A Guide to In-Game Memorials

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Comment by asakawa

Very well-made. Very thorough. Excellent guide!

Comment by SoCalWoWGal

Thank you for creating this guide. You obviously took a lot of time and effort into creating a guide that is both visually interesting as well as an interesting read. The screenshots that you have included are of a great quality and I believe that they really make this guide stand out. In addition, having watched the videos that you made, I truly appreciate all of the care that you took in making this project.

The fact that Blizzard even chooses to show their appreciation for gamers who have passed away, is a testament to a company that has not forgotten what it is to be human. We all lose loved ones in our lives, and I personally have visited some of these memorials to reflect on my own personal losses of loved ones. Thank You for showing that there is a more personal side to the game that I love to play.

For a first guide, I would say that you deserve 5/5 stars :)

Comment by Kemaria

Thanks, guys! Really appreciate the nice comments. :)

Comment by Bonafide

I actually cried while reading some of these stories and I'm not even all that mushy! Very well written guide. Hats off.

Comment by Sealtest

I was not ready for these feels.

Comment by AllBeefBear

Who's cutting onions? Very well done guide. I knew of a few of these, but didn't know there were so many more.

Comment by 0Triz

5 stars for this guide. Very, very well written!

I would just recommend not reading it in your office/work place, otherwise be prepare to receive some weird looks from your co-workers while you try to disguise the tears :)

Comment by Chloebell1711

Nice guide!

Comment by kupix

you've probably been writing this guide with an onion juice, right?
/cry

Comment by gerbera

This is a lovely guide, thanks for making it. I've known that there were memorials in WoW for many years, but I didn't know that there were so many.

Comment by kitkat2

I came across 2 graves in behind the Dwarven District in Stromwind City yesterday - on the path going to the Pandaria portal area and all the other portals in the game. If that still doesn't explain where I saw them, it's on the path that takes you to the pet trainer that starts you off on pet battling. One grave had some roses laid at the top of it and the one beside it had a teddy bear or some sort of stuffed animal. Was wondering if anyone knew what these were. When I hovered my mouse over them, no names or dates appeared - in fact, no text appeared at all. I thought it might be something to do with Day of the Dead, but that holiday/celebration has passed. I haven't been down there today and for all I know, they are gone. If they are still there though, anyone know what these two graves are doing there or who they are for?

Comment by Alayea

5 stars for thoroughness and depth. There are some misspellings - Ezra's surname in the table of contents, for example - but are few enough that they do not detract from your wonderful guide.

Comment by opalexian

Excellent guide, so happy to see a write up on the memorials and learned about a few new ones too (including Phloppy's, who I was in TSW with for a short time, sad to hear he died :( ) so thanks for this.

Comment by Jynuine

So sweet. My best friend played WOW in the hospital as he fought testicular cancer as a distraction from the pain. He was epic in his guild and never told them he was dying. I had stopped playing at the time and watched him for a bit in wonder as he ran with his guildies from his hospital bed.
He died in 2008 at the age of 29. I still wish, sometimes, that I payed attention to which server he was on so I could let them know.

Comment by radess

Thank you for this guide, almost got me goin...

Comment by Syngyn

I registered to comment on this guide. Well done and well thought out. My complements!

Comment by tumppu75

As someone who likes to explore, I have come across most of these during my time in WoW, but did not know the stories associated with them. Very nice read. Now I have to /bow whenever passing them or I'll feel bad.

Comment by Kaimaani

Very nice guide. I've actually heard and stumbled on most of these before (expect the ones in MoP).

Comment by Vaeevictiss

I just came across this guide and found it pretty cool even though i have seen them all before. One i did want to mention...though, not in the game anymore, was the Sully Baloo quest.

It was an alliance only quest that you started by picking up a letter off a dwarf body who was pinned underwater at the Thandol Span. In ended in Ironforge after you speak with his wife and Ironforge's grand mason to build a memorial statue. In the end, Magni is a part of the chain and he dedicates the statue and says how Sully died an honorable death. You are rewarded with the Ironforge Memorial Ring.

It was actually based off a real person, Sullivan Ballou who was a soldier that died in the civil war. The letter in the game you find on his body to deliver to his wife, aside from being "wow-ized" is verbatim to an actual letter the real person wrote to his wife.

