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The '''Earthen Ring''' is the most influential [[shamanistic]] organization on [[Azeroth]], and is led by a group known as the [[Elder Council]].<ref>{{questlong|Horde|38|Compendium of the Fallen}}</ref> Its main purpose is to maintain the harmony between the elemental forces that comprise the world. Members of the Earthen Ring commune with the most powerful spirits of the elements, trying to pacify them and to prevent them from causing widespread destruction. Some believe that the organization's role in the preservation of the world has become essential.<ref name="DF" />
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Similar outwardly to the [[druid]]ic [[Cenarion Circle]], the Earthen Ring is a gathering of senior and mighty [[shaman]] who are devoted to studying and preserving the balance that exists between the elemental furies. They have "forgotten more about crazy [[old gods]], ancient legends and lore than most scholars will ever know".<ref>{{questlong|Horde|27|Je'neu of the Earthen Ring}}</ref> Although [[Horde]]-based, some of the Earthen Ring are diplomatic towards the [[Alliance]] and a select few are closely associated with it.
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== History ==
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Contrary to what many have come to believe, the Earthen Ring was not established to counter the actions of the [[Twilight’s Hammer]]; that particular conflict arose later. The group was originally founded to maintain the harmony between the [[elemental spirit]]s. The spirits of the elements are by nature chaotic and prone to destructive outbursts, but equally are capable of forming symbiotic relationships with all other things. These intricate interrelationships constitute the very fabric of [[Azeroth]], and are what makes life on it possible. The [[shaman]] who founded the Earthen Ring acted on a growing premonition that they had to begin to directly prevent the elements from entering states of great imbalance, or all life would soon face a mortal threat. After several meetings and pacts, these elder shaman founded what is now known as the Earthen Ring. While members of the organization have never been overly visible in the past, the events of the [[Third War]] weakened dimensional barriers and destructive elemental activity now rapidly increases across Azeroth. Today, the purpose of the Earthen Ring has never been a more vital one, and its necessity stands as a testament to the foresight of its founders. Shaman connected to the Earthen Ring work tirelessly to keep the elementals pacified, attempting to ensure their feuds cannot destabilize the world beyond a critical treshold.<ref name="DF" />
   
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Although the [[tauren]] have practiced [[shamanism]] since the dawn of their history, the Earthen Ring itself is of much more recent origin--people outside the group only began to take note of its existence about 150 years ago. It consisted exclusively of tauren in its beginnings, but a growing number of [[orc]]ish shaman were included after [[Orgrimmar]] was established, and other peoples with shamanistic roots followed in their wake.
   
