Cenarius
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| colspan=2 style="font-size: larger; " | Cenarius
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| Gender
| Male
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| Races in the Warcraft universe>Race
| Night Elf
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| Character class
| Keeper of the Grove Hero
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| Affiliation
| The Alliance
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| Occupation
| Demi-god
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In the fictional
Warcraft Universe,
Cenarius is a demi-god who aids the
Night Elves in Kalimdor.
The reclusive demigod, Cenarius, existed in the world for a very long time before his presence was even known. Dwelling within the sacred Moonglades of
Mount Hyjal, Cenarius was approached by
Malfurion Stormrage during the War of the Ancients. Malfurion begged Cenarius to help the
Night Elves push back the invasion of the
Burning Legion. He agreed to help, and set off to find the ancient dragons and enlist their aid. The dragons, led by the great, red leviathan, Alexstrasza, agreed to send their mighty flights to engage the demons and their infernal masters. Cenarius, calling on the spirits of the enchanted forests, rallied an army which included his children, the dryads and the Keepers of the Grove, and ancient tree-men. He led them against the Legion in a dashing ground assault. Alongside the Night Elves, Cenarius and his army assaulted
Azshara's temple in an attempt to shut down the
Well of Eternity. The unstable vortex within the Well's depths finally exploded and ignited a catastrophic chain of events that would come to be known as the Great Sundering. Miraculously, Cenarius managed to survive along with Malfurion, and together, they led their survivors to establish a new home at Mount Hyjal. There, Cenarius lived, giving his wisdom to the Night Elf Druids and tending to the forestlands. Over time, the world began to heal from its grievous wounds. When the druids entered the Emerald Dream, Cenarius remained nearby. His sons kept close watch on the Night Elves' land and regularly helped the Sentinels maintain peace in the land. However, when the second invasion of the Burning Legion came forth, Cenarius once again rode to battle against the demons. However when he attacked the
Warsong clan, the orcs were forced again to drink from the well containing
Mannoroth's blood, giving them great power but corrupting them into red-skinned chaos orcs. With his demon blood present in the orcs of the Warsong clan, Mannoroth who was previously defeated in battle by Cenarius won this one - the blood gave Hellscream enough power to take down Cenarius. Only Cenarius's corporeal self was killed however; his spiritual form still lives in the Emerald Dream, where he fights with
Malfurion against the corruption.
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