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{{Infobox race
|name=Furies
|image=Throne of the Elements WoD.jpg
|leader={{NPC||Incineratus|Fury of Fire|icon=FireFury}} ({{NPC||Incineratus (alternate universe)||alternate}})<br/> {{NPC||Aborius|Fury of Water|icon=WaterFury}} ({{NPC||Aborius (alternate universe)||alternate}})<br/> {{NPC||Gordawg|Fury of Earth|icon=EarthFury}} ({{NPC||Gordawg (alternate universe)||alternate}})<br/> {{NPC||Kalandrios|Fury of Air|icon=UnboundAir}} ({{NPC||Kalandrios (alternate universe)||alternate}})
|faction=[[Independent]], [[Guardians of the Vault]]
|capital=[[Throne of the Elements]] ([[Throne of the Elements (alternate universe)|alternate]])
|homeworld=[[Draenor]] ([[Draenor (alternate universe)|alternate]])
}}

'''Furies''' is the name for all [[elemental]]s on [[Draenor]], all of whom try to keep the world in balance.<ref>{{ref web|url=https://twitter.com/Muffinus/status/487125342122168320|title=Jeremy Feasel on Twitter|date=2014-07-09|accessdate=2017-05-03|quote=''@GotobeTroll @Loreology @SpringTheElf @Miatog @Arakkoa #12: All elementals on Draenor are called Furies, and seek to balance the world.''}}</ref> Furies appear to be unique to Draenor. It may be something about the primal nature of the planet.<ref>[[Heart of the Fury (quest)]]</ref> After the destruction of Draenor, many furies disappeared, but they are still plentiful on the [[Draenor (alternate universe)|alternate Draenor]]. There, the elements live in purity upon the [[Elemental Plateau (alternate universe)|Elemental Plateau]].<ref name="AWoEaF">[[A Wrong of Earth and Fire]]</ref> This purity is maintained through the Cycle of Rebirth. Impurities are accumulated in the elemental body over time, and when enough contamination has taken place, an elemental will become unstable and in some cases volatile. When the [[Elemental Plateau (alternate universe)|Elemental Plateau]] becomes unstable, the cycle of rebirth must begin. A part of the rebirth is pure, living essence which can be found atop the Elemental Plateau, as well as in the body of an elemental spirit.<ref>[[Earth, Wind and Fire...and Water]]</ref>

When the Elemental Plateau grows unstable, such as when the [[Gordawg (alternate universe)|alternate Gordawg]] was captured and enslaved by the [[pale orc]]s, the elemental spirits begin to devolve and mutate into [[elemental conglomerate]]s such as [[slag elemental]]s.<ref name="AWoEaF"/>

The furies at the [[Throne of the Elements]] in [[Outland]] are extremely powerful elementals, but they are no more all that it is to be earth, or water, than a handful of soil or a drop of water is all that it is to be earth or water. It is a complex idea.<ref>''[[The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm]]'', pg. 176</ref>

There are many similarities between the elemental spirits of Draenor and their counterparts on [[Azeroth]], but also many differences that [[Alliance]] or [[Horde]] [[shaman]] will be forced to adapt to. Whereas the elements of Azeroth are in constant conflict, the elements of Draenor strive for balance within themselves. This is especially evident in the Throne of Elements in Nagrand, where the greatest elemental furies of Draenor have convened peacefully since the dawn of the world. Be warned, however: if the chaos of war on Draenor throws the elements out of balance, they may lash out at each other... and anyone caught between them.<ref>[[WoW Blog/Beasts of the Savage Lands#Nagrand|Beasts of the Savage Lands — Nagrand]]</ref>

[[Blacksmithing|Blacksmiths]] know that furies can be harvested for the best flux.<ref>[[Flux to Give]]</ref>

==History==
[[File:Harbingers furies.jpg|thumb|The furies as seen in ''[[Harbingers]]''.]]
===Burning Crusade===
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Despite the destruction of [[Draenor]], some furies remain in Outland. Many are found in [[Nagrand]]. Four powerful furies representing the four elements are located at the [[Throne of the Elements]] near [[Garadar]]. The [[Earthen Ring]] placed members there to make certain the furies wouldn't be bothered by trivialities; that only those in need of their wisdom or sincere in offering aid could speak with them. But this was just a courtesy, as the furies are imposing and can handle themselves.<ref>''[[The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm]]'', pg. 299</ref>

