Mists of Pandaria (lore)

The mists of PandariaRaces - PandarenVol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, chapter 32 were magical mists conjured by the last Emperor of Pandaria, Shaohao. They protected the inhabitants of the lands during the Great Sundering of Kalimdor, at the end of the War of the Ancients.
==History==
Shaohao sought the counsel of the great waterspeaker of the jinyu who, instead of good news, brought him news about the coming of a great catastrophe. Shaohao embarked on a journey to get rid of his negative emotions like doubt and anger. After Shaohao cleansed himself, using his staff Sheilun, he merged his spirit with the land, causing his very essence to shroud Pandaria in thick mist for years to come, and faded into a legend.The Burdens of ShaohaoThe Chronicle of Ages#Sheilun, Staff of the Mists Shaohao, however, did so out of pride which he never got rid of.Path of the Last Emperor It even became obscured from the bronze dragonflight's abilities to penetrate the passages of time.The Last Emperor
According to the pandaren Anglers, no boat could find its way home through the mists.The Birthplace of Liu Lang Even though the mists were dense and impenetrable,The Emperor's Burden - Part 8 the keen adventurer and explorer Liu Lang on his giant turtle called Shen-zin Su traveled between shrouded Pandaria and the other continents of Azeroth. He gathered like-minded pandaren and never returned to Pandaria again, avoiding it.Quest for Pandaria, part 1
Over 10,000 years later, the mists parted due to the effects of Deathwing's Cataclysm.BlizzCon 2011 Shortly after the Attack on Theramore Isle, the island continent was then first found by Chen and Li Li Stormstout thanks to the visions granted by the Pearl of Pandaria,Quest for Pandaria, part 4 soon followed by the forces of the Alliance and Horde.The King's CommandThe Art of War (quest) Even though they fell,Envoy of the Alliance the mists still remained in the sky.Into the MistsThe Strength of Steel, pg. 33
The Timeless Isle has drifted in and out of Pandaria's mists for hundreds of years.A Timeless DiscoveryJourney to the Timeless Isle It reappeared again at the time of the Siege of Orgrimmar. One of the victims of the mists was the Barnacle.Time-Worn Journal
==Notes==
*Yu'lon initially did not know why the mists parted, but she suspected that the reason was the adventurers,Moving On who were referred to as "strangers from beyond the mist(s)" by the locals.
*Yaungol have mist-shaman.
*Mistweaver monks use mists to heal.Sikari the Mistweaver#Quotes
*In a conversation, Chen asked Li-Li "Why are you so impatient? Are you worried that the mists are going to come back before I finish my drink?"A Lesson in Bravery
*The continent of Kalimdor was also stated to have been shrouded in mists.The Warcraft Encyclopedia/Cenarius
==See also==
*Swirling Mist Soup
*Mistlurker
*Paoquan Hollow
==References==
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