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| − | | name = Cenarius the Forest Lord |
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| − | | titles = Heart of the Land |
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| − | | gender = Male |
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| − | | races = [[Ancient guardian]] |
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| − | | character = [[Demigod]], [[Keeper of the Grove]], [[Druid]], [[Druid of the Wild]] |
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| − | | affiliation = Forests of [[Kalimdor]] and [[Cenarion Circle]] |
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| − | | faction = Neutral |
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| − | | location = [[Emerald Dream]] (spirit), {{C-inline}} Gates of Solthann, [[Mount Hyjal]] |
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| − | | status = Slain by [[Grom Hellscream]]; spirit lives on in the Emerald Dream, {{C-inline}} Active (Resurrected) |
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| − | | occupation = Lord of the Forest, Supreme Druid, Defender of the Emerald Dream, druidic demigod of the Groves,<ref>{{ref book |author= Arthaus |title= [[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] |isbn=9781588460714 |pages=44}}</ref> Lord of the Groves<ref>{{ref book |author= Arthaus |title= [[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] |isbn=9781588460714 |pages=152}}</ref> |
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| − | | relatives = [[Elune]] (Mother), [[Malorne]] (Father), "[[the centaur]]", [[Remulos]], [[Zaetar]], [[Ordanus]] (sons), [[Celebras]] (grandson), [[Cavindra]] (granddaughter), "[[dryad#Parentage|the dryad]]" (Daughter) |
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| − | | mentors = [[Ysera]] (Mentor) |
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| − | | students = [[Xarantaur]], [[Malfurion Stormrage]] (''thero'shan'') |
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| − | | alignment = [[Chaotic good]] |
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| − | '''Cenarius''', Lord of the Forest and patron god of all druids, is one of the most powerful and influential [[demigods]] of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]. |
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| − | ==Birth and Children== |
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| − | The [[tauren mythology|tauren myth]] "The White Stag and the Moon" tells of the birth of Cenarius from the union of the moon named [[Mu'sha]] and the white stag named [[Apa'ro]].[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/encyclopedia/350.xml] [http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/encyclopedia/350.xml] Ysera taught Cenarius the secrets of the [[Emerald Dream]] and the natural world. |
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| − | :''[[Elune]] birthed Cenarius, but gave him up to [[Malorne]] because Cenarius was more a creature of the mortal world and could not be with her. Malorne, who had relations with both Elune and [[Ysera]], knew that he could not properly care for his son, but Ysera's love was so great for Malorne that she took Cenarius as her own. Hence being his mother (or adoptive mother).'' |
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| − | ::— As written by [[Richard A. Knaak]] seen [http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/elune here] hosted by the owner of [[File:Icon-blizzplanet-22x22.png]] [http://www.blizzplanet.com BlizzPlanet]. |
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| − | The demigod grew into a powerful and cunning being, the union of the heavens and the earth. He has many powers over nature, which he inherited from his father Malorne. He fathered many children. His daughters are known as the fey [[dryads]] and his sons as the wise [[Keeper of the Grove|Keepers of the Grove]], or simply "keepers", including [[Keeper Remulos]], [[Ordanus]], and [[Zaetar]]. |
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| − | [[File:Malorne - Elune family tree.jpg|thumb|left|The family tree of Cenarius.]] |
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| − | According to a night elf legend mentioned in the titles "Warcraft III manual", ''[[Manual of Monsters]]'', and ''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', [[centaur]] were Cenarius' bastard children. According to legend, he fathered at least one centaur called simply "the centaur" (who in turn was the father of centaur clans himself).<ref>{{ref book |author= Bennie, Scott |coauthors= Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch |title= [[Horde Player's Guide]] |isbn= 9781588467720 |pages=209}}</ref> This means he directly fathered some of the [[centaur]] clans. This could include some of the clans living in the Eastern Kingdoms, the [[Centaur Marauders|Marauders]], the [[Stonetalon]] tribe, and the [[Krenka tribe|Krenka]] tribe of the [[Barrens]]. These centaur tribes have nothing to do with the five tribes [[Zaetar]] fathered in Kalimdor. Some believe that Cenarius was the sire of the centaur in the Barrens.<ref>{{ref book |author= Arthaus |title= [[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] |isbn=9781588460714 |pages=154}}</ref> |
