Tushui Pandaren
| Reputation factions in World of Warcraft | |
 Tushui Pandaren | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Main leader |
 Aysa Cloudsinger |
| Secondary leaders |
 Shield Captain Chien |
| Race(s) |
 Pandaren |
| Capital | Wandering Isle |
| Base of operations | Stormwind City |
| Theater of operations | Azeroth |
| Language(s) | Pandaren, Mogu, Common |
| Affiliation | Alliance |
| Status | Active |
| Reputation | |
| Quartermaster |
Adherent Hanjun |
| Notable reward(s) |
 [Tushui Tabard] Dragon turtle mounts |
| Tabard |
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“The way of the Tushui is one of gaining proper perspective. Through meditation and consideration, we find our way to be the most effective solution to any problem. Through practice and discipline, we honor our bodies to be the perfect implements of our will. To live the way of the Tushui is to be respected both for tempered mind and impeccable form.”
- — Aysa Cloudsinger, Master of Tushui
The Tushui Pandaren, often shortened simply to the Tushui,[1] are a group of Alliance pandaren led by Master Aysa Cloudsinger that adhere to the path of the Tushui, one of the two primary philosophies among the pandaren of the Wandering Isle. Their teachings encourage living a venerable life through meditation, rigorous training, and moral conviction. When the Wandering Isle was opened to the rest of the world, the Tushui pandaren were drawn to the Alliance due to their similar philosophies.[2] Since then, they have taken part in many conflicts and events throughout Azeroth alongside their new allies.
The Tushui pandaren are contemplative, focused on abstract ideals of justice and morality, and believe that a principled life is the only one worth living.[2] Their ideological opposites are the Huojin Pandaren, also of the Wandering Isle, but who chose to join with the Horde. Both groups represent the majority of pandaren within their respective factions. It is also their responsibility to spread the Tushui philosophy beyond the edges of the Wandering Isle, a mission they began at Stormwind City, the heart of the Alliance.[3]
History
The Tushui philosophy and its followers originated from the teachings of Master Feng on the Wandering Isle, and was well established by the time the mists of Pandaria fell. At the time, the group was already headed by Aysa Cloudsinger, a stalwart and gifted monk, and coexisted in relative harmony with an opposing philosophy in the form of the Huojin.
Mists of Pandaria
When the Skyseeker crashed on the Wandering Isle, it mortally wounded Shen-zin Su and threw the entire island's safety into jeopardy.[4] The pandaren of the Wandering Isle, led by the Tushui and Huojin, had to work together with the surviving Alliance gunship crew and Horde prisoners in order to save the giant turtle. Both philosophies eventually clashed during the crisis, with the Tushui opposing the use of drastic and dangerous solutions by the Huojin. Aysa at first opposed Ji's plan to blow up what was left of the Skyseeker, but eventually agreed to let him try, praying he was right.[5] Ultimately, the united effort of the pandaren managed to avert disaster.[6]
In the aftermath, the pandaren of the Wandering Isle turned their attention to the world at large.[7] Since first encountering them, the Tushui had grown closer to the Alliance and were attracted to their ideals and beliefs, which resonated with their own.[8] After their travel to the Eastern Kingdoms, Aysa met with King Varian Wrynn in Stormwind Keep who accepted their request. On the other hand, he required their pandaren to provide aid to any Alliance members in need, and most importantly, for them to consider the Huojin as sworn adversaries. After Aysa accepted these conditions and demonstrated their monk techniques,[9] the Tushui Pandaren officially joined the Alliance and quickly established themselves near the Eastern Earthshrine.
During the Alliance-Horde war, the Tushui and Huojin fought for control of the Temple of Kotmogu and its ancient mogu artifacts in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
By the time of the Siege of Orgrimmar, they established the Tushui Landing on the Timeless Isle, from which members of the Alliance could explore the island. At the request of the August Celestials, they did not push their forces any further into the island, and could only secure their landing point from gigantic beasts, while keeping an eye on the Huojin Landing at the other end of the beach.[10][11]
Warlords of Draenor
During the war in Draenor, the Alliance Commander could choose Tushui guards led by Shield Captain Chien to reinforce the Lunarfall garrison. Their banners could be found next to them.
Battle for Azeroth
During the course of the Fourth War, the Tushui supported the Alliance with their monks acting as followers during the War Campaign.
At some point, Tushui Magisters moved to the Wizard's Sanctum in Stormwind City, where they opened a portal to Paw'don Village in Pandaria.
