N'Zoth

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N'Zoth
Title	The Drowned God
Race	Old God (Uncategorized)
Affiliation(s)	Old Gods
Location	The Rift / Rift of Aln
Status	Not Yet Implemented

N'Zoth is a named Old God, one of the mysterious and dread elder beings that were defeated and sequestered by the Titans during Azeroth's primordial ages. Upon their fall at the hands of the Pantheon countless millennia ago, N'Zoth was imprisoned deep below Azeroth's core under what is now known as the Rift.

Lore

History

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

War of the Ancients

See also: The Demon Soul

N'Zoth may have driven Neltharion the Earth Warder to the brink of insanity, causing him to turn against the other Aspects during the War of the Ancients.

The Sundering

See also: The Sundering

N'Zoth may have been one of the voices (along with two others) heard whispering to Queen Azshara during the Great Sundering.

The Nightmare Lord

See also: Stormrage

N'Zoth was responsible for the Emerald Nightmare and had been manipulating the satyr Xavius and ruling vicariously through him under the guise of the Nightmare Lord. After Malfurian defeated Xavius, N'Zoth and a portion of the Nightmare remained in the Rift of Aln which was then sealed off by Malfurian until such a time came that another war could be won in his favor. N'Zoth's dream form supposedly still resides in the Rift of Aln.

The Whispers of N'Zoth

See also: Old_Gods#Whispers_of_the_Old_Gods

Whispers to Neltharion

• "The night elves will destroy the world..."
• "The Well is out of control..."
• "No one can be trusted... they want your secrets, your power..."
• "Malygos would take what is yours..."
• "Alexstrasza seeks dominion over you..."
• "They are no better than the demons..."
• "They must be dealt with like the demons..."

Yogg-Saron's Warnings

In the Cataclysm expansion, players can obtain a rare Nerubian puzzle box related to Yogg-Saron's dread and mysterious nature. The puzzle appears impossible to solve, but with every attempt the player makes they hear Yogg-Saron whispering oracular and chilling knowledge to them. Some of these whispers appear to be warning the player about the presence of N'Zoth:

• At the bottom of the ocean even light must die...
• The drowned god's heart is black ice...
• In the sunken city, he lays dreaming...

Background

During BlizzCon 2010's Quests and Lore panel, Chris Metzen revealed that the third named Old God, which is to be revealed in Cataclysm, will be called N'Zoth (or N'Zath). Metzen also implied that this Old God may be the one "signing Deathwing's checks" and that N'Zoth is also responsible for the Emerald Nightmare.

N'Zoth's name is derived from Zoth-Ommog of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Just as Zoth-Ommog was imprisoned by the Elder Gods beneath the seabed; N'Zoth was imprisoned by the Titans under what is now the Great Sea. Zoth-Ommog is the third son of Cthulhu; and coincidentally N'Zoth is the third Old God to be added to the Warcraft universe.