Bestiary ( WC3 Manual ) = Bestiary = Human bandits prey upon hapless travelers and soldiers alike . These Creatures of Lordaeron & Northrend . lawless rogues think only of theft and burglary and enjoy causing great pain to their victims as well . Though the Alliance has offered large bounties towards the capture of these wretched men , they always find a way to slink back into the shadows of the wilds . The blue Dragonflight , ruled by Malygos , the lord of magic , was all but devastated by the evil Deathwing and his black Dragonflight . Though there are few great blue dragons left in the world , their magical powers are awesome to behold . Native to Northrend , the few blues stay relatively close to the great Dragonblight , where they commune with the ancient dragon spirits who died in ages past . Their freezing breath and gargantuan claws have been the death of many hapless travelers in Northrend . The red Dragonflight , ruled by the Dragonqueen , Alexstrasza , is a noble and honorable group of creatures . They consider themselves the protectors of all life , and in many ways they are . More often than not , they are found protecting sacred areas and items , seeking to keep them from lesser beings who might be hurt by their energies . Their breath is a fearsome stream of fire , and they have been known to swallow enemies whole and slowly digest them over the course of a day . Their most hated enemies are the black dragons ruled by the great , dark leviathan , Deathwing . These wretched individuals were once counted as the most devout amongst the clergy of Lordaeron . But , after years of constant war and suffering , they have lost their sense of the holy Light . Now they exist only to spread their frustration and negativity to their fellow men and women . Ghosts are tortured spirits who writhe in the agony of undeath . Unable to realize that are no longer alive , they roam the trackless wastes between the Twisting Nether and the physical world , seeking release from their eternal suffering . Though they are not necessarily evil , they hunger for physical contact , often causing great harm to any living beings they touch . Gnolls are one of the younger races of Lordaeron . Indigenous to both the Alterac Mountains and the Redridge Range far to the south , these hyena - like humanoids are extremely aggressive and are often found quarreling amongst themselves . Though relatively intelligent compared to most beasts , they are not very bright by human standards . They have been known to manipulate each other into fights over ridiculous things like " whose shadow is larger . " It has often been stated that the gnolls would be quite a fearsome race , if they ever stopped tearing each other to pieces long enough to organize themselves into an army . Golems are magically wrought automatons of varying types of stone . Most Golems can be found in and around Dalaran , for the mages there created them to perform manual labor and guard their mystical holdings . Certain renegade wizards have also been known to create their own Golems to protect their secret dens and lairs . Most Golems are magically protected from spells , so that enemy mages cannot turn them against their creators . Golems are generally thought to be mindless . However , there have been documented cases of Golems roaming freely , without their masters to control them . Where these vagabond constructs go or what they seek is a complete mystery . Kobolds are a race of sniveling , rat - like humanoids who infest the deep tunnels of the Alterac and Redridge Mountains . Cowardly and pathetic by nature , they can be riled to action when backed into a corner . Kobolds have limited intelligence and usually try to stay away from populated areas where other , larger races dwell . Though relatively new to Lordaeron , it is purported that Murlocs are actually a very ancient race of Azeroth . These creatures have steadily been moving inland from their oceanic dwelling places , even adapting to fresh - water lakes and rivers in order to populate areas they would not normally be found in . Though they continue to inhabit more areas of Lordaeron , their supposed intelligence is debatable due to the fact that their guttural language is impossibly difficult to decipher . However , their use of weaponry and uncanny fighting abilities imply a rather sinister racial intellect . The Nerubian spider - men once ruled over the kingdom of Azjol - Nerub that stretched like a great web beneath the desolate glaciers of Northrend . However , the Lich King crushed their dark empire and sent them skittering into the arctic wastelands . Though there are few pockets of Nerubian warriors left , they still seek to gain vengeance upon Ner ’ zhul and reclaim their subterranean kingdom . Ogres are one of the few races that are not indigenous to Azeroth . They were actually brought from the world of Draenor during the First War a generation ago . Ogres are not the stupid , lumbering two - headed beasts they once seemed to be . In fact , many of the ogre lords have rallied the remnants of their people that were scattered when the horde fell . Though their plans are unknown , there is no doubt that these powerful , deceptively intelligent warriors will gather their forces once more . Revenants are hateful undead creatures who outside the domain of Ner ’ zhul ’ s control . Bonded to base elemental spirits , these phantom creatures live only to rage and use their powers for destruction . Forest trolls are one of the most ancient indigenous races of Lordaeron whose civilization actually predates that of the high elves by several thousand years . They are vile creatures for the most part , practicing voodoo , ritual sacrifices , and in some cases - though never documented , cannibalism . Though forest trolls are never friendly , they have a particular hatred for the high elves , whom they consider the despoilers of their ancient homelands . However , their hatred does end with the elves , they hold all the races in contempt and will only work with others if it means the possible elimination of a more hated enemy . The forest trolls worked briefly with the orcish horde during the Second War , but quickly abandoned their orcish allies after the horde ’ s defeat . Like their evil forest troll cousins , ice trolls revel in carnage and wickedness . Driven into the desolate wastes of Northrend in ancient times , the ice trolls carved out a meager society for themselves amongst the cold stone and lifeless plains . Cannibalistic by