The View Through The Branches

The next section of content about the titans will be on two of the male aesir titans on the council – Norgannon and Golganneth.

Norgannon the Dreamweaver

The arcane is where Norgannon feels most at home. His platinum skin is literally alive with magic, and he is the master of arcane magic, mysteries, secrets and knowledge.

Although nothing is known about him on Azeroth, other worlds he has had a hand in creating revere him as master of spells and magic.

The titans are not keen on arcane magic because it is easily corrupted. Aman’Thul gave Norgannon the task of organising, categorizing and sorting all the spells in the universe, including all those in the Twisting Nether.

The pantheon eventually aims to be able to defeat the Burning Legion using this mass catalogue of information.

Norgannon is the Historian of the titans, absorbing and collecting all information. His knowledge of almost everything in the world means he has learnt to be totally passive and never show any emotion on his face.

When the Pantheon blessed the dragons with power, Norgannon gave over some of himself and his magic to Malygos – the map to the leylines of Azeroth.

Golganneth

Known as the Thunderer, Golganneth is son of Aman’Thul and Eonar. He uses a massive horn as a weapon, and his eyes seem to be made of lightning.

Golganneth created the skies and the seas, and the sea giants. He takes joy in his creations, and is keen in the mission to create order from chaos. Personality wise, he is said to have a fine sense of humour and loud laugh, however does not fear combat or battle. His horn can shatter mountains, however because his mission is to create rather than destroy, he avoids using it.

His subjects and the sea giants of the worlds he has been part of often hold celebrations throughout the year in his honour.

The Pantheon is the ruling council of the titans. The members of the Pantheon are as follows:

Aman’Thul

Aman’Thul is the leader of the council. Sargeras is Aman’Thul’s brother, and Eonar his consort.

Physically, Aman’Thul’s skin is platinum. His hair is yellow, and he holds in his hands a great staff known as Orodur. The staff is lit with electricity, adorned with lightning and has been carried by Aman’Thul since the beginning of time. Aman’Thul is the oldest and wisest of the titans, and it was alongside his brother, Sargeras, that he formed the many worlds in the universe. Sargeras acted as his closest advisor throughout this and beyond, until he turned to evil.

Now it is his consort, Eonar, that he looks to for assistance and guidance.

Aman’Thul is known for his unusual method of combat – staying clear of his foes and casting three spells simultaneously – one normal, one quick, and one hasted. He can rise into the air above enemies, and will call upon Eonar, Aggramar or Norgannon for assistance.

It was Aman’Thul that blessed Nozdormu with power over time and guardianship over the timelines of Azeroth.

It is suspected that Aman’Thul has an avatar – Aman – who appears when adventurers, alongside a dwarven archaeologist, embark upon research into some stones and unearthed runes in the Wetlands of the Eastern Kingdoms.

Eonar

Eonar, known as the Lifebinder, is a vanir titan and therefore bronze skinned. As she moves, flowers and plants blossom at her feet, and she carries a giant stone staff.

She is consort of Aman’Thul, and protector of life, nature and healing. As she embodies life, Eonar hates the undead. She is a mistress of confusion in battle, and will heal rather than fight.

Before he turned to evil, Eonar was engaged in a bitter feud with Sargeras. Her presence and power made the conflict between the brothers far worse.

Eonar is, as a member of the Pantheon, not only close to nature but to creation. She is revered by the dwarves that know of her, and by the red dragons, who constantly battle against chaos in her memory.

Thousands of years before the First War, Eonar gave part of herself to Alexstraza and part to Ysera, to allow them protect life and nature, respectively.

The titans. Known as the travellers, the great ones and the makers. They are extremely powerful beings, almost god like in ability. Their purpose is to travel across the universe, creating worlds and bringing order.

The titans have become, over time, of more and more interest to the citizens of Azeroth, in particular the dwarves, as the Explorer’s League discovers more and more about the origins of life on Azeroth.

The titans are split into two main races – aesir and vanir. The leading council of the titans is known as the Pantheon, and in form they are gigantic, metallic and perfect.

All that is known about the titans comes from what the dwarves have unearthed and some very old kaldorei folklore. For quite some time, very few human scholars even believed that the titans had existed, however as time passed more ‘titanic’ ruins are discovered – such as Uldaman, Ulduar and Uldum.

The two types of titan, aesir and vanir, have differing characteristics. The aesir are quicker, brighter and stronger, the vanir physically tougher, but less powerful. Each titan has a specific element they specialise in and work best with – this element is what they hold power over.

