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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' are a loose pantheon of primal forces worshipped by [[troll]]s; a sacred animal represents each aspect.<ref>''[[Dark Factions]]'', pg. 89</ref> Power can be drawn by worshippers by performing rituals and propitiating the Loa. Traditionally these rituals are done by priests, who are dedicated to a single Loa<ref>Zen'tabra on the Echo Isles: "Dey still be wantin' us ta work just for one o' dem at a time, not wit all de spirits at once."</ref>, but anyone may leave offerings. Different troll tribes may call upon different sets of Loa.<ref>''World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue IV'' (2011), pg. 85</ref>
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' are a loose pantheon of primal forces worshipped by [[troll]]s; a sacred animal represents each aspect.<ref>''[[Dark Factions]]'', pg. 89</ref> Power can be drawn by worshippers by performing rituals and propitiating the Loa. Traditionally these rituals are done by priests, who are dedicated to a single Loa<ref>[[wow:Zen'tabra#Gossip|Zen'tabra's gossip]] on the Echo Isles: "Dey still be wantin' us ta work just for one o' dem at a time, not wit all de spirits at once."</ref>, but anyone may leave offerings. Different troll tribes may call upon different sets of Loa<ref>''World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue IV'' (2011), pg. 85</ref>, but it is always likely that a subordinate tribe will worship largely similar Loa of the leading tribe. The Zandalari tribe nominally worships all Loa of all tribes, acting as a priest caste<ref>[[wow:Troll Compendium/Other Trolls#Zandalar_Tribe|Troll Compendium]], Zandalar Tribe</ref>, but there are a few exceptions.


