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| − | [[Image:Cenarius color.JPG|thumb|Cenarius, patron of the Druids]] |
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| − | [[Night elf]] culture speaks of both '''ancients''' and '''Ancients''' (note the capital A). The [[ancient]]s (lower-case) are the tree-like sages and protectors of the night elves. The other Ancients (upper-case) are old [[demigods]], like [[Cenarius]] and [[Agamaggan]], who assisted the night elves at various points throughout history.<ref>''[[Alliance Player's Guide]]'', pg. 195</ref> |
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| − | The Ancients (aka '''Ancient Guardians''')<ref>''[[Warcraft III]] manual'', pg. 61</ref> of the night elves are treated like deities, perhaps more so than other [[Eternals]]. Primal spirits of the natural world when it was young, they personify its most distinct and most powerful qualities. Although several of them were effectively destroyed during the [[War of the Ancients]] and in later conflicts, they are honored still by races such as the [[centaur]], [[furbolg]]s, night elves, and [[quilboar]]. [[Elune]], the moon goddess, [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]'s one true deity, remains a focus of worship for the night elves and other races while the world grows warier of what the changed [[Queen Azshara]] may attempt in the coming future.<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 71</ref> |
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| − | Most inhabitants of [[northern Kalimdor]] — namely the night elves, but also the furbolgs and the [[satyr]]s — worship or revere the Ancients. While night elves worship Elune, they revere most of the other Ancients, especially [[Cenarius]], the only Ancient to spend considerable time on the physical plane. They also honor the moon goddess's companions including [[Agamaggan]], [[Aviana]], and [[Malorne]]. The furbolgs venerate the bear twins, [[Ursoc and Ursol]], while the evil satyrs revere Lord [[Xavius]]. The Ancients rarely interfere with life on Azeroth, but these races hold fast in their fervant beliefs that the Ancients exist and are watching events unfold.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 250</ref> |
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| − | The tree-like [[ancient]]s are also members of the "Ancients".<ref>''[[Warcraft III]]'' manual, pg. ??</ref> |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Boar|Small}} [[Agamaggan]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIcon|Cenarian|Female|Small}} [[Aessina]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Harpy|Small}} [[Aviana]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIcon|Naga|Female|Small}} [[Queen Azshara]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIcon|Cenarian|Male|Small}} [[Cenarius]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIcon|NightElf|Female|Small}} [[Elune]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Wolf|Small}} [[Goldrinn]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Stag|Small}} [[Malorne]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Nian|Small}} [[Omen]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Turtle}} [[Tortolla]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Bear|Small}} [[Ursoc]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Bear|Small}} [[Ursoc and Ursol|Ursol]] |
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| − | *{{RaceIconExt|Satyr|Small}} [[Xavius]] |
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| − | ==Unnamed== |
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| − | *[[Wolverine]] guardian ([[Goldrinn]]?) |
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| − | *Tiny red [[fox]] |
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| − | *Winged [[panther]] |
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| − | *[[Pixie]]s |
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| − | *[[Reptilian warrior]] ([[Tortolla]]?) |
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| − | *Male oak figures with hoods. |
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| − | *A [[stick bug]] race. |
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| − | *A bearded warrior half the height of a night elf and clad in brown leather fought during the War of the Ancients. He rode atop a pair of white [[wolves]] using a rein in one hand. In his other hand, he held a weapon resembling a sickle — which he would throw like a boomerang. The sickle would rip through the [[demon]]s as it spun and return to the hand of the squat warrior. He was a foe on par with any that the demons had ever faced.<ref>''[[The Sundering ]]'', pg. 186</ref> |
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| − | ==Dark Ancients== |
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| − | Not true ancient guardians, these "Shadow versions" were created by the [[Twilight's Hammer]] from pieces of the ancients. They are described as coming from a dark place and made from blackness of powers never intended for this world. |
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| − | *[[Lycanthoth]] the dark version of the ancient [[Goldrinn]] |
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| − | *[[Nemesis (mob)|Nemesis]] the dark version of the ancient [[Tortolla]] |
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| − | ==References== |
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| − | {{Reflist}} |
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| − | {{eternals}} |
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| − | [[es:Gurdián Ancestro]] |
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| − | [[fr:Ancien]] |
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| − | [[Category:Demigods| ]] |
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| − | [[Category:Races]] |
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| − | [[Category:Alliance Player's Guide]] |
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| − | [[Category:Shadows & Light]] |
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| − | [[Category:World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] |
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