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| − | Night elves are sometimes referred to as "Cenarius' favored children", because of their connection to dryads and keepers, which are described as having the upper body of night elves.{{Citation needed}} |
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| − | Cenarius claims kinship with the night elves as well, but has never said in what way.<ref>{{ref book |author= Knaak, Richard A. |authorlink= Richard A. Knaak |title= [[The Well of Eternity]] |isbn= 978-0-7434-8902-7 |pages=47}}</ref> |
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| − | ==Cenarius the Shan'do== |
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| − | [[File:Cenarius1.jpg|thumb|left|Cenarius instructs Malfurion, Tyrande, and Illidan.]] |
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| − | [[Tauren]] believe that Cenarius' earliest known association with mortal races was with the tauren, to whom he first taught the ways of [[druid]]ism. For countless ages, before the dawn of recorded history, they aided him in protecting the balance of the natural world. |
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| − | Nethaera suggests that, while Taurens believe that they were the first to discover druidism, this is the belief of Tauren mythology and is currently held by most Tauren as being untrue. This belief does explain the opposing viewpoints of Tauren and Night elf druids. |
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| − | Malfurion Stormrage became the first mortal druid on Azeroth.[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=43884861&pageNo=4&sid=1] |
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| − | ==The War of the Ancients and the Long Vigil== |
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| − | [[File:Cenarius3.jpg|thumb|Cenarius as seen in ''Warcraft III''.]] |
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| − | When [[Archimonde]] began his first invasion of the world of Azeroth, [[Malfurion Stormrage]] and the priestess [[Tyrande Whisperwind]] called upon Cenarius for aid. Realizing the cataclysmic nature of the threat the [[Burning Legion]] posed Cenarius amassed an army of woodland allies. They battled [[Queen Azshara|Azshara]] and her followers and the Legion's diabolical agents, finally destroying the [[Well of Eternity]] in a cataclysmic explosion that sundered the world. |
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| − | After Illidan recreated the [[Well of Eternity]] on [[Hyjal]] Cenarius aided Malfurion in imprisoning the rogue night elf beneath the earth. |
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| − | Cenarius taught the night elves the ways of the forest, and druidism became widespread among the males. The elves became allied with many of Cenarius' faithful creatures, perhaps most notably the feral [[hippogryph]]s who then allowed themselves to be ridden by the night elf [[archer]]s. Following the druids' entrance into the [[Emerald Dream]] Cenarius helped Tyrande and the [[Sentinel]]s during the [[Long Vigil]]. He and his children, the Keepers of the Grove and their dryad sisters, helped to patrol the woodlands from the [[Moonglade]]. |
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| − | ==The Return of the Legion== |
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| − | [[File:Cenarius face.jpg|thumb|left|Cenarius as seen in ''Warcraft III'']] |
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| − | Following the arrival of the [[orcs]] on [[Kalimdor]], [[Grom Hellscream]] was sent to harvest lumber in [[Ashenvale]]. This caught the attention of the [[Sentinels]] who then immediately attacked the orcs. After Grom held them off, Cenarius himself was brought to the forefront. |
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| − | [[Mannoroth]], hoping to use the orcs one last time, spilled his blood into a Fountain of Life, corrupting it utterly. Grom was brought to the fountain, where he convinced his clan to drink the demonic blood with him, despite objections that doing so would go against everything Thrall had taught them. After imbibing, the Warsongs were transformed into powerful chaos orcs who could stand up to the might of Cenarius. |
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| − | In a titanic battle, Cenarius was killed by Hellscream, as Mannoroth had hoped. Mannoroth appeared before Hellscream and his troops moments later and enslaved them, since by drinking his blood they had made themselves susceptible to his control once again. |
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| − | [[File:Gromhellscreamandcenarius.JPG|thumb|Grom Hellscream standing over Cenarius' body.]] |
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| − | The death of Cenarius at the hands of the orcs, demon-tainted or not, enraged the night elves, cementing their view of the savage, green-skinned (although red-skinned at that moment) creatures as their enemies. When Malfurion considered the possibility of allying with Jaina's and Thrall's forces, observing that they fought against the undead as well, Tyrande vehemently rejected the idea and cited the fact Cenarius had been killed by them as proof that they were the enemy. |
