Most ancients resemble deciduous trees that live in temperate climates, such as oaks and maples.
They are large enough to carry night elves, and some are so enormous that a few night elves make their homes in them. They assist their night elf allies with guidance, education (particularly in the druidic arts), and protection - they are large and powerful, and are protectors of the forest. They resemble sentient trees, but their wisdom and insight are almost unparalleled. Īncients are some of the most important creatures in night elf society. They are staunch defenders of the Moonglade of Mount Hyjal and other sacred places. In times of war, the ancients stand alongside their night elf allies and fight just as fiercely. In times of peace, many night elf healers, druids of the wild, and priests study under the ancients' tutelage. Īncients are intelligent, tree-like guardians and lorekeepers allied with the night elves. It moves with gigantic root-like feet, and two great branches end in huge bark-skinned hands. The mighty tree has a massive face shaped in its trunk, with wise, deep-set eyes. Mosswood the Ancient is one of the last of these ancients. There once was a grove of ancients in the Blade's Edge Mountains, its name forgotten. Trees of life can also become trees of ages, and then trees of eternity.ĭraenor ancients Main article: Draenor ancientĪncients also existed on Draenor. Some treants may grow to become ancient protectors.
It holds all the knowledge of its tree, and all the knowledge of the tree's parent tree, and so on back to their origins. The acorn of an ancient looks like any other acorn but, in reality, is much rarer, much more powerful, and magical.
For example, though Gnarl had known of Anessa's death during the Third War, when he met up again with her father Broll Bearmantle, just before the time of the Cataclysm, he gave his condolences as if the incident had only just happened. As such, they see time differently from the mortal races, and often times, years are seen as akin to seconds. Īble to live for thousands of years, the lifespan of an ancient makes those of night elves look very short. Wisps and night elves can also act in unison to strengthen the ancients. Animals or other protectors of nature can nest in their branches, such as faerie dragons. Most of the time, they are rooted deep into the ground, and look just like normal trees to the inattentive eye. Ancients are all connected to one another and can sense disturbances to the world from deep within their roots. The simple power of age and wisdom pouring from these truly magnificent beings can make one feel small and awestruck when standing next to them.
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