Warcraft Lorebook

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1. #1Azerothselective

   Keys: Azeroth

   Azeroth is the planet where Warcraft takes place. At its core dwells a slumbering world-soul, the nascent spirit of a titan. It features the continents Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms, Northrend, Pandaria, Zandalar, Kul Tiras, and the Broken Isles.

2. #2Blackhandselective

   Keys: Blackhand, The Destroyer

   Blackhand was the chieftain of the mighty Blackrock clan and the first Warchief of the Old Horde until he was killed by Orgrim Doomhammer near the end of the First War. He was known throughout Draenor and Azeroth alike as a brutal tyrant. He has a long beard, a ponytail, a plate and bone chestplate, two raptor skulls and spines worn as shoulders, a skull as a belt buckle, fur shorts, heavy plate boots, and a massive hammer called the Black Hand. In the alternate universe he is heavily scarred from burns, bald, and wears armor that constantly bathes him in sweltering heat.

3. #3Blackrock Clanselective

   Keys: Blackrock Clan, Blackrock

   The Blackrock clan is a prominent orcish clan originally hailing from the caverns of Gorgrond. On Draenor, they were known for their strict military discipline and skills in mining and blacksmithing. Notable members of this clan include Blackhand, Orgrim Doomhammer, Varok Saurfang, Eitrigg, and Dranosh Saurfang. One of the first orcish clans to be taught the ways of fel magic, the Blackrocks were the strongest faction within the Old Horde during the course of the First and Second Wars, and the Horde's first two Warchiefs — Blackhand and his deposer Orgrim Doomhammer — were both Blackrocks. Following the Horde's defeat, parts of the Blackrock clan were placed in internment camps and later joined Thrall's Horde once freed, whilst the remaining free Blackrocks joined forces with Blackhand's sons, Rend and Maim, in what would become known as the Dark Horde at Blackrock Mountain. During the Third War, a faction of the clan in Lordaeron attempted to revive their old demon-worshipping traditions but were thwarted by the Alliance of Lordaeron and, later, the Scourge. The Blackrocks of the Dark Horde initially did not join Thrall's new Horde, instead choosing to pursue their own, darker path under Rend's leadership, but many of them were later granted amnesty by the then-Warchief Garrosh Hellscream and recruited into his ranks. Blackrock orcs have grey skin.

4. #4Warsong Clanselective

   Keys: Warsong, Warsong Clan

   The Warsong clan is a warlike orcish clan originally hailing from the plains of Nagrand on Draenor. It was formerly led by the legendary Grommash Hellscream, and later by his headstrong son, Garrosh Hellscream. Notable orcs of this clan include Grommash Hellscream, Garrosh Hellscream, Gorgonna, and Nazgrim.

5. #5Dragonmaw Clanselective

   Keys: Dragonmaw Clan, Dragonmaw

   The Dragonmaw clan is an orcish clan dating back to ancient Draenor. They are known for taming rylaks and dragons. Later they were empowered by Deathwing and they enslaved most of the Red Dragonflight.

6. #6Bonechewer Clanselective

   Keys: Bonechewer Clan, Bonechewer

   The Bonechewer clan was an orc clan that dwelled in northern Tanaan Jungle. Named after their willingness to resort to cannibalism in times of hardship, the Bonechewers were known for ornamenting themselves with the broken bones and ruined organs of their enemies. After the Second War, it is assumed all members of this clan have been turned into Fel Orcs. Tagar Spinebreaker is the current chieftain of this clan.

7. #7Bleeding Hollow Clanselective

   Keys: Bleeding Hollow, Bleeding Hollow Clan

   The Bleeding Hollow clan is a savage and highly superstitious orcish clan originally hailing from the wilds of Tanaan Jungle. One of the largest clans of the Horde before passing into Azeroth, the Bleeding Hollow achieved legendary status for their participation in the First and Second Wars. Notable orcs of this clan include Kilrogg Deadeye, Jorin Deadeye, and Grillok Darkeye,

8. #8Frostwolf Clanselective

   Keys: Frostwolf, Frostwolf Clan

   The Frostwolf clan, also spelled Frost Wolf clan or simply called the Frostwolves, is an orc clan that originally dwelled in the southwestern parts of Frostfire Ridge. Named for their close kinship with Frostfire's native frost wolves, the clan placed great value in the noble ideals of family and community and sought to live in harmony with the land. Durotan and Thrall are of this clan. Notable orcs of this clan include Garad, Durotan, Draka, Thrall, and Drek'thar.

