Know Your Lore: Azuka Bladefury, Warlord of the Burning Blade
When the opening came, she took it, becoming the latest Warlord of the Burning Blade and immediately setting to work to try and seal her place as the best and the brightest of the Iron Horde. And it...
View ArticleNew cinematic expands upon earlier spoilers
If you don't want more spoilers about patch 6.2 and the legendary questline, you should probably avoid this post.
View ArticleKnow Your Lore: The legacy of Garrosh Hellscream
This is the story of an orc whose life played full circle, ending where it began -- before it began actually, in an odd twist of fate, time and a little bronze magic. It plays in counterpoint to the...
View ArticleKnow Your Lore: Why the Iron Horde?
One could argue that by the end of the events that play out in 6.0 and 6.1, the Iron Horde has been effectively shut down, backs against the wall, leaving them with no other apparent alternative than...
View ArticleKnow Your Lore: The differences in Draenor’s Warlords
You know, we spend a lot of time talking about the various Warlords of Draenor as they're presented in the latest expansion's version of history. Lords of War was supposedly Maraad's tales of these old...
View ArticleKnow Your Lore: Welcome to the machine
What I really enjoyed about Welcome to the Machine is that for a moment it took you out of that role of adventuring hero, and put you in the NPC position. It was an amazing, wonderful, weird quest, and...
View ArticleKnow Your Lore, TFH Edition: Wrathion, Draenor and the game
What does Wrathion want with Draenor, why is he there to begin with, and why did he ally with Kairoz and help Garrosh Hellscream escape? I think the answer to that question may very well have been...
View ArticleKnow Your Lore: Orcish victimization and the blood of Mannoroth
If you’ve been playing World of Warcraft for a while, or were familiar with the Warcraft 3 game or tie-in books like Lord of the Clans and Rise of the Horde you were aware of a certain conception of...
View ArticleBreakfast Topic: The play’s the thing
“…wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King.” Shakespearean quotes about angsty princes, murderous relatives and pensive ghosts aside, I’ve recently been reflecting on the fact that when we say...
View ArticleDoes WoW need to take a breath?
Let’s face it, Azeroth has never been a safe place. But since Wrath of the Lich King it’s reeled from one disaster to the next like an out of control bumper car in a classy antique shop. The Scourge...
View ArticleKnow Your Lore: Garrosh Hellscream
Garrosh Hellscream is headed to the Nexus — perhaps an appropriate epilogue for a story that swept through five expansions before its explosive finale. As a fairly straightforward hero brawler title,...
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