Upon death, Loa may be able to return eventually<ref>"[https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/quest=13250/proof-of-demise-galdarah Proof of Demise: Gal'darah]", Dalaran: "I will see to it that the very essence of the god is kept safe until it can be handed over to the Zandalar tribe. Perhaps they'll be able to find a way to reincorporate Akali from it?"</ref>, but it is possible to be destroyed spiritually and never to return.<ref>"[https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/quest=12684/blood-of-a-dead-god Blood of a Dead God]", Zul'Drak</ref>
Upon death, Loa may be able to return eventually<ref>"[https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/quest=13250/proof-of-demise-galdarah Proof of Demise: Gal'darah]", Dalaran: "I will see to it that the very essence of the god is kept safe until it can be handed over to the Zandalar tribe. Perhaps they'll be able to find a way to reincorporate Akali from it?"</ref>, but it is possible to be destroyed spiritually and never to return.<ref>"[https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/quest=12684/blood-of-a-dead-god Blood of a Dead God]", Zul'Drak</ref>
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| [[Akali]]<ref name="rampage">"[https://www.wowhead.com/quest=12721/rampage Rampage]", Zul'Drak</ref> || Woolly rhino || Rhino god<ref name="rampage" /> || Drakkari
| [[Akali]]<ref name="rampage">"[https://www.wowhead.com/quest=12721/rampage Rampage]", Zul'Drak</ref> || Woolly rhino || Rhino god<ref name="rampage" /> || Drakkari
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| [[Akil'zon]]<ref>Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23574/akilzon Akil'zon]</ref> || Eagle || Eagle god || Amani
| [[Akil'zon]]<ref name="zaa">Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23574/akilzon Akil'zon]</ref> || Eagle || Eagle god || Amani<ref name="zaa" />
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| [[Bethekk]]<ref>Zul'Gurub raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=14515/high-priestess-arlokk High Priestess Arlokk]</ref> || Panther || Loa of panthers || Zandalari
| [[Bethekk]]<ref>Zul'Gurub raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=14515/high-priestess-arlokk High Priestess Arlokk]</ref> || Panther || Loa of panthers || Zandalari
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| [[Bwonsamdi]]<br />Samedi<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68">''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', pg. 68</ref> || Troll || Loa of death<br />Loa of the grave<br />Loa of cemeteries and the restful sleep of the dead<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
| [[Bwonsamdi]]<ref name="fall">Bwonsamdi during [[wow:Zalazane's Fall#Scripted event|Zalazane's Fall]]: "Darkspear... it been a long time since I heard de drums... since I drank de ritual offerings. I be watchin' over your dead, Vol'jin, and for NOTHIN'. Why have de Darkspear forsaken Bwonsamdi, eh?"</ref><br />Samedi<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68">''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', pg. 68</ref> || Troll || Loa of death<br />Loa of the grave<br />Loa of cemeteries and the restful sleep of the dead<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<ref name="fall" /><br />Gurubashi
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| [[Dambala]]<ref name="mm47">''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'', pg. 47</ref><ref name="hpg68" /> || Adder || Loa of serpents and treachery<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
| [[Dambala]]<ref name="mm47">''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'', pg. 47</ref><ref name="hpg68" /> || Adder || Loa of serpents and treachery<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
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| [[Elortha no Shadra]]<ref name="tablet">[[wow:Tablet of Theka|Tablet of Theka]]</ref><ref>Zul'Gurub raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=14510/high-priestess-marli High Priestess Marli]</ref> || Spider || God of Spiders<ref name="tablet" /><br />Mother of Venom<ref name="tablet" /><br />Silk Dancer<ref name="tablet" /><br />Death's Love<ref name="tablet" /> || Darkspear<br />Vilebranch<br />Witherbark<br />Gurubashi<br />Sandfury<br />Zandalari
| [[Elortha no Shadra]]<ref name="tablet">[[wow:Tablet of Theka|Tablet of Theka]]</ref><ref>Zul'Gurub raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=14510/high-priestess-marli High Priestess Marli]</ref><br />Shadra<ref name="shadra">[https://www.wowhead.com/npc=2707/shadra Shadra]</ref> || Spider || God of Spiders<ref name="tablet" /><br />Mother of Venom<ref name="tablet" /><br />Silk Dancer<ref name="tablet" /><br />Death's Love<ref name="tablet" /><br />The Venom Queen<ref name="shadra" /> || Darkspear<br />Vilebranch<br />Witherbark<br />Gurubashi<br />Sandfury<ref name="tablet" /><br />Zandalari
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| [[Eraka no Kimbul]]<ref name="tablet" /> || Tiger || God of Tigers<ref name="tablet" /><br />Lord of Beasts<ref name="tablet" /><br />King of Cats<ref name="tablet" /><br />The Prey's Doom<ref name="tablet" /> || Sandfury
| [[Eraka no Kimbul]]<ref name="tablet" /> || Tiger || God of Tigers<ref name="tablet" /><br />Lord of Beasts<ref name="tablet" /><br />King of Cats<ref name="tablet" /><br />The Prey's Doom<ref name="tablet" /> || Sandfury<ref name="tablet" />
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| [[Gonk]] || Raptor || Loa of raptors<br />The Great Hunter || Darkspear<br />Zandalari
| [[Gonk]]<ref name="zengossip">[[wow:Zen'tabra#Gossip|Zen'tabra's gossip]] during "Zalazane's Fall"</ref> || Raptor || Loa of raptors<br />The Great Hunter<ref name="zengossip" /> || Darkspear<br />Zandalari<ref name="zengossip" />
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| [[Halazzi]]<ref>Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23577/halazzi Halazzi]</ref> || Lynx || Lynx god || Amani<br />Drakkari<br />Zandalari
| [[Halazzi]]<ref name="zah">Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23577/halazzi Halazzi]</ref> || Lynx || Lynx god || Amani<ref name="zah" /><br />Drakkari<br />Zandalari