I still have the ring in my bank as it was probably one of the coolest quests in the game.

i believe it was removed when the cataclysm hit.

Comment by Kasa24

Found another possible memorial at Lake Dumont in Feralas at coords 64, 12. There's a burnt down tower with a group of alliance outside it doing various things. Beside the tower is a gravestone with flowers and a sword in the ground, and when you mouse over the gravestone it says 'Ivan'.

I've looked it up and people have said everyone on the island is blizzard employees, so it's possible that Ivan is one that is gone :*(

Comment by MasterPuk

You're missing one in Northrend

http://www.wowhead.com/npc=27371#comments

Comment by Redsword

A great guide, however you've missed one. In orgrimmar, next to the cataclysm portals, there's a huge rock. Inside it, there is a candle and the initials of the guy from whom the memorial is. He used to be a blizzard employee. Hope it helps.

Comment by Fragnas

I cried a little.

Comment by Thaag

Ninjas cut onions in my room every time I pass Lon'li Guju.

Comment by Thrakall

Thanks for this guide, you made an awesome investigation's work here.

I will now come back to these places with one of my alt to experience these tributes at their fair value.

Comment by arBishop

The game is just 9 years old, and there is already players who never log in back. Sad.
Great guide. It will help to know and remember at least some of them.

Comment by Psychospy

Wasn't there a memorial for Leeeeeeeeroy somewhere? I'm sure I remember going there once in Hillsbrad or somewhere like that.

Comment by Gnomegurl

This was very informative. Thanks for the very well written and researched guide.

I always cry when I do the Bridenbrad quest. "You can't die! I worked so hard to save you!" Noooo!
I think that's one of the most touching quests in the game.

Comment by skyfather

i just wanted to say two things to this 1) the Rousch memorial where his toon pays tribute to him at his grave is very epic and by far the most meaningful of them all i love that and 2) on every toon i've taken the quest for Alicia's poem but none of them will i complete it because to me that poem is so well written and i'm so well known for playing wow i want that read at my funeral when i die honestly. beacuse thats how i fill it will be once i die and it reflects me so well. well anyway i've rambled on enough now. i love reading all the guides wowhead does an please keep them comming. its my favorite part of checking wowhead each day to see a new guide or editorial posted. keep up the good work.

Comment by OneLonelyPickle

That feel hit deep T_T

Comment by wraithslayer

I knew the story of Ezra, but had always wondered about Rousch, and could never seem to find any information about it. It's heartwarming to see these sort of things enshrined into a game like World of Warcraft. I hadn't realised so many were there, actually.

Thank you for the guide. I may take a trip through Azeroth (and beyond) to pay my respects.

Comment by Abaddonae

I have been playing World of Warcraft for only 8 months or so. By some standards I am still considered a new player; by others a veteran. I have used the knowledge made available by Wowhead on more occasions than I care to admit. Every day that I sign onto my WoW account on one desktop computer, I have a second desktop that I use to access this wonderful source (I have a rather large desk due to my profession- lol). Regardless, my point is that the more I play this game, the more I learn what this universe has to offer. When I first started playing (human warrior- character), naturally I came into contact with Stormwind rather quickly. In exploring this vast center of the Alliance, I too discovered the two graves near the Dwarven District as previously discussed by “kitkat2” and “Kemaria”. To me at the time it was a symbol of the vast depth of the universe of which I had just become a member.

It wasn’t until last night that I came across this guide. Its nice that WoW chooses to memorialize some players and its even better that Wowhead has chosen to explain them.

“Kudos”, “Congrats”, “Good Job”, “5 Stars” and so on were all used to describe this guide. I hate to repeat other people’s comments. But, there is no other way to put it.

“Kudos”
“Congrats”
“Good Job”
“5 Stars”

Comment by MobinSamuro

you sir are a gentleman. may the god bless your soul and be sure you plant a tree the day you wrote this. i'am seeing the day that this tree become even larger and stronger than EVERY tree in the world or in hyjal. and when that day comes EVERYone know who is responsible for it.

Comment by Taenamyr

The paladin quest in Icecrown has always been one of my favourite quest lines, and one that has always meant a lot to me. Knowing the real story behind it makes it that much more special.

Comment by Tylos

I just now came across this section. What a beautiful tribute to all the tributes Blizzard has made. Thanks for the informative post :) Definitely brought some tears reading some of these.

