Shadra

Elortha no Shadra,The Spider God or simply Shadra, is a spider loa.
She is represented on Azeroth through her high priest, a position that was held by High Priestess Mar'li for the Gurubashi until her death on the Isle of Thunder, and by Yazma for the Zandalari.Tablet in the Dazar'alor Her worshipers consist of the Witherbark and Vilebranch trolls in the Hinterlands, the Sandfury trolls in Zul'Farrak, the Gurubashi trolls in Zul'Gurub, and the Zandalari. The trolls use her venom as a powerful poison for their weapons. She is summoned by using the Idol of Shadra at her altars in Shadra'Alor.
She can be encountered in the Hinterlands as an elite.
==Biography==
===World of Warcraft===
The Witherbark tribe worships Shadra, and one time collected her most potent venom from her. The Forsaken, wanting her venom, wished to summon her. To summon her, it was required to know her true name: Elortha no Shadra.The Spider God After Shadra was summoned and killed, her venom was sent to the Undercity.Venom to the Undercity
Like the other primary loa worshiped by the Gurubashi tribe, Shadra was held in Zul'Gurub against her will during the time when the Hakkari were attempting to resurrect Hakkar the Soulflayer.
===Cataclysm===
At Jintha'alor after the Cataclysm, the Vilebranch tribe drank Shadra's bloodDark Vessels and performed mass sacrifices in her name.Summit of Fate The Wildhammer wanted to kill her in advance before she could be directed to them, while the Forsaken once more wanted Shadra's venom for their apothecaries.The Eye of Shadra At Shadra'Alor, she was once more summoned and killed.
===Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde===
Shortly after the events of Landfall, Shadra communicated with Vol'jin — betrayed by Garrosh Hellscream — through visions. According to Khal'ak in the distant past a few Zandalari turned away from her worship to the powers of Mogu, which displeased the Mother of Venom. Following the Zandalari's defeat at the Shado-Pan Monastery effort Bwonsamdi remarked that the silk dance would rejoice at the web Vol'jin weaved and would be a bit beholden to him due her Zandalari failing.Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde
===Traveler: The Spiral Path===
Shadra was summoned by the Sandfury tribe at Zul'Farrak so they could sacrifice their prisoners - Aramar Thorne, Makasa Flintwill, Taryndrella, Hackle, and Murky - to her. But Taryndrella, dryad daughter of Cenarius, stopped her from doing so because as a child of nature there was no venom that could harm her, no spider that was not her friend, and death was as natural as life. Furthermore, Taryndrella stopped Shadra from going after her other companions. Shadra backed away and nodded her head out of respect — or perhaps out of fear.Traveler: The Spiral Path, pg. 332 - 333
===Battle for Azeroth===
During the Zandalari civil war, her own high priestess Yazma trapped Shadra in the Shrine of Shadra in Zuldazar and feasted on her blood. Yazma thus consumed Shadra's might in the name of Zul, killing Shadra in the process, and transforming herself into a spider-like troll being. Wardruid Loti compared this to what happened to the loa in Zul'Drak.
===Shadow Rising===
Talanji considers Shadra to be dead.Shadows Rising
===Shadowlands===
With the machine of death broken, Shadra's soul traveled into the Maw, where she remained until she was rescued by Vol'jin. After being brought to Ardenweald, the Winter Queen took Shadra under her care.Parting Ways
==Locations==
==Tales of the Loa==
==Abilities==
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==Objective of==
*Shadra the Venom Queen
==Followers==
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*Shadra Zealot
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The Atal'Shadra are fallen followers of Shadra who joined with Yazma and turned hostile.
Samara, the White Widow, stayed faithful to her loa. There was another group called the Widow's Bite.
==Notes==
*Yazma told Shadra to "die forever", however, it has been confirmed that loa can return.
*She is likely responsible for keeping wyvern's stingers rich in poison.Traveler: The Spiral Path, pg. 104
*She has either a high respect or a strong fear of dryads.Traveler: The Spiral Path, pg. 332
*There are also Eyes of Shadra, Shadraspawn Venomspitters, Shadraspawn Lurkers, Spawns of Shadra, and Shadric Crawlers.
*Two organizations are named after her - the Atal'Shadra and the Shadra'Zan.
*Shadra'zaar was an area in Zul'Gurub.
==Speculation==
*Since one of Shadra's titles on the Tablet of Theka is "Death's Love", she may be considered the consort of Mueh'zala in Farraki mythology.
*Several spiders like Shadril and Shanda the Spinner carry similar names to Shadra, suggesting that she may have a link to them.
==Patch changes==
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==See also==
*Aspect of Shadra
*Tablet of Shadra
==References==
==External links==
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