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'''Darnassian''' ({{NPC|Alliance|Arathandris Silversky}} calls it '''Darnassae'''<ref>[[Arathandris Silversky#Quotes|Quotes by Arathandris Silversky]]</ref>) is the primary [[language]] of the [[Night elf|night elves]]. It has both written and spoken equivalents. There are two specific dialects: Darnassian, the current language; and an older script, a strange dialect, that can be found in ancient night elf ruins (perhaps [[Elven (language)|Elven]]).
  
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| level = 5
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| faction = Alliance
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| race = Dwarf
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| creature = Humanoid
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| sex = Male
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| location = [[Coldridge Valley]], [[Dun Morogh]]
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| relatives = [[Senir Whitebeard|Senir]] (brother)
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'''Grelin Whitebeard''' is a level 5 [[dwarf]] [[quest giver]] located in the dwarven [[starting area]] of [[Coldridge Valley]] in [[Dun Morogh]]. He is accompanied by an absent-minded apprentice.
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Just as the [[naga]], [[High elf|high elves]], and [[Blood elf|blood elves]] are descended from night elves, so Darnassian bears some resemblance to the [[Nazja]] and [[Thalassian]] languages. There are, however, strong ideological differences between the night elves and their distant kin. Thus, a linguist must take great care in drawing comparisons between Darnassian and its two cousin languages. Night elves tend to consider such comparisons offensive.<ref name="Encyc 361">{{ref web | pages = 361 | url = http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/encyclopedia/361.xml | title = Darnassian | accessdate = 2007-09-10 | work = The Warcraft Encyclopedia | publisher = Blizzard Entertainment}}</ref>
  
   
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== Background ==
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This is one of the four elven dialects.<ref name="Elven dialects">{{ref book |author= DeCandido, Keith R.A. |authorlink= Wikipedia:en:Keith_R.A._DeCandido |title= [[Cycle of Hatred]] |date= February 2006 |isbn= 978-0743471367 |pages= 67}}</ref> (see below)
  
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[[A Letter to Grelin Whitebeard]] is forwarded to him from [[Talin Keeneye]] in {{questlong|alliance|4|Coldridge Valley Mail Delivery (2)|Coldridge Valley Mail Delivery}}. Grelin was sent here by the [[Senate of Ironforge|The Senate]] of [[Ironforge]] to "investigate the threat posed by the trolls" in Coldridge Valley, and this letter - signed by the King's own hand - orders Mr. Whitebeard to find an expedient solution to the problems.
   
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Now Grelin and his brother [[Senir Whitebeard]] were sent out to deal with the trolls alone, because the Senate has its hands full dealing with just the troggs. The King seemed pretty vocal in his last dispatch and Grelin is no man to let his King down, so he finds a solution in local recruits.
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It has been pointed out that Darnassian, an old language, shares the same root word with the name of the Night Elven capital, [[Darnassus]], a city created relatively recently. Some reasons as to why this may be include: 1) the language was always called Darnassian, and the city was named for the language; 2) there was no name for the language prior to the foundation of the city, and so they bore the same, 3) the name of the language was changed, or 4) "darnass" has a translation that is not yet known.
  
   
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Whitebeard sets adventurers out to slay the [[Frostmane]] [[Trolls]] that are inhabiting the caves of southern Coldridge Valley, and who have been leading some forays out of their area.
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==Darnassian Primer (official translations)==
  
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Here are a few common Darnassian phrases and words, for which the translations have been officially confirmed by [[Blizzard]]:
  
   
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One night, such a foray stumbled upon Whitebeard's unattended camp and stole [[Grelin Whitebeard's Journal]]. The only thing he saw of the thief was that "it was a big brute with markings on his skin and face". This particular Troll turned out to be [[Grik'nir the Cold]]. After reobtaining his journal, Grelin finishes his report and - trusting the heroes more than his bumbling apprentice - sends them off to his brother in [[Kharanos]] with [[Grelin's Report]].
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* "An'da!" = "Papa!" (A nick name for a father<ref>[[Destiny Awaits!|World of Warcraft Comic #3 - Destiny Awaits]]</ref>)
  
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* "Ande'thoras-ethil." = "May your troubles be diminished."(A farewell.)<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Andu-falah-dor!" = "Let balance be restored!" (A war cry.)<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Ash Karath!" = "Do it!"<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Bandu Thoribas! = "Prepare to fight!" (A challenge to an enemy.)<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Ellemayne" = "Reaver" <ref>[[Flashback|World of Warcraft Comic #13 - Flashback]]</ref>
  
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* "Elune-Adore." = "Elune be with you." (A greeting.)<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Fandu-dath-belore?" = "Who goes there?"<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Ishnu-alah." = "Good fortune to you" (A greeting.)<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Ishnu-dal-dieb." = "Good fortune to your family."<ref name="Encyc 361"/>(A greeting.)
  
