Ask a Lore Nerd
by Alex Ziebart 
May 17th 2008 at 1:00PM
I'm a lore nerd. Plain and simple. Nerdy nerd nerd. Thus, my kryptonite is questions such as, "Who is Aran's son?" and "Why are Blood Elves in Mount Hyjal anyway?" These questions make me weep and wish Know Your Lore was more than just weekly.I've decided to draw a little inspiration from these questions instead of seethe with nerd rage. I ask you, WoW Insider readers, ask me your lore questions! I'll follow them up with nice and easy explanations tomorrow afternoon. If you have a more complicated, more involved questions, maybe I'll take it over to Know Your Lore.
I don't mind getting questions we've answered on the site before, it's pretty easy to miss posts that fall off of the front page, so ask pretty much any lore-related question you'd like, and I'll do my best to answer you! Not everything is as epic as Azjol-Nerub and Oshu'gun, so even small questions are just fine. Don't be afraid!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Milkingit May 17th 2008 1:05PM
Where do Murloc's come from?
PeeWee May 17th 2008 2:22PM
They first appeared in "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", published in 1931. They were called Deep Ones, and were fictional creatures of H. P. Lovecraft's mind.
"The Murlocs of the Warcraft universe are almost identical to the Deep Ones of Lovecraft's stories. They are one of the primary adversaries encountered in the on-line role-playing game World of Warcraft, and recent updates on the game's website suggest that the Lovecraftian connections will be further explored, with the Murlocs worship of ancient aquatic "gods" being a primary feature. One particular quest involves slaying a murloc-worshipped being by the name of Dagun, the whole questline being strongly Lovecraftian." -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_ones
Mikel May 17th 2008 1:08PM
Who's Arthas Sister?
Badger May 17th 2008 6:48PM
That girl with the badly typed FlagRSP tag that you saw in Stormwind City.
Skarlette May 17th 2008 7:43PM
ROFL at Badger's reply. Too true, unfortunately.
(Calia Menethil is the correct answer, of course. She's several years older than Arthas, and her whereabouts are currently unknown.)
UncleVinny May 17th 2008 1:10PM
Is there any lore reason why turning in a Fel Armament to the Aldor would make the Scryers hate me more? Aren't the Scryers happy to see demons killed, too?
Tran May 17th 2008 1:17PM
Dude, Arthas is 10 mannable? Lame. Discuss with lorefication! (that's right, I just made that word).
PeeWee May 17th 2008 2:27PM
Easy, he's just a fraud.
Furinur May 17th 2008 2:55PM
loreification... awesome :)
Krianna May 17th 2008 10:40PM
Easy-- tempt him to the light side.
SKuling May 17th 2008 1:21PM
Where do Murloc's come from?
Murloc's are speculated to be a lessr for of trolls, or an ancient ancestor of them! But we'll know more when wotlk hits cuz then there will be a faction of murlocs!
I'm a lore geek too!
Ceej May 17th 2008 1:21PM
I know so little on the Tauren's background. By virtue of the quests and instances you tend to undertstand at least a little background on most of the other races. But I find Taurens are skimped on.
How did they come to be? What were the exact circumstances of their alliance with the Orcs?
ILikePvPbuthatePvPers May 17th 2008 2:15PM
LOL dude, play Warcraft III.
Tomah May 17th 2008 2:41PM
Okay, the orcs washed up on the shores of the Barrens, since Medivh told Thrall to, and you don't disobey a guy that turns into a bird.
The tauren tribes were not as organized and gathered as they are now, they were scattered, wandering, and pretty much the only thing they all agreed on was that they hated the centaur.
Which was cool, because the centaur had a habit of stabbing them repeatedly in the face. And they were pretty good at it, driving the tauren near extinction. So, Cairne meets our crazy green friend, and they get along pretty well! Thrall's a shaman, the tauren like shamans, everybody's happy.
With the help of the orcs, the tauren cut a bloody swathe through legions of centaur, taking Mulgore for their own and kicking the ugly horse-people out.
For giving them a homeland, and since the orcs are honorable and so respected, Cairne follows Thrall's decisions, and has joined the Horde.
SKuling May 17th 2008 1:24PM
Who's Arthas Sister?
Calia Menethil
Is there any lore reason why turning in a Fel Armament to the Aldor would make the Scryers hate me more? Aren't the Scryers happy to see demons killed, too?
They want those yummy fel arments for them self, duh :P
speculated to be a lesser form of trolls*
And Ceej play some wc3 reign of chaos and you'll know more..
Plug May 17th 2008 2:43PM
the more revered you are with one faction makes the other faction look down on you.
Camaris May 17th 2008 1:26PM
A few in preperation to Northrend:
- What kind of Alliance/Horde forces were left on Northrend, if any?
- How remote is Northrend? Is it unchartered territory to the inhabitants of Azeroth?
(I guess there could be a Know Your Lore on Northrend the continent, in general?)
- Did the Scarlet Crusade ever find out they were being led by a demon (in Stratholm Scarlet)? Ie, was there a quest where that revelation was passed on to.. well, someone?
- So err.. what do the Titans actually look like? Those statue-like things like Maiden are just constructs, or what?
CvijaFaQ May 17th 2008 1:37PM
There are some nice artwork of Titans on the Wowwiki.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Titans
Click on their names (Known Titans part) to see how each of them look.
Tolthalan May 17th 2008 3:27PM
Well, from WC3:TFT, we know there are a small group of Dwarves remaining near Azjol Nerub, as well as remnants of Arthas's original expedition to Northrend out there somewhere. There may be a few remaining Blood Elves, as they attack Arthas during one mission while led by Kael'Thas (Who may still be loyal to him rather than the Horde as a whole, even after his death) but apart from that there's unlikely to be any Horde still there, unless I've forgotten someone.
Furinur May 17th 2008 1:32PM
What's up with Katrana Prestor, King Anduin Wrynn's "advisor"
....hunter class knows what I'm talkin' about ;)