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Revision as of 20:47, 24 July 2013
| Y'Shaarj | |
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| Race | Old God (Aberration) |
| Affiliation(s) | Old Gods' forces, Kingdom of Mantid |
| Occupation | God of the Klaxxi |
| Location | Pandaria |
| Status | Unknown (Lore) |
| Relative(s) | Mantid, Shas, other Old Gods |
Y'Shaarj (pronounced Yah-Sha-Raj) was an Old God, one of several malefic beings that were defeated or sequestered by the Titans during Azeroth's primordial ages.
Background
The Heart of Y'Shaarj in its Vault
Before the Ordering of Azeroth
Located in what is now Pandaria, the mantid race worshipped his seven heads. The Titans slew Y'Shaarj, but with his dying breath he cursed Pandaria by infesting it with "shadows of his former self," the Sha.[1] Y'Shaarj was said to have "consumed hope and begat despair ... inhaled courage and breathed fear".
Excavation
At the command of Garrosh Hellscream, goblin engineers began excavations in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to find a mysterious artifact, but found more than they bargained for. With the mining crew terrorized by an ancient power in the depths, adventurers were called in to retrieve whatever remained of the excavation. After clearing the mine full of the Blood of Y'Shaarj, adventurers blasted their way into an underground room. Inside the Vault of Y'Shaarj was found a chest, suspended from chains, which contained the Heart of Y'shaarj.[2]
Resurection
Garrosh Hellscream later brought the Heart of Y'shaarj back to life using the pools of Pandaria. Fortunately, the whole God was not resurrected.[3]
The Klaxxi
Upon reaching exalted with the Klaxxi, a faction of mantid that have turned against their queen, Kil'ruk the Wind-Reaver will tell them the story of the mantid's origins and Y'Shaarj.
- Wakener, your deeds have earned you the trust of the Klaxxi.
- You are to be rewarded. Walk with me.
- We mantid are an elder race. The pandaren you associate with - they are but children. They have their role to play.
- Each cycle, our young swarm their walls. The pandaren slay the weak. The strong return.
- With each generation, we grow ever stronger.
- Before your history began, our empire was vast. We shared this world with our sister kingdoms, Ahn'Qiraj and Azjol-Nerub.
- Our Gods were many, and powerful. We mantid worshipped the seven heads of Y'shaarj[sic].
- Great was the Old One, and terrible was His wrath. He consumed hope and begat despair; He inhaled courage and breathed fear.
- When the usurpers came - the ones you call "Titans" - Y'shaarj was destroyed.
- His last terrible breath has haunted this land ever since, but the shadows he left behind are mere whispers of his former glory.
- I tell you now, because you have earned this warning.
- Your gods are not our gods, outsider.
- If the Old Ones ever return, we mantid will once again stand by their side.
- The wisest among you will do the same.
This story foreshadows the events that will take place during the Siege of Orgrimmar, as Paragons of the Klaxxi will ultimately side with Garrosh Hellscream, who managed to uncover the Heart of Y'Shaarj and even wield its power to some extent.
Trivia
Scroll
Y'Shaarj and his defeat are described in the mogu lore object Shadow, Storm, and Stone.
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron
Cataclysm introduced a new item, the 
[Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron], which whispers to the player on each attempt to open it. While most of these (extremely vague and cryptic) whispers are thought to describe N'Zoth, one describes a "black goat with seven eyes" which may refer to Y'Shaarj due to the similar theme of seven eyes/heads.
- Have you had the dream again? A black goat with seven eyes that watches from the outside.
Speculation
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His seven heads may also explain why the hydras such as Aku'mai, also multi-headed creatures, are associated with the Old Gods.
A mural from Klaxxi'vess depicting a creature similar to Soggoth the Slitherer's head. It may be one of Y'Shaarj's seven heads.
A similar mural from the Heart of Fear.
Inspiration
Based off the "black goat with seven eyes" quote of the puzzle-box it is possible Y'Shaarj is a reference to H.P. Lovecraft's Shub-Niggurath, who was known as "The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young". However it is not completely certain if the goat is in fact Y'Shaarj.
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