The titans most is known about are the members of the Pantheon: Aman’Thul, Eonar, Norgannon, Khaz’goroth, Aggramar, Golganneth and Sargeras.

There are many other inhabitants of Azeroth, some known as watchers, who are suspected to be avatars of titans, or related to them in some way. These include Aman, Auriaya, Freya (and her avatar), Hodir, Ironaya, Jotun, Loken, Maiden of Grief, Maiden of Virtue, Myzrael and Thorim.

Aesir

The known Aesir titans are Aman’Thul, Norgannon and Golganneth. The watchers of aesir descendancy are Loken, Hodir, Thorim and Jotun.

The aesir titans crafted the oceans and skies. They are platinum in colouring, and stay well clear from mortals. Their direct descendants are mountain and storm giants, and are connected in particular to the elements of air and water.

Vanir

The bronze skinned vanir are the other subspecies of titans. The vanir titans are Eonar, Sargeras, Khaz’Goroth and Aggramar. The vanir watchers are Freya, Myzrael, Ironaya, Auriaya and the Maidens of Virtue and Grief.

The vanir hold a close affinity to the element of earth, have a deep knowledge of stonework and are close to the dwarves, gnomes and troggs.

Please see the posts over the following couple of weeks where I hope to talk a little bit more about the titans and watchers.

The final part of this guide about the Ancients will be cover Ursoc and Ursol, and Omen.

Omen

Omen was a demigod known for strength and wisdom. He was blessed by Elune, and wandered the early lands of Kalimdor, guiding hunters and gatherers and offering his advice and guidance to all those he met. Then, the Legion invaded. Omen allied himself with the other Ancients and the defenders of Azeroth, and fought tooth and claw with the demons.

Eventually, despite his massive strength, he had been injured by too many demons and felguards. Their corruption seeped into his body and entwined itself with his blood. Omen was corrupted. The fel energy overtook him and he fell into a deep sleep, waking many centuries later, insane.

He was transformed, and rather than moving through Kalimdor offering wisdom, he went on a rampage. He still had the power from Elune’s blessing but none of the wisdom, and he tore through Kalimdor killing and destroying anything and anyone he came across.

Eventually his rampage ended, when a courageous group of adventurers confronted him in the village of Nighthaven, calling down the wrath of Elune upon him. Omen fled into the waters of Lake Elune’ara, however the blessing of Elune he still holds, rendering him immortal. Every year during the Lunar Festival he stirs again.

Ursol and Ursoc

Hailed as Gods by the furbolg tribes, Ursol and Ursoc have long been friends of the night elves. The bears, indivisible twins, have glyph markings on their fur. They frequently visited night elf villages, with Ursol being known for his carvings, and Ursoc being known for his fondness for ale.

They each had individual strengths. Ursol was firstly a fighter, warrior and shamanistic healer, whilst Ursol fought with claws and teeth. When they combined their powers they fought with brute force and magic, creating a formidable opponent. They were strong fighters and helpful allies, however would abandon all to assist the other.

The most loyal followers of the bear brothers are the furbolg. They practice shamanistic magic similar to Ursol, and commonly carve from wood like Ursoc.

Some night elves, those that dedicate their lives to following the eternals, follow the bears. They are known as druids of the claw, and all those that wish to follow this route must take part in an ancient ritual in Moonglade.

During the War of the Ancients, Ursol and Ursoc were the first to answer Cenarius’ call for assistance. They clashed with the demons, and were eventually overwhelmed by fel stalkers.

And so (finally, after like, a fortnight off), the series on the Ancients, the first sect of demigods, ends.

I hope to continue this series with discussion of the titans soon.

And there are many!

Just as a note, Manda’s a bloke.

DBS heroic is BAD NEWS.

Dalmont saves the day when our previous tank DCs not to return…

I think I was having one of those days…

Lewis = OCD much?

Grumpy lewis is grumpy about Halion and his twilight cutters!

Rotface problems…

I got a bit excited when a belt dropped and was teased needlessly by horrible lewis for it!

Not sure if he was talking about Zal or himself then…

family guy jokes + heroic PP + being called the “7 dwarves” by our raid leader as we were the allocated plague passers….not good.

When lego universe doesn’t suffice, just come and kill stuff.

very funny.

teaching a lovely boy how to impress a girl

sometimes I make myself laugh.

Rocket mounts are good unless the person rocketing you DCs whilst you’re very high up.

healer channel gets down and dirty with the Guild Pervs.