9. #9Burning Blade Clanselective

   Keys: Burning Blade, Burning Blade Clan

   The Burning Blade was primarily known for their deadly blademasters. These skilled swordsmen could focus their warrior energies to become living cyclones of rage, spinning their blades faster than the naked eye could see, or channel their potent powers in one focused strike to cause even greater damage. They are practically orc samurai and ninjas.

10. #10Laughing Skull Clanselective

    Keys: Laughing Skull Clan, Laughing Skull

    Maniacal, volatile, and bloodthirsty, the orcs of the Laughing Skull clan were capable of extreme brutality. Other clans believed them to be mad and considered them to be dangerous and unpredictable, much like Gorgrond itself, and the clan had a reputation for being treacherous. Rather than flinching in the face of death, the Laughing Skulls prided themselves on laughing at it instead, and they chortled whenever they collected a humerus bone from a fallen enemy.

11. #11Grommash Hellscreamselective

    Keys: Grom, Grommash, Hellscream

    Grommash "Grom" Hellscream was the legendary chieftain of the Warsong clan, a powerful warrior, close friend, and greatest lieutenant to Warchief Thrall. He was the first orc who drank the blood of Mannoroth the Destructor, thus binding the Horde to the Burning Legion — and he would eventually pay the ultimate price to free himself and his people from the Blood Curse. He wielded the axe Gorehowl and is the father of Garrosh Hellscream. He died at the end of the Third War. In the alternate timeline of Warlords of Draenor, he never drank the demon blood and formed the Iron Horde with the help of his son from the prime timeline, Garrosh.

12. #12Orcselective

    Keys: Orc

    The orcs are a prolific and physically powerful race hailing from the once-lush world of Draenor, now known as the shattered realm of Outland. Originally a shamanistic people cultivating a primitive clan-based society, the orcs were corrupted by Kil'jaeden—a demon lord of the Burning Legion—and manipulated into forming a bloodthirsty Horde that waged war on the peaceful draenei race. Rampant demonic corruption caused the orcs to be filled with bloodlust and turned their normally brown skin into shades of green, culminating with Kil'jaeden's servant Gul'dan convincing the orc chieftains to drink the blood of the demon Mannoroth and thereby enslaving them to the Burning Legion's will. The few orcs who escaped the corruption became known as mag'har ("uncorrupted"). Orc culture highly values honor, to the point that being called dishonorable is one of the worst things you can call an orc. Orc males stand at around 7 feet tall while females stand at 6'5".

13. #13Kilrogg Deadeyeselective

    Keys: Kilrogg, Deadeye

    Kilrogg Deadeye was the chieftain of the Bleeding Hollow clan. He is so named because he lost his left eye. Leading his clan in both the First and Second Wars, Kilrogg was one of the older and more cunning orc chieftains. During the Invasion of Draenor, he was killed in a duel with Danath Trollbane.

14. #14Kargath Bladefistselective

    Keys: Bladefist, Kargath

    Kargath Bladefist was the Warchief of the Fel Horde and Chieftain and founder of the Shattered Hand clan. He earned the sobriquet "Bladefist" after he cut off his left hand to escape ogre captivity, replacing it with a deadly scythe called The Bladefist, and becoming the Chieftain of the Shattered Hand. He was left on Outland sometime during the Second War and became a Fel Orc. He was slain by the player character in the Shattered Halls.

15. #15Deathwingselective

    Keys: Neltharion, Xaxas, Deathwing

    Deathwing the Destroyer, formerly known as Neltharion the Earth-Warder, was one of the five Dragon Aspects and leader of the black dragonflight. Ages ago, Neltharion was empowered by the Pantheon with dominion over the earth and the deep places of Azeroth. However, driven mad by the Old Gods, he turned against the other Aspects during the War of the Ancients, eventually abandoning his title of Aspect of Earth in favor of being the Aspect of Death. Becoming one of the greatest terrors of the known world, his name too became one whispered with a feeling of fear and contempt among both mortals and dragons. He was perhaps the most powerful servant of the Old Gods. He died at the end of the Cataclysm.

