Mok'rah
It has come to my attention that many of the Alliance want to venture to Argus and defeat the Burning Legion at its home. Many believe that the renown Alliance's Expedition Heroes, Turalyon and Alleria, had ventured into the portal to different planet before the rifts were closed.
Did they really went to Argus?
It has been around 30 years since they crossed the rift. In a planet full of demons and perhaps, lack of any livestock or plants to feed them, I doubt they could survive that long.
But what if they did not end up in Argus, but somewhere else? Ner'zhul opened multiple portals to worlds ripe for conquest. It's more logical that Argus wasn't one of them, and another planet, ripe with resources and people, may be what world Turalyon and Alleria ended up at.
Ner'zhul was captured by Kil'jaeden in the Twisting Nether while traveling to the other end of the portal. If there were other portals in which Alliance Expedition crossed, some Orcs and even Ogres might have crossed other portals and evade the Legion as well.
Now imagine... what kind of worlds they might have ended up at...
Draenor was once a world of Giants.
Azeroth was shaped by the Titans and the first landmass was called "Land of Eternal Starlight".
Perhaps, there is a planet similar to Azeroth in history, but dated back before the corruption that turn Sargeras into madness. The ancient, primitive, living world.
Recently, I have been receiving strange visions. They are consistent in the contents that led me to believe they were not just a mere dream or imagination. The visions did not visit any of my comrades nor powerful shamans, so they were meant for me or my late mother. Indeed, the one who has been sending out visions referred himself as Akamosh and the intended recipient was his sister, Akara, my mother. The very first vision was a memory of his conversation with K'vatu the boulder head, an ancient Elemental Earth being he has befriended about the history of this planet.
A planet with one Old God. Out of boredom, he pitted Elemental Lieutenants against one another. Abused, the Elemental Lords sought a way to turn against their God, but to no avail.
Then came the metallic beings, almighty beings from Great Dark Beyond. The Elemental Lords took oppotunity, and joined the "Titans" in their quest to bring order to the world.
As the Old God lain vanquished, the Titans saw no chaos within the Elemental beings. Tired of eternal conflict under the hand of the Old God, the Elemental Lords and Lieutenants vowed to keep the balance and live together peacefully.
Satisfied, the Titans granted them freedom as long as they do not interfere with other living creatures; fauna and flora that were budding as peace came to the world. As a final gift, the Titans left a magical font, full of magical power and energy, before departed.
The Elemental Lords, fully aware that their beings can cause harm to one another and the new living beings, decided a self-imposed exile and eternal slumber, until the balance is disturbed again.
Lesser Elemental Beings, without their Lords to bind their essences should they perish, valued their lives and balance like never before, and those who fell watched over the land with passion as Elemental Spirits.
Curious about the magical font and the living creatures evolved rapidly near the font that may disturb the balance, each Elemental type sent out scouts and watchers. To work in secret, they learned to shred their physical shells, leaving only the "core" of their being. The core can move freely along its respective element, and can reform physical body from any dormant respective element nearby.
Known not of the consequence, some daring scouts gave their lives to see what happen should one touch the pool of power. The rocky core turned into diamond-hard crystal, the water filled with magical essence, the air hummed with magic, and the fire radiated light without heat. The newfound powers were tested, and the war to control the magical font sparked again. This time, however, it was the Empowered against the Primal.
Waking up their lords was put as last resort, the Elemental Lieutenants, kept to their promise, waged war against their own empowered brethen, reminded them of the eternal conflict and their promises to the Titans, and turn them to an Elemental Summit to decide the punishment. The empowered were unable to be destroyed as their cores were indestructible. Frustrated, the Lieutenants tried to put them together with opposite elemental being, just as Fire and Water would perish together.
To their surprises, they merged together, and with four empowered Elementals merged into one being, they became creatures of harmony and suddenly became humble, to the point of accepting their mistakes and find a way to compensate. The Primal, still fearful of their unfathomable power, asked for them to leave the world, and vowed never again to let any beings touch that pool of power. The Empowered, in order to leave the world, used their newfound power and knowledge to create a giant chunk of crystalized raw energy drawn from beyond and departed. They value harmony and order the most as their beings are originally a harmony of the four empowered elementals.