Not a funny as such – but a good moment. My lovely paladin, Sapphrina, dings 80. Yay

We have spent far, far, FAR too much time in heroic Putricide recently.

realisation during the Lich King.

The average geordie – ripe for teasing. A ginger geordie – comedy gold.

He asks a stupid question, I give a stupid answer.

ha, unusual for me to give a quick answer

too much time in putricide again….

and just a smattering of some more from this month…

…but I’m in Italy, soaking up the sun.

Back Saturday!

Sapphrina dinged last night – making her my third level 80! Very chuffed.

Just started on Ellenaie and got her to 72 – 8 levels to go and I can already tell they’re going to be excruciating!!!

Achtung Panzercow

AeroWoW

Aggro Management

Can Tank, Will Travel

The Cranky Old Gnome

Guthammer’s Last Stand

Pixelated Executioner

Tanking Tips

Tank Like A Girl

WoW Titans

As I am sure many, many regular readers will know, I like lists. A lot. And I’m also quite precise on my goals for pre-Cataclysm. However, my priorities keep changing. So I’m going to write my priorities down HERE because then I have to stick to them and I can’t keep changing my mind.

1. Get Sapphrina to 80 (she dinged 79 the night before last).

2. Buy her dual spec, embed her with a good holy spec, and a good prot spec. Wave goodbye and log off her!

3. Level Ellenaie to 80. She’s *still* 71. When she is 80, try and plan daily to do her minor and major inscription research in an effort to learn as many glyphs as possible! As I have no interest in playing her competitively, or at least no immediate interest, dual spec would be wasted on her, as would any extra work at this point.

4. Level Baeletha to 80. The debate still rages on in my mind as to whether to make her Disc/Holy, or keep her as Disc/Shadow. I have been levelling as Shadow and I love it, but I also want to experience both sides of priest healing. I think my new cataclysm character will be a worgen, so I may eventually make a second priest who I can level to 85, so I can have one as Disc/Shadow and one as Holy/Shadow. For now, however, on the assumption that I want to learn more about healing, she will probably have to be Disc/Holy.

5. Gear up Sapphrina as a Holy paladin.

6. Gear up Baeletha as a Disc/Holy priest.

7. Level Yessika (my titchy shammy). I’m levelling her with Zal, so I just need to ask and I know he won’t mind devoting time to levelling together. I just feel like I need to get my other alts sorted before I can fully concentrate on her. I really don’t know how high up I can get her before Cataclysm.

8. Gear up Sapphrina as a Protadin and try my hand at tanking.

My issue is, I want all my healers to be looking good and be competent in a raid setting – it seems with the speed heroics are done nowadays learning to heal in heroics is going to be incredibly hard. However if I want to get them all to 80 before Cata I just don’t think I can immediately devote the time needed to gearing them up before I move on to the next one.

This means it’s going to have to be a case of levelling 1, then levelling the next etc etc, and then going back to them to gear them up.

It’s like being stuck between a rock and a hard place really. I wish I was raiding on Petranne as well really, and I think I’m still in that “building” time with my suite of characters. I know I’ve been playing since Jan 2008, but I still don’t feel like I’m “complete”. I really want to have this like, set of characters that I am competent with and capable with. And I want that suite complete before I enter Cata, so I can go forward as like..a ‘force’. So I can be prepared to make myself some decent gold by having all the necessary skills at my fingertips, so I can be raid ready on Els as quickly as possible, and so that I can manage my time on the game effectively.

I don’t know if this sounds weird or not? I’m also not sure if I’m the only person who has this strange compulsion to be “complete”. I’m also not sure if I’m coming across as coherent!!

It’s like, it’s not just a case of being ready, being good to go. It’s a case of confidence in my own ability. If I can have that, I can do anything. Rather than being seen as ditzy and a bit dense when it comes to a lot of things, I’d like to be able to say, “yes, I can craft that”, “yea, I’ve got all the epic patterns”, “yea, I can heal/tank/dps your random”, “yea, I can help you” and most importantly, “yea, of course Elsen’s ready to raid”.

Almost Evil

Altadin

Cynwise’s Battlefield Manual

der Hexenmeister

Destructive Reach

DoTs and HoTs

Dressed to Cuddle

Fel Concentration

Fel Deeds Awake

Killing ‘em Slowly

Kluptomania Kluptomentum

The Mystic Chicanery

She Plays WoW

Sideshow & Syrana

Slash Two

The Warlock’s Den