nature , ice trolls are renowned for their love of eating their recently slain enemies raw . Their social structure is very similar to that of their forest dwelling cousins . The indigenous wendigo of Northrend are exceedingly voracious creatures . Solitary by nature , wendigo rarely live amongst others of their kind . Cannibalistic and savage , these hulking , fur - covered humanoids are highly territorial and do not take kindly to intruders stumbling into their hunting grounds . Though most contemporary human and high elven mages bow to the sovereignty of Dalaran and the Kirin Tor , there are a great many who choose to delve into the secrets of magic by themselves . Considered to be non - sanctioned renegades by the Kirin Tor , these rogue mages strive to expand their knowledge of magic and spellcraft beyond the constraints of what most other wizards believe to be safe or morally acceptable . Wolves are indigenous to many parts of Azeroth . They live on every known continent and have a wide variety of sub - species and social habits . Though most wolves are hostile towards humans and demi - humans who encroach upon their territories , there are a few unique wolf packs who have befriended demi - human counterparts ( like the orcs , for example ) . These wretched tree - creatures were once proud , immortal defenders of The Creatures of Kalimdor . Ashenvale forest . Yet , when the Burning Legion invaded the world in ages past , its demonic energies corrupted many of these ancient tree - men . These vile , unscrupulous winged women live only to cause mischief and sorrow . Hailing from the windy Stonetalon Mountains , the harpies are masterful at ambushing hapless caravans and foolish travelers alike . These subterranean beasts share a common ancestry with the mighty kodo beasts . However , they have adapted to life beneath the earth by evolving a number of natural defenses and abilities . The giant , slow - moving beasts of the Barrens are one of the most intriguing species of Kalimdor . Though gentle and ponderous by nature , these mighty beasts become fierce enemies when threatened or attacked . Many kodos hold a special bond with the benevolent tauren race . It is said that some rare kodos are bound to the spirits of the sky and storm . Thus , the tauren have legends about those they call Lightning Lizards , Thunder Lizards and Storm Walkers . Whether or not these behemoths actually have supernatural powers remains to be seen . Though murlocs abound along the rugged coastal regions of Kalimdor , there is a mutant strain of the race that has emerged in recent months . Though it is unclear what has caused the creature ’ s strange mutations , many agree that something dark and sinister is awakening deep beneath the raging Maelstrom . The mutant murlocs have been so corrupted that they have been known to turn on their own brethren under duress . These lumbering , misshapen creatures are beloved by the night elf druids and treants alike . They are benevolent by nature , but fearsome when roused or angered . Though they stay away from populated areas , they are often found in the serene glades of Mount Hyjal . Though the black Dragonflight was nearly annihilated in ages past , a few of the evil creatures have made their homes in the dry , desolate wastes of the Barrens . With their lord , Deathwing , either missing or dead , the black dragons seek to appease only themselves . The creatures are immensely powerful and cruel and revel in mortal suffering . The black dragons are the enemies of every other Dragonflight , especially the great red dragons of Lordaeron . The enchanted , ethereal green dragons live only to serve the forces of nature and uphold the balance between mortal creatures and the ever - evolving world . The green Dragonflight , ruled by the dreaming goddess , Ysera , holds a special love for the night elves and their druids . Though most green dragons live within the mystical dimension known as the Emerald Dream , a few of the graceful creatures still roam the shadowy paths of Ashenvale forest . Legend holds that the primitive , barbaric centaurs are actually the bastard off - spring of the night elf demigod , Cenarius . Whether or not this is true , it is certain that they are savagery and brutality incarnate . These horse - men ceaselessly terrorize the Barrens of Kalimdor and maraud the villages and cities of the lands indigenous peoples . The tauren claim that the centaur have always existed to scourge the land . Furbolgs are hulking , simple - minded bear - men who live within the savage corners of Ashenvale forest . Though they have no special love for war or murder , their tribes have become increasingly hostile as of late . The night elves , concerned by the once peaceful race ’ s condition , have attempted to help the furbolgs settle their tensions . But the mighty bear - men retreat ever - further into their territories and fall deeper into the rage that is overtaking their race . The Quilboar are a race of primitive boar - men that have razor sharp spines protruding from their muscular , hunched backs . These resilient , fearless creatures inhabit the central Barrens of Kalimdor in the labyrinthine maze of thorns called Razorfen Downs . These strange creatures share an elemental heritage , but have been corrupted by the powers of chaos . Now they exist as tortured masses of semi - sentient goo . No one knows what their motivations are or if there is any specific ecology behind their existence . Though many scholars believe that all spiders trace their roots back to the ancient kingdom of Azjol - Nerub , the giant spiders of Kalimdor have made a claim to the shadowy corners of Ashenvale Forest . Though not necessarily evil , wild spiders can become fearsome opponents if they feel their nests have been defiled . Satyrs were once night elves who practiced the magical arts in the days before the War of the Ancients . These magically corrupted night elves , having given themselves over to the will of the Legion , became terribly cursed . Though they retained a portion of their magical power , their bodies were warped and twisted into those of beasts . Now the satyrs exist only to harry their hated night elf cousins and obey the will of the Legion – which they believe will one day return . These avian creatures are found throughout the Barrens – seeking carnage upon which to feed . The mottled scavengers have been known to aid the vile harpies from time to time – drawn by the promise of freshly slain flesh and blood .