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Draenei Heritage - Notable Draenei Spotted Celebrating at the Tishamaat
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The draenei Heritage questline revolves around the Tishamaat, an ancient sacrament once celebrated on Argus - a time for draenei to reflect on the burdens of their past, learn from them, and commit to moving forward. Many notable draenei travel to the Exodar to celebrate - even from as far away as Outland!
Memory Stones
As part of the Tishamaat, we collect memory stones from various draenei, to symbolize letting go of painful memories that they have been carrying around with them. We've already reported on
Velen and Hatuun's memory stones, and the stay awhile that hints at their reconciliation
, but there are many other notable draenei who have been holding onto memories they're finally ready to move forward from.
Exarch Naielle
Exarch Naielle was the leader of the Rangari, a faction of draenei scouts and hunters often tasked with gathering information for the protection of their people. When the orcs Durotan and Ogrim Doomhammer were very young, a group of Rangari took them to the hidden draenei city of Telmor - to help keep them safe from ogres. Later, when the orcish Horde began their genocide of the Draenei, it was the knowledge gained from this encounter that allowed Durotan to lead the orcs into Telmor, completely destroying the city.
Naielle tells us that she has been living in Terokkar Forest - the zone that Telmor was once located in - ever since the genocide. Only now, she is finally ready to leave her solitude and confront the guilt she's carried all these years.
I almost refused to come.
I have lived in Terokkar since... what happened. It was not a perfect situation, but after a time, it became comfortable. Stable.
Solitary.
After what my Rangari and I allowed to happen, I could not return to living among those I had failed.
But perhaps the Tishamaat is the correct time to confront that guilt.
Naielles Gedächtnisstein
is about the regret she feels as leader of the Rangari, and how she believes they failed to foresee or prepare for the orcish threat.
"They had catapults. We should have seen their tracks outside the walls."
<Naielle places her stone in the basin.>
The solitude of the past decades has been... crushing. And self- imposed.
Thank you for helping to make the Tishamaat happen once more.
We needed it. I needed it.
High Artificer Ataanya and Grand Artificer Romuul
Ataanya's mother died sometime during the draenei's flight from the Burning Legion, but she and her father remained close - until he died in the fall of Shattrath.
<Ataanya is idly adjusting her artificing lens but quickly stops when you approach.>
What?
Ataanyas Gedächtnisstein
seems to reference her father, who was the one to train her in draenei artificing. Now, Ataanya seems to be working on a new settlement for the Draenei - which she promises will be "architectural marvel".
"Ink stains on his tendrils where they touched his schematics."
<Ataanya places her stone in the basin.>
Construction of this architectural marvel will represent the pinnacle of draenei artificing.
The Vindicaar will look like a child's toy compared to what we will make together.
You have my word.
Ataanya is standing with Romuul, who was an artificer even long ago on Argus.
It has been a very long day. Without your help, it would have been even longer.
Romuuls Gedächtnisstein
references a fault in a crystal that he must have felt responsible for - the fault that would have caused their defenses to fail.
"The defense crystal had one broken condenser. Just one."
<Romuul places his stone in the basin.>
Eternal progress--ever forward! This is what the order of artificers was founded on many millennia ago.
But each step begins in the soil we have already tread.
High Priestess Ishanah
High Priestess Ishanah is the leader of the Aldor, a major faction of draenei in Shattrath City. She seems happy that we were able to convince Ataanya to come to the Tishamaat, and excited for the new draenei settlement that the artificer is working on.
I see you were able to drag the high artificer from her workshop at the Aldor Rise.
The Prophet need not have worried. I would have dragged her here myself, had you failed.
<Ishanah smiles kindly, but with a touch of mischief.>
She had been working on those schematics for ages. I never did ask what they were for, but I suppose we shall all learn soon enough.
Ishanahs Gedächtnisstein
seems to reference the death of the ex-Aldor Kaylaan. During the
Burning Crusade
quest
Todesstoß für die Legion
, Ishanah was killed by the eredar Socrethar, but Kaylaan - who had left the Aldor to join Socrethar in search of revenge - resurrected her, causing Socrethar to kill him instantly.
"I saw his face when I awoke. There were tears in his eyes. Then the light went out of them."
<Ishanah places her stone in the basin.>
Through the Light, all pains are softened, all sorrows lessened.
We will never forget the bite that left the scar, but we can master the memory of its sting.
