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| + | | image = Twilight Citadel.jpg |
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| + | | name = [[Old Gods' forces]] |
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| − | |name=Eversong Woods |
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| − | |ss=Ruins of Silvermoon.jpg |
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+ | | leader = {{RaceIconExt|OldGod}}{{NPC||C'Thun}}†<br />{{NPC||N'Zoth}}<br />{{RaceIconExt|Yogg-Saron}}{{NPC||Yogg-Saron}}<br />Presumably other [[Old Gods]] |
| + | | leaders = {{RaceIconExt|Cho'gall}}{{NPC||Cho'Gall}}†<br /> |
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| − | |affiliation=[[Horde]] |
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| + | {{RaceIconExt|Deathwing}}{{NPC||Deathwing}} |
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| − | |ruler=[[Lor'themar Theron]], Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|SpawnTwilight}}{{NPC||Umbriss}}† |
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| − | |capital=[[Silvermoon City]] |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|Drakeadon}}{{npc||Chromaggus}}† |
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| − | |government=Hereditary monarchy |
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| + | {{RaceIconExt|AirLord}}{{npc||Al'akir}}<br /> |
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| − | |minor=[[Fairbreeze Village]] |
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| + | {{RaceIconExt|FireLord}}{{npc||Ragnaros}}<br /> |
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| − | |level=1 - 11 |
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| + | {{RaceIconExt|QirajiEmperor}}{{RaceIconExt|QirajiEmperor}}[[Twin Emperors|Emperors]] {{NPC||Vek'lor}}† and {{RaceIconExt|QirajiEmperor}}r /> |
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| − | |loc=Northern [[Quel'Thalas]] |
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| + | {{RaceIconExt|NagaSeaWitch}}{{NPC||Queen Azshara}}<br /> |
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| + | {{NPC||Iso'rath}}†<br /> |
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| + | {{RaceIconExt|Titan|Male}}{{NPC||Loken}}†<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}}<br /> |
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| + | {{RaceIconExt|Hydra}}{{Npc||Kai'ju Gahz'rilla}} |
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| + | *{{RaceIconExt|SandTroll|Female}}{{NPC||Hydromancer Kulratha}}† |
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| + | |capital = Unknown; Probably the [[Old Lords]] locations: [[Temple of Ahn'Qiraj|Chamber of C'Thun]], [[Ahn'Qiraj]] (formerly); [[Prison of Yogg-Saron]], [[Ulduar]]; The [[Rift of Aln]] and the [[Rift]] of [[N'Zoth]] |
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| + | | status = Active, possible cripple/defeat |
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| + | | theater = [[Elemental Plane]], [[Twilight Realm]], [[Twisting Nether]] (speculated) and [[Great Dark Beyond]] (knowingly [[world of Azeroth]]). |
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| + | | base = [[Twilight Highlands]], [[Ulduar]], [[Silithus]], [[The Rift]], [[Skywall]], [[Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom]], [[Firelands]], [[Maelstrom]], [[Twilight Realm]] and believed others |
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| + | | capitals = [[Nazjatar]], [[Twilight Citadel]], [[Neferset City]], [[Skywall]], [[Firelands]], [[Emerald Nightmare|Cloud of the Nightmare]], [[Blackrock Spire]], [[Ny'alotha]], [[Twilight Caverns]], [[Blackfathom Deeps]], [[Vordrassil]], [[Zul'Farrak]], [[Grim Batol]], various [[Silithid#Hives|hives]] (minor), [[Shadowforge]] city |
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| + | | language = [[Common]] (speculated), [[Faceless (language)|Faceless]] (belived) |
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| + | | slang = [[Nazja]], [[Qiraji (language)|Qiraji]], [[Kalimag]], [[Auran]], [[Ignan]], [[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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| + | {{RaceIconExt|Tol'vir}} [[Tol'vir]]<br /> |
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| + | {{Race|Air elemental}}<br /> |
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| + | {{Race|Fire 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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| + | [[File:IconSmall Lethon.gif]][[File:IconSmall Emeriss.gif]][[Dragons of Nightmare|Dragon of Nightmare]]<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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| + | [[Twilight's Hammer]] races |
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| + | *Notabily: |
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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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| + | **{{RaceIconExt|Anubisath}} [[Anubisath]] (formerly) |
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| + | **{{Race|DarkIronDwarf}} |
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| + | **{{Race|Sandtroll}} |
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| + | | membership =}} |
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| + | [[Old Gods' forces]] is the faction and name to the entente made by all the ones that serves or are allied with the [[Dread Elders]] and is known to exists since the shaping of the [[world of Azeroth]]. |
