Black Stag Mantra

The Black Stag Mantra is a mantra or sacred poem orally transmitted in the Long Shadow tradition of Void Shamanism from teacher to student. The mantra tells the story of a young Tauren visiting a blackened wood in Kalimdor, only to find that The Black Stag has taken over his thoughts.

The Black Stag commands the listener to know their true nature, and reveal the Void within. Historical interpretations of the mantra are numerous.

Lyrics
The mantra has been translated from the original antiquated Taur-ahe into modern tongues: Shawupesh'wa, Shawupesh'wa (Taur-ahe: The stag with black hide, The stag with black hide) When a field of wildflowers glows beneath the moon The rivers rush with rage down through the mountains I am waiting for you, I am waiting for you In that sacred night, I am waiting for you Hidden in the chambers of your mind, I am the echo upon the lake I am On the day that I saw the sun rise behind the mountains in a blaze The halo fashioned for the sallow kings All their bodies wrapped within a wreath When the past came to life so recently I could swear I saw the horns rising against the moon In that blackened wood was the god who said my name The beast who ate the sun And it took from me everything I loved And it took from me everything I loved And it took from me everything I loved And it took from me everything I loved And it took from me everything I loved And it took from me everything I loved And it took from me everything I loved And it took from me everything I loved And it took from me everything I loved Notes: Shawupesh'wa has many meanings in the original tongue, some of which do not properly translate into Common.