Old Gods speculation Old Gods speculation contains theories and speculation related to the Old Gods . Creative inspiration . It is suspected that the Old Gods are partially based on the legends of the and the , creations from the legend of written by . Number . Nobody knows for sure how many of the Old Gods still exist , based on Harbinger Skyriss , a servant of the Old Gods , the Old Gods might be endless in number and scatter across the universe . Blizzard ' s History of Warcraft states that only five were present on Azeroth at the time of the titans , all of which were imprisoned . During the events of " The Sundering " , the dragon s believed that only three remained . Identifying and locating the Old Gods is difficult . The titans didn ' t leave landmarks saying how or where the five Old Gods were imprisoned . Current knowledge about their whereabouts is limited to recorded phenomenon , speculation , and flavor lore . Compounding the difficulty is the imprecision with which the phrase " old god " is used , so that Old Gods , their minions , and other equally powerful deities are conflated together as one group . Only C ' Thun , located in Ahn ' Qiraj in Silithus , and Yogg - Saron , found within Ulduar in Northrend , are confirmed to be Old Gods . The remaining three Old Gods may be in any of the following possible locations , which are explained in further detail below . More than five Old Gods . The RPG seems to imply that there may be more Old Gods than the five chained below Azeroth . The remains of one or more of these other Old Gods can be found on the surface of the world . If so , perhaps these other Old Gods are lesser ones . This would explain how some Old Gods are apparently dead , while others are easy to kill in spite of their supposed power . The Old Gods C ' thun and Yogg - Saron may be eternal , and therefore , ultimately un - killable however still defeatable . This would explain why the all powerful Titans buried 5 Old Gods opposed to killing them . The Tribunal of Ages implies that if the Old Gods were killed Azeroth would have been destroyed . Locations . Maelstrom . During the events of " The Sundering " , an Old God manifested itself in an attempt to salvage the summoning of Sargeras through use of the Demon Soul . After the Old God ' s plans were thwarted and Zin ' Aszhari collapsed into the swelling Maelstrom , Azshara heard the dark whispers that transformed her and her followers into the naga . It is highly likely that the Old God remains near the Maelstrom . Northrend . Home of the forgotten one s . See below . Tirisfal Glades . It is believed that one of the imprisoned Old Gods is located beneath the Tirisfal Glades . When the high elves first landed on the Lordaeron continent , they encountered a strange force . Also , on a more minor note , the Bloodstone Artifacts are supposedly connected to the Old God ' s , and they were in Undercity , within Tirisfal . Desolace . Desolace is littered with what is believed to be bones of the Old Gods , presided over by Magram centaur necromancers and skeletons . In the Valley of Bones , the massive corpses of two combatants lay forever facing each other on two sides of a grand valley . It has been speculated that these bones are either Old Gods or Faceless Ones , although they most resemble Naga s , despite their huge scale . Old God minions and possible Old Gods . Forgotten Ones . The forgotten ones are massive and powerful tentacle - bearing aberrations living in the deepest reaches of Azjol - Nerub . Forgotten ones seethe below , eager to return to the world above . Arthas fought one of forgotten ones on his way to the Frozen Throne . The forgotten one s may be lesser Old God or their minions . The faceless one mobs in the Old Kingdom are referred to as Forgotten One s . This seems to lend credence to the idea that the Old Gods and the forgotten ones are not necessarily the same thing or that the term forgotten one is a title for Old Gods or their servant . See Yogg - Saron , above . Hakkar the Soulflayer . Hakkar the Soulflayer is believed to be an old god . It is speculated that he is either an Old God himself or the son of an Old God . He may also be the power behind the Emerald Nightmare . Ula - tek the Serpent Goddess . Ula - tek is believed to be one of the Old Gods , or at least linked to them much like the Blood God Hakkar the Soulflayer . Ragnaros . Some believe , such as the Dark Iron dwarves , that Ragnaros was not only one of the Elemental Lord s but one of the Old Gods himself ( or somehow took on Old God status , this is likely the dwarves ' opinion relating to their awe and terror more than a genuine knowledge of how powerful the Old Gods actually were ) . Summoned Old God . Summoned Old God is a creature described as an " ancient and powerful evil " who resembles C ' thun and is being summoned by the arakkoa of Shadowmoon Valley . Perhaps another Old God ? This is quite likely due to the similarity of its appearance , however , it may be a forgotten one . The recent summoning of Ahune in Outland makes this possible . It is a likely possibility that this is actually C ' Thun himself . Presence of the Old God . Presence of the Old God is a maw located in Icecrown which resembles C ' thun . They also both share the same model . The maw is located at the bottom of some water in the middle of the Weeping Quarry , and moves and seems to be alive . Blood of the Old God . Blood of the Old God is the name of an NPC in the Grizzly Hills . It uses a spell called " Corruption of the Old God " . Anzu . Anzu appears to be some sort of god or demigod . It is not clear if he is connected to the Old Gods but he is apparently at work in the Emerald Dream . Aku ' mai . Aku ' mai , the final boss of Blackfathom Deeps , is stated to have been a favorite pet of the Old Gods . The Sundering awoke the hydra Aku ’ mai who claimed the ruins as her lair . Prince Thunderaan . Prince Thunderaan is believed to be a son of Al ' Akir , another of the Old Gods ' Elemental Lord s . Ryun ' eh . The former member of the Twilight Hammer , Theldurin the Lost , speaks of “ a doom approaching ” and he is afraid of it . It ' s known that " they " are imprisoned under surface and if they are freed and rise to the surface , it will be death for