CDev questions

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==Question categories==
===Characters===
 Questions about lore characters and/or NPCs found in the Warcraft universe
Character 	Rating	Question
Aessina 	 	Is Aessina the matron of the dryads and does she have any relationship with Cenarius?
Aggonis and Aggonar 	 	Why does Aggonis, a Mo'arg, calls Aggonar, a Annihilan, his father?
Al'ar 	 	Was Al'ar a true god or was it just a title, and if it was a god, how did Kael'thas get a god as a pet?
Arkkoroc 	 	Was Arkkoroc a real sea giant god/king or just a very vain sea giant?
Arko'narin 	 	What happened to Arko'narin and her blade, Lightforge?
Awbee 	 	What happened to Awbee after we encounter him in Blackrock Spire?
Baine Bloodhoof 	 	Is Baine Bloodhoof a Warrior/Sunwalker, or more like his father, Cairne, which was a Warrior/Shaman?'''
Blacknails 	 	Who was Blacknails, the character that supplied Edwin VanCleef with supplies?
Bolvar Fordragon 	 	What exactly happened to Bolvar at the Wrathgate to leave him in a state we see him during Lich King fight? Some speculate that he died from Forsaken's plague and was then resurrected by dragon's flame or maybe the dragon's fire left him in a state of something between life and death.
Bolvar Fordragon 	 	Was Bolvar effected by Sylvanas fracture in the Frozen Throne?
Bor 	 	Who or what is Bor, mentioned throughout Northrend?
Cyrukh 	 	Is Cyrukh the Firelord Draenor's equivalent of Ragnaros?
Cyrukh/Ragnaros 	 	Is there a connection between Cyrukh and Ragnaros, assuming that Ragnaros is the force that the Redeemed Spirit of Fire (in the quest The Cipher of Damnation) refers to? Both are related to summoned volcanoes.
Darkfire 	 	Who is or was Darkfire? He is only mentioned by quotes of Sethekk cultists. Might he be the Old God that was mentioned in the Ask CDev #1, that the Sethekk follow, called "master of all arakkoa" or the "ancient and powerful evil".
Deathwing 	 	Was the duty of the Earthwarder (Neltharion/Deathwing) to watch over the Elemental Plane, much like the duty of the Dreamer (Ysera) is to watch over the Emerald Dream?
Deathwing 	 	Why didn't Deathwing completely destroy Stormwind City?
Drenden 	 	What happened to Drenden that made him no longer a member of the Council of Six?
Elune 	 	What's the relation between Elune and the water elementals, the Abyssal Maw and Neptulon the Tidehunter? In the Darkshore quest after releasing water elementals from the Hammer control using the Orb of Elune they state "the tides follow Elune", ad there is that strange fountain that is activated by night elf keystones, also unlike the other elemental lords Neptulon carries a more "humble" title Hunter, instead of the more authoritative mother and lord the other carry.
Elune/Goldrinn 	 	In the past Elune reprimanded Goldrinn for his extreme feral aggression (something described as having only made it worse). How come nowadays she is basically telling Tyrande to listen to Goldrinn and his champion?
D'Sak 	 	Where is Twilight Lord D'Sak? He was the author of all the texts hold by the Twilight Hammer at Silithus, and seemed a pretty important member of the cult.
Frost nymph queen 	 	Who's the queen of the frost nymphs that Lurielle mentions?
Galakrond 	 	Can you tell us more about Galakrond?
Garrosh 	 	After Thrall was rescued from the Lost Isles, he gives something to the player to hand to Garrosh. Upon seeing it, Garrosh turned pale. Why did Garrosh have this reaction? Some have taken this to mean Garrosh betrayed Thrall to the Alliance.
Garrosh 	 	Does Garrosh know that the Forsaken are still using the plague and is simply turning a blind eye, or is he completely unaware?
Gryan Stoutmantle 	 	What did Gryan Stoutmantle do during the First, Second, and Third Wars? Was he just a typical soldier, or was there anything more to him?
Guardian of the Frostmourne	 	Why did the Guardian of the Frostmourne wanted to protect Arthas from Frostmourne? Even trough Metzen said in a interview that the answer was in Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, there was no such thing there.
Hakkar the Houndmaster 	 	What demonic race is Hakkar the Houndmaster? He is described as a huge flaming skeletal knight, with a horned skull.
Halduron Brightwing 	 	Is Halduron really going to get away with directly disobeying Lor'themar?
Halford Ramsey 	 	What happened to Halford Ramsey after the Battle of Gilneas?
Illidan Stormrage 	 	How did Illidan come to have any knowledge about Lady Vashj and her naga, and how did he know how to contact them? He was imprisoned for ten thousand years, and the night elves were unaware of their existence until after he summoned them.
Illidan Stormrage 	 	In the Well of Eternity instance, how did Illidan acquire a vial full of the Well's waters to use to protect the party against fire damage before he ever canonically got the chance to fill his vials?
Isiden Perenolde 	 	What happened to Isiden Perenolde in Gilneas and did he turn into a worgen?
Iso'rath 	 	What do Earthmender Duarn mean when he called Iso'rath an old god-bred abomination? Some think he is the child of an Old God.
Jaina Proudmoore 	 	Why did Jaina, the sovereign ruler of a Theramore, call Varian, a foreign head of state, "My king" in Icecrown Citadel?
Jarod Shadowsong 	 	For several thousand years, Jarod managed to stay secluded from society. How did he manage to stay hidden all that time, considering he was a top general and his sister was head of an organization skilled at tracking?
Jastor Gallywix 	 	Why did Thrall appoint Gallywix as racial leader after he tried to kill him?
Kash'drakor 	 	What the story with Kash'drakor?
Krol 	 	Will we ever find out what happened to Krol, the ogre who was put in charge of all the old Horde ogre clans?
