Astromancy
“The heavens, in their countless stars, hold answers to earthly mysteries. Might, then, the wise, and the lucky, gaze up and find truth?”
Astromancy, also known as astrology or astronomy, is divination and fortune-telling through the studying of stars.
Practitioners
Blood elves
Several astromancers mages can be found among the ranks of the blood elves in Netherstorm and the various wings of Tempest Keep:
- Sunfury Astromancer
- Sunseeker Astromage
- Novice Astromancer
- Astromancer
- Astromancer Lord
- Apprentice Star Scryer
- Star Scryer
- High Astromancer Solarian
- Grand Astromancer Capernian
Astromancer Darnarian, while not in Tempest Keep, is a member of the Scryers.
Nightborne
The highborne of Suramar were studying the stars as early as twelve thousand years ago.[1] The nightborne kept on with their studies, and inside the Nighthold is an area called the Astromancer's Rise.
Humans
- One of Medivh's many areas of expertise was astronomy. He owned books with star maps of constellations of Draenor, the homeworld of the orcs.[2] Karazhan had an observatory called the Celestial Watch.
- Viktori Prism'Antras was interested into peering at the stars with a special device, as he believed that there exists a truth "beyond magic" that could explain the darkening of Duskwood.[3]
- Greymane Manor has an observatory.[4]
- The Empyrean Society count human astrologers among its ranks.
- Astromancer Arwyn
Orcs
The orcs of the Shadowmoon clan were adepts astrologists.[5]
Draenei
The draenei had a celestial observatory built in Shadowmoon Valley, populated by Teluuna Astrologers.
Mogu
Shan'ze Celestial Shapers were situated in the Throne of Thunder.
Titans
A Celestial Planetarium was installed inside Ulduar.
Speculation
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Nethermancy could be similar to astromancy, considering the existence of Nether Scryers, Nethermancer Sepethrea and High Nethermancer Zerevor.
See also
References
- ^ Highborne Astrolabe
- ^ Beyond the Dark Portal, chapter 16
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[25] Look To The Stars
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[1-30] The King's Observatory
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[Shadowmoon Astrologer's Almanac]
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