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| author = [[Christie Golden]]
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| location = [[Stormwind Keep]], [[Stormwind City]]; [[Throne of the Elements]], [[Nagrand]]
  
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'''Gavan Grayfeather''' is a [[Wildhammer clan|Wildhammer]] [[shaman]] who has come to the recent meeting in the [[Stormwind Keep]] Throne Room.
  
   
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'''''The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm''''' is a ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' [[Novels|novel]] by [[Christie Golden]], released on October 19, 2010.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Shattering-Prelude-Cataclysm/dp/1416550747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257545913&sr=8-1 World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (Hardcover)]. ''Amazon.com'' Accessed 2009-11-06.</ref> The story told in the novel leads up to the events of the [[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm|Cataclysm expansion]] in a manner similar to that of ''[[Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]]'' and ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]''.
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In the third phase of the world event, he travels to the [[Throne of the Elements]], along with other emissaries of the [[Earthen Ring]], to investigate possible causes for the upheavel. There he converses with [[Thrall]] and [[Aggra]].
  
   
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[[Thrall]], wise shaman and the warchief of the [[Horde]], has sensed a disturbing change...
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===Stormwind Keep===
  
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Long ago, [[Azeroth|Azeroth's]] destructive native [[elemental]]s raged across the world until the benevolent [[titan]]s imprisoned them within the [[Elemental Plane]]. Despite the titans' intervention, many elementals have ended up back on Azeroth. Over the ages, [[shaman]] like Thrall have communed with these spirits and, through patience and dedication, learned to soothe roaring infernos, bring rain to sun-scorched lands, and otherwise temper the elementals' ruinous influence on the world of Azeroth.
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===Throne of the Elements===
  
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:We're tryin' to find a solution to the growin' elemental disturbances in Azeroth. Here in Nagrand, we see the same rifts formin', but as a direct consequence of Draenor bein' torn to shreds. They're a sign of a weakened planet and of an elemental plane in upheavel.
  
   
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Now Thrall has discovered that the elementals no longer heed the shaman's call. The link shared with these spirits has grown thin and frayed, as if Azeroth itself were under great duress. While Thrall seeks answers to what ails the confused elements, he also wrestles with the [[orc|orcs']] precarious future as his people face dwindling supplies and growing hostility with their [[night elf]] neighbors.
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Meanwhile, [[King Varian Wrynn|Varian Wrynn]] of [[Stormwind]] is considering violent action in response to mounting tensions between the [[Alliance]] and the [[Horde]], a hard-line approach that threatens to alienate those closest to him, including his son, [[Anduin Wrynn|Anduin]]. The conflicted young prince has set out to find his own path, but in doing so, he risks becoming entangled in political instability that is setting the world on edge.
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:If ya find any information about these rifts when adventurin' in Outland, please let us know. We'll continue to speak with the elements here and find a way to calm the elements in Azeroth...before it's too late.
  
   
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The fate of Azeroth's great races is shrouded in a fog of uncertainty, and the erratic behavior of the elemental spirits, troubling though it is, may only be the first ominous warning sign of the [[Cataclysm (event)|cataclysm]] to come.<ref>[http://catalog.simonandschuster.com/TitleDetails/TitleDetails.aspx?cid=1303&isbn=9781416550747&FilterBy=&FilterVal=&ob=0&pn=&ed=&showcart=&camefrom=&find=warcraft&a= Digital Catalog - World of Warcraft: The Shattering]</ref>
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===Discussion with Thrall and Aggra===
  
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[[Image:Gavan Grayfeather Nagrand.jpg|thumb|left|Gavan at the Throne of the Elements.]]
  
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{{text|say|Thrall|Would I be here if this were not serious?}}
  
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{{text|say|Aggra|I have heard you before. You are here to save your world; to learn from ours. Greatmother Geyah has charged me with instructing you, and as such, you will listen to me, Go'el.}}
  
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{{text|say|Thrall|I have told you to call me Thrall.}}
  
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{{text|say|Aggra|Yes I know, Go'el. Thrall is the leader of the Horde, but you are not here in that capacity. Look at you: At what you are wearing...}}
  
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''(Thrall is wearing, of course, Doomhammerā€™s Plate.)''
  
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{{text|say|Aggra|You say you have come to seek knowledge and understanding, but you are dressed for battle. That is why I question you and your willingness to do what must be done.}}
  
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{{text|say|Thrall|My clothing?! Is that what this has come to now? We debate the merits of my clothing?}}
  
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{{text|say|Gavan Grayfeather|The clothing is merely a manifestation of a larger problem. I've no doubt that you are here to learn, but you must commit yourself both in spirit and in form.}}
  
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{{text|say|Aggra|The dwarf speaks the truth. If you wish to commune with the elements you must do so from the heart.}}
  
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{{text|say|Aggra|Your heart, your love for your land and your people is what has led you here. It was neither your armor nor your weapons.}}
  
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{{text|say|Gavan Grayfeather|Thrall, you must fully devote yourself to the cause.}}
  
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{{text|emote|Aggra shoots Gavan a disapproving look.}}
  
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{{text|say|Aggra|Go'el. You cannot continue to ride the line between Warchief and Shaman. The time will come when you must commit to one side fully. That time is fast approaching.}}
  
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{{text|say|Thrall|I hear what both of you are saying and am grateful for the counsel.}}
  
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{{text|say|Thrall|If I am to understand all that is transpiring, if I am to make a difference, then my devotion must be absolute. I must submit.}}
  