Lorena 	 	What happened with Cycle of Hatred's Lorena and her crew? There were a lot of named soldiers, privates and colonels in that novel, and none of them has ever appeared in-game. Lorena was said to be Jaina's favorite colonel, and even helped her and Aegwynn defeat Zmodlor.
Lo'Vellian/Vor'Illian 	 	What did the twins Lo'Vellian & Vor'Illian do in the War of the Ancients and how did they receive their swords Shalla'tor and Ellemayne?
Maiev Shadowsong 	 	What happened to Maiev between killing Illidan and returning to Night elf society, and how long did it take?
Maiev Shadowsong 	 	Is Maiev's "Betrayal" in Wolfheart (something that only the major Alliance leaders and those involved seem to know about) now general knowledge among Darnassian population or is it purely something that only those directly involved are aware of?
Millhouse Manastorm 	 	Was Millhouse Manastorm really killed in the Stonecore, or will he be making another appearance in the future?
Modgud 	 	Why did the death of Modgud, a simple sorceress, cause so much disaster? It spread an evil taint throughout Grim Batol making it uninhabitable to the Wildhammer dwarves for years, turned the Dark Irons there into reptile abominations known as the Skardyn, and somehow stone troggs from Grim Batol use a curse with her name.
Morbent Fell 	 	During the Civil War in the Plaguelands at W3:TFT, we defeated a lich under the command of Balnazzar, named Morbent Fell. In World of Warcraft we meet a necromancer in Duskwood named Morbent Fel. Are they the same person? If so, does he still serve the Burning Legion?
Murmur 	 	What the heck is Murmur? The Codex of Blood states he's able to destroy worlds with a whisper and his shape is very similar to Azeroth's elemental lords and princes?
Mur'og 	 	What the story with Stone Guard Mur'og?
O'ros 	 	What can you tell us about the Naaru O'ros? He cannot be fought and has nothing to do with the lore save for a children's week quest.
Ptah 	 	Who is Earthrager Ptah and is he the remains of the titan that fell against C'Thun?
Puzik Gallywix 	 	Is Grand Foreman Puzik Gallywix in any way related to Trade Prince Jastor Gallywix?
Rin'ji 	 	What exactly was Rin'ji's secret (what was on the tablet)?
Rokaro 	 	What did Rokaro in Shadowprey Village do to get Rexxar's old spot as Champion of the Horde?
Saruan 	 	What happens to Vindicator Saruan of the Triumvirate of the Hand? Sironas said she turned him into an abomination, but we never see him again.
Schnottz 	 	Who is Commander Schnottz? The quests in Uldum are surprisingly vague.
Sylvanas Val'kyr 	 	Who are Sylvanas' four remaining Val'kyr and where has she hidden them?
Tharbek 	 	What happened with Tharbek? You told us Varok Saurfang was the second in command of Orgrim Doomhammer, but the novel Tides of Darkness gives Tharbek that position.
Therazane 	 	In the Elemental Bonds questline, Therazane mentions that she remembers love, who did she fall in love with, and was he the the father of her children, Theradras, Ozruk and the Stone Lords?
Thrall 	 	Why was Thrall seen riding a Black wolf in WC III? (Thralls wolf companion Snowsong is known for having snow white fur and this was the usual colour for the farseer mount in WC III).
Thrall 	 	Should we assume Thrall was a bit younger than his original stated age in the Warcraft III manual at the time of those events? The timeline doesn't quite match up otherwise.
Thrall 	 	In the elemental bonds quest-line why do the elementals call Thrall the Orc-father?
Thrall 	 	What happened to Thrall being the Chief of the Frostwolf Clan?
Tyrigosa 	 	Why does Tyrigosa have the title "Princess of the Blue Dragonflight"? Some assume she is the daughter of Malygos.
Tyrigosa/Kalecgos 	 	Is Kalecgos still betrothed to Tyrigosa?
Varian Wrynn 	 	Is Varian still split mentally? As in, the Lo'gosh/Goldrinn part of his personality, and his more levelheaded one.
Vashj 	 	What was the true plan of the naga (Queen Azshara) when Lady Vashj supported Illidan?
Windrunner dynasty 	 	Did Sylvanas and Vareesa meet in Dalaran?
Zalashji 	 	What was Zalashji's original purpose and what happened to him?
Zoe 	 	Apart from the flavor text on the archaeology artifact “Word of Empress Zoe”, is there any other information on this character (for example, during what period did she live, where was her seat, etc?)
Miscellaneous 	 	Will we see the wild dwarf and high elf characters of Legends' two part story Warrior: Divided and Warrior: United around Hinterlands? You know, Kardan, Keers, Mastran, Mozza, Ravic, Voldana... and finally the two human twins that are protagonist to both stories.
Nath 	 	Is Nath a real god?
Nath 	 	Is Nath related to the Gronn?
Sargeras 	 	If the entity Aegwynn fought in Northrend was the Avatar of Sargeras, does that mean that Sargeras's real body is still out there somewhere in the nether, separated from his spirit or is that avatar she buried on Azeroth his real body, just reduced in power?
===Races===
 Questions about the races within the Warcraft universe, such as humans, orcs, and trolls.''
Races 	Rating	Question
Aqir 	 	What did the aqir look like before splitting into Azjol-Nerub and Ahn'Qiraj and adapting into their new environments?
Bogstrok sapience 	 	Are Bogstrok sapient?
Bogstrok/Lobstrok/Makrura relations	 	Are Bogstrok related to the Makrura or Lobstroks in any way?
Darkfallen/San'layn 	 	What is the difference, if anything, between the Darkfallen and the San'layn? Are the San'layn a/the faction of Darkfallen, as is implied?
Darkfallen/San'layn 	 	After the fall of The Lich King are there any San'layn alive?
Drakonid 	 	Are the drakonid a sustained draconic species to themselves, converted mortals a la worgen or perhaps a combination of both?
Dwarf, Frost 	 	What is the nature of the blue skin on the Frostborn?
Dwarf, Dark Iron 	 	Are the majority of the Dark Iron Dwarves loyal to Moira or are most of them Twilight cultists?
Elf eyes 	 	A more lighthearted question but why do you insist on portraying Elves with irises?
Elf, Blood 	 	We saw in the Eversong Woods that some of the blood elves still supported the Alliance. How widespread was this feeling?
Elf, Blood 	 	What are the blood elves feelings towards the Forsaken, especially after Sylvanas blackmailed them as seen in Lor'themar's short story?
Elf, Highborne 	 	Can we expect to see the Highborne play a more prominent role in the lore and will we see any evolution on Eldre'thalas and Estulan in particular?
Elf, Night 	 	In Wolfheart we discovered that Malfurion deliberately declined the Night Elves a return to immortality. How has his decision affected their society?
Elf, Night 	 	Why were the night elves spying on the blood elves in Eversong Woods?
Ethereals 	 	Since the Ethereals are divided into multiple political factions in game, would any of them consider joining the Alliance or Horde and which would they be more apt to join?
Flamewaker and Naga 	 	Are Flamewakers and Naga related? They both share reptilian qualities and are associated with the Elements.
Forsaken Allies 	 	In Warcraft 3, Sylvanas had 5 possessed allies that she used to control groups. We know what happened to Mug'thol (Rebelled and Killed) and Snarlmane (Killed, Converted to Scourge and Killed). But what happened to the other 3: Bandit Lord Blackthorn, Warlord Zul'rogg and the Murloc Puddle Lord?
Forsaken Ports 	 	Garrosh ordered Sylvanas to attack Gilneas in order to acquire the Horde a port in the Eastern Kingdoms. What was stopping the Forsaken from either rebuilding Lordaeron's former ports or building new ones along their ample coastline?
Furbolg 	 	The Furbolg tribes of Blackwood, Thistlefur and Stillpine are helped by Alliance members, the Foulweald are almost destroyed by the Horde, and the Timbermaw are neutral. Will the support by the Alliance and hostility by the Horde make the Furbolg race more Alliance leaning and will we see any furbolg plot development in the future?
Frost nymph 	 	We know that the frost nymphs are dryads (or related to them), however in the Warcraft magazine issue 5 there is no mention of nymphs and only of frost and forest subtypes of dryads (dryads splits in to "forest" and "frost" with no details). The question is, are frost nymphs just frost dryads and is "nymphs" the same as dryads like when the gilgoblins are called gilblins?
Giant, Stone 	 	The titans made 5 giant races, however throughout Azeroth we find many more types of giants that are very similar to some that the titans created, the question is, are the frost giants, mountain giants, molten giants and colossi variations of the Stone giant race?
Gnomes, Sand 	 	What are sand gnomes? They appear in the Bone Wastes for no reason and an archeologist was looking for them in Silithus.
Grell-like 	 	There is a huge variety of Grell-like creatures, trickster creatures with small stature often associated with different types of magic, what are they an if they are related or just a group of creatures that can be explained by convergent evolution? These are all noticed creatures that are grell-like and their associated magic: The fey Grell associated with nature magic, the demonic Imps associated with fel magic, Sprites associated with various types of natural and dark magics, the demonic Flamekin associated with fire magic, the elemental Firekin associated with the Firelands, and finally the magically-created Homunculus which are frowned by the Kirin Tor.
Half-breeds 	 	Is there any limitation to the types of half-breeds that can be conceived?
Harpy 	 	How do Harpies breed? We have yet to see any male members of their race, and a lot of conspicuous rumours about the nature of their breeding.
Human, Grizzly Hills 	 	Where do the trapper communities in the Grizzly Hills originally come from?
Human, Northrend 	 	Where was the village of the Northrend humans Ner'zhul killed off before the War of the Spider, were there any survivors, and where did they originally come from?
Human, Stormwind 	 	Will Stormwind’s culture be portrayed more in lore?
Human, Uldum 	 	Where did the various ancient human ghosts in Uldum come from? The nearby Wastewander humans from Tanaris are recent additions to Uldum.
Quilboar, Albino 	 	What are the Albino Quilboars in Baine Bloodhoof: As Our Fathers Before Us?
Naga 	 	Naga appear to be very well organized, very numerous and an extremely powerful race on an individual basis. Where they have failed so far on the surface it only seems due to the fact that they are skirmishes/detached war parties. So, how much of a threat are the naga's forces?
Orc, Dire 	 	What are the Dire orcs?
Orc peons 	 	Are Orc Peons slaves to the horde?
Orc skin 	 	Why do orcs from the Blackrock, Black Tooth Grin and Dragonmaw Clans have grey skin colour? A paragraph in ToW doesn't really clarify if its either due to genetics or years spent in the dark or both.
Sporeloks and Sporelings 	 	Sporeloks and Sporelings seem to have a different color and habitat, are they different races/sub-races?
Titan 	 	Did the Titans ever visit Outland or Argus?
Trolls 	 	Will Vol'jin or Garrosh recruit more troll tribes to the horde? Besides the Revantusk and the Shatterspear.
Troll, Dark 	 	Will there ever be the re-emergence of the Dark trolls in the future? They were last seen in Mount Hyjal in Warcraft 3 but were inexplicably missing in Cataclysm's Hyjal.
Vrykul, Frost 	 	What is the nature of the blue skin on various Vrykul?
Vrykul material 	 	Prior to the Curse of Flesh, of what material were the vrykul composed or made? Some think it was either metal, stone, earth or that they were already flesh to begin with.
Vrykul purpose 	 	What was the role of the vrykul? We know that the earthen were charged with shaping the earth and mechagnomes maintained the great machines of the titans. But what purpose or function did the vrykul serve for the titans?
Vrykul/Kvaldir 	 	What is the relationship between the Vrykul and the Kvaldir?
