Warcraft speculation

[Gollee]

WARNING. The following post contains spoilers to World of Warcraft Legion, and Warcraft Chronicle Volume 1. Read at your own discretion.

 

A few things about Elune that I've picked out indicate that she is certainly above Watcher/Old God/Naaru level. I like the idea of her being an ascended Watcher/ the World Soul/ the Moon Soul.

The first point that I can bring up is that she is not listed under the Wild Gods in Chronicle. If she was, she would definitely be listed, so we can count that option out.

We also know that the Watchers had to commune with and channel the power of the Pantheon to empower the Dragon Aspects; however, after Malygos' death, Elune single-handedly empowered Kalecgos to replace him. Given that it was the titan of magic that empowered Malygos, and Kalecgos has functionally the same power level; we can assume that either:

-Elune did it in a different way; supporting the theory that she is something else entirely from Titans, possibly, like the Voidlords, one of the beings that exist within the Light, rather than in the material universe, which would explain her apparent lack of a physical form.

-Elune is a Watcher that was created by Norgannon; and inherited his power after his destruction. However, her manipulation of the trolls into elves is a good deal different from the actions of the other Watchers; who relied entirely on the Titan-Forged, and generally didn't show the capability to do such advanced manipulation without the aid of the Forge of Wills, or the Engine of Nalak'sha. And these actions likely began before the destruction of the Pantheon. We also know from various things related to the Temple of Elune, that Elune supposedly helped the Titans shape Azeroth, which seems like a far stretch for a sleeping soul; but not for a Watcher, or some form of Demi-Titan.

-Elune is the World Soul, and is powerful enough to be able to perform the roles of other Titans. This is my favoured theory, as it relies the least on conjecture, like a moon base, or moon soul; or the existence of another "breed" of power, gods.

-Elune is the Moon Soul; I didn't think of this until reading this thread((http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1969728-Elune-Nascent-Titan?p=39631694#post39631694)). It is possible that, like Aggramar, her powers place her as a lieutenant, but to Norgannon instead of Sargeras. This would give her the power necessary to empower Kalecgos, as well as making her fully capable of manipulating the Night Elves into their present forms, resetting the world if it is deemed necessary, or defending it against the Burning Legion.

---Whether she is an awakened Titan or not is dependant on other facts. As far as we are aware, she has no physical form, unlike the Titans, who, as Sargeras proved, are big enough to literally cut a planet in half; if she is a nascent Titan, then her physical form may not yet exist; while her power does, giving her the spiritual presence implied in the night elf theology; as well as the role given to her in the Tauren mythos, placing her as a form of servant to the greater power of Azeroth.

And final, in reference to the Naaru theory; her displayed power level exceeds any shown by a Naaru so far, and not only is she a source of light magic for the priestesses of the moon; she is also the source of the arcane magic of balance druids, hence Moonfire, and Starfall. She is most certainly in a truly unique position in Warcraft's power structure; I am hopeful to see what becomes of her in Legion.