Overview
Malorne was an enormous white stag that roamed the land as protector of nature. His eyes are silver and his body shines with a white glow. He was among the first living creatures in Azeroth. The Tauren were hunting Malorne one day and, in his attempt to escape, he bargained with Elune in exchange for help. Malorne accepted Elune's help and loved her as part of the deal. Elune mothered Cenarius from that relationship. You can read the Tauren legends about Malorne and Cenarius here
Malorne the Waywatcher shows up to help the Night Elves when a great crisis affects the world or the Night Elf civilization in the shape of a giant white stag. Although he has great magical power, he is never shapeshifted into any other form. Malorne has prevented two civil wars among the Night Elves simply by making himself present before the astonished eyes of the Night Elves.
Malorne is a great diplomat of sorts. He would first engage in conversation with other individuals to seek some reasoning. When diplomacy doesn't work, Malorne uses his calming aura to tranquilize his opponents -- which cancels out any spellcasting or physical abilities. If they persist, he uses non-lethal magic to restrain or separate opposing forces. If two forces engage in combat, he would heal both sides and try to find a solution to stop the fight.
Malorne may enter the Emerald Dream and the Physical world at any time, and perceives what happens in both realms as if he had omniscience of what happens simultaneously in both planes.
Rumors are of the existence of a group of druids that take on the aspect of Malorne as Druids of the Antler, but it has not been proven.
Night Elves worship Malorne for his great assistance during the War of the Ancients against the first invasion of the Burning Legion where he lost his life in defense of the world of Azeroth.
The Death of Malorne
Cenarius had gone into a frenzy seeing Ursoc and Ursol, Aviana, and Agamaggan die. Cenarius crushed hundreds of Felguards and Felhunters with his antlers and some others got impaled against the dead corpse of Agamaggan's thorny side as Cenarius charged them outwards.
The demons finally got hold of Cenarius, and before the demons could slay him, Malorne came into the fray blinding all demons with his majestic white flashing body. Malorne's hoof crushed many demons, while his antlers swoop many others. Malorne defended his son Cenarius, and with a look toward the elves as if telepathically commanding them to come for his son, Jarod Shadowsong and others dragged Cenarius to safety.
Malorne would have surely single-handedly defeated the Burning Legion, had Archimonde not appeared. Black lightning stroke the land around Malorne, baking it ... then green fire from the ground engulfed Malorne, burning at his coat, while the land and rock formed giant hands that pinned his four legs to the ground. Archimonde swelled in size matching Malorne's height.
Malorne freed himself from his magical trap, and charged Archimonde with his antlers, causing tremors and lightning as demons and Azeroth's races nearby shook and fell to the ground flat on their backs with astonishment. Finally, Archimonde grabbed Malorne by the neck and with great force snapped his neck. Cenarius's brave rescuer laid limp and lifeless, as Archimonde tossed him to the side.
Malfurion knowing Cenarius was unconscious and that Archimonde had just slain Malorne, cast a spell that engulfed most of Archimonde's body with vines. The Archdemon, analytical as always, decided to retreat by vanishing in a green flare of flames that consumed the vines.
Shortly, Alexstrasza, Ysera, and the Bronze dragon consorts of Nozdormu, along with their dragonflights joined the War of the Ancients. Ysera came to a halt and opened wide her brilliant jade orbs with a deafening shriek. As she landed, thousands of demons were thrown in all directions with her paws and wings ... making her way through to her goal, until she came still, her chin on Malorne's head, sobs could be heard. Her lover was dead.
The fact that Ysera appeared to be so fond of Marlone implies that she is in fact the moon goddess that the Night Elves worship, Elune. There are many other small things that imply this connection; such as Ysera's fondness of Cenarius, which could be well understanded if Ysera is Elune because that would mean Ysera is Cenarius's mother. However the connection has been confirmed to be UNTRUE by Richard Knakk, details can be found here Diggory, Bookkeeper of the Guardians.
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Mists of Dawn
Before the age of memory, the gentle Earthmother breathed upon the golden mists of dawn. Where the amber clouds came to rest, there were endless fields of flowing wheat and barley. This was the basin of her works. The great basket of life and hope.
The Earthmother's eyes shone down upon the lands she had breathed into creation. Her right eye, An'she (the sun), gave warmth and light to the land. her left eye, Mu'sha (the moon), gave peave and sleep to the stirring creatures of the dawning. Such was the power of her gaze that the Earthmother closed one dreaming eye for every turning of the sky. Thus, her loving gaze turned day into night for the first dawning of the world.
While the right eye shone down upon the golden dawn, the Earthmother's gentle hands spread out across the golden plains. Wherever the shadow of her arms passed, a noble people arose from the rich soil. The Shu'halo (the Tauren) arose to give thanks and prayer to their loving mother. There in the endless fields of dawn, the children of the earth swore themselves to her grace and vowed to bless her name until the final darkening of the world.
