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| − | The '''First Ones''' are [[god]]like beings<ref name="Danuser">{{Ref web|url=https://www.wowhead.com/news=316807/|title=Shadowlands Lore Interview with Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser - Elune, Sylvanas, Calia|author=perculia|publisher=Wowhead|date=2020-07-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709151148/https://www.wowhead.com/news=316807/shadowlands-lore-interview-with-lead-narrative-designer-steve-danuser-elune-sylv|archivedate=2020-07-09}}</ref> who |
+ | The '''First Ones''' are [[god]]like beings<ref name="Danuser">{{Ref web|url=https://www.wowhead.com/news=316807/|title=Shadowlands Lore Interview with Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser - Elune, Sylvanas, Calia|author=perculia|publisher=Wowhead|date=2020-07-09|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709151148/https://www.wowhead.com/news=316807/shadowlands-lore-interview-with-lead-narrative-designer-steve-danuser-elune-sylv|archivedate=2020-07-09}}</ref> who created the [[Magic#The_cosmic_forces|cosmic realms]]<ref name="realm">[https://www.pcmag.com/news/world-of-warcraft-devs-talk-the-new-raid-and-mythic-plus-score-coming-to World of Warcraft Devs Talk the New Raid and Mythic+ Score Coming to the Chains of Domination Expansion] - "''the First Ones, the progenitors who created the Shadowlands and other cosmic realms.''"</ref> and shaped the cosmos.<ref name="Art of Shadowlands">''[[The Art of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands]]'', pg. 99: ''The First Ones who shaped the cosmos knew they needed to protect the Shadowlands from external threats and beyond. Maldraxxus was their answer.''</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuwhaKo3UL8&t=377s&ab_channel=BellularGaming Bellular interviewing Morgan Day & Steve Danuser] at 10:30, {{text||Steve Danuser|They were these mysterious and very powerful beings that sort of architect-ed the framework of the universe of which the Titans, the Pantheon of Death, pantheons of all these different influences are kind of the next layer down from the First Ones, these progenitors of the universe.}}</ref> Very little is known about them, but they are connected to other pantheons like the [[titan]] [[Pantheon]] and the [[Eternal Ones]].<ref name="Danuser" /> |
| + | They notably created the [[Shadowlands]],<ref name="realm"/> including [[Oribos]]<ref name="Opulence Ba'hare" /><ref name="Tether to Home">[[Tether to Home]]</ref> and [[Maldraxxus]].<ref name="Art of Shadowlands"/> Their [[Spirit Obelisk|spirit obelisks]] and [[Eroded Waystone|waystones]] can be found throughout the afterlives. The one in the Maw was reactivated from dormancy by a [[adventurer|Maw Walker]], to the great surprise of [[the Jailer]] who had thought it impossible for a relic of the First Ones to respond to a mortal.<ref>[[Stand as One]]</ref> |
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| + | The [[Jailer]] has recently managed to collect the five [[sigil]]s of the [[Eternal One]]s, which allowed him to reach the [[Sepulcher of the First Ones]], a mysterious location containing their secrets.<ref>[[Sylvanas_Windrunner_(tactics)#Post-cinematic_dialogue|Sanctum of Domination raid ending]]</ref> According to [[Tal-Inara]], if the Jailer killed the [[Arbiter]], it would mean the end of everything the First Ones made.<ref>[[Audience with the Arbiter]]</ref> |
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| + | ==Notes and trivia== |
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| + | * The [[Paths of the First Ones]] is a book filled with speculation and half-truths, and talks about the pathways connecting the realms of Death.<ref>[[The Hall of Tomes]]</ref> |
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| + | * Their architecture is known for its geometric patterns.<ref name="Opulence Ba'hare">[[Opulence Ba'hare#Quotes]]</ref> |