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* "[[Jai'alator]]" = "Noble blade of Elune" <ref>[[World of Warcraft: Stormrage]], page 84</ref>
  
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* "Shalla'tor" = "Shadow Render" <ref>[[Flashback|World of Warcraft Comic #13 - Flashback]]</ref>
  
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* "Shan'do" = "Honored Teacher" (A title and term of respect.)<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Thero'shan" = "Honored student" (A title and term of respect.)<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "Tor ilisar'thera'nal!" = "Let our enemies beware!" (A war cry.)<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|APG|128}}
  
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* "[[Kaldorei]]" = "children of the stars", "people of the stars". (Starborne, night elves).<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{Cite|W3Man|47}}
  
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* "[[Nordrassil]]" = "crown of the heavens"<ref name="Encyc 361"/>
  
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* "[[Quel'dorei]]" = "children of noble birth" ("Highborne", "High-borne", "high elves").<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{cite|W3Man|48}}
  
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* "[[Sunstrider]]" = "he who walks the day"<ref name="Encyc 361"/>[http://www.wowwiki.com/The_Founding_of_Quel%27Thalas]
  
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* "[[Teldrassil]]" = "crown of the earth"<ref name="Encyc 361"/>
  
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* "Xaxas" = A short title with many meanings, all dire. "Chaos, "fury", "The embodiment of elemental rage, such as found in erupting volcanos or shattering earthquakes", "elemental fury", "catastrophe". Often used to refer to the [[black dragonflight|black dragon]] [[Dragon Aspects|Aspect]] [[Deathwing]]. {{Cite|DotD|136}}<ref name="Encyc 361"/>
  
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* "[[Zin-Azshari]]" = "The glory of [[Azshara]]"<ref name="Encyc 361"/>{{Cite|LoM|74}}
  
   
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Reading [[A Letter to Grelin Whitebeard]], [[Grelin Whitebeard's Journal]] and [[Grelin's Report]] will provide more lore.
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===Night Elf Names===
  
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Night elf names always have a special meaning. First names derive from an elven word or the name of a famous hero having a totemic or ancestral connection. Surnames are indicative of the family line and often date back millennia.{{Cite|WoWRPG|39}}
  
   
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== Quests ==
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*Male Names:
  
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He starts the following quests:
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Ilthilior, Mellitharn, Khardona, Andissiel, Mardant, Tanavar.
  
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* {{questlong|Alliance|4|The Troll Cave}} in which Grelin requires you to eliminate 8 [[Frostmane Troll Whelp]]s.
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*Female Names:
  
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* {{questlong|Alliance|5|The Stolen Journal}} in which Grelin has you go to the troll cave and slay Grik'nir the Cold in order to reobtain [[Grelin Whitebeard's Journal]].
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Kaylai, Keina, Deliantha, Meridia, Freja, Alannaria, Nevarial.
  
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* {{questlong|Alliance|5|Senir's Observations}} in which you are sent to talk with [[Mountaineer Thalos]] before hazarding the [[Coldridge Pass]].
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*Family Names:
  
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Moonblade, Glaivestorm, Proudstrider, Oakwalker, Nightwing, Staghorn.
  
   
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==Trivia==
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=== Non-Translated Darnassian words or phrases ===
  
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*Grelin Whitebeard is one of the oldest [[NPC]]s in [[World of Warcraft]] which is still in the game. He had his first appearance in [[alpha]].
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* '''[[Lake Al'ameth|Al'ameth]]''' - A lake in southeastern Teldrassil.
  
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* '''[[Aldrassil]]''' - An inhabited tree in northeastern Teldrassil.
  
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* '''Allaminar!''' - Word of magic that creates a illumination spell, which causes a bright light.<ref name="M&M 57-8">{{ref rpg |author= Baxter, Rob |coauthors= Scott Bennie, Bob Fitch, Bruce Graw, Luke Johnson, Seth Johnson |editor= [[Ellen P. Kiley]] |title= [[Magic and Mayhem]] |date = April 2004 |isbn = 978-1588469540 |pages= 57-8}}</ref>
  
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* '''[[Ameth'Aran]]''' - Former night elven city in Darkshore.
  
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* '''[[Ara-Hinam]]''' - A night elven village, long since destroyed.
  
