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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>Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23574/akilzon Akil'zon]</ref> || Eagle || Eagle god || Amani
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| [[Bethekk]] || 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]]<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
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| [[Dambala]]<ref name="mm47">''[[Magic & Mayhem]]'', pg. 47</ref><ref name="hpg68" /> || Snake || 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" /> || Snake || 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> || 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> || 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
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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
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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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| [[Hethiss]] || Snake || Loa of snakes || Zandalari
| [[Hethiss]]<ref>Zul'Gurub raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=14507/high-priest-venoxis High Priest Venoxis]</ref> || Snake || Loa of snakes || Zandalari
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| [[Hir'eek]] || 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>Zul'Aman raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/npc=23578/janalai Jan'alai]</ref> || Dragonhawk || Dragonhawk spirit || Amani<br />Drakkari<br />Zandalari
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| [[Shango]]<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Ram<ref>Based on one of [[wikipedia:Shango|Shango]]'s actual sacred animals, but it is awkward considering the lack of goats in Stranglethorn.</ref> || Loa of storms<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
| [[Shango]]<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Ram<ref>Based on one of [[wikipedia:Shango|Shango]]'s actual sacred animals, but it is awkward considering the lack of goats in Stranglethorn.</ref> || Loa of storms<ref name="mm47" /><ref name="hpg68" /> || Darkspear<br />Gurubashi
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| [[Shirvallah]] || Tiger || Loa of tigers || Darkspear<br />Zandalari
| [[Shirvallah]]<ref>Zul'Gurub raid boss, [https://www.wowhead.com/classic/npc=14509/high-priest-thekal High Priest Thekal]</ref> || Tiger || Loa of tigers || Darkspear<br />Zandalari
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| [[Sseratus]] || Snake || God of snakes || Drakkari
| [[Sseratus]] || Snake || God of snakes || Drakkari

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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]

Upon death, Loa may be able to return eventually[4], but it is possible to be destroyed spiritually and never to return.[5]

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[6] Woolly rhino Rhino god[6] Drakkari
Akil'zon[7] Eagle Eagle god Amani
Bethekk[8] Panther Loa of panthers Zandalari
Bwonsamdi
Samedi[9][10]		 Troll Loa of death
Loa of the grave
Loa of cemeteries and the restful sleep of the dead[9][10]		 Darkspear
Gurubashi
Dambala[9][10] Snake Loa of serpents and treachery[9][10] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Elortha no Shadra[11][12] Spider God of Spiders[11]
Mother of Venom[11]
Silk Dancer[11]
Death's Love[11]		 Darkspear
Vilebranch
Witherbark
Gurubashi
Sandfury
Zandalari
Eraka no Kimbul[11] Tiger God of Tigers[11]
Lord of Beasts[11]
King of Cats[11]
The Prey's Doom[11]		 Sandfury
Gonk Raptor Loa of raptors
The Great Hunter		 Darkspear
Zandalari
Halazzi[13] Lynx Lynx god Amani
Drakkari
Zandalari
Hakkar Mutated wind serpent The Soulflayer
The Blood God		 Gurubashi
Skullsplitter
Bloodscalp
Vilebranch
Witherbark
Sandfury
Har'koa Snow leopard Snow leopard goddess Drakkari
Zandalari
Hethiss[14] Snake Loa of snakes Zandalari
Hir'eek[15] Bat Loa of bats Zandalari
Jan'alai[16] Dragonhawk Dragonhawk spirit Amani
Drakkari
Zandalari
Legba[17][10] - Loa of speed[17][10] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Lukou[18][10] - Loa of healing and respite[18][10] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Mam'toth Mammoth God of the mammoths Drakkari
Nalorakk[19] Brown bear Bear god Amani
Ogoun[18][10] Cobra[20] Loa of war[18][10] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Quetz'lun Wind serpent Wind serpent goddess Drakkari
Rhunok Arctic bear Arctic bear god Drakkari
Shango[9][10] Ram[21] Loa of storms[9][10] Darkspear
Gurubashi
Shirvallah[22] 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[11] - God of Death[11]
Father of Sleep[11]
Son of Time[11]
The Night's Friend[11]		 Sandfury
Ula'tek Snake Serpent goddess Amani
Zanza Troll Loa of Zandalar
The Restless		 Zandalari

Endnotes

  1. ↑ Dark Factions, pg. 89
  2. ↑ 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."
  3. ↑ World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue IV (2011), pg. 85
  4. ↑ "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?"
  5. ↑ "Blood of a Dead God", Zul'Drak
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rampage", Zul'Drak
  7. ↑ Zul'Aman raid boss, Akil'zon
  8. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priestess Arlokk
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Magic & Mayhem, pg. 47
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 Horde Player's Guide, pg. 68
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 Tablet of Theka
  12. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priestess Marli
  13. ↑ Zul'Aman raid boss, Halazzi
  14. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priest Venoxis
  15. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priestess Jeklik
  16. ↑ Zul'Aman raid boss, Jan'alai
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Magic & Mayhem, pg. 45
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Magic & Mayhem, pg. 46
  19. ↑ Zul'Aman raid boss, Nalorakk
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ Based on one of Shango's actual sacred animals, but it is awkward considering the lack of goats in Stranglethorn.
  22. ↑ Zul'Gurub raid boss, High Priest Thekal
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