Changes: Ezra Chatterton

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Ezraandhisweapon — Ephoenix and his Crossbow

WoWPost(Ezra) — Blizzard's post about Ezra's Passing

Ezra Chatterton (aka Ephoenix, 1996-2008) was a brain cancer patient from California and an avid player of World of Warcraft, playing with his father Micah on the Norgannon server. Fulfilling his dream of creating a character for World of Warcraft, Ezra visited Blizzard Entertainment's offices through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He worked with Tigole in creating Ahab Wheathoof, a tauren farmer looking for his missing dog Kyle, in [7] Kyle's Gone Missing!; he also provided the voice. Ezra also received the world first [Ashes of Al'ar] (the phoenix was Ezra's personal symbol, as well as his middle name) and created the [Merciless Gladiator's Crossbow of the Phoenix].

Ezra suffered a stroke in August 2008, and passed away on October 20. As the news reached the general public, thousands of players sent messages of condolence, and Horde players journeyed to Mulgore to complete the quest in his memory.[1] Blizzard also paid a special tribute; beginning with 2009's Lunar Festival, the Elder in Thunder Bluff has been renamed Ezra Wheathoof in his memory.

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-'''Ezra Chatterton''' (a.k.a '''Ephoenix''') was a brain cancer patient (Diagnosed in Spring 2007), and  a dedicated WoW player, accompanied in the world of Azeroth, by his Father, ''Micah Chatterton''.
-Through the ''Make-a-Wish'' foundation, Ezra was the first WoW player ever to recieve the rare 310% flying mount, [[Ashes of Al'ar]].
-That isn't all,  he also lived out his life long dream of becoming a game developer, he created and personally voiced the Quest [[Quest:Kyle's Gone Missing!|Kyle's Gone Missing!]] (In relation to his real life dog, Kyle.) he also created the crossbow [[Merciless Gladiator's Crossbow of the Phoenix]]
 [[File:WoWPost(Ezra).jpg|thumb|Blizzard's post about Ezra's Passing]]
-But sadly, Ezra suffered a stroke in August 2008, and passed away on October 20 2008.
+'''Ezra Chatterton''' (aka '''Ephoenix''', 1996-2008) was a brain cancer patient from California and an avid player of ''World of Warcraft'', playing with his father Micah on the [[Server:Norgannon US|Norgannon]] server. Fulfilling his dream of creating a character for ''World of Warcraft'', Ezra visited [[Blizzard Entertainment]]'s offices through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He worked with [[Jeffrey Kaplan|Tigole]] in creating [[Ahab Wheathoof]], a tauren farmer looking for his missing dog [[Kyle the Friendly|Kyle]], in {{questlong|Horde|7|Kyle's Gone Missing!}}; he also provided the voice. Ezra also received the world first {{item|Ashes of Al'ar}} (the phoenix was Ezra's personal symbol, as well as his middle name) and created the {{item|Merciless Gladiator's Crossbow of the Phoenix}}.
-You can read his father's extremely sad, but beautiful tribute [http://gaming.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/24/a-fathers-tribute-to-ezra-the-world-of-warcraft-fan-with-brain-cancer/856/#more-856 Here.]
-Many warm wishes, and prayer's for Ezra's Family and Friends. (More Links found below.)
+Ezra suffered a stroke in August 2008, and passed away on October 20. As the news reached the general public, thousands of players sent messages of condolence, and Horde players journeyed to Mulgore to complete the quest in his memory.[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11693661775&sid=1&pageNo=1] Blizzard also paid a special tribute; beginning with 2009's [[Lunar Festival]], the Elder in [[Thunder Bluff]] has been renamed [[Ezra Wheathoof]] in his memory.
+==External links==
+*[http://gaming.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/24/a-fathers-tribute-to-ezra-the-world-of-warcraft-fan-with-brain-cancer/856/#more-856 Micah Chatterton's tribute to his son after his passing]
 *[http://gaming.freedomblogging.com/2008/08/21/stroke-strikes-young-wow-fan-with-brain-cancer/ OCregister gives Information about Ezra's Stroke.]
 *[http://www.ezrachatterton.org/ Ezra Chatterton Memorial]
 *[http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Norgannon&n=Ephoenix Ezra's WoW Armory page can still be seen HERE.]
 [[Category:Players]]
+[[Category:Blizzard Entertainment employees]]