Adherents of Rukhmar " " He has no need of his wings , for he is no longer a child of our most precious and benevolent god " " The Adherents of Rukhmar are a religious order of arakkoa who worship the avian deity , Rukhmar . They rule the high arakkoan society with unyielding fanatism . This is the most dominant Arakkoan society , the others being the Arakkoa Outcasts , and more recently the Order of the Awakened . The Adherents loathe their deformed Outcast brethren , the curse that twists their bodies , and the shadows that they affiliate with , preferring the light and warmth of Rukhmar . At the height of their power , the regal arrakoa plot atop their high peaks , well out of the reach of the brutal Shattered Hand orcs and the wingless outcasts below . The arakkoa gaze out from these treacherous perches , watching their land like incarnate gods . . . and paying homage to the blessed sun by burning the " low races " alive . The Adherents have a caste system , and one ' s place in society is chosen before you are even given a name . The Adherents covered up Terokk ' s rule , writing of it in many scrolls and tomes as a time of darkness where the tyrant Terokk had committed crimes and depraved acts . According to this false history , Terokk ' s tyranny was brought to an end when the Adherents rose up against him and liberated the arakkoa from oppression . Rukhmar then turned her back on Terokk and he became shriveled and maddened . The Adherents are searching for Apexis artifacts across Draenor to use their technology against the Arakkoa Outcasts . They claim it is theirs by the will of Rukhmar , but in truth they found sites such as the Apexis Excavation by accident . They use this salvaged Apexis technology to fire beams of light down on the Outcasts below , setting their towns on fire . History . The adherents were formerly a group of respected Arakkoa during the rule of the Talon King , Terokk . In order to get more prestige and power , the Adherents betrayed Terokk . They cast Terokk , his daughter Lithic and his allies out of Skyreach and down into Sethekk Hollow , a swath of fetid pools infected with the curse of Sethe . After this event , the Adherents attempted to erase all trace of history that portrayed Terokk as a great king in order to prevent retaliation from its members in the future . Additionally , they taught young members that any who showed signs of " the curse " , such as speaking against the elders , disloyalty , contacting the Outcasts , seeking too much information on certain things such as King Terokk and especially knowledge of the ways of shadow . If one is to betray the Adherents , they perform a ritual where the wings of the Arakkoa are painfully and brutally clipped off with a device know as the Talon of Rukhmar . They are then cast down below to live with the " lesser races " . Recently , when High Sage Viryx came to power , the Adherents have been searching for and using ancient Apexis artifacts to purge the Outcasts once and for all . However this purge was stopped by the Outcasts and their allies , who killed their leader . This has causes some commotion in the order , with some members leaving and joining the Order of the Awakened . The current state of of the Adherents is unknown . Culture . Shadow magic is strictly prohibited in Adherent society . The punishment for crimes in Adherent society , such as owning tomes of dark magic among other things , is being tossed into the pools at the Sethekk Hollow , transforming arakkoa into a cursed , flightless state . This method served to create the flightless arakkoa encountered both in Draenor and later in the main timeline ' s Outland . The Adherents fear and hate the arakkoa cursed by Sethe . The Adherents pair young arakkoa together . Doing so means the fledgling members of the order can watch over each other and ensure that everyone follows the decrees Rukhmar . If one accomplishes a great feat , both would be showered with praise . Likewise , if one transgresses , both would be punished . [ 5 ] Flying arakkoa also carry with them dreamcatchers that are said protect them from Sethe ' s curse . The dreamcatchers allegedly absorb the Curse of Sethe and then get rid of the darkness in the morning light . [ 5 ] The flying arakkoa hold a festival celebrating Rukhmar during the time in the summer when the days are the longest . As well , every time a mark on a sundial is cast on by a shadow they say a prayer to their goddess .