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| − | {{infobox faction |
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| − | | size = 132px |
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| − | | name = Shadow Council |
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| − | | leader = [[Gul'dan]] (Deceased), [[Grandmaster Vorpil]] (Outland), [[Fel'dan]] (Azeroth) |
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| − | | leaders = [[Cho'gall]] (Apprentice of Gul'dan), [[Blackhand]] (Gul'dan's puppet), [[Lord Banehollow]] (Inner Circle), [[Athrikus Narassin]] (Cult of the Dark Strand), [[Nagaz]] (Argus Wake), [[Neeru Fireblade]] (Burning Blade), [[Jergosh the Invoker]] (Searing Blade), [[Taragaman the Hungerer]] (Searing Blade) |
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| − | | capital = [[Black Temple]] (Lost), [[Shadow Labyrinth]] (Outland) |
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| − | | capitals = [[Jaedenar]] (Azeroth) |
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| − | | language = [[Orcish]] |
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| − | | slang = [[Eredun]] (Presumed) |
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| − | | races = [[Orc]]s (majority), [[Broken draenei|Broken]], [[Ogre mage]]s, various [[Legion]] races and those who serve them |
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| − | | theater = No one knows for sure |
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| − | }} |
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+ | The '''"Elder Kesuk"''' is a marker to the statue representing [[Elder Kesuk]], which can be found east of [[Amber Ledge]] in [[Borean Tundra]]. {{coords|50|32|Borean Tundra}} |
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+ | ==Objective of== |
| + | This object is an objective for the quest [[Quest:The Honored Ancestors]]. |
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| − | When [[Gul'dan]] supplanted [[Ner'zhul]] as [[Kil'jaeden]]'s favorite pawn, he began to reorganize the clans into a single engine of destruction. To this end, he promoted a public figurehead, [[Blackhand]] of the [[Blackrock clan]] to the new position of [[Warchief]]. Though Blackhand was cunning, he lacked the loyalty to Kil'jaeden and deviousness needed to drive the [[Horde (pre-Thrall)|Horde]]. Thus, Gul'dan secretly brought together a collection of warlocks, necrolytes, chieftains, and even the occasional ogre into a clandestine council — the Shadow Council. |
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| − | The original purpose of the Council was to ensure the stability of the Horde in their quest to destroy the [[draenei]]. When the time came, the Shadow Council fed the blood of [[Mannoroth]] to the clans, apart from the [[Frostwolf clan]] (whose chieftain, [[Durotan]], forbade them from partaking) and a few other individuals. |
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| − | The Council made their headquarters at the [[Black Temple]] and oversaw the destruction of the draenei until Kil'jaeden mysteriously vanished. As the Horde began to fragment, the Shadow Council was contacted by [[Medivh]], who offered a new world to plunder. |
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| − | The shape of the Shadow Council is unclear. Gul'dan is described as a "warlock of the Inner Circle" (Also an "initiate of the Seventh Circle"{{Cite|W2Man|61}}) and Cho'Gall as an "initiate of the Fifth." This means that there are at least five circles of the Shadow Council, the Inner Circle being either the First or the Seventh (the number usually associated with such things). |
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| − | ==The First War== |
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| − | The Shadow Council operated a number of the Horde's workings during the war effort against the [[Kingdom of Azeroth]]. But their time was near. |
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| − | King [[Llane Wrynn]] was assassinated by one of the Shadow Council's finest killers: the [[half-orc]], [[Garona]]. Following the death of [[Medivh]], [[Gul'dan]] was incapacitated for several weeks. During this time, [[Orgrim Doomhammer]] killed Blackhand the Destroyer and seized the mantle of Warchief. He captured and tortured Garona to learn of the existence of the Shadow Council, and sensing it threatened his position, launched an attack on Gul'dan's citadel near the ruins of Azeroth, annihilating the warlocks of the Council. Their spirits were subsequently imbued into the [[death knight (Second War)|death knight]]s. |
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| − | ==Beyond the Second Invasion== |
