Several years later, he was brought back into the world with the awakened Ysera through the Gates of Sothann to aid in defending Hyjal from Ragnaros and the resurgent Twilight's Hammer. He continued serving as a teacher and protector of the elves and their forests for 10,000 years until he was killed by the demonically corrupted orcs led by Grom Hellscream. He served as a commander of the forces of Kalimdor in the War of the Ancients after the death of his father. Worshipped by the night elves since their early history, the Son of Malorne taught the elves to be druids and embrace nature, as opposed to the arcane-inclined Highborne and the religiously-inclined Sisterhood of Elune.

Cenarius confronting Grommash HellscreamĬenarius (pronounced sənɑ:riəs, like 'sin-AH-ree-uhs'), Lord of the Forest and patron of many druids, is one of the most powerful and influential demigods of Azeroth. “Who dares defile this ancient land? Who dares the wrath of Cenarius and the night elves?”