Arzaal and Vindicator Boros
Arzaal is the leader of the Penitents, the man'ari eredar who recently rejoined the Draenei, seeking redemption for their time spent with the Burning Legion. He can be seen standing with Vindicator Boros, who it seems has bee
n asked to escort him.
I am thankful for the vindicators' presence. It appears to comfort the others.
And Boros has offered to guide me around Azuremyst after the Tishamaat has concluded.
<He smiles very faintly.>
I suspect it is an order from the Prophet. But I will not refuse the gift, however unmerited.
Unsurprisingly,
Arzaals Gedächtnisstein
seems to be about atrocities related to his time serving the Burning Legion.
"I stepped away from their blood when it touched my hooves."
<Arzaal places his stone in the basin.>
I could carve an entire mountain and still fall short of all I must write.
But this is something. Every day must be something.
Vindicator Boros is one of the Triumvirate of the Hand, leaders of the Hand of Argus, the draenei's military and police force. Like many, he seems hesitant to trust the Penitents, but willing to give them a chance.
The Triumvirate has been assigned to escort Arzaal and the other Penitents during the Tishamaat.
Although I trust the Prophet's judgment, I had the same apprehensions as the others when we were quietly informed some time ago.
Perhaps I will always have those apprehensions.
For now, I will accept that their past might not be their future. They will be given the chance to prove it.
As for
Boros' Gedächtnisstein
, it seems to express a regret at accepting the choice to run - rather than fight - as the draenei traveled from world to world, fleeing the Burning Legion.
"It was easier to flee a planet than defend it. I agreed. Again and again."
<Boros places his stone in the basin.>
I have helped see the draenei through many beginnings, but this one feels different.
Nothing feels as though it is ending--only blending into the dawn.
Farseer Nobundo, Exarch Larohir, and Dornaa
Farseer Nobundo and Dornaa can be found standing with the spirit of Exarch Larohir and an Auchenai Soulpriest. During the genocide of the dranei, Nobundo and Larohir stood side by side in the defense of Shattrath City against the attacking orcs. Nobundo survived the battle, but lost his connection to the Light - going on to become a Broken, and taking up the mantle of a shaman instead. Larohir died in the battle, fighting until the end until others could escape.
Nobundo is pleased to be able to spend time with his old friend once again, even if it's just for a short while.
It is comforting to know that the Auchenai are once again caring for the spirits of our fallen.
Larohir was once my commander. In death, he is still a dear friend.
I will treasure this brief moment with him.
What do you think of Hatuun?
Ah, I spoke with him earlier before you accompanied him to Bloodmyst.
He speaks what is on his mind and does not tolerate disrespect. It is refreshing.
With his voice added to ours, I believe we can hold the Prophet to his promises.
This new city will not be a home to all if it not also a home to the krokul in equal measure.
Nobundos Gedächtnisstein
seems to reference a point during the battle where he was badly injured, had lost his connection to the Light, and realized they had lost.
"In that moment, I was empty. I wished to live. I hoped to die."
<Nobundo places his stone in the basin.>
We will never--must never--give up.
The future will bring us precisely what we need if only we open our arms to allow it.
Dornaa is a draenei child that Alliance players spend time with during Children's Week. A questline from that week includes bringing her to visit Nobundo, who takes over her studies after recognizing her innate shaman powers.
Oddly, while Dornaa's Blood Elf counterpart - Salandria - has been an adult since
at least the events of
Shadowlands
, Dornaa is still a small child.
Once I come of age, Nobundo says I can take my trials to become a real shaman!
Akama and Exarch Kelios
Akama can be found standing with the spirit of Exarch Kelios and an Auchenai Soulpriest. Kelios died during the genocide of the draenei, fighting the darkness that would transform the sacred Temple of Karabor into the Black Temple. Though Akama survived the genocide, he - like Nobundo - was transformed into a Broken.
Akama allied with Illidan at first, in exchange for a promise that the Temple would be restored to the Broken. When it seemed clear Illidan was only corrupting the Black Temple further, it was Akama who helped us gain access to it and bring Illidan down during the events of the
Burning Crusade
.
We can also ask Akama what he thinks of Hatuun - who he approves of - and the Penitents - who he does not.
I had almost forgotten Kelios. So darkened are my memories of that distant past. So narrowed.
But he speaks of Karabor's beauty as if he looked upon it only yesterday.
And for a moment, I can almost see it.
What do you think of Hatuun?
