Aviana Aviana was a winged demigod dess and mistress of the Mother Tree , G ' Hanir . She was believed to have been killed in the War of the Ancients but still appears to people of various races in current times . Biography . Gift of Demigod status . Long ago , Aviana was a normal raven until she was chosen by Elune to deliver messages from the moon goddess to her son , the demigod Cenarius . Soon she was carrying messages among many of the powers of the ancient world ; each power granted the raven new abilities required to carry out her duties until she eventually became an equal among them . Well of Eternity . As the kaldorei gathered at the Well of Eternity , Aviana took the form of a night elf and joined their studies of magic . When Queen Azshara built her temple and gathered together her chosen servants to revel in their arcane power , Aviana realized the corrupting influence of magic and returned to Elune ’ s side . War of the Ancients . During the War of the Ancients , Aviana would occasionally take mortal form and guide groups of endangered humans or night elves away from the doomguard . However , most of the time she flew high above the land gathering information for Cenarius on the movements of the Burning Legion . During this conflict Aviana was knocked from the sky . Rhonin witnessed her apparent " lifeless " body fall when a large group of demons attacked her . The doomguard surrounded her and pierced her body with their spears . As the blood spilled from her apparently dying body , the demons that came in contact with it became infested with its blessed powers and were purified . When Aviana was injured , her realm tree G ' Hanir died . However , unbeknownst to Rhonin and the others , she had survived . She flew over the battleground and saw the body of Agamaggan . The gigantic boar sprawled atop more than four score of the enormous doomguard that he had defeated before falling . She witnessed the death of Ursoc and Ursol to fel stalker s . She witnessed Malorne fighting alongside dryads , and stalled by satyrs . She contacted Cenarius to let him know the outcome of the battles . Cenarius then sent her to contact Elune , and to apologize that the battle was going the way it was . She knew that Elune would not be able to avert the coming battle , and flew towards the moon where Elune resides . Current activities . She still acts as a messenger and spy for Elune . Aviana is known to many races including troll s , elves , tauren , and dwarves , often taking the form of those races to spy from within . The native races of Azeroth depict Aviana differently . The night elves see her as an enormous raven , taller than even the tallest tauren , but other races see her as a dove or an eagle , and she loves all such forms . Yet each race also knows her as one of its own kind , combined with scores of faces and roles — from a human wanderer or a quel ’ dorei sorcerer to a dwarven explorer or a troll priest . Even the night elves revere the Lady Raven as one who walked the path of magic yet was wise enough to turn away before being corrupted . Though she is the patron of those seeking knowledge , they understand that she carefully guards that which she knows lest she let slip the secrets of the gods themselves . Still , she has a fondness for mortals that leads her to protect and aid them whenever she feels able . In serving a wide array of masters , Aviana in turn developed a wide range of influence . Her primary role is that of messenger , carrying information from one god to another and , on occasion , from the gods to mortals . These messages , combined with her own studies and observations , have granted her an incredible wealth of knowledge that has also made her a patron of scholars . However , as she is reluctant to share her knowledge , those who pursue secrets and mysteries also follow her path . Her most ardent followers are those among the Druids of the Talon , who themselves transform into ravens to gather battlefield intelligence and carry messages . Appearance . She appears with a flutter of large wings , but nothing can be seen until a tall figure clad in black leather steps from the shadows . Perhaps it is her loose - fitting cloak or the shadows cast across her face by a broad - mouthed hood , that makes it difficult to make out her race . Yet it ’ s impossible to miss her sharp green eyes , peering out from the hood and cutting into the very centre of a person ' s being . Combat . Aviana prefers to keep her distance from combat , acting primarily as an observer or messenger . When drawn into battle , she will strike from a distance for as long as possible using her magic and her longbow before changing into raven form to charge and claw opponents while trying to make her way to freedom . In World of Warcraft . Relics of Aviana have been stored in sealed reliquaries in the Stormrage Barrow Dens in Moonglade . Clintar Dreamwalker , the current guardian of the relics , retrieves them for the fight against the forces invading the Emerald Dream . The Guardians of Hyjal are planning to resurrect the gods and demigods slain in The War of the Ancients to defend Mount Hyjal of the forces of the Twilight ' s Hammer clan and Ragnaros the Firelord , Including Aviana . Speculation . In the " War of the Ancients Trilogy " by writer Richard A . Knaak , it is hinted that some night elves were altered and became forest guardians . Some fans speculate that night elves who venerated Aviana may be the harpies . The death of Aviana during the War would have left them without their matriarch , and could explain their now brutal nature ( although Aviana herself also hinted to having these streaks ) . The relationship between Aviana and the dragons is also touched upon in the book . Aviana calls Krasus one of hers . She reacts to the name of Alexstrasza in a motherly fashion . It is not clear if the dragons are descended from her or if she is commenting on the fact that dragons are creatures of the sky . G ' Hanir was also where dragons would go to at the end of their life . " Shadows & Light " was published during the same period of time as the " War of the Ancients " trilogy and the same month as " The Demon Soul " in October 2004 . It might be possible that Aviana died in the new timeline of the war . This is supported when Alexstrasza mentions that G ' Hanir died with its mistress . On the other hand , " Shadows & Light " states that an Eternal may not truly be killed . Even if an Eternal was to die , they may be able to regenerate . It is also possible that it may simply have been a continuity mistake . "