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| − | Even in the aftermath of the second invasion of the [[Burning Legion]], the Shadow Council still remains. The order now includes members of all races, provided they possess the ideology of acceptance of the tenets of the Burning Legion. The hold of the Shadow Council is extensive; they control cell-based organizations throughout [[Kalimdor]] including the [[Burning Blade clan|Burning Blade]] and [[Searing Blade clan|Searing Blade]] cults, which utilize the powers of the [[Demon Seed]]. Agents of the Council have even infiltrated areas of the Orcish capital city of [[Orgrimmar]]. It is also revealed from a questline in [[Darkshore]] that the [[Cult of the Dark Strand]] is another branch of the Shadow Council, and certain clues, like [[Argus Wake]] members they employ, [[Marez Cowl]], and [[Darbel Montrose]], lead some to believe that the [[Syndicate]] may be affiliated, if maybe loosely, with the Council. The Shadow Council is also present at [[Jaedenar]] in [[Felwood]], [[Grangol'var Village]] in [[Terokkar Forest]], and [[Kil'sorrow Fortress]] in [[Nagrand]]. Its headquarters are in the [[Shadow Labyrinth]] of [[Auchindoun]]. |
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| − | ===Cults and groups currently directed by the Shadow Council=== |
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| − | :"''Many cults exist within the Council, but only to hide its actions against the foolish. Groups like the Burning Blade, the Argus Wake, and the Searing Blade are tools of the Council. Consider them one and the same.''" |
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| − | :—[[Thrall]] |
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| − | *[[Burning Blade clan|Burning Blade]] - Primarily orcs. Concerned with undermining Thrall's [[Horde]]. Based in [[Durotar]], [[Orgrimmar]], [[Desolace]], the [[Barrens]] and elsewhere. Led by [[Neeru Fireblade]]. |
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| − | *The [[Cabal]], a faction in Outland consisting of Shadow Council remnants from the time before the [[First War]]. |
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| − | *[[Searing Blade]] - Primarily orcs. Concerned with undermining Thrall's Horde. Based in [[Ragefire Chasm]], beneath the city of [[Orgrimmar]]. Led by [[Bazzalan]] and [[Jergosh the Invoker]]. |
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| − | *[[Argus Wake]] - Primarily humans. Concerned with sowing chaos among the areas of Lordaeron controlled by the [[Alliance]] and [[Horde]]. Allied with the [[Syndicate]] of the [[Alterac Mountains]]. The Wake's leader is unknown, but its members in Alterac are led by the orc [[Nagaz]]. |
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| − | *[[Cult of the Dark Strand]] - Various mortal races. Concerned with cultivating an alliance between themselves and the foul [[satyr]]s. Based in [[Darkshore]] and [[Ashenvale]]. Led by [[Athrikus Narassin]]. |
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| − | Note that most Shadow Council members are orcs; although they worship demons, they are not fel orcs. |
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| − | ==Known members== |
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| − | | {{RaceIconExt|Gul'dan|Small}} [[Gul'dan]] (deceased) |
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| − | | Spirit in [[Altar of Damnation]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIconExt|Teron|Small}} [[Teron Gorefiend]] |
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| − | | [[Black Temple]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIconExt|Kargath|Small}} [[Kargath Bladefist]] |
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| − | | [[Shattered Halls]] || [[Hellfire Citadel]], [[Hellfire Peninsula]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | {{RaceIconExt|Cho'gall|Small}} [[Cho'gall]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Human|Female|Small}} [[Darbel Montrose]] |
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| − | | [[Stromgarde Keep]] || [[Arathi Highlands]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Female|Small}} [[Marez Cowl]] |
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| − | | [[Stromgarde Keep]] || [[Arathi Highlands]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|NightElf|Male|Small}} [[Tyranis Malem]] |
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| − | | [[Thunder Axe Fortress]] || [[Desolace]] |
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| − | | {{RaceIconExt|Garona|Small}} [[Garona Halforcen]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Grandmaster Vorpil]] |
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| − | | [[Shadow Labyrinth]] || [[Auchindoun]], [[Terokkar Forest]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIconExt|Ogre Mage|Small}} [[Blackheart the Inciter]] |
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| − | | [[Shadow Labyrinth]] || [[Auchindoun]], [[Terokkar Forest]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | {{Neutral Icon Small}} {{RaceIconExt|Dreadlord|Small}} [[Lord Banehollow]] |
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| − | | [[Jaedenar]] || [[Felwood]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIconExt|Satyr|Small}} [[Bazzalan]] |
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| − | | [[Ragefire Chasm]] || [[Orgrimmar]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Goblin|Male|Small}} [[Fizzle Darkstorm]] |
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| − | | [[Thunder Ridge]] || [[Durotar]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIconExt|Satyr|Small}} [[Delmanis the Hated]] |
