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Commento di entropicdragon

This NPC was added as part of Ezra Phoenix (Ephoenix) Chatterton's Make-A-Wish visit to Blizzard headquarters. Ezra got to design the quest (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=11129) that Ahab gives.

Commento di sbkidjamx

Ahab can be found just outside Bloodhoof Village, to the north near the bridge crossing Stonebull Lake.

Commento di 49735

Ahab is friendly (green) to both horde and alliance, but alliance cannot accept the Quest.
(was there to check while stealing the Flame of Thunder Bluff http://www.wowhead.com/?item=23180 )

Commento di Suhov

I was a qite shocked then a cow talk to me then I just run to TB with my alt to get FP discovered.

Commento di ConfusedKain

If you can't (obviously) see him at the bridge, the coords are 48,53.

Commento di 60600

Yea the dog is based on the kids actual dog.... that is cool how Bliz cares.

Commento di 61930

Kudos To Blizzard and their care for others to make dreams come true!

Commento di Murloc

This guy actually registers as a beast with "track beast" spell... Weird :D

Commento di 60430

He appears in Track Beasts, this is a known bug as at 2.1.3. Comprehensive listing here:

http://www.mmo-champion.com/index.php?topic=452.0

Commento di 28434

Here's the story about Ezra "Ephoenix" Chatterton

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/article_1702706.php

:)

Commento di Dobmiestre

Blizzard's commitment to Ephoenix has to be a sign that they are a company who care deeply about their subscribers, to go to such lengths to make a terminally-ill child have peace and happiness.

/salute to Ephoenix and Blizzard

I might just make a tauren alt for the sole purpose of doing this nice quest.

Commento di 82158

" I don't have time to play "
Haha! Best comment said by a npc ever.

Commento di 79700

Whenever I hear this guys voice, a picture of Mickel Jackson suddenly enters my mind...

Commento di 93865

This NPC's verbal emotes can be understood regardless of the race of the player.

Commento di Baelof

Ezra also got a WoW TCG Ally card named after him. He's a Tauren Hunter. Also, if you want to bring the little yipping dog with you (must be a hunter, either faction) tame one of the Prairie Wolfs you can see running around Mulgore near Bloodhoof Village. I only mean the level 5-6 mobs, not the Prairie Wolf Alphas or any other variation of them. Only the Prairie Wolfs bark.

Commento di 111622

can't kill em, darn..

Commento di Generaldraxus

Will you help me find my dog?

Commento di Bsmx93

When you run by him he says "Will you help me find my dog?" Thats how I first noticed him, I was running and I heard a strange noise, turned around and noticed him, then went straight to WoWhead xD

EDIT:
It sickens me when people go to random pages such as this and downrate every comment just to get their achievements.
There's a lot of informative / worthy comments here that do NOT deserve -1.

Commento di 186378

Not that this has much to do with the mob himself, but Ezra's condition tends to improve almost once a week. Doctors say that if he continues at this rate he might make a full recovery before he turns 16. He will still have to live with the cancer and the treatments, but hell be able to live a more normal life.

Commento di chknnuggts

Ezra Chatterton passed away 10/20/2008.

For more information:
http://www.ezrachatterton.org/
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/10/23/ezra-chatterton-passes-away/
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/10/24/ezras-father-thanks-the-wow-community-for-their-support/

To add your own sentiment on the forums:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=11693661775
http://www.wowhead.com/?forums&topic=48411

Edit: Added more links.

Commento di 95733

R.I.P. Ezra

/salute

Commento di 179750

Rest in peace dear Erza
The Earthmother will guard you

Commento di 161917

....

/salute

Commento di 221073

Lok'Tar Ogar, Little Ezra. May the Phoenix burn brightly once more.

Commento di Rawrthas

R.I.P. Ezra

Commento di Marrot

Aka'Magosh, Ephoenix!
/kneel

Commento di Arcanite

I seriously hope that if someone is trying to kill Ahab via the zombie invasion thingy, Ahab would turn into a phoenix at start of the combat and throw the opponent 300 feet in the air and put on a debuff for a day that would reduce everything you do by 99%

Commento di 235183

may the light be with you... rest in peace,Erza ...... :(
(By All Chinese Player...)
form: http://www.cnbeta.com/articles/68021.htm

Commento di 60528

I have done this quest on all of my characters. It is truly sad to hear that he has passed away. Thanks Blizzard for making the bow and this quest for him.

Rest in peace Ezra.

