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During the ''Genedar'''s crash several centuries ago, [[K'ara]] was injured, which caused it to enter the [[Void]] state of the naaru lifecycle. K'ara's final act was to convince the draenei to eject it from the vessel, but this was easier said than done. The Void energy instinctively caused K'ara to go to war against the other naaru aboard the vessel, [[D'ore]] and [[K'ure]]. Their violent clash of Light and Void threatened to kill any draenei who interfered, yet [[Prophet Velen]] stepped forward nonetheless. He used the Light to shield the other naaru and cast K'ara out of the vessel. But the battle sapped his strength, physically and mentally, and his visions of the future became unreliable.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2]]'', pg. 51</ref> K'ara was ejected from the ''Genedar'' in the chaos of the crash, and came to be known as the Dark Star to the orcs of [[Shadowmoon Valley]].
In the time following this event, the [[orc]]s came to revere the enormous gem. It became a sacred place and every year the orcs would gather there to celebrate the spring and autumn festival. The [[shaman]] would commune with their honored ancestors who, unknown to the shaman, came to dwell within Oshu'gun to commune with K'ure. Recognizing the orcish reverence, the draenei retreated from the mountain, and when Velen tried to explain the true purpose of Oshu'gun to the [[Frostwolves]], [[Durotan]] and his chief shaman, [[Drek'Thar]], grew angered by what they perceived as [[Blasphemy|blasphemy]], as they considred it the home of their beloved dead and their spirits.<ref>''[[Rise of the Horde]]'', chapter 10</ref> It was the center of orcish culture in Nagrand until the clans became the [[Orcish Horde]]. At this point, the spirits of Oshu'gun fell silent and the ancestors turned their backs upon the orcs.
K'ure was weakened by the ''Genedar'''s crash and had been trapped within the ship for centuries. As his [[holy]] energies bled away over time, a [[void]] slowly grew in his place — devouring the souls of those nearby.
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