Lore

When we initially heard the story behind the Overwatch organization, it was pretty straightforward.

The homeworld of the Eredar.

When the last of the Sporemounds was defeated, spores teeming with the Spirit of Life seeped into the rest of Draenor.

Last week we discussed the evolution of Draenor – the unique circumstances that led to a world in a constant state of conflict.  The Evergrowth, a vast, sentient network of behemoth plants called Sporemounds, threatened to overwhelm the world.

There will be some mild spoilers for World of Warcraft: Chronicle Vol.

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.