everyone . He says he " cannot utter their names or they may hear " him , though he mentioned one name - “ Ryun ’ eh ” . Theldurin wants to get the tablet of Ryun ’ eh that is hidden in Uldaman , in an ancient chest crafted before the works of any dwarf . Like C ' Thun and Yogg - Saron , this name appears to be based on the works of H . P . Lovecraft ( a city ) . Arakkoa . It ' s possible that the Arakkoa might be servants of the Old Gods ; the Arakkoa are known to use dark magics and pledge allegiance to dark forces . In Shadowmoon Valley the Arakkoa attempt to summon a Old God and when a players summon Darkscreecher Akkarai he speaks of " voices below the earth " , a common reference to the Old Gods , although since Outland is little more than the floating remains of Draenor , it ' s hard to image that a Old God might be hiding below . Forgotten ones . " Note : All race names and mob names in Frozen Throne are capitalized . This race name is lower case in other sources . " We have seen three different forms of forgotten ones , the ones in Northrend , the remains in the Master ' s Glaive and the Forgotten One mob . The forgotten one s of Northrend are massive and powerful tentacle - bearing aberrations living in the deeps . Forgotten ones seethe below , eager to return to the world above . One of these ancient , terrible beasts lay imprisoned beneath Azjol - Nerub , until Illidan ' s attempt to melt away the polar ice - caps surrounding Icecrown and crush Ner ' zhul , accidentally broke the beast ' s prison . Before it could act , however , Arthas Menethil , Anub ' arak , and a small army of undead Nerubian s crashed into its prison , and even weakened as he was , Arthas managed to defeat it . The creature in at Master ' s Glaive is also a forgotten one . The Blizzplanet fan site speculates its possible that Arthas did not manage to slay the forgotten one , and the name of this forgotten one is Yogg - Saron . However , the article points out that this is uncertain . It might be suggested that " a Forgotten One " ( implying that there are more than one ) , as Anub ' arak referred to it , is in fact an Old God , or portion of an Old God , likely Yogg - Saron . Forgotten ones are not Old Gods . Some do not believe that the forgotten ones are old gods . Arguments in support include : Defeating the Old Gods . Many people find it hard to accept that , as with all bosses in WoW , mortals can kill an Old God . There are two theories regarding the matter . Mortals can kill Old Gods . The Old God in Darkshore was apparently killed by the Titans long before the dawn of mortals . The rest were either believed to be slain or imprisoned . It might be that killing of other known Old Gods , such as the Forgotten One and C ' Thun , can be achieved because these Old Gods were in a severely weakened and regenerative state from their previous conflicts , and were just making their way back onto the world stage . For example , the Titans smote C ' Thun ages ago , but he regenerated sufficient strength to start the War of the Shifting Sands before being struck down once again . It is possible that , after these conflicts , C ' Thun was only able to regenerate to a fragment of his former strength . This would explain how modern warriors from the Horde and Alliance were able to kill him in the Temple of Ahn ' Qiraj . This also coincides with the recurring theme that the important heroes of Warcraft are all mortals who have found ways to defeat the undefeatable . In Wrath of the Lich King , it seems that the Titans may not have killed the Old Gods , because as the creators of Azeroth they are linked to it , the World ' s survival depending on the survival of the Old Gods . Old Gods can never be killed . However , it is also possible that Old Gods cannot be permanently killed - - their alien evil may only be contained . For example , the Old God or minion in Darkshore was left impaled upon the gigantic Master ' s Glaive . Had the Titans been able to truly kill an Old God , they likely would have removed the powerful weapon and slain the other Old Gods as well . That the Glaive was left behind suggests that the Old God may regenerate upon its removal as hoped for by the Twilight ' s Hammer , much like in some fantasy settings , the removal of a stake from a vampire ' s heart allows it to regenerate . That the majority of Old Gods were simply imprisoned by the all - powerful Titans could suggest that they were unkillable , but this is most likely because the Old Gods bound themselves to Azeroth in a way that if they were destroyed , Azeroth would be too . Although the Master ' s Glaive in Darkshore could prove this theory wrong , unless the beast there is not an Old God . The fact that some NPCs within World of Warcraft assert that an Old God was killed by the Titans can be easily explained away by the ideas that 1 ) the event occurred long before any mortal could have possibly recorded it , and 2 ) the powers and natures of the Old Gods and Titans are admittedly beyond any mortal ' s scope of understanding . Moreover , the theme that death is not the end is frequently raised in Warcraft . Many other powerful figures have survived " death " in Warcraft lore . Cenarius is more than a mere spirit within the Emerald Dream , despite having been " slain . " Ragnaros is still alive , as players are only able to slay a weakened avatar . Living satyrs were born from the destroyed Night Elf , Xavius . The spirit of Medivh , the Last Guardian , was revived by Aegwynn despite his beheading . Also note the entirety of the Scourge . C ' thun may also be very much " alive , " as the " C ' Thun " destroyed by players was a physical shell constructed for him by the Qiraji . The origin of the silithid and qiraji . If these speculations are right , the Old Gods ' plans are far deeper then the younger races of Azeroth may even think of . Old Gods and expansion speculation . If the theories mentioned above regarding the location of the Old Gods are true , then they could likely be implemented one by one in various expansions . Check the Rumored Expansions for some of the possible settings for future expansions . The order in which these Old Gods were implemented would obviously depend on the order Blizzard released these rumored expansions .