Clerics of Northshire Before the events of the First War , the mission of the Clerics of Northshire of Northshire Abbey was to spread the message of the Holy Light to people of the Kingdom of Azeroth . Following the invasion of the Horde which triggered the First War , Archbishop Alonsus Faol led the cleric s into battle to aid the people of the kingdom . The clerics , although brave and powered by both healing and destructive powers of the Light , were unprepared for the dangers of war , and suffered heavy losses . This , following the end of the First War in orcish victory , prompted Faol , along with his apprentice , Uther Lightbringer , to found the paladin Order of the Silver Hand . The paladins , although possessing spirit of the clerics preceded them , were mighty knight s talented in the arts of war . The Order of the Silver Hand greatly helped the Alliance of Lordaeron to overcome the Horde ' s might during the Second War . After the end of Second War , Archbishop Faol returned to his native Azeroth , which would be known as the Kingdom of Stormwind in the following years , to aid in its reconstruction . A new clerical order , comprised of cleric s , priests and paladins , was founded : the Holy Order of Northshire . Beliefs . In " " , the Clerics of Northshire are described as believing in " God " , " angel s " , " daemon s " , " Hell " , and " Heaven " . This is continued through into Warcraft II , with references to " God " , " angels " , and " heaven " . A reference to " God " is also in the church building ' s sound in the game , " Deo Gratias " ( ) , Latin for " Thanks [ be ] to God " , which is a traditional cathedral hymn , fitting the image of holy paladins in the game . The traditional view of Hell and God is also alluded to in the novels as well , for example in " Day of the Dragon " several of the paladins describe things by using religiously colored terms ; " A paladin had indicated to Rhonin that he believed that , after death , the mage ' s soul would condemned to the same pit of darknes shared by the mythical demons of old . This no matter how pure Rhonin ' s soul might have been otherwise . " . . . a damned soul . . . devilish kind . . . . . . clearly it was chosen by a higher power that your paths would lead you to us . . . . ungodly incident . . . . . . sent to the underworld where they belong . The religious structure and practices also keep in time with typical European medieval and even some modern Catholic structures and thought , such as the places of worship being called chapels , churches , abbeys , monasteries , and cathedrals . Also typical Christian and Catholic clergy names are employed , even up to " World of Warcraft " , such as some male priests being called " Father " and " Brother " and prelature ranks such as Abbot , Bishop , and Archbishop . Like the practice of the Catholic Pope , archbishops take on a special name when they take office . Like Jarl , becoming Archbishop Benedictus . Also , in the original Warcraft and " Day of the Dragon " something similar to the practice of Confession is described , as mentioned in the description for the cleric ' s invisibility cast ( as a tool to make the confessing of secrets that weighed heavily upon the souls of worshippers easier to speak ) as quoted from the guide , and in " Day of the Dragon " when Rhonin is asked to confess his sins to bring peace to his damned soul . Though all this could just be put on the developers and writers trying to make the stories seem more " Medieval " with no real implications to actual religion implied . Although it does seem that in later versions of Warcraft the developers halted most references to anything that could be tied to any actual religious practice , and made the " Light " ambiguous in nature , so one could not really label it as being a parody or impersonation of any particular religion . In World of Warcraft and later games , followers of the Holy Light are described as following the Holy Light and any reference to " God " is not found . However , in Warcraft III " angels " appear during the Resurrection spell , and " angels " are still alluded to in " World of Warcraft " . Speculation . It is possible that the Clerics and some Knights of the Silver Hand found their basis of this " God " from one of the creation myth s of Azeroth , as well as knowledge of the angels . Several references state that some in Azeroth believe that the universe was created by " a singular , all - powerful entity " .