Mists of Pandaria (lore)
- For the expansion, see World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.
The mists of Pandaria[1][2] were magical mists conjured by the last Emperor of Pandaria, Shaohao, to protect his land from the Great Sundering at the end of the War of the Ancients. The mists hid Pandaria from the rest of Azeroth for over ten thousand years, until they parted following the Cataclysm and revealed the continent once more.
History
In 10,000 BDP, Shaohao sought the counsel of the great waterspeaker of the jinyu who, instead of good news, brought him news about the coming of a great catastrophe. Shaohao embarked on a journey to get rid of his negative emotions like doubt and anger. After Shaohao cleansed himself, using his staff Sheilun, he merged his spirit with the land, causing his very essence to shroud Pandaria in thick mist for years to come, and faded into a legend.[3][4][5] Shaohao, however, did so out of pride which he never got rid of.[6]
The mists hid Pandaria so completely that outsiders who passed through the area in the following ages saw only open sea.[7] They even obscured Pandaria from the bronze dragonflight's abilities to penetrate the passage of time.[8] According to the pandaren Anglers, no boat could find its way home through the mists.[9] Even though the mists were dense and impenetrable,[10] the keen adventurer and explorer Liu Lang on his giant turtle called Shen-zin Su traveled between shrouded Pandaria and the other continents of Azeroth. He gathered like-minded pandaren and never returned to Pandaria again, avoiding it.[11]
Over 10,000 years later, the mists parted due to the effects of Deathwing's Cataclysm.[12] Shortly before the Attack on Theramore Isle, the island continent was then first found by Chen and Li Li Stormstout thanks to the visions granted by the Pearl of Pandaria,[13] soon followed by the forces of the Alliance and Horde.[14][15] Even though they fell,[16] the mists still remained in the sky.[17][18]
The Timeless Isle has drifted in and out of Pandaria's mists for hundreds of years.[19][20] It reappeared again at the time of the Siege of Orgrimmar. One of the victims of the mists was the Barnacle.[21]
Notes
- The continent of Kalimdor was also hidden from sailors by a magical mist after the Sundering,[22] and the Dragon Isles were similarly concealed by the Beacon of Tyrhold.[23]
- Yu'lon initially did not know why the mists parted, but she suspected that the reason was the adventurers,[24] who were referred to as "strangers from beyond the mist(s)" by the locals.
- Yaungol have mist-shaman.
- Mistweaver monks use mists to heal.[25]
- In a conversation, Chen Stormstout asked Li Li: "Why are you so impatient? Are you worried that the mists are going to come back before I finish my drink?"[26]
- According to Exploring Azeroth: Pandaria, dragon turtles could move through the mists that enveloped Pandaria.[27] This is in reference to Shen-zin Su, who is referred to as a great dragon turtle, but is a giant turtle.
See also
References
- ^ Races - Pandaren
- ^ Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, chapter 32
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 212
- ^ The Burdens of Shaohao
- ^ The Chronicle of Ages#Sheilun, Staff of the Mists
- ^
[30-35] Path of the Last Emperor
- ^
[10-35] Monstrosity
- ^ [30-35] The Last Emperor
- ^ The Birthplace of Liu Lang
- ^ The Emperor's Burden - Part 8
- ^ Quest for Pandaria, part 1
- ^ BlizzCon 2011
- ^ Quest for Pandaria, part 4
- ^
[10-35] The King's Command
- ^ [10-35] The Art of War
- ^ [10-35] Envoy of the Alliance
- ^ [10-35] Into the Mists
- ^ The Strength of Steel, pg. 33
- ^ [90] A Timeless Discovery
- ^
[30-35] Journey to the Timeless Isle
- ^
[Time-Worn Journal]
- ^ The Warcraft Encyclopedia/Cenarius
- ^ Dragonflight opening cinematic
- ^ [15-35] Moving On
- ^ Sikari the Mistweaver#Quotes
- ^ [15-35] A Lesson in Bravery
- ^ Exploring Azeroth: Pandaria, pg. 26