The forces of the Old Gods are a vaguely united "faction" of all the entities and organizations that serve the Old Gods. This page is an attempt to list them. In recent times its members either serve the Old Gods directly, or just ally with Deathwing, to achieve their own objectives with the support of the Old Gods.
Although they suffered a crushing defeat long ago, and the Old Gods along with most of their minions had been imprisoned, the Old Gods' activities on Azeroth have been steadily increasing, culminating in the Cataclysm, when they launched a major offensive in a attempt to expand their influence and eventually reshape Azeroth to their wishes. As the Old Gods are behind most of the plots in Warcraft one way or another, this list of forces under their "control" is expansive.
Membership
Major members
Old God's creatures and creations
The old gods have spawned and favoured many creatures throughout the ages for their servitude:
The Faceless, are mysterious monsters related and often employed as soldiers by the Old Gods.[2]
- Faceless General, giants with hardened shell they seem to led the faceless into battle.
- Faceless of the Deep are faceless that are employed underwater.
- Faceless Shadoweaver are mask wearing faceless that are employed as casters.
- Merciless ones are aquatic parasitic aberrations that appear with other servants.[3]
- The Forgotten Ones are unfathomable horrors of a long forgotten time.[4]
- Iso'rath and Soggoth the Slitherer are thought to be forgotten ones.
- The Old Gods keep Azerothian Hydras demigods as pets.
- Gahz'rilla[5] and Aku'mai[6] are two of those.
Twilight's Hammer
A cult created out of the now defunct Twilight's Hammer orcish clan, they now enslave the elements around them and give their lives for promises of eternal power.
- The Mutant Orge Cho'gall is The Leader of the Twilight's Hammer and the first of the ogre magi.[7]
- The Twilight Council are a group that also lead the cult, it is presumed they rule solely after the death of Cho'gall, it's only known member is High Priestess Azil.[8]
- Before Cho'gall or the Twilight Council the cult acted on the orders of the Abyssal Council a powerful group of elemental nobles.[9]
- The cult has various members the most notable are:
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- Various ogres are attracted by the promises of power of Cho'gall.
- A number of Gronn joined the cult, notably Skullcrusher the Mountain.[13]
- Some Ettin have followed the Bloodeye ogres into the Twilight's Hammer.[12]
- The Dark Iron clan has been divided and some decided to join the Twilight Hammer and Ragnaros.[14]
- The Sand trolls of Zul'farrak allied with the Twilight's Hammer in a desperate attempt, led by Hydromancer Kulratha.[15]
- Various mortals have joined the cult, attracted by the promise to ascend and "reborn" as elemental ascendants.[16]
- The Ascendant Council judged which mortal where worthy of Elemental Ascension.[16].
- Many Bound elementals have been found serving the Twilight Hammer member.
Black Dragonflight and the Servants of Deathwing
- Led by the Aspect of Death Deathwing the Worldbreaker, formerly the benevolent Neltharion the Earth-Warder, Aspect of Earth and the Black Dragoflight, driven mad and corrupted by the Old Gods.[17][18]
- The Black Dragonkin of the Black dragonflight.[17]
- The Chromatic Dragonkin of the Chromatic dragonflight, a experimental dragonflight created and led by Nefarian.[19]
- Only the Drakeadons seems have survived and used by black Drakonid Slayers as combat pets.[20]
- The Twilight Dragonkin of the Twilight dragonflight.
- Some groups of Stone dragons of Deepholm are controlled by Deathwing.[22]
- The Dark Horde is a renegade group of various races, that reject the leadership of the Horde, they are stronger in the Burning Steppes.[23]
- This group is controlled by Nefarian, Deathwing son, trough the self-styled Warlord Rend Blackhand.[23]
- Orcs of the Blackrock and Black Tooth Grin clan
- Many orcs in the dark horde summon imps, felhounds, and felguards.[24]
- Forest trolls of the Firetree and Smolderthorn Tribes
- Ogres of the Firegut, Spirestone and Stonegullet clans
- The Dark Horde has corrupted Dragons of all dragonflights.
- Worgs that are trained by orcs, the progeny of Halycon and Gizrul the Slavener
- Deathwing and the Dark Horde employs various Goblin mercenaries.[25]
Yogg-Saron's forces
- Yogg-saron, the old god sealed in Ulduar employed many different forces, that he corrupted to spread his influence:
- Faceless, led by the general Vezax.[26]
- The corrupted titanic creations of Ulduar
- Formerly led by the corrupt Prime designate Loken[27]
- Titanic watchers like Thorim, Freya, Hodir and Mimir and their servants.[28][29]
- Hodir's many Winter servants in The Halls of Winter.