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| − | '''Eversong Woods''' (aka '''Eversong Forest''')<ref>{{ref book |author=Johnson, Luke |authorlink=Luke Johnson |title=[[Dark Factions]] |isbn=9781588464460 |pages=153}}</ref> is a reclaimed section of the [[Blackened Woods]] (formerly called Eversong Forest during the [[Second War]]).<ref name="ReferenceA">{{ref book |author= Rosenberg, Aaron |authorlink= Aaron Rosenberg |title= [[Tides of Darkness]] |isbn= 978-1-4165-3990-2 |pages=207}}</ref> It is the [[starting zone]] for the [[blood elf]] race, introduced in World of Warcraft's first [[Expansion|expansion set]] — [[The Burning Crusade]]. It is inaccessible to those without the expansion. Eversong is the location of [[Silvermoon]], arguably the largest and oldest surviving capital in the world of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Membership== |
| + | ===Major members=== |
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| − | [[Image:Sunspire-medium.png|thumb|The Sunspire]] |
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| + | ===Other factions and allies=== |
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| + | [[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.'' |
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| + | ==History== |
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| − | Eversong Woods has historically been the home of the [[high elves]] of [[Quel'Thalas]], and has contained the heart of their empire for millennia. Although the woods have seen their share of battle between the elves and their nearest neighbors, the [[forest troll]]s, the region has retained a harmonic and peaceful feel. In the [[third war]], Eversong lay witness to the horrors that the [[death knight]] [[Arthas]] brought upon the land, and the forest has been permanently scarred by the death wrought by the hordes of undead. Countless elves were slaughtered, including their ranger general, [[Sylvanas Windrunner]]. After Arthas had passed north to the [[Sunwell Plateau]], the remnants of elves in the woods gathered under the banner of [[Kael'thas Sunstrider]] and were renamed as [[blood elves]], with the remaining High Elves retreating from the land forever. Although Kael has ventured on to [[Outland]] in service of [[Illidan Stormrage]], [[Silvermoon]] and the surrounding woods remain in the hands of the blood elves. |
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| + | ===Shaping of Azeroth=== |
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| + | [[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.'' |
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| + | ====Defeat and allegiances within==== |
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| − | == Geography == |
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| + | [[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.'' |
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| − | Eversong Woods stand in perpetual autumn with golden leaves falling from the trees. |
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| + | ===War of the Ancients=== |
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| − | As yet there are no dungeons of any kind and no battlegrounds in Eversong Woods. However, there is an unknown wooden gate at Tor'Watha, just as seen in the Ghostlands (leading to [[Zul'Aman]]) in the southeastern portion of the zone. It can be assumed this is a portal leading to an unknown instance, to be implemented sometime in the future, or it could have been the original entrance to Zul'Aman. |
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| + | ===Post-first [[sundering]]=== |
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| − | The blight still spreads through Eversong Woods, but the Runestones located in the south prevent the blight from spreading any further. One Runestone has faltered though, and the blight has corrupted it. |
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| + | ====[[Exile of the High Elves|Exile of the]] [[Quel'dorei]]==== |
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+ | ===Interim=== |
| + | [[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.'' |
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| − | [[Image:WorldMap-EversongWoods.jpg|thumb|left|398px|Map of Eversong Woods.]] |
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| + | ====[[Outland|Doom of ]][[Draenor]]==== |
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| + | [[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.'' |
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| + | ===[[Third War]] and [[The Frozen Throne|Aftermath]]=== |
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| − | | [[Azurebreeze Coast]] • [[Commons Hall]] • [[Dawning Lane]] • [[The Dead Scar]] |
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| − | | [[Duskwither Grounds]] • [[Duskwither Spire]] • [[East Sanctum]] • [[Elrendar Falls]] |
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| − | | [[Fairbreeze Village]] • [[Falconwing Square]] • [[Falthrien Academy]] |
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| − | | [[Farstrider Retreat]] • [[Feth's Way]] • [[Golden Strand]] • [[Goldenbough Pass]] |
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| − | | [[Huntress of the Sun]] • [[Lake Elrendar]] • [[The Living Wood]] • [[North Sanctum]] |
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| − | | [[Ruins of Silvermoon]] • [[Runestone Falithas]] • [[Runestone Shan'dor]] |
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| − | | [[Saltheril's Haven]] • [[The Scorched Grove]] • [[The Shepherd's Gate]] |
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| − | | [[Shrine of Dath'Remar]] • [[Skulking Row]] • [[Stillwhisper Pond]] |
