Loa
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.
| Name | Title | Worshippers |
|---|---|---|
| Akali[6] | Rhino god[6] | Drakkari |
| Akil'zon | Eagle god | Amani |
| Bethekk | Loa of panthers | Zandalari |
| Bwonsamdi Samedi[7] |
Loa of death Loa of the grave Loa of cemeteries and the restful sleep of the dead[7] |
Darkspear Gurubashi |
| Dambala[7] | Loa of serpents and treachery[7] | Darkspear Gurubashi |
| Elortha no Shadra[8] | God of Spiders[8] Mother of Venom[8] Silk Dancer[8] Death's Love[8] |
Darkspear Vilebranch Witherbark Gurubashi Sandfury Zandalari |
| Eraka no Kimbul[8] | God of Tigers[8] Lord of Beasts[8] King of Cats[8] The Prey's Doom[8] |
Sandfury |
| Gonk | Loa of raptors The Great Hunter |
Darkspear Zandalari |
| Halazzi | Lynx god | Amani Drakkari Zandalari |
| Hakkar | The Soulflayer The Blood God |
Gurubashi Skullsplitter Bloodscalp Vilebranch Witherbark Sandfury |
| Har'koa | Snow leapard goddess | Drakkari Zandalari |
| Hethiss | Loa of snakes | Zandalari |
| Hir'eek | Loa of bats | Zandalari |
| Jan'alai | Dragonhawk spirit | Amani Drakkari Zandalari |
| Legba[7] | Loa of speed[7] | Darkspear Gurubashi |
| Lukou[7] | Loa of healing and respite[7]> | Darkspear Gurubashi |
| Mam'toth | God of the mammoths | Drakkari |
| Nalorakk | Bear god | Amani |
| Ogoun[7] | Loa of war[7] | Darkspear Gurubashi |
| Quetz'lun | Wind serpent goddess | Drakkari |
| Rhunok | Arctic bear god | Drakkari |
| Shango[7] | Loa of storms[7] | Darkspear Gurubashi |
| Shirvallah | Loa of tigers | Darkspear Zandalari |
| Sseratus | God of snakes | Drakkari |
| Tharon'ja | Loa of wind serpents | Drakkari |
| Ueetay no Mueh'zala[8] | God of Death[8] Father of Sleep[8] Son of Time[8] The Night's Friend[8] |
Sandfury |
| Ula'tek | Serpent goddess | Amani |
| Zanza | Loa of Zandalar The Restless |
Zandalari |
Endnotes
- ↑ Dark Factions, pg. 89
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue IV (2011), pg. 85
- ↑ "Proof of Demise: Gal'darah", Dalaran
- ↑ "Blood of a Dead God", Zul'Drak
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rampage", Zul'Drak
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Dark Factions, pg. 68
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 Tablet of Theka