#cenarius

[syrosaur]

Jarod is just trying to do his job

[laurenwalshart]

Creating the Tear of Elune

So there I was crying as I always do while watching the video of Elune speaking through Tyrande because it was suggested to me yet again in my YouTube feed and then I noticed something.

It's always been kinda confusing to me why the Tear of Elune is the Pillar of Creation for Eonar when its so heavily Elune themed. However, what I noticed in that scene with the Winter Queen and Elune is that they created the Sister's Tear together. It hit me that this scene could be showing us how a tear artifact like that is made and that it requires another to do so.

We already know that Elune and Eonar have some form of bond (either in friendship or romantic) from the Legend of Elun'ahir, so it's not hard to assume they had some alone time together at some point. Perhaps in that time Elune shed a tear and together they made the Tear of Elune just like the scene of the Winter Queen and Elune. Under what circumstance we don't know yet. What's interesting is that the Tear of Elune does seem to have more green in it as opposed to the Sister's Tear. The green magic could be Eonar's thereby hinting at the two creating the Tear together.

Tear of Elune - Eonar's Pillar of Creation

What's super interesting to me as well is that Elune's tear in the cinematic with the Winter Queen is pure light and it appears their joint actions together transmuted it into the artifact. Both the Winter Queen and Eonar have physical forms and in some theories both have titanic backgrounds [the quick tl;dr for the WQ being tied to the Titans is the robotic like vessel that her spirit is housed in similar to the Titans. there is more, but that's a whole other post. Titanic or not she does have a physical form like Eonar]. Perhaps her tear being pure light also answers questions on why the Tear of Elune was able to unlock Light's Heart. Elune herself could be a being of pure Light that is simply more powerful and older than Xe'ra and therefore able to unlock them. Maybe what Elune and the Winter Queen did was a similar process to how the cores of naaru were created? By willing creatures of Light crossing into reality and Titans forging them vessels. We know that both Tears are vessels for the souls of the fallen and seem to house the light of Elune. So there are similarities there as well.

The need for another to create a Tear artifact like this is could also be a hint that Elune is in another plane that cannot access reality and needs physical gods, avatars, or heavenly bodies for her power to cross over, much like Sargeras in many ways. These Tears and the Trees that can come from them would then act almost like anchor points for Elune in reality while not allowing her to manifest her power entirely. Now I would just like to point out that just because you are being of Light does not mean you wouldn't have a shadow/void side - as we see with the life cycle of naaru and currently with Beledar. We already know that Elune has a darker side shadow/void side with how the power of the Night Warrior manifests, so she may exist at a point between Light, Void, and Life adhering to her more cosmic themes and description as a Life Goddess.

With that in mind we also have one more possible Tear mentioned in the first troll legend.

"And when our brethren pass Into the Mountain's Temple We shall protect their eternal spirit Encased within the holy blue crystal.

And when our brethren pass A Moon over the Vale shines."

The blue crystal housing the souls of the fallen under the Moon seems extremely similar to the visual description of the Tear of Elune and the Sister's Tear. The question then becomes how was this Tear created and with whom. If Elune has created other tears is it possible that this is how Cenarius came to be? I know the joke is usually "lol Elune slept with a deer," but maybe this is how Malorne and Elune came together. In the War of the Ancient books it is hinted that the Kaldorei have some form bloodline connection to Cenarius and perhaps it is because they are both children of the stars. Also another fun idea is there appears to be an antler like tree sprouting from a crescent moon in both Tear artifacts. This could be a little stretch, but when I roleplay my Druid Celiwin Dreamspeaker who has antlers I always describe her head as being "crowned by antlers" and each of the world trees is "The crown of X." Since we know now that the Tears of Elune can become world trees and there appear to be antlers serving as a tree trunk in both tears, in particular the seed of Amirdrassil looks almost identical to the tree it would eventually become, antlers and trees seem to have deeply rooted symbolism.

