Elemental ascendant

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Elemental ascendant
Hallazeal the Ascended HS.jpg
Faction/Affiliation Twilight's Hammer (Old Gods' forces), Earthen Ring, 7th Legion
Racial capital Bastion of Twilight
The Heart of Azeroth
Racial leader(s) Shaman The Farseer
  Formerly IconSmall AscendantElementium.gif Ascendant Council †
Homeworld Azeroth
Language(s) Kalimag (Ignan), Common
Average height Varies

Elemental ascendants[1][2] (also simply called ascendants,[3][4] Ascended,[5] or elemental ascended)[6] are former mortals who have been transformed into powerful elementals. They were first and mainly created by the Twilight's Hammer during the Cataclysm, and are therefore also called twilight ascendants.

Background

Twilight's Hammer

“Brothers of Twilight! The Hammer calls to you! (Fire water earth air). Leave your mortal shell behind. (Fire water earth air). Embrace your new forms for here and everafter! (Burn and drown and crush and suffocate). And use your gifts to destroy the unbelievers. (Burn and drown and crush and suffocate)!!”

— Cho'gall[7]

The highest echelon of Twilight's Hammer cultists may be granted the honor of becoming one with the elements[3] and thereby granted immortality.[7][8][9] Through a dark ritual known as "ascension", they are infused with elemental powers and transformed into monstrosities.[10] The Ascendant Council—Arion, Feludius, Ignacious, and Terrastra—were the most powerful of the cult's ascendants, and were responsible for overseeing the selection of new ascension candidates from within the Sanctum of the Ascended in the Bastion of Twilight.[11]

During the Elemental Unrest, the Twilight's Hammer unsuccessfully tried to steal the Tablets of the Earth and the Tablets of Fire—titan relics from Ulduar—for their ascendants.[12][13]

In the Abyssal Depths, the Hammer attempted to drain the energy of the ancient L'ghorek to create large numbers of ascendants for their war against Neptulon.[14][15] In the Silvermarsh in Deepholm, High Cultist Maziel developed a ritual to transform himself into an ascendant made of pure mercury by feeding on local mercury elementals.[16]

By the end of the Cataclysm, Horde and Alliance assaults against the Twilight's Hammer had killed many of the cult's ascendants.[1]

Other shaman

Multiple shaman are seen to be capable of temporarily taking the form of an ascendant, but it is unknown if this method has any differences from a permanent transformation.[17][18]

The Dark Shaman in Ragefire Chasm tried to mimic the creation of Twilight's Hammer ascendants by having one of their shaman, Gordoth, act as a living conduit for energies from the Firelands, but the ritual failed and Gordoth was instead mutated into an insane dire orc.[2]

During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the ascendant Alexor joined the Earthen Ring in the Heart of Azeroth. At the Farseer's request, Alexor beseeched the elements to Ascend selected shaman who had dedicated their lives to air, water, and fire, turning them into a powerful—if short-lived—force to deploy against the Burning Legion. Alexor noted that the ascension ritual was not to be requested lightly[19] and that the resulting ascended could not be commanded, only unleashed.[5]

Ascended shaman of the 7th Legion participated in Faction Assaults on Vol'dun.

Types

Emberscar the Devourer in the Trading Card Game.

Named

Unnamed

Trivia

  • The original ascendant model uses the same model skeleton as ethereals. The patch 11.0.5 ascendant model uses the orc skeleton instead.

Gallery

  • Fire ascendant.
    Fire ascendant.
  • Earth ascendant.
    Earth ascendant.
  • Air ascendant.
    Air ascendant.
  • Water ascendant.
    Water ascendant.
  • Ice ascendant.
    Ice ascendant.
  • Elementium ascendant.
    Elementium ascendant.
  • Mercury ascendant.
    Mercury ascendant.
  • Concept art of a fire ascendant.
    Concept art of a fire ascendant.
  • New shaman ascendant form.
    New shaman ascendant form.
  • New shaman ascendant form.
    New shaman ascendant form.
Trading Card Game

References

 
  1. ^ a b Arcurion#Adventure Guide
  2. ^ a b Lava Guard Gordoth#Adventure Guide
  3. ^ a b A [30-35] Magmalord Falthazar
  4. ^ N [30-35] Portal Overload
  5. ^ a b Alexor#Quotes
  6. ^ Twilight Lord Bathiel#Adventure Guide
  7. ^ a b Sanctum of the Ascended#Quotes
  8. ^ The Burning Corridor#Quotes: Cho'gall yells: You are his chosen ones. (He calls you, he knows you). Born of flesh- (flesh) purified by blood- (blood) destined for immortality!
  9. ^  [Magmalord Falthazar's Head]: "He thought he'd live forever."
  10. ^ Ascendant Lord Obsidius#Adventure Guide
  11. ^ Ascendant Council#Adventure Guide
  12. ^ A [80] Tablets of the Earth
  13. ^ H [80] Tablets of Fire
  14. ^ N [30-35] Communing with the Ancient
  15. ^ N [30-35] Ascend No More!
  16. ^ N [30-35] Maziel's Ascendancy
  17. ^ Rulkan (alternate universe)
  18. ^ Kaz the Shrieker
  19. ^ N Shaman [45] The Ascended
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