Ohn'ahra

Ohn'ahra is the Wild God of the Wind. She takes the form of a giant eagle spiritTales of the Hunt: Talonclaw, Spear of the Wild Gods and has power over wind magic.Toting Totems She is the namesake of the Ohn'ahran Plains on the Dragon Isles, and the ancestor of all ohuna.Renewal of Vows The Maruuk centaur worship her, and the mystics of Clan Ohn'ir interpret her winds to advise their people. She also has close ties to the tauren of Highmountain and the famous spear :Talonclaw.
==Biography==
===Ancient times===
Long before the War of the Ancients, Ohn'ahra was saved from an attack of fire elementals by Moren Highmountain, a chieftain of the tauren Highmountain Tribe. In thanks, Ohn'ahra infused a portion of her essence into Moren's spear, gifting it with magical abilities. Moren, in turn, carved Ohn'ahra's name onto the haft of the weapon, which his people took to calling "the Eagle Spear" in the Wild God's honor, and which would, generations later, become known as ":Talonclaw". Ever since, Ohn'ahra has had a unique connection to the spear's wielders.
During the War of the Ancients, Ohn'ahra blessed the Maruuk centaur, led by the namesake Maruuk and Teera, and guided them as they journeyed across Kalimdor in search of a new home. Her winds traveled alongside the centaur and guided their hooves until, after months of wandering, they arrived in what is now the Ohn'ahran Plains on the Dragon Isles. Ohn'ahra then showed herself to the centaur, revealing that it was she who had been their guide, and sang a "song of a new beginning" to let them know that the plains would be their new home. She has watched over the centaur of the plains ever since,Toward the City and she helped to arbitrate the pact between Teera and the green dragonflight. Before the green dragons left the plains, they held a ceremony with the Maruuk at the Horn of Drusahl. Ohn'ahra blessed the Horn, summoning great winds to blow through it.Chasing the Wind In time, the centaur who felt a connection to Ohn'ahra came together and formed Clan Ohn'ir so they could learn more about her call together.
Legend has it that when the legendary tauren chieftain Huln Highmountain neared the end of his life, Ohn'ahra herself appeared to carry his spirit into the sky so he could join his ancestors. Years later, the twins Arien and Gardrel Highmountain (the wielder of Talonclaw and the chieftain of the Highmountain Tribe, respectively) befriended the night elves of the Unseen Path. While leading the elves up the slopes of a peak in Highmountain, Talonclaw began to glow, and Arien instinctively lifted it into the sky just as a cascade of golden energy erupted and took the shape of a great eagle. Arien and Gardrel remembered the lore of their tribe and realized that the mountain was blessed by Ohn'ahra. It was thus renamed Talon Peak in the Eagle Spirit's honor, with the Unseen Path founding the Trueshot Lodge upon its slopes.
===Legion===
Talonclaw was eventually lost when Dorro Highmountain attempted to track down the elusive beast Dakarr. In the years that followed, brave hunters occasionally sought Ohn'ahra's blessing to attempt to claim the spear for themselves, but none ever returned. Keeping in line with the tradition, Apata Highmountain and a hunter adventurer traveled to Spiritwatch Point in Highmountain in preparation for tracking down the weapon, but when they arrived they found that Ohn'ahra had been imprisoned in the Bartering Cave by a Bloodtotem druid named Degar, who sought to claim Talonclaw for his own tribe. After the adventurer killed Degar and freed Ohn'ahra, the eagle gave them her blessingThe Eagle Spirit's Blessing before transforming them and Apata into spirit eagles in order to quickly transport them to Dakarr's lair in the Helmouth Shallows.The Spear in the Shadow
Shortly after, Ohn'ahra appeared before the gathered hunters of the Unseen Path at Trueshot Lodge to give them her blessing. This was the first time she'd appeared to the order since its founding, and Emmarel Shadewarden interpreted it as a sign that the order would triumph against the Burning Legion.Oath of Service
During the :Night of the Wilds, when Odyn invited hunter heroes to hunt animal spirits in the Fields of the Eternal Hunt, Ohn'ahra was present to observe the event.Night of the Wilds
===Dragonflight===
After the awakening of the Dragon Isles, as the Maruuk centaur gathered for the Khural, Ohn'ahra sent an omen of a coming storm to Ohn Seshteng. In Maruukai, Tigari Khan helped Seshteng clarify the omen, revealing that Ohn'ahra herself was in danger from a coming betrayal.Omens and Incense After Balakar Khan and Clan Nokhud allied with the Primalists and betrayed the other clans, Khanam Matra Sarest decided to blow the Horn of Drusahl and renew her ancestors' alliance with the green dragonflight in order to even the odds against the Nokhud. She ordered the mystics of Clan Ohn'ir to find Ohn'ahra and ask for her blessing, which was needed to blow the Horn.Hooves of WarKhanam Matra's Message
However, none of the Ohn'ir were able to contact the Windmother: the storm had "cast a cloud over her", and her voice was silent.Pessimistic Mystic At Windsong Rise, the Primalists captured Ohn'ahra's ohuna children,Eagle-itarian corrupted their magic with storm sorcery, and infused it into bolts for their new dragonkiller ballista weapons.Fowl Sorcery Ohn'ahra sensed that her children was in danger and arrived in person,Catching Wind allowing the Primalist leader Koroleth to capture her with storm magic, though she was only able to just barely restrain the Wild God. Adventurers and the Ohn'ir initiate Boku discovered what was happening and tried to dispel Koroleth's binding runes to let Ohn'ahra break free, but Koroleth stopped their efforts by knocking them off a cliff.Oh No, Ohn'ahra!