Right: Creating the Sister's Tear; Left: Seed of Amirdrassil

All of this could be hint to a theory of mine that Elune is the cosmic world tree situated at the forge of creation between Light and Void seeding Life in the universe. Her wispy silver magic and design language her branches and roots extending to all planes of existence. But that is a deep dive for another day.

Video: Creating the Sister's Tear

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Cenarius and Mennoroth During the War of the Ancients

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Maraudon at midnight I. Vyletongue Seat - The Noxious Hollow

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Cenarius, male, from World of Warcraft!

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[cenarion-archive]

Beech

Properties: Generosity, nourishment, protection, wisdom, ancient places and knowledge Deities: Cenarius Elements: Earth Guardians: Keepers, Dryads

Some of the first lessons of Cenarius granted to the Kaldorei were written on beech. To this day Druidic incantations are written on thin slices of this wood. Whatever words are inscribed take on the power of the spirits, Wild Gods or the Gods themselves.

Rituals Transcribe your wish or spell on a piece of beech and then bury it. Say a simple prayer as you return the wood to the Earth Mother and then it will manifest.

[sharpen-jadescythe]

Sharpen's Mother's Day

Sharpen: Heya Petunia.

Sharpen's Mom: Why are you calling me by my first name, son? By Elune! What's gone wrong?

Sharpen: Nothing, it's just that my followers don't know your name yet.

Petunia: Oh. Are they here? *peers under the tablecloth*

Sharpen: No, no, no, Mom. That's not how tumblr works--well, unless it's an um... certain kind of fanfiction. Anyway!

Petunia: None of that!

Sharpen: I already decided I wouldn't get smutty, I just backed out of it. So Mom, my followers wanted to know how you're doing on Mother's Day.

Petunia: Why?

Sharpen: Well... are you okay about that time we went over how Elune [BLEEPED] Malorne to get half-deer son Cenarius? It's been a while now, so they wonder...

Petunia: *hastily makes the sign of Elune*

Sharpen: Um and that means?

Petunia: We need a moon priestess conclave.

Sharpen: You're not over it then. Wait--a what??

Petunia: Tyrande has not been right, setting a bad example for the youth. Let's be honest about it at last, son. That's why you came out the way you did. Even after all I taught you...

Sharpen: Huh?? What in the hell did High Priestess Tyrande do? She's freaking saved us so many bloody times, mom.

Petunia: Language!

Sharpen: Oops, sorry.

Petunia: Look. Who has Tyrande been [BLEEPING] this entire time??

Sharpen: Mom, language!

Petunia: I don't care! Tyrande has been busy [BLEEPING] a man with antlers and turkey feathers comin out of him! And what else does Malfurion have, bird feet??

Sharpen: That seems harsh. Just because Malfurion looks a little different. I mean, he's a powerful druid, Mom.

Petunia: Stop questioning my beliefs! This is not why Cenarius came into the world, for our leaders to have a hot bestial time together--

Sharpen: Ew! Mom!! No--it's probably just normal between Tyrande and Malfurion.

Petunia: He has animal parts, I don't care!

Sharpen: Not THAT part??!

Petunia: Oh, you think they would stop there? Well, not her. Malfurion. Those druid men are filthy, they're all the same. Ugh!

Sharpen: Mom!! What are you imagining? This is... this is too much. I gotta sit down.

Petunia: I'm not so innocent. I know what goes on. I'm grabbing my purse now that I'm all fired up! I'm going to go out and demand a new high priestess who doesn't [BLEEP] dirty druids--

Sharpen: But Malfurion is our shan'do!

Petunia: I demand a conclave! *leaves, door slams*

Sharpen: ... Well, Cenarius. *he looks up at a deer-man idol on the family mantlepiece* We're really in it now. Mom's fired up. Oh, boy.

[suomarart]

Lord of the Forest, approx. 37 hours on Procreate

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