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| − | | [[Sunsail Anchorage]] • [[The Sunspire]] • [[Sunstrider Isle]] • [[Thuron's Livery]] |
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| − | | [[Tor'Watha]] • [[Tranquil Shore]] • [[West Sanctum]] • [[Zeb'Watha]] |
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| + | ===[[World of Warcraft]]: [[Could War]]=== |
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| − | === Travel hubs === |
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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]]. |
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| − | [[Image:The Shepherd's Gate.jpg|thumb|The Shepherd's Gate]] |
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| + | ===[[The Burning Crusade]]: [[War in Outland]]=== |
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| − | ;{{ Horde Icon Small }} [[Flight path]]s from [[Silvermoon]] |
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| + | [[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.'' |
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| − | * [[Fairbreeze Village]] |
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| − | * [[Falconwing Square]] |
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| − | * [[Tranquillien]], [[Ghostlands]] |
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| − | * [[Sun's Reach]], [[Isle of Quel'Danas]] |
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| + | ====[[World of Warcraft: The Comic]]==== |
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| − | ;{{ Horde Icon Small }} [[Flight path]]s from [[Fairbreeze Village]] |
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| + | [[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.'' |
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| − | * [[Falconwing Square]] |
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| − | * [[Tranquillien]], [[Ghostlands]] |
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| − | * [[Silvermoon City]] |
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| + | ===[[Wrath of the Lich King]]: [[War against the Lich King]]=== |
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| − | ;{{ Horde Icon Small }} [[Flight path]]s from [[Falconwing Square]] |
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| − | * [[Fairbreeze Village]] |
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| − | * [[Tranquillien]], [[Ghostlands]] |
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| − | * [[Silvermoon City]] |
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| − | == |
+ | ===[[The Shattering]]=== |
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| − | {{Cata-section}} |
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| + | ==Organization and former members== |
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| − | Areas affected<ref>[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19377467311&sid=1 Frejya’s (MVP) Cataclysm Compilation]</ref>: |
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| + | [[File:Stub.png|20px]] ''Please add any available information to this section.'' |
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| + | ==Disorganized text== |
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| − | * [[Fairbreeze Village]] – a flight master has been added here |
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| + | {{Construction}} |
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| − | * [[Falconwing Square]] – a flight master has been added here |
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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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| − | * [[Sunspire]] - Wounded Outrunners now crouching inside; [[Well Watcher Solanian]] is now inside the spire; Training Dummies and Mailbox added outside |
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| − | * Other - Warrior Trainers added at quest hubs |
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| − | === Adjacent regions === |
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| − | | [[Isle of Quel'Danas]] || {{Horde Icon Small}} {{Alliance Icon Small}} |
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| − | | 69-72 || North || Flight path, level requirement 65 |
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| − | | [[Ghostlands]] || {{Horde Icon Small}} |
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| − | | 10-20 || South |
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| − | | By foot and Flight Path from Silvermoon |
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| − | | [[Tirisfal Glades]] || {{Horde Icon Small}} |
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| − | | 1-12 || Far to the southwest |
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| − | | [[Orb of Translocation]] in the Inner Sanctum to [[Undercity]] |
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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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| − | == Notable characters == |
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| − | {{main|Eversong Woods NPCs}} |
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| − | Eversong Woods are home to several characters of note. At the Sunspire, [[Magistrix Erona]] welcomes new recruits of all creeds into action. At Falconwing Square, [[Aeldon Sunbrand]] attempts to cleanse the tainted presence of the pitiful Wretched. And at the Farstrider Enclave, [[Lieutenant Dawnrunner]] sends bold adventurers into the lands of the forest trolls in order to keep them at bay. |