16. #16Garrosh Hellscreamselective

    Keys: Garrosh, Hellscream

    Garrosh Hellscream was a former Warchief of the Horde chosen by Thrall to replace him in the wake of the Cataclysm, until he was succeeded by Vol'jin after the Siege of Orgrimmar. Throughout the history of Azeroth, few mortals have achieved greater notoriety than him. Garrosh grew up on Draenor in the shadow of his father, the great warrior Grommash Hellscream, leader of the Warsong clan. Grom was the first orc leader to drink the blood of Mannoroth, subjugating the orcs to the Legion's will. Before this event, Garrosh was among several orcs who had become ill with the red pox. Garrosh is a Mag'har orc, meaing he has brown skin instead of green. He was given the axe Gorehowl by Thrall and wears the Tusks of Mannoroth on his shoulders, is shirtless, wears a pair of leather pants, heavy boots, has orcish tattoos all over his torso, is bald, and has a tattooed lower jaw. He died halfway into the War Against the Iron Horde (Warlords of Draenor). He is part of the Warsong clan. Garrosh was the leader of the Warsong Offensive during the War against the Lich King. He dual-wielded one handed axes before he was given Gorehowl.

17. #17Dal'rend Blackhandselective

    Keys: Rend, Blackhand, Dal'rend

    Dal'rend Blackhand, (or Dal'Rend) commonly known as Rend, was the bloodthirsty son of the former Warchief of the Horde, Blackhand the Destroyer, as well as the former Warchief of the Dark Horde. He believed that he was the rightful Warchief of the Horde due to lineage, and sought to overthrow Thrall. To this end, he allied the forces of the Dark Horde with Nefarian. The two used their combined resources to create the chromatic dragonflight, which they hoped to unleash upon the world. His mount was a massive chromatic drake named Gyth. Commanding legions of orcs, forest trolls, and ogres, along with backing from the black dragonflight, Rend was considered to be a great threat to Thrall's leadership of the Horde. He was eventually slain midway through the Classic era by members of Thrall's Horde.

18. #18Varok Saurfangselective

    Keys: High Overlord Saurfang, Varok, Saurfang

    High Overlord Varok Saurfang was a renowned orc warrior of the Blackrock clan, and the younger brother of Broxigar. A famed veteran of the First, Second, and Third Wars, he served as Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer's second-in-command during the Second War, and as Supreme Commander of the Might of Kalimdor during the second War of the Shifting Sands against the qiraji of Ahn'Qiraj. He died at the end of the Fourth War in a mak'gora against Sylvanas Windrunner, who cheated. He is an elderly orc and wears heavy red steel plate armor, wields a double bladed battleaxe, has white hair in a braided hairstyle. Varok suffers from PTSD from the First and Second Wars, so much so that he has refused to eat pork as the sound of swine being sent to slaughter reminds him of the Draenei children he killed.

19. #19First Warselective

    Keys: First War

    The First War was a conflict fought between the orcish clans of Draenor and the humans of the Kingdom of Stormwind. It began with the Horde storming into Azeroth from the Dark Portal under the command of Blackhand and Gul'dan's Shadow Council and ended with the destruction of Stormwind, death of Blackhand, assassination of Llane Wrynn, death of Medivh, and the fall of the Shadow Council. It was a Horde victory and the Stormwind Refugees fled north to Lordaeron, marking the beginning of the Second War

20. #20Mag'har Orcselective

    Keys: Mag'har Orc, Mag'har

    The Mag'har is a faction of the remaining uncorrupted orcs from different clans, that escaped the corruption of the Burning Legion. Thrall recruited them with open arms into the New Horde, where they taught the orcs of their past and culture. They are brown. They stand at the same height as orcs.

21. #21Durotarselective

    Keys: Durotar

    Durotar, the land named after Thrall's father, Durotan, lies on the eastern coast of Kalimdor. It borders the Northern Barrens to the west and the coastal lands of Azshara to the north. The land of Durotar is rocky, and the soil is cracked and red, not unlike the orcs' homeland of Draenor. The land has many crags and canyons, where dangerous creatures take residence. It is a harsh land to survive in, very dry and hot, and the vegetation is sparse. The orcs, however, see a harsh beauty in the land. Durotar is a proving ground for young orcs, who are sent to the Valley of Trials to complete several rites of passage before they are considered fit for the challenges that lie ahead. Durotar forms the new homeland of the orcs and is the site of the orcs' principal city of Orgrimmar. Since the orcs founded Orgrimmar, Durotar has become something of a haven for all of the Horde races, especially the jungle trolls of the Darkspear tribe, who are mainly settled on the Echo Isles. It is a level 1-10 zone. It was partially flooded during the Catacylsm.