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| − | | [[Tower of Althalaxx]] || [[Darkshore]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Fel'dan]] |
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| − | | [[Jaedenar]] || [[Felwood]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Jugkar Grim'Rod]] |
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| − | | [[Mannoroc Coven]] || [[Desolace]] |
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| − | | {{horde}} {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Neeru Fireblade]] |
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| − | | [[Cleft of Shadow]] || [[Orgrimmar]] |
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| − | | {{horde}} {{RaceIcon|BloodElf|Female|Small}} [[Braelyn Firehand]] |
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| − | | [[Sun Rock Retreat]] || [[Stonetalon Mountains]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Gazz'uz]] |
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| − | | [[Skull Rock]] || [[Durotar]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Jergosh the Invoker]] |
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| − | | [[Ragefire Chasm]] || [[Orgrimmar]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Ilkrud Magthrull]] |
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| − | | [[Fire Scar Shrine]] || [[Ashenvale]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Nagaz]] |
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| − | | [[Dandred's Fold]] || [[Alterac Mountains]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Highborne|Male|Small}} [[Athrikus Narassin]] |
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| − | | [[Tower of Althalaxx]] || [[Darkshore]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIconExt|Felguard|Small}} [[Rathorian]] |
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| − | | [[Dreadmist Den]] || [[Dreadmist Peak]], [[The Barrens]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIconExt|Felguard|Small}} [[Taragaman the Hungerer]] |
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| − | | [[Ragefire Chasm]] || [[Orgrimmar]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Undead|Male|Small}} [[Sarilus Foulborne]] |
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| − | |[[Dreadmist Peak]], || [[The Barrens]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Man'ari eredar|Male|Small}} [[Warbringer Razuun]] |
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| − | | [[Deathforge]] || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Undead|Male|Small}} [[Doctor Maleficus]] |
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| − | | || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Yarrog Baneshadow]] |
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| − | | [[Valley of Trials]] || [[Durotar]] |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Undead|Male|Small}} [[Doctor Gutrick]] |
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| − | | || [[Shadowmoon Valley]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIcon|Orc|Male|Small}} [[Shadowmaster Grieve]] |
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| − | | || [[Terokkar Forest]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | | [[Image:Combat Icon 16x16.png]] {{RaceIconExt|Shivarra|Small}} [[Giselda the Crone]] |
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| − | | [[Kil'sorrow Fortress]] || [[Nagrand]] {{bc-inline}} |
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| − | ==Races== |
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| − | *{{Orc Race}} |
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| − | *{{Forsaken Race}} |
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| − | *{{Goblin Race}} |
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| − | *{{Night Elf Race}} |
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| − | *{{Highborne Race}} |
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| − | *{{Ogre Race}} |
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| − | *{{Blood Elf Race}} |
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| − | *{{Man'ari eredar Race}} |
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| − | *{{Demon Race}} [[Demons]] |
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| − | *{{Fel Orc Race}} |
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| − | *{{Human Race}} |
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| − | *{{Satyr Race}} |
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| − | ==See also== |
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| − | *[[Rise of the Horde (History of Warcraft)|Rise of the Horde]], part of the [[History of Warcraft]] |
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| − | [[es:Concilio de las Sombras]] |
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Revision as of 10:42, 20 January 2012
The "Elder Kesuk" is a marker to the statue representing Elder Kesuk, which can be found east of Amber Ledge in Borean Tundra. [50, 32]
Objective of
This object is an objective for the quest Quest:The Honored Ancestors.