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_______Elders of Kalimdor__________

Elder Starweave - Darkshore - 49.5, 18.9 (west side of Lor'danel)
Elder Nightwind - Felwood - 38.4, 52.9 (south from entrance of tower)
Elder Brightspear - Winterspring - 53.2, 56.6 (south-eastern side of Lake Kel'theril)
Elder Stonespire - Everlook, Winterspring - 59.8, 49.6
Elder Skygleam - Azshara - 64.7, 79,4 (feet of Ravencrest Monument)
Elder Bladeleaf - Dolanaar, Teldrassil - 56, 53 (near the flight master, watch out for guard NPC)*
Elder Riversong - Astranaar, Ashenvale - 35.5, 48.4 (inside a gazebo, guard NPC nearby!)
Elder Runetotem - Razor Hill, Durotar - 53, 43.7 (next to flight master, guards will spawn!)
Elder Windtotem - Ratchet, Northern Barrens - 68.7, 69.9 (left of ugly goblin building)
Elder Moonwarden - The Crossroads, Northern Barrens - 48.8, 58.8 (sort of near flight master)
Elder Bloodhoof - Bloodhoof Village, Mulgore - 48.2, 53 (near the bridge)
Elder High Mountain - Vendetta Point, Southern Barrens - 41.5, 47.5 (southern end)
Elder Grimtotem - Lariss Pavilion, Feralas - 76.7,37.6 (north of Camp Mojache)
Elder Mistwalker - (The Maul) Dire Maul, Feralas - 62.6, 31.1 (in the arena, NOT instanced)
Elder Thunderhorn - The Slithering Scar, Un'goro Crater - 50, 76 (... bugs. I hate bugs.)
Elder Morningdew - Fizzle and Pozzik's Speedbarge, Thousand Needles - 77.1, 75.6 (corner of southern attached barge. Not hard to spot.)
Elder Skyseer - Freewind Post, Thousand Needles - 46.3, 51 (left side of the inn)
Elder Dreamseer - Gadgetzan, Tanaris - 51.4, 28.8 (southern side of cage)
Elder Ragetotem - Valley of the Watchers, Tanaris - 37.2, 79 (sandwiched between stone columns)
Elder Bladesing - Cenarion Hold, Silithus - 53.1, 34.9 (standing in moonwell)
Elder Primestone - The Crystal Vale, Silithus - 30.8 13.12 (north part of the camp)

_______Elders of Eastern Kingdoms_______
Elder Snowcrown - Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands - 75.7,54.6 (next to wall & near quartermaster npc)
Elder Windrun - Crown Guard Tower, Eastern Plaguelands - 35.6, 68.8 (inside the tower)
Elder Moonstrike - Scholomance, Western Plaguelands - 69.2, 73.4 (top of Scholomance building)
Elder Meadowrun - The Weeping Cave, Western Plaguelands - 63.5, 36.1 (inside the cave, follow middle path)
Elder Graveborn - Brill, Tirisfal Glades - 61.9, 53.9 (south entrance to the village, guards will spawn!)
Elder Obsidian - The Sepulcher, Silverpine Forest - 45, 41.1 (next to some grave stones, easy to find)
Elder Highpeak - The Creeping Ruin, The Hinterlands - 50, 48 (highest mound o' dirt)
Elder Silvervein - Thelsamar, Loch Modan - 33.3, 46.5 (outskirt of the village, overlooking it)
Elder Goldwell - Kharanos, Dun Morogh - 53.9, 49.8 (standing next to the inn, building w/ big keg on top of it :)
Elder Rumblerock - Dreadmaul Rock, Burning Steppes - 70.1, 45.4 (southeast side of Dreadmaul Rock, a little below the pinnacle)
-----Phasing issue has been hotfixed. (source)
Elder Dawnstrider - Flame Crest, Burning Steppes - 53.6, 24.5 (just west of the Flame Crest ramp, easy to spot)
Elder Ironband - Blackchar Cave, Searing Gorge -21.3, 79.1 (outside the entrance to cave)
Elder Stormbrow - Goldshire, Elwynn Forest - 39.8, 63.7 (outskirt of the village, near the smithy and a pond)
Elder Skychaser - Sentinel Hill, Westfall - 56.6, 47.1 (top of a tower, couple of lvl 30 Alliance NPCs)
Elder Starglade - Zul'Gurub, Northern Stranglethorn - 71, 34.3 (southeast of where the raid instance portal used to be)
Elder Winterhoof - Booty Bay, The Cape of Stranglethorn - 40, 72.5 (standing on bank rooftop)
Elder Bellowrage - Blasted Lands - 54.3, 49.5 (in the vicinity of the Dark Portal, standing next to a couple o' kegs ;)
-----You will need to speak with Zidormi to switch phases to pre-invasion Blasted Lands.