22. #22Stormwindselective

    Keys: Stormwind, Stormwind City

    Stormwind City, located north of Elwynn Forest on Azeroth region's northwest coast, is the capital city of the kingdom of Stormwind and the largest human city on Azeroth. After the Third War, it has become one of the last great human cities, and embodies the heart of the Alliance. Stormwind's willingness to work with others to find diplomatic solutions stands out as one of its true strengths. Its citizens hold fast to the principles of honor and justice as they defend their settlements, and the Alliance, against any aggressors. It was destroyed by the Horde in the First War but rebuilt after the Second War, and then partially razed again by Deathwing during the Cataclysm.

23. #23Orgrimmarselective

    Keys: Orgrimmar

    Orgrimmar is the capital city of the orcs, and the Horde as a whole. Nestled into a system of valleys on the northern edge of Durotar, the imposing warrior city is the seat of the Warchief that governs the entire faction. It is the primary hub for player characters of the Horde and, as with all capital cities, has banks, class and profession trainers, and auction houses. The equivalent hub for the Alliance is Stormwind City. It is divided into several districts consisting of the Valley of Strength, Valley of Honor, Valley of Spirits, Valley of Wisdom, the Drag, and the Cleft of Shadows. It was refurbished and reinforced by Garrosh Hellscream during the Cataclysm.

24. #24Llane Wrynnselective

    Keys: Wyrnn, Llane

    Llane Wrynn I was the ruler of the Kingdom of Stormwind during the First War. He was the child of King Barathen Wrynn and Lady Varia, and the father of King Varian Wrynn. His grandson King Anduin Wrynn was given his middle name Llane to honor him. He died at the end of the First War to Blackhand.

25. #25Wandering Isleselective

    Keys: Wandering Isle, Shen-zin Su

    The Wandering Isle is the starting area of the playable pandaren in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. The Isle is a massive island on the back of a giant turtle, known to the pandaren as Shen-zin Su, and inhabited by curious pandaren and/or their descendants who left their homeland of Pandaria centuries after the Great Sundering in order to discover the other lands and races of Azeroth; The Isle has been weaving about the world's oceans ever since. Shen-zin Su is a great turtle that roams Azeroth's oceans, which some pandaren named the Wandering Isle on which they explore the world outside Pandaria. Not merely a gigantic turtle, Shen-zin Su is a fully sentient being and quite aware of the pandaren that have been living on his back for generations. Centuries ago, a sea turtle hatched at Turtle Beach in the Krasarang Wilds, in the land of Pandaria. This turtle presumably lived a normal everyday life, reaching adulthood and becoming a creature of noteworthy size. One fateful day 800 years before the Dark Portal, it met and was befriended by a pandaren named Liu Lang.

26. #26Orgrim Doomhammerselective

    Keys: Orgrim, Doomhammer

    Orgrim Doomhammer was the Warchief of the Old Horde and Chieftain of the Blackrock clan during the end of the First War and the entirety of the Second War. The orcish capital of Orgrimmar, the Horde-controlled town of Hammerfall in the Arathi Highlands, and the flying battleship Orgrim's Hammer patrolling the skies of Icecrown, are named in his honor. He was also known as the Backstabber by loyalists of Gul'dan and Blackhand. He wears black plate armor with a gold trim, has white hair, two braids formed from sideburns, and a ponytail. His armored belt features the symbol of the Horde on the buckle. Orgrim Doomhammer wields the Doomhammer, a powerful one handed hammer forged in elemental lava on Draenor. He was killed at the start of the Third War after freeing the orcs from internment camps with Thrall. Doomhammer never drank the blood of Mannoroth, but had greyish green skin as a result from proximity near fel magic, akin to Durotan.

27. #27Dragon Turtleselective

    Keys: Dragon Turtle

    Dragon turtles are large, horned turtles. They are indigenous to Pandaria, but are also found in other parts of Azeroth, including Nazjatar and parts of the Broken Isles and Kul Tiras. They are used as mounts by the pandaren and as companion beasts by the naga.