The Primal, now fewer in number from the war, decided to watch over the living creatures out of boredom and curiosity, and act if necessary when they disturb the balance. They gave up their mortal shells to nourish the land, and live their lives with only "cores". They caused natural disasters or took forms and fought against living creatures who came too close to the pool, for all eternity. They watched as humanoid creatures evolved, expanded their civilizations and fell, yet the harmony and balance kept undisturbed.
Until a new group of creatures emerged from the rift into this world...
Welcome to Kalimag, the Elemental Planet.
After that first there were many visions about his exploration of the world and his encounter with natives. From what I've gathered these are the known landscapes of Kalimag.
S'metrak Jungle, empowered by the pool of power left by the Titans. With the eternal vigil of the Elementals, no living fauna could come close to this place, but the power of the pool has created wondrous flora. The Giant Crystalbark Tree is said to be the host of collective Elemental Spirits, and often referred to as the Ancient N'aaru. Notable flora are those that feed on others, such as Phyton Vines, Flying Orchids, Snapping Flytraps and Amber Spewers. Rumor has it that the Eternal Guardians have allowed proven individuals to dabble in the pool's power, as long as they keep the peace and harmony and most importantly, can survive the jungle on their own. Some natives have created wondrous weapons and armors from the pool's power and joined the Eternal Guardians.
G'hara the Misty Desert Peninsula, in which humidity and water in the air is heavy, giving the impression that you are underwater rather than in the desert, as creatures swim in the air above and below, as well as kelps and seaweeds dotting the landscape. Some examples of the creatures: Aether Nydaria, Amebaic Slugs, Aether Rays, Flying Piranha, Jumping Sand Sharks, and giant Sea Flatworms. There are reports of reclusive sapiens ammonoid race M'olai with some civilization in there, but the only proof found so far was the inky mist surrounding the area. Perhaps it was them that create such atmosphere after they moved inland? Or is this area the site of eternal slumber of the water lord?
Some believe that the M'olai are descendants of the Old God itself, while others believe they were creatures created by Old God in its own image. But the fact that the Elementals did not eradicate them was more than enough to prove that they have not threatened the world, yet. Some believed the peninsula rose from the sea floor 2000 years ago, the same time as other climatic changes occurred, but the lack of evidence and historic record suggested that this rumor might have come from people trying to link two separate mysterious events together.
T'lika Valley, the eternal wind vents. From network of geysers and air vents the winds constantly blow from below created wondrous scene of floating boulders and even a floating lakes and rivers that defy gravity. Creatures have adapted to the wind and learn to fly, float, levitate with slightest movement. Notable Creatures: "Furball" Hairy Rodents, Gliding Monitor, "Nosewalker" Snouter, Hooktail Swine. Creatures that have trouble staying grounded or lack of flight are often unable to navigate and die due to hunger, and decomposed by parasitic Dandilions. But the center of the valley is floating T'lika Lake, rich of flora and fauna alike.
Long tongued frog-men "S'lavak" civilization was founded in this giant floating lake. They thrived from food being swept to them and their abilities to inflate their bodies and use sticky tongue or limbs to navigate the unique terrain here. It was said that they started to settle here two thousands years ago, migrating from F'orim Lagoon due to their birthplace became uninhabitable.
Subterranean Empire of Dorogu. An empire of primitive humanoid drakonid race, the Dorog, built in the networks of caverns under D'rogi Mountain, with lava rivers flowing everywhere to keep them warm and bright. Some ancient mushrooms, lava ferns, lava turtles and glowing cave moth worms were raised in their underground farms, while the wild carnivorous rock molls and stone centipedes stalk the cavernous wall. It is said the Fire Lord has slept in this mountain, and despite his slumber his power is seeping out and affecting the locals, especially those that "glow" in the dark. However the Dorog are said to have four clans, each with one type of elemental power, so the rumor was likely just a rumor. The Dorog Empire time has passed and most of the clans' powers waned, leading many Dorog to seek new home or a way to return to power.
