Ancestor worship is one of the faiths in Azeroth and one of the main tenets of shamanism (along with animism and spirit guidance) practiced in the world. Ancestor worship entails more than a simple veneration of the dead. While almost all races respect and memorialize their ancestors in some way, the orcs and tauren believe that their forebears possess powers that their living offspring can channel. A tauren does not merely remember her ancestors; she speaks to them and draws power from them. A tauren’s ancestors watch over her and sometimes guide her through visitations and dreams.