28. #28Peonselective

    Keys: Peon

    Peons are the laborers, workers and lumberjacks of Horde and the orcish clans. They are typically unfit for battle, cowardly and lazy but their work is simply indispensable for the other orcs to focus on battle. This is why the importance of the peon is recognized in the holiday Peon Day. Physically most peons are permanently bent from years of labor and trudge expressionlessly in their duty, a large sack slouched over malformed shoulders that are broader than any soldier's. Peons aren't very intelligent as indicated by their speech patterns ("Work work", "Something need doing?", "Me busy, leave me alone!", "Me not that kind of orc!"). Peons have low intelligence speech patterns.

29. #29Thrallselective

    Keys: Go'el, Thrall

    Thrall (birthname Go'el), son of Durotan and Draka, is the former Warchief of the restored shamanistic Horde, founder of the nation of Durotar in Kalimdor and one of the second wave of shaman. His parents killed by Gul'dan's assassins shortly after his birth in the beginning of the First War, he was found and raised by Aedelas Blackmoore who gave Thrall his name. Raised as a slave and gladiator, he later joined Orgrim Doomhammer in freeing the orcs imprisoned after the Second War, being named Warchief after Doomhammer's death. After leading the Horde away from the Alliance-claimed Eastern Kingdoms, he rescued and made allies of the Darkspear trolls and Bloodhoof tauren. Thrall led the new Horde against their former demonic masters in the Battle of Mount Hyjal. He subsequently led diplomatic efforts at peace between the Horde and Alliance after the end of the Third War, as well as accepted new members to the Horde, like the Forsaken of the Undercity and the blood elves of Quel'Thalas. He wields the Doomhammer and wears Orgrim Doomhammer's armor.

30. #30Moguselective

    Keys: Mogu

    The mogu are powerful, magical titan-forged who live in Pandaria. Proud, hateful, and powerful both physically and magically, the mogu are the foremost enemies of the pandaren. They have fought over the future of Pandaria since time immemorial. They were created by the Keepers during the ordering of Azeroth to shape and protect the land. An extension of Keeper Ra's will, they were agents of order, obedient and mighty. They would later be afflicted by the Curse of Flesh becoming mortal, eventually losing their way and valuing power and control above all else. Under the reign of Lei Shen the mogu empire was formed and came to dominate Pandaria. They used the Engine of Nalak'sha to form new creatures. They were even able to reverse the curse of flesh among themselves. After the Pandaren revolution and the downfall of the empire, the mogu clans scattered. Mogu average at 9'6".

31. #31Lei Shenselective

    Keys: Thunder King, Lei Shen

    Emperor Lei Shen, also known as the Thunder King, was the first emperor of the mogu and the most powerful warlord in mogu history. After stealing the power of storms from the titan keeper Ra, Lei Shen united the mogu clans into the first great mogu empire. Able to defeat even an August Celestial in combat, none were able to stop his goals of unifying Pandaria. During his rule, Lei Shen made several significant changes and contributions to Pandaria. The construction of the Serpent's Spine, the great barrier separating the dreaded mantid from the rest of the Empire, is often cited as his greatest achievement.

    Recently, the Thunder King was resurrected by the mogu's Zandalari allies and attempted to unify the mogu once again.

32. #32Taurenselective

    Keys: Tauren

    The tauren are a race of large, bovine humanoids who dwell on the great plains of Central Kalimdor. For countless generations, they were constantly harassed by the violent centaur, who forced the tauren into a nomadic lifestyle in the harsh Barrens. However, during the Third War and the Horde's invasion of Kalimdor, the tauren and the invading Horde became allies, and the Horde aided the tauren in driving off the centaur from the sacred lands of Mulgore. High Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof established the capital city of Thunder Bluff, and to this day the tauren remain one of the most stalwart allies of the Horde, even after Cairne's death and the ascension of his son, Baine Bloodhoof. Despite their enormous size, the tauren are a peaceful and honorable people who nonetheless are fierce fighters when roused. Hunting and shamanism are held in high regard in their culture, as is their worship of the Earth Mother and respect for the land and nature. Tauren males stand at 10 feet tall while females stand at 9 feet tall.