Comment by JonnyNeo

Please make sure you add Jean Pierre Poulain on to this list. Thank you.

Comment by Frostymourne

The story about Ezra Phoenix Chatterton touched me, hats off to this guide.

Comment by Trackado

There is another one in MoP npc named Booms
and great job on the guide really hits you in the feels

Comment by jimijab

This is incredible well done, goes to show Blizzard does have a heart <3

Comment by dastels

Beautifully done. I took an evening and visited the various memorials. Very touching even though I'd seen some before. The background information added greatly.

Comment by Lonkor

Really complex, nice guide i almost cried this is my favourite guide on wowhead.

Comment by Dittoz2

In Orgrimmar you can glitch to a memorial stone saying WKM
There is an article on WoWWiki about it: http://www.wowwiki.com/WKM

Comment by mythmage

Excellent guide. Thanks for researching it.

Comment by Cyfyer

OMG, I did cry when reading this. The game that got me hooked just now made it more personal then ever. I used to ask my children that also play if the head stones had meanings. Thanks you for the enlightenment. Thanks for all the work that you put in to this to get us to those memorials.

Comment by Spooky666

Swifty now has his little panda npc standing in the Alliance shrine in Pandaria.
Thank you so much for making this. best guide post no doubts!

Comment by Otterpoet

Thank you for this wonderful article. I always get misty when I do the Ahab Wheathoof quest - that sad voice absolutely tears my heart out. I had ~no~ idea this was linked to Ezra Chatterton. That makes this simple, yet beautifully written, quest all the more poignant.

Comment by Turalyawn

This brought tears to my eyes. Not every WoW player can have a memorial, but that doesn't mean anyone is forgotten when friends and families come together in-game. And thank you Blizz for being receptive and empathetic to your fans!

Comment by DiabolusRex

Very touching tributes! The one about Ezra Chatterton got me the most. I experienced these quests myself when I created my first character, a Tauron. The hunt for Kyle was tough but I remember that something about it kept me from giving up... fate perhaps... and I remember the Tauron bitterly weeping at the memorial... probably also a tribute to Ezra. Sounds like he was a good kid.

I found two tombstones side-by-side at Northshire, Northshire Valley: 50.0, 18.9. I don't know the significance of them, and there is nothing readable on the tombstones. It's worth looking into.

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Comment by Marytiger

I have found a lone grave in Hellfire Peninsula around 32,67. It's got a gun with a scope and a wooden mug. Quite interesting, but no info on it. Just letting you guys know :)

Comment by khanix

nice guide

Comment by radogost

Good guide!

Please add Captain P. Harris - he is a tribute to captain Phil Harris from Discovery documentary reality TV series Deadliest Catch.

There is also The Unknown Soldier and his memorial in Duskwood worth mentioning.

Comment by feimi

I'm not sure if this is a memorial to anyone, but while I was exploring Nagrand I found a grave marker at this spot: http://www.wowhead.com/maps?data=3518:356155

It looked pretty important and I noticed that it had a lot of flowers growing around it that looked like poppies, so I figured that maybe it was a reference to someone.

Comment by Oziah

Thanks for doing this guide! I just joined you to honor Tabea in Dalaran! -"Requital"

Comment by Dakstone

Thank you for compiling this it is very well done and has inspired me to go and see them all.

Comment by Dakstone

My dad played from the beta on until 2006 when he died of an aneurysm he was part of The Hands of Elune guild on Argent Dawn. His main character was named Dakstone, a name which I still use in his memory today. He was a life long gamer and had been since the first Atari came out. He has no in game memorial as far as I know but he was a great father, a great gamer, and an all around wonderful guy.

Comment by Lillianmarie

I've actually been wondering who the graves outside of the Dwarven district in Stormwind are for. If you leave through the gate behind the Hero's Call Board and go down the stairs, at the bottom of the stairs are two graves. One has a bouquet of roses on it and the other has a child's doll. Does anyone know the meaning of these graves?

Comment by momma3

real nice guide.
really show blizz does care bout its gamers and such. we forget thats its real ppl running a multi million dollar company and the memorials they put in game are a great way of reminding the general public they r human and do care.

rest in peace all the fallen

Comment by greycraig

awesome guide. i had thought about alot of those before, and of how great it would be to compile them like this. thanks for a great guide!

