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Now, players on the game's forums as well as Reddit are calling for two human NPCs named in honor of Afrasiabi to be taken out of the game. The two NPCs of concern are Field Marshal Afrasiabi found in the Alliance Capital City of Stormwind, and Lord Afrasastrasz, found inside Wrymwrest Temple in Northrend. As of writing, both NPCs remain present in-game the game, with Field Marshall Afrasiabi available throughout two different versions of WoW Classic and the game's most recent expansion, Shadowlands. Field Marshal Afrasiabi appears to be phasing out and in for Shadowlands. Shadowlands version of the game, though the reason behind this is not yet clear. Players are currently using an in-game tool that allows them to place warning signs on the Stormwind NPC. There are some Horde players taking the matter by themselves and invading the Alliance city in order to eliminate Field Marshal Afrasiabi personally.
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Others are calling for more drastic measures, requesting that quests created by Afrasiabi be reworked or removed entirely. A number of in-game items are named in reference to Afrasiabi also, and his influence on the game overall is huge. As a designer of quests in the very beginning, Afrasiabi designed some of WoW's most iconic quest lines and areas, including the quest chain that led to The legendary weapons Thunderfury and it's Death Knight starting zone in Wrath of the Lich King.
There's a precedent for Blizzard removing NPCs completely from their game. Two NPCs named for popular WoW streamer Swifty were quietly removed this summer. Blizzard gave no official reason of the decision, but this removal of NPCs were prompted by accusations of sexual misconduct. Actor Quinton Flynn, who voiced the character Kael'thas Sunstrider on the game World of Warcraft and WoW's Burning Crusade expansion, saw his voice removed from WoW at the beginning of the year. There was no clear explanation was given for the change, but it's assumed that it was due to sexual harassment buy WoTLK Classic Gold allegations filed against Flynn around the same time.