- The nature guardians that serves Freya in The Conservatory of Life.
- The Mechagnomes have been enslaved to the old god's service trough Mimiron.[30]
- and their Clockwork constructs.
- The enigmatic mechagnomes have adopted Gelbin Mekkatorque's invention, the Mechanostrider.
- Fire giant like Fjorn, Volkhan and Ignis that forged a lot of constructs for the Iron Army.[31][32][26]
- The army commanded by the Assembly of Iron
- Iron dwarf[33]
- Iron giant[31]
- Iron golem[34]
- Iron vrykul[33]
- A Plated proto-drake, which the only known is Razorscale made from the former broomother Veranus.[26]
- The remnants of the world tree Vordrassil, which houses the city Grizzlemaw, is under yogg-saron influence together with it's inhabitants, the polar furbolg.[35]
- The Iron dwarves are capable of bending the stone giants to their will by the use of runes, turning them into Runed Giants.
C'thun's forces
- C'thun sealed himself in Ahn'Qiraj to heal himself and shaped a ancient race to his purposes.
- The insectoids of the city-Kingdom of Ahn'Qiraj found in the southern part of Silithus.[36]
- Formerly controlled by the Twin Emperors.
- It's primarily ruled by it's Qiraji inhabitants.
- Qiraji prophets are a type of qiraji who command powerful mental abilities.[37]
- Qiraji emperors are the rulers of the qiraji.[38]
- The Qiraji have built and enslaved many constructs for war.
- Anubisath Built and enchanted to be the guardians of Ahn'quiraj[39]
- Horusath A improved version of Anubisath, which the only known is Ossirian the Unscarred.[40]
- Obsidian Destroyer A creature made of Obsidian, related to the Tol'vir. [41][42]
- And have many Silithid Servants of 15 castes grouped into 12 hives. [43]
- The insectoids of the city-Kingdom of Ahn'Qiraj found in the southern part of Silithus.[36]
Empire of Nazjatar
- Nazjatar is the great empire of the naga and is built under the seas of Azeroth.
- Ruled by the Empress of Nazjtar Queen Azshara.[44]
- The former highborne that served the queen were turned into Naga by a mysterious force.
- Naga sea witches are revered spellcasters of the naga.[45]
- Naga lords are red male naga warriors with shells and other sea creatures fused to their bodies.
- The naga have enslaved many races:
- They have also tamed many of the ocean creatures.
- Snap dragon[49]
- Dragon turtle[49]
- Couatl[49]
- Tube wyrm[49]
- Leviathanian Kraken
The Emerald Nightmare
- Is a mobile area of corruption within the Emerald Dream, sparked by the Old God N'Zoth.[50][51]
- Led by the Nightmare Lord Xavius.[50]
- The Nightmare has corrupted various beings in the dream.
- The Dragons of Nightmare, the corrupted members of Ysera's Brood. [50]
- Xavius still has satyr followers.[50]
- The Mysterious Shadow satyr.[50].
The Firelands minions of Ragnaros
- Ragnaros, ruler of the Firelands has agreed to ally with Deathwing to burn down the world tree of Nordrassil.[16]
- The second in command of Ragnaros minions is the Majordomo of the Firelands, formerly this position was occupied by Executus, now it's occupied by the former Archdruid Fandral Staghelm[16]
- Fire elementals are the servants of ragnaros, shaped in various forms.[52][53]
- Flamewakers are living fire elementals.
- Fire Revenants are the main infantry of Ragnaros army.
- Lava elementals are a conglomerate of both fire and earth elementals.
- Molten giants are the brutal and cunning front-line defenders of Ragnaros' army.
- Core hounds are the vicious but faithful servants of Ragnaros and his minions.
- Fire hawks are large fiery birds, native to the Firelands.
- Hell hounds are fiery hounds, native to the Firelands.
- Lava worms are gigantic worms, native to the Firelands.
- Cinderweb brood is a brood of fire spiders, native to the Firelands.
- Firekin
- Many Night elf druids have betrayed the Cenarion circle in Hyjal, and joined Ragnaros, using his power instead of nature called the Druid of the Flame.
- The leaders of this group are Majordomo Staghelm and Leyara.
The Skywall minions of Al'akir
- Al'akir, ruler of the Skywall has agreed to work with Deathwing to find the re-origination device created by the titans.[16]
- Conclave of Wind serve directly under Al'akir.[16]
- Air Elementals are the servants of Al'akir, shaped into various forms.[54][55]
- The Djinni are the nobles of the air elemental hierarchy.
- The Lightning revenant are the main infantry.
