Shrine of Aviana [44, 45] is a shrine built
to honor Aviana. Found on the Rim of the World in central Mount Hyjal it serves
as a safe haven for all winged creatures and as a base for the Druid of the
Talon under direction of Skylord Omnuron.
The Wormwing harpies once sheltered
themselves in the boughs of shrine, but have turned against the druids since
the Twilight's Hammer assault upon the mountain.
The Shrine of Aviana comes under attack by
the Burning Legion. However, this is only a distraction while the Legion works
to corrupt Goldrinn in Moonglade.
The Legion attacks the shrine a second time
to steal the Idol of Aviana, during which it is revealed that Skylord
Shadegrove is actually a dreadlord named Infazzar the Shade. With the fall of
the shrine, the Druids of the Talon regroup to the Dreamgrove and build a new
shrine on its northern border.
Legacy
According to Choluna.
Fair Aviana, the Mistress of Birds! All
winged creatures of Azeroth once owed her allegiance, especially we Druids of
the Talon. It's by her grace that we were granted the ability to shift forms
and take to the skies.
Aviana was both beautiful and terrible,
like the great birds of prey she counted among her children. She lived in the
towering spirit realm of G'hanir, the Mother Tree, but appeared on Azeroth in
the form of a great winged goddess.
Gossip You speak in the past tense. What
happened to her?
<Choluna's face darkens.>
Ten thousand years ago demons flooded
across Azeroth in the War of the Ancients. Aviana called her children to the
skies and fought off the demon hordes from the front lines. Her wrath was
inescapable.
Hundred feel before the fury of her talons.
But ultimately she was surrounded by Doomguards, their barbed lances piercing
her sides...
It is said that her blood itself attacked
the demons, searing their flesh, destroying them even as she herself fell from
the sky.
Gossip What became of her?
Aviana perished on the battlefield that
day, but the mortal races and the remaining ancients ultimately triumphed. The
first druids found her body among the carnage, and bore it up her, to the
highest mountain.
She was laid to rest just outside this
shrine, within a circle of sacred stones.
A seed of G'hanir was used to planet the
World Tree, and it is all that remains of that sacred realm, which otherwise
perished with her.
Notes
The Inn does not seem to contribute to all
phases of the area. It may work when you first arrive, but by the time Aviana
is up and alive, the Inn may not work as intended.
Affiliation(s): Guardians of Hyjal
Organizations: Druid of the Talon
Location: Mount Hyjal
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