33. #33Trollselective

    Keys: Troll

    Trolls are a diverse sapient race that can be found in every part of Azeroth. They are one of the world's oldest known native races. Trolls are divided into many subgroups adapted to different environments, namely blood trolls, dark trolls, forest trolls, ice trolls, jungle trolls, sand trolls, and Zandalari trolls. They are tall, typically have blue or green skin, two large tusks, three fingers on each hand, two toes on each foot, and males are hunched over (Zandalari are an exception). The Darkspear and Zandalari Trolls are part of the Horde. Male jungle trolls are 8'4" and females are 7'1".

34. #34Zandalari Trollselective

    Keys: Zandalari Troll

    The Zandalari trolls are a troll subgroup found mainly on the island of Zandalar. They were the most powerful and superstitious tribe to arise when the first trolls settled near the Zandalar Mountains, which were home to many loa. They claimed its highest peaks and built crude shrines which, over the years, eventually became the massive temple city of Zuldazar. The Zandalari are scholarly and value knowledge above all else. They also work to preserve troll history and to further the goals of troll society as a whole. They are masters of magic and communing with the spirits, Zandalari history had them fight off the aqir, ally with the mogu empire, fight the Pandaren Empire, after the Sundering explore the newly formed Great Sea, enslave the goblin race, and fight Hakkar the Soulflayer twice. Male Zandalari stand at 10 feet tall while females stand at 9'6".

35. #35Forsakenselective

    Keys: Undead, Forsaken

    The undead Forsaken are a race and a faction of intelligent undead who broke away from the Scourge and took control of much of the kingdom of Lordaeron, destroyed during the Third War by the death knight Arthas Menethil. The Forsaken were formerly led by their founder, Lady Sylvanas Windrunner, the former Ranger-General of Quel'Thalas. Convinced that the races of the Horde could help them accomplish their objectives, the Forsaken entered an alliance of convenience to achieve victory over the Lich King.

36. #36Goblinselective

    Keys: Goblin

    The goblins are small green humanoids from the Isle of Kezan. Their love of money, explosives, and technology makes them a very dangerous race, both to their enemies and themselves. A number of trade princes rule over the various goblin holdings around the world. In turn, each controls rings of trade, mining, deforestation, slave rings, and poaching. Trade Prince Monte Gazlowe is the leader of the Bilgewater Cartel of goblins who are part of the Horde - though most goblins retain their neutrality, preferring to sell their contraptions, knowledge, and services to other races for the right price. They are among the most intelligent races on Azeroth, rivaled only by gnomes and titan-forged creations, however their inventions are comically unreliable and tend to explode or break. Females stand at 4'1" and males stand at 3'10".

37. #37Pandarenselective

    Keys: Pandaren

    The enigmatic pandaren are one of the most elusive races of Azeroth. Hailing from Pandaria and the Wandering Isle, they are humanoid pandas with a great love of nature and strong ales. Long ago, the pandaren were the slaves of a cruel race of powerful warlords known as the mogu, until they successfully staged a revolution alongside several other slave races, establishing their own empire in the process. During the Great Sundering, the last pandaren emperor sealed their homeland away behind a veil of mist, hiding Pandaria from the outside world and leaving their culture to flourish free of influences from the outside world. A second civilization of pandaren dwells on the back of the giant turtle known as Shen-zin Su, who travels around Azeroth's seas. Millennia after the Sundering, a pandaren by the name of Liu Lang set out to explore the world on Shen-zin Su, returning each year to Pandaria to pick up more adventurers to join him on the back of his ever-growing companion. Eventually, the turtle grew large enough for entire buildings and towns to be constructed upon his back, and the pandaren began referring to him as the "Wandering Isle". Female pandaren can sometimes look more like red pandas rather than regular pandas. Pandaren males average at 7'1" and females average at 6'6".

38. #38Humanselective

    Keys: Human

    Humans are a resilient species native to the world of Azeroth. Recent discoveries have shown that humans are descended from the barbaric half-giant vrykul of Northrend. Born "weak" and "deformed" as a result of the Curse of Flesh, they had to be exterminated to keep the vrykul race pure, but not all vrykul could bear to kill their children, and they took them away to a land far away from Northrend, in the northern Eastern Kingdoms. Though humans are among the younger races on Azeroth, they have faced many challenges with fortitude and resilience. Their continued ability to adapt and rebuild has made them a vital force in an ever-changing world.