They should make this NPC really strong and an elite so that no one can kill him.

Commento di 7577

They made him non-hostile to both factions, so that's pretty good insurance that he can't be killed.

Commento di 10889

Rest In Peace.

May the Earthmother hold both you and your family close, Ezra. I know that like the Phoenix, from whom you take your middle name, you will rise and shine brightly in your next life.

You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

Anyone who would even consider killing this child's in-game creations should be ashamed of themselves.

Commento di soontobeDK

I cry everytime I always think of this boy...too young to pass away...

Commento di magnito

Rest in peace Ezra Phoenix Chatterton,

May the earthmother guide you to the next life, and as the phoenix may you rise and shine like the sun.

Commento di 215902

Rest in peace, Ezra Phoenix. May the combined blessings of the Earthmother, Elune, and Cenarius go with you. May the Phoenix within rise above, and rule. And may the afterlife be kind to you, the passed who perished before his time.
:( makes me sad when I see this NPC.

Commento di Lordsoze44

shame Ezra was too yong to pass away :(

Rest in peace may the earthmother guild you path.

Commento di 206793

I'd heard the voice many times on my various Horde characters, but was blown away when I heard it on my human priest, while doing the Discover Mulgore achievement.

R.I.P., Ezra.

Commento di 284421

Shorel'aran Erza

May the Phoenix will reborn from it's ashes.

/salute

Commento di 214068

Rest in Peace Ezra.

Commento di 281529

RIP Ezra

He is now an Elder in the Elder Rise for the Lunar Festival

Commento di 47813

Today I was running around in Mulgore doing the Elder thingy for the Lunar Festival, and this NPC caught my attention because it's friendly with alliance characters (I was using a NE).
So I came here and checked out the story of the boy.
Don't wanna say anything else.

Commento di 311149

Rest in peace Ezra. Your spirit will live on forever...

Commento di aberdonian

Fly to the stars where the phoenix should be Ezra

Commento di 79104

Shorel'aran, my friend. May we meet in the next life.

Commento di 154429

R.I.P Ezra!

Commento di 54449

A lovely tribute. I cried when I first saw the new name of the Thunder Bluff Elder....

You cried? Come'on get a grip, I'm not doubting its a sad story but that is taking things too far if you don't even know the person at all.

Commento di Gavin

Al diel shala Ezra. May your phoenix fly you swiftly away from the suffering and anguish of this world.

R.I.P. Young One. May the sun guide you to eternal peace.

Commento di 67552

RIP ePhoenix.

Have fun in the other world, make sure to kick Alliance ass over there, too buddy!

Commento di 208707

anyone know what the crossbow that ezra made is called? I cant seem to find it.

Commento di Tavaria

R I P Ezra! It's quite sad to hear such a young kid passing away.. He was only 10 but, cancer's a horrible thing.. Whenever I pass Ahab, I /salute him.

Have fun up there, Ezra. :)

Commento di ndrj

R.I.P little friend. Thanks for making our game more alive.

Commento di taurenmoo812

Rest in peace Ezra. Earth mother forever watch over you.

Commento di 63135

I just completed your quest Ezra on my lvl 80 warlock, i went there specifically for you :) And i must say, bravo!
Its quite interesting that Ahab has your own voice. very cool! Thank you for bringing heart into this game. Rest in Peace

Commento di 368807

May Ezra rest in peace. Though I can't keep myself from mourning for those not lucky as Ezra was, such as those poor children in Iraq or Africa...

Commento di 379942

May the Light always shine for you Ezra, as you shined for so many others.

Commento di atkrei

i usually kill low lvl horde npc's but he is an exeption, even though hes not killable in the game. if he was i would just mind my own buisness and maybe /salute

Commento di shadowkid104

I looked up Ephoenix on the WoW armory and the character wasnt there.
Does anyone know what happened to his characters?

Rip

Commento di 363555

Lok'Tar Oghar, Shorel'aran, A diel shala and may the Earthmother guard you Ezra. Like the Phoenix you are, you will eternally live on in all of our hearts and in Ahab, Kyle and of course; Ezra!

Rest in peace!

Commento di ThoriumGargoyle

Ahab only gives his quests to horde because Kyle runs around in Bloodhoof Village (Horde Territory), but oddly does not attack travelling alliance.

Commento di Rankkor

Lok'Tar Ogar Little one, your memory shall live on, like the ever burning flames of the phoenix.

Take your place of honor among your ancestors, and watch over us from above.

/salute.