Comment by crzyguy3

Amazing guide, I always thought I had a knack for finding these things myself but looks like I was missing a good bit. These memorials are awesomely done as well. I'm glad Blizzard is understanding with this kind of thing. Just found something interesting inside of Shado-Pan Monastery at the graveyard area across the brdge after the 2nd boss, there are 2 stealthed shado-pan assassins there which clicked giving the message "A man must honor his family." NPC's are Jae Kuen and Hakka they seem pretty interesting. Not sure if it's a memorial or not though sadly.

Comment by Reaver24

wow, so many memorials, gonna attempt to visit each one some day and pay respect to each one

Comment by MyBlackSheep

Dear Kemaria,

First of all, thank you very much for this awesome guide. I ... was not prepared, that's all I can say :')

I am not sure if this guide is only about memorials for people who passed away, but in case you are collecting also items/places for people still alive, here is another one for you:

Frostheim wrote a great hunter blog http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com, did podcasts, contributed with his articles "Scattered Shots" on WoW Insider and was well know for his true love: Hunter class.
He founded WHU Guild (the all-hunter guild), organized all-hunter raids and helped the hunter community with his knowledge.

He was uncommonly good-looking dwarf hunter and Blizzard appreciated him with Recovered Cloak of Frostheim

The grandpappy Frostheim retired from WoW scene in 2013.
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/2013/07/all-good-things/

Comment by jbutterfly

Ahhh, this got me right in the feels. So many touching stories, but so sad. :( Thank you for putting this together.

Comment by Athreos

I really lost it at Lonesome George, Turtles and tortoises are my favorite Animals. everytime I come across a dead turtle or tortoise I get upset and have to pay my respects and place them in a more peaceful area than the side of a road.

Comment by imnothammer

NPR linked directly to this article in a piece about the expected in-game memorial for Robin Williams. Thank you for the very well made guide, Kemaria.

Comment by Wurlz

It's more than a game..I cried :(
http://img.4plebs.org/boards/adv/image/1404/59/1404595782472.jpg

Comment by Valkeyrie

So hard to read with watery eyes.

Comment by KingAthos

This was amazing made it made me cry and put faith in me

Comment by KingAthos

This was amazing made it made me cry and put faith in me

Comment by Eivmoe

Not sure if it counts as a true memorial but after reading your amazing guide I came to think of one i was in recent contact with. Hugh Glass. A Bear of an Appetite a quest giver, he might be a memorial after. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Glass

Also i am not sure if it is possible or not yet, or if it was a simple rumour was that Robin Williams was going to be added to the game? https://www.change.org/p/activision-blizzard-create-an-npc-within-world-of-warcraft-to-memorialize-the-late-robin-williams-an-avid-world-of-warcraft-player-and-one-of-the-funniest-men-alive#share

Comment by cjane

The only in-game memorial I knew before I read this was a night elf hunter in Shattrat...
Thanks for the guide, Kemaria, you did a great job with it!

Comment by fenixz

Great Guide, now i know the stories behind those tributes, i hope blizzard puts more of this tributes on Warlords of Draenor, and checking this guide once again, to read the touching stories behind them.

Great job

Comment by DmUra21

I'm currently hating myself. On the three characters who can use Greatsword of Kofinna Kottr, two have gone past it and the third I had wanted to dual wield Armageddon as it's a gnome warrior, all because I didn't know about it until now.

Other than that, has anyone taken the time to build a tomtom or similar addon macro for marking the memorials on the map?

Edit: I am willing to post my own once I get back to amending mine, just wondering if there's one all set and ready to go.

Comment by Coachkastor

Great guide,theres a lot thing i didn't know.nice places and storys to visit on Azeroth to pay my respects

Comment by WJames410

The Memorial of Steen Horngrass is very touching and im so glad they put that in the game, I aswell who currently serves, feel this is such a great thing to do for a fallen Airmen. Rest Easy Battle Steen Horngrass.

As for the rest this is so very touching and i teared up reading some of these.

Comment by designadrug

Here's one that might be something;

Nolkai's Band

I got this item while levelling during WoTLK and frankly thought it was just a flavour item. I've never thrown it away but after reading your guide I'm starting to wonder if it is an in-game memorial of some kind.

