D'ore
 D'ore | |||||||||||
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| Race | Naaru (Uncategorized) | ||||||||||
| Resource | Mana | ||||||||||
| Affiliation(s) | Sha'tar | ||||||||||
| Location | Various | ||||||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||||||
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D'ore is an ancient naaru who aided the draenei of Argus.
History
Arrival on Draenor
During the Genedar's crash several centuries ago, K'ara was injured, which caused it to enter the Void state of the naaru lifecycle. K'ara's final act was to convince the draenei to eject it from the vessel, but this was easier said than done. The Void energy instinctively caused K'ara to go to war against the other naaru aboard the vessel, D'ore and K'ure. Their violent clash of Light and Void threatened to kill any draenei who interfered, yet Prophet Velen stepped forward nonetheless. He used the Light to shield the other naaru and cast K'ara out of the vessel. But the battle sapped his strength, physically and mentally, and his visions of the future became unreliable.[1] K'ara was ejected from the Genedar in the chaos of the crash and came to be known as the Dark Star to the orcs of Shadowmoon Valley.
Meanwhile, D'ore and K'ure were too weakened to land the Genedar, and the vessel soon plummeted to the ground, killing D'ore and many of the draenei on board.[1] D'ore's remains were gathered by Exarch Othaar and his Sha'tari, who then brought them to Auchindoun; there, they hoped to study them in order to hopefully learn enough to communicate with the other naaru and draenei beyond Draenor.[2]
In time, D'ore's body would become a shadowy void that attracted and consumed souls. It would regenerate its power from the Light over time, a process that has now lasted for hundreds of years and that is said by D'ore itself to be almost complete.[3]
The Burning Crusade
After Exarch Maladaar was defeated, D'ore appeared in the Crypt of Remembrance in Auchenai Crypts to redeem Maladaar's spirit.
Legion
By the time of the Burning Legion's third invasion of Azeroth, D'ore had been regenerating into a being of Light once more. The champions of the Conclave visited D'ore in Auchindoun to collect his pure Light.[4]
Dragonflight
D'ore has fully regenerated and left its tomb within Auchindoun. It floats above the ruins of the temple with souls swirling around it, while the Auchenai and Omenai work to restore Auchindoun to its former glory.
Locations
| Location | Level range | Reaction | Notes |
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| Crypt of Remembrance, Auchenai Crypts | 33 Elite | Alliance Horde | As a quest giver. |
| Ring of Observance, Terokkar Forest[39.38, 66.11] | 52-72 Elite | Alliance |
Quests
[15-30D] Auchindoun... 
- [15-30] What the Soul Sees
Notes and trivia
- The Auchenai seal urns with the mark of D'ore.[5]
- On the alternate Draenor, adventurers can gain its blessing from a Pilgrim's Shrine in Shadowmoon Valley.
- D'ore saying his regeneration has been lasting for more than a thousand years[3] matches the old Burning Crusade website's description that the draenei arrived to Draenor thousands of years ago. This was however retconned to 200 years.[6][7]
- The name D'ore may be a reference to the usual Light-based nature presented in the naaru, d'or meaning "of gold" and doré meaning "golden" in French.
Ashbringer Crystal
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- Main article: Ashbringer#Ashbringer's origins
There is speculation that the crystal that would be crafted into the Ashbringer may have come from a fragment of D'ore's body.
Patch changes
- Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.
References
- ^ a b World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 51
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 53
- ^ a b [15-30D] Auchindoun...
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Holy Ground: Auchindoun
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[50-70] Lingering Scars
- ^ Dave Kosak on Twitter - "We're moving forward with the 200-300 year timeframe. Long enough to settle a couple large cities, no longer."
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2
See also
External links
| Auchenai Crypts | Terokkar Forest |
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