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== Background ==
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=== Forsaken and the Horde ===
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When the [[Forsaken]] first asked to join the [[Horde]], [[Thrall]] would have refused if it were not for the Earthen Ring's urgings. According to Thrall, a council of sages, known as the Earthen Ring, asked him to allow the Forsaken into the Horde. They claimed that the Forsaken battle demons that Thrall’s own race is still fighting to this day. To turn his back on the Forsaken was to forget the horrors the orc race fought for generations.<ref>''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', pg 151</ref> Members of the Earthen Ring believe that the Forsaken can be cured of the [[plague of undeath]].
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=== In Outland ===
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As the Horde reached [[Outland]], their homeworld (formerly "Draenor"), they were able to bolster their ranks within the Earthen Ring in [[Nagrand]] in the shadow of [[Oshu'gun]], the Spirit Mountain where [[orc]]s traveled for generations in search of shamanistic wisdom in connection with the Ancestors and the Elements. As [[draenei]] are also now embracing shamanism, there are even [[broken]] and Draenei shamans within the Earthen Ring.
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They originally started out as a group of Horde sages, but when some of them moved to Outland they incorporated broken into their ranks. Their main goal is to heal Outland.
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=== Cataclysm ===
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The Earthen Ring is responsible for preserving the world after the disaster caused by [[Deathwing]]'s exit from [[Deepholm]]. His breakout from the Elemental Plane has shattered the [[World Pillar]] that bore the weight of all magnetic and elemental forces there, and all of Deepholm would collapse into Azeroth if left unchecked. Several members of the organization are also involved in the unfolding events in [[Vashj'ir]]. Their task is to protect the [[Abyssal Maw]] and aid the servants of [[Neptulon]] in their war against the [[Naga]].
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== Known members ==
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[[File:The-Maelstrom.jpg|thumb|425px|[[Thrall]], who gave up his position as the [[Horde]]'s [[Warchief]] to heed the call of the Earthen Ring, attempts to stabilize the [[Maelstrom]].]]
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|{{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Muln Earthfury}}
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| [[Rift (Maelstrom)|The Rift]] || [[The Maelstrom]]
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|{{RaceIconExt|Thrall}} {{NPC|Horde|Thrall}}
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| [[Rift (Maelstrom)|The Rift]] || [[The Maelstrom]]
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|{{RaceIconExt|Nobundo}} {{NPC|Alliance|Farseer Nobundo}}
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| [[Rift (Maelstrom)|The Rift]] || [[The Maelstrom]]
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|{{RaceIcon|Mag'har|Female}} {{NPC|Neutral|Aggra}}
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| [[Rift (Maelstrom)|The Rift]] || [[The Maelstrom]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Broken|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Earthmender Gorboto}}
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| [[The Deathforge]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]]
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|-
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| {{RaceIcon|Broken|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Earthmender Sophurus}}
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| [[Wildhammer Stronghold]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Earthmender Splinthoof}}
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| [[Shadowmoon Village]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Earthmender Torlok}}
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| [[Altar of Damnation]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Orc|Female}} {{NPC|Neutral|Earthmender Wilda}}
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| [[Coilskar Cistern]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Broken|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Elementalist Ioki}}
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| [[Telaar]] || [[Nagrand]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Broken|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Elementalist Lo'ap}}
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| [[Throne of the Elements]] || [[Nagrand]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Broken|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Elementalist Morgh}}
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| [[Throne of the Elements]] || [[Nagrand]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Mag'har|Female}} {{NPC|Neutral|Elementalist Sharvak}}
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| [[Throne of the Elements]] || [[Nagrand]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Mag'har|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Elementalist Untrag}}
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| [[Throne of the Elements]] || [[Nagrand]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Mag'har|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Elementalist Yal'hah}}
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| [[Garadar]] || [[Nagrand]]
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|{{RaceIcon|Broken|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Erunak Stonespeaker}}
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| || [[Vashj'ir]]
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|{{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Earthmender Duarn}}
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| || [[Vashj'ir]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Broken|Male}} {{NPC|Alliance|Farseer Eannu}}
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| [[The Great Forge]] || [[Ironforge]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Troll|Male}} {{NPC|Horde|Je'neu Sancrea}}
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| [[Zoram'gar Outpost]] || [[Ashenvale]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} {{NPC|Neutral|Rimblat Earthshatter}}
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| [[Light's Hope Chapel]] || [[Eastern Plaguelands]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} {{NPC|Horde|Gotura Fourwinds}}
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| [[Grommash Hold]] || [[Orgrimmar]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} {{NPC|Horde|Durak Flamespeaker}}
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| [[Rocktusk Farm]] || [[Durotar]]
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| {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Female}} {{NPC|Neutral|Seer Bahura}}
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| || [[Orgrimmar]]
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== Title ==
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[[Mob]] and [[NPC]] members of the Earthen Ring usually have the [[title#Mobs_and_NPCs|title]] {{title|The Earthen Ring}}.
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Revision as of 16:42, 10 November 2010

For the roleplaying server, see Server:Earthen Ring US.
NeutralThe Earthen Ring
Main leader Muln Earthfury
Secondary leaders Thrall (presumed Horde leader representative)
Farseer Nobundo (presumed Alliance leader representative)
Membership 230
Race(s)

TaurenTauren Tauren
OrcOrc Orc
Mag'har orcMag'har orc Mag'har orc
TrollTroll Troll
Broken Broken
DraeneiDraenei Draenei

Wildhammer dwarfWildhammer dwarf Wildhammer dwarf
Base of operations Temple of Earth, Deepholm
Theater of operations Azeroth, Elemental Plane, Outland
Affiliation Independent
Reputation
Quartermaster Unknown
Notable reward(s) Unknown

The Earthen Ring is the most influential shamanistic organization on Azeroth, and is led by a group known as the Elder Council.[1] Its main purpose is to maintain the harmony between the elemental forces that comprise the world. Members of the Earthen Ring commune with the most powerful spirits of the elements, trying to pacify them and to prevent them from causing widespread destruction. Some believe that the organization's role in the preservation of the world has become essential.[2]

Similar outwardly to the druidic Cenarion Circle, the Earthen Ring is a gathering of senior and mighty shaman who are devoted to studying and preserving the balance that exists between the elemental furies. They have "forgotten more about crazy old gods, ancient legends and lore than most scholars will ever know".[3] Although Horde-based, some of the Earthen Ring are diplomatic towards the Alliance and a select few are closely associated with it.