Comment by Khenshu

This was a really beautiful read. Such great people passing so young - but such beautiful memorials to them. Good on Blizzard for being so damn cool to their fans.

Comment by herbsDK

Best. Guide. Ever!

(Side note: There are many memorials around the planet to The Unknown Soldier - one of them in a pretty famous spot - Arch de Triumphe in Paris, France)

Comment by urnias

Great Guide!

Looking forward to your updates for WoD. I just came here trying to figure out why all the garrison miners face North/Northwest at 8am. I knew there were a bunch of memorials but never saw them all listed in one place. Thanks again!

Comment by Sparfucile

Thank you, Blizzard, for including your past loyal supporters, players, and employees in this most profound tribute. I am sure many of us will be making our way to locate the memorials. Wonderful idea and great job!

Comment by Kemaria

Just read this story: Remembering WoW Gamer and Real Life Hero (posted on reddit here). Wish we could get a tribute for him into the game! It would be fitting to have him be some heroic and selfless questing companion, like Kingslayer Orkus. :(

Comment by Menardis

I bumped into many of these tributes over the years but the first one I truly learnt about was Ephoenix / Ezra.

I too am a PvP nut and in many ways, TBC was a highlight. I had his crossbow and had it all the way up until we killed Illidan in Black Temple, and as a Hunter, I also appreciated that his dog Kyle was not only tameable (not sure if it still is), but also retained his barking 'dog' noises when you clicked on him.

Comment by jannadrina

I was stunned and humbled to find out about the Merciless Gladiators Crossbow of the Phoenix, something I worked my butt off to get about 5 years ago, but has been collecting dust in my bank since I stopped using it. You can bet every weapon I have from now on will be transmogged to this in Ezra's honour!

Comment by pyrannor2012

There appears to be a tribute to someone in Warlords Nagrand at coordinates 87.4,34.0. It is a headstone and a sword in the ground. No identifiable details are available in game and nothing comes up on the stone when moused over. Any thoughts?

Comment by Redraveyn

Thank you for all the work you did for the in-game Memorial Guide for WoW. I was very emotional reading each and every tribute made to the passing of a loved one. I have a whole new respect for Blizzard/WoW for incorporating these tributes into the game.

I do want to point out in the cemetary in the garrison there is a tombstone and if you mouse-over it has the name: Ray D Tear appears. Could that be a memorial?

Comment by unholydriver

I know it's corny but I like to place cooking fires next to these NPCs. The cozy fire buff gives them extra spirit and stays with them for a while even after you leave. ;)

Comment by Problim

There is new memorial of former blizzard artist yet to be added to this guide. Kanai Griffith#comments
Rest in peace.

Comment by pyrannor2012

Found a possible new entry, there is a gravesite in the Rainfern Grotto in Tanaan Jungle. When you enter and head to the left there is a little walkway that takes you around to an upper ledge, just at the corner of that turn is a small grave with a headstone with beads hanging upon it. There is also a skeleton lying beside the grave. I have submitted a screenshot under Podlord Wakkawam.

Comment by MisterCrow

Alliance players can recruit a follower named Nicholas Divide (Nicholas Divide / Tas'ril Imturematril). Given the information provided on Nicholas Gabaree, whose paladin character was named "Divide" it seems clear that this is an intentional additional reference.

Comment by BuffMeplz

there's 2 in Silithus
1- Jonathan the Revelator
2- "he's alive" but worth mentioning J.D. Shadesong - Jonathan Davis

Comment by TamiayTheGnome

I never realised there were so many, It's good to think about this when annoyed at Blizzard, helps you realise that they are caring thoughtful people.

Comment by TigerBun

This is a great guide, I knew about some of these, but I didn't realize there were that many. It's always sweet imo, when MMOs add reference to players that passed away so that their memory lives on, so to say. I wanted to mention that there is a Farrah Facet in Stormwind, that I stumbled on yesterday, and I think she is a tribute/reference to Farrah Fawcet, I think if it's so, she belongs in this guide too.

Comment by Ivanaeus

I'd love to see Blizzard take this guide, and do some research on the ones that don't have a lot of info about them, and make a narration at each NPC or Gravestone that is a memorial. Since there are so many, make an achievement with some sort of special mount reward for taking the time to go to every single one and listening to the narration.

