Gothaem Storm (gɒ θeɪ' ɛm stɔrm)
The cause of these storms is unknown and have existed as long as many can remember from one generation to another. But just as in our world, these are a common topics that a large majority of denizens can talk about. Anyone who has 'arrived' in Pandoria through this method, will remember it, some however just don't remember much before it.
Manifestation
They start out as what appears to be a normal storm rolling in: dark clouds, rolling thunder, flashes of lightning. That is where the difference ends; the air smells as if it is on fire, and the rain that comes down is ice cold. Once the rain starts, the winds whirl in from all directions with the force and ferocity of a massive hurricane. Rain no longer feels or appears to fall from the sky but as if it is driven across the landscape from all sides. Until now, all of the lightning has kept to the boiling, churning, flame-colored clouds in the sky. There will eventually be a single massive blinding, earth-shaking ground strike that will deposit some poor soul or, in rare instances, multiple souls, smoldering but not permanently 'damaged' in a five-foot-deep blackened crater. The storm at that instant dissipates. This can happen in any climate, in any biome, even in the open waters; however, it is unknown who or what landed in Pandoria in this fashion.
Localization
These storms normally appears out of nowhere, and can according to some accounts can be as large as a full blown thunder storm to as small as a hamlet.
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