Commento di Lokann

Aka'magosh, Ezra "Grommash" Chatterton! Throm-ka Oshu'rand!

(Improvised Orcish FTW)

Commento di 347626

Rest in peace, Ephoenix!
.....
.....
By the way, who is the one in the poster he's looking in?Tigole?

Commento di 368072

I always had a soft spot for this NPC, as the voice sounded so plaintive. Now that I have learned of the story behind this NPC and quest, I actually tear up a little bit every time I do it.

And everyone out there, always /salute this NPC, its not often that we are given the opportunity to honor a real fallen brother in-game.

RIP

Commento di 207575

Ephoenix DOES still exist; and as a matter of fact, E logged on earlier this evening. He's still in the guild (Thirty Second Fleet) and while Micah doesn't log on much (too many memories), he does from time to time. So far as I know, all of his characters are still there.

EDITED for clarity (referring to a purged comment below). Ezra may have passed on, but his father, Micah, is still here. During Ezra's last days, when he was too weak to even sit up, it was Micah playing Ephoenix under Ezra's direction. It's for emotional reasons, not physical, that Ephoenix is no longer being played.

Further EDITED because I didn't see this mentioned anywhere else: Ahab Wheathoof is not the only memorial NPC ingame. Some others (list may be incomplete) are:

Caylee Dak and her pet Dusky in Shattrath City (on Aldor Rise and belonging to the Darnassus faction) was the character of Dak Krause, who passed away from leukemia on August 22, 2007. She ends the quest Alicia's Poem.

In Hillsbrad there is Rousch, the character of Anthony Ray Stark (yes, real name) who passed away in 2005 in a scuba accident. He has no quest, but he stands in front of a grave marker and will /kneel and /salute it from time to time. He is friendly to both factions.

Koiter is a slightly more complicated memorial. While NPC Koiter uses the Spirit Healer model, behind him is a memorial in a small subzone called the Shrine of the Fallen Warrior in the northern Barrens. Atop the structure is an orc that is a copy of Michel Koiter's character from the WoW beta. He died in 2004 of unknown causes.

Captain Armando O s s e x is a member of the Stormpike Guard in Alterac Mountains. He is apparently a memorial to a deceased player who loved playing AV, but information other than this is scarce. I was unable to find a date of death or whether the patrolling character was a clone of his or not.

Crusader Bridenbrad the Argent Crusader dying of the plague in Icecrown appears to be based off of a real person, Bradford C. Bridenbecker, who died of cancer in 2007. He is involved in a medium-long questline starting with A Tale of Valor, given to you by Tirion Fordring after you've unlocked the Crusaders' Pinnacle. It is speculated that he may be related to a Blizzard programmer.

Again in Hillsbrad is a Decorated Headstone dedicated to Jesse Morales, a Blizzard employee who passed away while WoW was still under development. There was no other information.

/salute /mourn

Commento di 385814

Little late, but gg kid. Enjoyed the quest thank you. *hug*

Commento di Siton

May the earthmother always be with you Ezra.
I will never level a tauren without doing this quest in your honor and you will live on in every WoW-players heart.

/salute Ahab Wheathoof

Commento di avenn

R.I.P. ePhoenix. /salute

Commento di 480749

Now I feel bad for saying that his voice is creepy.

Commento di Omniwolph

When I just started wow, the way this tauren spoke annoyed me, but when you know the story behind it, it's just beautiful. An eternal memory of Ezra in the game. May your soul forever rest in peace.

Commento di Cirex

I have heard about this quest months ago, but, since I was on a break and after that, playing Alliance, I never had the chance to complete it. Today I created a Tauren Druid and found the NPC. I got chills when the memories of this kid came to my mind. When I was chasing Kyle, I had tears in my eyes imagining Ezra chasing the dog through some garden on a sunny day. One day, my characters will have a last log out and I can't imagine a better place for it, than in company of this true hero. I don't know where you are, but, I can assure you that there's a little piece of you in my heart. Rest in peace, hero.

Commento di disinformatique

I wish alliance could complete this quest and be a part of you Ezra, I am rolling a Horde character just for you my friend. May You Live in Peace and Happiness whereever you are.

Chris (AngeloScuro @ Twisting Nether)

Commento di Eilonthay

I didn't know about this quest! Well, I guess I'll be running all my Horde alts over there to do the quest....I just wish my Alliance ones could do it. T_T People with the "Ambassador" title should be able to!

