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Old Gods' forces
Main leader	C'Thun† N'Zoth Yogg-Saron Presumably other Old Gods
Secondary leaders	Cho'Gall† Deathwing Sintharia† Umbriss† Nefarian† Al'Akir Ragnaros Twin Emperors Vek'lor† Vek'nilash† Queen Azshara Loken† Xavius† Hydromancer Kulratha†
Race(s)	Old god Forgotten one File:IconSmall Erudax.gif N'raqi Merciless one  Naga  Qiraji  Arakkoa (Sethekk) Tol'vir  Elemental  Satyr  Black dragon  Twilight dragon  Chromatic dragon  Centaur (Galak) Azerothian Hydra Leviathan Kraken  Silithid Notable Twilight's Hammer races  Ogre  Orc  Human  Dark Iron dwarf  Sand troll
Capital	Unknown (if any)
Other major settlements	Ny'alotha, Nazjatar, Twilight Citadel, Neferset City, Blackrock Spire, Grizzlemaw, Zul'Farrak, Shadowforge City
Base of operations	Twilight Highlands, Ulduar, Silithus, The Rift, Skywall, Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom, Firelands, Maelstrom, Twilight Realm, Emerald Nightmare, Twilight Caverns, Blackfathom Deeps, Rift of Aln and believed others
Theater of operations	Elemental Plane, Twilight Realm, and Great Dark Beyond (knowingly Azeroth).
Language(s)	Common (speculated), Faceless (belived)
Status	Active, possible cripple/defeat

The Old Gods' forces are the collective grouping of all the entities and organizations that serve the Old Gods. Despite this, they do not necessarily all get along with each other.

Membership

Major members

• Deathwing Dragonflights and servant's
  • Deathwing has many servants, various Dragonflights and Groups of Mortals
    •  Black dragon, the dragonflight of deathwing, corrupted by the old gods
    •  Chromatic dragon, a experimental dragonflight by Nefarian that failed, and was exterminated.
      • Only the Drakeadons seems have survived and are still used by the members of the twilight hammer
    •  Twilight dragon
    • The Dark Horde serves Nefarian, Deathwing son which is composed of various members of various races
      • Orcs of the Blackrock and Black Tooth Grin Clan
      • Forest trolls of the Firetree and Smolderthorn Tribes
      • Ogres of the Firegut, Spirestone and Stonegullet clans
      • The Dark Horde has corrupted Dragons of all dragonflights
      • Worgs that are trained by orcs
      • The Dark Horde employs various Goblin mercenaries

• Members of the Twilight Hammer cult
  • Led by Cho'gall
  • The Cult has various members the most notable are
    • Rogue members of the alliance and the horde
    •  Ogre Ogres are attracted by the promises of power of Cho'gall
      • Cho'gall has made some disciples in his former likeness.
    •  Gronn
    • Some Ettin have followed the ogres
    • File:IconSmall DarkIronDwarf.gif The Dark Iron clan has been divided and some decided to join the twilight hammer
    • File:IconSmall Sandtroll.gif The Sand trolls of Zul'farrak allied with the twilight hammer in a desperate attempt, led by Hydromancer Kul'ratha
    • Various mortals have ascended to elemental ascendants

