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A '''manaforge''' is a nether-collecting structure that harvests mana from the [[Twisting Nether]]. Manaforges suck energy from Nether (same energy that mages use at their spells) and it goes directly along the pipes to Tempest Keep, into Kael´thas use. Now ethereals smuggle energy in manacubes to the Isle of Quel´Danas, where Kael´thas and his army has moved. |
A '''manaforge''' is a nether-collecting structure that harvests mana from the [[Twisting Nether]]. Manaforges suck energy from Nether (same energy that mages use at their spells) and it goes directly along the pipes to Tempest Keep, into Kael´thas use. Now ethereals smuggle energy in manacubes to the Isle of Quel´Danas, where Kael´thas and his army has moved. |
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| + | Their original purpose is unclear, but a questline with [[Exarch Orelis]] in the Inn at Area 52 reveals that Kael constructed the Manaforges using technology taken from [[Tempest Keep]]. Thus, they appear to be of Naaru design, but only because the core technology is. Perhaps they used physical materials from Tempest Keep, or perhaps Naaru design is so integral that to use the technology necessitates using the very same physical forms, materials, and sigils. |
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| − | Their original purpose is unclear, though their architectural similarity to [[Tempest Keep]] implies that they are of [[Naaru]] manufacture, much like the Keep itself. So we can assume that when Kael'thas armies took Tempest Keep from the Naaru, they also took Manaforges. |
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| + | According to Exarch Orelis, Manaforges are a form of energy recharger, which was never designed to be used so close to land. This use is ripping Netherstorm apart and accelerating its deterioration. |
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| − | A speculation can be made about their purpose, based on the [[Tempest Keep]] lore (post-BC release; see bottom of entry). If Tempest Keep and its surrounding vessels ([[The Mechanar]], [[The Botanica]], [[The Arcatraz]], and [[The Exodar]]) were originally deployed by the Naaru to assist in post-catastrophe operations in Outland, then perhaps the Manaforges were constructed as a means to fuel them after their arrival. There would be no reason for them to exist in the lush environment of [Farah]], still preserved within each [[Eco-dome]] and around [[Stormspire]]. |
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| + | Interestingly, the pipeline connected to Tempest Keep actually runs not into the nearby ground, as with the Manaforges, but terminates far away from it, near [[Eco-Dome Midrealm]]. How the pipes connect is unknown. |
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The blood elves control all manaforges execept Manaforge Ultris, which was taken from the blood elves by the [[Voidwalker]]s, along with the mine beneath it. |
The blood elves control all manaforges execept Manaforge Ultris, which was taken from the blood elves by the [[Voidwalker]]s, along with the mine beneath it. |
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Revision as of 17:36, 23 March 2010
A manaforge operated by the blood elves.
Blood elf camps near a manaforge.
Manaforges in art.
A manaforge is a nether-collecting structure that harvests mana from the Twisting Nether. Manaforges suck energy from Nether (same energy that mages use at their spells) and it goes directly along the pipes to Tempest Keep, into Kael´thas use. Now ethereals smuggle energy in manacubes to the Isle of Quel´Danas, where Kael´thas and his army has moved.
Their original purpose is unclear, but a questline with Exarch Orelis in the Inn at Area 52 reveals that Kael constructed the Manaforges using technology taken from Tempest Keep. Thus, they appear to be of Naaru design, but only because the core technology is. Perhaps they used physical materials from Tempest Keep, or perhaps Naaru design is so integral that to use the technology necessitates using the very same physical forms, materials, and sigils.
According to Exarch Orelis, Manaforges are a form of energy recharger, which was never designed to be used so close to land. This use is ripping Netherstorm apart and accelerating its deterioration.
Interestingly, the pipeline connected to Tempest Keep actually runs not into the nearby ground, as with the Manaforges, but terminates far away from it, near Eco-Dome Midrealm. How the pipes connect is unknown.
The blood elves control all manaforges execept Manaforge Ultris, which was taken from the blood elves by the Voidwalkers, along with the mine beneath it.
Four manaforges are operating in the Netherstorm, under the control of blood elves loyal to Kael'thas Sunstrider. They are:
The manaforge that has been destroyed: