Lore of N'Zoth, God of the Deep - Old Gods and the Black Empire

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The Black Empire and N'Zoth's Imprisonment

Azeroth's territories during the Black Empire, with N'Zoth's territory in green.
From Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pages 34-35.

From Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, page 36:

Horrified by this turn of events, the Pantheon realized that they could not risk killing the other Old Gods in such a manner. The malignant creatures had embedded themselves so deep into the world that tearing them out would destroy Azeroth itself.

The Pantheon knew that the only course of action was to imprison the Old Gods where they lay and contain their evil forever. It would be a difficult task, but it would be possible with the aid of the keepers. At the Pantheon's behest, the titan-forged devised a plan to shatter the last vestiges of the Black Empire forever. They would battle each of the Old Gods directly. Once they had weakened the creatures, Archaedas would create subterranean chambers to contain them. When this work was done, Loken would imbue each prison with a great enchantment that would neutralize the Old God's evil.

With their plans formed, the titan-forged began their campaign. Great battles tore across the land as the titan-forged fought their way southeast to the bastion of N'Zoth. After overwhelming the Old God, the keepers used their powers to encase the creature in an underground prison.

The Ordered Azeroth map, marking the prison locations of the 3 remaining Old Gods.
From Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pages 44-45.

The War of the AncientsThe Creation of the Emerald NightmareWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm

From Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3, pages 194-195:

Shrouded in an ocean of fevered dreams, among the bones of nameless horrors, N'Zoth remained untouched by the blades of mortals. The Old God was certain that Azeroth's champions would eventually seek it out and try to overwhelm it as they had done to C'Thun and Yogg-Saron.
N'Zoth was not afraid, but it did sense that a window of opportunity was fast closing. The world was wounded by the recent was against the Lich King. The ancient Dragon Aspects were consumed by their own struggles. Ysera had recently returned from the depths of the Emerald Dream, but she was not the same as she had once been. Prophetic visions bombarded her mind, and she found it difficult to tell what was real from what was not. Meanwhile, Nozdormu had disappeared in the timeways in search of the shadowy that was disrupting the past, present and future. Malygos was dead, leaving the blue dragonflight leaderless. Only Alexstrasza continued safeguarding Azeroth, but she was in dire need of rest after helping the Alliance and the Horde fight in Northrend.
The time to usher in the Hour of Twilight was now.
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N'Zoth fed its own dark energy into Deathwing's heart, infusing the black Dragon Aspect with a power unlike any that he had ever known. This influx of strength made his form more unstable, and the magma that flowed through his veins threatened to erupt from his body and consume him entirely.
At N'Zoth's command, Twilight's Hammer cultists ventured into Deepholm to help Deathwing. They bolted elementium plates over the black Dragon Aspect's wounds to keep his body from tearing apart. The process was agonizing, and Deathwing often unleashed his wrath on the cultists.
As the cultists tended to Deathwing, N'Zoth reached out to its other ancient allies in the Elemental Plane. When the world was young, the Old Gods had enslaved Azeroth's destructive elemental spirits and used them as weapons. They would have a role to play in the Hour of Twilight as well. N'Zoth called on the elementals to prepare for war, but not all of them answered.
Two elemental rulers defied the Old God: Neptulon the Tidehunter and Therazane the Stonemother. In the ages since their enslavement, they had broken the shackles that had bound them to the Old Gods. They would not serve N'Zoth, and they would fight with all their fury against any attempts by the entity to enslave them.
The remaining elemental lords embraced N'Zoth's command. Ragnaros the Firelord and Al'Akir the Windlord relished the prospect of war, and their ties to the Old Gods remained unbroken. N'Zoth promised to release them from their prisons and let them roam free on Azeroth as they once had in ancient times.
Deathwing himself would be the key to their liberation. Once the black Dragon Aspect was ready for war, he would burst forth from Deepholm and tear a rift between the Elemental Plane and the surface of Azeroth. Deathwing would also serve as an extension of N'Zoth's will, commanding the Twilight's Hammer and the elementals and coordinating their attacks. The Old God made him believe that, by doing so, he could scour Azeroth of other dragons and claim the world as his own.
In truth, N'Zoth had no plans to reward Deathwing. The Old God would use the corrupted Dragon Aspect to restore the Black Empire to its former glory and shroud the world in shadow.
Once that was accomplished, N'Zoth would dispose of its servant.

Legion and the Emerald NightmareXaviusIl'gynothPuzzlebox des Yogg-SaronXal'atoh, entweihtes Abbild von Blutschrei

Il'gynoth whispers: N'Zoth... I journey... to Ny'alotha...
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: In the land of Ny'alotha there is only sleep...
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: In the sleeping city of Ny'alotha walk only mad things.
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron whispers: Ny'alotha is a city of old, terrible, unnumbered crimes...
Xal'atoh, Desecrated Image of Gorehowl whispers: You will rest in Ny'alotha.