Watchers, Ulduar 	 	After speaking to Ghostcrawler at the Cataclysm midnight launch in London, it was said that Tyr was intended to be the titan who fell against C'thun. If so, does this mean all of the watchers are titans, or is Tyr a unique case?
Watchers, Uldum /Anubisath 	 	Are the Anubisath and the Horusath anyway related to titanic watchers in Uldum? For example Setesh is very similar to Anubisath and Rajh to Horusath.
Watchers, Uldum 	 	What are the stories of the four titan guardians in Uldum? Particularly the fact that their seats are associated with 4 different schools of magic.
Worgen offspring 	 	Do the new Worgen pass the curse down to their children (with or without control over it) or are the Worgen essentially doomed to die off after one generation?
Racial Differences 	 	How does the creative team approach the different races in terms of lore differences and what efforts are made to actually make them different beyond their architectural style?
Azotha 	 	Are the Azotha a tribe of a humans, or are they a separate species, another evolutionary step, as in Vykrul-Azotha-Human, or is it more Stormgarde-Stormwind-Azotha-Gilnean...?
Harpy 	 	Are the rumors that Harpies rape other races males true for breeding true?
Naga Anomaly 	 	Are High Warlord Naj'entus and others with the same model the naga anomalies described in Dark Factions, or are they something else?
Tothrezim 	 	Do the Tothrezim still exist, or have they been retconned and replaced with the Gan'arg and Mo'arg?
===Creatures===
 Questions about creatures found within the Warcraft universe, such as skeletons, dragons, and elementals.''
Creatures 	Rating	Question
Alchu bugs, Kommu, Nambu, Upka 	 	What exactly is a Kommu, Upka, Alchu bugs, Nambu that are mentioned in The Judgment?
Arachnathid 	 	What happened to the Arachnathid? We never met them in Northrend. Are they extinct?
Arachnathid 	 	Are the Arachnathid anyway related to the Aqir or their descendants?
Banshee 	 	What exactly is a Banshee, and are non-elven races able to become one?
Demon regenaration 	 	Does the Nathrezim cycle of “regeneration” apply to other Demons or is it specific to them?
Dragons Family 	 	Can you explain some of the various "family" habits of dragons, are they incestuous as some speculate? Do only the Aspects get mates? Is Alexstraza actually also Korialstrasz's mother?
Dragon, Lesser 	 	It was implied in Day of the Dragon (page 160) and stated in Charge of the Dragonflights (The History of Warcraft), that in ancient times there were several lesser dragonflights which now are gone. Can you give some information about these flights? What were their colourations, leaders, powers, and why did they vanish?
Dragon, Undead 	 	Undead Blue Dragons were Frostwyrms, undead Black Dragons were Magmawyrms and undead Red Dragons were Emberwyrms. What are the Green and Bronze dragons when raised in undeath?
Elementals, Conglomerate 	 	Are Conglomerate Elementals still canon? I mean most of the information we had came from the RPG, but in WoW there are some of the dual conglomerate elementals, and some complete elemental suspects, with absence of any Triumvirate Conglomerate.
Elementals, Complete/Primal 	 	Animus is made of four elementals + elementium, and the prismatic exiles summoned by Myzrael can shift between elements rather easily, are both of these Complete/Primal Conglomerate Elementals?
Elementals, Draenor 	 	If Cyrukh is a firelord like Ragnaros, does Draenor also have it's own versions of Neptulon, Al'akir and Therazane?
Elementals, Skywall 	 	What are the Turbulent Squalls and the Empyrean Assasins doing in Skywall? The first looks like a water elemental and the second looks like a steam elemental/arcane wraiths, neither which can be directly associated with Air elementals.
Fel reavers 	 	Are fel reavers demon-possessed constructs or are they a fel-powered constructs?
Fey Darter 	 	What are Fey-Drunk Darters doing at Faerie Circle in the Whispering Forest?
Fire spider 	 	Are Fire Spiders of the Cinderweb brood anyway related to the Nerubian or Aqir? They look very similar.
Forgotten One 	 	During W3:TFT undead campaign, we confronted a "Forgotten One", deep in Azjol-Nerub. It has not been mentioned again, and the novelization of the events utterly ignored it. What happened with it? Was it a tendril of Yogg-Saron, like a manifestation of his power? Was it changed into the faceless one Herald Volazj and his three "Forgotten One" minions?
Forgotten One, Presumed 	 	Are Iso'rath, Shu'ma, and Go'rath forgotten ones? They seem very similar to the Forgotten One that fought Arthas in Azjol-Nerub. If not, what are they?
Golem, Fire 	 	Will we ever see Fire golems, that the Dragon Soul spawned, from the "Day of the Dragon"?
Golem, Dragon 	 	Will we ever see Dragon golems like the one alexstraza used in the "The Sundering".
Gronn Size 	 	How large can a Gronn grow?
Gronn Amount 	 	How numerous are the Gronn?
Gryphon/Hippogryph/Wyvern, Intelligence	 	Exactly how smart are wyvern, gryphons and hippogryphs? They been always been described as intelligent, but never had society or any language, they are obviously sentient but no proof of being sapient.
Gryphon/Wyvern, Dragonkin ancestry 	 	A line in the Warcraft III manual says that wyverns "share a common ancestry with both dragons and gryphons". How?
Leviathan/Kraken 	 	You seem to use the term "kraken" to label two different types of aquatic creatures, a fish/reptile one and a squid/octopus one. What is their relationship, and is the model name "leviathan" a legitimate name for the squid one?
Mana serpent 	 	Mana serpents, are they Dragonkin (they were labelled as something of pseudo-dragonkin in the Wow Magazine) or elemental (they seem to share more characteristics with this type)?
Of Souls 	 	What are the Reliquary of Souls and the Devourer Of Souls?
Old Gods 	 	Why were the Old Gods apparently at war with each other?
