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[[File:Highelfwizard.JPG|thumb|High elf wizard]]
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[[File:Aged Dalaran Wizard.jpg|thumb|[[Aged Dalaran Wizard]]]]
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| url = http://www.wowhead.com
  
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| maintainer = Shaun, Casey, Claire, Joshua, Andreas, Brielle, Sarah, Dan
  
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'''Wizards''' are [[arcane]] spellcasters who have undertaken intensive study of magic in places such as the [[Violet Citadel]] of [[Dalaran]] or the Academies of [[Silvermoon]] in [[Quel'Thalas]]. They do not channel arcane power, but instead use their vast knowledge of otherworldly forces to harness the energies to their will.
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'''Wowhead''' is a ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' information database featuring a JavaScript interface. The site catalogs items, quests, talents, and much more — all able to be searched, sorted, and arranged to find the information needed. Wowhead is currently the only major database website that has been mentioned by Blizzard in their Community Spotlight.
 
   
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Wizards come from any races. A night elf who takes this class is stripped of her racial heritage and effectively and physically transforms into a high elf over time. When it starts it is a painful and irreversible process that only takes a week. Orcs and tauren are unlikely to take this class, since they lack wizards available to train anyone and have a bias against arcane spellcasting to begin with.<ref>{{ref book |author= Arthaus |title= [[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] |isbn=9781588460714 |pages=57}}</ref>
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The website started out as a talent calculator in December 2005. The talent calculator offers the ability to import builds from Blizzard talent calculators. It was in beta from April 4 to June 25, 2006<ref>http://www.wowhead.com/forums&topic=126#p1100</ref>, and the database was released on June 26, 2006<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20060710074323/www.wowhead.com/?news</ref>.
  
   
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In ''World of Warcraft'', the [[Scarlet Crusade]], [[Dalaran]], the [[Defias Brotherhood]], and [[Syndicate]] all employ wizards.
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Wowhead makes extensive use of AJAX for its interface function and requires JavaScript to be enabled in order to function.
 
   
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== The team ==
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==History==
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[[Image:Wowhead burning contest.jpg|thumb|Wowhead's "The Burning Contest" featured in the WoW.com Community Spotlight.]]
  
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Historically, wizards have been male, and there was considerable resistance even in Dalaran to women taking up the profession in spite of the city's tradition of training [[sorceress]]es and female [[archmage]]s. No Kirin Tor sanctioned female wizards appeared to have existed prior to 800 years ago, when [[Aegwynn]] became [[Guardian]]. Even in the recent past, it has been difficult for women to become wizards — [[Jaina Proudmoore]] faced considerable obstacles in her ambition to be more than a mere sorceress. Fortunately for her, she was able to convince [[Antonidas]] to care more for her magical talent than her gender, and she became a fully qualified wizard in record time.<ref>{{ref book |author= DeCandido, Keith R.A. |authorlink= Keith R.A. DeCandido |title= [[Cycle of Hatred]] |isbn= 978-0-7434-7136-7 |pages=35}}</ref>
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[[Image:News.jpg|thumb|A Wowhead contest featured on the WoW.com front page.]]
  
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[[Image:Spotlight.jpg|thumb|Wowhead featured in the WoW.com Community Spotlight.]]
  
   
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==Renegade wizards==
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*Shaun (TheOnyx) - Site Director
  
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*Casey (Malgayne) - Head of Community/Content
  
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Though most contemporary human and high elven mages bow to the sovereignty of Dalaran and the Kirin Tor, there are a great many who choose to delve into the secrets of magic by themselves. Considered to be non-sanctioned renegades by the Kirin Tor, these rogue mages strive to expand their knowledge of magic and spellcraft beyond the constraints of what most other wizards believe to be safe or morally acceptable.{{Cite|W3Man|85}}
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*Claire (PoeticDragon) - Software Developer
  
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*Joshua (Mystadio) - Software Developer and Co-founder
  
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*Andreas (Koper) - Software Developer
  
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*Brielle (Miyari) - Sr. Content Manager
  
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*Sarah (Noxychu) - Artist
  
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*Dan (fewyn) - Content Manager
  
   
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Some of these wizards joined the [[Defias Brotherhood]].
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== Ownership ==
  
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Wowhead was originally a privately owned site, owned by its founders, Joshua and Guillaume.
  
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During June 2007, Wowhead was sold to ZAM Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Affinity Media]], after several management and hosting changes.
  
   
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==Notable==
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Alphus Wordwill]]
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=== Wowhead Client ===
  
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*{{RaceIconExt|Ogre Mage}} [[Agramalor]]
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An application (Windows and Mac OS X) that checks for data to upload, uploads data, installs the client AddOn, and checks for updates.<ref>http://www.wowhead.com/client</ref> Requires a Wowhead account to upload data.
  
