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So, I don't get it. What exactly is the origin of Xuen, Yu'lon, Chi-Ji and Niuzao ? Are they titan constructs as well, or biologically altered from something else like the dragon flights ? Or perhas the benevolent sha remains of Ysaarj ?
We know Yu'lon kinda does like the mogu and transfers her spirit into a stone statue when her own body fails, so some mogu magic may be involved here.
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2013-06-18, 07:33 PM #1Deleted
What are the celestials ?
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2013-06-18, 07:34 PM #2Over 9000!
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They appear to be the Pandaria equivalent of animal demigods, like Malorne and Goldrinn.
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2013-06-18, 07:35 PM #3Banned
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There is some content about them on the timeless isle... So we might find out there? just wait a day or two for the voice files to come :P.
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2013-06-18, 07:36 PM #4Void Lord
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They're like the Kalimdor Ancients. Powerful deities that watch over the land(Conceptually).
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2013-06-18, 07:38 PM #5Deleted
There's some speculation on Wowpedia that they are tied to the Loa. I'd love to learn more about them in all fairness, the celestial article isn't exactly detailed at the moment.
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2013-06-18, 07:39 PM #6Scarab Lord
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https://twitter.com/DaveKosak/status/311608354957062146
They're not unlike Ancients or Loa.3 hints to surviving MMO-C forums:
1.) If you have an opinion, someone will say that it is wrong
2.) If you have a source, there will be people who refuse to believe it
3.) If you use logic, it will be largely ignored
btw: Spires of Arak = Arakkoa.
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2013-06-18, 07:40 PM #7Over 9000!
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The Loa and the Ancients are basically the same thing. When the troll druids came to moonglade, they called all the wisps and spirits there Loa. Different names for the same entities.
Originally Posted by Meeria
There's some speculation on Wowpedia that they are tied to the Loa. I'd love to learn more about them in all fairness, the celestial article isn't exactly detailed at the moment.
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2013-06-18, 07:44 PM #8Titan
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Hey guys i have a question... can the Loas be killed? or do they just disappear to another realm until they are summoned again?
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2013-06-18, 08:10 PM #9Over 9000!
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Well, Hakkar was a Loa and he was killed back in vanilla, but he reappeared in Cataclysm. The animal demigods in Kalimdor were all killed 10,000 years ago but were eventually reborn in the Emerald Dream and returned to Azeroth in Cataclysm as well. Originally Posted by maxilian
So it appears that it's possible for Loa to come back after they've been destroyed, yes. For some of them it can take a long time and it's not as easy as just casting a summoning spell again right away.
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2013-06-18, 08:13 PM #10Over 9000!
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I suspect Yu'lon may be something different, a Titan creation possibly? But the others; Chi'ji, Xuen and Niuzao are just the same kind of animal demigods as Malorne/Hakkar/Shirvallah etc.
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2013-06-18, 08:17 PM #11Over 9000!
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I don't actually know what the ancients are originally - were they all Titan creations? Were they ordinary animals or deceased spirits that came into contact with the Well of Eternity and became gods? Do they come from somewhere else or arise naturally? Were they around when the Old Gods were in charge? Originally Posted by Netherspark
Many questions.
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2013-06-18, 08:20 PM #12The Unstoppable Force
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Yu'lon is the exact same thing as the others - a Celestial. Originally Posted by Netherspark
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2013-06-18, 10:04 PM #13Over 9000!
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The others aren't literally made from Jade and don't have to transfer their essence into statues to stay alive. Cloud Serpents also don't appear to be natural creatures, but rather some offshoot of magic-infused dragons, probably created by the Titans. If they aren't natural creatures they wouldn't have a "loa". Originally Posted by Venziir
I suspect Yu'lon and Tsulong were directly empowered by the Titans to guard Pandaria.
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2013-06-18, 10:07 PM #14Deleted
Loa/Ancients of some variety.
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2013-06-18, 10:14 PM #15The Unstoppable Force
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They're the stars of the expansion.
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2013-06-18, 10:16 PM #16Void Lord
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You sir win a cookie. Originally Posted by Osmeric
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