You might have noticed that our
Ask a Faction Leader column has taken an extended break. In fact, a whole lot of you did. So, since you asked for it, so AAFL is returning this Tuesday! To keep things fresh while we wait for
Cataclysm, we're adjusting the format slightly -- rather than focusing on one specific faction leader per column, we're letting readers direct their questions to the leader of their choice each week. Wonder how
Mekkatorque keeps his svelte figure? Ask him. Dying to know
Vol'Jin's favorite band? Ask away.
To participate in the column, send your question to
sacco@wow.com with the subject line
"AAFL" (this is important!). I'll grab my favorite questions each week and answer them -- err, have the faction leaders answer them.
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Filed under: Ask a Faction Leader
Jun 17th 2010 at 7:00PM 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Dreamstorm Jun 17th 2010 7:25PM
I've submitted one for Greymane a few moments ago :D
Ty for bringing back AAFL!
Abbadon Jun 17th 2010 7:33PM
Sylvanas, do you like your belly button licked?
erknost Jun 17th 2010 7:53PM
What happen with Ysiel Windsinger of the Cenarion Expedition? I wanna know the true about about the Cenarion scheme to ninja and monopolize all the environmental protection fronts? What she really think about the Earthen Ring? And how she has being working with the original orcs shamans from Draenor?
This was my letter to Ysiel:
"Lady Windsinger,
Many of walks of life, that we the choose to follow, have a main or visual organization that groups all and create a place in were we can share as a whole. For example, I myself follow the path of the Holy Warrior, therefore I’m a proud and exalted member of the Argent Crusade. The Priest have the Church of Light or the Cult of Shadow. The Shamans has the Earthen Ring. The Druids the Cenarion Circle. For me, the Druids have create a very large and monopolistic corporation who deal with the balance and the natural order of things, this corporation has establish several small organization directly controlled by the Circle, that like your Expedition, have grown to become an autonomous organizations, almost independent of the Circle's corporative headquarters on Azeroth. What do you say about the incoming rumor of a lawsuit from the Shamans of the Earthen Ring, clamming that you have steal and monopolized the keeping of the balance in Azeroth and in the destroyed Draenor?
Sincerely,
Erknost,
Human Holy Paladin, proud member of the Argent Crusade."
erknost Jun 17th 2010 7:59PM
E-Mail already re-send.
Draykin Jun 17th 2010 8:01PM
I'm not sure if I'm going to like this, the old one was fun and I was always looking forward to which faction leader would come up next to try and think of questions specific to them. This seems like AAFL meets The Queue and chances are there are going to be a lot of the same questions over and over.
And I too was wondering about what happened to Ysiel Windsinger, I had sent in a question and I like Erknost's question.
Boz Jun 18th 2010 8:20AM
Focusing on a single Faction Leader allowed the writer to build a caricature around multiple answers. The new format will certainly challenge the writer to develop the character in so short a space. I look forward to building on the existing characters, though, particularly the Bronzebeards and Tirion Fordring, the latter of whom had the best quote of any interview:
"I could offer a repeatable quest to slap a handful of kittens and people would do it if I gave them a little pet for it. And they'd drop the kittens off a cliff for a mount."
I hope to see a few more columns dedicated to a single faction leader among the new format, though; there are certainly a few more colorful characters out there that have not had their portraits done.
splodesondeath Jun 17th 2010 8:41PM
Dear Lich King,
If you were a culinary dish, what would you be and why?
Love,
Dyax, your favourite Troll Mage
Ringo Flinthammer Jun 17th 2010 8:47PM
Every edition needs to have at least half the questions answered by the Brothers Bronzebeard.
Ramzor Jun 17th 2010 8:53PM
Sylvanas don't you consider an act of tyranny crush down the Gilneas village and exile their people, I didn't expect such decision from you. Wasn't enough get your revenge against Arthas?
Hollow Leviathan Jun 18th 2010 3:39AM
Somewhere out there, some Grammar police just spit out their coffee and punched the sirens.
Joseph Smith Jun 17th 2010 9:22PM
I'm excited, but not really enthusiastic about this change. I think there were still a lot of leaders to be addressed, and would have preferred a change to Ask an NPC instead. The one-off random questions don't let you get a sense of the character in the same way that you can with a full 'interview'
mark.bloecher Jun 17th 2010 9:46PM
so regent lord Lor'Themar. Why are you still a regent? I mean cant the blood elves all agree that Kael'Thas is not our leader anymore and to just make your position permanent.
Chivvy Jun 18th 2010 2:33AM
Dear Lor'Themar,
Who the heck are you, anyway?
From
Grimlocke, Death Knight on Argent Dawn EU
Sithril Jun 17th 2010 11:15PM
Hmmm....I hoped it would continue to have it's previous form.
Deathknighty Jun 18th 2010 4:31AM
Dear Malfurion Stormrage; King Varian Wrynn; Ysiel Windsinger; Warchief Thrall; Dragonqueen Alexstrasza; Lord Bolvar Fordragon (Valiance Expedition); Bolvar Fordragon, the Lich King; Arthas, the Lich King; Kil'Jaeden; Illidan Stormrage; Lady Jaina Proudmoore and Rhonin,
Do you feel insulted at having not been given your own articles prior to now? Do you feel as if you were left out, or forgotten? Do you feel like you really should have had your own dedicated articles, considering you are all such important Azerothian figures?
Indecisive, Human Death Knight
Deathknighty Jun 18th 2010 4:35AM
Also, how does Mekkatorque kee his svelte figure? And what's Vol'Jin's favorite band? L70ETC?
zombiitoast Jun 18th 2010 4:48AM
Dear Sylvanas Windrunner.
If there was a cure for the Plague of undeath would you take it and/or support your people to take it?
If so would you and the forsaken elves rejoin the sindori and let the forsaken humans become a faction as The Horde kingdom of Lorderon or Just keep your empire the way it is except being alive?
Do you feel insulted that there is no memorial to you in Silvermoon?
If your new plague worked in turning the world undead would you release it to the Blood elves and High elves?
Thanks.
Blood Knight Champion Rubix
Mellorn Jun 18th 2010 11:19AM
I prefer the old format, when it was focused on a single leader.
ladydeth Jun 18th 2010 12:52PM
So glad you are bringing the faction leader back.......honestly a great break from the serious and mundane world.
Nina Katarina Jun 18th 2010 1:22PM
Vol'jin,
De Agony of Da Feets, mon. You know what I'm sayin? Northrend be cold, cold ground. Why can't I find the nice foot wraps?