By Matron Ruby Astherion of the Dragonsworn Council and Wyrmhearth Tavern(with the editing help of Rhune Astherion of the Kirin Tor)
Disaster has struck across the world and in it’s aftermath a troubling trend has begun to develop: an irrational distrust and hatred of dragons. In light of recent events this is perhaps somewhat understandable but let us not allow hysteria to chase off logic. Let us not allow emotion to fog reason.
I ask of you all… was not the Lich King once human? Was Illidan not once a night elf? Do we judge humans and elves by their actions? Of course not, instead we observe the actions of the race as a whole. And have not the humans and night elves as a collective done more good than harm? I would say the answer is indeed so.
Much about dragons have come to light after the Nexus War. We understand them so much better now than we once did. They have watched over and protected us for thousands of years… since before recorded history. In that time rarely has any dragon sought power for itself. Instead the Dragon Flights were content to watch and protect the world around us from dangers we did not see and could not imagine.
One might even argue that few races are as selfless as the dragons.
Malygos went too far yes, but only in response to a great breach of sense by the Blood Elves. The Nexus War was a true tragedy with each life taken on both sides a true loss for Azeroth and it’s future safety. Remembering what happened there on the fields of Dragonblight and Coldara still make me weep late at night.
However in the end it was the Dragon-Queen Alexstrasza who saved us all. Let us not forget that.
What Deathwing has done and is doing is inexcusable… but is it right to blame all dragons? Who helps to defend the slopes of Mount Hyjal I ask you? Who gathers to assault the Twilight Highlands? The Green and Red Dragon Flights rally to our side already.
And let us not forget who it was that brought relief supplies to Stormwind in the immediate aftermath… the Dragonsworn Council on behalf of the Wyrmrest Accord.
The draconic heart breaks at the pain the world is feeling just as much as any mortals. Our dragon friends weep and rage just as we do.
They will be at our side… protecting us… as they have always done.
You can count on it.