Sorrow of the Earthmother
As the children of the earth roamed the fields of dawn, they harkened to dark whispers from the deep beneath the world. The whispers told the children of the arts of war and deceit. Many of the Shu'halo fell under the shadow's sway and embraced the ways of malice and wickedness. They turned upon their pure breathren and left their innocence to drift upon the plains.
The Earthmother, her heart heavy with her children's plight, could not bear to watch them fall from grace. In her grief, she tore out her eyes and set them spinning across the endless starry skies. An'shee and Mu'sha. Seeking to ease the other's sorrow could only chase each other's faint glow across the sky. The twins still chase one another with every turning of the world.
Though sightless, the Earthmother could not long stray from the world of her heart. She kept her ear to the winds and listened to all that transpired across the fields of the dawn. Her great heart was always with her children -- and her loving wisdom never fled from them.
The White Stag and the Moon
Into the brave hearts of her pure children, the Earthmother placed the love of the hunt. For the creatures of the first dawn were savage and fierce. They hid from the Earthmother finding solace in the shadows and the wild places of the land. The Shu'Halo hunted these beasts wherever they could be found and tamed them with the Earthmother's blessing.
One great spirit eluded them, however. Apa'ro (known as Malorne to the Night Elves) was a proud stag of snow white fur. His antlers scraped the roof of the heavens and his mighty hooves stamped out the deep places of the world. The Shu'Halo hunted Apa'ro to the corners of the dawning world -- and closed in to snare the proud stag.
Seeking to escape, the great stag leapt into the sky. Yet, as his escape seemed assured, his mighty antlers tangled in the stars which held him fast. Though he kicked and struggled, Apa'ro could not loose himself from the heavens. It was then that Mu'sha found him as she chased her brother An'she, towards the dawn. Mu'sha saw the mighty stag as he struggled and fell in love with him immediately.
The clever moon made a bargain with the great stag -- she would set him free from the snare of the stars if he would love her and end her loneliness.
Mu'sha loved Apa'ro and conceived a child by him. The child, a demigod some would claim was born in the shadowed forests of the night. He would be called Cenarius and walk the starry path between the waking world and the kingdom of the heavens.
Forestlord and the first druids
In time, the child, Cenarius, grew to the stature of his proud father. A brother to both the trees and the stars. The great hunter roamed the far places of the world, singing the harmonious songs of the dawning. All creatures bowed before his grace and beauty-- there were none so cunning as the son of the moon and the white stag.
Eventually, Cenarius befriended the Shu'Halo and spoke to them of the turning world. The children of the earth knew him as brother and swore to help him care for the fields of life and the favored creatures of their great Earthmother.
Cenarius taught the children of the earth to speak to the trees and plants. The Shu'Halo became druids and worked great deeds of magic to nurse the land to health. For many generations the Shu'Halo hunted with Cenarius and kept the world safe from the shadows that stirred beneath it.
Hatred of the Centaur
As the mists of dawn faded and the age of memory advanced, the demigod, Cenarius, went his own way through the fields of the world. The Shu'Halo (Tauren) were sorrowful at his passing and forgot much of the druidism he had taught them. As the generations passed, they forgot how to speak with the trees and the wild things of the land. The dark whispers from the deeps of the world drifted up to their ears once again.
Though the children of the earth closed out the evil whisperings, a terrible curse befell their roaming tribes. Out of the black lands of the west came a horde of murderous creatures, the Centaur. Cannibals and ravagers, the Centaur fell upon the Shu'Halo like a plague. Though the braves and hunters fought with the Earthmother's blessing in their hearts, the Centaur could not be defeated.
The Shu'Halo were forced to leave their ancestral holdings behind, and roam the endless plains as nomads forever after it was held that one day hope would return -- and the scattered tribes of the Shu'Halo would find a new home under the loving arms of the Earthmother.
Books found at the Elder Rise, Thunderbluff
The origin of the Centaur is told by Celebras at Maraudon instance in Desolace. Cenarius fathered two sons: Remulos and Zaetar. Zaetar fell in love with an Earth Elemental named Princess Theradras. From that unholy love were born the evil Centaurs. Remulos fathered the Dryads and the Keepers of the Grove.
The Earthmother is rumored to be Therazane the Elemental Lord. Other fans think it is Alexstrasza. No further proof has been revealed in-game of the Earthmother's identity. Another theory is that Eonar the Lifebinder titan created the moon and the sun as part of her own essence, therefore creating Elune. We will update as info arrives. These are only theories, not canon nor true.
War of the Ancients: The Sundering revealed that Ysera the Dragon Aspect was Malorne's lover and mother of Cenarius.
UPDATE: I invited Richard A. Knaak to a mini-Q&A to explain few questions that many fans commonly share among themselves -- things that confused fans after reading War of the Ancients Trilogy. Elune and Ysera are not one and the same, here he explains the relation between Cenarius and Ysera.
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http://www.wowwiki.com/Malorne
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