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| − | Since his father [[Malorne]] was said to have a strong connection with the [[Emerald Dream]], due to its connection to nature, Cenarius' spirit was able to live on in the [[Emerald Dream]] as a spirit of nature. The night elves believe he sleeps in the Emerald Dream while his wounds heal, and that he will some day join them again.<ref>{{ref book |author= Arthaus |title= [[World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] |isbn=9781588467812 |pages=251}}</ref> |
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| − | The only clue to Cenarius' current activities comes from a conversation his son [[Keeper Remulos|Remulos]] has with the spirit of [[Malfurion]] when players complete a particular quest. It appears Cenarius is now helping [[Malfurion Stormrage|Malfurion]] combat [[The Nightmare]] that is disrupting the Emerald Dream, causing the corruption of [[The Four Dragons]] among other things. |
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| − | It is believed that he will manifest a new body and return to the world if given enough time to recover.{{Cite|LoM|15}} |
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| − | ==Cataclysm== |
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| − | [[File:Cenarius Cataclysm.jpg|thumb|Cenarius in Cataclysm]] |
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| − | Cenarius will make a return with [[Malfurion Stormrage]] in ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'' to fight [[Ragnaros]] in [[Mount Hyjal]].<ref>''"Your successes in Hyjal will ultimately lead you to the assembly of the Ancients, who have set a plan in motion to bring a powerful ally and demigod back into this realm."''</ref> |
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| − | *{{questlong|Neutral|82|The Gatekeeper}} {{queststart}} |
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| − | ==Appearance== |
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| − | ''The giant creature’s body resembles a cross between the lower portion of an elk and the upper torso of male night elf. Standing perfectly motionless on four heavily muscled legs, the creature exudes an air of serene confidence. Its body glows with a soothing green light that strangely contrasts with the stern look on its face.''{{cite|S&L|78}} |
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| − | ==Memorable Quotes== |
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| − | *"[[Malfurion Stormrage|You]] have done what few others could do, and in doing so, you almost lost yourself forever." |
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| − | *"The [[night elves]] grow more arrogant. They take [[Well of Eternity|what does not belong to them]] and trespass where they are not wanted. It is their assumption that everything falls under their domination. Although they did not quite intrude upon [[Emerald Dream|my realm]], I chose to make them do so in order to teach them a lesson in humility and manners." |
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| − | *"Who dares defile [[Kalimdor|this ancient land?]] Who dares the wrath of Cenarius and the night elves?" |
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| − | *"You cannot defeat me, for I am the heart of the land!" |
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| − | *"I defeated your [[Demon|kind]] in ages past and I will do so again!" ''(mistaking to [[orc]]s for [[demon]]s)'' |
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| − | *"Let battle be joined!" |
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| − | *"[[Demon]] Spawned Wretches, you shall all die!" ''(referring to the [[orc]]s)'' |
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| − | ==Statistics of <span style="color:#46e8db;">'''Cenarius'''</span> at Level 10 from [[Warcraft III]]== |
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| − | | Entangling Roots |
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| − | | Thorns Aura |
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| − | !colspan=11 style="color:inherit"|Cenarius's abilities in ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]''. |
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| − | !colspan=11 style="color:inherit"|Unlike other Keepers of the Grove, he had five abilities. |
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| − | * 4000 HP <font color="limegreen"> (+340% more than a regular Keeper of the Grove)</font> |
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| − | * 1000 MP <font color="limegreen">(+59% more than a regular Keeper of the Grove)</font> |
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| − | * 111-167 chaos melee damage <font color="limegreen">(+193% more than a regular Keeper of the Grove)</font> |
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| − | * 4 divine armor <font color="orange">(-34% less than a regular Keeper of the Grove, but divine armor only takes damage from chaos attacks<ref> |
