Priest races Alliance . The majority of the Alliance priests follow The Holy Light , with the exception of night elves , who follow their own unique religion . Human priests . While the draenei were the first known physical race to be associated with the forces of " The Light " , human s were the first to discover The Holy Light on Azeroth , and were responsible for passing on the religion to other races , most notably the high elves and dwarves . Humans build mighty churches and cathedrals as places of worship and teaching of the Light . The religion teaches its followers to be virtuous in life , and while the religion is more philosophical than theistic , its practitioners do believe their devotion connects them to a greater and mysterious force in the universe . There is mention in older lore that divine beings known as " hope " guide The Light ' s worshipers with an unseen hand . The holy warriors known as paladin s are empowered by this religion . The Clerics of Northshire were human priests that served on the battlefield as healers during the First War . Draenei priests . Draenei priests , like the natives of Azeroth , practice The Holy Light ; however the draenei were introduced to the religion by the enigmatic naaru , who with their Light - given powers , allowed the draenei to traverse The Great Dark in search of a safe refuge from The Burning Legion . The Legion ' s leaders , the eredar , sought to destroy the draenei as they viewed them as traitors , and the naaru are eternal enemies of the Legion . Draenei priests are deeply pious , as draenei owe their race ' s survival to " The Light " . Draenei priests are a character option in . Dwarf Priests . The dwarves of Ironforge adopted The Holy Light from their human comrades , and most dwarven priests are members of the Church of the Light . In the wake of the discovery of evidence linking dwarves to the titans , many dwarven priests are also scholars and historians . While a temptation to worship their potential creators might exist for some Dwarves ( see : Mystery of the Makers ) , it appears Dwarves wish to keep religious beliefs separate from historical studies , and maintain The Holy Light as the major religion amongst their society . Night elf priests . The night elven priesthood is the only major priesthood in the Alliance to not follow the Light , as the night elves have been practicing their own religion since long before their contact with the races of the Eastern Kingdoms . Until recently , like the Sentinels , the priesthood was a strictly female order , who worshiped the moon goddess Elune . The night elves believe that she is the protector of all living things and helps living things grow and avoid conflict , and has helped their race thrive , grow and survive . Though the Sisters of Elune are still the highest religious order , male priests are now trained . In both genders , the priesthood ( including player characters ) appears to worship Elune exclusively . Some night elves revere one or all of the five Dragon Aspects , and are known as the Sect of the Dragons . Gnome priests . Not much is known currently about gnomes as priests , however it is a confirmed class choice in the following expansion : Cataclysm . However , there is some slight evidence that they may follow the Light , as North Fleet Medic ' s are sometimes Gnomes , along with Draenei and Humans , both of which follow the Light . Most of the gnome priest trainers in the current Beta have medical titles like Doc . Worgen priests . It is shown that , before transforming into Worgen , the Gilneans worshiped the Holy Light . As Worgen priests are an available option for players to choose , it seems that after becoming Worgen they continued to pursue this path . They also have a large cathedral in Gilneas City . Due to the curse being druidic in origin , and the Gilneans ' very close friendship with the Night Elves , it is possible that the Worgen have started worshiping Elune as well . Horde . Horde priests follow various spiritualities , the troll s follow the Loa , the Forsaken who follow the shadow as members of the Cult of the Forgotten Shadow and the blood elves call upon the Holy Light ( and some elves chose shadow way - demonic energies ) . Blood elf priests . While their outlook has changed since the days they called themselves high elves , the blood elves still follow The Holy Light . After turning to demonic energies to sate their magical addiction , it can be argued the blood elves ' actions had not been true to the virtues of The Light , and these behaviors and attitudes contradicted its teachings . Blood elves appeared to have been " taking " The Light , by sapping Light energy from the captive naaru M ' uru ( see also Blood Knights ) . However , if this energy was only being taken by the Blood Knights , the priests could have been calling upon the Light ' s powers by an as - of - yet unnamed source , or may have simply been able to call upon the Light despite their defiant actions . Their Light power is much stronger now . After Kael ' thas Sunstrider kidnapped M ' uru and the Blood Knights no longer had accesses to his power , the blood elves were forgiven by A ' dal for their imprisonment of him and their previous connection to the light was restored . Blood elf priests are a character option in . Undead priests . After awakening from the Lich King ' s control , The Forsaken chose to abandon many of the morals and beliefs they held during their natural lives . However , those who were priests during their lives have not abandoned religion or become agnostic . Because of their changes , the Forsaken have embraced a twisted version of their former religion , the antithesis of The Holy Light , known simply as Forgotten Shadow . Dark priests are like the religion ' s archbishops , ruling over wide territories . Troll priests . Most Priests throughout the various troll societies of Azeroth , including the Darkspear trolls of the Horde , follow an ancient tribal religion known as Voodoo , which worships and invokes powerful spirits which the trolls refer to as Loa . After a battle , the priests often decapitates the foe and shrink the head , so that the spirit of the foe will not escape . They practice voodoo magic and are highly feared for their shadowy tricks . Some trolls are followers of the Blood God Hakkar the Soulflayer , a tradition that has existed for generations , born in the ancient Gurubashi Empire . Troll priests are often selected to be the spiritual adviser ( or witch doctor ) of their local tribe , due to their ability to communicate with spirits and their respect for the old ways . Tauren priests . Little is known of the up coming Tauren Priests , although it is likely that they will become a kind of Sun Druid , evidenced by Tahu Sagewind and Aponi Brightmane ' s conversation in Thunder Bluff , and perhaps partnered with the Sunwalkers , Tauren Sun Paladins . Goblin priests . Perhaps they are influenced by voodoo priests or the new church of the sun or they discover an ancient goblin religion . It could also be possible that they are using " The Light " as a way to make money , as seen in a quest in Azshara . Other priests . High elf priests . The high elves , like the dwarves , adopted the religion from their allies the humans , and the high elven priests have devoutly contributed to the Church of the Light . The elves displayed a strong mastery of divine Light magic throughout the ages and during the Third War , the high elf priests joined the Alliance alongside high elven mage s and these priests served bravely as healers to their human and dwarven allies . The priests also fought alongside their brethren when trying to fend off Arthas and his undead forces as he attacked their capital Silvermoon in Quel ' Thalas . The Holy Light has many devotees among elvenkind . They spread a message of comfort and protection to the displaced , the hope of unity among elves , half - elves , and men - and revenge against the Scourge . Clad in robes but protected by a chain shirt , priests of the Holy Light appear tailored to look like the bastion of their faith . They wear holy symbols around their neck and they bow their heads to say a brief prayer ( or in silent , reverent , contemplation ) . As a priest of the Holy Light dedicated to the aspect of protection , these acolytes prefer not to wade into battle , but to serve in the middle ranks of a group of allies and support them with petitions , prayers and spells . His staff is reserved for use only when a gap in his protection is breached . After the tragedies of the Third War , the high elven population is very small and few high elf priests remain , as most of those that are surviving now call themselves blood elves . Ogre priests . Spell casters of any sort are rare among ogres , and priest are rarer still , yet they do exist . It is unlikely they follow the holy light , but not impossible . The two known objects of ogre worship are the gronn , who are worshiped by the gronn priest , and Nath , the ogre war god . No known priest worship Nath , whose followers are predominatly melee fighters .