Know Your Lore

While it's definitely not necessary to play the previous Warcraft games to enjoy WoW, this is an online roleplaying game set in a particular universe, and understanding a little bit of the history behind the game can make your time in Azeroth more enjoyable. There's some cool stuff going on in the world that you can only "get" if you know who's who. With that in mind, the Know Your Lore feature presents quick and dirty biographies of some of the most famous names, places and events in Azeroth.

Important figures

• Aegwynn
• The Alliance Expedition
• Arthas Menethil
• Cairne Bloodhoof
• Dragonflights:
  • Bad dragons
  • Good dragons
• Death Knights
• Fandral Staghelm
• Garona Halforcen
• Grom Hellscream
• Illidan Stormrage
• Jaina Proudmoore
• Kael'thas Sunstrider
• Kil'jaeden
• Lady Vashj
• Malfurion Stormrage
• Medivh
• Neltharion
• Rexxar
• Sargeras
• Sylvanas Windrunner
• Teron Gorefiend
• The Titans
• Uther the Lightbringer
• Zul'jin

Geography and history

• The Caverns of Time Southshore Easter egg hunt
• The Eastern Kingdoms
• Gods and monsters: religions in Azeroth
• Kalimdor
• The top ten lore quests, part 1
• Troll history

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