In the [[Throne of the Elements]], the members of the Earthen Ring collaborate with the Furies of Outland to bring peace to the restless [[elemental]] spirits of [[Nagrand]]. [[Elementalist Lo'ap]], under the guidance of [[Watoosun of the Water]], instructs [[adventurer]]s to kill the destructive [[Lake Spirit]]s nearby and aids them with securing [[Incineratus]]' blessing.<ref>[[Agitated Spirits of Skysong]]</ref> With the fiery essence of Incineratus himself granted to the adventurers, Lo'ap tasked his agents to set fire to [[Windyreed Village]], whose inhabitants had agitated the water spirits in their efforts to create a marshland in Nagrand.<ref>[[Blessing of Incineratus]]</ref> Meanwhile, Watoosun cleansed the water spirits of their corruption; but in doing so, created a twisted spirit essence. Lo'ap sent adventurers to purge [[Watoosun's Polluted Essence]] and its offspring, the [[Lake Surger]]s.<ref>[[The Spirit Polluted]]</ref>

[[Gordawg]] also directs adventurers to kill tainted [[earth elemental]]s and destroying the one responsible for their corruption: [[Gurok the Usurper]].<ref>[[The Tortured Earth]]</ref><ref>[[Gurok the Usurper (quest)]]</ref> [[Elementalist Morgh]] also sent adventurers to slay [[Murkblood Putrifier]]s, who have been using [[dark shaman]]ism to control air spirits.<ref>[[Murkblood Corrupters]]</ref>

The furies in [[Shadowmoon Valley]] were corrupted or enraged when [[Gul'dan]] shattered the land and severed the orcs' ties with the elements. The Earthen Ring captured the souls of furies in order to commune with them and find a way to heal the land. They revealed that [[Cyrukh the Firelord]] was awakened and driven insane by the shattering, throwing the elements into turmoil. In order to redeem the elements, [[adventurer]]s reconstructed Gul'dan's [[The Cipher of Damnation|Cipher of Damnation]] to summon Cyrukh and defeat him.<ref>[[The Cipher of Damnation quest chain]]</ref>

===The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm===
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[[Aggra]] brought [[Go'el]] to meet the four furies at the Throne of the Elements. He asked them to help him understand what was [[Deathwing|causing]] Azeroth's elemental spirits to suffer. [[Kalandrios]] was uninterested in the plight of Air in a foreign world while his own essences suffered in Outland. [[Incineratus]] was also more troubled by the plight of his own, but still regretted being unable to help Go'el without some essence of Azeroth's Fire. He instead gifted Go'el with the fire of passion to do what was needed. [[Aborius]] wished that he could help Go'el or impart a gift like Incineratus, but was only able to show compassion and provide words of encouragement. [[Gordawg]] also couldn't provide insight into Azeroth's spirits until Go'el presented a stone from Azeroth. Gordawg ate the stone and experienced its fear of being broken and shattered, likening it to the fear he tasted right before Draenor was destroyed.<ref>''[[The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm]]'', pg. 300 - 307</ref>

==Alternate timeline==
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[[File:Furies BotSL.jpg|thumb|A group of water furies.]]
During a ritual, {{Au|Drek'Thar}} heard the cry of [[Exurotus|a fury]]. Beaten, half consumed, and shattered by ancient magics, the fury was the prisoner of the [[magnaron]] [[Kron|Kron, the Flame Breaker]]. It had been fragmented, its pieces scattered on the wind or consumed by scavengers.<ref>[[Eaters of the Elements]]</ref> In order to free the fury, Drek'thar became one with Exurotus, and started on the path of becoming this world's greatest [[shaman]].<ref>[[Fury of Frostfire]] ; [[Ours is the Fury]]</ref>

An earth fury, [[Kronus]], is later empowered by Archdruid [[Atomik]] in order to assist the [[Horde]] in battle in [[Ashran]].

