Lore
Catch up on lore with our guide to Warcraft in print
Since the release of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans back in 1994, Blizzard has been building a massive universe around the world of Azeroth.
Know Your Lore: What comes next?
One of the questions I hear a lot is: After we deal with the Legion, what threat could possibly be next?
Know Your Lore: From Barathen to Llane Wrynn
The Wrynn family has ruled Stormwind for years.
Know Your Lore: Draenor’s universal influence
Draenor was never really meant to be a “unique” world.
Know Your Lore: The Wrynn Dynasty and the Foundation of Stormwind
The history of the Kingdom of Stormwind is that of migration.
Know Your Lore: Fall of the Gorian Empire
The original Horde wasn’t the first time the Orc clans of Draenor united – it was simply the one that stuck.
Know Your Lore: What Azeroth Knows
By What Azeroth Knows, I don't mean the planet itself.
Know Your Lore: Glory of the Gorian Empire
The Apexis empire collapsed in one violent, earth-shattering moment with the detonation of the Breath of Rukhmar.
Know Your Lore: The Flight From Argus
There were once a people called the Eredar, a people with unparalleled mastery of the arcane.
Know Your Lore: Rise of the Apexis
Rukhmar created the Arakkoa both in memory of and as a tribute to Anzu’s sacrifice – but she never really discovered what happened to him after Sethe’s defeat.
