Eternal，永生者

人偶

From WoWwiki

Eternals are the divine-like beings of Azeroth and the other planes, who shape the large arcs of history for good and ill.Many beings transcend the bounds of mortal power and play key roles in the world’s long history, either obvious or subtle. These beings are known as Eternals. Wielding godlike powers, they battle to destroy or save the world, to disrupt or cultivate life upon Azeroth (and elsewhere).

These are beings known only in legends to the peoples of Azeroth. Yet they are beings who have shaped not only the course of history in the world of Azeroth, but often the world itself: the Elemental Lords, ruling over planes of pure power and awaiting the time when they will once again serve the banished Old Gods; the Titans, whom the dwarves believe created Azeroth and many of its races; the great and powerful dragons who watch over the Titans’ creation; the moon goddess Elune, and the demigod-like beings She created to protect and guide the creatures of the land. They are the ancient powers. While mortals fight wars to lay claim to villages and kingdoms, the powers wage a perpetual struggle to determine who will dominate the whole of the universe, with Azeroth the nearest battlefield. Though rarely seen, the influence of the ancient powers is ever-present. It is known that They wrought Azeroth from pure chaos and formed it into the world it is today.

Most of the divine beings of Azeroth (known as Eternals) are distant entities. They exist to assist those caught in the conflicts of a cruel, violent world. Never directly intervening in the affairs of the world, They use divine magic as a proxy. With their many healing and protective spells, practitioners of divine magic are at the vanguard of the Gods’ efforts to ensure Their peoples' survival. Priests whisper prayers to evoke power from beings such as Elune the Moon Goddess. Shadow hunters invoke the names of dark Gods (loa), ancient powers whose legends are stained in cruelty and bloodshed, but who are also capable of benevolence when appeased. For example a shadow hunter might venture onto grounds consecrated to the Old Gods and spill his own blood to entice the forces of primeval cruelty to come and visit their worst afflictions upon him.

The ancient powers rule supreme in their particular bastions, unsurpassed in power, knowledge and ability. Each also possesses its own personality and agenda, which has led each to interact with mortals in its own way. In some cases, an ancient power may take an interest in a hero early in her life. The powers have an innate understanding of prophecy and divination surpassing that of mortals, and they are often aware of a hero’s fate long before the hero takes her first steps onto the path of adventure. A power may send monsters to kill a nascent hero years before she has an opportunity to meddle in the power’s schemes, or it may subtly assist her by quietly guiding her toward allies, information or hidden artifacts that will help her achieve her destiny. When unable to act or unwilling to show their hands, the ancient powers use mortal heroes and villains as agents to further their own agendas — Sargeras used Azshara as his servant in an attempt to open the Well of Eternity, and the human wizard Rhonin was the cat's-paw of the Dragons during the Second War. Heroes may be approached by an ancient power and asked to undertake a quest. They must take care when serving an Eternal, however, as completing a task for a power may mean incredible reward in thanks for a service well performed — or utter destruction as the Eternal hides its tracks.

A number of the Eternals died during the War of the Ancients. This doesn’t, however, mean that those powers can have no influence in later eras. Many of the fallen powers still have followers 10,000 years later, such as the Furbolg who follow in the path of the long-dead ursine demigods Ursoc and Ursol. Further, though written history says they perished, can Eternals who possess the special quality of immortality truly die? Perhaps a "fallen" Eternal simply sleeps away centuries while his wounds heal....S&L 68

Eternals usually only appear before mortals only when they have truly earned the audience through their actions, such as by performing a great service to the Eternal or by making a formidable stand against its plans. The tangled web of relationships among the Eternals means that a favor performed for one may be a slight to several others.

Ancient powers operate not just on levels of power far above mortals, but also on a vastly different time scale: the youngest have lived a hundred mortal lifetimes, and their goals can lay millennia away. Events of the mortal world may be more than meaningless in the larger scope of history to Eternals. For those who are asked to undertake a mission on behalf of an Eternal, the Eternal may be unable or simply unwilling to explain the reasons behind the task to "mere mortals" who cannot possibly comprehend. The immortal lifespan of Eternals allows them to collect on debts from many decades previous, and they hold grudges much longer. For example; the great dragon Neltharion spent a lifetime disguised as a human noble, infiltrating the royal courts of Lordaeron and consolidating power in order to avenge himself upon the other dragon Aspects.

Eternals in Warcraft include the Titans, the Old Gods, demigods, and other powerful entities worshipped or venerated by the mortal races on Azeroth, often as part of Creation Myths of various people in the world.

力拔山河天-老玛

一句话看不懂

darkfall

发现ENG阅读能力急剧下降-.   -

variable.z

复制粘贴下就50分..赚钱真容易..

