Earth elemental

Earth elementals are elemental creatures made of the rock, and energy of the earth itself. Their domain on the Elemental Plane is known as Deepholm and the leader of the earth elementals is Therazane. The Stone Lords rule Deepholm under Therazane. Each of their personalities seems to embody a different aspect of earth. Not all earth elementals are minions of the elemental lords and princes, some are minions of the elemental spirits of Outland.
==History==
===Ordering of Azeroth===
To keep Azeroth safe from these threats, the titans imprisoned the Old Gods underground and banished the savage elementals to the titan-constructed Elemental Plane, a secure dominion where the elementals could dwell without harming Azeroth. Four domains were created within this primordial realm to serve as ideal environments for each type of elemental. One of the Elemental Plane's domains, a rough domain known as the Deepholm, is home to the Earth elementals. With the elementals' departure, nature calmed, and the world settled into a peaceful harmony.The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
===Princess Theradras and the centaur===
Centuries ago Princess Theradras, the only daughter of Therazane the Stonemother, and Zaetar, first son of Cenarius, began a relationship. The offspring of their time together became known to the people of Kalimdor as centaurs, who promptly slew their father for his part in their misbegotten creation. Fearful of Cenarius' wrath, the grief-stricken Theradras sequestered her dead lover's body in her secret sanctuary, the Crystal Caverns of Terramok, where she watches over him to this day.
===Cataclysm===
Following Deathwing's Shattering of the World Pillar in Deepholm and his destructive re-emergence into Azeroth, the Elemental Plane collided with the physical realm and resulted in drastic geographical upheaval, causing chaotic elementals to pour out into the world of Azeroth. After witnessing the devastation Deathwing and his followers caused her realm, Therazane treated all outsiders with open hostility. After the heroes convinced Therazane that they would indeed leave Deepholm once the World Pillar had been repaired, a battle took place between the Twilight Cultists and Therazane's earth elementals. Therazane picked out the most dangerous foes, smashing them into pieces before moving on to the next. Ultimately, with the help of the elementals of the earth, the World Pillar was repaired.
===Legion===
At the time of the third invasion of the Burning Legion, Therazane and her forces were under attack by the remaining Twilight's Hammer, which rallied an army to conquer Deepholm.The Return of Twilight In order to rally the Elemental Lords against the Burning Legion, the Earthen Ring traveled to Deepholm and helped the earth elementals to defeat the forces led by Zeryxia.The Twilight Master In exchange for their help, the Stonemother pledged her support to the Earthen Ring against the invading demons, and later sent her servant Avalanchion at the Heart of Azeroth to represent her.Champion: Avalanchion
===Dragonflight===
During the Tempest Unleashed, many earth elementals were summoned alongside the Rumbling Earth Lord to cause chaos across the Northern Barrens, Un'Goro Crater, and the Badlands.A Primal ThreatCalming the Storms After the reawakening of the Dragon Isles, hostile earth elementals were among the enemies encountered there. A number of them were also called forth by the Primalists, who summoned them as their reinforcements through elemental gateways linked to Deepholm.The Forward Push
==Notable==
Name 	Role 	Status	Location
 	The Stonemother, ruler of all earth elementals 	 	Various
 	Only daughter of Therazane, ruler of Maraudon 	 	
Zaetar's Grave, Maraudon	 	 	
 	Leader of the elemental forces attacking Stonehearth 	 	Avalanchion's Vault, Deepholm
 	Servant of Therazane 	 	Shuddering Spires, Deepholm
 	Ally of the Earthen Ring 	 	Thunder Peak, Ashenvale
 	Princess of the earth driven to madness by the Old Gods, but later defeated and cleansed by adventurers	 	Arathi Highlands; Deepholm
 	Adventurous little elemental that becomes attached to an adventurer 	 	Needlerock Slag and Crumbling Depths, Deepholm
 	Powerful elemental roaming Thousand Needles 	 	Formerly Thousand Needles
==Types==
* Earth revenant
* Gemstone colossus
* Geode
* Gyreworm
* Shale spider
* Stone drake
* Stone Lord
* Unbound earth elemental
** Bound earth elemental
==As a shaman pet==
Shaman are able to cast an Earth Elemental Totem that calls forth a Greater Earth Elemental to protect the caster and his allies. 