_______Elders of the Horde__________
Elder Darkhorn - Orgrimmar - 52.4, 60.0 (next to the flight master, watch out for flying patrols)
Elder Ezra Wheathoof - Elder Rise, Thunderbluff - 73, 23.7 (between two trees, occasional guard NPC patrol)
Elder Darkcore - Undercity - 66.6, 37.8 (back and left of the throne in the throne room, no guard NPCs)

_______Elders of the Alliance_________
Elder Bladeswift - Darnassus - 39.2, 31.9 (in Cenarion Enclave; watch out for the patrolling mounted guard)*
Elder Bronzebeard - Ironforge - 28.1, 17 (The Mystic Ward. Fly low so mounted guards won't dismount you w/ their guns!)
Elder Hammershout - Stormwind (technically Elwynn Forest) - 34,50 (outside & southeast of the Gates of Stormwind)

*IMPORTANT: Horde, you do not need to take the boat from Stormwind if you have old-world flying. Just find the point of water (it's "near" Lor'danel) that sticks out the most, point your character in the direction of Rut'theran Village and fly a straight line. 150% flying speed is enough to make it. Also, if you have old world flying, just fly up and over the tree stump. DON'T use the teleporter. As a normal-dungeons 85 DK, I was gibbed. (The guard NPCs are now level 90 instead of 85, be careful.) Non-flyers – prepare to corpse run.

_______Elders of the Dungeons_______
Includes level ranges from Wowhead, blue post,and additional info from browsing Wowhead comments. Level range = recommended low-high (absolute minimum for entering instance).

Elder Splitrock - Maraudon (Pristine Waters) - 34-44 (25) | YouTube video, source: WuphonsReach
Elder Farwhisper - Stratholme (Main Gate) - 42-53 (37) | directions, source: Vanchak
Elder Wildmane - Zul'Farrak - 44-54 (39)
Elder Morndeep - Blackrock Depths (Prison) - 47-57 (42) | Note: Shadowforge Key no longer needed. | directions, source: alixis1984
Elder Starsong - Sunken Temple - 50-60 (45) | Note: Sunken Temple is the instance. Appears as The Temple of Atal'Hakkar on zone map.
Elder Stonefort - Lower Blackrock Spire - 55-65 (48) | YouTube video, source: Iwantcable
Elder Jarten - Utgarde Keep - 70-72 (65)
Elder Igasho - The Nexus - 71-73 (66)
Elder Nurgen - Azjol-Nerub - 72-74 (67) | Note: Must kill Krik'thir the Gatewatcher in order to progress to elder.
Elder Kilias - Drak'Tharon Keep - 74-76 (69) | Note: Classes/races w/o some form of stealth must kill Trollgore to progress to elder.
Elder Ohanzee - Gundrak - 76-78 (71)
Elder Yurauk - Halls of Stone - 77-79 (70)
Elder Chogan'gada - Utgarde Pinnacle - 79-80 (75) | Note: Must kill Skadi the Ruthless in order to progress to elder.

_______Elders of Northrend__________
Elder Arp - D.E.H.T.A. Encampment, Borean Tundra - 57.4, 43.7 (west side of camp, easy to spot)
Elder Northal - Transitus Shield (Coldarra), Borean Tundra - 33.8, 34.4 (back of the camp)
Elder Pamuya - Warsong Hold, Borean Tundra - 41.9, 49 (overlooking Mightstone Quarry north of hold)
Elder Sardis - Valiance Keep, Borean Tundra - 59.1, 65.6 (northeast corner, just outside wall)
Elder Morthie - Stars’ Rest, Dragonblight - 29.7, 55.9 (southeast corner of Alliance camp, guaranteed to flag Horde players)
Elder Skywarden - Agmar’s Hammer, Dragonblight - 35.1, 48.3 (near southwest entrance to village)
Elder Thoim - Mo’aki Harbor, Dragonblight - 48.8, 78.2 (area between the two docks)
Elder Beldak - Westfall Brigade Encampment, Grizzly Hills - 60.6, 27.7 (west outskirt of camp)
Elder Lunaro - Ruins of Tethys, Grizzly Hills - 80.5, 37.1 (ruined building between three islands)
Elder Whurain - Camp Oneqwah, Grizzy Hills - 64.2, 47 (east ridge overlooking camp)
Elder Bluewolf - Wintergrasp Fortress, Wintergrasp - 49, 13.6 (inside fortress, faction must have control)
-----Phasing issue has been hotfixed. (source)
Elder Sandrene - River’s Heart, Sholazar Basin - 49.8, 63.6 (near the camp)
Elder Wanikaya - (Rainspeaker Rapids), Sholazar Basin - 63.8, 49 (behind the Avatar of Freya, can’t miss)
Elder Fargal - Frosthold, Storm Peaks - 28.9, 73.7 (east side overlooking outpost)
Elder Graymane – K3, Storm Peaks - 41.2, 84.7 (east of flight master)
Elder Muraco - Camp Tunka’lo, Storm Peaks - 64.6, 51.3 (along path leading to camp)
Elder Stonebeard - Bouldercrag’s Refuge (Snowdrift Plains), Storm Peaks - 31.3, 37.6 (inside the cave)
Elder Tauros - Zim’Torga, Zul'Drak - 58.9, 56 (northwest corner of outpost)

