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|image=Spell_Arcane_Blink.png
  
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| image = Twilight Citadel.jpg
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|description=Teleports the caster 20 yards forward, unless something is in the way. Also frees the caster from stuns and bonds.
  
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|class=[[Mage]]
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| name = [[Old Gods' forces]]
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| faction = Old Gods
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|type=Defensive, Utility
  
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| leader = {{RaceIconExt|OldGod}}{{NPC||C'Thun}}&dagger;<br />{{NPC||N'Zoth}}<br />{{RaceIconExt|Yogg-Saron}}{{NPC||Yogg-Saron}}<br />Presumably other [[Old Gods]]
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|school=[[Arcane]]
  
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| leaders = {{RaceIconExt|Cho'gall}}{{NPC||Cho'Gall}}&dagger;<br />
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|cost=21% of [[base mana]]
  
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{{RaceIconExt|Deathwing}}{{NPC||Deathwing}}
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|cast_time=Instant
  
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*{{RaceIconExt|Sinestra}}{{NPC||Sintharia}}&dagger;
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|cooldown=15 sec
  
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**{{RaceIconExt|SpawnTwilight}}{{NPC||Umbriss}}&dagger;
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|improvement=[[Improved Blink]]
  
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*{{RaceIconExt|Nefarian}}{{RaceIconExt|UndeadNefarian}}{{npc||Nefarian}}&dagger;
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**{{RaceIconExt|Onyxia}}{{RaceIconExt|UndeadOnyxia}}{{npc||Onyxia}}&dagger;
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{{RaceIconExt|AirLord}}{{npc||Al'Akir}}<br />
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:''"A well timed blink can be the difference between a good story and a tearful eulogy."''
  
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{{RaceIconExt|FireLord}}{{npc||Ragnaros}}<br />
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[[Twin Emperors]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|QirajiEmperor}}{{NPC||Vek'lor}}&dagger;
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*{{RaceIconExt|QirajiEmperor}}{{NPC||Vek'nilash}}&dagger;
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{{RaceIconExt|NagaSeaWitch}}{{NPC||Queen Azshara}}<br />
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{{NPC||Iso'rath}}&dagger;<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|Titan|Male}}{{NPC||Loken}}&dagger;<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|Leviathan}}{{NPC||Ozumat}}<br />
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{{NPC||Soggoth the Slitherer}}<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|Satyr}}{{NPC||Xavius}}&dagger;<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|Hydra}}{{Npc||Kai'ju Gahz'rilla}}&dagger;
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*{{RaceIconExt|SandTroll|Female}}{{NPC||Hydromancer Kulratha}}&dagger;
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|capital = Unknown (if any)
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| status = Active, possible cripple/defeat
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| theater = [[Elemental Plane]], [[Twilight Realm]], and [[Great Dark Beyond]] (knowingly [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]).
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| base = [[Twilight Highlands]], [[Ulduar]], [[Silithus]], [[The Rift]], [[Skywall]], [[Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom]], [[Firelands]], [[Maelstrom]], [[Twilight Realm]], [[Emerald Nightmare]], [[Twilight Caverns]], [[Blackfathom Deeps]], [[Rift of Aln]] and believed others
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| capitals = [[Ny'alotha]], [[Nazjatar]], [[Twilight Citadel]], [[Neferset City]], [[Blackrock Spire]], [[Grizzlemaw]], [[Zul'Farrak]], [[Shadowforge City]]
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| language = [[Common]] (speculated), [[Faceless (language)|Faceless]] (belived)
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| slang = [[Nazja]], [[Qiraji (language)|Qiraji]], [[Kalimag]], [[Orcish]], [[Draconic]], [[Low Common]], various others
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| races = {{Race|Old God}}<br />
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[[Forgotten one]]<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|FacelessGeneral}}{{RaceIconExt|FacelessoftheDeep}}{{RaceIconExt|FacelessShadoweaver}}{{RaceIconExt|Erudax}}{{Race|Faceless one}}<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|MercilessOne}} [[Merciless one]]<br />
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{{Race|Naga}}<br />
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{{Race|Qiraji}}<br />
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{{Race|Arakkoa}} ([[Sethekk]])<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|Tol'vir}} [[Tol'vir]]<br />
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{{Race|Elemental}}<br />
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{{Race|Satyr}}<br />
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{{Race|Blackdragonflight}}<br />
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{{Race|Twilightdragonflight}}<br />
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{{Race|Chromaticdragonflight}}<br />
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{{Race|Centaur}} ([[Galak]])<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|Hydra}} [[Hydra#Azeroth_Hydras|Azerothian Hydra]]<br />
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{{RaceIconExt|Leviathan}}[[Kraken#Squid-like|Leviathan Kraken]]<br />
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{{Race|Silithid}}<br />
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Notable [[Twilight's Hammer]] races
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*{{Race|Ogre mage|notext}}{{Race|Ogre}}
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*{{Race|Orc}}
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*{{Race|Human}}
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*{{Race|DarkIronDwarf}}
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*{{Race|Sandtroll}}
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The [[Old Gods' forces]] are the collective grouping of all the entities and organizations that serve the [[Old Gods]]. Despite this, they do not necessarily all get along with each other.
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'''Blink''' is a self-only instant arcane [[mage]] spell that teleports the caster forward 20 yards (25 when glyphed) (if possible) and frees the caster from stuns and roots. It's taught on lvl 16.
  
