Normal and Epic Elekk variations
Elekk is a species of large, elephant-like creatures native to Draenor that the draenei commonly employ as mounts. They are found mostly in the northern and eastern parts of Nagrand — where neutral Wild Elekk roam its lush plains (while being preyed upon by poachers for their ivory tusks) — and in the southern region near Oshu'gun — where they congregate into large herds of hostile bull Elekk — with the giant Elekk matriarch Tusker at their head. The Burning Crusade bestiary also reports that "There are accounts of packs of rock flayers taking down even mighty elekk that had wandered into the rock flayers' territory."
Baby elekks have ear flaps, but its unclear what happens to adult elekks, as adults appear to have no ear flaps.
Some players call elekk "shoopufs" (a reference to a similar creature in Final Fantasy X), much like hawkstriders are called "chocobos." However, since shoopufs aren't as well-known as chocobos, it's less widespread than the latter nickname.
The Kessel Run
Kessel, the draenei elekk lord in the southern part of Bloodmyst Isle, temporarily allows Alliance players to ride his elekk for 15 minutes in the quest "The Kessel Run". It provides 100% movement speed (Some say it is not really 100% since the lvl 40 mount has past it on a trial run) — enough to get to Stillpine Hold, Azure Watch, Odesyus' Landing, and then back. Players can be dismounted either manually (right-clicking the icon), by jumping into water, by entering a building/cave, or by attempting to travel across the bridge to the main part of Bloodmyst Isle. Certain buffs and spells, such as Shaman Weapon Buffs, also dismount the player. The name of the quest is a parody of Star Wars. The Kessel Run is a smuggling route in the Star Wars galaxy.
More recent concept art of the epic elekk mount
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Baby elekk.
Concept artwork of an elekk
Draenei on Elekk
Black War Elekk