- The Storm dragons protect the Vortex Pinnacle.
- Turbulent Squalls.
- Empyrean Assassins .
- Some mortal tribes have served with Al'akir.
Former allies
- Neptulon's water servants
- Used to work for the old gods before the imprisonment in the Elemental planes.
- Therazane's earth followers
- Used to work for the old gods before the imprisonment in the Elemental planes.
- Nerubian
- Some of the nerubians allied with the Qirajis before the War of the Spider
Organization and former members
Before the coming of the titans, the old gods had control over the elementals and they acted on the battlefield, the same cannot be said in current times when the old gods are still weakened by the titans' attack and imprisonment eons ago, they whisper and corrupt powerful individuals so their armies can help them complete the Hour of Twilight, the mysterious objective of their forces.
The Faceless ones and the forgotten ones directly serve the old gods and the old gods fancy Hydra demigods, like Akumai and Garhzilla has pets.
Silithid led by a Qiraji Prophet
Ahn'Qiraj
Ahn'Qiraj is a fortress city in southern silithus, and it's the home of the qiraji a race descended from the aqir, that were shaped by C'thun, from the silithid. They first threatened the world with the War of the Shifting Sands, where they were sealed inside their own fortress city.[36]
They tried a new offensive but utterly failed against the Might of Kalimdor, ending with the death of the Twin Emperors, rulers of the qiraji, and with them their master C'thun.[58]
Cho'gall and the Twilight Hammer took over Ahn'Qiraj while he mutated, and tried using C'thun's corpse to corrupt the Med'an the soon-to-be Guardian.[59]
Ulduar's Corruption and the Iron Army
Ulduar is where the old god Yogg-Saron was sealed, but it wasn't strong enough to stop his influence from spreading over the milleniums, corrupting the Prime-designate Loken[27], the other Titanic watchers (Frejya, Hodir, Mimiron and Thorim)[60][61], and other titanic constructs, like giants[31][32].
With control over the Forge of Wills, the corrupted Loken started creating a new army like many other's of the titan's creation's (earthen, giants and vrykul) but made of iron instead of stone and empowered by runes.[62]
However the Explorers League together with the Kirin Tor and the Horde mounted an offensive against Yogg-Saron's forces and managed to kill him and save the corrupted watchers, except for Loken which was killed earlier by heroes in the Halls of Lightning, and with the death of the Prime designate, Algalon the observer came to Azeroth to judge its corruption in order to re-originate it.
Deathwing servants
Neltharion the Earthwarder[17] was corrupted during the War of the Ancients into the service of the Old Gods, and with him his dragonflight, and renamed himself Deathwing. [18]
However he suffered wounds too great in the events of the Day of the Dragon and had to retreat into Deepholm to heal himself[63], beating the stone dragons into submission to serve him[22], in his absence Sintharia his mate, and his two sons Onyxia and Nefarian took over his dragonflight.
Onyxia tried to control Stormwind much like his father tried to control Lordaeron, but was eventually found and killed by Varian in her lair.[7]
Nefarian tried to create a new army, he recruited the many races of the Dark Horde, and stole the eggs of the other dragonflights and created the short lived Chromatic Dragonflight, among other experiments, he was killed by heroes.[64][65]
Sintharia travelled to Outland to recruit the Fel Horde, [66] and experimented with egg of the Nether dragonflight to create the most powerful dragons in Azeroth: the Twilight dragons, however she was killed by her own creation Dargonax.[21]
With the Cataclysm, Deathwing and his flight returned and resurrected Sinestra and Nefarian as undead, the latter which resurrected his sister onyxia, reinforced by Sinestra creation the Twilight Dragonflight, they allied with the elemental lords, Ragnaros of the Firelands, and Al'akir of the Skywall, and together with the Twilight Hammer they work to bring the Hour of Twilight.[16]
Emerald Nightmare
The emerald nightmare is a infection of corruption in the emerald dream, a realm designed as the titans plans for Azeroth, sparked by the Old God N'Zoth[51]. It turns makes sleeping people into "Unwaking" and turned some of Ysera's noble brood into shadows of their former selves.[50]
It's led by the Nightmare Lord Xavius, the first satyr, but was beaten back to the Rift of Aln by Malfurion. however the Nightmare still influences Azeroth, as shown by the regrowth in Southern Barrens during the Cataclysm.[50]
Twilight Hammer Cult
The Twilight Hammer Cult is a former orcish clan off the planet Draenor that has turned into a destructive cult hell-bent of reshaping the world of Azeroth. Originally based in Sithilus in the mist of the cataclysm they have been found to recruit member of both the Alliance and The Horde with doomsayers claiming the destruction of the world itself and promising its members glory and power. Other then the Horde and Alliance they have influenced weaker or desperate factions, including the almost extinct sand trolls and the rebellious dark iron dwarves, led by Cho'gall and the Twilight Council, they attempt to claim the Twilight Highlands for the Old Gods who they believe the world's true masters, and eventually all of Azeroth itself.[67] More recently with the fall of Cho'gall at the hands of Azeroth's champions Archbishop Benedictus now dubbing himself the "Twilight Father" has risen to guide the remains of the cult.