   
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==Membership==
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== Cataclysm table ==
  
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===Major members===
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* '''[[Deathwing]] [[Dragonflights]] and servant's'''
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** Deathwing has many servants, various Dragonflights and Groups of Mortals
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*** {{Race|Blackdragonflight}}, the dragonflight of deathwing, corrupted by the old gods
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*** {{Race|Chromaticdragonflight}}, a experimental dragonflight by Nefarian that failed, and was exterminated.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|Drakeadon}} Only the Drakeadons seems have survived and are still used by the members of the twilight hammer
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*** {{Race|Twilightdragonflight}}
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*** The Dark Horde serves Nefarian, Deathwing son which is composed of various members of various races
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**** {{RaceIcon|Dragonmaw|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Dragonmaw|Female}} [[Orcs]] of the [[Blackrock clan|Blackrock]] and [[Black Tooth Grin Clan]]
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**** {{RaceIcon|ForestTroll|Male}}{{RaceIcon|ForestTroll|Female}} [[Forest troll]]s of the [[Firetree]] and [[Smolderthorn]] Tribes
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**** {{RaceIcon|Ogre|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Ogre|Female}} [[Ogres]] of the [[Firegut]], [[Spirestone]] and [[Stonegullet]] clans
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**** [[Image:IconSmall DragonRed.gif]][[Image:IconSmall DragonBlue.gif]][[Image:IconSmall DragonGreen.gif]][[Image:IconSmall DragonBronze.gif]] The Dark Horde has corrupted [[Dragon]]s of all dragonflights
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**** {{RaceIconExt|Worg}} [[Worg]]s that are trained by orcs
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**** {{RaceIcon|Goblin|Male|Small}}{{RaceIcon|Goblin|Female|Small}} The Dark Horde employs various [[Goblin]] mercenaries
   
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* '''Members of the [[Twilight Hammer]] cult'''
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==Notes==
  
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** Led by [[Cho'gall]]
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The spell negates the effects of "[[Stun]]," and "[[Root]]." This means it does not free the mage from [[Sleep Effect|Sleep]], [[Charm]], [[Fear Effect|Fear]], [[Snare]], and [[Daze]] effects.
  
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** The Cult has various members the most notable are
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*** Rogue members of the alliance and the horde
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*** {{Race|Ogre mage|notext}}{{Race|Ogre}} Ogres are attracted by the promises of power of Cho'gall
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**** {{RaceIconExt|DiscipleofCho'gall}} Cho'gall has made some disciples in his former likeness.
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*** {{Race|Gronn}}
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*** {{RaceIconExt|Ettin}} Some [[Ettin]] have followed the ogres
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*** {{Race|DarkIronDwarf}} The [[Dark iron clan]] has been divided and some decided to join the twilight hammer
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*** {{Race|Sandtroll}} The [[Sand trolls]] of [[Zul'farrak]] allied with the twilight hammer in a desperate attempt
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*** {{RaceIconExt|AscendantAir}}{{RaceIconExt|AscendantEarth}}{{RaceIconExt|AscendantFire}}{{RaceIconExt|AscendantWater}}{{RaceIconExt|AscendantElementium}} Various mortals have ascended to elemental ascendants
   
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* '''Empire of [[Ahn'Qiraj]]'''
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The mage gains a buff called Blink, which lasts for less than a second and makes the caster immune to everything for its duration. Thus, the mage cannot be harmed or re-stunned while Blinking.
  