But, I would also like to see a very hard quest chain to unlock the ability to do this. Not an impossible one, but one that takes some coordination and effort that isn't based on character abilities or gear level, but one that takes time to perform. Only then would you get the ability to go to each memorial site and listen to the audio narration. Once you'd listened to them all, then you got the mount, or weapon, or whatever. Something awesome and appropriate to show that you had honored the memories of these people.

Maybe it would cost you honor points at each memorial. THAT could be a good way to 'pay honor' to these folks, but not an exorbitant amount so that NO ONE would do it. If you didn't pvp, they could come up with something else that it takes time to make, in order to pay honor to them.

Also, does anyone know what happened to the memorial that was on the backside of Stormwind Pre-Cata? You had to go to Westfall and swim north, and you'd find it. I don't remember who it was, as I only went there once.

I also haven't seen anything about the Ashes of A'lar Phoenix mount. I KNOW that was put in the game as a memorial to a kid who died from cancer or some other damn disease. I think he was a 'make-a-wish' child as well.

Comment by forever1267

I had no idea all of these were here, until I searched for Robin Williams' Genie. And I loved, loved, loved Farrah Fawcett.

All of these other stories are so sad and so young. Blizzard is hopefully contributing to the fight against cancer, as so many of these succumbed to that horrible disease.

Thank you for this.

Comment by SoCalWoWGal

Coming with Legion, Blizzard will be adding the Memorial Bouquet which will be sold by Aerith Primrose. Once again, it is small gestures like this that make me feel that Blizzard cares so much for the people that develop and play this game.

Personally, I will purchase the Memorial Bouquet and take the time to visit all of the in-game memorials to pay my respects to those we have lost.

A Guide to In-Game Memorials

Note: At the time of this post, the vendor information had not been added, for reference, they are sold by Aerith Primrose in Dalaran.

Source

Comment by Vaeevictiss

So i always have liked the story behind Lonesome George as it was one of the few things I actually get emotional about, and then i came across this story yesterday.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/how-we-rediscovered-extinct-giant-tortoises-in-the-galapagos-islands-and-how-to-save-them/comments/#disqus

It may be too soon to say for sure, but there's a chance that Lonesome George was not the last of his kind!

Comment by kanemochi

I can't take credit for this one, but there is an NPC in the Ring of Blood area in Nagrand named Barney Farley. Chris Farley passed away in 1997, and his character Barney in SNL's Chippendales skit (with Patrick Swayze) was apparently the inspiration for the ogre/moonkin dance. Here's a link to reddit, including an image!

Comment by Wuatdah

Kilga Mourningsong is kind of a Tribute now, because of her unfortunate death January 23rd, 2015
source is
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/15700617654?page=1

However, I don't know if this NPC constitutes as a memorial because it was added before her unexpected demise.

Also, her MVP toon was,

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/korialstrasz/Mourninglory/advanced

And her final post was,

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/15701236596?page=3#54

Comment by Kemaria

I saw a comment this morning about a possible in-game reference to a Blizzard customer support forum MVP named Mourninglory, who passed away in early 2015. The npc listed was Kilga Mourningsong (and by extension, I'm guessing this would also include the Alliance counterpart of Lleanya Mourningsong as well as the two Mourningsong followers). However, the names aren't that close, and I haven't been able to find any proof that the Mourningsong NPCs were indeed named after Mourninglory. (The NPCs were added to the game before she passed, so they would have originally been an in-game reference.)

I also looked into Mourning Glory because of the name similarity. This item was added to the game in patch 5.0.4 (2012), well before Mourninglory became an MVP in 2014. I don't mean to imply that she wasn't a vital presence on the forums at that time, but it seems less likely that Blizz would have added an in-game reference to her before she was an MVP, and more likely that that this name is just a coincidence, given how the item is a flower used for mourning purposes.

The original comment about Mourninglory was no longer there when I went to read it again tonight prior to doing some research on the topic, so I guess the original poster removed it, and that's why I'm making this post. If anyone has any proof that these garrison NPCs and/or the Mourning Glory item were made as a reference to Mourninglory, please let me know, and I will add her to the guide. Until then, I'm just not sure the NPCs' names are close enough to be a positive hit.

Still, from all I read about her, Mourninglory was a very special person, and deserves a space on this page, even if I can't officially add her to the guide. If any of her friends read this and have anything else I should add about her, please let me know.

