Ahab Wheathoof and his dog Kyle are the creation of Ezra Chatterton, a young player with cancer who got to spend a day at Blizzard headquarters thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation. He got to create these two NPCs, voice Ahab, and create the quest Kyle's Gone Missing! to go with them, among other things. He passed away in October of 2008 when
Further EDITED because I didn't see this mentioned anywhere else: Ahab Wheathoof is not the only memorial NPC ingame. Some others (list may be incomplete) are: Caylee Dak and her pet Dusky in Shattrath City (on Aldor Rise and belonging to the Darnassus faction) was the character of Dak Krause, who passed away from leukemia on August 22, 2007. Further EDITED because I didn't see this mentioned anywhere else: Ahab Wheathoof is not the only memorial NPC ingame. Some others (list may be incomplete) are: Caylee Dak and her pet Dusky in Shattrath City (on Aldor Rise and belonging to the Darnassus faction) was the character of Dak Krause, who passed away from leukemia on August 22, 2007. Feb 04, 2018 · The case of Ezra Chatterton has become widely known within the community. Fans felt a connection to the boy, not just because of his circumstances, but also because the NPC Ahab Wheathoof is at some point a quest giver for many Horde players. It has become a custom to have small interactions with him, such as greeting or waving. Sep 12, 2014 · With Jeff Kaplan, Ezra designed the character called Ahab Wheathoof. He also added a flame throwing crossbow (The fact that a ten-year-old boy had to suggest this makes me wonder who was asleep at
Elder Ezra Wheathoof is the Horde Elder in Thunder Bluff, but this npc has a story behind it. It is a tribute to a young wow player - Ezra Chatterton. Ezra was 11 years old and had a stage-three brain cancer. He made an npc Ahab Wheathoof and a quest Kyle's Gone Missing throught Make-a-Wish organization. You can read his story anywhere: from
Further EDITED because I didn't see this mentioned anywhere else: Ahab Wheathoof is not the only memorial NPC ingame. Some others (list may be incomplete) are: Caylee Dak and her pet Dusky in Shattrath City (on Aldor Rise and belonging to the Darnassus faction) was the character of Dak Krause, who passed away from leukemia on August 22, 2007.
Comment by yakulto Elder Ezra Wheathoof in TB i reckon is dedicated to Ezra Chatterton, got a phoenix hatchling as pet as well.Previously I think the NPC was named Proudhorn (as seen in a screenshot).
Sep 13, 2018 · Ezra Chatterton (a.k.a. Ephoenix, 1996–2008) was a brain cancer patient from California and an avid player of World of Warcraft, playing with his father Micah on the Norgannon US server. Fulfilling his dream of creating a character for World of Warcraft, Ezra visited Blizzard Entertainment's offices through the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He worked with Tigole in creating Ahab Wheathoof, a DB/SAI: Ahab Wheathoof * NPC should turn towards invoker and stay facing for a short duration before turning back towards pillar when says line asking about his dog. * Npc should only have fork equipped when he turns towards player at all other times has hammer equipped * Added script for when periodically hammers the notice pillar Oct 29, 2009 · Ahab Wheathoof (Kyle's Gone Missing) - Duration: 2:25. jacob dupont 2,098 views. 2:25. Top 10 Coolest World of Warcraft NPC's You've Probably Never Heard Of - Duration: 12:53.