飞翔的绵羊

对艾泽拉斯来说,永生者是神一般的存在,其他地方亦然,他们使历史产生巨大且永久的扭曲和损害.大量的超越死亡的存在,在世界悠久的历史中有着关键作用,无论他们是否显赫.他们就是永生者.拥有神般力量的他们在战争中大肆破坏,又或者拯救世界,他们扰乱或培育着艾泽拉斯上的每一个生命.(当然,在其他地方也一样)

这些只是艾泽拉斯上的种族所了解的传说.然而他们并不只存在与艾泽拉斯的世界历史中,而是世界本身:元素上层会议.完全支配着最纯净的元素,并静静等候着,为了能再一次效忠于他们那被放逐的曾经的神;泰坦,矮人们相信是他创造了生活在艾泽拉斯上的种族;龙,由泰坦所创造的完美且强大的生命;月亮女神艾露恩,和她半神的儿子保护并引导着大陆的生命.他们是古老且强大的存在.凡人以战争来划定他们的疆土,并在长期的金钱与权力的斗争中决定谁将主宰整个宇宙.虽然很少见到,但远古势力的影响是始终存在的.据了解,他们在艾泽拉斯的混乱中形成并存在于这个世界,慢慢成型直至今天.

艾泽拉斯上大部分神般的存在都是遥不可及的.他们的存在是为了能了解那些残酷的斗争.但他们从来不直接插手这些事务,但他们让强大的魔法作为他们的代理人.藉由着痊愈伤口并保护他们的魔法,神职人员与先锋部队以英勇的冲锋来使他们的族人能够继续生存.牧师祈祷所获得的力量来自月亮女神艾露恩.影子猎手心念黑暗之神的名字祈祷,这是充满血腥且残酷的力量,但在仁爱中谁也不能得到满足.例如,一个影子猎人在面对远古之神时,有可能献出自己的鲜血换取强大的力量,在残酷的环境下,他们值得冒险一试.

远古势力在其特殊的堡垒中划定最高的存在,包括凌驾万物的知识,力量与能力.每个都拥有自己特定的特征和议程,这让他们能更好地与凡人互动.某些情况下,远古势力可能会对一个英雄感兴趣,并很早就在生活之中关注.一些强大的人对未来有着先天的认识,以非凡的占卜预言能力显示其与常人的不同,他们能够预言英雄的命运,而且是在一个英雄踏入冒险之前.他们可能会传送一个怪物去杀死新生的英雄,如果他们有染指权利的企图,也可能巧妙地协助英雄,让她得知秘密的信息或隐藏的宝物,这将帮助她实现理想.当他们无法或不愿意采取行动时,他们将使用古老的力量驱使致命的英雄与恶鬼来达到他们的目的.艾萨拉,萨格拉斯的仆人,她被驱使以打开永恒之井的传送门,而人类的男巫Rhonin在第二次大战期间被龙所利用.英雄可能会触及一个远古的势力,并被要求进行一项探索.英雄在服务于远古的势力时必须小心翼翼,但在完成任务后,他们将得到让人难以置信的奖励,又或者,在失败下永远消失.


剩下的明天再翻,凑合凑合看,时间关系并没有很仔细,我翻到第4段才知道Eternal指什么...呃

人偶

呃...本来打算今天放翻译的...
这样的话...看来用不着了...

飞翔的绵羊

放吧,省时间~

力拔山河天-老玛

引用第4楼飞翔的绵羊于2008-08-01 23:49发表的  :
对艾泽拉斯来说,永生者是神一般的存在,其他地方亦然,他们使历史产生巨大且永久的扭曲和损害.大量的超越死亡的存在,在世界悠久的历史中有着关键作用,无论他们是否显赫.他们就是永生者.拥有神般力量的他们在战争中大肆破坏,又或者拯救世界,他们扰乱或培育着艾泽拉斯上的每一个生命.(当然,在其他地方也一样)

这些只是艾泽拉斯上的种族所了解的传说.然而他们并不只存在与艾泽拉斯的世界历史中,而是世界本身:元素上层会议.完全支配着最纯净的元素,并静静等候着,为了能再一次效忠于他们那被放逐的曾经的神;泰坦,矮人们相信是他创造了生活在艾泽拉斯上的种族;龙,由泰坦所创造的完美且强大的生命;月亮女神艾露恩,和她半神的儿子保护并引导着大陆的生命.他们是古老且强大的存在.凡人以战争来划定他们的疆土,并在长期的金钱与权力的斗争中决定谁将主宰整个宇宙.虽然很少见到,但远古势力的影响是始终存在的.据了解,他们在艾泽拉斯的混乱中形成并存在于这个世界,慢慢成型直至今天.

艾泽拉斯上大部分神般的存在都是遥不可及的.他们的存在是为了能了解那些残酷的斗争.但他们从来不直接插手这些事务,但他们让强大的魔法作为他们的代理人.藉由着痊愈伤口并保护他们的魔法,神职人员与先锋部队以英勇的冲锋来使他们的族人能够继续生存.牧师祈祷所获得的力量来自月亮女神艾露恩.影子猎手心念黑暗之神的名字祈祷,这是充满血腥且残酷的力量,但在仁爱中谁也不能得到满足.例如,一个影子猎人在面对远古之神时,有可能献出自己的鲜血换取强大的力量,在残酷的环境下,他们值得冒险一试.
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你太厉害了，我要嫁给你

习森

那么剩下的翻译呢。

zouyou2008

这个难道不是DND？ORZ，感觉完全是dnd的描述方式……

し.lawliet

有多了点知识捏= =