Around Azeroth: All hail the owl god
by Elizabeth Wachowski 
Apr 3rd 2008 at 10:00AM
Baldasarre of Mal'ganis writes us with this story: "This is a screenshot I took while vigorously scouring the floor of Terrokar Forrest in search of herbs for the elusive Nether Residue Herbalism daily quest. I flew over this little pond and noticed something I had never seen before. With no indication of it's purpose, I thought it odd that there would be a statue of an owl atop what appears either a perch, or some type of roof. I have never seen anything like this statue before in the game, nor do I know anything about its meaning/purpose/story."
As much as I'd like to suggest that this is part of a secret Bohemian Grove ritual of the arakkoa, a quick search revealed that the three separate bird statues in Terokkar are part of the druid epic flight form quest chain. This one appears to be a falcon. However, the best explaination comes from Allyeranth of Black Dragonflight, who writes, "I hear that if you play the Song of Wind in front of them, they'll offer you transportation to other parts of Draenor."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mitch Apr 3rd 2008 10:29AM
You will be transported only if you play it with an ocarina, duh. And you have to have a lot of courage, or . . . uh . . . something like that.
Austin Apr 3rd 2008 10:30AM
Aren't these statues all over in the Curator's room in Kara as well?
Sonvar Apr 3rd 2008 10:38AM
Yeah I was about to comment that. I'm pretty sure its the same statue. Not sure what they represent though outside of you know an owl.
Badger Apr 3rd 2008 10:48AM
Mad, mad points to Allyeranth and Mitch for the Zelda reference(s).
Pud Apr 3rd 2008 10:52AM
It's one of the guardian statues for the swift flight form questline.
Angus Apr 3rd 2008 11:08AM
They are a pain in the butt.
Even a T4 equipped bear has issues with that quest if you aren't on the ball.
But afterwords you have the ability to summon Anzu. Getting http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32768 would make it the swift flight form just icing on the cake.
Although that flight form is gorgeous.
http://www.wowhead.com/?screenshot=view&6.40120#26836
http://www.wowhead.com/?screenshot=view&6.40120#27358
Staring at my wife's one makes me want to reroll sometimes.
Oldbear Apr 3rd 2008 11:19AM
I also enjoy my wife's "flight form" - but it has nothing to do with World of Warcraft...
themann1086 Apr 3rd 2008 11:59AM
Oldbear,
you win teh intarwebz.
Daimon Apr 3rd 2008 12:04PM
It's one of the three fight you need to win in the epic druid form quest line, the 3 are a falcon, a hawk and an eagle. idk why the image is an owl. In each un must fight using diferent forms, or is going to be rly hard (bear, cat and moonkin). Is a rly fun quest line, one more time it shows blizzard's affinity with druids.
doug Apr 3rd 2008 12:32PM
Apparently the use of vowels eludes you.
ejunk Apr 3rd 2008 12:27PM
hahaha mad props to the Zelda joke.
yrs-
Evan!
Zeplar Apr 3rd 2008 5:41PM
No.
I did that quest in greens, you do NOT need to be equipped in tier 4 :p
Kuri Apr 4th 2008 12:13PM
One of them is on a little floating island south of Auchindoun, which I didn't even know existed until the quest sent me there. Feel free to check the place out. It has high level... Donkeybirds. Well, whatever those things are that chill out in the Tauren starting area.