During the battle at the Gates of Orgrimmar, marking the end of the Fourth War, the Alliance aligned with Varok Saurfang's revolutionaries, which subsequently allowed Aysa Cloudsinger to unite the Tushui Pandaren with Ji Firepaw and the Huojin. The united pandaren joined the tauren and Highmountain tauren in defending Thunder Bluff in case of a counterattack by Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner and her forces. In time, they received word that Saurfang had challenged Sylvanas to mak'gora, which ended with his death and the Banshee Queen abandoning the Horde.[12][13]
In the Vale of Eternal Twilight, several Tushui Guardians fell to the corruption of the Black Empire and were later encountered by the adventurers.[14][15]
Following the fall of N'Zoth, Aysa was present at the Stormwind Embassy where the armistice was declared by High King Anduin Wrynn.[16]
Shadowlands
Under the Lich King Bolvar Fordragon's command, the Four Horsemen acquired fallen champions of both the Horde and Alliance through the battlefields and graveyards of Azeroth,[17] including Tushui Pandaren. Thus, the Knights of the Ebon Blade welcomed a new generation of death knights in preparation for times ahead.[18] They were later sent by Highlord Darion Mograine to Stormwind, in order to join the Alliance once more and help protect the world.[19]
Members
| Name | Role | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aysa Cloudsinger
|
Master and leader | Alive | Various |
| Adherent Hanjun
|
Quartermaster | Alive | Eastern Earthshrine, Stormwind City |
| Jojo Ironbrow
|
Comrade of Aysa | Alive | Eastern Earthshrine, Stormwind City |
| Sentry Yinli
|
Blacksmithing Supplies | Alive | Tushui Landing, Timeless Isle |
| Sentry "Big Belly" Fong
|
Camp Supplies | Alive | Tushui Landing, Timeless Isle |
| Sentry Jienfo
|
Camp sentry | Alive | Tushui Landing, Timeless Isle |
| Mei Lin
|
Riding Trainer | Alive | Eastern Earthshrine, Stormwind City |
| Michi Windblossom
|
Flight Master | Alive | Tushui Landing, Timeless Isle |
| Old Whitenose
|
Dragon Turtle Breeder | Alive | Eastern Earthshrine, Stormwind City |
| Shield Captain Chien
|
Recruiting Officer | Alive | Lunarfall, Shadowmoon Valley |
 Master Feng
|
Teacher | Unknown | Wandering Isle |
- Unnamed
- Formerly
Tushui philosophy
“The way of the Tushui... enlightenment through patience and meditation... the principled life.”
The Tushui pandaren are contemplative, focused on abstract ideals of justice and morality, and believe that a principled life is the only one worth living. Their teachings encourage living a venerable life through meditation, rigorous training, and moral conviction.[2] Tushui above all else teaches that one should defend what is right, that there is only one correct path in life, and that it must always be followed. Li Li Stormstout described Tushui and Huojin as pretty popular in Pandaria.[21]
The following scroll can be found at the Shang Xi Training Grounds:
"Discipline is not a war that is won. It is a battle, constantly fought."
- Master Feng
The way of the Tushui is one of a principled life. Followers of this discipline believe there is a moral certainty to the world: one correct path of right and wrong.
These Values are immutable, and must be preserved no matter what the cost. Even if it means self sacrifice, or painful losses in the pursuit of a higher ideal.
In Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, Chen Stormstout reflected on his internal balance between Huojin and Tushui. He described the Chiang sisters as believers in the Tushui, as they were given to far more contemplation, measuring acts against the ideals of justice and morality. Most pandaren enjoying a simple lifestyle in the verdant valleys and tall mountain of Pandaria tend more towards this philosophy.[22] Pondering the limits of both ways, Chen concluded that Tushui would logically lead to someone who spent so much time in consideration of everything that no action was possible, which would hardly be the antithesis of evil and explain why the monks stressed balance.[23] Taran Zhu thought of Vol'jin as Tushui, being more thoughtful and stable than the rest of the Horde, in which he did not see this trait.[24] In the end, both Tushui and Huojin balance each other.[25]
Notes and trivia
- Where the Huojin Trainees would train by fighting each other, the Tushui ones would rather do tai chi-like exercises together in groups.
- On the Wandering Isle, the Huojin wore red clothes while the Tushui favored blue garments, however nowadays some Alliance-affiliated pandaren like Liu of the Bottomless Tankard and Pan of the Martial Spirit are also wearing red.
- The crest adopted by the Tushui resembles that of the Grand Alliance.
- Tushui (土水, Tǔshuǐ) is Chinese for "earth and water." Notably, on the cosmology chart, the titans, who heavily influenced the origins of most of the Alliance races, are also most closely associated with the elements of earth and water.
Gallery
A banner of the Tushui.
The Tushui base camp in Stormwind City.
The Tushui Landing on the Timeless Isle.
Patch changes
- Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
See also
References
- ^ Aysa Cloudsinger's gossip
- ^ a b c Mists of Pandaria Press Tour. MMO-Champion (2012-03-19). Retrieved on 2012-03-19.
- ^
[1-20] Joining the Alliance
- ^ [1-20] The Suffering of Shen-zin Su
- ^ [1-20] Risking It All
- ^ [1-20] The Healing of Shen-zin Su
- ^ [1-20] New Allies
- ^ [1-20] New Allies
- ^ [10] An Old Pit Fighter
- ^ Sentry Jienfo's gossip
- ^ Tushui Sentry's gossip
- ^ Reckoning
- ^
[60] Old Soldier
- ^ [50 Daily] Minions of N'Zoth
- ^ [50 Daily] Vanquishing the Darkness
- ^ [50] The Price of Peace
- ^ We Ride Forth
- ^
[10] Death's Power Grows
- ^
[10] Defender of Azeroth
- ^ [1-20] The Way of the Tushui
- ^ Li Li's Travel Journal, pg. 6
- ^ Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, chapter 1
- ^ Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, chapter 18
- ^ Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, chapter 4
- ^ Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde, chapter 4
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