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** Ahn'Qiraj is the city-kingdom of the [[Qiraji]] found in the southern part of [[Silithus]].
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** Formerly controlled by [[C'thun]] and the [[Twin Emperors]]
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*** It's primarily ruled by it's Qiraji inhabitants.
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**** {{RaceIcon|Qiraji|Male}} [[Qiraji gladiator]] the male ground fighters of the qiraji
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**** {{RaceIcon|Qiraji|Female}} [[Qiraji battleguard]] the female air fighters of the qiraji
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**** {{RaceIconExt|QirajiProphet}} [[Qiraji prophet]] powerful spellcasters of the qiraji
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**** {{RaceIconExt|QirajiEmperor}} [[Qiraji emperor]] the rulers of the qiraji
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*** The Qiraji have built many constructs for war
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****{{RaceIconExt|Anubisath}} [[Anubisath]] Built and enchanted to be the guardians of Ahn'quiraj
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*****{{RaceIconExt|Horusath}} [[Horusath]] A improved version of Anubisath
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****{{RaceIconExt|ObsidianDestroyer}} [[Obsidian Destroyer]] A creature made of Obsidian, related to the Tol'vir.
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*** And have many Silithid Servants of various castes grouped into various hives
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**** [[Silithid queen]] Egg layer.
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**** [[Silithid larva]] Young silithid that have yet to molt into their adult forms.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|SilithidColossus|Small}} [[Silithid colossus]] Huge battle creatures with brutal strength.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|SilithidTank|Small}} [[Silithid reaver]] The hive's primary defenders.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|Silithid|Small}} [[Silithid wasp]] The very aggressive, flying attack troops of the silithid.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|SandReaver|Small}} [[Sand reaver]]Unknown, probably tunnel diggers.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|SandWorm|Small}} [[Sand worm]] Worm-like creatures with burrowing claws digging through most kinds of soil.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|Beetle}} [[Silithid scarab]] Worker caste of the Silithids, who are generally not aggresive unless they are attacked.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|SilithidWorker|Small}} [[Silithid worker]] Worker caste of the Silithids, who are generally not aggresive unless they are attacked.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|Scorpid|Small}} [[Silithid Creeper]] Very aggressive scorpid-like creatures.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|Scorpid|Small}} [[Silithid Swarmer]] Carrying young silithids.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|Crab|Small}} [[Silithid Protector]]Crab-like creatures protecting the hive.
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**** {{RaceIconExt|Larva|Small}} [[Silithid Grub]] Unknown.
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**** [[Silithid light]] Produces light to iluminate the dark caves.
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**** [[Silithid pill bug]] Produces light to iluminate the dark caves.
   
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* '''Empire of [[Nazjatar]]'''
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The teleport is stopped by certain types of terrain, and does not work near indoor-outdoor boundaries. Teleporting across the majority of flat surfaces should allow the caster to reach the full 20 yards; there have been exceptions found to that rule. Teleporting near a cave entrance will Blink the caster to the very edge of where the cave becomes "outside". Some bridges are considered indoors and the edges will shorten the Blink distance. However, even if the caster does not go the full 20 yards, he will still be freed from stuns and roots.
 
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** Nazjatar is the great capital city of the naga and is built into the walls of the Rift.
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** Ruled by the Empress of Nazjtar Queen [[Azshara]]
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** {{RaceIcon|Naga|Male}}{{RaceIcon|Naga|Female}} The former [[highborne]] that served the queen were turned into [[Naga]] by a mysterious force
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*** {{RaceIconExt|NagaSeaWitch}} [[Naga sesa witch|Naga sea witches]] are revered spellcasters
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*** {{RaceIconExt|NagaLord}} [[Naga anomaly|Naga anomaly]] are the mutants of the Naga race
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** The naga have enslaved many races under the seas
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*** [[Mur'gul]]
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*** {{RaceIconExt|Makrura}} [[Makrura]]
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** They have also tamed many of the ocean creatures
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*** [[Snap dragon]]
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*** [[Dragon turtle]]
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*** [[Couatl]]
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*** [[Tube Wyrm]]
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** They are allied to some races
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*** {{RaceIconExt|MercilessOne}} [[Merciless one]]
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*** {{RaceIconExt|Leviathan}} [[Leviathanian Kraken]]
   
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* '''Iron Army of [[Ulduar]]'''
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==Improvements==
  
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** Led by the corrupt Prime designate [[Loken]], and controlled by [[Yogg-saron]]
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[[Improved Blink]] increases your movement speed by 35/70% after casting Blink..
  