R.I.P. Ezra & Ephoenix........May there be no lag or power failures or server shut downs or maintenance schedules or lousy frame rates or hardware malfunctions to hamper your playing. (Just please don't murderlize the Alliance too much.) I'm sorry you weren't around for longer. See you on the other side!

/salute

Commento di 541747

I am an lliance druid and i had to fight through the horde that thought i was raiding till I got to him and kneeled. Then they all stopped and kneeled with me. It was a good moment of cooperation

Commento di 425699

I must say, this is a beautiful story.
I've always loved this npc, but now I know he means so much more.
/salute
Thank you Ezra.

Commento di AchilliezOfThral

I did not know that this npc's voice was made by a kid with a terminally-illness.
/salute blizz for bringing light into this child's life.

R.I.P Ezra

Commento di 554987

I wish we could do this quest line from the alliance side =(

Commento di 258269

kreatings traveler

Commento di Caurusa

This NPC really freaks me out since the kid that designed this and did the voice has passed away! Everytime you walk past it or do the quest your listening to a dead kids voice! RIP!

Commento di 583158

RIP!

2bad that i cant do that quest since im alliance :(

Commento di 547318

This is wonderful.
I love how Blizzard took the time to honour this kid.
R.I.P little Ezra.. Get those alliance in heaven for us!

Commento di aberdonian

I only returned to playing this game in the last week, after a 6 month break. Today I went on my newest character, to pay my respects, Ezra's voice still brings a lump to my throat.

Long may it do so.......

Commento di dreadblood

he's shorter than most tauren..

R.I.P Ezra, Rarely does someone touch so many hearts as you have

Commento di Corehoundhunter

R.I.P Ezra may the phoenix forever guide you. /salute

Commento di Bryrida

Will this quest giver remain there in Cataclysm? I hope so...

Commento di 655272

As soon as I read this, I finished my dailies at fast as possible just to help his dog.

Poor boy, R.I.P.

Commento di awesomepossum

"I miss my dog so much"

brought tears to my eyes.

poor kid, no one should have to suffer what he went through.

I'm happy my hunter on my old account has his crossbow.

Commento di LoreMooster

It's an early morning and I decided to level my bank alt. It's a tauren hunter too. I had heard about this story, but I had never actually visited the NPC and heard his voice. I turned down the music and listened for a while. Then I read some stories about you. Peace be with you Ezra. Your spirit is immortalized in one of my favorite games of all time (and I've been playing since 1980!). Strength and Honor!

Commento di 768291

Who would have thought, that there will be so many honor, in a simple game like that. And by honor, I do not mean the one you get from killing enemy players, I mean REAL honor, that touches your heart, and stays in your memory.

I started from the memorial of Koiter, and I ended up reading stories, that put pain in my chest. I have played this game from around 7 years, and had no idea that there is so deep meaning in simple things like that. Which leads me to an idea, that will ease my pain, and most likely the pain of others.

On each of their respective birthdays, and the days that all of them have died, aswell during the Day Of The Dead, I will go to all of their memorials, and give respect to their deaths. I will bring along friends, and tell them who those people are, and how they died. It will be good from all of you, to do the same. Because, when few words are spoken, or wrote on a small piece of paper, they with ease fade into the abyss of time, but, when many, many words are wrote, they become a book, and a book, can be passed down with centuries and milleniums. We, the people that respect those who have died, are the words. Let us find more people, and make a whole book with them, so the honor of those who have died, be remembered for as long as possible.

Let us now bow and kneel to the dead ones, because, no one shall escape from that, be it king, or be it simple harvester. I will post this around, and make more people see this. Let us do something, that we can be proud of, let us show to the families and close friends, that we, the ones that play this game, care a lot.

P.S. : Message created by DarkTroll, a Private Server player, that cannot effort to play in Retail. One Must Die To Be Reborn, those have died, and shall be reborn, by this memorial. When titles, races, sides, weapons and armors are removed, we are all just mortal people.

Commento di 756770

Elune Adore Ezra

Commento di 867248

R.I.P Ezra. Spirits be with you.

Commento di gemanoma

We miss you Ezra! :'(

Commento di Rathan

Since Duskwood is my main server, I shared a battlegroup with him (Stormstrike). I had heard of him, but I never imagined I'd actually run into him. In one random Eye of The Storm though, I immediately recognized his name and server. While I didn't point him out to the other players, I did spend the next 20 minutes on my very well geared and rated Holy Paladin healing the absolute %^&* out of that kid. He was an unstoppable killing machine and I'm very proud to say that he didn't die once. For every node that he ventured to, death and destruction soon followed. I don't know if I made his day during that random battle, but I certainly made my year. And I'll never forget, for at least a short while, when there wasn't a god damned thing out there that could kill Ephoenix.

