Titan

The titans (sometimes capitalized) are a race of colossal, planet-sized cosmic beings, composed of arcane magic and the primordial matter from which the universe was born. They roamed across the cosmos like walking worlds, imbued with the raw power of creation itself. The titans used this incredible force to find and awaken others of their kind.World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 16 Hailing from the far reaches of the cosmos, they shaped and brought life and order to countless worlds across the Great Dark Beyond.World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue IV, 71. They were described as perfect and majestic beings who are akin to gods.Sean Copeland on Twitter (2014-08-04)
==Description==
The titans are colossal godlike beings made up of the primordial matter from which the very universe was born. Imbued with the raw power of creation itself, they roam the cosmos like walking worlds.World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 13 Titans are born from world-souls, spirits who are formed within the fiery cores of a small number of worlds and who slumber for ages, suffusing the planets they inhabit with Spirit energy before finally awakening. Described as living worlds, their bodies are covered in mountain peaks and rivers, their forms wrapped in cloaks of stardust and their eyes shining like brilliant stars.World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 19, 20 Bastions of purity and good, the titans are unable to conceive of evil or wickedness in any form.Ultimate Visual Guide, pg. 32
Titans are heavily tied to the cosmic force known as arcane and are the embodiments of Order.World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 8 (cosmology chart) In fact, arcane is their very lifeblood. The original Well of Eternity, an enormous lake of volatile arcane energies, was literally the very lifeblood of Azeroth's world-soul.World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 36 They are also uniquely susceptible to fel magic, their polar opposite. Mature titans are immune to the corruptive influences of the void lords.
Despite what is commonly known on Azeroth as history, the titans were in some way connected to the First Ones, the same entities that organized and designed the Pantheon of Death of the Shadowlands, along with the Shadowlands themselves. The titans connection to the Progenitors, and the otherwise unknown facility known as Zereth Ordus, was concealed and forbidden by the command of Odyn, placing Titans as the absolute pinnacle of existence in their records so as not to 'confuse' mortals, in his words.Edicts of the Prime Designate, Volume 742
==Known==
Name 	Title 	Description 	Status
Aman'Thul 	Highfather of the PantheonWorld of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 20	Leader of the Pantheon. He empowered the keepers Ra and Odyn, and he blessed the Bronze dragon Nozdormu with the power of Time, to watch over and protect the interweaving pathways of fate and destiny. 	Antorus, the Burning Throne
Amitus 	The PeacekeeperHearthstone: TITANS 	As a champion of harmony, Amitus abstained from the Pantheon's many conflicts until one day, shortly after the corruption of Sargeras, she vanished altogether. 	
Eonar 	The Life-Binder 	Protector of life, nature, and health. She imbued Freya with a portion of her powers, so that Freya could create the Emerald Dream. Blessed the Red dragon Alexstrasza with the power to safeguard all living creatures and Life and the Green dragon Ysera to safeguard nature and the Emerald Dream. 	
Norgannon 	Keeper of Celestial Magics and Lore 	The master of all arcane magic, knowledge, secrets, and mysteries. He gave power to the keepers Loken and Mimiron, and bestowed great power upon the Blue dragon Malygos to be the guardian of magic and arcanum. 	
Golganneth 	Lord of the Skies and Roaring Oceans 	Father of the Sea Giants. He imbued the keepers Hodir and Thorim with power. 	
Khaz'goroth 	Shaper and Forger of Worlds 	The ultimate craftsman and builder. Imbued keeper Archaedas with his powers. Empowered the Black dragon Neltharion, who later became Deathwing, with dominance over the earth and the deep places of the world. 	
Aggramar 	Lieutenant of the Great Sargeras 	Successor to Sargeras as the champion of the Pantheon. Charged with combating the Burning Legion and purging its demonic taint from the universe. He imbued Tyr with strength and courage. On Draenor, Aggramar created the elemental giant Grond and empowered his descendants, the Colossals, to balance out the power of the Spirit element. Killed, and then eventually resurrected in an avatar, by Sargeras as his enforcer.	Visions of Torment
Sargeras 	The Defender (formerly), 
The Destroyer 	The former champion of the Pantheon, creator and lord of the Burning Legion. Master of all that is evil and demonic. 	
Azeroth 	The Final Titan 	Could potentially become the most powerful titan in existence according to the Pantheon. 	
Argus 	The Unmaker 	The tormented world-soul of Argus, present at Antorus, the Burning Throne. 	
Unnamed titan	 	Corrupted by Old Gods, the world-soul was destroyed by Sargeras. 	World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 50, 65
File:Aman'Thul HS.jpg|Aman'Thul
File:Amitus, the Peacekeeper HS.jpg| Amitus
File:Eonar the Lifebinder HS.jpg|Eonar
File:Norgannon HS.jpg|Norgannon
File:Golganneth, the Thunderer HS.jpg|Golganneth
File:Khaz'goroth HS.png|Khaz'goroth
File:Aggramar, the Avenger HS.png|Aggramar
File:Sargeras, the Destroyer HS.jpg|Sargeras
File:Argus, the Emerald Star HS.jpg|Argus
==Mentions of titans==
*According to Magni Bronzebeard, they built the Hall of Communion.Whispers of a Frightened World
*Wrathion mentions a being called "The Final Titan" after eating the heart of Lei Shen during Heart of the Thunder King (quest). The titan referred was Azeroth.Temple of Anguish#Quotes: / 
*According to a prophecy by Skeram, a titan battled an unimaginable evil (C'Thun) in Silithus. The titan fell, but may not have been vanquished in the battle.The Calling Chronicle Volume 1 states that this was not the case.
