Ata ' mal crystal The Ata ' mal crystal was an artifact of naaru origin bestowed to the eredar of Argus . Now shattered into seven shards , which have become lost over the eons , the shards are seen as both symbols of holy Light by the draenei - eredar who escaped the corruption of the Burning Legion - and as potential weapons of immense power by both the Legion and the servitors of the Betrayer , Illidan Stormrage . Origin . The Ata ' mal crystal was a sacred artifact of the eredar , accessible only by their three leaders - Archimonde , Kil ' jaeden and Velen . Then the Dark Titan , Sargeras the Destroyer , came to Argus and offered the eredar unlimited power and worlds to conquer in exchange for their loyalty . Archimonde and Kil ' jaeden readily agreed , but Velen - who possessed the gift of Sight that the others lacked - saw the truth behind Sargeras ' offer , and how he intended to lay waste to the known universe . Praying for guidance , Velen ' s pleas were answered by the naaru known as K ' ure . K ' ure instructed Velen to take the crystal and rally anyone willing to listen to him , and travel to Argus ' tallest mountain on the longest day of the year . There , Velen ' s prayers would be answered . As Velen and his followers awaited a sign from the naaru , Archimonde and Kil ' jaeden had caught wind of Velen ' s plan and unleashed their man ' ari slaves to attack . Raising the crystal into the air in desperation , Velen watched as the crystal was struck by a beam of light , and suddenly shattered in his hand . The crystal created a barrier of light that prevented the man ' ari from reaching them . At that moment , K ' ure provided their escape from Argus - the gigantic diamond - vessel Genedar , which would become known by the orcs as Oshu ' gun , or " Mountain of Spirits " . The Shards of the Crystal . The Ata ' mal crystal was sundered into seven shards during Velen ' s escape , in the colors of light as seen when refracted through a prism - red , orange , yellow , green , blue , indigo and violet . All of them are named , but only four have confirmed colors ; the other colors of the remaining three are unknown . Fates of the Crystal Shards . When Velen was captured and released by the Frostwolf chieftain Durotan , the Heart of Fury and the Brilliant Star were taken from him and utilized against the draenei . The Brilliant Star is believed to still be in the hands of the fel orcs . Akama , leader of the Ashtongue Deathsworn who ( supposedly ) serves Illidan , sends players on a quest to retrieve the Heart of Fury from the Shadowmoon fel orcs at the Ata ' mal Terrace in Shadowmoon Valley . Upon retrieving it , Akama then places it into the Medallion of Karabor and instructs the player to take it to the naaru A ' dal in Shattrath City . After a continued quest chain , the Medallion is returned to the player , allowing him / her to enter the Black Temple . Spirit ' s Song was last held by Velen and later lost in Outland ; it was found in the hands of a Dreadlord named Culuthas in the Ruins of Farahlon in Netherstorm . An eredar named Socrethar is seen communicating via a Legion communicator , demanding the crystal from Culuthas . Upon reclaiming the crystal and delivering it to A ' dal , the player will then be sent to create the key to the Arcatraz , the most heavily protected of the satellites of Tempest Keep . " This is odd , as Spirit ' s Song is the most powerful shard , and is intelligent to the point where it refused to leave Velen ' s possession . " Leafshadow was held by Restalaan , long - time friend of Velen and captain of the guard in the city of Telmor in Terokkar Forest . This crystal cloaked the city , protecting it from ogres and their gronn masters . Durotan and Orgrim learned of its existence during a childhood trip to the city . It was utilized by Durotan - who remembered the necessary words to lower the shielding illusion - to reveal Telmor to his forces , and the orcs proceeded to sack the city . Once in the Horde ' s possession it was used against the draenei to hide the orcs ' assault on Shattrath City until the last possible second . Its current location is unknown . Illidari demons and their Broken slaves are currently trying to dig up another unknown shard in the Ruins of Sha ' naar in Hellfire Peninsula . It is possible that the relic retrieved by Alliance players in the quest is the Ata ' mal crystal in question . The other crystals ' locations and purposes are unknown , but purported to still be in the possession of Velen and the draenei .