹🎀🙏🤔❤️‍🔥🛡🪺⚔️💙🕊

[@jasonmullin3522]

Haven't listened yet, and been off WoW for the better part of a decade. But like Nobbel, and like the author, and like having something to listen to while working graveyard shift, so let's have a listen.

[@jameschristophercirujano6650]

The Goblin, and this one was a very good story. We've yet to see if the same writer is as great as Christie in writing battles though.

[@Samael767]

My favorite story released so far.

[@trishb1706]

I really enjoyed this story. We've only seen one glimpse of Dagran in the story where Thalyssra and Lorthemar got married and even then it was just Magni pointing him out to Wrathion. I'm eager to see more of this character because he's different than pretty much any dwarf I've seen in WoW and I'm eager to see what kind of leader he will become.

[@philippeblais8594]

Something about Dagran's bookish but also determined manner just reminded me of Ben Affleck's character in "The Accountant" movie. An autistic accountant who is a genius but has his flaws. I don't know if Dagran truly is thwt or not. But i just couldn't help but feel like that was a similarity.

[@sachikessler2625]

I think Dagran made this shield! I say this because of the crown of the queen and the hammer of building in the upper corner of the shield. I love his mind and the way it works, so intrigued to see where this is going. 🙂

[@megapime1234]

This is the best story dropped

[@murrloc1859]

You should consider working on audible , I was waiting for someone to narrate it and you’re literally the only one out there, I don’t really have the time to read so I wait for voices

[@TE-eq1dc]

I don’t read quest text either so these are perfect. Thanks Nobbel!!! Maybe they can incorporate your voice into the quest text and I’ll actually start listening.

[@aster4jaden]

Nobbel you gem.

[@ShadowFire98-Gaming]

If you love Dark Irons check out The Hand of Shadowforge! Moon Guard’s only Dark Iron only Guild :)

[@desmondmcblue2026]

Lovely story.

[@MegaChickenfish]

Loved this one!

[@therethan-family1234]

While right now (with only this short story aviable) Dagran feels like a Gary Stu, I really like the fact that he doesn't feel like a part of his heritage. He is not a Dark Iron nor a Bronzebeard, he feels much more like the next Anvilmar. I usually play a Wildhammer Shaman, but I wouldn't mind calling him my faction leader.

[@morningstarcollective4671]

I mean, this is Gary Stu, the video game. lmao

[@MSinistrari]

To me, this just more felt that when it came to books and lore, that's Dagran's forte. Now, Me'dan, that was a full on Gary Stu.

[@harrisric128]

This was amazing

[@mmakotal4388]

thank you foor this

[@TheMorninGlory23]

Awesome :D

[@TheMorninGlory23]

I wish you read all of Dagrans lines in that nasally voice xD

[@Flaimbot]

59:01 on a mohs scale from 1 to 10, how hard was it reading that line without laughing?

[@Starkiller2725]

Nice.

[@Dehrild]

There's sure a place for pretty writing and immersive descriptions, but I think this story overdoes these a bit. It's harder to convey vibes and complex concepts and character in short, concise terms, than to write long paragraphs about them. (The whole "If I had more time, I would've written a shorter letter" comes to mind.) What's gained in how 'pretty,' flowery and verbose this is tends to get lost in how heavy it is to read through, IMO. I guess it's a matter of personal preference and style, I'm not saying this is poorly written, far from it, but I feel like the others had a 'smart simplicity' to their narration that is just completely missing in this one. It felt so much longer than the other ones, not in a good way. PS: Great narration as usual, thanks for making these, Nobbel!

[@tehjamerz]

The lengths bro will go to just to pretend he can read... XD

[@BeeNotDismayed]

Howdy, bubba Nobbel❣️ 🏹🎀🙏❤️‍🔥💜💙🤍🥳✨🪄

[@Alexandterrara]

Nice story, though I feel there is hard space for Moira this expac :/

[@chasegetson1125]

gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

[@Canukles]

I liked it except the point where Moira chalked up all criticism as "grr that's just what old men wrote in history books" like no, you kicking all non-dwarves out of Ironforge is recent events. You just fucked up, at least own it instead of blaming it on misogyny which isn't even noted before for dwarves to my knowledge...

[@jeoff511]

why are they trying to make moira into a girlboss character. this whole book sounded like an incel narating their life, like yikes this is cringe even for modern wow writing. and how many short stories is this character gona get? can we get something about some of the other characters in the expac????

[@rvds2040]

so like thrall and gazlowe ?

[@GazingTrandoshan]

Feel like you see this and are just projecting it onto a story

[@ungulatemanalpha]

moira has been a girlboss for as long as she's existed in world of warcraft

[@jeoff511]

@@rvds2040 moira is on her second short story while others havent had one

[@jeoff511]

@@GazingTrandoshan wow a "ur just projeting" and no real counter arguments

[@KogaSagara]

this story felt way too long a snooze fest for me, adn grind my gears that they do all this for them and for gilneans a foot note and a bugged recovering of the city that has the same F bugs that are still there after over a decade

[@FernandoFernandez-sm5go]

aight im done this is cancer writing yet again. lasted 27 min

[@LDaemontus]

Shit, that's better than your performance in the bedroom, bud.

[@mokarokas-1727]

You might want to pick it up again, as I felt the only really good part was the ending. Not spectacular or anything, but well written. Dagran was cooking the whole time.

[@dunz-uk4wg]

see ya later!