Talk: Golden Fleet

This was mentioned by name somewhere in Patch 5.2.0, but no one could find a source. Does anyone remember where it was?--SWM24 48 03:27, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Was it Lorewalker Cho's Zandalari story? --Dark T Zeratul (talk) 04:05, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

I recall trying to look it up before, and I think there was something weird to it. Like it was in the PTR dialogue of Cho's story, but didn't make it to release. --Dusksworn (talk) 04:19, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Checked several in-game books, can't find the name, but I've seen use it at least in 2015 in SoL. --Mordecay (talk) 09:07, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Shadows of the Horde, maybe? -- Dark T Zeratul (talk) 10:23, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Not in there or UVGs or Chronicle 1. --Mordecay (talk) 11:07, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

I told you, it's from datamined PTR dialogue. Lorewalker Cho was going to say the line, but they changed the dialogue before release.

The fall of Zandalar

Zul came to Rastakhan to warn him that he had visions of a armored dragon causing a Cataclysm. Months later he once again came to Rastakhan with more grim news that he saw a legion of serpents pouring forth from a fissure in the ocean. Still Rastakhan dismissed Zul. Months later he had another vision of earthquakes and tidal waves assaulting Zandalar the golden capital sinking beneath the ocean it's once proud people drowning. Rastakhan tiring of his Prophet granted Zul his largest ships so his followers could find a new land if the visions came to pass. And these visions DID come to pass. When Deathwing arose from the Maelstrom dark angry waves crashed into the capital. The people turned to the King for help but had nothing to offer them but to turn to Zul. The Prophet had his mighty warfleet assembled while his King sat idle. Now what's left of the Zandalari sail on the Golden Fleet.

The term presumably became popularly known because this was posted on Scrolls of Lore, and spread from there. There's nothing else to it. --Dusksworn (talk) 14:01, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Correctomundo, [1]. Tho it's funny how an hour later, they got the text again, updated, without the name. [2] --Mordecay (talk) 14:17, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

BTW I just met a Witherbark Speaker in Zuldazar confirming it's called the Golden Fleet. Xporc (talk) 21:30, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

I'll use your words: "ffs prove it then" --Mordecay (talk) 21:37, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

FFS here it is Xporc (talk) 21:49, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Faaaakeee. --Mordecay (talk) 21:50, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

Navy[]

Are we sure the Golden Fleet and the Zandalari navy that Pa'ku leads are the same? I have a hard time believing Rastakhan would give Zul the whole navy to sail away with. ReignTG (talk) 00:14, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Lorewalker Cho says: King Rastakhan tired of Zul and his troubling nightmares. To be rid of the prophet, he granted Zul the use of his largest ships, so that he and his followers could seek a new land if his visions came to pass.

Maybe only a part of it? --Mordecay (talk) 00:19, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Until BFA eventually tell it differently, I see no reason to assume the Zandalari have two major fleets. Xporc (talk) 09:17, 23 March 2018 (UTC)