Owl scouts 	 	Are Ban'thalos and Dori'thur Owl scouts? They look very similar to them and have moon related powers.
Rockflayers 	 	Why are the rockflayers, an Outland species, in Deepholm, an elemental plane of Azeroth?
Terrorguards 	 	Are Fiends/Terrorguards (face on chest demon with jewel on forehead) related with Ered'ruin race? They look very similar (except for the fact they have a face on their chest) to the Doomguards, Doomlords and Daemons from Warcraft 1 that are part of the Ered'ruin race.
Val'kyr 	 	Why is the gift of the Val'kyr limited to vrykul women?
Voidwalker 	 	There is some confusion regarding the voidwalkers, and specifically the void faction led by Dimensious. We have shadow elementals, Yet in the same way we have identical creatures as demons. Are all of these void creatures all the same? If so are they elemental/demon or both? and also is their relation to either the old gods, the burning legion and Dimensious simply one of enforced control? And finally what is the relation between them and the "dead" naaru?
World Tree saplings 	 	The Great trees are said to be saplings of the world tree Nordrassil, but so are the Trees of life and they have different functions, the former acting as a portal to the emerald dream and the latter acting as the source of night elves immortality, the question is, why are they different?
===Classes===
 Questions about classes found within the Warcraft universe, such as Paladin, Druid, Warrior, Tinker, and Mountain King
Class 	Rating	Question
Death knight, Night Elf	 	What are the night elves views on death knights?
Death Knight 	 	Are Death Knights able to have positive feelings making them able to form relationships with people and maybe even enjoy someone's company or are they instead the emotionless killing machines that people make them out to be?
Death Knight 	 	How are Death Knights able to look more preserved, less smelly and rotting, unlike their Forsaken counterparts? (If you don't include Forsaken Death knights of course)
Death Knight 	 	Do Death Knights decay? Since undeath grants immortality, decay doesn't seem all that immortal even if they can go on as animate bones.
Druid 	 	What is the nature of the relationship between druids (and night elven culture in general) with the arcane, as suggested by Balance spells like starfall, moonfire, etc. as well as moon wells?
Druid, Balance 	 	What is a Balance druid? They seemingly use both Nature (Life and Weather) and Cosmic powers (Moon, Sun and Stars), and the what and why of their association with the Moonkin form?
Druid, Forms 	 	Some of the druid forms have ancients associated with them (Ursol/Ursoc=Bear; Aviana=Flight; Malorne=Stag; Goldrinn=Pack), but others do not. If so, could you tell us the ancients that provide to the druids the following forms: Snake, Sea lion, Cat, Travel, Moonkin, Tree of life, Firecat, Fire scorpion and Firehawk.
Druid, Tauren 	 	Were there actually ancient pre-WotA Tauren Druids?
Druid transformation 	 	When in the process of shapeshifting, do druids experience any kind of pain whatsoever?
Druid, Tree of life 	 	What the relation between the Druidic form Tree of life and the sapling of the world tree with the same name?
Farstrider 	 	Did the Farstriders suck as much fel magic in comparison to the rest of Blood elves or did they suck less of it and use meditation to control the magic thirst?
Hunter, Nature 	 	Do Hunters and/or Rangers have somekind of druidic nature powers?
Mage 	 	What is the difference between Arcane as a general classification for different schools of magic and Arcane as a Mage talent tree specialization?
Mage, Healing 	 	In the novels we see some mages healing wounds. How widespread is this practice?
Paladin, Tauren 	 	What is the Nature of the Sunwalker's "solar power", and how similar is it to the Paladins' "Holy Light"?
Paladin, Worgen 	 	Why can't the Worgen be paladins? I understand that many of the first paladins of azeroth were humans, so why not those of Gilneas?
Priest, Tauren 	 	Are the Tauren Priests currently revering the Sky Father, the Earth Mother, or her eyes (Mu'sha and An'she)?
Priest, Human 	 	How and when did the humans come in contact with Light? Was it something spontaneous, or was it some kind of Light-based beings (like the naaru, angels, etc) showed the Light to the humans, or what?
Priest, Elune 	 	In game, many "elunite" spells use arcane damage and Elune herself has an association with the arcane via the Well of Eternity. Is this use of arcane damage purely related to game mechanics or are there separate "divine arcane" and "nether arcane" schools (the former acceptable in Night elven society, the latter formerly banned)?
Rogue/Warrior, Magic 	 	Are some rogue and warrior (ex: Cloak of Shadows, Thunder Clap) powers magical/mystical?
Warlock 	 	What is the lore behind dwarf and troll warlocks?
Warlock, Blood Elf 	 	We know that the Blood Elves don't have many qualms about fel energy, but what about warlocks themselves? Blood Mages bordered on being warlocks, or some sort of powerful mage/warlock hybrid. Kael'thas did not seem to use any fel-related abilities in his Tempest Keep fight.
Warlock, Quel'thalas 	 	What are the laws pertaining to warlocks and demons in Quel'thalas?
Warlock, Shadow 	 	Could you explain how warlocks draw on shadow energies? These shadow energies are often associated with the Void and those wielded by Shadow Priests, rather than demons.
Druid, Aquatic 	 	What are the patrons of the forms of the aquatic druids in "Dark Factions"? Specific aquatic druid forms: frenzy, octopus, crocolisk, cachalot whale and dragon turtle.
Priest, Shadow 	 	What is the relation between the shadow ascendants and the Shadow Priest spell Shadowform?
Shadow Ascendant 	 	What is the relation between the shadow ascendants worshipped like loas by the trolls, and the actual Loas?
===Organizations===
 Questions are about organizations, factions, reputations, and/or groups found within the Warcraft universe, such as the Argent Dawn, Twilight's Hammer, and the Grimtotem tribe.
Organizations 	Rating	Question
Alliance 	 	What are the internal relationships between Alliance races?
Alliance 	 	Why and how did the Alliance intercept Thrall on his way to the Maelstrom and why there could be "no witnesses"?