Mourninglory / Dee

Dee, also known as Wyllow and Mourninglory (MG for short), was self-described on her Twitter account as a "Mama Moonkin with 7 moonkinlings, Avid reader, crafter, dancer, gamer. Also a Navy Wife. :)" She was made an MVP on the Blizzard Customer Support forum on June 18, 2014, and was beloved for her kindness to those she helped, no matter how irritable and upset the posters were. Her friends noted that she may not always have been the first to answer a question, but that she usually had the best answer. She radiated happiness, and was known for her positive attitude: her Facebook feed would feature her customary three daily positives, as well as lots of cute animal pictures. She had a killing sense of humor, too, and off the forums, she could snark with the best of them (her trademark at such times was using the "/halo" emote).

When she passed away on January 23, 2015, her husband, Steve, was out at sea in service with the U.S. Navy, and their seven children were between the ages of 3 and 12. A gofundme.com fundraiser was started to raise money for Steve and the children, and to date, over $8700 has been donated.

Dee / Mourninglory's kindness touched countless lives in both the online community and her real life community. She loved her family, helping people, dancing, and getting to go to Blizzcon 2011 where she was able to meet many of those she'd known on the forums. She always made a difference wherever she was and in whatever she was doing.

Sources

MG's Twitter page
YouTube video of her in-game memorial service
Fundraiser for Dee's family
WoW forums thread: Remembering Mourninglory
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Comment by olivia61

An amazing testimony on a spell caster who brought my husband back to me.. My name is Olivia Phimzile,i live in Florida,USA,and I'm happily married to a lovely and caring husband ,with two kids.A very big problem occurred in my family seven months ago,between me and my husband .so terrible that he took the case to court for a divorce.he said that he never wanted to stay with me again,and that he didn't love me anymore.So he packed out of the house and made me and my children passed through severe pain. I tried all my possible means to get him back,after much begging,but all to no avail.and he confirmed it that he has made his decision,and he never wanted to see me again. So on one evening,as i was coming back from work,i met an old friend of mine who asked of my husband .So i explained every thing to him,so he told me that the only way i can get my husband back,is to visit a spell caster,because it has really worked for him too.So i never believed in spell,but i had no other choice,than to follow his advice. Then he gave me the email address of the spell caster whom he visited.{spiritualherbalisthealers@gmail.com}. So the next morning,i sent a mail to the address he gave to me,and the spell caster assured me that i will get my husband back the next day.What an amazing statement! I never believed,so he spoke with me,and told me everything that i need to do. Then the next morning, So surprisingly, my husband who didn't call me for the past seven {7}months,gave me a call to inform me that he was coming back.So Amazing! So that was how he came back that same day,with lots of love and joy,and he apologized for his mistake,and for the pain he caused me and my children. Then from that day,our relationship was now stronger than how it were before,by the help of a spell caster. So, i will advice you out there to kindly visit the same email spiritualherbalisthealers@gmail.com,if you are in any condition like this,or you have any problem related to "bringing your ex back. So thanks to the Dr ZUMA ZUK for bringing back my husband ,and brought great joy to my family once again. {spiritualherbalisthealers@gmail.com}

Comment by strangeclouds

Thank you for this, as sad as they were they were very nice to read and place a story to some things I've found in game.

Comment by Zeltronica

They should add a monument to a priest named MyPriest who played on the server Draenor in a guild called Trial and Error.

He sadly passed away three years ago in 2014

Comment by emeraldfox76

Very nice guide! A lot of these stories brought me to tears. I plan on making a little pilgrimage to each one to offer a salute. It truly is scary how many people on the list had some sort of cancer, really kinda makes one paranoid! I'm so glad they can live on in WoW.

Comment by Luty

Thank you for taking the time to make this detailed and touching guide.
Well written, thorough, and heart warming. 5 stars!

Comment by Keksmonster0991

They will never be forgotten. May they rest in peace and bring joy to many players.

Strange to think that reality is never far away and even in a game like WoW you can find storys that bring a tear to your eyes...

Comment by ossiferdown

Regarding the 1st entry with Christopher Rush and his gnome's quotes, the rarest MTG card is The Black Lotus from the Alpha version of the original release. It goes for several thousands of dollars on eBay.

edit: Saw it just now in the iconic art tab. Wups lol.