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| + | * Pieces of a First One relic have been found on [[Azeroth]].<ref>[[Tazavesh, the Veiled Market]]</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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| − | Breaking the Arbiter - Oribos.jpg|[[Oribos]]. |
+ | File:Breaking the Arbiter - Oribos.jpg|[[Oribos]]. |
| − | Eroded Waystone.png|The [[Eroded Waystone]]. |
+ | File:Eroded Waystone.png|The [[Eroded Waystone]]. |
| − | Waystone to Oribos.jpg|The [[Waystone to Oribos]]. |
+ | File:Waystone to Oribos.jpg|The [[Waystone to Oribos]]. |
| − | Spirit Obelisk activated.jpg|A [[Spirit Obelisk]]. |
+ | File:Spirit Obelisk activated.jpg|A [[Spirit Obelisk]]. |
| − | Shadowlands Map.jpg|The [[Shadowlands Map]]. |
+ | File:Shadowlands Map.jpg|The [[Shadowlands Map]]. |
| − | The Great Vault.png|The [[Great Vault]]. |
+ | File:The Great Vault.png|The [[Great Vault]]. |
| + | File:Guardian of the First Ones.png|The [[Guardian of the First Ones]]. |
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| − | *A recurring theory is that the First Ones were foreshadowed within [[World of Warcraft: Chronicle]]s in the [[magic|cosmology map]]'s four corners, whose motifs are unique and used again in an expanded way ''only'' in the [[World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1]]'s map of Azeroth. |
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| − | *[[Elune]] is speculated to be a First One in the list of her possible identities. |
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Revision as of 14:36, 26 July 2021
The First Ones are godlike beings[1] who created the cosmic realms[2] and shaped the cosmos.[3][4] Very little is known about them, but they are connected to other pantheons like the titan Pantheon and the Eternal Ones.[1]
They notably created the Shadowlands,[2] including Oribos[5][6] and Maldraxxus.[3] Their spirit obelisks and waystones can be found throughout the afterlives. The one in the Maw was reactivated from dormancy by a Maw Walker, to the great surprise of the Jailer who had thought it impossible for a relic of the First Ones to respond to a mortal.[7]
The Jailer is searching for a secret that the First Ones sought to hide, calling it the "final prize".[8]
The Jailer has recently managed to collect the five sigils of the Eternal Ones, which allowed him to reach the Sepulcher of the First Ones, a mysterious location containing their secrets.[9] According to Tal-Inara, if the Jailer killed the Arbiter, it would mean the end of everything the First Ones made.[10]
Notes and trivia
- The
[Paths of the First Ones] is a book filled with speculation and half-truths, and talks about the pathways connecting the realms of Death.[11] - Their architecture is known for its geometric patterns.[5]
- Pieces of a First One relic have been found on Azeroth.[12]
Gallery
The Eroded Waystone.
The Waystone to Oribos.
The Shadowlands Map.
The Great Vault.
See also
References
- ^ a b perculia 2020-07-09. Shadowlands Lore Interview with Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser - Elune, Sylvanas, Calia. Wowhead. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09.
- ^ a b World of Warcraft Devs Talk the New Raid and Mythic+ Score Coming to the Chains of Domination Expansion - "the First Ones, the progenitors who created the Shadowlands and other cosmic realms."
- ^ a b The Art of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, pg. 99: The First Ones who shaped the cosmos knew they needed to protect the Shadowlands from external threats and beyond. Maldraxxus was their answer.
- ^ Bellular interviewing Morgan Day & Steve Danuser at 10:30, Steve Danuser: They were these mysterious and very powerful beings that sort of architect-ed the framework of the universe of which the Titans, the Pantheon of Death, pantheons of all these different influences are kind of the next layer down from the First Ones, these progenitors of the universe.
- ^ a b Opulence Ba'hare#Quotes
- ^ [50] Tether to Home
- ^ [50] Stand as One
- ^ [Clearing the Fog]
- ^ Sanctum of Domination raid ending
- ^ [50] Audience with the Arbiter
- ^ [60] The Hall of Tomes
- ^ Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
[50] 
[60] 