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Mur'Gul used by the [[Naga]] as a basic soldier, a step above cannon fodder. Because of their elevated status, we don't know of the Reavers are Slaves trained for war or collaborators who traded their race to the Naga in exchange for continued powers. The Reavers congrate at the Temple of Tides.
 
   
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The '''History of Warcraft''', also known as the '''[[Warcraft universe]]''', is a comprehensive account of lore created by Blizzard as background information to the ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' universe, and is made up of the entirety of Blizzard's published record so far.<ref name="lore">http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/index.html#lore</ref> The full text is available on the official [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/ World of Warcraft site]. Additionally, most (perhaps all?) of this material can be read within the game itself as [[:Category:World of Warcraft in-game books|in-game books]].
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Want to know more about the lore of ''World of Warcraft''? Although the game doesn't require any prior knowledge of Warcraft lore to enjoy, you may appreciate the broader understanding of the setting and characters in the game that you will gain from learning about the lore. Here are some resources that are available:
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==History of Warcraft==
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Note: Certain parts of the History section are outdated and may therefore conflict with other pieces of lore or stories. They plan on updating this section someday to bring it up to date.<ref name="lore"/>
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===Timeline===
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*[[Timeline (from official site)]]
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===Chapter I: Mythos ===
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*[[The Titans and the Shaping of the Universe]] (in-game [[The Titans and the Shaping of the Universe|Mythology of the Titans]])
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*[[Sargeras and the Betrayal]]
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*[[The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth]]
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*[[Charge of the Dragonflights]]
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*[[The Waking World and the Well of Eternity]]
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*[[The War of the Ancients]]
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*[[The Sundering of the World]]
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*[[Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift]]
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*[[The World Tree and the Emerald Dream]]
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*[[Exile of the High Elves]]
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*[[The Sentinels and the Long Vigil]]
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===Chapter II: The New World===
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*[[The Founding of Quel'Thalas]]
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*[[Arathor and the Troll Wars]]
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*[[The Guardians of Tirisfal]]
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*[[Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves]]
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*[[The Seven Kingdoms]]
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*[[Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt]]
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*[[War of the Three Hammers (History of Warcraft)|War of the Three Hammers]]
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*[[The Last Guardian (History of Warcraft)|The Last Guardian]]
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===Chapter III: The Doom of Draenor===
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*[[Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact]]
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*[[Rise of the Horde (History of Warcraft)|Rise of the Horde]]
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===Chapter IV: Alliance And Horde ===
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*[[The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind]]
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*[[The Alliance of Lordaeron]]
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*[[The Invasion of Draenor]]
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*[[The Birth of the Lich King]]
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*[[Icecrown and the Frozen Throne]]
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*[[The Battle of Grim Batol (History of Warcraft)|The Battle of Grim Batol]]
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*[[Lethargy of the Orcs]]
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*[[The New Horde]]
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*[[War of the Spider (History of Warcraft)|War of the Spider]]
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*[[Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge]]
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*[[The Alliance Splinters]]
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===Chapter V: Return of the Burning Legion===
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*[[The Scourge of Lordaeron (History of Warcraft)|The Scourge of Lordaeron]]
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*[[Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas]]
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*[[Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor]]
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*[[The Battle of Mount Hyjal (History of Warcraft)|The Battle of Mount Hyjal]]
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*[[The Betrayer Ascendant]]
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*[[Rise of the Blood Elves ]]
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*[[Civil War in the Plaguelands]]
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*[[The Lich King Triumphant]]
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*[[Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor]]
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==Official Web Site==
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Samples of online official ''World of Warcraft'' lore for one's reading enjoyment.
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===Encyclopedia===
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*[[Warcraft Encyclopedia]]
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<blockquote>Since the release of the first Warcraft game, the lore of the Warcraft universe has been evolving and expanding at an incredible rate. Today, Warcraft lore is spread across four games and three expansions as well as a number of novels, a pen-and-paper roleplaying game, and even a manga series. Now you can find all there is to know about Warcraft in one official source of all things Warcraft: The Warcraft Encyclopedia. In time we hope it will grow to be the ultimate resource for all your Warcraft story and lore needs.</blockquote>
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''Lack of recent update activity (as of early 2008) seems to indicate that [[Blizz]]ard has either put this project on hold or temporarily removed resources committed to expanding it.''
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===World of Warcraft===
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*[[Murlocs#Official_Info|The Murlocs]]
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*The [[War of the Shifting Sands]]
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*The [[Road to Damnation]]
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*Troll Compendium<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/troll/ Troll Compendium (official site US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/story/trolls/ Troll Compendium (official site EU)]</ref>
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*The Undead Plague<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/undeadplague.html The Undead Plague (official site US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/story/undeadplague.html The Undead Plague (official site EU)]</ref>
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===The Burning Crusade===
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{{bc-section}}
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*[[Unbroken (story)|Unbroken]]<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/unbroken/index.xml Unbroken (official site US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/story/unbroken/unbroken.xml Unbroken (official site EU)]</ref>
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*[[The Story So Far (Burning Crusade)|The Story So Far]] (<small>Then and Now: Conflict and Triumph in the World of Warcraft</small>)<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/story.html The Story So Far (Burning Crusade site US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/story.html The Story So Far (Burning Crusade site EU)]</ref>
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*Shamans and Paladins<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/classcombo.html Shamans and Paladins (Burning Crusade site US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/classcombo.html Shamans and Paladins (Burning Crusade site EU)]</ref>
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*Blood Elf History<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/bloodelves.html Blood Elves (Burning Crusade site US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/encyclopedia/338.xml Blood Elves (Warcraft Encyclopedia US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/bloodelves.html Blood Elves (Burning Crusade site EU)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/encyclopedia/338.xml Blood Elves (Warcraft Encyclopedia EU)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/history-be.html History of the Blood Elves (Burning Crusade site EU)]</ref>
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*Draenei History<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/draenei.html Draenei (Burning Crusade site US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/draenei.html Draenei (Burning Crusade site EU)]</ref>
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===Wrath of the Lich King===
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*Rise of the Lich King<ref>[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/story/story.xml Rise of the Lich King (Wrath of the Lich King site US)]</ref> <ref>[http://www.wow-europe.com/wrath/features/story/story.xml Rise of the Lich King (Wrath of the Lich King site EU)]</ref>
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==Previous Warcraft games==
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The single-player Warcraft III campaigns and the accompanying game manuals provide a wealth of information about events in the world of Azeroth.
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*[[Warcraft: Orcs and Humans]]
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*[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]
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*[[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal]] (Expansion Pack)
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*[[Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition]]
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*[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]
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*[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]] (Expansion Pack)
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==Novels==
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*World of Warcraft: [[Night of the Dragon]]
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*World of Warcraft: [[Beyond the Dark Portal]]
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*World of Warcraft: [[Tides of Darkness]]
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*World of Warcraft: [[Rise of the Horde]]
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*World of Warcraft: [[Cycle of Hatred]]
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*Warcraft: [[War of the Ancients Trilogy]], Book Three: [[The Sundering]]
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*Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy, Book Two: [[The Demon Soul]]
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*Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy, Book One: [[The Well of Eternity]]
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*Warcraft: [[The Last Guardian]]
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*Warcraft: [[Lord of the Clans]]
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*Warcraft: [[Day of the Dragon]]
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==EBooks==
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*Warcraft: [[Of Blood and Honor]]
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==Manga==
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*Warcraft: [[The Sunwell Trilogy]] Volume III: [[Ghostlands (book)|Ghostlands]]
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*Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy Volume II: [[Shadows of Ice]]
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*Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy Volume I: [[Dragon Hunt]]
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==RPG==
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[[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game|Warcraft Role-Playing Games]] provide a wealth of information about Warcraft lore.
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*World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Monster Guide]] book
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*World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Horde Player's Guide]] book
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*World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Alliance Player's Guide]] book
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*World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Lands of Mystery]] book
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*World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[More Magic and Mayhem]] book
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*[[World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] corebook
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*Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Shadows & Light|Shadows &amp; Light]] book
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*Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Lands of Conflict]] book
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*Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Magic & Mayhem|Magic &amp;Mayhem]] book
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*Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Alliance & Horde Compendium|Alliance &amp; Horde Compendium]] book
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*Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game &mdash; [[Manual of Monsters]] book
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*[[Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game|Dungeons &amp; Dragons Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] corebook
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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The History of Warcraft, also known as the Warcraft universe, is a comprehensive account of lore created by Blizzard as background information to the World of Warcraft universe, and is made up of the entirety of Blizzard's published record so far.[1] The full text is available on the official World of Warcraft site. Additionally, most (perhaps all?) of this material can be read within the game itself as in-game books.