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* '''[[Pools of Arlithrien|Arlithrien]]''' - Pools in southwestern Teldrassil.
  
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* '''[[Astranaar]]''' - Night elven town in Ashenvale.
  
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* '''[[Bashal'Aran]]''' - Former night elven city in Darkshore.
  
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* '''[[Ban'ethil Barrow Den|Ban'ethil]]''' - A barrow den in central Teldrassil.
  
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* '''[[Constellas]]''' - A former night elven settlement in Felwood.
  
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* '''[[Darnassus]]''' - The current capital of the night elves.
  
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* '''[[Dolanaar]]''' - Night elven town in central Teldrassil.
  
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* '''[[Dor'Danil Barrow Den|Dor'Danil]]''' - Barrow den in eastern Ashenvale.
  
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* '''[[Tower of Eldara|Eldara]]''' - Tower in northeastern Azshara.
  
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* '''[[Eldarath]]''' - A ruined city in Azshara.
  
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* '''[[Eldre'Thalas]]''' - Dire Maul.
  
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* '''[[Lake Elune'ara|Elune'ara]]''' - A lake in Moonglade.
  
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* '''[[Ethel Rethor]]''' - A tower in western Desolace.
  
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* '''[[Lake Falathim|Falathim]]''' - Lake in western Ashenvale.
  
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* '''[[Falfarren River|Falfarren]]''' - River in central Ashenvale.
  
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* '''[[Feralas]]''' - Lush jungle in southwestern Kalimdor.
  
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* '''[[Hyjal]]''' - Historical mountain in northern Kalimdor.
  
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* '''[[Isildien]]''' - Night elf ruins in southern Feralas.
  
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* '''[[Jademir Lake|Jademir]]''' - A lake in northern Feralas.
  
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* '''[[Kalidar]]''' - Alleged former name of island currently known as Teldrassil.
  
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* '''Keermissar!''' - Word of magic that causes three whirling magic stars to flash forth and strike an enemy.<ref name="M&M 57-8"/>
  
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* '''[[Kel'Theril]]''' - Former night elven city in Winterpsring.
  
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* '''[[Lariss Pavillion|Lariss]]''' - A pavilion in northeastern Feralas.
  
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* '''[[Loreth'Aran]]''' - A night elven ruin on Bloodmyst Isle.
  
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* '''[[Mathystra]]''' - Former night elven city in Darkshore.
  
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* '''[[Lake Mennar|Mennar]]''' - Lake in southern Azshara.
  
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* '''[[Mazthoril]]''' - A cave in Winterspring.
  
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* '''[[Morlos'Aran]]''' - A former night elven city in Felwood.
  
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* '''[[Mystral Lake|Mystral]]''' - Lake in southern Ashenvale.
  
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* '''[[Oneiros]]''' - Night elven ruins in northern Feralas.
  
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* '''[[Ordil'Aran]]''' - Former night elven city in Ashenvale.
  
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* '''[[Rut'theran Village|Rut'theran]]''' - A village in southern Teldrassil.
  
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* '''[[Sar'theris Strand|Sar'theris]]''' - A beach on the coast of Desolace.
  
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* '''[[Sardor Isle|Sardor]]''' - Island off the Feralas coast.
  
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* '''[[Satyrnaar]]''' - A satyr town in eastern Ashenvale.
  
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* '''Shal myrinan ishnu daldorah''' - An incantation used by [[Celebras]] to assemble the [[Scepter of Celebras]].
  
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* '''[[Solarsal]]''' - Night elven ruins in Feralas.
  
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* '''[[Suramar]]''' - A former night elven city, now sunk beneath the ocean.
  
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* '''[[Sylvanaar]]''' - A night elven town in Blade's Edge Mountains.
  
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* '''[[Talrendis Point|Talrendis]]''' - A night elven camp in southwestern Azshara.
  
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* '''[[Tethris Aran]]''' - A former night elven city in northern Desolace.
  
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* '''[[Thalanaar]]''' - Night elven settlement in eastern Feralas.
  
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* '''[[Vordrassil]]''' - Failed [[World Tree]] in the [[Grizzly Hills]] of [[Northrend]].
  
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* '''[[Temple of Zin-Malor|Zin-Malor]]''' - Temple in [[Eldarath]].
  
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*''' Zin-al-Elune''' - Uttered in [[Balancing the Scales (World of Warcraft, Issue 4)|Balancing the Scales]]
  
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== See also ==
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==Word list (speculation)==
  
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* [[List of Dun Morogh NPCs]]
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{{speculation}}
  
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This is the list of words created by the in-game language parser for the Darnassian language, and is listed as language number two (word range 101-202) in the Language text file.
 
