Changes: Glyph of Slow Fall

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Azshara's Palace was the palace of Queen Azshara.^[1]

Azshara, the night elves' beautiful and gifted queen, built an immense, wondrous palace on the Well of Eternity's shore that housed her favored servitors within its bejeweled halls.^[2]

Description

The palace rested on a cliff overlooking the Well of Eternity. When first the vast, walled edifice had been constructed, using magic that melded both stone and forest into a single, cohesive form, it had been a wonder to touch the heart of any who saw it. Its towers were trees strengthened by rock, with jutting spires and high, open windows. The walls were volcanic stone raised up, then bound tightly by draping vines and giant roots. The main palace at the center had originally by the mystical binding of more than a hundred giant, ancient trees. Bent in together, they had formed the skeleton of the rounded center, over which the stone and vines had been set.^[3]

In the highest tower, Xavius and the other Highborne studied the powers of the Well of Eternity.^[4] That tower was destroyed by Malfurion, temporarily closing the Burning Legion's portal.^[5]

World of Warcraft

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Azshara's Palace features prominently in the Well of Eternity instance. The Courtyard of Lights surrounds it. Its design somewhat resembles the Temple of the Moon in Darnassus. A glass walkway goes around it towards a platform where Queen Azshara, and the highborne who are casting the spell to summon Sargeras, can be fought. It contains several inaccessible sections, both inside and out.

Notes

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

It was destroyed in the Great Sundering, but Queen Azshara ordered a palace built in Nazjatar to rival her old home.^[6] The so-called "Dragon Isles" may be this new palace.
Though it had a prominent role in the War of the Ancients Trilogy, the palace was never given a proper name. Instead, it was usually just called "the palace", or the like. Shadows & Light calls it the "Eternal Palace".^[7]
- While not directly referenced in the Caverns of Time version, Eternal Champions guard the palace, and Azshara refers to the "Eternal Court" in her boss fight, possibly referencing the RPG name.
While the War of the Ancients Trilogy described the palace as being in Zin-Azshari, Shadows & Light describes it as being in Suramar. However, this point may not be an error, as the cities (or their outskirts) may have connected. For more info on this see this section.
Both the History of Warcraft, (found in the Warcraft III manual, in-game, and on the official site) and Shadows & Light also call the palace the alternate name of Azshara's temple/the Eternal Temple. The reasoning for the shift in the name in both sources from palace to temple is unknown. The War of the Ancients Trilogy does not appear to use this name.

References

^ Patch 4.3 Dungeons Preview, Part Two: Well of Eternity - World of Warcraft
^ The Waking World and the Well of Eternity
^ The Well of Eternity, page 1
^ The Well of Eternity, page 2, 88
^ The Well of Eternity, page 357-358
^ Alliance & Horde Compendium, pages 72-73
^ Shadows & Light, pages 64, 65, 75, 169

[1] Patch 4.3 Dungeons Preview, Part Two: Well of Eternity - World of Warcraft

[2] The Waking World and the Well of Eternity

[3] The Well of Eternity, page 1

[4] The Well of Eternity, page 2, 88

[5] The Well of Eternity, page 357-358

[6] Alliance & Horde Compendium, pages 72-73

[7] Shadows & Light, pages 64, 65, 75, 169

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+[[File:Well of Eternity - Elves 3.jpg|thumb|]]
-|name=Glyph of Slow Fall
+[[File:Well of Eternity - Palace 1.jpg|thumb|]]
-|quality=common
-|icon=inv_glyph_minormage
-|stack=20
-|classes=[[Mage]]
-|use=Permanently teaches you this glyph.<br /><br />Your Slow Fall spell no longer requires a reagent.
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-'''Glyph of Slow Fall''' is a [[minor glyph]] for [[mage]]s. It removes the [[Light Feather]] [[reagent]] requirement from a mage's [[Slow Fall]] spell.
+'''Azshara's Palace''' was the palace of [[Queen Azshara]].<ref>[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/3502666/Patch_43_Dungeons_Preview%2C_Part_Two_Well_of_Eternity-9_19_2011#blog Patch 4.3 Dungeons Preview, Part Two: Well of Eternity - World of Warcraft]</ref>
-==Source==
-This glyph is created with [[Inscription]] (75). It is discovered via [[Minor Inscription Research]].
-{{Itembox|Materials needed
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-|q2=1|Light Parchment
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+Azshara, the night elves' beautiful and gifted queen, built an immense, wondrous palace on the Well of Eternity's shore that housed her favored servitors within its bejeweled halls.<ref>[[The Waking World and the Well of Eternity]]</ref>
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+The palace rested on a cliff overlooking the [[Well of Eternity]]. When first the vast, walled edifice had been constructed, using magic that melded both stone and forest into a single, cohesive form, it had been a wonder to touch the heart of any who saw it. Its towers were trees strengthened by rock, with jutting spires and high, open windows. The walls were volcanic stone raised up, then bound tightly by draping vines and giant roots. The main palace at the center had originally by the mystical binding of more than a hundred giant, ancient trees. Bent in together, they had formed the skeleton of the rounded center, over which the stone and vines had been set.<ref>''[[The Well of Eternity]]'', page 1</ref>
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+In the highest tower, [[Xavius]] and the other Highborne studied the powers of the Well of Eternity.<ref>''[[The Well of Eternity]]'', page 2, 88</ref> That tower was destroyed by Malfurion, temporarily closing the Burning Legion's portal.<ref>''[[The Well of Eternity]]'', page 357-358</ref>
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+==World of Warcraft==
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-[[Category:World of Warcraft minor glyphs|S]]
+Azshara's Palace features prominently in the [[Well of Eternity (instance)|Well of Eternity]] instance. The [[Courtyard of Lights]] surrounds it. Its design somewhat resembles the [[Temple of the Moon]] in [[Darnassus]]. A glass walkway goes around it towards a platform where [[Queen Azshara (tactics)|Queen Azshara]], and the highborne who are casting the spell to summon Sargeras, can be fought. It contains several inaccessible sections, both inside and out.
-[[Category:World of Warcraft mage glyphs|S]]
+==Notes==
+{{RPG-section}}
+*It was destroyed in the [[Great Sundering]], but Queen Azshara ordered a palace built in [[Nazjatar]] to rival her old home.<ref>''[[Alliance & Horde Compendium]]'', pages 72-73</ref> The so-called "[[Dragon Isles]]" may be this new palace.
+*Though it had a prominent role in the [[War of the Ancients Trilogy]], the palace was never given a proper name. Instead, it was usually just called "the palace", or the like. ''[[Shadows & Light]]'' calls it the "Eternal Palace".<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pages 64, 65, 75, 169</ref>
+**While not directly referenced in the Caverns of Time version, [[Eternal Champion]]s guard the palace, and Azshara refers to the "Eternal Court" in her boss fight, possibly referencing the RPG name.
+*While the War of the Ancients Trilogy described the palace as being in [[Zin-Azshari]], ''Shadows & Light'' describes it as being in [[Suramar]]. However, this point may not be an error, as the cities (or their outskirts) may have connected. For more info on this see [[Suramar#Speculation|this section]].
+*Both the [[History of Warcraft]], (found in the Warcraft III manual, in-game, and on the official site) and ''Shadows & Light'' also call the palace the alternate name of Azshara's temple/the Eternal Temple. The reasoning for the shift in the name in both sources from palace to temple is unknown. The War of the Ancients Trilogy does not appear to use this name.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{Well of Eternity Subzones}}
+[[Category:Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy]]
+[[Category:Lore regions]]