Empire of Nazjatar
In the end of the war of the ancients, after the shattering happened, queen azshara and the highborne tried their best to keep the waters at bay, but struck a pact with a mysterious power that turned them into the reptile Naga.[68]
Now as underwater inhabitants in a sunken city they worked their way into shaping a underwater empire, enslaving many aquatic races like murlocs, and taming many beasts like tube wyrms, coualt, dragon turles and snap dragons, with Azshara leading them and against beings like Leviroth and the Kvaldir[69].
In recent times they have begun invading land, controlling the echo isles for a short while[70], and some supported Illidan in the outlands before his death in the hands of Akama and Maiev[71].
In the Cataclysm they have begun a campaign in Vash'jir against the elemental lord of water, Neptulon and his servants in a attempt to obtain his trident that controls the seas, and his realm the Abyssal maws[72].
Elemental Planes
In ages past, the Old Gods controlled the elementals through their lieutenants, the elemental lords. However, the lieutenants were defeated by the Titans, and then imprisoned within the Elemental Planes.[73]
Nowadays, the Old Gods have little control over the elementals. Only Al'akir and Ragnaros allied with Deathwing, the Old Gods' tool, while Therazane and Neptulon directly oppose them.[16]
Skywall and Al'akir
Free from the imprisonment of the Skywall, Al'akir and his air elementals quickly joined forces with Deathwing in a attempt to obtain the re-origination device the titans left in Uldum. To fight the Tol'vir, his ancient enemies, he called the support of the Conclave of the Winds and Skywall's many denizens.[74]
Firelands and Ragnaros
Ragnaros allied with Deathwing when he was promised to burn Azeroth together with his minions, without Therazane or Neptulon interference, he decided to start with the world tree of Nordrassil with the support of the Twilight Hammer[16], prompting the druids of the Cenarion Circle and the Ancient Guardians to oppose him, he was beaten back to the Firelands by Cenarius, Hamuul and Malfurion[75], and after some days of preparations, the druids are prepared to invade the Firelands and kill Ragnaros forever.[76]
Deepholm and Therazane
Therazane however hasn't liked the old gods plans for Deepholm her prison, after Deathwing broke the world pillar, endangering her plane and azeroth [77], and a invasion by the twilight hammer[78], she and her kin made a temporary alliance with the earthen ring to solve those problems[79], that the old gods indirectly caused.
After the pillar is rebuilt she requests the Hero for help her rebuild Deepholm, damaged by the old gods' forces.[80]
Abyssal Maw and Neptulon
Neptulon was attacked by the naga backed by the old god's faceless ones, in a attempt to conquer his realm, and after a confrontation with Lady Nazjar and Ozumat he was beaten back to the Abyssal Maw, the heroes attempted to rescue him[81], but ultimately failed as Neptulon was quickly taken away by Ozumat.[82]
Beyond Azeroth
More old gods exist beyond the five of azeroth, but it takes significant power to summon them[42] and their influence can be seen mostly in Outland.
The Sethekk and the Dark Conclave Arakkoa serve a mysterious master, and the latter group, magically augmented by Gul'dan's curse, attempt to summon their master, which they call it a ancient and powerful evil. He looks similar to C'thun, another old god, and when the hidden mob name is revealed, he's called a Summoned Old God.[42]
The Black Blood of Draenor are oozes and the oozes of azeroth have been various times associated with the old gods, and it's very similar in name to Black Blood of Yogg-Saron, a ore made from the blood of the Old god Yogg-Saron.[83]
Harbinger Skyriss is a servant of the old gods, a qiraji prophet much like Prophet Skeram of Ahn'qiraj, is imprisoned in the Arcatraz of Tempest Keep. According to A'dal, he seeks to usher his masters' vision of conquering all of the worlds in the universe. [84]
Notable leaders
Known Old Gods
Secondary leaders
| History | Faction | Shaping of Azeroth | War of the Ancients | War of the Shifting Sands | Opening of the Dark Portal | Battle of Grim Batol | World of Warcraft | War against the Lich King | Cataclysm | ||||||||||||||
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| Ahn'Qiraj | Twin Emperors (C'Thun) |
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| Ulduar | Loken (Yogg-Saron} |
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| Nazjatar | Azshara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Speculation
This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials.*Capital?
