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Zaetar, a son of Cenarius, became entangled with Princess Theradras, a powerful being of earth. The centaur drive tauren migrations on Kalimdor; Maraudon lore links Theradras and Zaetar to the centaur. The family of Cenarius and the forbidden union of Zaetar and Theradras produce the centaur whose expansion devastates tauren homelands.
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Zaetar, a son of Cenarius, became entangled with Princess Theradras, a powerful being of earth. Their union gave rise to the centaur, whose violent struggle with the tauren reshaped life across central Kalimdor. Their children turned upon Zaetar and killed him, while Theradras guarded his resting place in Maraudon. What began as an unlikely bond became a tragedy whose consequences lasted for generations.
The centaur drive tauren migrations on Kalimdor; Maraudon lore links Theradras and Zaetar to the centaur. Nature-bound offspring and kin of Cenarius, including the keeper Zaetar, are recognized in Warcraft III and original WoW. The offspring of Zaetar and Theradras kill their father; Theradras guards his tomb in the sacred caverns later known as Maraudon.
The family of Cenarius and the forbidden union of Zaetar and Theradras produce the centaur whose expansion devastates tauren homelands. Zaetar is murdered; Maraudon becomes sacred; the tauren are driven into migrations.
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