Dire wolf

Dire wolves (or direwolves) are especially large and powerful wolves. Many, if not all, dire wolves appear to be native to Draenor. Dire wolves serve as the mounts of orcish raiders and can also be summoned by far seers as spirit wolves.
The orcs at Thunderlord Stronghold in the Blade's Edge Mountains in Outland keep a pack of dire wolves as mounts, sentries and friends,Protecting Our Own as do the nearby Bloodmaul clan of ogres.
Dire wolves were once thought to be extinct except in the far north. They are highly sought by those preparing for winter.Mount Journal entry for Horn of the Dire Wolf The smoky direwolf is believed to reside mostly in the north and hates weddings.Mount Journal entry for Smoky DirewolfBoth of these are references to George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels and/or its TV adaptation, HBO's Game of Thrones. Cautious by direwolf standards, the dustmane can only be coaxed to ride with something it considers special.Mount Journal entry for Riding Harness
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==As a mount==
*Horn of the Dire Wolf can be purchased from in Orgrimmar at a cost of upon reaching with Orgrimmar, or if one's character is an orc.
*Infernal Direwolf is rewarded from Glory of the Hellfire Raider.
*Riding Harness can be crafted by Leatherworkers.
*Smoky Direwolf has a chance to be found in Invader's Forgotten Treasure.
*Mag'har Direwolf
==Trivia==
*Alzzin the Wildshaper, a satyr druid in Dire Maul, uses Dire Wolf Form
==In the RPG==
Dire wolves look like normal wolves, but these creatures are nearly twice the size. These powerful beasts, 8-9 feet long and weighing 600-800 pounds, are the most well-known orc mounts.Manual of Monsters, pg. 170 As tall as a man, these great wolves have long tusked jaws that look like they could snap an iron bar. They have burning red eyes. Dire wolves are mottled gray or black in color. Dire wolves thrive in the northern regions of Kalimdor and in Mulgore. Though they can be trained as vicious combatants, most will avoid humans and other races, preferring to hunt down game. Untamed dire wolves hunt and fight much like their smaller brethren. Any substantial opposition will cause a pack to break off, looking for easier prey. Trained dire wolves will attempt to bite at vulnerable tendons in the legs or try to pierce the necks of opposing mounts. Dire wolves are efficient pack hunters that kill anything they catch. Orcs have always been enthralled with the creatures' cunning and strength, and train them as their preferred mounts. Dire wolves prefer to attack in packs, surrounding and flanking a foe when they can.Horde Player's Guide, pg. 221 Orcs sometimes use these fearsome monsters as mounts, preferring them to warhorses for their dexterity and ferocity.World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 201
==Notes==
==Speculation==
Darkwolves may have been domesticated dire wolves.
==Gallery==
Mag'har Direwolf.jpg|Unique looking :Mag'har Direwolf mount.
Dire Wolf HotS.jpg|Dire Wolf from Heroes of the Storm.
==References==
Category:Wolves
Category:Spirit wolves
Category:Dire animals
Category:Manual of Monsters
Category:Horde Player's Guide
Category:Warcraft III campaign neutral units
Category:World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game
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