I respect anyone with that much demon blood on their hands.
Hatuun knows as well as I do what it is to live amidst the ashes of your home, to see it defiled while you are powerless to stop it. It is a feeling you do not forget.
I trust us both to never let it happen again.
What do you think of the Penitents?
The loyalties of demons are fleeting. Sometimes, that can be useful.
I have known some demons to serve the Illidari, fighting against their former Legion masters. I am not surprised that some man'ari would also turn on the hand that fed them.
Watch them closely.
Akamas Gedächtnisstein
seems to reference his regrets over following Illidan, who he found treated him no better than the demons they fought.
"I was something, not someone. Trading chains, again and again."
<Akama places his stone in the basin.>
I have suffered much in my wandering.
Perhaps it is time to return.
Other Visitors
As we can already see, Velen made sure to invite draenei of all sorts to the Tishamaat - and even a few other races are here as well.
Lost Ones
The Lost Ones are corrupted draenei who have devolved even further than the Broken - to the point where it was assumed that they'd lost their minds, though this is not always the case. During the
Burning Crusade
, the draenei reached out to the Lost Ones of the Feralfen tribe, inviting them to re-assimilate, but Elder Kuruti refused the offer - claiming that his people could stand alone and did not need their former allies.
However, it seems some Lost Ones have reconsidered, as Kuruti is in attendance at the Tishamaat.
My people were treated like outsiders and so we chose to be outsiders. We embraced our isolation and grew stronger because of it.
Had the anchorites of Telredor respected our strength, addressed us as equals--perhaps we could have spoken. Instead, they treated us like wayward talbuk needing to be brought back to the field.
But I have reasoned it was ignorance and not malice that fueled them. They were ascetics for centuries. To say their social skills are lacking would be kind.
I am not one to be stung twice, but since I have been asked here as an equal, I will hear them out.
Kuruti is standing with Anchorite Ahuurn - the draenei who first reached out to the Feralfen during the
Burning Crusade
- and who seems to be the reason why any Lost Ones agreed to come.
It was difficult, but I brought news of the Tishamaat to each settlement of Lost Ones across Draenor that I could find. I was not asked to do this, but I felt it was important.
I have spent several years meditating on my feelings about the krokul and the Lost Ones.
Truthfully, I feared them--not as one fears a beast, but as one fears the ocean.
I could not live there, and so it is death and darkness to me. I want to bring everyone in that darkness into the sunlight. But in my fear, I forget that there are fish.
We are all part of the same people, but we need not live the same lives.
Kum'isha the Collector is a Lost One who was once stranded in the Blasted Lands until we helped him return to Outland by bringing him gems that he used to power a new portal. Fittingly, he can be seen standing with Jewelcrafting and Portal trainers.
It was never about going home.
It was about going back to a life that I hungered for. A life that consumed me. A life that no longer existed.
But I do. I still exist.
And after I set foot in Shattrath again--no longer the same man, no longer the same home--I made a new life.
Breaking a gem only reveals new facets. The more thoroughly it is crushed, the more it glitters.
The eredar endure--and I with them.
Jadaar and Asric
The draenei Jadaar and the blood elf Asric have been seen together as far back as the
Burning Crusade
, where they could be overheard bickering at the World's End Tavern. Later, they could both be found at the Argent Tournament in Northrend, where they continued to argue - though all this time together clearly developed into a friendship. Now, it seems Jadaar has invited Asric to witness the Tishamaat, and the blood elf has even learned some (of the more colorful) draenic phrases.
JadaarI told Asric everyone would be speaking Draenic, but he insisted on following me here anyway.
Do you know how many favors I had to pull with the peacekeepers?
Asric
My Draenic is perfectly serviceable!
Thanks to Jadaar, I've swiftly learned every curse word in your language and then some. What else could possibly be needed?
Kothaar - the Half-Orc
At first appearance, Kothaar seems to be an orc - but he tells us that he's half orc, half draenei, and was raised among the draenei. Apparently, half-orcs who are raised among the draenei refer to themselves as oshu'nei. (We do note that Garona - who is also half-draenei - isn't here, but unlike Kothaar, she didn't even know about her draenei heritage until adulthood.)
I have never known a life where the draenei have not been a fractured people.
It is good to see those wounds finally healing.
Are you an orc?
Only half.
I was raised among the draenei. Some of us call ourselves oshu'nei, the people of spirit.
I wish my parents had survived to see this.
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