Shadowmoon clan (alternate universe)

The Shadowmoon clan, led by their chieftain , were orcs that made their home within . The Shadowmoon had a history of astrology, they had always spoken the language of the stars, the earth, and the moon,Chasing Shadows but now heard another - the voice of .The Dark that Blinds Us A key source of the Shadowmoon clan's power came from their understanding of the stars and their omens. For centuries, they recorded the patterns of the stars and their interpretations.Across the Stars They were profoundly linked to the spiritual world and had many seers, astrologers, and speakers of the dead among their ranks.
==History==
The Shadowmoon clan have always derived their magic from the stars, earth, and moon.Burial Fields Communing with the ancestors is extremely important and often done through Ancestral Talismans of the ancestors, as well as ceremonial tattoos for clearer communication with the ancestral and elemental spirits.
Several centuries ago, when the arrived on Draenor, the Shadowmoon clan witnessed the crash in the sky. A piece of the ship crashed down in Shadowmoon Valley, and soon afterward a shadow appeared in the sky that came to be known as the Dark Star by the orcs; in reality, the Dark Star was the naaru in a Void state, ejected from the Genedar during the crash.
By observing the Dark Star, the Shadowmoon clan discovered the powers of the Void. But when orcs began to use the shadow powers to defile the spirits of their sacred ancestors, the chieftain outlawed the shadows and the magic of the Dark Star.Cracked Ivory Idol
===Warlords of Draenor===
Three centuries later, before the war in Draenor, the Shadowmoons were still largely peaceful, but eventually became reclusive as the conflict approached, withdrawing into their fortifications.Artificer Maatun's Journal When the Iron Horde began its march across Draenor, the clan's chieftain Ner'zhul was given an ultimatum by : join or die. The Shadowmoon were not a war-like clan by tradition, but Ner'zhul joined with the Iron Horde in order to save the lives of his clansmen. Hellscream also ordered Ner'zhul to provide a worthy form of power or else he would kill the Shadowmoon anyway, as he lacked interest in their astrological and prophetic traditions. Ner'zhul, with the fate of his clan on the line, broke the ancient laws and called on the power of the Dark Star, gaining mastery over the Void.Ancestor's Memory Using the Void, the Shadowmoon clan raises undead and calls in creatures of shadow to battle their foes. Their nobility has been sacrificed for necromantic power, making them little different from the Scourge that a different version of Ner'zhul once commanded.
A faction of discontent orcs, led by Ner'zhul's mate , still stands by the old laws that ban Void magic and have formed the Shadowmoon Exiles to combat Ner'zhul's followers.
Darion Mograine sends the adventurer into Shadowmoon Burial Grounds to investigate Ner'zhul's early studies on how to bind souls and control the undead, referring to the void-using Shadowmoon orcs as warlocks.Shadowy SecretsSecrets of Soulbinding The imp Impsy also sends the adventurer into Shadowmoon Burial Ground because things happening on Draenor are causing ripples in the Twisting Nether and requires a Void-Gate Key twice to prevent the worlds from collapsing into the void (both times).The Void-GateWhispers in the Darkness It seems at some point, Alleria Windrunner had fought against these Shadowmoon clan orcs.Fate of the Fallen Eventually, Alliance and Horde shaman prepared a ritual to return the disturbed souls back to rest. They arrived to the Burial Grounds to perform it.To Rest Again
===Battle for Azeroth===
In time, the Shadowmoon clan joined with the other under the command of .Bonds Forged Through Battle As the Mag'har and Lightbound clashed, events on Azeroth would see to a new war between the Horde and the Alliance. In the midst of this, Eitrigg sought to travel to the and call upon the debt the Mag'har owed to the Horde for liberating them from Garrosh Hellscream's meddling and the Burning Legion's corruption.Vision of Time (quest)
As the entire Lightbound army was marching towards the Mag'har, Grommash ordered for the Mag'har to follow Geya'rah and fallback to Azeroth. Thus, when Warchief Hellscream and charged at the Lightbound, Eitrigg activated the shard of the Vision of Time in his possession in order to return to Azeroth with his new allies.Tyranny of the Light After their arrival on Azeroth, Overlord Geya'rah took her place as leader of the Mag'har and pledged the loyalty of her people to Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner and the Horde.The Uncorrupted
==Notes==
*Bone ceremonial tattoo needles were taken from the corpses of fallen enemies and meticulously sharpened. The mystics of the Shadowmoon often inscribed secret runes into their flesh to more clearly speak to their ancestors and the elemental spirits.Ceremonial Tattoo Needles
*Ivory idols were once used in the practiced worship of the Void but were eventually banned by the Shadowmoon Clan elders. Some idols were as dark as the night sky.
*Consultation with the spirits of previous generations was considered essential to Shadowmoon shaman whenever an important decision was to be made. Talismans and other relics that were important to an ancestor during life provided a more clear spiritual conduit for shamans to speak to them in the afterlife.Ancestral Talisman
*The symbol used by the clan is a waning crescent with a point, possibly a reference to the Dark Star. Interestingly, there are caverns in the middle of the zone called Waning Crescent which slightly wrap around Light's Fall, where Ner'zhul attempted to use the powers of the Dark Star to destroy Karabor, as his main universe parallel had done.
*During the time of the Iron Horde, the clan corrupted many of its wolf companions with the Void. Many of its members were additionally infused as well.
==Known members==
Name	Role 	Status 	Location
 	Leader, Grand Shaman 	 	Shadowmoon Burial Grounds,
 	Ner'zhul's lieutenant	Keli'dan the Breaker (quest)	Umbral Halls, Tanaan Jungle
 	Shaman 	 	Shadowmoon Burial Grounds,
 	Seer 	 	Anguish Fortress,
 	Prophet 	 	Black Altar of Xan'tish,
 	Ner'zhul's lieutenant	Masters of Shadow 	Umbral Halls, Tanaan Jungle
 	Ner'zhul's lieutenant	 	Umbral Halls, Tanaan Jungle
 	Ner'zhul's lieutenant	 	Umbral Halls, Tanaan Jungle
 	Kral'za's mate 	 	
 	Seer 	 	Anguish Fortress,
 	Past chieftain 	 	Burial Fields,
 	 	 	Pillars of Fate, Spires of Arak
 	 	 	Spirit Whisper Hollow,
 	 	 	Pillars of Fate, Spires of Arak
 	 	 	Isle of Shadows,
===Outcast members===
Name	Role 	Status	Location
 	Hellfire High Council Member	 	, Tanaan Jungle
 	Former mate of 	 	Exile's Rise,
==Gallery==
Shadowmoon orc concept.jpg|Concept art of a Shadowmoon orc.
ShadowmoonClanSet.jpg|Traditional armor worn by shaman of the clan.
Shadowmoon clan banner.png|Banner.
Anguish Fortress.jpg|Anguish Fortress, home of the Shadowmoon clan.
==See also==
*Mark of the Shadowmoon
==References==
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Category:Shadowmoon Valley (alternate universe)