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| − | {{Infobox zone |
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| − | | faction = Neutral |
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| − | | name = Skywall |
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| − | | level = 82-85 |
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| − | | ss = Skywall.jpg |
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| − | | caption = Vortex Pinnacle overview |
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| − | | type = Elemental plane of air |
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| − | | capital = [[Throne of the Four Winds]] |
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| − | | races = {{Race|Air elemental}}<br>{{RaceIconExt|Djinni}} [[Djinn]]<br>{{RaceIconExt|DrakeStorm}} [[Storm dragon]]<br>{{RaceIconExt|RevenantAir}} [[Lightning revenant]]<br>{{Race|Neferset}} |
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| − | | government = [[Elemental Lord]] |
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| − | | rulers = {{NPC||Al'Akir}} |
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| − | | major = [[Throne of the Four Winds]] |
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| − | | minor = [[Vortex Pinnacle]] |
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| − | | languages = [[Kalimag]], [[Auran]] |
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| − | | faiths = [[Elemental Lord]]s |
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| − | | resources = |
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| − | | affiliation = [[Al'Akir]], [[Deathwing]], [[Old Gods]] |
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| − | | loc = [[Elemental Plane]] (access locations hovering off of the southern coast of [[Uldum]]) |
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| − | | source = '''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]''' |
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| − | }} |
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| − | '''Skywall''' is one of the four domains of the [[Elemental Plane]], occupied by the [[air elemental]]s. |
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| − | ==History== |
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| − | When the [[titan]]s defeated the [[Old Gods]], their servants, the [[elemental]]s, where banished to the [[Elemental Plane]], a prison where they were contained to protect the new world from their chaotic nature. |
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| − | Imprisoned for all the eternity, the different [[Elemental Lord]]s fought each other, until each of them claimed a portion of the plane for themselves. The domain of the [[air elemental]]s is Skywall, a realm of lightning and wind, ruled by [[Al'Akir|Al'Akir the Windlord]], elemental lord of air.<ref name=HistoryOldGods>[[The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth]]</ref> |
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| − | [[File:ThroneOfTheFourWinds.jpg|thumb|left|[[Al'Akir]] contemplating [[Throne of the Four Winds]].]] |
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| − | But, no matter each lord got to rule over his own realm, the different elementals kept fighting for supremacy and expansion, one of the worst of those battles becoming known as the [[Elemental Sundering]], where [[Prince Thunderaan|Thunderaan the Wind Seeker]], an [[elemental prince]] of air, was betrayed by [[Garr]] and [[Geddon]], the lieutenants of [[Ragnaros|Ragnaros the Firelord]], elemental lord of fire, who consumed most of Thunderaan's essence, and stored what little remained of it within a [[Bindings of the Windseeker|talisman of elemental binding]], which was shattered in two flawless pieces, assigned to his lieutenants.<ref>[[Highlord Demitrian#Dialogue]]</ref> |
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| − | The plane prison remained undisturbed by the outer world until some millenniums ago, when the [[High elf|high elves]] and later the [[human]]s discovered how to command the elementals, and started to summon them back to [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]].<ref name=WRPG216>''[[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 216</ref> |
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| − | However, it wasn't until recently, when [[Deathwing]] blasted from the Elemental Plane into the world, causing the [[Shattering]], that the elementals were able to roam freely across Azeroth once again. Allied with Deathwing, their air elementals assault the recently discovered desert of [[Uldum]], threatening to overrun the world once again.<ref>{{Questlong|Neutral|83|Al'Akir's Vengeance}}</ref> |
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| − | ===World of Warcraft: Cataclysm=== |
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| − | {{Cata-section}} |
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| − | Skywall contains a level 82-84 dungeon, [[Vortex Pinnacle|The Vortex Pinnacle]], as well as [[Throne of the Four Winds]], a raid dungeon ruled over by [[Al'Akir (tactics)|Al'Akir]], which can be entered from towers floating high above [[Uldum]] around {{coords|77|84|Uldum}} and {{coords|38|81|Uldum}} respectively. |
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| − | ==Geography== |
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| − | <br>{{Skywall wings}} |
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| − | [[File:TheVortexPinnacleDay.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Vortex Pinnacle]] at day.]] |
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| − | [[File:TheVortexPinnacleNight.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Vortex Pinnacle]] at night.]] |
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| − | The air above the middle tier of the [[Elemental Plane]] looks much like [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]'s sky at first glance. A yellow sun, immobile and persistent, hovers in the air, surrounded by drifting clouds and other, more violent storms. Birds and much stranger creatures flit about. |