*Some dwarves believe that Greatfather Winter is a titan,The Feast of Winter Veil but this is not the case.
*The Core of an Unknown Titan item in Korthia.
*Some titanic creations were implied to be titans (as in Fate of the Titans), but this is not the case. Actual titans (albeit their spirits and avatars) were only introduced to the game with Patch 7.3.0, almost 13 years after the release of World of Warcraft.
*In BlizzCast 12, Chris Metzen said "Will we see actual titans one day? Will we ever get to the truth and origin of the Old Gods? There's all sorts of meta-themes that's all rich fertile ground and we will get there."BlizzCast - Episode 12 These questions were ultimately answered in Chronicle Volume 1.
==In the RPG==
thumb|A titan depicted in Shadows & Light.
Many believe them to simply be a progenitor race,Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 32, 127 akin to gods.Alliance Player's Guide, pg. 75 Their figure is humanoid but gigantic, with gleaming metallic skin and a perfection of form that makes the heart ache.Shadows & Light, pg. 107 Each titan cultivates specific interests that relate to particular elements or energy types — essentially, to some small aspect of creation over which the titan holds a measure of dominance. Some titans refer to the piece of creation upon which they focus as their "sphere of power". Furbolgs have legends of seeing the coming of the titans to the world from their homeland in Northrend, implying they predate the titans.Lands of Mystery, pg. 85
There are two types of titan:
*Aesir "storm giant", platinum-skinned, stronger, smarter, and more agile
*Vanir "earth giant", bronze-skinned, tougher but less powerful
Scholars have postulated that there are other subspecies of titans. No titans have ever been spotted, and it is believed that they live among the stars where they continue to this day shaping new worlds. Sargeras is believed to be a vanir titanShadows & Light, pg. 123 as well as a dark titan.Magic and Mayhem, pg. 16 It is believed that there may be other subspecies than the aesir and vanir.
Titans generally believe they are invincible. They wade into the thickest of battles using their most powerful abilities, or even just swinging with massive, alloyed fists. Titans with well-defined spheres of power have wildly varying combat tactics, focusing primarily upon the strengths of their spheres.Shadows & Light, pg. 109
Titans can be fighter, barbarian, gladiator, healer, druid of the wild, shaman, expert, wizard, warrior, mage, sorcerer or warlock.
Some accounts of the titans give them titles such as "Patron of All Life".Shadows & Light
The ancient Iron Forge is perhaps the greatest titan artifact ever unearthed.Lands of Conflict, pg. 76
==Notes and trivia==
*It has been hinted that when titans die, their souls would return to their own Order plane.Steve Danuser with Taliesin & Evitel - 00:40:01
*The titans do not transcend all realities like demons do.Jeremy Feasel on Twitter 
*When the titans ultimately appeared in World of Warcraft, they largely seemed to ignore the descriptions presented in Chronicle Volume 1, being the metallic giants seen in the RPG books and Warcraft Saga or orbs of energy in their soul form.
**In the artwork of the titans from Chronicle Volume 1, the titans resemble constellar.
*Though Chris Metzen said the titans were godlikeBlizzCon 2005 - Lore Panel and the Warcraft Encyclopedia states titans are not gods,The Warcraft Encyclopedia: Gods "...the benevolent titans, though not gods themselves..."The Warcraft Encyclopedia: Immortals "The titans are not gods..." the Ultimate Visual Guide, the Sunwell Trilogy,Dragon Hunt the Magazine, and LoreologyLoreology on Twitter (2014-06-22): "They are classified as "metallic skinned gods" in my bible.... :)" have stated that they are "metallic-skinned gods" as described in Mythology of the Titans. The Senior Historian later clarified that by "gods" he meant "perfect specimen rather than an actual divine being".
**Reconciling the various sources, Chronicle Volume 1 described them as godlike beings.
*Prior to the publication of Chronicle Volume 1, the Pantheon were the leaders of all titans, implying there were more of them, and were described as metallic-skinned.Mythology of the Titans
*Two in-game models are called "titans" in the files, but are used for titanic watchers rather than actual titans.
*The non-canon RPG described two races of titans: aesir and vanir. This categorization was used in-game to describe storm and earth giants,Tribunal of Ages but was later re-defined in Chronicle Volume 1 to describe instead the two original types of titan-forged.World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 31
*There was to be an in-game feature called Path of the Titans in Cataclysm but it was cut before release.
==Inspirations==
*The name "titan" is inspired by the eponymous giants or proto-gods from who inhabited the world during the First Era, and later ruled it during the Second Era. Their leader was Kronos. Notable titans include Rhea, Atlas, and Prometheus. Unlike their Warcraft counterparts, most of them were inherently malevolent. They were defeated by Zeus and the Olympians at the start of the Third Era.
*The Æsir and Vanir come from . The Aesir are the rulers of Asgard and the more altruistic force in the universe, the greatest of them being Odin and Thor. The Vanir come from Vanaheim and are allied with the Æsir. They mostly live apart from each other, but a few Vanir have been taken into Asgard and are considered as "one of the Æsir." Both have a common enemy in the Jotnar (giants). In an interesting contrast from Blizzard's direction, which places the dwarves close to the titans, the Vanir of Norse myth had stronger ties to the elves.
==Gallery==
File:Hearthstone titans.jpg|Hearthstone titans.
==References==
 
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