World of Warcraft: Chronicle

World of Warcraft: Chronicle (or simply the Warcraft Chronicle) is a series that attempts to codify, tighten up and clarify the history of Warcraft.World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Trailer There are four volumes.
Chronicle is the "Warcraft Book of Cain" that was first mentioned by Chris Metzen at the Mists of Pandaria launch party in 2012,Micky Neilson on Twitter which refers to the book released alongside Diablo III that covered the Diablo universe's lore. According to Micky Neilson, the book is like a bible with illustrations.Micky Neilson on Twitter Chronicle is checked by internal readers and Blizzard's historians.Micky Neilson on Twitter Information that is left out from the Chronicle books and originate from other canon sources is still considered canon.Matt Burns on Twitter At BlizzCon 2019, Steve Danuser stated that Chronicle is written from the point of view of the titans and their servants, as well as "a lot of other perspectives", and there are elements of the cosmology that weren't known about and which are therefore only hinted at in Chronicle. (MMO-Champion transcript/Wowhead transcript).
Matt Burns hinted on several occasions that there may be more volumes in the future,Matt Burns but for now, the third volume, despite ending with "To be continued..." like the first two, is the final one. In late 2018, it was re-confirmed that despite the series having had a really good reception, there are no plans for an eventual continuation.Wowhead In 2021, World of Warcraft: Grimoire of the Shadowlands and Beyond was released, sharing a similar format and purpose, chronicling the history of the Shadowlands and the cosmology of the universe from the perspective of the denizens of the realms of Death. World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex, slated for release in 2023, provides a comparable illustrated history of dragonkind and the Dragon Isles.Wowhead
==Volumes==
* World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 (2016)
* World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2 (2017)
* World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3 (2018)
* World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 4 (2024)
==Possible future subjects==
These subjects were stated to be possibly covered in future volumes.
*Devourer of Souls and Northrend.Matt Burns on Twitter
*The Lich King's armor.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Warsong Gulch.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Azsune.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Maybe the Syndicate and Ravenholdt.Matt Burns on Twitter
*The Stonemasons guild.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly demonic corruption on orcs.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly the story from the Warcraft I manual. (when asked about Medivh's hourglass)
*Possibly the workings of portal magic.Matt Burns on Twitter (2015-06-30)
*Possibly firearm lore.Matt Burns on Twitter (2015-07-14)
*Possibly the culture of dwarves.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly information about God-King Skovald.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly an appendix with origin of various demon types.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly information about Cho'gall and Imperator Mar'gok.Micky Neilson on Twitter
*Possibly information on Kalimdor during the First and Second Wars.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly the Darkmoon Faire.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly the reason the night elves resemble some Wild Gods.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly the relation between the night elves and the wisps.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly information about any potential conflict or contact between the kingdom of Stormwind and the jungle trolls prior to the First War.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly the identities of the Defender of the Crown and the Abbot of Northshire Abbey.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly what happened to several missing characters from the Second War era, including Isiden Perenolde, Hath, and Fenris Wolfbrother.Matt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly Calia Menethil.Matt Burns on TwitterMatt Burns on Twitter
*Possibly the Kor'kron, who are not mentioned in Chronicle Volume 2 but are being "saved for later".Matt Burns on Twitter
==Notes==
*The lore section of the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne game manual is also called "Chronicle."
*According to Matt Burns, Chronicle Volume 2 has a very high-up view of the first great wars compared to the original games so their unmentioned battles and events still could have happened. Furthermore, some events in Chronicle Volume 3 were left out due to already being told in other books and game manuals.Matt Burns on Twitter
==Gallery==
Joseph Lacroix Azeroth transition unused.jpg|Unused art.
==References==
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