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** Composed mainly by the corrupted constructs of Ulduar
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*** [[Titanic Watchers]] like [[Thorim]], [[Freya]], [[Hodir]] and [[Mimir]]
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*** {{RaceIconExt|Mechagnome}} [[Mechagnome]]
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**** and their constructs Like the [[Clockwork giant]] or the [[Flame Leviathan]]
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*** {{RaceIconExt|Golem}} [[Golem]]
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** And it's new Iron Counterparts led by the [[Iron Council]]
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*** {{RaceIconExt|IronDwarf}} [[Iron Dwarf]]
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*** {{RaceIconExt|IronGiant}} [[Iron giant]]
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*** {{RaceIcon|IronVrykul|Male}} [[Iron Vrykul]]
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*** {{RaceIconExt|ProtoPlated}} [[Plated Protodrake]]
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** {{RaceIconExt|FacelessOne}} And Yogg-saron [[Faceless one]]s
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*** {{RaceIconExt|FacelessGeneral}} led by the [[Faceless general]] [[Vezax]]
   
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* [[Emerald Nightmare]]
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[[Glyph of Blink]] increases the distance of the teleport by 5 yards.
  
   
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==Tips and tactics==
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===Other factions and allies===
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'''* Denizens of the [[Firelands]]'''
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During long periods of walking, Blink can effectively shorten the total time of your trip if used every 15 seconds. This is approximately equal to a 20% run speed increase, and greater if the mage uses a [[Glyph of Blink]] and/or [[Improved Blink]].
  
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** [[Ragnaros]], ruler of the firelands has agreed to work with deathwing and the old gods to burn down the world tree
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** {{RaceIconExt|Fire}} Fire elemental are the servants of ragnaros
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** {{RaceIconExt|Flamewaker}} The Flamewakers are the nobles of the fire elemental hirarchy
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** {{RaceIconExt|RevenantFire}} The main infantry of Ragnaros army
   
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'''* Denizens of the [[Skywall]]'''
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Always be mindful of the [[cooldown]]: if using Blink would merely look good, hold onto it until later when it may save you a trip to the Graveyard.
  
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** [[Al'akir]], ruler of the Skywall has agreed to work with deathwing and the old gods to find the re-origination device created by the titans
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** {{RaceIconExt|Air}} Air Elementals are the servants of Al'akir
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** {{RaceIconExt|Djinni}} The Djinni are the nobles of the air elemental hierarchy
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** {{RaceIconExt|RevenantAir}} The main infantry of Al'akir army
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** Some Mortal tribes have allied with Al'akir
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*** {{RaceIconExt|Centaur|Male}}{{RaceIconExt|Centaur|Female}} [[Centaur]]s of the [[Galak]] Tribe have allied with Al'akir
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*** {{RaceIconExt|Tol'vir}} The [[Tol'vir]] of the [[Neferset]] tribe
   
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=== Former allies ===
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You can avoid some pointy terrain distance shortening by hopping into the air and blinking mid-jump. Blink uses [[Line of Sight|line of sight]] to calculate your travel distance. Jumping gets you over small obstacles that would stop you, such as small trees and rocks.
  
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*Neptulon and the water elementals used to work for the old gods before the imprisonment in the Elemental planes
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*Therazane and the Earth elementals used to work for the old gods before the imprisonment in the Elemental planes
   
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==History==
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If properly timed, Blink can be used to decrease or completely avoid falling damage.
  
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====Defeat and allegiances within====
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Learn what things you can break out of and what you can't. By ''bonds'' it means [[Root]]s, not [[Snare]]s. For example, you can Blink [[Entangling Roots]] or [[Frost Nova]], but not from [[Chains of Ice]] or [[Crippling Poison]].
  