• Empire of Ahn'Qiraj
  • Ahn'Qiraj is the city-kingdom of the Qiraji found in the southern part of Silithus.
  • Formerly controlled by C'thun and the Twin Emperors
    • It's primarily ruled by it's Qiraji inhabitants.
      • Qiraji gladiator the male ground fighters of the qiraji
      • Qiraji battleguard the female air fighters of the qiraji
      • Qiraji prophet powerful spellcasters of the qiraji
      • Qiraji emperor the rulers of the qiraji
    • The Qiraji have built many constructs for war
      • Anubisath Built and enchanted to be the guardians of Ahn'quiraj
        • Horusath A improved version of Anubisath
      • Obsidian Destroyer A creature made of Obsidian, related to the Tol'vir.
    • And have many Silithid Servants of various castes grouped into various hives
      • Silithid queen Egg layer.
      • Silithid larva Young silithid that have yet to molt into their adult forms.
      • File:IconSmall SilithidColossus Small.gif Silithid colossus Huge battle creatures with brutal strength.
      • File:IconSmall SilithidTank Small.gif Silithid reaver The hive's primary defenders.
      • File:IconSmall Silithid Small.gif Silithid wasp The very aggressive, flying attack troops of the silithid.
      • File:IconSmall SandReaver Small.gif Sand reaverUnknown, probably tunnel diggers.
      • File:IconSmall SandWorm Small.gif Sand worm Worm-like creatures with burrowing claws digging through most kinds of soil.
      • Silithid scarab Worker caste of the Silithids, who are generally not aggresive unless they are attacked.
      • File:IconSmall SilithidWorker Small.gif Silithid worker Worker caste of the Silithids, who are generally not aggresive unless they are attacked.
      • File:IconSmall Scorpid Small.gif Silithid Creeper Very aggressive scorpid-like creatures.
      • File:IconSmall Scorpid Small.gif Silithid Swarmer Carrying young silithids.
      • File:IconSmall Crab Small.gif Silithid ProtectorCrab-like creatures protecting the hive.
      • File:IconSmall Larva Small.gif Silithid Grub Unknown.
      • Silithid light Produces light to iluminate the dark caves.
      • Silithid pill bug Produces light to iluminate the dark caves.

• Empire of Nazjatar
  • Nazjatar is the great capital city of the naga and is built into the walls of the Rift.
  • Ruled by the Empress of Nazjtar Queen Azshara
  • The former highborne that served the queen were turned into Naga by a mysterious force
    • Naga sea witches are revered spellcasters
    • Naga anomaly are the mutants of the Naga race
  • The naga have enslaved many races under the seas
    • Mur'gul
    • Makrura
  • They have also tamed many of the ocean creatures
    • Snap dragon
    • Dragon turtle
    • Couatl
    • Tube wyrm
  • They are allied to some races
    • Merciless one
    • Leviathanian Kraken

• Iron Army of Ulduar
  • Led by the corrupt Prime designate Loken, and controlled by Yogg-saron
  • Composed mainly by the corrupted constructs of Ulduar
    • Titanic watchers like Thorim, Freya, Hodir and Mimir
    • Mechagnome
      • and their constructs Like the Clockwork giant or the Flame Leviathan
    • Golem
  • And it's new Iron Counterparts led by the Iron Council
    • Iron Dwarf
    • Iron giant
    • Iron Vrykul
    • Plated proto-drake
  • And Yogg-saron Faceless ones
    • led by the Faceless general Vezax

• Emerald Nightmare

Other factions and allies

• Denizens of the Firelands
  • Ragnaros, ruler of the firelands has agreed to work with deathwing and the old gods to burn down the world tree
    • Fire elemental are the servants of ragnaros
    • The Flamewakers are the nobles of the fire elemental hirarchy
    • The main infantry of Ragnaros army

• Denizens of the Skywall
  • Al'akir, ruler of the Skywall has agreed to work with deathwing and the old gods to find the re-origination device created by the titans
    • Air Elementals are the servants of Al'akir
    • The Djinni are the nobles of the air elemental hierarchy
    • The main infantry of Al'akir army
  • Some Mortal tribes have allied with Al'akir
    • Centaurs of the Galak Tribe have allied with Al'akir
    • The Tol'vir of the Neferset tribe

• The old gods keep many Azerothian Hydra demigods as pets

Former allies

• Neptulon and the water elementals used to work for the old gods before the imprisonment in the Elemental planes
• Therazane and the Earth elementals used to work for the old gods before the imprisonment in the Elemental planes

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

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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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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. 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.