It can be argued that the Old Gods' prisons are the capitals of their forces. They are:
- Chamber of C'Thun, Ahn'Qiraj (formerly) - C'Thun's location
- Prison of Yogg-Saron, Ulduar - Yogg-Saron's location
- The Rift of Aln and the Rift of N'Zoth - N'Zoth's location
- Presumed other locations of other Old Gods.
References
- ^ Karsh Steelbender Quotes
- ^ Quest:Proof of Demise: Herald Volazj
- ^ Mindbender Ghur'sha
- ^ The Forgotten Ones
- ^ Kai'ju Gahz'rilla Intro
- ^ Dungeon: Blackfathom Deeps
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: The Comic
- ^ Quest:Followers and Leaders
- ^ Quest:Lords of the Council
- ^ Quest:Gor'kresh
- ^ Quest:Servants of Cho'gall
- ^ a b Quest:Ogres & Ettins
- ^ Quest:Skullcrusher the Mountain
- ^ Quest:Demanding Answers
- ^ Quest:Water They Up To?
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Encounter Journal
- ^ a b c The History of Warcraft - Chapter I: Mythos, pg 4
- ^ a b The History of Warcraft - Chapter I: Mythos, pg 6
- ^ Blackwing Lair (underdev)
- ^ Blackwing Descent
- ^ a b Night of the Dragon
- ^ a b Quest:Don't. Stop. Moving.
- ^ a b Blackrock Spire
- ^ Burning demon mobs in Blackrock Spire
- ^ At BlizzCon 2009 it was said that Deathwing's plate armor was made by goblins.
- ^ a b c Ulduar Bosstiary
- ^ a b Dungeons - Ulduar
- ^ Quest:The Reckoning (Storm Peaks)
- ^ Quest:Fate of the Titans
- ^ Quest:Slaves of the Stormforged
- ^ a b c Quest:Mending Fences
- ^ a b Quest:Diametrically Opposed
- ^ a b Brann's comments when Sjonnir The Ironshaper is slain
- ^ Quest:Facing the Storm
- ^ Quest:Ursoc, the Bear God
- ^ a b Prophecy of C'Thun
- ^ Staff of the Qiraji Prophets
- ^ Twin Emperors
- ^ Monsters of Ahn'Qiraj - Anubisath
- ^ Monsters of Ahn'Qiraj - Ossirian the Unscarred
- ^ Monsters of Ahn'Qiraj - Obsidian Destroyer
- ^ a b c Ask CDev 1
- ^ Quest:The Calling
- ^ The History of Warcraft - Chapter I: Mythos, pg 7
- ^ Naga sea witch unit
- ^ Quest:Slave Labor
- ^ Quest:Atrocities
- ^ Lady Naz'jar fight in Throne of Tides
- ^ a b c d e Naga faction in Warcraft III
- ^ a b c d e f g World of Warcraft: Stormrage
- ^ a b Blizzcon 2010 - WoW Quests and Lore Panel
- ^ Firelands (instance)
- ^ Molten Front
- ^ Vortex Pinnacle
- ^ Throne of the Four Winds
- ^ Quest:Go Blow that Horn
- ^ Quest:Traitors!
- ^ Quest:C'Thun's Legacy
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Comic, Hard Choices
- ^ Quest:The Reckoning (Storm Peaks)
- ^ Quest:Fate of the Titans
- ^ http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25626575587&sid=1
- ^ Dungeon: Stonecore
- ^ Blackrock Spire
- ^ Blackwing Lair
- ^ Sintharia meeting with Overlord Mor'ghor in Netherwing Ledge
- ^ The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm
- ^ Warcraft Encyclopedia: Naga
- ^ Quest:The Emissary
- ^ Quest:An Ancient Enemy
- ^ World of Warcraft Trading Card Game: Servants of the Betrayer. Upper Deck Entertainment. 210.
- ^ Quest:A Revenant's Vengeance
- ^ The History of Warcraft - Chapter I: Mythos, pg 3
- ^ Raid: Throne of the Four Winds
- ^ Quest:The Firelord
- ^ 4.2 preview
- ^ Quest:Deepholm, Realm of Earth
- ^ Diamant the Patient in Deepholm
- ^ Quest:Audience with the Stonemother
- ^ Quest:The Stone Throne
- ^ Dungeon: Throne of the Tides
- ^ Ozumat fight in Throne of Tides
- ^ Quest:... and a Batch of Ooze
- ^ Quest:Harbinger of Doom
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