Druids of All Races

***Lore Addition***

## A New Social Paradigm

Aptly named, this addition brought out many, many sources from the entire community, a complete list of the sources will be provided at the bottom of the page.

### The Cenarion Circle

As an assertion, more races than Blizzard's chosen few on the class-page can become druids.

The Cenarion Circle is demonstrably capable of teaching foreign races the way of druidism, so it doesn't follow that they world turn away those that showed interest or aptitude in their magic for the mere factor of their race, especially if you consider that they already hire outside of their race. With time and access to the Circle's expertise, it stands that a number of individuals could be capable of bridging the gap. Naturally it would involve a lifetime devotion to the cause.

Stated in, "The Warcraft Encyclopedia, Cenarion Circle," is the following:

> "...In addition, other races--most notably the tauren--have been permitted to join the Cenarion Circle...
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> Due to the war's heavy casualties, though, the Cenarion Circle has set aside its historical strictures on membership. Thus, most druids today remain night elf men, but the druids have also welcomed women into their ranks. In addition, *other races*--most notably the tauren--have been permitted to join the Cenarion Circle. Even druids who might otherwise be at war with one another will set aside their disputes in order to work together for the betterment of nature.
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> By definition all druids are currently considered part of the Cenarion Circle. *Furthermore, despite the druids' caution toward outsiders, they may permit certain individuals who lack druidic ability to join the Cenarion Circle*. Such applicants must prove themselves to the Cenarion Circle, however, and a druid's trust is not easily gained."
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Which gives us direct access to the knowledge other individuals other than the chosen few can be accepted into the circle with access to druidic knowledge even if they originally lack the ability to be a druid.

### Connection to Nature

Organizations such as the Farstriders have specified that a deep connected to the land can be achieved even as a Sin'Dorei:

> "Our list of allies grows thin, and even those who share our cause are not completely trusted. It is because of this that we, the rangers, turn to nature for aid. In the allies of the forest we find a deep bond that does not know deceit." - Lieutenant Dawnrunner, in-game quest "Seek the Farstriders."
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> "...they (Farstriders) are nobly maintaining their role as protectors of blood elf society. Perhaps due to their ties to the land, these rangers tend to be spiritually, mentally, and physically healthier than many other blood elves." - The Warcraft Encyclopedia
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### Directly, Druids of Other Races

Later, with the entrance of Gilneas we see more lore in favor with the Harvest Witches from the book "Lord of His Pack" short story written by James Waugh:

> Gilnean druids may have been capable of shapeshifting even prior to contact with the night elves, since when Genn Greymane saw a night elf shapeshift out of flight form, it reminded him of Gilnean harvest-witches. - Wowpedia.
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More direct lore includes:

> *Rala Wildheart,* an Orc found in Warspear on Ashran. An Orc Druid of unknown origin.
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> The Feralfen Lost Ones, the most powerful tribe of Lost Ones within Zangarmarsh, turned to druidism after they lost the Light.
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> Thornspeakers, of which we know much more now after Battle for Azeroth.
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> Gilnean Harvest-Witches, of which we also know much more now after Battle for Azeroth, they are not just Kul'Tiran.
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> Teronis, a human mage who acquires druidic magic nefariously and successfully transforms.
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> High Botanist Freywinn, the second boss in The Botanica of Tempest Keep, a Sin'dorei botanist-druid.
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In the face of the many examples, application-allowed any-race druidism was *approved.*