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5-17-2008 @ 1:05PM

Milkingit said...

Where do Murloc's come from?

5-17-2008 @ 2:22PM

PeeWee said...

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

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