[[Gordawg (alternate universe)|Gordawg]] and a large number of furies were captured by the [[pale orc]]s and enslaved. The plateau grew unstable, causing the elemental spirits there to devolve and mutate. Its imbalance created [[Magmire]], a [[slag elemental]] who was both fire and earth elemental. So long as Gordawg was absent from the throne, the imbalance in the elements would worsen.<ref name="AWoEaF"/> [[Incineratus (alternate universe)|Incineratus]] tried to maintain the balance on the [[Elemental Plateau (alternate universe)|Elemental Plateau]] in slaying the corrupted Guardians of the Plateau<ref>[[Guardians of the Plateau]]</ref> while [[Kalandrios (alternate universe)|Kalandrios]] ordered the death of the now-corrupted Gordawg.<ref>[[The Fate of Gordawg]]</ref>

==Named Furies==
{| class="darktable sortable"
! Name !! Location !! Status (Draenor) !! Status (Outland)
|-
|{{NPC||Gordawg|Fury of Earth|icon=Colossus|icon2=EarthFury}} ([[Gordawg (alternate universe)|WoD]])
|[[Throne of the Elements]], [[Nagrand]]
|{{Status|Deceased}} || {{Status|Alive}}
|-
|{{NPC||Incineratus|Fury of Fire|icon=Fire|icon2=FireFury}} ([[Incineratus (alternate universe)|WoD]])
|[[Throne of the Elements]], [[Nagrand]]
|{{Status|Alive}} || {{Status|Alive}}
|-
|{{NPC||Kalandrios|Fury of Air|icon=Air|icon2=UnboundAir}} ([[Kalandrios (alternate universe)|WoD]])
|[[Throne of the Elements]], [[Nagrand]]
|{{Status|Alive}} || {{Status|Alive}}
|-
|{{NPC||Aborius|Fury of Water|icon=Water|icon2=WaterFury}} ([[Aborius (alternate universe)|WoD]])
|[[Throne of the Elements]], [[Nagrand]]
|{{Status|Alive}} || {{Status|Alive}}
|-
|{{NPC||Cyrukh the Firelord|The Dirge of Karabor|icon=FelGiant|icon2=UnboundFire}} ([[Cyrukh|WoD]])
|[[Altar of Damnation]], [[Shadowmoon Valley]]
|{{Status|Killable}} || {{Status|Killable}}
|-
|{{NPC||Gurok the Usurper|icon=Colossus}}
|[[Warmaul Hill]], [[Nagrand]]
|{{Status|Alive}} || {{Status|Killable}}
|-
|{{NPC||Exurotus|Fury of Frostfire|icon=FireFury}}
|[[Altar of Kron]], [[Frostfire Ridge]]
|{{Status|Alive}} (merged with [[Drek'Thar (alternate universe)|Farseer Drek'Thar]]) || {{Status|Deceased}}
|-
|{{NPC||Kronus|Horde Guardian|icon=EarthFury}}
|[[Warspear]], [[Ashran]]
|{{Status|Alive}} || {{Status|Deceased}}
|-
|{{NPC||Tectus|The Living Mountain|icon=EarthFury}}
|[[Highmaul]], {{Au|Nagrand}}
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Deceased}}
|-
|{{NPC||Aqualir|icon=WaterFury}}
|[[Socrethar's Rise]], {{Au|Shadowmoon Valley}}
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||Quakefist|icon=EarthFury}}
|[[Lunarfall]], {{Au|Shadowmoon Valley}}
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||An'dure the Awakened|icon=Colossus}}
|[[Jorune Mine]], [[Talador]]
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||Liquid Life|icon=WaterFury}}
|[[Evermorn Rise]], [[Gorgrond]]
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||Dessicus of the Dead Pools|icon=GreaterWater}} 
|[[Brimstone Springs]], [[Gorgrond]]
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||Undertow|Living Typhoon|icon=GreaterWater}}
|[[Tanaan Channel]], {{Au|Shadowmoon Valley}}
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||Crater Lord Igneous|icon=EarthFury}}
|[[Sulfur Basin]], [[Gorgrond]]
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||Erosian the Violent|icon=UnboundAir}}
|[[Steamburst Cauldron]], [[Gorgrond]]
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||The Blast Furnace||Heart of the Mountain|icon=FireFury}}
|[[The Blast Furnace]], [[Blackrock Foundry]]
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||Everburn|Primal Fury|icon=FireFury}}
|[[Ashen Crater]], [[Frostfire Ridge]]
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|{{NPC||Cindral the Wildfire|icon=FireFury}}
|[[Ironhold Harbor]], [[Tanaan Jungle]]
|{{Status|Defeatable}} || {{Status|Unknown}}
|-
|}