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| − | Above the sun, invisible from the ground, lies the fortress of the [[air elemental]]s. Thick stone walls, fashioned of rock stolen from the earth below, hang suspended by permanent cyclones in the shape of pillars. Lightning and strong winds constantly swirl about the Skywall, making natural flight in the vicinity all but impossible. |
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| − | Inside the fortress, [[Al'Akir|Al’Akir the Windlord]] holds court, ruling over his elemental kin. He enjoys watching over the rest of the plane, traveling in the guise of a thundercloud.<ref name=S&L137>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', page 137</ref> |
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| − | ===Subregions=== |
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| − | {|class="darktable" |
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| − | |[[Vortex Pinnacle|The Vortex Pinnacle]] — [[Cyclone Summit]]{{·}} [[Nimbus Rise]]{{·}} [[Temple of Asaad]] |
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| − | |[[Throne of the Four Winds]] |
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| − | |} |
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| − | ===Instances=== |
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| − | {|class="darktable" |
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| − | !Name!!Level range!!Group size!!Location |
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| − | |{{Cata-inline}} [[Vortex Pinnacle|The Vortex Pinnacle]] |
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| − | |82-84 |
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| − | |5-man |
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| − | |[[Uldum]] {{Coords|77|84|Uldum}} |
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| − | |{{Cata-inline}} [[Throne of the Four Winds]] |
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| − | |85 |
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| − | |10/25-man |
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| − | |[[Uldum]] {{Coords|38|81|Uldum}} |
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| − | |} |
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| − | ==Quests== |
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| − | [[File:ThroneOfTheFourWindsOverview.jpg|thumb|250px|Throne of the Four Winds overview.]] |
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| − | *{{NPC||Itesh}} |
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| − | ** [[Quest:The Vortex Pinnacle]] {{Questfinish}} |
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| − | ** [[Quest:A Long Way from Home]] {{Queststartfinish}} |
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| − | ** [[Quest:Vengeance for Orsis]] {{Queststartfinish}} |
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| − | *{{NPC||Magical Brazier}} |
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| − | ** [[Quest:Whispers of the Djinn]] {{Queststartfinish}} |
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| − | ==Denizens== |
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| − | [[File:StormDragons.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Storm dragon]]s at [[Nimbus Rise]] in [[Vortex Pinnacle]].]] |
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| − | {|width="60%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="table-layout:fixed;" |
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| − | |-valign="top" |
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| − | |width="30%"| |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|Air}} [[Air elemental]] |
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| − | ** {{RaceIconExt|UnboundAir}} [[Unbound air elemental]] |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|Djinni}} [[Djinni]] |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|RevenantAir}} [[Lightning revenant]] |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|Spark}} [[Spark]] |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} [[Arcane Wraith]] |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|DrakeStorm}} [[Storm dragon]] |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|RevenantIce}}{{RaceIconExt|RevenantWater}}[[Frost revenant]]<ref name="S&L141"/> |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|Mana}} [[Mana Surge]] |
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| − | * {{RaceIconExt|UnboundWater}} Unbound frost [[elemental]] |
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| − | * {{Race|Neferset}} |
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| − | * [[Mephit|Air mephit]]<ref name="S&L141">''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 141</ref> |
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| − | * [[Belker]]<ref name="S&L141"/> |
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| − | * [[Sprite|Lighting sprite]]<ref name="S&L141"/> |
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| − | * [[Sprite|Spark sprite]]<ref name="S&L141"/> |
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| − | |} |
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| − | ==References== |
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| − | {{Reflist}} |
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| − | {{Warcraft Universe}} |
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| − | {{Dungeons|Cataclysm}} |
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| − | [[Category:Skywall| ]] |
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| − | [[Category:Air elementals]] |
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| − | [[Category:Shadows & Light]] |
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| − | [[es:Murocielo]] |
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