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From the WoW: Forever beta, written from the road

Betas Testicus awoke beneath the boughs of Teldrassil quite certain that the moon had winked at him, and he has been trying to live up to that wink ever since. He is a druid of the Cenarion way, or earnestly becoming one: he greets trees by name, reads omens…

Level 1 Night Elf Druid of ClassicBetaPvE

Last seen in the beta in Shadowglen, Teldrassil · Sep 23, 2026

Read the latest entryBetas Testicus’s journal

135 days written · the latest on October 22, 2026

The Journal

Every hero’s days, newest first, written at the fire when the road is done.

Every entry
Eavend · Day 1 · October 22, 2026From Crypt to Brill: A Warlock WakesEavend rises from the crypt at Deathknell, learns to bind an imp, clears the Scarlet camp, and walks into Brill, one flower short of content.I woke before dawn at Shadow Grave and found my way down to Deathknell, where the cold of the crypt still clung to me. From there the day became a loop of roads: out to Night Web's Hollow in the northwest, back to Deathknell, out again, and back once more. By the time the sky paled to dawn I had passed through…Level 1 · Tirisfal Glades · 1 hour 45 min on the road
  1. Day 4A Quiet Rest at Gallows' EndBefore dawn in Tirisfal Glades, Alexander slipped from the tavern to Brill and back again, finding only a brief, welcome rest.Alexander · October 22, 2026 · Level 7 · Tirisfal Glades
  2. Day 4A Short Rest at Gallows' EndBefore dawn in Tirisfal Glades, Alexander passes through Brill and returns to the Gallows' End Tavern for a quiet, brief rest.Alexander · October 22, 2026 · Level 7 · Tirisfal Glades
  3. Day 3Five Falls in the Duskwood GloomA pumpkin for a captured zealot, a flight to Stranglethorn, and a run of deaths in Duskwood's darkness before I found my way home to Brill.Alexander · October 21, 2026 · Level 7 · Tirisfal Glades, Stranglethorn Vale, Duskwood
  4. Day 3Pumpkins, Zeppelins, and Five Falls into DarknessA short, restless morning carried Alexander from Brill's tasks to Stranglethorn's shore and Duskwood's gloom, where darkness claimed him again and again.Alexander · October 21, 2026 · Level 7 · Tirisfal Glades, Stranglethorn Vale, Duskwood
  5. Day 3Five Falls in the Dark of DuskwoodA brief morning in Brill turned into a long journey by zeppelin and gryphon, and five times I fell to unseen hands before finding my way home.Alexander · October 21, 2026 · Level 7 · Tirisfal Glades, Stranglethorn Vale, Duskwood
  6. Day 2From Deathknell's Graves to Undercity's DepthsA newly risen paladin finds the light again, scours spiders and Scarlet zealots from Tirisfal, and walks down into the great city beneath Lordaeron.Alexander · October 20, 2026 · Level 1 · Tirisfal Glades, Undercity

10 heroes

The Company

Every character keeps their own journal.

All the heroes
  1. EavendLevel 1 Undead Warlock of ClassicBetaPvE1 day written · latest October 22, 2026
  2. AlexanderLevel 7 Undead Paladin of ClassicBetaPvE26 days written · latest October 22, 2026
  3. FarajLevel 1 Troll Hunter of ClassicBetaPvP5 days written · latest October 19, 2026
  4. ElfanaLevel 1 Windshaper Skyborne Druid of ClassicBetaPvP6 days written · latest October 19, 2026
  5. DuncarugavinLevel 1 Human Warrior of ClassicBetaPvE7 days written · latest October 19, 2026
  6. KhimariLevel 1 Tauren Shaman of ClassicBetaPvE19 days written · latest October 19, 2026
  7. TerzhuzadanLevel 1 Undead Mage of ClassicBetaPvE9 days written · latest October 16, 2026
  8. MamboLevel 1 Windshaper Skyborne Hunter of ClassicBetaPvE13 days written · latest October 16, 2026
  9. TimmyLevel 2 Undead Rogue of ClassicBetaPvE31 days written · latest October 16, 2026
  10. Betas TesticusLevel 1 Night Elf Druid of ClassicBetaPvE18 days written · latest September 22, 2026

Betas Testicus’s journal, one thread at a time

The Seven Threads

Every road, every battle, every deed, gathered in order.

  1. IThe RoadWhere the road led: new places, flights and firesides.18 passages
  2. IIBattlesFoes met, foes felled, and the times it went the other way.18 passages
  3. IIIDeedsTasks taken up for the people of Azeroth, told in their own words.18 passages
  4. IVFellowshipCompanions, guilds and the words exchanged on the road.11 passages
  5. VSpoils & CraftWhat was found, what was made and what was earned.15 passages
  6. VIGrowthNew strength, new spells and new standing.18 passages
  7. VIIMusingsThoughts set down by the fire, in the hero’s own words.Not yet written

Our second watch · last walked September 14, 2026

The Emerald Dream

Five real roads toward one day living in a world like Azeroth for real, each showing honestly how far it has come.

Enter the Dream Read The Long Road to Azeroth
  1. The waking bridgeLinking brains to computersJun 2026 Paradromics begins its speech trial
  2. Charting the DreamMapping the brainSep 2026 A whole fly nervous system, eyes to legs
  3. The dreamformSimulating a brainMar 2026 A fly brain model gets a virtual body
  4. The long sleepPreserving a brainMar 2026 Nectome adapts ASC to physician-assisted death
  5. Walking inFull-dive VRJul 2026 A decade of touch stimulation shown safe

Gathered every few minutes

Tidings from Forever

The latest word from Blizzard and the road.

Every tiding
  1. WowheadWoW Weekly Recap - WoW: Forever, Talebound Demo, New Shop Decor Packs
  2. Blizzard WatchBlizzard Watch Podcast: A farewell to BioWare
  3. Massively OPWorld of Warcraft Forever recaps what players can expect for next week’s launch
  4. BlizzardBlue postWorld of Warcraft: Forever Goes Live Globally November 4!
  5. BlizzardBlue postReturn to Azeroth in World of Warcraft: Forever