Ancient Kings 	 	Who are the Ancient Kings? Their name appears in two chest items, the paladin familiar and Val'anyr.
Blood Knights 	 	Lady Liadrin became a devout follower of the light due to the events at the Sunwell. Did all or most Blood Knights follow her lead?
Church of the Light 	 	What is the current status of the Church of the Holy Light after Benedictus was revealed to be the Twilight Prophet?
Church of the Light 	 	What is the Church of Light's stance on an afterlife?
Church of the Light 	 	What are the origins of the worship of the Light in Human culture? When and how did they begin using and revering the Light?
Conclave of Winds 	 	The members of the conclave of the wind seem to be the "second-in-command" of Skywall, acting much like the Stone lords is to the Deepholm, and the Majordomo is to the Firelands, and seem to be composed entirely of Djinns associated with Cardinal winds, the question is: what exactly is their role in the Skywall?
Dalaran 	 	Whats Dalaran’s position given the Forsaken’s assault on Ambermill et al?
Dark Riders 	 	What are the Dark Riders? Could they be a special generation of Second War death knights created by the Burning Legion agents? What's their link to Morbent Fel and the Burning Legion forces at Karazhan and Blasted Lands?
Dragon Aspects 	 	Since the five (original) Dragon Aspects were all created by the Titans from Galakrond, how is it possible only Alexstrasza and Ysera are siblings? They should be all siblings.
Dragonmaw Clan 	 	Why were the Dragonmaw called Dragonmaw back in Draenor, there weren't any dragons there? The first time they ever saw a dragon was on Azeroth. Durotan did not even know what the figure on top of the Dark Portal was.
Ebon Blade 	 	After the fall of the Lich King, were other Death Knights freed from the Scourge allowed to join the Ebon Blade?
Elemental Lords 	 	Are the elemental lords of Azeroth equal, below, or above the ones that existed on Draenor?
Forsaken and the Horde	 	The Forsaken initially joined the Horde as an 'alliance of convenience.' Given the most recent events, how do the Forsaken currently view the rest of the Horde?
Horde 	 	What is the Horde's stance on "Lo'gosh" now that he has sided with Varian and the Alliance in Wolfheart (Something all of Ashenvale saw)? You would think that Garrosh would ban the worship of Lo'gosh among the Horde for this, but instead they added decorations of him to Orgimmar.
Kelani Magi 	 	Who were the Kelani Magi and why did they fall? They're mentioned in WC3 on the yellow text from that one Enchanted Gemstone.
Night Elf Watchers 	 	Since their introduction in WC3, the watchers have gone from just being jailors to having tracked down potential threats to Azeroth (even going far abroad). Are we likely to see further elaboration on their role during the long vigil?
Night Elf Watchers 	 	With the Wardens having been developed from mere jailors to battle hardened trackers and demon slayers, for what reason did Tyrande decide that it would be better to kill the Wardens guarding Illidan and send him to fight the Legion than send the Wardens themselves to fight?
Night Elf Wartchers 	 	In WC3 Night Elf Wardens had the "Avatar of Vengeance" ability. With the similarities between them and the Sha, is it possible we'll see these Avatars make a return?
Old Gods' forces 	 	How were the forces of the Aqir, Elementals and Faceless divided between the Old Gods?
Orc Clan, Bloodfyre 	 	What's the relationship between the Bloodfyres and Ner'zhul, the chieftain of their clan? They appear at Legends vol. 2, in Family Values.
Orc Clan, Stromreaver 	 	After the death of Gul'dan, what happened to his personal clan, the Stormreaver clan? We know that they were mostly killed by the Blackrock clan, and some survivors still dwell on the Broken Isles, but then what?
Perenolde family 	 	What is the current status of the House of Perenolde?
Reliquary 	 	Who and why exactly stands behind this newly resurfaced organization? High Examiner Tae'thelan Bloodwatcher is surley it's commander, but he didn't seem to have much of the political power earlier so it's doubtful that he was the one who ordered it's reformation. Will they play any more prominent role further into the expansion? Perhaps a conflict between them and the Explorer's League?
Scarlet Champions 	 	What happened to all the Scarlet Champions in the Hall of Champions of the Scarlet Monastery? Are they all dead (or otherwise out of the picture)?
Senate of Ironforge 	 	What is the governmental role of the Senate of Ironforge? And what changes happened with the recent Council of the Three Hammer and the Dark Iron and Wildhammer clans in Ironforge?
Shen'dralar 	 	What is the Shen'dralar's point of view with the cataclysmic changes that Deathwing caused and will they be important in the future?
Silver Hand 	 	Is there an active faction or chapter of the Knights of the Silver Hand still loyal to the Alliance or was the entire order absorbed into the Argent Crusade? If so, what order do Human and Dwarf paladins members of?
Stone lords 	 	The stone lords seem to be the "second-in-command" of Deepholm, acting much like the Conclave of Wind is to the Skywall, and the Majordomo is to the Firelands, and seem to be composed entirely of Therazane children, the question is: what exactly is their role in the Deepholms?
Stone lords 	 	The stone lords seems to be entirely composed of Therazane children's, are the Stone lords the same as Earth Princes? Much like Thunderaan and Sarsarun are called Air Princes and Theradras is called a earth princess. Are all of her children part of it? Beings like Theradras and Ozruk are never mentioned to be stone lords, but she calls them her children.
Stormwind (kingdom) 	 	If Anduin Lothar is the last decendant of King Thoradin, who was the king of the Arathor Empire and essentially the leader of the Arathi tribe, how did the House of Wrynn become the king of Stormwind where the descendants of the Arathi came to settle after the Empire fractured?
Sunfury 	 	In "Shadows of the Sun" you mentioned that the Sunfury had returned. This is a very important and influential group of Blood Elves (who were Kael'thas's elite.) Are they the elves who fought in the Shattered Sun alongside the Draenei against Kil’jaeden and did these elite troopers and magisters turn on their Sun King when he went mad?