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| [[Hakkar]] || Mutated wind serpent || The Soulflayer<br />The Blood God ||Gurubashi<br />Skullsplitter<br />Bloodscalp<br />Vilebranch<br />Witherbark<br />Sandfury
| [[Hakkar]] || Mutated wind serpent<ref>Maybe? His children are categorised as wind serpents, but it is very unclear what he is specifically.</ref> || The Soulflayer<br />The Blood God ||Gurubashi<br />Skullsplitter<br />Bloodscalp<br />Vilebranch<br />Witherbark<br />Sandfury
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| [[Har'koa]] || Snow leopard || Snow leopard goddess || Drakkari<br />Zandalari
| [[Har'koa]] || Snow leopard || Snow leopard goddess || Drakkari<br />Zandalari
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| [[Hir'eek]]<ref>Zul'Gurub raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=14517/high-priestess-jeklik High Priestess Jeklik]</ref> || Bat || Loa of bats || Zandalari
| [[Hir'eek]]<ref>Zul'Gurub raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=14517/high-priestess-jeklik High Priestess Jeklik]</ref> || Bat || Loa of bats || Zandalari
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| [[Jan'alai]]<ref>Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23578/janalai Jan'alai]</ref> || Dragonhawk || Dragonhawk spirit || Amani<br />Drakkari<br />Zandalari
| [[Jan'alai]]<ref name="zaj">Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23578/janalai Jan'alai]</ref> || Dragonhawk || Dragonhawk spirit || Amani<ref name="zaj" /><br />Drakkari<br />Zandalari
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| [[Legba]]<ref name="mm45">''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'', pg. 45</ref><ref name="hpg68" /> || - || Loa of speed<ref name="mm45" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
| [[Legba]]<ref name="mm45">''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'', pg. 45</ref><ref name="hpg68" /> || - || Loa of speed<ref name="mm45" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
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| [[Lukou]]<ref name="mm46">''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'', pg. 46</ref><ref name="hpg68" /> || Bog beast<ref>While not exactly a traditional animal, this is probably the most appropriate creature. Like the real life loa and his antecedent god, he is associated with plants. Later in World of Warcraft, he is shown as a podling, which has the right idea, but such creatures do not even exist on Azeroth.</ref> || Loa of healing and respite<ref name="mm46" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
| [[Lukou]]<ref name="mm46">''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'', pg. 46</ref><ref name="hpg68" /> || Bog beast<ref>While not exactly a traditional animal, this is probably the most appropriate creature. Like the [[wikipedia:Loco_(loa)|real life loa]] and his [[wikipedia:Y%C3%BAcahu|antecedent god]], she is associated with plants. Later in World of Warcraft, she is shown as a podling, which has the right idea, but such creatures do not even exist on Azeroth.</ref> || Loa of healing and respite<ref name="mm46" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
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| [[Mam'toth]] || Mammoth || God of the mammoths || Drakkari
| [[Mam'toth]] || Mammoth || God of the mammoths || Drakkari
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| [[Nalorakk]]<ref>Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23576/nalorakk Nalorakk]</ref> || Brown bear || Bear god || Amani
| [[Nalorakk]]<ref name="zan">Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23576/nalorakk Nalorakk]</ref> || Brown bear || Bear god || Amani<ref name="zan" />
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| [[Ogoun]]<ref name="mm46" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Cobra<ref>Based on one of [[wikipedia:Ogun|Ogun]]'s actual sacred animals, though a dog would have been more in line. There are, however, no dogs associated with trolls, but there are plenty of cobras in Stranglethorn.</ref> || Loa of war<ref name="mm46" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
| [[Ogoun]]<ref name="mm46" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Cobra<ref>Based on one of [[wikipedia:Ogun|Ogun]]'s actual sacred animals, though a dog would have been more in line. There are, however, no dogs associated with trolls, but there are plenty of cobras in Stranglethorn.</ref> || Loa of war<ref name="mm46" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
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| [[Tharon'ja]] || Wind serpent || Loa of wind serpents || Drakkari
| [[Tharon'ja]] || Wind serpent || Loa of wind serpents || Drakkari
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| [[Ueetay no Mueh'zala]]<ref name="tablet" /> || - || God of Death<ref name="tablet" /><br />Father of Sleep<ref name="tablet" /><br />Son of Time<ref name="tablet" /><br />The Night's Friend<ref name="tablet" /> || Sandfury
| [[Ueetay no Mueh'zala]]<ref name="tablet" /> || - || God of Death<ref name="tablet" /><br />Father of Sleep<ref name="tablet" /><br />Son of Time<ref name="tablet" /><br />The Night's Friend<ref name="tablet" /> || Sandfury<ref name="tablet" />
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| [[Ula'tek]] || Snake || Serpent goddess || Amani
| [[Ula'tek]] || Viper<ref>Based on their venomous nature and tendency to give birth to live young, while also giving a different kind of snake out of the vast number of snake Loa.</ref> || Serpent goddess || Amani
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| [[Zanza]] || Troll || Loa of Zandalar<br />The Restless || Zandalari
| [[Zanza]]<ref name="restless">[https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=15042/zanza-the-restless Zanza the Restless]</ref> || Troll || Loa of Zandalar<ref name="zanzagossip">[[wow:Zanza_the_Restless#Quotes|Zanza the Restless' gossip]]</ref><br />The Restless<ref name="restless" /> || Zandalari<ref name="zanzagossip" />
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Latest revision as of 9:24 PM, July 28, 2026