39. #39Elekkselective

    Keys: Elekk

    Elekks are a species of large, elephant-like creatures native to Draenor that the draenei commonly employ as mounts. Elekks became sickly and corrupt as a result of Draenor's fel corruption and subsequent transformation into Outland.

40. #40Nazgrimselective

    Keys: Nazgrim

    Nazgrim was one of the greatest generals of the Horde. Few, living or dead, can match his might in battle. He first appeared in Grizzly Hills as a Sergeant. After the Lich King's defeat, during the Cataclysm, he was promoted to Legionnaire and sent to Vashj'ir. After escaping from the naga there, he was promoted to General and sent to Pandaria. Upholding his oath to the Warchief, Nazgrim remained loyal to Garrosh Hellscream during the Darkspear Rebellion, and was killed during the Siege of Orgrimmar. During the Burning Legion's third invasion, the Deathlord of the Ebon Blade later brought Nazgrim back into undeath as the first of the new Four Horsemen.

41. #41Quilenselective

    Keys: Quilen

    Quilen are canine-leonine creatures that are native to Pandaria and serve as the favorite companions of the mogu. Mogu sorcerers create them by breathing life into stone using an ancient, secret magic. Loyal and fearless, these stone hounds know no mercy and can be quite skilled at blending into their surroundings. The mogu use them as guard dogs, in war, and to track their enemies. There are three variations of quilen: organic, stone, and adorned stone.

42. #42Draenorselective

    Keys: Draenor

    Draenor, called Dawgar by the ogres and Rakshar by the arakkoa, was the homeworld of the orcish race and the last refuge of the draenei before their arrival on Azeroth. It was a large, fertile world dominated by vast plains, dense forests, and lush swamps. Besides the orcs and draenei it was originally home to many other intelligent humanoid races, including the ancient, bird-like arakkoa; the mighty ogres and their brutal gronn masters; and the aggressive tree-men known as botani. Due to the corruption of fel, during the last days of its life, Draenor was a transformed world. Now a barren husk of badlands and hardscrabble vegetation, all under a blood-red sky, the planet was referred to as the Red World. When the orc shaman Ner'zhul recklessly opened dimensional portals to find new worlds to conquer, Draenor was torn apart and believed completely lost. However, a large fragment of the world remained intact. That fragment is known today as Outland.

43. #43Saurokselective

    Keys: Saurok

    The saurok are a race of lizard-men, created by the mogu from the fauna of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, choosing several particularly sturdy varieties of local reptiles, designed to be smart enough to use weapons and fight for the mogu, but over the years some escaped. They are found across Pandaria, in dungeons and in the open. They also attacked The Wandering Isle from the sea, led by Vordraka, the Deep Sea Nightmare. Saurok are an aggressive and savage race and typically pillage Pandaren settlements, but Hozen and Jinyu aren't off the table.

44. #44Chen Stormstoutselective

    Keys: Chen, Stormstout

    Chen Stormstout is a legendary pandaren brewmaster from the Wandering Isle who left his home to journey the lands, searching for exotic ingredients for his ever-evolving concoctions. A skilled brewer and very powerful monk, Chen enjoys taking life easy as he travels from place to place. He truly made a name for himself when he joined Rexxar and Rokhan during The Founding of Durotar, helping the new nation defend against a Kul Tiran invasion force led by Daelin Proudmoore. Chen continued his travels while staying mostly out of major affairs for several years until Pandaria was revealed to the rest of the world. With his niece Li Li, he joined the Horde and Alliance in exploring the rediscovered continent.

45. #45Barrensselective

    Keys: Barrens, Southern Barrens, Northern Barrens

    The Barrens is a large zone in central Kalimdor controlled mostly by the Horde. It is a massive savanna, with low mountains serving as natural borders and with a few oases in the north-central region around the Crossroads. These oases, sourcing from the Wailing Caverns, are known for the life energy flowing from their waters, invigorating the plants and beasts that drink it. The Cataclysm split it into the Northern and Southern Barrens. Pre-Cataclysm Barrens is a level 7-30 zone. Northern Barrens is a level 10-20 zone. Southern Barrens is a level 30-35 zone.

