Draenor
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Draenor – currently called Outland – is a planet in the Warcraft universe, a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. The planet is the homeworld of the Orcs and Ogres, and the adoptive homeworld of the Draenei.
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[edit] General information
Draenor is briefly referred to in Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness; although in Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne players visit this blasted hellish world of the Orcs. Draenor was a planet with a relatively warm climate, moderate seasons, and the majority of its landmasses covered with prairies and woods of giant mushroom-like plants. However, primarily of note was the color of the sky, which varied from a vivid orange to deep red. Draenor was the home of the noble and shamanistic Orcs, the brutish Ogres, and the exiled Draenei.
After being chased by their corrupted Eredar brethren for many millenia, the Draenei - or "Exiled Ones" in the Eredar language - came upon the remote planet. They decided to settle there and name it Draenor, or "Exile's Refuge." They soon discovered the peaceful and shamanistic Orcs. Despite some trading, both societies never gave much thought to the other.
However, the orcs were later influenced by the Burning Legion and turned into ferocious and merciless warriors. They also began to wield warlock magic that caused the corruption of the whole planet. Little by little, the prairies disappeared, giving way to red and blasted wastelands. They attacked the Draenei cities, killing 80% of the entire race. While some of the Draenei fled the planet, some remained and hid using a cloaking ability. However, they were mutated physically by the warlock magic that they were exposed to, and became known as Broken Draenei.
Later, Ner'zhul's attempts to open dimensional gateways caused the final destruction of Draenor. Earthquakes, volcanoes, and immense tidal waves ravaged the land until it was eventually destroyed in an apocalyptic explosion, rending the world to pieces. Still, one remnant of Draenor, the Hellfire Peninsula and parts of the Mountains of Flame, remain after the explosion and hover through space as a still-habitable planetoid, thereafter referred to as the Outland.
One of the many brutal pit lords of the Burning Legion, Magtheridon, visited the remnants of the world with his demonic troops, transformed the surviving orcs into Fel Orcs (also known as Red Orcs) and assumed power, marking the center of his domain with the Black Citadel. From there he ruled over Outland with the aid of his most trusted lieutenants - The Master of Pain and The Mistress of Torment.
Illidan Stormrage fled to Outland with his lieutenants, Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider and Lady Vashj, as well of their armies of Blood Elves and Naga. Illidan fled to Outland in hopes of escaping the Wrath of the Demon Kil'jaeden, who Illidan had failed to please by failing to destroying Ner'zhul, who was now the Lich King. Illidan successfully deposed Magtheridon, shutting down the remaining demonic portals and enslaving the Pit Lord, claiming his throne as his own.
Illidan now reigns over the Black Citadel in the Shadowmoon Valley, attended by a host of demons, Fel Orcs, Draenei, Blood Elves and Naga. Most of the Blood Elves, including Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider, occupy Tempest Keep in the Netherstorm; while Lady Vashj and her Naga are to be found in Coilfang Reservoir, in Zangarmarsh. Auchindoun, an Orcish city before the collapse of Draenor, still stands in the Bone Wastes — possibly as the Draenei capital — as does Hellfire Citadel, which serves as the prison of Magtheridon.
While an unfinished map of Outland as well as other resource files can be found in World of Warcraft, at present there is no way to enter Outland until the Burning Crusade expansion pack is released. Accessing Outland, which will serve as a high-level continent with several new raid zones, instances and dungeons, will likely involve a World Event involving the reopening of the Dark Portal. It is known that both the Horde and the Alliance have a number of outposts on Outland to serve as transportation hubs.
[edit] Locales of Draenor
[edit] Hellfire Peninsula
- The Dark Portal
- The Hellfire Citadel, the stronghold of Magtheridon.
- Honor Hold (Alliance outpost)
- Temple of Sha'naar (Alliance outpost)
- Thrallmar (Horde outpost)
- Falcon Watch (Horde outpost)
[edit] Zangarmarsh
- Coilfang Reservoir, the fortress of Lady Vashj and the Naga
- The Slave Pens
- The Underbog
- The Steam Vault
- Serpentshrine Cavern
- Cenarion Refuge (factional outpost)
- Sporeggar (factional outpost)
- Telredor (Alliance outpost)
- Orebor Harborage (Alliance outpost)
[edit] Nagrand
[edit] Terokkar Forest
- Auchindoun
- Auchenai Crypts
- Shadow Labyrinth
- Sethekk Halls
- Mana-Tombs
- Shattrath City (neutral city)
- Allerian Stronghold (Alliance outpost)
- Stonebreaker Hold (Horde outpost)
[edit] Shadowmoon Valley
- Black Temple, fortress of Illidan
- Ancient Dranei Base (factional outpost)
- Wildhammer Stronghold (Alliance outpost)
- Shadowmoon Village (Horde outpost)
[edit] Blade's Edge Mountains
- Gruul's Lair
- Gronn'bor Shrine (factional outpost)
- Sylvanaar (Alliance outpost)
- Thunderlord Stronghold (Horde outpost)
[edit] Netherstorm
- Tempest Keep, the Stronghold of Kael'thas Sunstrider
- The Mechanar
- The Botanica
- The Arcatraz
- Unknown central core (called "The Eye" for now)
- Eye of the Storm, new 15-man battleground, level 61-70
- Area 52 (neutral outpost)
- The Stormspire (neutral outpost)
[edit] Native creatures of Draenor
[edit] Humanoids
- Orcs
- Ogres
- New forms of Draenei:
- Draenei (pure and uncorrupted)
- The Broken (a degraded form of the Eredar Draenei)
- The Lost Ones (a further degraded form)
- Draenor Giants
Note: The Draenor giants are rarely mentioned or referenced. The only reference to them was concerning the Temples of the Damned used by the Orcs in the Second Great War and the Scourge in the Third. The temples are made from the bones of the petrified corpses of a race of giants that were native to Draenor.
[edit] External links
- Draenor at WoWWiki, a World of Warcraft wiki
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
- World Of Warcraft Macros
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