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Ansirem Runeweaver]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Female}} [[Beve Perenolde]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Dartol]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Ello Ebonlocke]]
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*{{RaceIcon|HighElf|Female}} [[Forthisal D'Neve]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Garrick]] (apprentice wizard)
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*{{RaceIcon|HighElf|Male}} [[Jai'nor]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Jaina}} [[Jaina Proudmoore]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Doomlord}} [[Kazzak the Supreme]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Kael'thas}} [[Kael'thas Sunstrider]]
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*{{RaceIcon|HighElf|Male}} [[Kithros]]
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*{{RaceIcon|HighElf|Male}} [[Arellas Fireleaf]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Necromancer}}{{RaceIcon|Lich|Male}} [[Kel'Thuzad]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Khadgar}} [[Khadgar]]
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*{{RaceIcon|HighElf|Female}} [[Leanine Starborn]]
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*[[Memses Lodestaff]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Titan|Male}} [[Norgannon]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Night Elf|Male}} [[Meitre]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Pantak]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Female}} [[Pai Stormbringer]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Naga|Female}} [[Queen Azshara]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Rhonin}} [[Rhonin]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Thas'ranan]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Theocritus]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Dreadlord}} [[Tichondrius]]
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*{{RaceIcon|HighElf|Male}} [[Ul'haik Hadanot]]
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*{{RaceIcon|HighElf|Female|Small}} [[Valenia Silvermoon]]
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*{{RaceIcon|Human|Female|Small}} [[Warden Belamoore]]
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*[[Zifban]] (fictional wizard)
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*[[Crandor]] (fake wizard)
   
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=== MMOUI Minion ===
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==Wizards in Warcraft games==
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*[[Dalaran Wizard]] - Hillsbrad Foothills, Silverpine Forest
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An upcoming [[AddOn]] manager that will work in cooperation with [[WoWInterface]].<ref>http://www.wowhead.com/blog=94338</ref>
  
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*[[Syndicate Wizard]] - Alterac Mountains
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*[[Defias Wizard]] - Deadmines
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*[[Defias Rogue Wizard]] - Elwynn Forest
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*[[Scarlet Wizard]] - Scarlet Monastery
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*[[Blood Wizard]] (TFT)
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*[[Dark Wizard]] (WC3)
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*[[Apprentice Wizard]] (WC3)
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*[[Rogue Wizard]] (WC3)
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*[[Renegade Wizard]] (WC3)
   
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The wizard [[core class]] was not updated for the World of Warcraft RPG and was eliminated for use in the game.{{cite|WoWRPGCD|1}}
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Revision as of 03:51, 6 November 2010

File:Highelfwizard.JPG

High elf wizard

Aged Dalaran Wizard

Aged Dalaran Wizard

Wizards are arcane spellcasters who have undertaken intensive study of magic in places such as the Violet Citadel of Dalaran or the Academies of Silvermoon in Quel'Thalas. They do not channel arcane power, but instead use their vast knowledge of otherworldly forces to harness the energies to their will.

Wizards come from any races. A night elf who takes this class is stripped of her racial heritage and effectively and physically transforms into a high elf over time. When it starts it is a painful and irreversible process that only takes a week. Orcs and tauren are unlikely to take this class, since they lack wizards available to train anyone and have a bias against arcane spellcasting to begin with.[1]

In World of Warcraft, the Scarlet Crusade, Dalaran, the Defias Brotherhood, and Syndicate all employ wizards.

History

WoW-novel-logo-16x62 This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

Historically, wizards have been male, and there was considerable resistance even in Dalaran to women taking up the profession in spite of the city's tradition of training sorceresses and female archmages. No Kirin Tor sanctioned female wizards appeared to have existed prior to 800 years ago, when Aegwynn became Guardian. Even in the recent past, it has been difficult for women to become wizards — Jaina Proudmoore faced considerable obstacles in her ambition to be more than a mere sorceress. Fortunately for her, she was able to convince Antonidas to care more for her magical talent than her gender, and she became a fully qualified wizard in record time.[2]

Renegade wizards

WC3RoC-logo This section concerns content related to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos or its expansion The Frozen Throne.

Though most contemporary human and high elven mages bow to the sovereignty of Dalaran and the Kirin Tor, there are a great many who choose to delve into the secrets of magic by themselves. Considered to be non-sanctioned renegades by the Kirin Tor, these rogue mages strive to expand their knowledge of magic and spellcraft beyond the constraints of what most other wizards believe to be safe or morally acceptable.Template:Cite

Some of these wizards joined the Defias Brotherhood.

Notable

Wizards in Warcraft games

Note

The wizard core class was not updated for the World of Warcraft RPG and was eliminated for use in the game.Template:Cite

References

 
  1. ^ Arthaus. Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 57. ISBN 9781588460714. 
  2. ^ DeCandido, Keith R.A.. Cycle of Hatred, 35. ISBN 978-0-7434-7136-7. 
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