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==Characters==
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*{{RaceIcon|Mag'har|Female}} [[Aggra]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Baine Bloodhoof]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Cairne}} [[Cairne Bloodhoof]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Magni}} [[Magni Bronzebeard]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Drek'Thar}} [[Drek'Thar]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Mag'har|Female}} [[Greatmother Geyah]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Magatha}} [[Magatha Grimtotem]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Garrosh}} [[Garrosh Hellscream]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} [[Palkar]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Jaina}} [[Jaina Proudmoore]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Hamuul}} [[Hamuul Runetotem]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Moira}} [[Moira Thaurissan]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Thrall}} [[Thrall]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Anduin}} [[Anduin Wrynn]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Varian}} [[Varian Wrynn]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Female}} [[Aerin]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}} [[Advisor Belgrum]]
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*{{RaceIcon|DarkIron|Male}} [[Drukan]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} [[Eitrigg]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Goblin|Male}} [[Gazlowe]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Cor Grimtotem]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Gorm Grimtotem]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Jevan Grimtotem]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}} [[Muninn Magellas]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male}} [[Rahauro]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}} [[High Priest Rohan]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Varok}} [[Varok Saurfang]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Troll|Female}} [[Tula|Captain Tula]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Water}} [[Aborius]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Lieutenant Aden]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Aegwynn}} [[Aegwynn]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Archbishop Benedictus]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Aedelas Blackmoore]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Gnome|Male}} [[Bink]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Gnome|Male}} [[Brink]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Brann}} [[Brann Bronzebeard]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Muradin}} [[Muradin Bronzebeard]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Gnome|Female}} [[Dink]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Mag'har|Male}}{{RaceIconExt|Orgrim}} [[Orgrim Doomhammer]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Orc|Female}} [[Draka]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} [[Durotan]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Unknown}} [[Earth Mother]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Bolvar}} [[Bolvar Fordragon]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Female}} [[Taretha Foxton]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Earth}}[[Gordawg]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Orc|Male}} [[Gorkrak]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}} [[Owynn Graddock]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Grom}} [[Grom Hellscream]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Fire}} [[Incineratus]]
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*{{RaceIcon|NightElf|Female}} [[Ayli Leafwhisper]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Air}} [[Kalandrios]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|PitLord}} [[Mannoroth]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArthasDK}} [[Arthas Menethil]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Nobundo}} [[Farseer Nobundo]]
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* {{RaceIcon|Cenarian|Male}} [[Keeper Remulos]]
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*{{RaceIcon|NightElf|Female}} [[Elerethe Renferal]]
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*{{RaceIcon|NightElf|Female}} [[Valarya Riverrun]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Brother Sarno]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Dranosh}} [[Dranosh Saurfang]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Grayson Shadowbreaker]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Mathias Shaw]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Talbuk}} [[Shuk'sar]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Unknown}} [[Sky Father]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Tauren|Male}} [[Beram Skychaser]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Female}} [[Reyna Stonebranch]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Tauren|Male}} [[Perith Stormhoof]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Malfurion}} [[Malfurion Stormrage|Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Tauren|Male}} [[Tarakor]]
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*{{RaceIcon|DarkIron|Male}} [[Dagran Thaurissan]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Brother Thomas]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}} [[Gryth Thurden]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Tyrande}} [[Tyrande Whisperwind|High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Troll|Male}} [[Vol'jin]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Wildhammer|Male}}[[Falstad Wildhammer]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}} [[Wyll]]
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Revision as of 20:02, 20 January 2011

For the patch of the same name, see Patch 4.0.3a.
"The Shattering" redirects here. For the Cataclysm event, see Shattering.
The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm
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Author(s) Christie Golden
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352
Softcover
432
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Gallery Books
Softcover
Pocket Star Books
Publication date


Hardcover
October 19, 2010
Softcover
June, 2011
Retail price US: Hardcover, $26.00; Softcover, ???
UK: Hardcover, Ā£16.99; Softcover, Ā£5.30
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Hardcover
ISBN 1416-55074-7
Softcover
ISBN 1439-17274-9
ISBN 13


Hardcover
ISBN 978-1416-55074-7
Softcover
ISBN 978-1439-17274-2
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This article contains lore taken from Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm is a World of Warcraft novel by Christie Golden, released on October 19, 2010.[1] The story told in the novel leads up to the events of the Cataclysm expansion in a manner similar to that of Arthas: Rise of the Lich King and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

Description

Thrall, wise shaman and the warchief of the Horde, has sensed a disturbing change...

Long ago, Azeroth's destructive native elementals raged across the world until the benevolent titans imprisoned them within the Elemental Plane. Despite the titans' intervention, many elementals have ended up back on Azeroth. Over the ages, shaman like Thrall have communed with these spirits and, through patience and dedication, learned to soothe roaring infernos, bring rain to sun-scorched lands, and otherwise temper the elementals' ruinous influence on the world of Azeroth.

Now Thrall has discovered that the elementals no longer heed the shaman's call. The link shared with these spirits has grown thin and frayed, as if Azeroth itself were under great duress. While Thrall seeks answers to what ails the confused elements, he also wrestles with the orcs' precarious future as his people face dwindling supplies and growing hostility with their night elf neighbors.

Meanwhile, Varian Wrynn of Stormwind is considering violent action in response to mounting tensions between the Alliance and the Horde, a hard-line approach that threatens to alienate those closest to him, including his son, Anduin. The conflicted young prince has set out to find his own path, but in doing so, he risks becoming entangled in political instability that is setting the world on edge.

The fate of Azeroth's great races is shrouded in a fog of uncertainty, and the erratic behavior of the elemental spirits, troubling though it is, may only be the first ominous warning sign of the cataclysm to come.[2]

Characters

Major Supporting Minor

References

 
  1. ^ World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (Hardcover). Amazon.com Accessed 2009-11-06.
  2. ^ Digital Catalog - World of Warcraft: The Shattering


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