Corrupted ancient
| Corrupted ancient | |
|---|---|
 Ancient corrupted by the Emerald Nightmare. | |
| Faction/Affiliation | Emerald Nightmare, Burning Legion, Independent |
| Homeworld | Azeroth, Draenor |
| Environment | Forest |
| Language(s) | Common, Darnassian |
Corrupted ancients are ancients and Draenor ancients that have been twisted by dark magic. Although it originally referred specifically to ancients corrupted by the fel of the Burning Legion, ancients have also been corrupted by the Emerald Nightmare,[1] Decay,[2] the arcane,[3] and shadowflame.
Named
Agronox <Corrupted Caretaker> 
Tendris Warpwood 
- Old Ironbark, corrupted before being redeemed
- Nightmare Aberration
- Blackleaf, rare ancient found in Blasted Lands
Ironbranch <Ancient of War> - Oakheart <Father of the Glade>
Treemouth 
Types
In Warcraft III
The Corrupted Ancients were a group of satyrs, corrupted ancients, corrupted treants and skeletons in service of the Burning Legion commanded by the dreadlord Tichondrius.
Corrupted ancients also later appeared in the Beast Den alongside satyrs.
- Corrupted Tree of Life
- Corrupted Tree of Ages
- Corrupted Tree of Eternity
- Corrupted Ancient Protector
- Corrupted Ancient of War
In the RPG
- The great tree is warped, with rotted black bark sickly yellow leaves. The twisted face in its trunk snarls in hatred, a putrid stench roilling from its maw. Its rootlike legs and gnarled, branch-like arms smash though the underbrush as it lunges through the forest.[4]
Once stalwart defenders of nature, the corrupted ancients fell before the might of the Burning Legion. They were corrupted by demonic energies and now seek to spread their sickness and hatred among all living creatures. The great tree is warped, with rotted black bark and sickly yellowed leaves. The twisted face in its trunk snarls in hatred, a putrid stench roiling from its maw. Its root-like legs and gnarled branch-like arms smash through the underbrush as it lunges through the forest. Corrupted ancients are driven by demonic energies to destroy everything in their path. Foes who do not fall before the corrupted ancient's overwhelming strength are exposed to the deadly poison the creatures exhale. Unlike the trees that produce life giving oxygen, a corrupted ancient exhales a poison gas.[4]
Gallery
Corrupted ancient.
Fel-corrupted ancient.
Decay-corrupted ancient.
Agronox, corrupted by the Burning Legion.
Warcraft III concept art.
Warcraft III concept art.
Dragonflight concept art of a Decay-corrupted ancient.
Corrupted Ancient of War.
Corrupted Ancient Protector.
Corrupted Tree of Life.
A base of the Corrupted Ancients.
In the Beast Den.
Corrupted Ancient of War.
Corrupted Ancient Protector.
Corrupted Tree of Life.
Corrupted Tree of Ages.
Corrupted Tree of Eternity.
See also
References
- ^
[45D] Darkheart Thicket: Nightmare Oak
- ^ Treemouth
- ^ [10-30D] Quickening
- ^ a b Manual of Monsters, pg. 15
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