46. #46Gorehowlselective

    Keys: Gorehowl

    Gorehowl is the legendary two-handed axe of the Hellscream family of orcs. The weapon was famously wielded by Grommash Hellscream, chieftain of the Warsong clan, and was later also held by his son and heir—Garrosh, Warchief of the Horde—until he discarded it in favor of an Old God replica during the Siege of Orgrimmar. It has a sharply curved axe head, with an intricate series of grooves in it, is massive, well worn, and permanently stained with old blood. Its wickedly curved blade has two notches in it, and many small holes in the head near the handle. When swung, the notches causes the axe to "sing" its own battle cry, just as Grom once did, which gave the weapon its name. The skull on the blade is believed to be that of a slain goren. The leather wrap on the handle would have been made from clefthoof hides. When it wasn't held in Garrosh's hands, he hooked it onto a brace on his back.

47. #47Azshara (zone)selective

    Keys: Azshara Forest

    Azshara is located in northeastern Kalimdor, east of Ashenvale, south of Winterspring, and north of Durotar. It is a beautiful coastal area cloaked in eternal autumn. The trees and other flora are tinged in brilliant oranges and reds, and nearer the coast, great cliffs and sandy beaches line the ocean. The region's hostile inhabitants, which include enraged ghosts, vicious satyr, stalking naga, and ferocious wildlife, have been mostly quelled by the arrival of the Bilgewater Cartel goblins. During the Azshara storyline, the goblins defeat the Spitelash naga and the encroaching night elf forces seeking to stop the goblins' exploitation of nature. Following the Siege of Orgrimmar, Tyrande Whisperwind claimed the night elves would allow the goblins to keep Azshara as part of the tentative peace between the Horde and Alliance. Since the Cataclysm, the goblins of the Bilgewater Cartel have terraformed the zone to resemble the emblem of the Horde, with their city Bilgewater Harbor in the center.

48. #48Arthas Menethilselective

    Keys: Menethil, Arthas, Lich King

    Arthas Menethil, Crown Prince of Lordaeron and Knight of the Silver Hand, was the son of King Terenas Menethil II and heir to the throne. He was trained as a paladin by Uther the Lightbringer and was inducted into the Order of the Silver Hand. Arthas also had a romantic relationship with the kind sorceress Jaina Proudmoore. Committed to the protection of his people, Arthas was determined to stop the plague spreading throughout Lordaeron. Despite his promising beginnings, Arthas became one of the most powerful and evil beings Azeroth would ever know. Although he killed the necromancer Kel'Thuzad, Arthas was unable to stop the spread of the plague and resorted to increasingly desperate methods, such as purging the city of Stratholme. Taking up the cursed runeblade Frostmourne, Arthas was able to defeat the demon Mal'Ganis, but he lost his soul in the process. Becoming a death knight of the Scourge, he led the undead in destroying Lordaeron, Quel'Thalas, and Dalaran. Arthas later made his way to the Frozen Throne of Icecrown and merged with the Lich King.

49. #49Terenas Menethil IIselective

    Keys: Menethil, Terenas

    Terenas Menethil II was the last true king of the kingdom of Lordaeron and one of the primary founders of the original Alliance of Lordaeron, the first time in almost three thousand years the seven human kingdoms were united since the breaking of Empire of Arathor. Ruling for over five decades, including the period of the Second and Third Wars, Terenas acted as a patron of the Alliance and sought to keep it united as political issues had arisen. His death at the hands of his own son Arthas deprived the Alliance of its leadership at a critical moment in history.

50. #50Bolvar Fordragonselective

    Keys: Bolvar, Fordragon, Lich King

    Bolvar Fordragon is the Highlord of the Knights of the Ebon Blade, and the former Lich King, who took up the position after the death of Arthas Menethil. Formerly a venerated paladin of the Alliance, Bolvar served as the Highlord and Regent of the kingdom of Stormwind following the disappearance of King Varian Wrynn. Upon Varian's return, Bolvar was named the commander of the Alliance forces sent to take the battle to the Scourge in Northrend. After the treachery of Grand Apothecary Putress at the Battle of Angrathar the Wrathgate, Bolvar was thought to have been killed by the Forsaken Blight. However, he was saved and reanimated by the flames of the red dragons but charred and seared beyond recognition. After the Wrathgate, Bolvar was recovered by the Scourge and is chained and tortured at the Frozen Throne.

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