| Corrupted ancient | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Classification | Gargantuan Plant |
| Faction/Affiliation | Burning Legion |
| Homeworld | Azeroth |
| Environment | Forest |
| Average height | Varies |
| Organization(s) | Solitary or grove (2-5) |
| Alignment | Always chaotic evil |
| Sources: Manual of Monsters, pg 15 | |
- The great tree is warped, with rotted black bark sickly yellow leaves. The twisted face in its trunk snarls in hatred, a putrid stench roilling from its maw. Its rootlike legs and gnarled, branch-like arms smash though the underbrush as it lunges through the forest.[1]
As seen in Warcraft III.
Once stalwart defenders of nature, the corrupted ancients fell before the might of the Burning Legion. They were corrupted by demonic energies and now seek to spread their sickness and hatred among all living creatures. The great tree is warped, with rotted black bark and sickly yellowed leaves. The twisted face in its trunk snarls in hatred, a putrid stench roiling from its maw. Its root-like legs and gnarled branch-like arms smash through the underbrush as it lunges through the forest. Corrupted ancients are driven by demonic energies to destroy everything in their path. Foes who do not fall before the corrupted ancient's overwhelming strength are exposed to the deadly poison the creatures exhale. Unlike the trees that produce life giving oxygen, a corrupted ancient exhales a poison gas.[1]
In Warcraft III
- Corrupted Tree of Life
- Corrupted Tree of Ages
- Corrupted Tree of Eternity
- Corrupted Ancient Protector
- Corrupted Ancient of War
Named Corrupted ancients
Tendris Warpwood
Old Ironbark, corrupted before being redeemed.- Nightmare Aberration, corrupted ancients seen during Quest:Hope Within the Emerald Nightmare within the Emerald Nightmare.
- Blackleaf, rare ancient found in Blasted Lands.
References
- ^ a b Borgstrom, Rebecca; Eric Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, and Michael Goodwin. Manual of Monsters, 15. ISBN 978-1588-4607-07.