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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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| − | == Quests == |
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| − | [[Image:Falthrien Academy.jpg|thumb|Falthrien Academy]] |
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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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| − | {{main|Eversong Woods quests}} |
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| + | {{Old Gods}} |
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| − | As the [[blood elf]] starting zone, Eversong Woods is primarily designed for quests between levels 1 and 12. Though only [[blood elves]] can do the quests on [[Sunstrider Isle]], the other quests are open to all [[Horde]] races. Quest lists are available [[Eversong Woods quests#Quests by level|by level]] and [[Eversong Woods quests#Quests by location|by location]]. |
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| − | == Resources == |
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| − | [[Image:Sunsail Anchorage.jpg|thumb|Sunsail Anchorage]] |
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| − | * [[Cloth]] |
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| − | ** [[Linen Cloth]] |
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| − | * [[Herb]]s |
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| − | ** [[Peacebloom]] |
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| − | ** [[Silverleaf]] |
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| − | ** [[Earthroot]] |
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| − | ** [[Bloodthistle]] |
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| − | * [[Leather]] |
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| − | ** [[Ruined Leather Scraps]] |
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| − | ** [[Light Leather]] |
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| − | * [[Ore]] |
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| − | ** [[Copper Vein]] |
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| − | * [[Arcane golem]]s |
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| − | * [[Dragonhawk]]s |
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| − | * [[Forest troll]]s ([[Amani tribe|Amani]]) |
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| − | * [[Ghost]]s |
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| − | * [[Ghoul]]s |
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| − | * [[Murloc]]s |
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| − | * [[Night elves]] |
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| − | * [[Shade]]s |
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| − | * [[Skeleton]]s |
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| − | * [[Treant]]s |
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| − | * [[Wretched]] |
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| − | == Notes, tips, and additional info == |
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| − | * Eversong Woods was previously part of the region known as [[Eversong Forest]] which stretched through much of Quel'Thalas and included what is now known as the [[Ghostlands]]. Eversong Forest became the [[Blackened Woods]] after the Second War<ref name="ReferenceA"/>. The reclaimed and regrown northern area of this forest was changed to 'Eversong Woods' (rather than 'Eversong Forest') during production of the [[Burning Crusade]] to avoid too many zones with 'Forest' in the name, such as [[Elwynn Forest]], [[Silverpine Forest]], and [[Terokkar Forest]]).{{Citation needed}} However, Eversong Forest still exists in published lore. |
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| − | * Eversong was the very first zone of the Burning Crusade that was created. It was first viewed by the public in the first official trailer. |
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| − | * [[File:Icon-allakhazam-22x22.png]] [http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/zone.html?wzone=111;mid=116810902242464112;num=0;page=1 allakhazam.com first look at Eversong Woods ] |
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| − | * Eversong Woods is the only starting zone with more than one inn (excluding those inside a city), one in [[Falconwing Square]] and another in [[Fairbreeze Village]]. |
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| − | * It is not wise to travel further north into the [[North Sea]] from Silvermoon City, as one will "fall to their death" even though there appears to be ground below not 20 yards away. |
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| − | == References == |
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Revision as of 21:42, 4 May 2011
Old Gods' forces is the faction and name to the entente made by all the ones that serves or are allied with the Dread Elders and is known to exists since the shaping of the world of Azeroth.
Membership
Major members
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Other factions and allies
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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: Could War
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.
Please add any available information to this section.
The Burning Crusade: War in Outland
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World of Warcraft: The Comic
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Wrath of the Lich King: War against the Lich King
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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.
- ^ Horde Player's Guide, 169