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| Five-letter words || Adore, Balah, Bandu, Eburi, Fandu, Ishnu, Shano, Shari, Talah, Terro, Thera, Turus
  
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| Six-letter words || Asto're, Belore, Do'rah, Dorini, Ethala, Falla, Ishura, Man'ar, Neph'o, Shando, T'as'e, U'phol
  
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| Seven-letter words || Al'shar, Alah'ni, Aman'ni, Anoduna, Dor'Ano, Mush'al, Shan're
  
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| Ten-letter words || Ash'therod, Dorados'no, Isera'duna, Shar'adore, Thero'shan
  
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| Eleven-letter words || Fandu'talah, Shari'adune
  
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| Thirteen-letter words || U'phol'belore
  
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| Fifteen-letter words || Asto're'dunadah, Shindu'falla'na
  
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The novel ''[[Cycle of Hatred]]'' mentions "four elven dialects".<ref name="Elven dialects"/>
  
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The [[Naga]], [[High elf|high elves]], and [[Blood elf|blood elves]] all speak languages derived from Darnassian. The Naga (former [[Highborne|Highborn elves]]), speak the language [[Nazja]], which is as corrupted as the creatures who speak it.
  
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The language of the high elves, who were exiled from [[Kalimdor]], changed into what is now known as [[Thalassian]]. It is also the language of the blood elves.
  
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Darnassian, Thalassian, and Najza seem to have many common phrases, as is evidenced by Prince [[Kael'thas]]' use of "Ishnu'alah", [[Lady Vashj]]'s "Ishnu'dal'dieb", as well as the names of the different elf subtypes, the [[Kaldorei]], [[Quel'dorei]], and [[Sin'dorei]].
  
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The high elves have very long life spans compared to humans, so Thalassian might be so similar to Darnassian that it would be more correct to call it a dialect, rather than a separate language. Although various sources also calls them languages, and imply that there would be difficulty in communication between the separate languages.
  
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Beyond the current spoken version of Darnassian there is at least one more ancient dialect of Darnassian, written in Darnassian runes.<ref>{{ref rpg | author = Campbell, Tim | coauthors = Bob Fitch, Bruce Graw, Luke Johnson, Seth Johnson | editor = [[Ellen P. Kiley]] | title = [[Shadows & Light]] | date = October 2004 | isbn = 978-1588469731 | pages = 134}}</ref> However, it is possible that it is the language currently known as [[Elven (language)|Elven]] which is also spoken on Mount Hyjal.
  
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AllianceGrelin Whitebeard
Image of Grelin Whitebeard
Race Dwarf (Humanoid)
Level 5
Location Coldridge Valley, Dun Morogh
Relative(s) Senir (brother)

Grelin Whitebeard is a level 5 dwarf quest giver located in the dwarven starting area of Coldridge Valley in Dun Morogh. He is accompanied by an absent-minded apprentice.

Background

Inv letter 15 [A Letter to Grelin Whitebeard] is forwarded to him from Talin Keeneye in A [4] Coldridge Valley Mail Delivery. Grelin was sent here by the The Senate of Ironforge to "investigate the threat posed by the trolls" in Coldridge Valley, and this letter - signed by the King's own hand - orders Mr. Whitebeard to find an expedient solution to the problems.

Now Grelin and his brother Senir Whitebeard were sent out to deal with the trolls alone, because the Senate has its hands full dealing with just the troggs. The King seemed pretty vocal in his last dispatch and Grelin is no man to let his King down, so he finds a solution in local recruits.

Whitebeard sets adventurers out to slay the Frostmane Trolls that are inhabiting the caves of southern Coldridge Valley, and who have been leading some forays out of their area.

One night, such a foray stumbled upon Whitebeard's unattended camp and stole Inv misc book 09 [Grelin Whitebeard's Journal]. The only thing he saw of the thief was that "it was a big brute with markings on his skin and face". This particular Troll turned out to be Grik'nir the Cold. After reobtaining his journal, Grelin finishes his report and - trusting the heroes more than his bumbling apprentice - sends them off to his brother in Kharanos with Inv letter 13 [Grelin's Report].

Reading Inv letter 15 [A Letter to Grelin Whitebeard], Inv misc book 09 [Grelin Whitebeard's Journal] and Inv letter 13 [Grelin's Report] will provide more lore.

Quests

He starts the following quests:

Trivia

  • Grelin Whitebeard is one of the oldest NPCs in World of Warcraft which is still in the game. He had his first appearance in alpha.

See also

External links

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