Lore

World of Warcraft Chronicle: Volume 2 caught us up on events leading to and including the First and Second wars on Azeroth.

There are many kinds of monks -- religious men and women who inhabit monasteries and devote themselves, for example -- but World of Warcraft Monks are a different story: chi-wielding unarmed combat specialists who can heal wounds, strike like lightning, and dazzle an enemy with seeming intoxication.

History is a funny thing on Azeroth.

In the Overwatch universe, Numbani is something akin to paradise for omnics.

For the roots of the divide between the few remaining High Elves and the Blood Elves, we must go back to two figures -- Kael'thas Sunstrider and Garithos, self-proclaimed Grand Marshal of the few remaining Alliance forces in the region after Prince Arthas Menethil's betrayal of his father and his kingdom to the Scourge.

For an expansion about the rising threat of demonic hordes, Legion has spent a lot of time focusing on other dangers.

Quel'Thalas today is still recovering from the wounds inflicted by the Third War.

Legion may propose to be focused on the threat of the Burning Legion, but there are darker portents to be found, if one listens carefully.

Last week we discussed Quel'Thalas from its foundation to the beginning of the Troll Wars.

Was Sombra a bust?