Baristolth of the Shifting Sands
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Baristolth of the Shifting Sands is a notable quest-giver and lore figure in World of Warcraft who guides players through the epic questline tied to the opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baristolth of the Shifting Sands canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11542621 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baristolth of the Shifting Sands Context triple: [Opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj, hasKeyNPC, Baristolth of the Shifting Sands]
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A.
Maphrian of the East
Maphrian of the East was the second-highest ecclesiastical office in the Syriac Orthodox Church, overseeing its eastern territories as a chief metropolitan or catholicos.
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B.
Bellarion the Fortunate
Bellarion the Fortunate is a historical adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini that follows the cunning exploits of a young Italian orphan amid the political intrigues of 15th-century Italy.
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C.
Marq Torien
Marq Torien is an American rock singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band BulletBoys and for his earlier work with several Los Angeles glam metal groups.
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D.
Denkard
Denkard is a 9th–10th century encyclopedic compendium of Zoroastrian religious texts, traditions, and theological commentary written in Middle Persian.
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E.
Tyrael
Tyrael is an archangel and central heroic figure in Blizzard's Diablo video game series, known for defying the High Heavens to aid humanity against the forces of Hell.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Baristolth of the Shifting Sands Target entity description: Baristolth of the Shifting Sands is a notable quest-giver and lore figure in World of Warcraft who guides players through the epic questline tied to the opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj.
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A.
Maphrian of the East
Maphrian of the East was the second-highest ecclesiastical office in the Syriac Orthodox Church, overseeing its eastern territories as a chief metropolitan or catholicos.
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B.
Bellarion the Fortunate
Bellarion the Fortunate is a historical adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini that follows the cunning exploits of a young Italian orphan amid the political intrigues of 15th-century Italy.
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C.
Marq Torien
Marq Torien is an American rock singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band BulletBoys and for his earlier work with several Los Angeles glam metal groups.
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D.
Denkard
Denkard is a 9th–10th century encyclopedic compendium of Zoroastrian religious texts, traditions, and theological commentary written in Middle Persian.
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E.
Tyrael
Tyrael is an archangel and central heroic figure in Blizzard's Diablo video game series, known for defying the High Heavens to aid humanity against the forces of Hell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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non-player character ⓘ quest giver ⓘ |
| alignment |
Alliance-friendly
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Horde-friendly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
World of Warcraft
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World of Warcraft: Classic ⓘ
linked to:
World of Warcraft Classic
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic ⓘ
linked to:
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
|
| associatedWith |
Ahn'Qiraj War Effort
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Brood of Nozdormu ⓘ C'Thun ⓘ
linked to:
C’Thun
Gates of Ahn'Qiraj ⓘ
linked to:
Opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj
Qiraji ⓘ Scepter of the Shifting Sands ⓘ |
| continent | Kalimdor ⓘ |
| expansionContext |
World of Warcraft: Classic (original content patch 1.9)
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linked to:
World of Warcraft Classic
|
| faction |
Cenarion Circle
ⓘ
linked to:
Druids of the Cenarion Circle
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| gameMechanicRole | starter for long legendary-style quest chain ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givesQuest |
Only One May Rise
ⓘ
The Calling ⓘ The Charge of the Dragonflights ⓘ The Hand of the Righteous ⓘ
linked to:
The Path of the Righteous
The Path of the Conqueror ⓘ The Path of the Invoker ⓘ The Path of the Protector ⓘ The Path of the Righteous ⓘ The Savior of Kalimdor ⓘ What Tomorrow Brings ⓘ |
| guides |
players in preparations to open the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj
ⓘ
players through the Scepter of the Shifting Sands questline ⓘ |
| importance | central to Ahn'Qiraj opening event lore ⓘ |
| language | Common ⓘ |
| location | Cenarion Hold ⓘ |
| notableFor | involvement in one of World of Warcraft's first large-scale cooperative events ⓘ |
| patchIntroduced | Patch 1.9: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj ⓘ |
| questline |
Gates of Ahn'Qiraj opening event
ⓘ
linked to:
Opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj
Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest chain ⓘ
linked to:
Scepter of the Shifting Sands
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| race | human ⓘ |
| relatedEventType | server-wide world event ⓘ |
| role |
lore figure
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quest giver ⓘ |
| standingPosition | near the central area of Cenarion Hold ⓘ |
| status | alive (in-game NPC) ⓘ |
| title | of the Shifting Sands ⓘ |
| universe | Warcraft universe ⓘ |
| zone | Silithus ⓘ |
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