_______Elders of Cataclysm__________
Elder Evershade - Nordrassil, Mount Hyjal - 62.5, 22.8 (to the right of Stormwind portal)
Elder Windsong - Sanctuary of Malorne, Mount Hyjal - 26.7, 62.1 (hard to miss)
Elder Menkhaf - (Khartut's Tomb) Uldum - 65.5, 18.7 (east side, on descending flight of stairs)
Elder Sekhemi - Ruins of Ammon, Uldum - 31.6, 63.0 (many yards northwest of large brazier in center courtyard)
Elder Darkfeather - Thundermar Ruins, Twilight Highlands - 51.9, 33.1 (kinda east of the southern-most house icon that is still part of Thundermar on map)
Elder Firebeard - Dunwald Ruins (Dunwald Town Square), Twilight Highlands - 50.9, 70.5 (LOT of drakes flying above; ettin patrols on path nearby)
Elder Stonebrand - Temple of Earth, Deepholm - 49.7, 54.9 (inside the entrance)
Elder Deepforge - Stonehearth, Deepholm - 27.7, 69.2 (next to graveyard)
Elder Moonlance - Biel'aran Ridge, (sub-zone Shimmering Expanse) Vashj'ir - 57.3, 86.2 (W side of SE building icon in Biel'aran Ridge area)*

*TIPS: Horde will want to ride to Legion’s Rest; Alliance will want Voldrin’s Hold. Thank you, modernmage. If you have never opened up Vashj’ir and are level 80+, you will need to take the quest that brings you to the zone and then go above the sea and travel with your flying mount until you reach the destination (bring an  Elixir of Water Breathing or similar for safety!). If you are level 79 or below, find two friends with 1) access 2) one of whom is a warlock and 3) willing to kill monsters BEFORE summoning you. Oh, and make certain your hearthstone or equivalent is off cool-down. (R.I.P. Have Group, Will Travel. /weep)

There are 2 vanity pets available from Lunar Festival, one from Alliance side and one from Horde side. They are sold from vendor in Moonglade for 50 coins of ancestry each. Both pets can be sold on the Auction house and can go pretty high through the year. 

For anyone looking for an in-game guide or map, I made a HandyNotes_LunarFestival addon which will add the locations of each Elder to the world map.

It needs HandyNotes as well to work.

Candy Buckets can also be used for the same purpose if you're looking for an alternate to Handy_Notes.

The Lunar Festival is WoW's version of Chinese New Year.

Participation mostly includes traveling the world to visit all the Elder NPCs to collect Coins of Ancestry.  These can be used to purchase various items like costumes, vanity pets, recipes, and fireworks. 

The main festival takes place in Moonglade, which can be reached by requesting a Lunar Festival Invitation from various NPCs in capital cities and using the item while standing in the moonbeam near them. 

There are a number of achievements associated with this holiday.  The Lunar Festival meta achievement earns player the title Elder <Name> and is needed towards completion of the WoW holiday meta What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been to earn your purple proto-drake.

There are three new toys for 2017's Lunar Festival.  It requires three players to "assemble" the whole costume, which makes it/them unique (in comparison to other toys).

•  Red Dragon Head Costume for 25 x  Coin of Ancestry
•  Red Dragon Body Costume for 10 x  Coin of Ancestry
•  Red Dragon Tail Costume for 25 x  Coin of Ancestry

It comes to 60 coins total if you want to collect all of them.  See my older comment on this page for locations of elders, or visit Icy Vein's Lunar Festival 2017 Guide for that plus other details.

2019 rings in with seven new items:

•  Blue Dragon Body Costume for 10 x
•  Blue Dragon Head Costume for 25 x
•  Blue Dragon Tail Costume for 25 x
•  Lunar Elder's Hearthstone for 30 x
•  Green Dragon Body Costume for 10 x
•  Green Dragon Head Costume for 25 x
•  Green Dragon Tail Costume for 25 x

Purchasing all seven requires a total of 150  Coin of Ancestry.  There are only 84 elders from which you can obtain a coin, so it's not possible to get all the new toys using only one character.  Hope you have a high-level alt handy!

Quote from Alayea >>

NOTE:  They can only be transmogrified during the holiday world event.

 This is wrong as you can do the quest: Lunar Preservation that will allow you to have the transmog all year around.

Cheers!

HOME OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE

Addon Author: My Projects

The correct phrasing to use would have been "no longer the case".  It's rather irritating to use "this is wrong" when my comment was accurate at the time it was posted.

New to 2018 are four cosmetic head pieces, for 25 ancestry coins each (100 total):

•  Crown of Courage
•  Crown of Dark Blossoms
•  Crown of Good Fortune
•  Crown of Prosperity

NOTE:  They can only be transmogrified during the holiday world event unless you have completed the new quest series added in Patch 8.3.0.