Comment by Mzbehavin

A Beautiful guide in honour of all these beautiful people. Respect to you taking the time to do this and honouring those in game; many would not of known about until now. May they RiP and play Wow and have fun in what ever they may doing, where ever they may be.

Comment by JodyPeggyHolly

I was heartbroken when husband moved in with another woman abandoning our family. i needed to get him back because i love him so much and he was the first love of my life i try all way to get him back to the family but to know all was in anvil I had a spell to bring him back home and stop the affair he had with the new woman. i saw a testimony of a spell caster who help a girl called Millre Moore it was so amazing and i also give it a try so i contact him for help on how to get my husband back and he cast a love spell for me which i use in getting my husband back and now i am a happy woman. thank you so much Dr Osauyi For what you have done for me,i will not stop shearing your goodness to people out there for the good work you are doing.i will advice you out there if you have any problem contact Dr Osauyi, i give you 100% guarantee that he will help you, he hold the key to a brokering relationship visit him on

Osauyilovespellhelp@gmail.com or Osauyilovespell@yahoo.com

Whats-App Him: or call: +2347064294395

Comment by warlordcali

I hope Hayden games get one some day

Comment by quinteros

Any Progress in giving Haven Games a Memorial? More than 6 months and no news on subject.

Comment by ArgentLight

Thanks for the comprehensive guide! Really touching and impressive.

However, I do want to point out that you may have left out one memorial: Scribe Chi-Yuan in the Alliance side of Ashran.

Chi-Yuan is in memory of a Chinese WoW player Zhiyuan Cao and modeled from his in game character. Zhiyuan had been fighting cancer and passed away in 2014.

Unfortunately all the sources I currently have at hand are in Chinese. I'll see if I can find some in English.

Comment by Punk79

There is a tombstone in Legion Dalaran's Pet Cemetery and if you mouse over it, it says "Rest in Peace, Lil' Brudder. Heart of a champion". I don't know if it's a memorial and if it is, it's probably for someone's pet (being in the pet cemetery). Maybe it's something you wanna investigate?

Comment by Vedney

Update guide pls. Found the motive for Austin Duink's murder: dating the ex of the murderer. http://www.pressreader.com/usa/orlando-sentinel/20131227/281913065942010

Comment by kuska

Great post. What about the hidden memorial inside one of Orgimmar's pillars? I remember there were a set of initials on the wall and the overall ambiance made it feel like a memorial. Can't remember exactly what the initials were. The pillar is located in The Drag and you have to sort of jump-glitch to get inside of it.

Comment by EmberFyre13

Brother Sarno in the Chapel of Light is a memorial NPC for a blizzard playtester and mvp who died of cancer during game development. His name was Richard Sarno, he went by T'kron on the old battlenet forums. He was also my grandfather. Reason my brother and I have only ever played alliance.

Comment by Briantiaa

Thanks for adding that Stan Lee memorial that i asked you yesterday on Youtube. and here's my video of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzTcbR6gCiw

Comment by rhayashi

Hi Kemaria,

Thanks for making this wonderful guide to memorials in WoW! I found your guide after encountering your channel on youtube after searching for videos about Caylee Dak on youtube. It's touching to know that somebody went through the lengths to try and find all this information about each person. Reading about all of these tragedies is really heart wrenching.

As it happens, I'm actually a graduate student at the University of Chicago in the middle of a research project about memorials in games and was wondering if you might have time to tell me a little more about these memorials and your guide. If so, please let me know the best way to reach you! I can be reached with DMs on discord at Godeungeo#8758 or on Twitter with @rabihayashi, but if there's another way you'd rather communicate please let me know. Otherwise, thanks again for putting this beautiful guide together!

-Rabi

Comment by armsdragon05

Hey Kemaria! I've got an NPC to report for the list.

Peggy Burridge from the death knight order hall in legion. Some of the comments on her wowhead entry point to her being based on a person who passed a little before the character was added. Their obituary mentions her grandchildren, whom share names with the grandchildren the NPC mentions.

I think it'd make a nice addition to the list! I remember the first time I spoke to that npc it just made me feel really at peace, although I can't really explain it beyond that same calm you feel at a memorial.

Thanks for all your work!

A Guide to In-Game Memorials

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