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Comment by johncgalt

This item drops from mobs in Ardenweald.
Makes me really wonder who the one true God of Death is!

Comment by auryunderground

In addition to dropping these orders, upon death Mizik the Haughty says:

Mizik the Haughty says: But... the Ancient One... promised...

The Ancient One was a powerful entity created by the old gods and has been referred to as their greatest creation. These orders state that they are from this powerful old god creation, which would make them a reference to Yogg-Saron, whose title is: "The God of Death".

As it has been mentioned elsewhere, Mueh'zala refers to himself as the "God of Death" in De Other Side. However, unless Yogg-Saron was using Mueh'zala as a vessel to act through, there would be no reason for the Ancient One to refer to someone outside of old god lore as the God of Death. While I wouldn't say it is impossible for Mueh'zala to have a strong connection to Yogg-Saron, I feel it's more likely that he's attempting to make himself sound more powerful by putting a claim on the title.

My guess would be that if Mueh'zala has a connection to the same God of Death that the Ancient One would reference, then his true function is as a channel for the old gods, possibly even for Yogg-Saron himself. This could even be supported by the fact that Mueh'zala has made a specific mention of "feasting" on all of Azeroth, which follows the pattern of references relating to consumption when old god lore talks about mortal souls.

"The void sucks at your soul. It is content to feast slowly." - Puzzle Box of Yogg Saron

"All places, all things have souls. All souls can be devoured." - Puzzle Box of Yogg Saron

"Your souls shall sate N'Zoth's endless hunger." - Warlord Zon'ozz

"Let the feast of a thousand maws begin." - G'huun

As usual, mentions of Yogg-Saron make me think of the Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron (not that I needed much encouragement in the first place), and I still hope there is a secret attached to it.

At minimum, these Orders from the Ancient One point to some kind of old god influence happening within the Shadowlands. The fact that this dropped on a main campaign quest during current content makes me feel like we will see more and more old god activity as the expansion goes on.

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"Sow havoc. Reap chaos. He will take his place as the one true God of Death."

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