Shan'do

Shan'do is a courtesy title of great respect meaning "honored teacher" in Darnassian, the language of the night elves.The Warcraft Encyclopedia: DarnassianThe Well of Eternity, pg. 48Lord SerpentisCurse of the Worgen Issue 1Wolfheart, chapter 2Elegy, pg. 16 - 17 It can also be translated as "honored instructor".The Demon Soul, pg. 17: "And so, for months, Cenarius had been [Malfurion's] shan'do, his honored instructor." The complementary honorific is thero'shan ("honored student").
The nightborne also use the title of "honored teacher",Network Security: though the Shalassian word for it is unknown.
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==People referred to as shan'do==
* Cenarius is addressed as shan'do by his students Malfurion StormrageCurse of the Worgen Issue 4Cenarius (tactics)#Quotes and Xarantaur.Xarantaur
* Malfurion Stormrage, the first mortal druid, is often simply called "Shan'do Stormrage" by other druidsBrothers in BloodFor Love EternalStormrage, chapter 1 and by night elves in general,Wrath of the BetrayerUnfinished BusinessTeldrassil: Crown of AzerothTeldrassil: The Coming DawnThe Guidance of Our Shan'do as well as by other racesHuln's War - Malorne's FavoredElegy, pg. 34 and magical beings.The Awakening of StormrageTyrande and RemulosGrove of the Ancients (quest)The Nightmare Manifests
* Naralex
* Archdruid of the DreamgroveNecessary PreparationsReconveneCleansing the Mother Tree
* Rhonin, while trapped in the past of the War of the Ancients, was at one point addressed as shan'do by Illidan Stormrage, who often studied Rhonin's spellcasting.The Well of Eternity, pg. 320
* Chief Telemancer Oculeth is called "honored teacher" by his ex-apprentice Warpcaster Thwen.
==In Hearthstone==
*In the of Hearthstone's , the demon hunter addresses as shan'do.
* is a druid/hunter legendary minion.
*One of the s from ' effect is titled .
*Malfurion has an alternate hero skin named .
==Speculation==
*As the element shan is present in both shan'do and thero'shan, it likely means "honored". The placement of shan first in shan'do may indicate an emphasis on "honored", reflecting the teacher's superiority to the student.
*The suffix 'do also appears in the words minn'do ("mother")Daughter of the Night Warrior and Nahlen'do ("master of the fang"), and may therefore have connotations of "superior" or "elder" in general.
*The name of the high elven Runestone Shan'dor may be derived from shan'do.
==See also==
*Archdruid
==References==
Category:Night elves
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