===Locations===
 Questions about locations found (or not found) in the Warcraft universe
Locations 	Rating	Question
Azeroth 	 	Is the map of Azeroth as we know it world-spanning, or have we merely seen one side of the globe?
Azjol-Nerub 	 	Can you explain the Inner, Upper, and Old Kingdoms of Azjol-Nerub, and how they related to both Warcraft III and World of Warcraft? What were they? "Ahn'kahet" is the Old Kingdom (of course). "Azjol-Nerub" is the Upper Kingdom, but contains elements of the Old Kingdom, and no tunnels to Icecrown. The Inner Kingdom does not appear.
Azureload Mines 	 	Are the Alliance prisoners in the Azureload mines in Hillsbrad being used as incubators for the spider eggs, food for their young or both?
Bael Modan 	 	What did the Dwarves of Bael Modan find under the digsite before Cataclysm hit?
Crystalsong Forest 	 	What was the plot for crystal satyrs and dryads, and everything else, in Crystalsong Forest?
Draenor 	 	What were some of the destroyed regions of Outland like before destruction? Namely the Fields of Farahlon, Brokenrock Mountains, and the island that was the ancestral territory of the Warsong Clan.
Gundrak 	 	Why was there a giant snake tail in Gundrak?
Gundrak 	 	In Wrath of the Lich King we only saw the sewers and lower levels of Gundrak, what is actually inside Gundrak?
Kalimdor 	 	What were the mechanics of the Sundering, Magic? Did landmass between the current continents sank or it's a result of plate tectonics movement?
Nendis 	 	What happened with the port of Nendis?
Ogrezonia 	 	Where is Ogrezonia located?
Ominous island 	 	What is the name of the ominous island in "War of the Ancients Trilogy, The Well of Eternity", and what are it's "more evil than the scourge" ghouls inhabitants?
Pandaria 	 	Was Pandaria a part of Old Kalimdor before the Sundering?
Quel'lithien Lodge 	 	What was the artifact that "wretched" the high elves at Quel'lithien lodge? To become Wretched, one must give in to their addiction and massively over-indulge. The High Elves coped with their addiction through meditation for years. Then, with the Sunwell re-ignited, their pangs should have faded.
Spirit World 	 	What exactly is 'The Spirit World' and what forces rule it?
Stonetalon Peak caverns	 	What has happened to the Stonetalon caves that Medivh resided in as the Oracle since the events of Reign of Chaos?
Stormwind City 	 	What is the approximate population of Stormwind City?
Stormwind Graveyard 	 	
In the Stormwind graveyard, there is a big coffer with a Lordaeron Mark on it. Who is lying there?
Storm Peaks 	 	Where in the Storm Peaks did Aegwynn perform her titanic battle against Sargeras, and why is there no mark of it in World of Warcraft?
Tirisfal Glades 	 	What was the dark presence that caused the Highborne to abandon Tirisfal Glades for Quel'Thalas?
Tol Barad 	 	What happened in Tol Barad?
Uldum 	 	Was Uldum an old god prison for C'Thun, like Ulduar is for Yogg-Saron?
Ulmat Thondr 	 	In The Last Guardian, an unknown peninsula at the south is mentioned: Ulmat Thondr. It's rumored to have jungle troll activity, so could we say this place is the same as Stranglethorn Vale?
Vandermar 	 	What happened with Vandermar Village? Did it turn become Deathknell?
World Tree 	 	We know Nordrassil is "crown of the heavens" and Teldrassil is "crown of the earth". But what does Vordrassil mean?
World Tree 	 	Why was Vordrassil grown, and what druids grew it?
Zul'drak 	 	What is the fate of Zul'drak following the demise of the Lich King?
Greenrush River 	 	What happened with Greenrush River? This river started in the center of Lake Abasi at Zul'Aman, and flew into Darrowmere Lake. It's probably the same as Thondroril River, but there's no river going out of Quel'Thalas that could connect both places.
Hiji / Plunder Isle 	 	Are Hiji and Plunder Isle the same island? they seem to share the same location and general shape in maps.
===Objects===
 Questions about artifacts, items, and other objects in the Warcraft universe
Objects 	Rating	Question
Ashbringer's Origin 	 	What is the origin of the crystal the Ashbringer was formed from? Many speculate it could be the shard of a dead naaru, that turned back to the light once it was purified by Alexandros and friends. Is it the shard of a naaru? Also, could it be one of the shards of the Ata'mal crystal?
Ata'mal crystals 	 	What happened to the Ata'mal crystals?
Ata'mal crystals 	 	What were the powers of all seven Ata'mal crystals?
Broxigar Statue 	 	There is evidence that the Night Elves have a statue of Broxigar somewhere. If it exists, where is it and is there a chance we'll see it game?
:Crown of Will 	 	What happened to the Crown of Will after Sylvanas got her hands on it?
Felo'melorn 	 	What happened to Felo'melorn, or Flamestrike, the blade of the Sunstrider family? We last saw it at the battle between Illidari and Scourge at Icecrown, and it hasn't ever appeared in-game.
Glaive of the Aspects	 	What happened with the Glaive of the Aspects? Highlord Kruul assaulted Azeroth in the pre-TBC event searching its shards, and finally Kazzak managed to rebuild the glaive. It's even mentioned in it's page at the official site, but we haven't heard from the weapon ever again, and it doesn't appear in-game.
Missing Vial 	 	What happened to the last Vial of Eternity?
Mosaics 	 	Are the five non-broken mosaics in Descent into Madness(General Vezax room) a picture of each of the old gods?
Runeblade 	 	Vampiric Runeblades are an intriguing concept, seen when Arthas/The Lich King transports you to what would be inside Frostmourne in ICC. Is there any chance on elaboration on that matter?
