Lore

We've talked about the origins of the High Elves in their Highborne ancestors, and the Shen'dralar of Eldre'Thalas and their history.

Both the Sundering and the Shattering were large-scale natural disasters for the shell that surrounds Azeroth’s world-soul.

Last week we left off our look at the origins of the High Elves with a discussion of their Highborne forebears and the exile from Kalimdor following the Sundering.

The Sundering ripped the world of Azeroth apart, splitting the united continent of Kalimdor into pieces.

They are a vanishing people.

The Pantheon made the only decision they could rightfully make when they chose to imprison the Old Gods.

The Suramar questline steadily unravels ancient Elven history, from the time before the coming of the Burning Legion to the destruction of the Well of Eternity, and presents you with a gradually unfolding picture of Elvenkind and their society.

Azeroth is special in the Warcraft cosmos -- it's unique in more ways than one, and so are its inhabitants.

Every game as big as World of Warcraft is going to leave things unfinished or truncated from time to time.

Since the release of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans back in 1994, Blizzard has been building a massive universe around the world of Azeroth.