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===War of the Ancients===
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Blinking will not spill you over a cliff or out a window, so if your Blink would have you end up over a drop off, you'll stop at the edge or - if you're at the edge or there is '''no''' edge - you won't move. There's a little trick here: when you're in midair (falling only; a normal jump is not "midair"), this effectively teleports you back up towards where you left solid ground. If cast half a second before impact, you are immune to the falling damage. You can take advantage of this when leaping off very high cliffs and blinking just before you hit the ground. Practice makes perfect! You'll take little to no damage if done right.
  
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===Post-first [[sundering]]===
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Jump, spin 180 degrees in mid air, and Blink when being followed by a hostile player. They'll lose a few seconds trying to find you if you manage to get behind them.
  
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====[[Exile of the High Elves|Exile of the]] [[Quel'dorei]]====
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===Interim===
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Although probably a bug, there are some "Closed" Areas that are accessible by Blinking. These include the Onyxia-style cave in [[Mount Hyjal]].
  
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====[[Outland|Doom of ]][[Draenor]]====
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===[[Third War]] and [[The Frozen Throne|Aftermath]]===
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Though it may have limited uses, Blink can also be used to "jump" over the aggro radius of one or more mobs if your level is high enough that the aggro radius is small enough to Blink past. Generally this will only work on green or grey level mobs.
  
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===[[World of Warcraft]]===
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When using the mage spell [[Slow Fall]], a player can often be at the whim of momentum. If a Slow Fall is carrying you too far, using Blink while in a Slow Fall will remove all forward momentum and leave you floating straight down. While this can allow some precision, it can also condemn the player if the target is undershot.
  
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At this time, very little was known about the Old Gods and their maddened worshippers--practically none on [[Azeroth]] were directly aware of the existence of the Old Gods until [[C'Thun]] made its ominous presence clearly felt within the depths of [[Ahn'Qiraj]].<br />
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===[[The Burning Crusade]]: [[War in Outland]]===
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If being targeted by, for example, another mage's [[Frostbolt]], Blinking toward the enemy, to end up behind them, will cancel their spell (since it requires its target to be in front).
  
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====[[World of Warcraft: The Comic]]====
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Avoid blink pulling: Blinking too far ahead might accidentally pull a boss!
  
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===[[Wrath of the Lich King]]: [[War against the Lich King]]===
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==Bugs==
  
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The line of sight calculations experience severe problems when leaving or entering buildings, caves, and bridges, or even when passing a change in terrain texture. This can result in Blink moving you a much shorter distance than it should, or not moving you at all. This, combined with lag, can make it seem like Blink makes you travel backwards. Not a good situation when you are running away from a rogue.
  
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Yogg-saron spread his influence under the lich king's domain conquering ulduar using a iron army and the watchers he corrupted.
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===[[The Shattering]]===
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====Prelude to the [[Cataclysm]]====
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==Organization and former members==
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It is self-evident however that the Old Gods possess worshippers across all the world's peoples and cultures somehow. The Old Gods are imprisoned and asleep deep beneath the earth, but their power is so vast that their maddening, destructive taint seeps from their prisons and appears to tear away at the sanity of an unknown number of Azeroth's inhabitants. To what extent sentient beings can fall under the influence of the Old Gods in this manner is not well understood, but those who hear the Old Whisperings most clearly have joined together in a coalition that is known as the [[Twilight's Hammer]]. Most of these cultists and followers have lost every ounce of their sanity and have become completely unpredictable and malefic, and, sometimes, things which are far worse. Through the leadership of the [[ogre-mage]] [[Cho'gall]], a powerful servant of C'Thun, the Twilight's Hammer has in recent times become the focal point for mortal worship of the Old Gods, and the cult's influence has since begun to increase alarmingly. Former members of both [[Alliance]] and [[Horde]] inexplicably flock to its service as if heeding a silent calling, and unrepentantly assist in bringing about the final hour of mortal existence on Azeroth. Large groups of the Twilight's Hammer have been observed to settle at or near sites where they believe the Old Gods or their minions are sealed away; many await C'Thun's awakening in [[Silithus]], while others appear to serve [[Ragnaros]] in the [[Blackrock Depths]] alongside the [[Dark Iron dwarves]].<ref>''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', 169</ref> The largest concentrations of the Twilight's Hammer however are located at [[Grim Batol]] and the [[Bastion of Twilight]], within a region of the [[Eastern Kingdoms]] that is now referred to as the [[Twilight Highlands]].
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In some cases, evil but still sane individuals have been known to deliberately turn to worship of the Old Gods out of spite, when they feel that other, more mainstream powers have mistreated them. Anarchists also sometimes fall to worship of the Old Gods out of a desire to destroy the world; some believe a new, better existence will rise up in the wake of the destruction. In either case, these individuals are deluded or misinformed and any who do manage to make even the barest real contact with the Old Gods go hopelessly and irrevocably insane.
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C'Thun created avatars from the [[silithid]] in its own image during ages long past. These avatars, known as the [[qiraji]], represent dark and powerful mockeries of life and have served as the Old God's heralds for millenia. Likewise, [[Yogg-Saron]] and [[N'Zoth]] are closely associated with the entities known only as [[Faceless One|Faceless Ones]], which appear to function as heralds and avatars to these Old Gods as well.
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[[Queen Azshara]] and the bulk of her [[Highborne]] seem to have fallen to, or have struck a pact with, the power of an Old God and have since become the monstrous, serpent-like [[naga]]. The naga have been seen in the presence of Faceless Ones in regions as [[Vashj'ir]], suggesting that the darkest fears about the change which has overcome Azshara and many of the Highborne hold true.
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NeutralOld Gods' forces
Twilight Citadel
Main leader IconSmall OldGodC'Thun†
N'Zoth
IconSmall Yogg-SaronYogg-Saron
Presumably other Old Gods
Secondary leaders