:Stone of the Tides 	 	What happened to the Stone of Tides?
Sulfuron 	 	What exactly is "Sulfuron"?
Sunwell's vial 	 	How did the Highborne obtain the vial of the Well of Eternity used to create the Sunwell? Illidan was imprisoned when they left Kalimdor.
Plate of the Damned 	 	What happened to the Plate of the Damned?
===Other===
 Questions that do not fit in the above categories, but are often wondered about anyway
Other 	Rating	Question
Ageon 	 	When the sea giant Morogrim Tidewalker dies he says "Great... currents of... Ageon," what/who/where is Ageon?
Dark Portal Opening 	 	What was the artifact that Kazzak used to reopen the Dark Portal? How did he learn of it?
Date 	 	Due to all the conflicts between different lore sources... What year are we in?
Deities, Arakkoa 	 	What are the relations between Anzu, Rukhmar, Terokk, and the Old God in SMV?
Deities, Drakkari 	 	What is the nature of the 4 drakkari gods, Zim'Torga, Zim'Abwa, Zim'Rhuk and Dubra'Jin? They are never called loas even trough the character that point these gods out have no problem with calling the other animal gods loas, and Zim'torga has some similarities with Elune, being female, having a passive/peace theme going and both being directed towards prosperity.
Deities, Hydra 	 	The old gods seems to favor some type of hydra deities/demigods as pets (Aku'mai and Gahz'rilla), with other hydras like them (Gahz'ranka and Hetaera). Is this affirmation correct, and if so why do the old gods do favour them as pets?
Deities, Tuskarr 	 	What are Oacha'noa, Issliruk, Karkut and Tayutka? (Gods, Demigods, Deities, Loa, Ancient Guardians)
Deities, Unnamed 	 	In "The Sundering", around chapter twelve, there are references to a bunch of ancients that were never really explored, could you give any clarity into these ancients and their names, if they are still canon? The ancients are: A wolverine guardian, a tiny red fox, a winged panther, pixies, a reptilian warrior , male oak figures with hoods, a stick bug race, and a bearded squat warrior that was riding two wolves and using a sickle as a weapon.
Deities, Vashj'ir 	 	Whats the deal with Nespirah and L'ghorek anyway? What are they exactly? The shamans in Vash'jr say that they are ancients. Are they the same as the ones on Hyjal?
Elements 	 	Could you clarify on the differences between the Elementals and the Elements(Spirit of Fire...) the shamans call?
Elements 	 	Originally there were 5 elements presented in Lords of the clans (Fire, Water, Earth, Air and Wilds). But with Unbroken gave us the Spirit of Wind, the The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm and Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects gave us the Spirit of Life and World of Warcraft: Shaman gave us the Spirit of Lighting. The first two seem to be minor variations of the Air and Wilds elements. The question is: Can you clarify the connection between the original 5 elements and the 3 "new" elements presented?
Encyclopaedia 	 	On the old World of warcraft website, there was an encyclopaedia, which only exists on wowpedia nowadays. Is this encyclopedia still canon?
Magic 	 	Are necromancy and fel corruptions of arcane magic by divine-magic based shadow?
Magic, Blight 	 	What exactly makes up a plague of undeath or a blight?
Magic, Fel 	 	In the past it's been explained that the physical mutations caused by Fel Magic take time to mend, such as the green skin of Orcs, wouldn't the part-holy magic of the Sunwell quicken the blood elves recovery from that state?
Magic, Ley lines 	 	What was the extent of the damage the ley lines (and Azeroth's magic in general) took during the Nexus War and can this damage be repaired?
Magic, Ley lines 	 	What was the extent of the damage the ley lines (and Azeroth's magic in general) took during the Cataclysm and can this damage be repaired?
Magic, Nether 	 	What is it exactly Nether magic?
Magic, Red mist 	 	Can you tell us the nature of the "red mist" from the "Unbroken" story, specificly if it is a weapon, and if it only effects the Draenei, and what it did to them?
Magic, Shadowflame 	 	What is the nature of shadowflame? It's both mentioned in a warlock spell and the breath used by the black dragonflight.
Magic, Twilight 	 	What exactly are the twilight energies wielded by Twilight Cultists?
Medicine 	 	Is there still use of surgical technique is Azeroth or has Magic more or less replaced all but the most minor "ripping an arrow out" jobs?
Mythology, Blue Child	 	To the Tauren the White lady is Mu'sha and the sun is An'she; what is the Blue Child, and what is the mythology behind him/her/it?
Mythology, Tauren 	 	What are the Earth Mother, the Sky Father(Gods, Demigods, Deities, Loa, Ancient Guardians, non-existent, other)? The Sky Father was introduced rather recently, did the tauren recently adapted him as their god, or you just haven't thought of the idea?
Novella 	 	A while back it was mentioned that there were plans to release a novella about Kael'thas between The Frozen Throne and The Burning Crusade. Has there been any further discussion about releasing it, say as a full book detailing other events on Outland in that time frame, or putting it in game somewhere?
Time Travel 	 	What rules govern Azerothian time travel? Many of quests and lore sources contradict each other.
Title, Majordomo 	 	The bearers of the title "Majordomo" seem to be the "second-in-command" of Firelands, acting much like the Stone lords is to the Deepholm, and the Conclave of Wind is to the Skywall, whose title has been held by Executus and Staghelm, the question is: what exactly is the role of the Majordomo in the Firelands?
Zul 	 	What's the reason for the major troll cities having the "Zul" prefix?
Mythology 	 	What are the Earth Mother, the Sky Father, the One in the Deeps and the Deep Mother (Gods, Demigods, Deities, Loa, Ancient Guardians, non-existent, other)? They all seem very similar.
Title, Majordomo 	 	Baron Geddon in the war against the titans was demoted from his position and replaced with Executus who was once the majordomo, the question is was Baron Geddon once a Majordomo for Ragnaros?
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