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{{QuoteWiki|Dese '[[Mogu]],' dey workin' wicked dark magic [[Ancient Passage|here]]. Da [[Saurok]], 'dey not born - 'dey was created. Flesh shaped an' bent. Dis be the blackest of magics, mon!|[[Vol'jin]]<ref>[[Dagger in the Dark#Final Stage: Ambush!|Dagger in the Dark]]</ref>}}

'''Flesh-shaping''' is an extremely painful process which is used on living animals. It "stretches" skin, bone and flesh on animals, forming it into new shapes, while they're alive and screaming loudly. Mastering this power requires decades of study.<ref name="Vol'jin">''[[Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde]]'', chapter 2</ref> The [[Engine of Nalak'sha]] was the source of the [[mogu]]'s flesh-shaping power.<ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|82|83}}</ref><ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|88}}</ref> In the [[Halls of Flesh-Shaping (subzone)|Halls of Flesh-Shaping]] lies [[Anima (blood fluid)|the mysterious substance]] responsible for all [[mogu]] flesh-shaping experiments.<ref>[[Dark Animus#Adventure Guide]]</ref>

Upon entering the [[Dark Rookery]], Vol'jin felt the residue from the creation of the saurok. According to him, the magic that could remake something so completely came from the dawn of time, and the [[titan]]s had used such magic in their acts of creation. The incredible powers of such sorcery cannot be understood, let alone mastered, by a sound mind, but dreams of it fuels flights of fancy. Vol'jin thought that the same magic that had created the first saurok could unmake the [[murloc]]s that had killed [[Sen'jin|his father]] or cause [[human]]s to regress back to [[vrykul]]. However, he also realized that in thinking that, he was falling prey to the same trap as the mogu. Immortal magic will inevitably corrupt a mortal, destroying the wielder and, likely, his people.<ref name="Vol'jin"/>

==Created by flesh-shaping==
*{{RaceIcon|Grummle}} [[Grummle]]
*{{RaceIcon|Saurok}} [[Saurok]]
*{{RaceIcon|Megaera}} [[Megaera]]
*{{RaceIcon|Durumu}} [[Durumu the Forgotten]]
*{{RaceIcon|Yaungol Male}} The ancient [[yaungol]] were transformed to become mightier and more intelligent, while also having their more savage instincts tempered, by the flesh-shapers of [[Qiang the Merciless]].<ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|89}}</ref>

==In Maldraxxus==
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[[Maldraxxus]] is a place all about flesh shaping and resources given to soldiers to become the best army they can Someone arriving in Maldraxxus is given a very basic kind of form that they can inhabit and then based on their victories or their losses they get upgrades or downgrades to that body, the little scrawny leftover abominations are an example for those that just didn't work out, whereas someone like [[Draka]] and [[Vashj]] who was successful working their way up the ladders very quickly they are in the position where they could start making some choices and are given some latitude in order to decide their form and start shaping their flesh their way, if someone doesn't prove themself then those choices dissipate pretty quickly.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1131&v=lOoMal-MdOw&feature=youtu.be The Lost Codex], Feb 22, 2021, from 18min15sec to 19min48sec in the video</ref> The [[Primus]] using the [[:Bindings of Fleshcrafting]] shaped "the very flesh and bone of [[Maldraxxus]]".<ref>[[Bindings of Fleshcrafting (quest)]]</ref> [[Margrave Gharmal]] had the power to shape form in ways few beings can, his heart is called the [[Fleshshaper's Heart]] and is used to empower the [[kyrian]] [[Crest of Ascension]].<ref>[[Take Heart]]</ref>

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