Überbleibsel der Leere

The Remnant of the Void within the Emerald Dream.

Xal'atath, Klinge des Schwarzen Imperiums

Xal'atath whispers: Almost completely gone, as if it never existed. But the rift is deep and vast, and somewhere down there it stirs. Something has changed, the last prison weakens. We must prepare.

Battle for AzerothDer Schrein des SturmsLord Sturmsang

Lord Stormsong says: The Kul Tiran fleet is nearly yours, my queen.
Queen Azshara says: It would seem you have guests, Lord Stormsong.
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Brother Pike yells: Master! Stop this madness at once! The Kul Tiran fleet must not fall to darkness!
Lord Stormsong yells: Fool! We must return to the sea, and Queen Azshara will grant us the power to do so!
Lord Stormsong says: For the last time, join me, or die.
Brother Pike says: Never.
Lord Stormsong yells: Then I shall cast your bodies to the blackened depths, to be crushed for eternity.

The Crucible of StormsUnbeabsichtigte KonsequenzenN'Zoths GeschenkDas Messer drehenZuckender AugapfelSein Blick ruht auf EuchSein Blick ruht auf EuchSein Blick ruht auf EuchSein Blick ruht auf EuchDie Schwarze Klinge

Lady Sylvanas Windrunner: The Alliance believes that by striking down Rastakhan and decimating the Zandalari fleet, they have broken us. That the Horde will soon crumble.
Lady Sylvanas Windrunner: Fools. The boy-king has lied to himself and his people. He hasn't the faintest inkling of what he's truly up against.
Lady Sylvanas Windrunner: War is a living thing. It writhes, it grows, twisting and turning until its final form is revealed.
Lady Sylvanas Windrunner: This war is about to shift yet again. And it will be this blade that guides our way to victory.

Die verschwundene Klinge

Anduin Wrynn: When Sylvanas Windrunner became warchief, I knew we would not be friends... but I didn't want us to be enemies. Then came the massacre in Arathi... and the Burning of Teldrassil.
Anduin Wrynn: It's clear she does not fight for Azeroth. She doesn't even fight for the Horde. She wages war upon life itself.
Anduin Wrynn: We are so close to ending this conflict and forging a lasting peace. But if Sylvanas uncovers some new weapon that allows her to keep fighting...
Anduin Wrynn: No. We must discover what she's after... and stop whatever madness she seeks to unleash upon us.

Rise of AzsharaRise of Azsharain this postThe Eternal Palace

Azshara: You see the truth now, don't you, heroes? Every move you've made has been according to my will.
Azshara: That lumbering dwarf believed you could save Azeroth by empowering your shiny little Heart. The gift of a sleeping titan.
Azshara: Yes, a titan's heart was exactly what was needed. Not to heal the world... but to shatter the prison of a god.
Azshara: The ritual nears completion. The Black Empire rises... and the world awaits its true queen.

Visions of N'Zoth

Azshara: We have a bargain, then. I will bring both fleets crashing to the ocean floor, and your champion will deliver the dagger to me.
Sylvanas: And in turn, you will have the key required to free the Old God from his bonds... and leave him vulnerable.
Azshara: You wound me, Warchief. After all, I am as dedicated to my master as you are to your subjects.
Sylvanas: Indeed. Just be certain that once you have what you need, you dispose of your guests. Let none of the "heroes" escape.
Azshara: I admire your ruthlessness, Windrunner. It seems our interests are aligned... at present.
Sylvanas: At present.
Azshara: Treacherous Banshee! Do you think I am blind to the darkness you seek to unleash?

check out Nobbel’s full story guideN'Zoth and SylvanasDer Schattenjägerhere

Vol'jin: Dis time, I need to bring ya to my side. We gonna walk da shadows between life and death, see if we can't uncover some clues. Be careful and be armed. Not everything on dis side wants us to find answers.
Vol'jin: I remember dyin'. I remember glimpsin' da Other Side.
Vol'jin: I was expectin' ta see ol' Bwonsamdi, or Shadra, or Hir'reek... any of da loa.
Vol'jin: Dere was a presence. Somethin' movin' in da shadows. Somethin' powerful.
Vol'jin: I remember it takin' me somewhere, but da memory of where be hidden from me. Ta keep me from sharin' da truth...
Vol'jin: Da truth dat it might not be da loa who wanted Sylvanas to be warchief, but somethin' far more powerful.