IconSmall Cho'gallCho'Gall†
IconSmall DeathwingDeathwing

IconSmall AirLordAl'Akir
IconSmall FireLordRagnaros
Twin Emperors

IconSmall NagaSeaWitchQueen Azshara
Iso'rath†
IconSmall Titan MaleLoken†
IconSmall LeviathanOzumat
Soggoth the Slitherer
IconSmall SatyrXavius†
IconSmall HydraKai'ju Gahz'rilla†

Race(s)

Old godOld god Old god
Forgotten one
IconSmall FacelessGeneralIconSmall FacelessoftheDeepIconSmall FacelessShadoweaverFile:IconSmall Erudax.gifN'raqiN'raqiN'raqiN'raqi N'raqi
IconSmall MercilessOne Merciless one
NagaNaga Naga
QirajiQiraji Qiraji
Arakkoa Arakkoa (Sethekk)
IconSmall Tol'vir Tol'vir
ElementalElementalElementalElemental Elemental
Satyr Satyr
Black dragon Black dragon
Twilight dragon Twilight dragon
Chromatic dragon Chromatic dragon
CentaurCentaur Centaur (Galak)
IconSmall Hydra Azerothian Hydra
IconSmall LeviathanLeviathan Kraken
SilithidSilithidSilithidSilithid Silithid
Notable Twilight's Hammer races

Capital Unknown (if any)
Other major settlements Ny'alotha, Nazjatar, Twilight Citadel, Neferset City, Blackrock Spire, Grizzlemaw, Zul'Farrak, Shadowforge City
Base of operations Twilight Highlands, Ulduar, Silithus, The Rift, Skywall, Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom, Firelands, Maelstrom, Twilight Realm, Emerald Nightmare, Twilight Caverns, Blackfathom Deeps, Rift of Aln and believed others
Theater of operations Elemental Plane, Twilight Realm, and Great Dark Beyond (knowingly Azeroth).
Language(s) Common (speculated), Faceless (belived)
Status Active, possible cripple/defeat

The Old Gods' forces are the collective grouping of all the entities and organizations that serve the Old Gods. Despite this, they do not necessarily all get along with each other.

