Lore
Want to get into the lore, but don’t know where to begin? The following is a guide to all canon novels, manga, comics, and short stories related to World of Warcraft — in chronological order. This means that instead of being listed by when the material was published, it’s being listed by its order in the Warcraft lore timeline. For frame of reference, all material is sorted by the game title and expansion in which it takes place.
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Recent Know Your Lore Posts
Who is the Dark Wanderer in Diablo 2: Resurrected?
If you're playing Diablo 2: Resurrected you may be wondering who the Dark Wanderer that Marius mentions in the opening cinematic is.
Who is Deckard Cain in the Diablo universe?
Deckard Cain has been in Diablo since the beginning.
How important is a game’s story to you? How does being an MMO change that to you?
We all have various reasons why we play video games .
How the Barrens in Hearthstone diverges from the Barrens in WoW
Throughout Hearthstone's history, its story and expansions have not necessarily followed what has been established by WoW's lore, including the newest expansion, Forged in the Barrens.
What defines a villain? Which villains deserve redemption?
A common theme among Blizzard games is that of people doing bad things but eventually regretting their past choices and seeking redemption.
How would you write Sylvanas Windrunner’s fate while pleasing the largest possible number of players?
First of all: ignore how you personally feel about Sylvanas Windrunner for a moment.
Just who is the Archon? What we know about Kyrestia the Firstborne, the beacon in the darkness
The leaders of the Shadowlands are the Eternal Ones, also referred to as the Pantheon of Death — and the patch 9.1 trailer tells us that the Jailer intends to take them all on.
The story of Ursoc and Ursol, Azeroth’s twin bear Ancients
They were brothers: Ursoc and Ursol, the bear gods, patrons of the Furbolg.
Who is the Jailer in WoW Shadowlands?
The short and unhelpful answer to the question Who is the Jailer is that guy up there at the head of the post -- Game Director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed on his live interview with Zoltan.tv that the folks at Wowhead had successfully datamined the fella's model, and that up above is it.
The geography of Sanctuary in Diablo, and the places we hope to see in Diablo 4
Sanctuary, the world where the Diablo series takes place, is still mostly unexplored, and mysterious -- a land of many continents, nations, and cultures, teeming with potential.