Want to know more about the lore of World of Warcraft? Although the game doesn't require any prior knowledge of Warcraft lore to enjoy, you may appreciate the broader understanding of the setting and characters in the game that you will gain from learning about the lore. Here are some resources that are available:

History of Warcraft

Note: Certain parts of the History section are outdated and may therefore conflict with other pieces of lore or stories. They plan on updating this section someday to bring it up to date.[1]

Timeline

Chapter I: Mythos

Chapter II: The New World

Chapter III: The Doom of Draenor

Chapter IV: Alliance And Horde

Chapter V: Return of the Burning Legion

Official Web Site

Samples of online official World of Warcraft lore for one's reading enjoyment.

Encyclopedia

Since the release of the first Warcraft game, the lore of the Warcraft universe has been evolving and expanding at an incredible rate. Today, Warcraft lore is spread across four games and three expansions as well as a number of novels, a pen-and-paper roleplaying game, and even a manga series. Now you can find all there is to know about Warcraft in one official source of all things Warcraft: The Warcraft Encyclopedia. In time we hope it will grow to be the ultimate resource for all your Warcraft story and lore needs.

Lack of recent update activity (as of early 2008) seems to indicate that Blizzard has either put this project on hold or temporarily removed resources committed to expanding it.

World of Warcraft

WoW Icon update This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

The Burning Crusade

Bc icon This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Wrath of the Lich King

Wrath-Logo-Small This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Previous Warcraft games

The single-player Warcraft III campaigns and the accompanying game manuals provide a wealth of information about events in the world of Azeroth.

Novels

EBooks

Manga

RPG

Icon-RPG This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Warcraft Role-Playing Games provide a wealth of information about Warcraft lore.

References