Shadra

Elortha no Shadra, or simply Shadra, is a spider loa.

She is represented on Azeroth through her high priest, a position that was held by High Priestess Mar'li for the Gurubashi until her death on the Isle of Thunder, and by Yazma for the Zandalari. Her worshipers consist of the Witherbark and Vilebranch trolls in the Hinterlands, the Sandfury trolls in Zul'Farrak, the Gurubashi trolls in Zul'Gurub, and the Zandalari. The trolls use her venom as a powerful poison for their weapons. She is summoned by using the Idol of Shadra at her altars in Shadra'Alor.

She can be encountered in the Hinterlands as an elite.

History
The Witherbark tribe worships Shadra, and one time collected her most potent venom from her. The Forsaken, wanting her venom, wished to summon her. To summon her, it was required to know her true name: Elortha no Shadra. After Shadra was summoned and killed, her venom was sent to the Undercity.

Like the other primary loa worshiped by the Gurubashi tribe, Shadra was held in Zul'Gurub against her will during the time when the Hakkari were attempting to resurrect Hakkar the Soulflayer.

At Jintha'alor after the Cataclysm, the Vilebranch tribe drank Shadra's blood and performed mass sacrifices in her name. The Wildhammer wanted to kill her in advance before she could be directed to them, while the Forsaken once more wanted Shadra's venom for their apothecaries. At Shadra'Alor, she was once more summoned and killed.

Shortly after the events of Landfall, Shadra communicated with Vol'jin — betrayed by Garrosh Hellscream — through visions. According to Khal'ak in the distant past a few Zandalari turned away from her worship to the powers of Mogu, which displeased the Mother of Venom. Following the Zandalari's defeat at the Shado-pan Monastery effort Bwonsamdi remarked that the silk dance would rejoice at the web Vol'jin weaved and would be a bit beholden to him due her Zandalari failing.

Shadra was summoned by the Sandfury tribe at Zul'Farrak so they could sacrifice their prisoners - Aramar Thorne, Makasa Flintwill, Taryndrella, Hackle, and Murky - to her. But Taryndrella, dryad daughter of Cenarius, stopped her from doing so because as a child of nature there was no venom that could harm her, no spider that was not her friend, and death was as natural as life. Furthermore, Taryndrella stopped Shadra from going after her other companions. Shadra backed away and nodded her head out of respect — or perhaps out of fear.

During the Zandalari civil war, her own high priestess Yazma trapped Shadra in the Shrine of Shadra in Zuldazar and feasted on her blood. Yazma thus consumed Shadra's might in the name of Zul, killing Shadra in the process, and transforming herself into a spider-like troll being. Wardruid Loti compared this to what happened to the loa in Zul'Drak.

Talanji considers Shadra to be dead.

Shadowlands
With the machine of death broken, Shadra's soul traveled into the Maw, where she remained until she was rescued by Vol'jin. After being brought to Ardenweald, the Winter Queen took Shadra under her care.

Objective of

 * Shadra the Venom Queen

Followers

 * Current
 * Shadra Zealot

The Atal'Shadra are fallen followers of Shadra who joined with Yazma and turned hostile.
 * Former

Speculation

 * Since one of Shadra's titles on the Tablet of Theka is "Death's Love", she may be considered the consort of Mueh'zala in Farraki mythology.
 * Several spiders like Shadril and Shanda the Spinner carry similar names to Shadra, suggesting that she may have a link to them.