BlizzCon 2018 Q&A

These are my favorite kind of questions--that I can't answer. Well, the story is not done. And there's much left to discover, to explore. I will say this...If I were Sylvanas and looking at what Garrosh had wrought across the world, I'd probably think "Garrosh was an amateur."

references her endgameanalysis of her motives

Lady Sylvanas Windrunner: Sail out with what remains of our fleet. The blade will guide you to the rendezvous.
Lady Sylvanas Windrunner: Casualties on both sides will be substantial. Consider this an opportunity to weed out the disloyal.
Lady Sylvanas Windrunner: The threads we have woven with such care will soon be drawn together. The war is serving its purpose. Stay focused on the endgame. You know what is to come.

N'Zoth in HearthstoneN'Zoth's introductionWhispers of the Old Gods

Very little is certain about N’Zoth—most beings on Azeroth don’t even know its name, much less what it looks like. Scraps of obscure lore claim that the Old God has been imprisoned beneath the darkest depths of the ocean for millennia beyond counting. There are also whispers that N’Zoth desires nothing more than to twist what was once noble and pure to its own inscrutable ends. Ultimately, most of what is “known” about this most insidious of beings is mere speculation.

Still, looking at the evidence, it seems like N’Zoth feels a compulsive need to redecorate, and has the aesthetic sensibilities of someone that’s super into skulls, black leather, and knee-high platform boots. Emerald Dream? How about Emerald Nightmare. Neltharion the Earth-Warder? Nah, let’s go with DEATHWING THE DESTROYER! Prissy Night Elf nobility throwing a hissy fit? BAM! You get a snake body and actual hissing! Yes, it’s rumored that N’Zoth is responsible for twisting the Emerald Dream, corrupting one of Azeroth’s most powerful dragons, and mutating the Highborne into the despicable Naga . . . but it’s just getting started.

N'Zoth was involved in corrupting the Emerald Dream, which turned out to be the first raid in Legion. Xal'atath whispers the following things in the raid:

Xal'atath whispers: It appears the prison of N’zoth is not as strong as it once was. What you see is a tiny growth of the behemoth that may yet consume your world.
Xal'atath whispers: A great dragon, bent to the will of Xavius, who serves the God of the Deep. Instead of breathing life, she consumes all around her.
Xal'atath whispers: Another seed of corruption planted in death. An unquiet spirit will wander in anger and grow in pain. Easy prey for the God of the Deep.
Xal'atath whispers: Xavius, running from one master to the next, scrambling for power, yet defeated again and again. The God of the Deep picks a poor champion? Or, is there something else at play?
Xal'atath whispers: Almost completely gone, as if it never existed. But the rift is deep and vast, and somewhere down there it stirs. Something has changed, the last prison weakens. We must prepare

N'Zoth corrupted Deathwing leading up to Cataclysm, as part of the plan to usher in the Hour of Twilight. We learned about the exact involvement in Chronicle Volume 3:

Shrouded in an ocean of fevered dreams, among the bones of nameless horrors, N'Zoth remained untouched by the blade of mortals. The Old God was certain that Azeroth's champions would eventually seek it out and try to overwhelm it as they had done to C'Thun and Yogg-Saron. N'Zoth was not afraid, but it did sense that a window of opportunity was fast closing.

N'Zoth fed its own dark energy into Deathwing's heart, infusing the black Dragon Aspect with a power unlike any that he had ever known. This influx of strength made his form more unstable, and the magma that flowed through his veins threatened to erupt from his body and consume his entirely.

N'Zoth was directly responsible for mutating Azshara and her Highborne into the Naga. We learned about this event a bit in the Sharas'dal Artifact Book Text, but only learned how the deal went down between Azshara and N'Zoth in Warbringers: Azshara. This cinematic also revealed that N'Zoth was imprisoned in the ocean, and in Patch 8.1.5, we fight in the Crucible of Storms raid, which exposes a piece of N'Zoth.

N'Zoth also wants to "twist what is noble and pure," which fits into the general speculation that the faction conflict is orchestrated by the Old Gods, designed to weaken and twist us so we are easy prey.

Whispers of the Old Godsworked with the WoW teamintended to be canonical for WoWWhispers of the Old GodsHearthstone's Whispers of the Old Gods Expansion in BFA

Kommentare

Kommentar von IdonaeofKilrogg

Finally after about a week since I chose to keep this "eye of N'zoth", I have begun hearing his voice. In what I have read to be the language of the old gods. It seems to come to me more when I use a portal and now as I am levitating in the water off the western coast of Zuldazzar. I am excited to see where this leads.

Lore of N'Zoth, God of the Deep - Old Gods and the Black Empire

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