History

Contrary to what many have come to believe, the Earthen Ring was not established to counter the actions of the Twilight’s Hammer; that particular conflict arose later. The group was originally founded to maintain the harmony between the elemental spirits. The spirits of the elements are by nature chaotic and prone to destructive outbursts, but equally are capable of forming symbiotic relationships with all other things. These intricate interrelationships constitute the very fabric of Azeroth, and are what makes life on it possible. The shaman who founded the Earthen Ring acted on a growing premonition that they had to begin to directly prevent the elements from entering states of great imbalance, or all life would soon face a mortal threat. After several meetings and pacts, these elder shaman founded what is now known as the Earthen Ring. While members of the organization have never been overly visible in the past, the events of the Third War weakened dimensional barriers and destructive elemental activity now rapidly increases across Azeroth. Today, the purpose of the Earthen Ring has never been a more vital one, and its necessity stands as a testament to the foresight of its founders. Shaman connected to the Earthen Ring work tirelessly to keep the elementals pacified, attempting to ensure their feuds cannot destabilize the world beyond a critical treshold.[2]

Although the tauren have practiced shamanism since the dawn of their history, the Earthen Ring itself is of much more recent origin--people outside the group only began to take note of its existence about 150 years ago. It consisted exclusively of tauren in its beginnings, but a growing number of orcish shaman were included after Orgrimmar was established, and other peoples with shamanistic roots followed in their wake.

Background

Forsaken and the Horde

When the Forsaken first asked to join the Horde, Thrall would have refused if it were not for the Earthen Ring's urgings. According to Thrall, a council of sages, known as the Earthen Ring, asked him to allow the Forsaken into the Horde. They claimed that the Forsaken battle demons that Thrall’s own race is still fighting to this day. To turn his back on the Forsaken was to forget the horrors the orc race fought for generations.[4] Members of the Earthen Ring believe that the Forsaken can be cured of the plague of undeath.

In Outland

As the Horde reached Outland, their homeworld (formerly "Draenor"), they were able to bolster their ranks within the Earthen Ring in Nagrand in the shadow of Oshu'gun, the Spirit Mountain where orcs traveled for generations in search of shamanistic wisdom in connection with the Ancestors and the Elements. As draenei are also now embracing shamanism, there are even broken and Draenei shamans within the Earthen Ring.

They originally started out as a group of Horde sages, but when some of them moved to Outland they incorporated broken into their ranks. Their main goal is to heal Outland.

Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

The Earthen Ring is responsible for preserving the world after the disaster caused by Deathwing's exit from Deepholm. His breakout from the Elemental Plane has shattered the World Pillar that bore the weight of all magnetic and elemental forces there, and all of Deepholm would collapse into Azeroth if left unchecked. Several members of the organization are also involved in the unfolding events in Vashj'ir. Their task is to protect the Abyssal Maw and aid the servants of Neptulon in their war against the Naga.

Known members

The-Maelstrom

Thrall, who gave up his position as the Horde's Warchief to heed the call of the Earthen Ring, attempts to stabilize the Maelstrom.

Name Location Notes
IconSmall Tauren Male Neutral Muln Earthfury The Rift The Maelstrom
IconSmall Thrall Horde Thrall The Rift The Maelstrom
IconSmall Nobundo Alliance Farseer Nobundo The Rift The Maelstrom
IconSmall Mag'har Female Neutral Aggra The Rift The Maelstrom
IconSmall Broken Male Neutral Earthmender Gorboto The Deathforge Shadowmoon Valley
IconSmall Broken Male Neutral Earthmender Sophurus Wildhammer Stronghold Shadowmoon Valley
IconSmall Tauren Male Neutral Earthmender Splinthoof Shadowmoon Village Shadowmoon Valley
IconSmall Orc Male Neutral Earthmender Torlok Altar of Damnation Shadowmoon Valley
IconSmall Orc Female Neutral Earthmender Wilda Coilskar Cistern Shadowmoon Valley
IconSmall Broken Male Neutral Elementalist Ioki Telaar Nagrand
IconSmall Broken Male Neutral Elementalist Lo'ap Throne of the Elements Nagrand
IconSmall Broken Male Neutral Elementalist Morgh Throne of the Elements Nagrand
IconSmall Mag'har Female Neutral Elementalist Sharvak Throne of the Elements Nagrand
IconSmall Mag'har Male Neutral Elementalist Untrag Throne of the Elements Nagrand
IconSmall Mag'har Male Neutral Elementalist Yal'hah Garadar Nagrand
IconSmall Broken Male Neutral Erunak Stonespeaker Vashj'ir
IconSmall Tauren Male Neutral Earthmender Duarn Vashj'ir
IconSmall Broken Male Alliance Farseer Eannu The Great Forge Ironforge
IconSmall Troll Male Horde Je'neu Sancrea Zoram'gar Outpost Ashenvale
IconSmall Tauren Male Neutral Rimblat Earthshatter Light's Hope Chapel Eastern Plaguelands
IconSmall Tauren Male Horde Gotura Fourwinds Grommash Hold Orgrimmar
IconSmall Orc Male Horde Durak Flamespeaker Rocktusk Farm Durotar
IconSmall Tauren Female Neutral Seer Bahura Orgrimmar

Title

Mob and NPC members of the Earthen Ring usually have the title <The Earthen Ring>.

References

 
  1. ^ H [38] Compendium of the Fallen
  2. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named DF
  3. ^ H [27] Je'neu of the Earthen Ring
  4. ^ Horde Player's Guide, pg 151

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