Dragon Aspects
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The Titans chose each of the Dragon Aspects (also known as the Great Aspects) to lead the Dragonflights and watch over ancient Kalimdor (at the time, the sole continent of Azeroth).
The mighty Titans empowered five dragons, each with specific powers, thus creating the Aspects.
The Titans "created" the Aspects from the dragon known as Galakrond,[1] but it is inconclusive as to what that means.
The Dragon Aspects were appointed to monitor the evolution of Azeroth.[2]
The Aspects are also known as the leaders of the five dragonflights: red, black, green, blue, and bronze.
The Dragon Aspects
- Nozdormu the Timeless One
- The massive bronze dragon chosen by Aman'Thul to guard time itself and police the ever-spinning pathways of fate and destiny.
- Alexstrasza the Life-Binder
- The red leviathan chosen by Eonar to safeguard all living creatures within the world.
- Ysera the Dreamer
- The lithe green dragon and Alexstrasza's younger sister chosen by Eonar to watch over the growing wilds of the world from her verdant realm, the Emerald Dream.
- Malygos the Spell-Weaver
- The blue dragon chosen by Norgannon as the guardian of magic and hidden arcanum.
- Neltharion the Earth-Warder
- The mighty black wyrm chosen by Khaz'goroth and given dominion over the earth and the deep places of the world. He was driven mad by the whisperings of the Old Gods and managed to drive the blue dragonflight to near extinction. Now known as Deathwing.
The Aspects in World of Warcraft
At present, none of the Aspects are in-game. However, with the release of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, all of the Aspects with the exception of Deathwing will appear in some form or another:
- Malygos was the first Aspect confirmed to appear in WotLK. He will be the boss of the raid in the Nexus, the homebase of the Blue Dragonflight on the island of Coldarra in Borean Tundra. Malygos leads his dragonflight in a war against all mortal spellcasters, believing that magic was running amok throughout the world because of mortals' reckless use of its powers.[3] He is the boss of the Eye of Eternity, the Onyxia-style raid in the Nexus, and can be killed by players. Thus, Malygos will be the first Aspect to die.
- Alexstrasza will appear in humanoid form at the Wyrmrest Temple in the Dragonblight. The red dragonflight appears to be at the forefront in defending the mortal races in the Nexus War against Malygos and the blue dragonflight, both in keeping with their charge to preserve life and honoring Alexstrasza's agreement with Rhonin that the races of those who had freed her from the Dragonmaw Clan would not come to harm.[4] Alexstrasza aids the players in the battle against Malygos in the Eye of Eternity. She also appears at Angrathar the Wrath Gate after the conclusion of the Veterans of the Wrathgate quest chain.
- Ysera will appear at the Emerald Dragonshrine in Dragonblight. Lord Itharius, brother of her Consort Eranikus, has been sent as her ambassador to Alexstrasza's Wyrmrest Accord.
- Nozdormu appears briefly during
[??] Mystery of the Infinite at the Bronze Dragonshrine. Chronormu, alias Chromie, is Nozdormu's ambassador to the Wyrmrest Accord.
- While Deathwing himself does not appear, Nalice represents the black dragonflight in the Wyrmrest Accord, asking for aid in defending the Obsidian Dragonshrine from the Scourge.
During a Q&A session at Blizzcon 2008 on Oct. 11, 2008, a question was asked as to whether Deathwing will ever be seen within World of Warcraft. The response, while vague, was positive, indicating that at some unspecified future time, Deathwing will, in fact, appear in-world.
See Also: Legacy of the Aspects
References
- ^ Audience With The Dragon Queen (Alliance)
- ^ Tribunal of Ages
- ^ http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=750.0
- ^ http://pc.ign.com/articles/872/872841p2.html
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