<gallery>
File:Gordawg_wod.jpg|[[Gordawg]] (Fury of Earth)
File:Incineratus_wod.jpg|[[Incineratus]] (Fury of Fire)
File:Kalandrios_wod.jpg|[[Kalandrios]] (Fury of Air)
File:Aborius_wod.jpg|[[Aborius]] (Fury of Water) 
</gallery>

==Types of furies==
{| class="darktable"
|-
! Elemental|| Variant
|- class="alt"
|
* Fire
|
*{{NPC||Volatile Flame Guardian|icon=FireFury}}
*{{NPC||Firefury Giant|icon=Rhyolith}}
*{{NPC||Fire Fury|icon=FireFury}}
*{{NPC||Guardian of Flame|icon=FireFury}}{{fact}}
**{{NPC||Volatile Fire Spirit|icon=Fire}}
*{{NPC||Lava Fury|icon=FireFury}}
|- class="alt"
|
* Water
|
*{{NPC||Tainted Water Guardian|icon=WaterFury}}
*{{NPC||Ice Fury|icon=WaterFury}}
*{{NPC||Snow Fury|icon=WaterFury}}
*{{NPC||Glacier Fury|icon=WaterFury}}
*{{NPC||Liquid Life|icon=WaterFury}}
**{{NPC||Tumultuous Water Spirit|icon=WaterFury}}
|- class="alt"
|
* Air
|
*{{NPC||Corrupted Wind Guardian|icon=UnboundAir}}
*{{NPC||Cyclonic Fury|icon=UnboundAir}}
**{{NPC||Air Fury|icon=UnboundAir}}
**{{NPC||Corrupted Wind Spirit|icon=UnboundAir}}
|- class="alt"
|
* Earth
|
*{{NPC||Unstable Earth Guardian|icon=EarthFury}}
*{{NPC||Crystal Rager|icon=UnboundEarth}}
*{{NPC||Unstable Earth Spirit|icon=EarthFury}}
|- class="alt"
|
* Arcane
|
*{{NPC||Temporal Fury|icon=Mana}}
*{{NPC||Arcane Wraith (Talador)||Arcane Wraith|icon=ArcaneWraith}}
|- class="alt"
|
*Magma (Fire and Earth)
|
*{{NPC||Slag Elemental|icon=Slag}}
*{{NPC||Magmire|icon=FireOoze}}
**{{NPC||Spawn of Magmire|icon=FireOoze}}
***{{NPC||Spawn of Spawn of Magmire|icon=FireOoze}}
|- class="alt"
|
*Crystal (crystal and earth)
|
*{{NPC||Rageshard|icon=EarthFury2}}
*{{NPC||Rokmora|icon=EarthFury}}
*{{NPC||Crystal Fury|icon=EarthFury2}}
|}

*Stone<ref>[[Rocks Fall. Everyone Dies.]]</ref>
*Frost<ref>[[Blizzard Convention]]</ref>

==On Azeroth==
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Elemental furies also exist in [[Highmountain]] on the [[Broken Isles]] in [[Azeroth]].<ref>[[Invading Spelunkers]]</ref> They mostly amass in the areas around [[Thunder Totem]]. Crystal furies are used by the [[drogbar]].<ref>[[Fury Road]]</ref> [[Seafury Elemental|Water furies]] also appear.

Following the [[Argus Campaign]], [[Azerite Fury|Azerite furies]] began to appear.

==Notes and trivia==
*After [[Gul'dan]] asked the [[Blackrock clan|Blackrock]] orcs how their ancestors had created the [[Doomhammer]] and learned of the elementals' involvement, he refused to ask the Furies of Draenor for more weapons as he was working on undoing the connection between the orcish people and the elements.<ref>[[Blood Ledger#The Kingslayers]]</ref>
*The {{Au|Throne of the Elements}} has a '''keeper of the elements'''. In ''[[Warlords of Draenor]]'', [[Gar'rok]] carries his title until his death.<ref>[[The Debt We Share]]</ref>
*Originally, the furies were the four elemental spirits at the Throne of the Elements. ''Warlords of Draenor'' revealed that all Draenor elementals are considered furies. However, {{Ref WoWCV2}} later reinforced the original description of the Furies.
*The name "furies" may be derived from the {{wplink|Erinyes}} or Furies, female deities of vengeance in Greek mythology.

==References==
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