Koroleth brought the captive Ohn'ahra to the Horn of DrusahlNokhud Can Come of This and forced her to bless Balakar, allowing him to blow the Horn and summon the green dragons Merithra, Gerithus, and Solethus into a trap that resulted in Solethus' death. Koroleth then forced Ohn'ahra to teleport her and Balakar away in a flurry of wind.Blowing of the HornGreen Dragon Down While Koroleth and the Primalists attacked the Emerald Gardens, the Nokhud began an offensive across the plains. Balakar retreated with Ohn'ahra into Nokhudon Hold,The Nokhud Offensive: The Wind Belongs to the Sky intending to use the wounded spirit's power to create a storm that would "bring forth a mightier Maruuk". Ohn'ahra's fury created raging storm winds across the plains,Nokhud Offensive#Maruukai which the Nokhud casters used to conjure a Raging Tempest at the Ohn'iri Springs.The Raging Tempest Adventure Guide and quotes Adventurers helped Khanam Matra Sarest rally the Teerai, Ohn'ir, and Shikaar for an attack on Nokhudon Hold and engaged Balakar. During the battle, the khan completed a ritual to infuse himself with Ohn'ahra's power, but the adventurers killed him and freed the Windmother, ending the storm and allowing her to return to her roost above Maruukai.
==Worship==
To the Maruuk, Ohn'ahra is more than a mere spirit: she is their goddess.Nokhud Offensive#Adventure Guide Centaur who feel a direct connection to Ohn'ahra are organized into Clan Ohn'ir, whose members spend their lives honing their connection to the Windmother.Clan Ohn'ir (quest) Ohn'ahra does not speak in language. Instead, her voice carries through the very winds. The Ohn'ir are trained to feel her presence and interpret her songs to advise the rest of their people. The mystics carry totems infused with her wind magic. When they hear Ohn'ahra calling to them, they use reagents to bind totems to that particular call, allowing them to perform a ritual to center the Windmother's voice and interpret her message. Such work must be done quickly, as Ohn'ahra's voice is fleeting.Connection to Ohn'ahra However, the Ohn'ir also believe that her voice is omnipresent and speaks to everyone, and that one only needs to listen.Tigari Khan#Gossip The Ohn'ir carve wind chimes to allow others to hear Ohn'ahra's presence.Emberwatch (quest) The sacred Windsong Rise is the place where the Maruuk's connection to Ohn'ahra is strongest.Boku#Gossip
The Maruuk believe that the spirits of dead centaur live with Ohn'ahra in the sky and run alongside her on the winds.The Sole MenderHonoring Our AncestorsQariin Dotur#Quotes A single touch from one of Ohn'ahra's feathers is "enough to guide a thousand spirits to safer realms". Although all ohuna are Ohn'ahra's offspring, some are especially blessed by her and are known as "Children of Ohn'ahra". When an Ohn'ir mystic dies, if they are considered worthy, a Child of Ohn'ahra brings their spirit to Windsong Rise to become one with the wind and sky.Tigari Khan#Gossip
Although Ohn'ahra is mainly associated with wind, her power can also be turned towards thunder and lightning. However, the Maruuk consider storms to be her most dire warning and an affront to her gift. They therefore view storm magic as a sacrilege to her gift of winds.The Ora-cull Clan Nokhud willingly severed their connection to Ohn'ahra when they embraced storm magic,Covering Their Tails and Balakar Khan believed that the storm was the true expression of the Windmother's power.
Ohn'ahra is also revered by the Highmountain tauren, Windtotem tribe, and the hunters of the Unseen Path, though not nearly to the extent that the Maruuk worship her.
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==Notes==
*It is said among the centaur that Ohn'ahra infused Maruuk's spear Batubar with her power, similar to how she blessed :Talonclaw.
*A Feather of Ohn'ahra is rewarded from Secured Surroundings.
*Ohn'ahra shares her title of "Windmother" with Pa'ku, another animal god with power over the winds.Gaze of the Loa: Pa'ku
*During the alpha, Ohn'ahra used a gryphon model as a placeholder and had the title of <Ancient Eagle Spirit>, rather than just <Eagle Spirit>.
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Category:Eagles
Category:Ohuna
Category:Wild Gods
Category:Highmountain NPCs
Category:Halls of Valor NPCs
Category:Ohn'ahran Plains NPCs
Category:Nokhud Offensive NPCs