Membership

Major members

  • Members of the Twilight Hammer cult
    • Led by Cho'gall
    • The Cult has various members the most notable are
      • Rogue members of the alliance and the horde
      • Ogre mageOgreOgre Ogre Ogres are attracted by the promises of power of Cho'gall
        • IconSmall DiscipleofCho'gall Cho'gall has made some disciples in his former likeness.
      • Gronn Gronn
      • IconSmall Ettin Some Ettin have followed the ogres
      • Dark Iron dwarfDark Iron dwarf Dark Iron dwarf The Dark iron clan has been divided and some decided to join the twilight hammer
      • Sand trollSand troll Sand troll The Sand trolls of Zul'farrak allied with the twilight hammer in a desperate attempt
      • IconSmall AscendantAirIconSmall AscendantEarthIconSmall AscendantFireIconSmall AscendantWaterIconSmall AscendantElementium Various mortals have ascended to elemental ascendants

Other factions and allies

* Denizens of the Firelands

    • Ragnaros, ruler of the firelands has agreed to work with deathwing and the old gods to burn down the world tree
    • IconSmall Fire Fire elemental are the servants of ragnaros
    • IconSmall Flamewaker The Flamewakers are the nobles of the fire elemental hirarchy
    • IconSmall RevenantFire The main infantry of Ragnaros army

* Denizens of the Skywall

    • Al'akir, ruler of the Skywall has agreed to work with deathwing and the old gods to find the re-origination device created by the titans
    • IconSmall Air Air Elementals are the servants of Al'akir
    • IconSmall Djinni The Djinni are the nobles of the air elemental hierarchy
    • IconSmall RevenantAir The main infantry of Al'akir army
    • Some Mortal tribes have allied with Al'akir

Former allies

  • Neptulon and the water elementals used to work for the old gods before the imprisonment in the Elemental planes
  • Therazane and the Earth elementals used to work for the old gods before the imprisonment in the Elemental planes

History

Shaping of Azeroth

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Defeat and allegiances within

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War of the Ancients

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Post-first sundering

Exile of the Quel'dorei

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Interim

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Doom of Draenor

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Third War and Aftermath

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World of Warcraft

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The Shattering

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Organization and former members

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Template:Construction It is self-evident however that the Old Gods possess worshippers across all the world's peoples and cultures somehow. The Old Gods are imprisoned and asleep deep beneath the earth, but their power is so vast that their maddening, destructive taint seeps from their prisons and appears to tear away at the sanity of an unknown number of Azeroth's inhabitants. To what extent sentient beings can fall under the influence of the Old Gods in this manner is not well understood, but those who hear the Old Whisperings most clearly have joined together in a coalition that is known as the Twilight's Hammer. Most of these cultists and followers have lost every ounce of their sanity and have become completely unpredictable and malefic, and, sometimes, things which are far worse. Through the leadership of the ogre-mage Cho'gall, a powerful servant of C'Thun, the Twilight's Hammer has in recent times become the focal point for mortal worship of the Old Gods, and the cult's influence has since begun to increase alarmingly. Former members of both Alliance and Horde inexplicably flock to its service as if heeding a silent calling, and unrepentantly assist in bringing about the final hour of mortal existence on Azeroth. Large groups of the Twilight's Hammer have been observed to settle at or near sites where they believe the Old Gods or their minions are sealed away; many await C'Thun's awakening in Silithus, while others appear to serve Ragnaros in the Blackrock Depths alongside the Dark Iron dwarves.[1] The largest concentrations of the Twilight's Hammer however are located at Grim Batol and the Bastion of Twilight, within a region of the Eastern Kingdoms that is now referred to as the Twilight Highlands.

In some cases, evil but still sane individuals have been known to deliberately turn to worship of the Old Gods out of spite, when they feel that other, more mainstream powers have mistreated them. Anarchists also sometimes fall to worship of the Old Gods out of a desire to destroy the world; some believe a new, better existence will rise up in the wake of the destruction. In either case, these individuals are deluded or misinformed and any who do manage to make even the barest real contact with the Old Gods go hopelessly and irrevocably insane.

C'Thun created avatars from the silithid in its own image during ages long past. These avatars, known as the qiraji, represent dark and powerful mockeries of life and have served as the Old God's heralds for millenia. Likewise, Yogg-Saron and N'Zoth are closely associated with the entities known only as Faceless Ones, which appear to function as heralds and avatars to these Old Gods as well.

Queen Azshara and the bulk of her Highborne seem to have fallen to, or have struck a pact with, the power of an Old God and have since become the monstrous, serpent-like naga. The naga have been seen in the presence of Faceless Ones in regions as Vashj'ir, suggesting that the darkest fears about the change which has overcome Azshara and many of the Highborne hold true.

References

 
  1. ^ Horde Player's Guide, 169
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