Commento di MiltiadesBooga

Asatoma Sadgamaya
Thamaso Maa Jyothir Gamaya
Mrithyor Maa Amrutham Gamaya
Aum Shanti Shanti Shantihi

Lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from ignorance to enlightenment.
Lead me from death to immortality.
May there be peace everywhere.

Al diel shala, Ezra. Al'ar watch over you, and may the eternal sun guide you.

Commento di Klunk

I was almost ready to make my first hordie when I saw at the top of the page that this NPC was also friendly to the Alliance. This is a reminder to treat others fairly despite differences. I can't believe I just gave a life lesson. Anyway.....

When I got to him on my Alliance character, he said "Greetings, traveler." about 5 times and a little other stuff and it sounded like a song! I'm serious!

Greetings, traveler. - X5
I have no time for play. - X5

REPEAT

Commento di 933937

Rest in Peace, Ezra.

Commento di 148327

I went there with my human mage to talk with Anziano Zoccolo Sanguinario and, even though i am Alliance, he still says "Greetings stranger" if i click him. (Problably his only phrase to alliance players)

Commento di 942747

We miss you as much as Ahab misses his dog, Ezra...
May the earthmother watch over you

Commento di unlucky13

Rest in peace.

Commento di Marlork

His another character - Squirlanator is still going online sometimes. Lvl 85 mage, Micah is lvling this mage, don't know if he lvls Ephoenix.
/salute /mourn

Commento di 1089662

If you look closely you'll see he's hammering a lost dog flier into the pole. R.I.P Ezra

Commento di datgrl

Avendesora of Thunderhorn (US) put together these videos of the various tributes within the game. They are a beautiful and moving memorial to some players who loved the game and brought something positive to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK44XQIzLos&feature=player_embedded
Crusader Bridenbad - Icecrown
Rousch - Hillsbrad
Decorated headstone-Jesse Morales
Captain Armando Ossex - Alterac Valley
Caylee Dak - Shattrath & Alicia - Stormwind
Shrine of the Fallen - Barrens
Ahab Wheathoof - Bloodhoof Village

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRYRy-C8aFg&feature=player_embedded
Buin Phloppy Freehand
Elloric - Seat of Knowledge
Tabea and Apollo - Dalaran
Owen's Wishing Well - Jade Forest

Commento di 4dehorde

I know this post may be a little late considering how long this character has been around, but once I heard the story I was touched. Whenever I hear about anyone getting cancer its sad, but children especially don't deserve something so horrible. I salute Blizzard and the Make a Wish Foundation for granting this kid a dream come true. May Erza rest peacefully and let us honor his memory by playing this quest. I may RP as a cold-hearted Forsaken Death Knight, but I will bow to this character whenever I pass by regardless. Lok'tar Erza and Ahab.

Commento di kellorion

Blizzard should add a phoenix hatchling pet to Ahab, and name it Ezra, just cause.
In fact im going to twitter a few of the guys this.

Commento di Talboth

The first time I did this quest I always wondered why this one Tauren NPC had such a distinct voice heard nowhere else in game and why a voice actor was hired for this... now I know. Such a wonderful tribute.

Commento di Rolyboy

Hey buddy.. Went to visit you today.. You put a big smile on my face! Covering the tears.. You very a really funny little guy. Your dad was always proud of you.. Hope to see you again.. May you rest in peace ePhoenix..

Commento di 1205711

If anyone finds a cure for brain cancer, I will finally know Ezra's death was not in vain.

Commento di Typhoneus

Happy birthday Ezra! :)

Commento di kingsbane

I haven't played WoW in several years until the last month or so. I had forgotten about this NPC. Made a Tauren Paladin, and when I saw Kyle run by me, I remembered. I had to walk immediately over to Ahab and grab the quest. Rest in peace.

Commento di scharky

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living

Commento di Campfreddie

Not seeing this NPC while running through classic... for some reason it made me just as sad as when I see him in retail.

Commento di SpareSimian

A lot of the dead links here can be revived with the Wayback Machine. Here's a good one that links to a lot of other archived pages. https://web.archive.org/web/20081221215708/http://gaming.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/24/a-fathers-tribute-to-ezra-the-world-of-warcraft-fan-with-brain-cancer/856/

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