==As a companion pet==
*Hearthy is a reward from Master of Minions.
*Imbued Jade Fragment has a chance to drop from Karr the Darkener in the Dread Wastes.
*Lump of Coal has a chance to be found in Stolen Present during the Feast of Winter Veil.
*Melted Irradiated Undercoat comes from using an Irradiated Undercoat during Mechagon's Reclamation Rig event.
*Pebble (companion) is a reward from Rock Lover.
==Notes==
*Some earth elemental attacks do nature damage, but most are physical. 
*Earth elementals also have the highest armor rating of the elementals. 
*The non-canon Warcraft RPG also lists earth mephits and xorns as earth elementals.
*Azerite elementals are earth elementals infused with :Azerite.
==In the RPG==
An earth elemental is a hulking mass of rock which bears a humanoid torso, a flat head with glowing eyes, and two muscular stone arms encircled by giant copper bracers. Its torso trails away into a pile of formless rock that floats along the ground. Earth elementals, the strongest of all elementals, are beings of destruction. They use their tremendous strength to batter their enemies. They move through stone as easily as a human walks along the ground, and while they look like they might fly, they always remain in contact with the ground. Larger and larger earth elementals favor grappling attacks, as their size and strength give them a significant advantage over most enemies. When possible, earth elementals bull rush their opponents into walls or off cliffs. An earth elemental can glide through stone, dirt, or almost any other sort of earth except metal as easily as a fish swims through water. Its burrowing leaves behind no tunnel or hole, nor does it create any ripple or other signs of its presence. A move earth spell cast on an area containing a burrowing earth elemental flings the elemental back 30 feet, usually stunning the creature.Monster Guide, pg. 57 They speak Terran.
==Gallery==
Earth elemental.jpg|Earth elemental as they appeared in World of Warcraft prior to Battle for Azeroth.
Fam'retor Guardian.jpg|An earth elemental with mechanical bracers
Monolithic Stone.jpg|A Monolithic Stone.
Gorsik the Tumultuous.jpg|Stone lord Gorsik the Tumultuous.
Diamant the Patient.jpg|Stone lord Diamant the Patient.
Archavon Warder.jpg|Earth revenant
Boulderfall, the Eroded.jpg|Unbound earth elemental
Earthen Destroyer.jpg|Bound earth elemental
Lord Amythite.jpg|Gemstone colossus
Terborus.jpg|Gyreworm
Shale Crawler.jpg|Shale spider
Crimson Geode-mob.jpg|Geode
Maziel.jpg|Mercury elemental
Quicksilver.jpg|Mercury elemental ooze
Violent Crageater.png|A Violent Crageater.
Enraged Ambershard.jpg|A Enraged Ambershard.
Azerite-Infused Elemental.jpg|Azerite-Infused Elemental
Minor Azerite Infused Elemental.jpg|Minor Azerite Infused Elemental
Infused Crag.jpg|Infused Crag
Rokmora.jpg|Rokmora.
Theradras.jpg|Princess Theradras.
Rumblerocks.jpg|With machine parts embedded
Earthshatter Elemental.png|Earthshatter Elemental
Terros.jpg|Terros
Statue EarthElemental Pose.png|Earth elemental in Warcraft Arclight Rumble.
Earth Revenant (Tempest Unleashed).jpg|Earth Revenant
;Art
WoW Comic 3 0-b (artwork).jpg|Lo'Gosh versus Magatha's Cave Elemental.
Rockelemental.jpg|Artwork of an earth elemental.
Earth elemental warrior caste.jpg|Warrior caste concept
Earth elemental low caste.jpg|Low caste concept
Lesser Elemental Earth art.jpg|Lesser earth concept
Earth Elemental Cataclysm art Danny Beck 1.jpg|Cataclysm concept art
Earth Elemental Cataclysm art Danny Beck 2.jpg|Cataclysm concept art
Shale Spider concept art.jpg|Shale spider
FrostTrap.jpg|Frost Trap in the TCG.
Earth elemental golem concept.jpg|Earth elemental Dragonflight concept
==Patch changes==
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==References==
 
pl:Earth Elemental
es:Elemental de tierra