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Kommentar von TNENoz

Wanders around in North Eastern Drustvar

Kommentar von Reignac

When I first heard an NPC talking about a great white stag that helped in the war against the drust, I honestly expected it to be Malorne.

Kommentar von Egeiro

Based on limited testing experience (2 toons, one a druid and one not a druid), it looks like Athair allows druids (only?) to set their hearthstone to him. I'm sure there's more to this NPC that I just haven't discovered yet. (Edit: My testing was on an Alliance druid. Nulgar confirmed for Horde druids, too, so it's not faction specific.)

Kommentar von Alkony

Is an innkeeper for a druid (in any form, not just Travel). Is not for mage.

The center of the clearing that he circles is a rested zone for both classes.

Kommentar von Zanreth

It seems as though he's protecting the remaining, unbewitched deer of the forest in his grove there. Really neat little area.

Kommentar von Noobheart

Current typo. When interacting with as a druid, says "Althair regards you warmly." Also provides an option I wish to return to this place to set your hearthstone.

Kommentar von IMissThottbot

When I saw him, I was on my druid at night. He was walking with sparkles around his antlers beside an equally large, also friendly & elite doe. She is in shadow form, with a glittering crescent moon over her head, and a starfall sort of effect around her. Her name is Athainne, and her title is <Secret Keeper of the Forest>. As a druid, I could set my hearthstone to him (dialogue: "I would like to return to this place.")

It looks very Elune/Malorne reminiscent to me, but just how I'm unsure. I'm submitting a screenshot. To note: the sky above, I've just checked, is a bright full moon behind clouds.

Over'heard' in Falconhurst, by a man telling stories to children:

Besieged Village Child says: Tell us a story!
Besieged Village Child says: Heehee
Besieged Villager says: One day while Lord Arom was hunting for food in the forest he came upon a massive white stag.
Besieged Villager says: The stag had been attacked by the Drust and had killed many but was injured.
Besieged Villager says: Lord Arom's people needed food and the massive deer would feed many, but he decided not to strike.
Besieged Villager says: "Anyone who can fight off so many Drust is someone I wish to have in my forests," he thought. So Lord Arom healed the stag's injuries.
Besieged Villager says: The stag bounded into the woods and Arom made camp.
Besieged Villager says: In the night, the Drust attacked!
Besieged Villager says: Lord Arom stood against ten warriors! He fought valiantly and with cunning but he was out numbered and surrounded!
Besieged Villager says: Determined to take down as many warriors as he could, he held his ground.
Besieged Villager says: A mighty bellow came from the forest!
Besieged Villager says: The white stag returned and trampled some of the Drust!
Besieged Villager says: Together Arom and the White Stag fought the warriors and defeated them.
Besieged Villager says: "Thank you, my friend," Arom said to the stag.
Besieged Villager says: "You are welcome. I was repaying the kindness you showed me."
Besieged Villager says: "By the light! You can speak!" Arom exclaimed!
Besieged Villager says: "I am Athair, the Heart of this forest. As long as I exist, I shall protect you and yours should they come to me," the stag said.
Besieged Villager says: The he turned and vanished into the woods. Since then, the valiant and true have found shelter with the White Stag of the forest.

Kommentar von Darthias

From the comments and from what I have seen, it seems that judging by the fact that the NPC only allows druids (who are all about nurturing nature and balance), the fact that he has a shadowy form at night yet during the day has sparkled faeries following him during the day, the fact that he has the title <Heart of the Forest>, I think that this NPC is a direct reference to Daidarabotchi.

For fans of Studio Ghibl's anime you may recognise this as The Great Forest Spirit in Princess Mononoke. At night his appearance then appears as Daidarabotchi or the 'Nightwalker' during the night.

Kommentar von ElenorTheDark

After some experimenting it appears that the hexxed creatures will not follow you very far onto the side of the river where Athair walks. I was able to drag the near-by Ruin Sentinels clear across the island but all of the hexxed creatures break aggro and turn around mere steps onto the island. Tried it several times with different types of animals and all of the hexxed creatures turned around at or just a few steps onto that side of the river.