Crystal Field of K'aru. Seemingly a lush forest with grassy field, but many of the trees have been partially petrified, rocks and boulders partially turned into crystals, petrified blades of grasses trapping hapless victims, and strange magnetic field that cause boulders to randomly fly. The most intrigued of them is perhaps the Crystal Cliff of Purple Forest, where trees grow from cliff's surface horizontally and bear crystalized purple leave. Many blamed the Stone Lord sleeping beneath, but realized that even the Stone Lord himself cannot turn rocks into crystals. Some S'lavak scholars believe that the strange phenomenon around the world came from the Giant Crystalbark that drained the pool of power and spread it across the lands, combining with latent elemental power of the area.
Many peaceful S'lavak and Dorog, and even the M'olai have settled here, as well as those who crossed the rift from Draenor, only to find the land itself the most life-threatening danger. A graveyard of petrified creatures became a feasting field for rock flaying scavengers, basilisks, rock termites, and stone-fur rodents. Despite the danger, the land is enriched with not just flora and fauna, but strange crystals and even "earth-blood" tar that randomly oozes from the ground itself.
Snowy Lagoon of F'orim. No one knows how temperature drops to a freezing point around this area despite being close to G'hara Desert and T'lika Valley. It was here that the warm blood creatures started to thrive, mostly the snouters, rodents, molls and swines. The water in the lagoon is believed to be connected to that of T'lika's floating river through underground water network, as some S'lavak were found hibernating at the bottom, or perhaps trapped in there during the sudden change of climate and migration. The extinct civilization of warm blood humanoid race left behind some ruins in here, as they were easily distinguished from S'lavak's ancient ruins in the lagoon. Some Dorog historians were able to provide the crude appearance of this elusive race, and from the vision my uncle sent, their heads were like those of bats or gargoyles with furry, large ears, bodies of yeti, and large furry tails of squirrel.
Through some debates with scholars of Dorog and S'lavak, the name of this elusive race was concluded as the V'ragok. The S'lavak, whose civilization is relatively new but the most prosperous and peaceful at this moment, recalled that around two or three centuries ago the V'ragok just simply vanished, no single remain of them was found. From the ruins there are proofs of skilled stonemason, metal smith, runic magic and in S'lavak scholar's opinion, blood magic. K'vatu was silent on this subject, despite providing many peaceful histories of the world to my uncle. Were the V'ragok a threat to world's harmony at one point and were eradicated by the Elemental? Or did they escape from this world though some means, like the rift to Twisting Nether? Or perhaps both? More importantly, was the magic known by the V'ragok originally belong to the S'lavak? Was the sudden change in climate here 2000 years ago caused by the S'lavak's reckless use of magic?
D'rogi the ever raining mountain. While Dorogu Empire has lava flowing through networks of caverns, the plateau above has endless rainstorm that never seem to stop. The heat from the lava in the underground empire turns most of the raindrops into vapor, while the cold wind blew from T'lika Valley passing F'orim Lagoon turns it back to raindrops. Many primordial plants and fungi thrive on the plateau, while most creatures suffer in the cold rains and occasional lava eruption. It is said that the early Dorogu civilization once thrived upon certain part of the plateau, until F'orim Lagoon turned cold two millenniums ago, causing the eternal rain that drove the Dorog underground. Other legends claimed that along with rain, the peak of the volcanic mountain crumbled and slid off, causing dirt and mud and cooled lava to piled up and flooded the plateau until all the Dorog cities were buried. Survivors dug and carved paths between buildings and around the underground lava and became the underground empire. It was since then that the empire started to decline, as the royal family disappeared in lost palaces and the inbreeding caused the once powerful Dorog bloodlines to deform into "common" Dorog as they are today.
There are other areas my uncle has not visited yet, but I'm more intrigued by his restless pursuit for exploration and discovery. As if he was finding a way to leave the planet back to Draenor, or waiting for his "sister" to find the way there for reunion. If he wants the latter, I would have to go in my mother's stead.
Mok'gath, Orish Shaman and Historian.