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| − | Though the game states that "divine armor only takes damage from chaos attacks", standard attacks '''do''' manage to inflict a small amount of damage to Cenarius. Thus, it '''is''' possible to kill Cenarius without drinking from the corrupted Fountain of Life, by hitting him with a tremendous number of standard attacks quickly enough to exceed his high rate of regeneration. (One way to do this is by luring him into attacking a massive number of towers.) However, killing him this way does not allow you to diverge from the storyline; the level simply ends in victory and the cut scenes go on as if you did in fact drink from the fountain. |
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| − | * Attributes |
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| − | ** 53 Strength <font color="limegreen">(+66% more than a regular Keeper of the Grove)</font> |
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| − | ** 20 Agility <font color="orange"> (-29% less than a regular Keeper of the Grove) </font> |
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| − | ** 63 Intelligence '''Primary Attribute''' <font color="limegreen">(+50% more than a regular Keeper of the Grove)</font> |
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| − | * Abilities |
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| − | ** Entangling Roots (DoT and incapacitate) |
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| − | ** Force of Nature (summons [[Treant]]s from trees) |
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| − | ** Thorns Aura (enemy melee units attacking units with this buff receive a percent of their attack damage back to them) |
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| − | ** Tranquility (AoE heal around caster) |
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| − | ** Cyclone (incapacitates target)<font color="limegreen"> (not present with regular Keepers of the Grove)</font> |
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| − | * [[Horn of Cenarius]] |
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| − | The name Cenarius could have possibly come from the word "Centaurus", Latin for [[Centaur]]. This would be quite fitting, given his anatomy and his connection with the Warcraft centaurs. |
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Revision as of 15:17, 17 November 2010
 Training In The Field | |
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| Start | Avareth Swiftstrike |
| End | Avareth Swiftstrike |
| Level | 25-30 |
| Type | Daily |
| Category | Argent Tournament |
| Experience | 22050 |
| Reputation | +250 The Silver Covenant |
| Rewards |
 [Aspirant's Seal] |
| Repeatable | Yes |
| Previous |
 [25-30] The Argent Tournament |
| Next |
[25-30] Up To The Challenge |
- For the Horde version of this quest, see
[25-30 Daily] Training In The Field.
[25-30 Daily] Objectives
Avareth Swiftstrike at the Argent Tournament Grounds wants you to kill 8 Icecrown Scourge. You may kill Scourge in any part of Icecrown except the Bombardment.
- Icecrown Scourge slain (8)
Description
The tournament is a time for testing your skills against your peers, but we must not forget that the real enemy, the Scourge, will not wait. As you learn to master mounted combat, do not forget to practice the skills that have served you well all these years. Show us that you can face the Scourge with honor and bravery, and you will earn your right to compete in this tournament.
Travel to Icecrown and slay any Scourge you see there, but stay clear of the Bombardment, where you would be overwhelmed.
Rewards
You will receive: [Aspirant's Seal]
Progress
Have you tested yourself in combat against the Scourge?
Completion
You have shown yourself a capable combatant, <name> and you will serve as an example to the rest of the aspirants who clamor to compete on behalf of the Alliance.
Progression
- [25-30] The Argent Tournament
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- [25-30] Mastery Of Melee
- [25-30] Mastery Of The Charge
- [25-30] Mastery Of The Shield-Breaker
- [25-30] Up To The Challenge and complete the daily quests listed below to earn enough [Aspirant's Seals] to continue. (15 seals at 5 per day)
- [25-30 Daily] A Blade Fit For A Champion -or- The Edge Of Winter -or- A Worthy Weapon
- [25-30 Daily] Training In The Field
- [25-30 Daily] Learning The Reins
- [25-30] The Aspirant's Challenge
- Players will be offered one of these quests based on their race:
- [25-30] A Valiant of the Exodar
- [25-30] A Valiant of Ironforge
- [25-30] A Valiant of Gnomeregan
- [25-30] A Valiant of Stormwind
- [25-30] A Valiant of Darnassus
- [25-30] The Valiant's Charge and complete the daily quests listed below to earn enough [Valiant's Seals] to continue. (25 seals at 5 per day)
- [25-30 Daily] A Blade Fit For A Champion -or- The Edge Of Winter -or- A Worthy Weapon
- [25-30 Daily] A Valiant's Field Training
- [25-30 Daily] The Grand Melee
- [25-30 Daily] At The Enemy's Gates
- [25-30] The Valiant's Challenge
- [25-30] A Champion Rises
After completing " [25-30] The Valiant's Challenge", the following quests open up allowing players to repeat the valiant stage of daily quests (steps six and seven) for the other factions with which they have not yet earned the right to champion:
- [25-30] Valiant Of The Exodar
- [25-30] Valiant Of Ironforge
- [25-30] Valiant Of Gnomeregan
- [25-30] Valiant Of Stormwind
- [25-30] Valiant Of Darnassus
Patch changes
- Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Added.