The Loa are a loose pantheon of primal forces worshipped by trolls; a sacred animal represents each aspect.[1] Power can be drawn by worshippers by performing rituals and propitiating the Loa. Traditionally these rituals are done by priests, who are dedicated to a single Loa[2], but anyone may leave offerings. Different troll tribes may call upon different sets of Loa[3], but it is always likely that a subordinate tribe will worship largely similar Loa of the leading tribe. The Zandalari tribe nominally worships all Loa of all tribes, acting as a priest caste[4], but there are a few exceptions.

Upon death, Loa may be able to return eventually[5], but it is possible to be destroyed spiritually and never to return.[6]

Very rarely a troll can become a Loa, such as Zanza the Restless or Bwonsamdi. Nothing is known about this process.

Known Loa
Name Form Title Worshippers
Akali[7] Woolly rhino Rhino god[7] Drakkari
Akil'zon[8] Eagle Eagle god Amani[8]
Bethekk[9] Panther Loa of panthers Zandalari
Bwonsamdi[10]
Samedi[11][12]		 Troll Loa of death
Loa of the grave
Loa of cemeteries and the restful sleep of the dead[11][12]		 Darkspear[10]
Gurubashi
Dambala[11][12] Adder Loa of serpents and treachery[11][12] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Elortha no Shadra[13][14]
Shadra[15]		 Spider God of Spiders[13]
Mother of Venom[13]
Silk Dancer[13]
Death's Love[13]
The Venom Queen[15]		 Darkspear
Vilebranch
Witherbark
Gurubashi
Sandfury[13]
Zandalari
Eraka no Kimbul[13] Tiger God of Tigers[13]
Lord of Beasts[13]
King of Cats[13]
The Prey's Doom[13]		 Sandfury[13]
Gonk[16] Raptor Loa of raptors
The Great Hunter[16]		 Darkspear
Zandalari[16]
Halazzi[17] Lynx Lynx god Amani[17]
Drakkari
Zandalari
Hakkar Mutated wind serpent[18] The Soulflayer
The Blood God		 Gurubashi
Skullsplitter
Bloodscalp
Vilebranch
Witherbark
Sandfury
Har'koa Snow leopard Snow leopard goddess Drakkari
Zandalari
Hethiss[19] Snake Loa of snakes Zandalari
Hir'eek[20] Bat Loa of bats Zandalari
Jan'alai[21] Dragonhawk Dragonhawk spirit Amani[21]
Drakkari
Zandalari
Legba[22][12] - Loa of speed[22][12] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Lukou[23][12] Bog beast[24] Loa of healing and respite[23][12] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Mam'toth Mammoth God of the mammoths Drakkari
Nalorakk[25] Brown bear Bear god Amani[25]
Ogoun[23][12] Cobra[26] Loa of war[23][12] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Quetz'lun Wind serpent Wind serpent goddess Drakkari
Rhunok Arctic bear Arctic bear god Drakkari
Shango[11][12] Ram[27] Loa of storms[11][12] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Shirvallah[28] Tiger Loa of tigers Darkspear
Zandalari
Sseratus Snake God of snakes Drakkari
Tharon'ja Wind serpent Loa of wind serpents Drakkari
Ueetay no Mueh'zala[13] - God of Death[13]
Father of Sleep[13]
Son of Time[13]
The Night's Friend[13]		 Sandfury[13]
Ula'tek Viper[29] Serpent goddess Amani
Zanza[30] Troll Loa of Zandalar[31]
The Restless[30]		 Zandalari[31]

Endnotes

  1. ↑ Dark Factions, pg. 89
  2. ↑ Zen'tabra's gossip on the Echo Isles: "Dey still be wantin' us ta work just for one o' dem at a time, not wit all de spirits at once."
  3. ↑ World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue IV (2011), pg. 85
  4. ↑ Troll Compendium, Zandalar Tribe
  5. ↑ "Proof of Demise: Gal'darah", Dalaran: "I will see to it that the very essence of the god is kept safe until it can be handed over to the Zandalar tribe. Perhaps they'll be able to find a way to reincorporate Akali from it?"
  6. ↑ "Blood of a Dead God", Zul'Drak
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Rampage", Zul'Drak
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Zul'Aman raid boss, Akil'zon
  9. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priestess Arlokk
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bwonsamdi during Zalazane's Fall: "Darkspear... it been a long time since I heard de drums... since I drank de ritual offerings. I be watchin' over your dead, Vol'jin, and for NOTHIN'. Why have de Darkspear forsaken Bwonsamdi, eh?"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Magic & Mayhem, pg. 47
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 Horde Player's Guide, pg. 68
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 Tablet of Theka
  14. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priestess Marli
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Shadra
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Zen'tabra's gossip during "Zalazane's Fall"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Zul'Aman raid boss, Halazzi
  18. ↑ Maybe? His children are categorised as wind serpents, but it is very unclear what he is specifically.
  19. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priest Venoxis
  20. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priestess Jeklik
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Zul'Aman raid boss, Jan'alai
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Magic & Mayhem, pg. 45
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Magic & Mayhem, pg. 46
  24. ↑ While not exactly a traditional animal, this is probably the most appropriate creature. Like the real life loa and his antecedent god, she is associated with plants. Later in World of Warcraft, she is shown as a podling, which has the right idea, but such creatures do not even exist on Azeroth.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Zul'Aman raid boss, Nalorakk
  26. ↑ Based on one of Ogun's actual sacred animals, though a dog would have been more in line. There are, however, no dogs associated with trolls, but there are plenty of cobras in Stranglethorn.
  27. ↑ Based on one of Shango's actual sacred animals, but it is awkward considering the lack of goats in Stranglethorn.
  28. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priest Thekal
  29. ↑ Based on their venomous nature and tendency to give birth to live young, while also giving a different kind of snake out of the vast number of snake Loa.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Zanza the Restless
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Zanza the Restless' gossip
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