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05-01-2010, 05:14 PM
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The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how, but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi (http://www.wow.com/bloggers/matthew-rossi/)and Anne Stickney (http://www.wow.com/bloggers/anne-stickney/) make sure you Know Your Lore (http://www.wow.com/category/know-your-lore/) by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
WARNING:The following post contains spoilers for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/). Players who wish to play the new expansion spoiler-free should veer away from this post.
The above screenshot (go ahead and view it in full (http://greyshades.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/elune.jpg)) was taken in the Temple of the Moon (http://www.wowwiki.com/Temple_of_the_Moon) in Darnassus. Instead of the ever-present statue of Haidene, first high priestess of the moon, we see Elune. Or rather E'lune, a naaru that looks much like A'dal (http://www.wowhead.com/npc=18481), which I suppose would be only appropriate given the sheer scope of what E'lune's power would have to be. I mean heck, she made the night elves what they are, didn't she? E'lune, (or Mu'sha, as she is called by the tauren) is the major deity worshipped by the night elves. That's right, night elves: Your deity is a giant light-spinning windchime.
Maybe. If you haven't noticed by now, today is another "Tin Foil Hat" edition of Know Your Lore (http://www.wow.com/category/know-your-lore/), which means we're going to talk about lore elements presented in game and attempt to weave them together into a logical conclusion that makes perfect sense in the context of Warcraft lore. Today's subject is Elune, the goddess of the night elves, An'she, the "missing half" of tauren history surrounding the Earthmother's (http://www.wowhead.com/object=177207) eyes, and why tauren priests and paladins may not be quite as far-fetched as some people think. To begin, we have to go back to what all priests and paladins of World of Warcraft work with, that mysteriously vague magic school knows as the Light.Continue reading Know Your Lore TFH Edition: Elune is a naaru (http://www.wow.com/2010/05/01/know-your-lore-tfh-edition-elune-is-a-naaru/)
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The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how, but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi (http://www.wow.com/bloggers/matthew-rossi/)and Anne Stickney (http://www.wow.com/bloggers/anne-stickney/) make sure you Know Your Lore (http://www.wow.com/category/know-your-lore/) by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
WARNING:The following post contains spoilers for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/). Players who wish to play the new expansion spoiler-free should veer away from this post.
The above screenshot (go ahead and view it in full (http://greyshades.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/elune.jpg)) was taken in the Temple of the Moon (http://www.wowwiki.com/Temple_of_the_Moon) in Darnassus. Instead of the ever-present statue of Haidene, first high priestess of the moon, we see Elune. Or rather E'lune, a naaru that looks much like A'dal (http://www.wowhead.com/npc=18481), which I suppose would be only appropriate given the sheer scope of what E'lune's power would have to be. I mean heck, she made the night elves what they are, didn't she? E'lune, (or Mu'sha, as she is called by the tauren) is the major deity worshipped by the night elves. That's right, night elves: Your deity is a giant light-spinning windchime.
Maybe. If you haven't noticed by now, today is another "Tin Foil Hat" edition of Know Your Lore (http://www.wow.com/category/know-your-lore/), which means we're going to talk about lore elements presented in game and attempt to weave them together into a logical conclusion that makes perfect sense in the context of Warcraft lore. Today's subject is Elune, the goddess of the night elves, An'she, the "missing half" of tauren history surrounding the Earthmother's (http://www.wowhead.com/object=177207) eyes, and why tauren priests and paladins may not be quite as far-fetched as some people think. To begin, we have to go back to what all priests and paladins of World of Warcraft work with, that mysteriously vague magic school knows as the Light.Continue reading Know Your Lore TFH Edition: Elune is a naaru (http://www.wow.com/2010/05/01/know-your-lore-tfh-edition-elune-is-a-naaru/)
Filed under: Lore (http://www.wow.com/category/lore/), Know your Lore (http://www.wow.com/category/know-your-lore/)
Know Your Lore TFH Edition: Elune is a naaru (http://www.wow.com/2010/05/01/know-your-lore-tfh-edition-elune-is-a-naaru/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Sat, 01 May 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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