Kommentar von Aerensiniac

Athair is a white stag located in Drustvar, just southwest of Fallhaven. He blessed the ancient Drust druids.

Athair was befriended by Arom Waycrest during the war against the drust around 2,700 years ago. Arom saved Athair from a Drust attack, and later Athair would do the same to Arom. After the battle Athair told Arom that he was repaying the kindness shown to him, and that as long as he exists he shall protect the people of Drustvar should they come to him. Ever since then, the valiant and true have found shelter with the White Stag of the forest.

He is sometimes accompanied by a doe named Athainne, Secret Keeper of the Forest.

Athair's title "Heart of the Forest", ability to speak, and his longevity since he can still be found in Drustvar today thousands of years after befriending Arom, may mean he is a Wild God. Furthermore, Ulfar (who Athair's companion Athainne can sometimes be found with) says that the magic of Drustvar has come to inhabit some of the animals of the land, who are powerful manifestations of nature to be respected.

-Wowpedia

Kommentar von Nytena

Am I the only one who thought of the White Stag from the Dragonlance series?

I'm horde so have not done the quests there but saw him while running through for WQs and that was my first thought.

Kommentar von LiriellGarrosh

Finally, something huge and powerful that doesn't want to kill us.

Kommentar von Kurasu

It is worth noting that the area around Athair also acts as an Inn for druids, offering a 'Rested' area for them where you can accumulate rested XP and change your talents around.

Like the hearthstone, this is only for druids.

Kommentar von Cassandrart

Athair means 'father' in Irish Gaelic :) I don't think that's a coincidence, as he seems to be protecting the other stags from the coven :3

Kommentar von MintySinty

The hex-crazed wildlife nearby is kind of hard to see at night without names turned on, so I had a less than smart moment a little while ago. I was camouflaging through from the rabbit horde rare in the nearby cave and decided to just mount up and run down the rest of the trail to leave the area. (must have been at around 52,42) Well, I mounted successfully but as soon as I did, a bunch of nearby hexed rabbits attacked and dazed me off my mount. I ran on ahead with aspect of the turtle and aspect of the cheetah, thinking that would get me out of it.
No such luck, though. The rabbits kept following and a deer joined in, and after my shield wore off, so did couple of hawks. Way more than I could deal with, so I just bolted. I didn't bother feigning because I had DoTs on me and my health was already low. I should have done so earlier, so all I could do was run.
I saw a little creek ahead and an area with normal-looking deer. If I could make it to that area, I would probably be okay. Exhilaration was still on cooldown, but I figured I probably had enough health to make it. (I had about eight diseases from the rabbits on me at that point plus I think one curse, none of which I could dispel) Kept running, kept running, down to my last 5% health...
Made it. I kept running, watching out for wolves as I ran because wouldn't that just figure. Then I realized there were an awful lot of fawns running around in this grove. And then I saw Athair and Athainne making their way back toward the middle of the clearing just as the hex-crazed wildlife was running back into the cursed woods. Athair and Athainne saved my hunter's life with their small, sacred grove.

Kommentar von Honorola

Out of curiousity, after hearing this guy has a different appearance at night, I went out there with some Inky Black Potions (items that make it nighttime from the Darkmoon Faire,) to see if this maybe showed these 'changes.'

Sadly it doesn't, the skybox is also the default starry sky versus the unique full moon skybox the area keeps. If you want to see his unique nighttime variant, you must go there when the server time makes it night.

Kommentar von Rookwood

I stumbled across Athair <Heart of the Forest> for the first time today. I am pretty sure it's a direct "Princess Mononoke" reference from Hayao Miyazaki. The glowing white stag form in a safe area surrounded by tainted animals. Pretty cool stuff.

Kommentar von PrimalRager

He can be attacked and killed if you use N'lyeth, Sliver of N'Zoth - drops some Meaty haunches and respawns immediately.

Athair <Herz des Waldes>

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