now with extra geek!: Draenei Lore at a Glance

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:25:04 -0500

now with extra geek!: Draenei Lore at a Glance:

shatar:

Since it can be difficult to find all the basics that you need to know about Draenei lore I’ve compiled a post that is quick and to the point. It also includes links!

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Lots of this information is very helpful, but the ONE THING that drives me crazy about that fucking…

The 200-250 years comes from Rise of the Horde. I can’t give you an exact quote but one of the Draenei mentions that they’ve only been on the planet for roughly two centuries.

And naturally…the game says something else. Blizz is terrible about keeping lore straight. Especially when you take into consideration that the Draenei came about because to paraphrase “lawful good demon would be awesome!” And then after that they gave them some basics then said screw everything else! Draenei got the shaft and still are receiving said shaft. They’re like the disowned child Blizz wants to forget about.

As far as Auchindoun goes it could be something they carried aboard the ship? There’s no real way to know exactly when or where it came into existence.

I personally find 200 years a bit of a short time to have build EVERYTHING they built but like I said I took that information from the book. But then again if they’d been on Draenor for thousands of years wouldn’t you think they would have made a little more effort to befriend the Orcs beyond just trade? You’d think they would have tried to make them proper allies instead of only contacting them to trade goods.

Then again, they did see the Orcs as primitive and perhaps thought leaving them on their own was best…but then really kind of defeated the whole thing about the Naaru wanting them to help recruit an army to fight the Legion.

I think I’ll stop there, because this is something I could ramble back and forth on forever. Pointing out how one timeline makes more sense than the other and so forth.

In the end it all boils down to how people want to interpenetrate that part since Blizz isn’t exactly going to help fix it.

Draenei Lore at a Glance

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:17:00 -0500

Since it can be difficult to find all the basics that you need to know about Draenei lore I’ve compiled a post that is quick and to the point. It also includes links!

25,000 years ago Draenei were known as Eredar. They lived on the planet Argus. They had a natural affinity for magic and because of this their cities were truly a sight to behold. However, as we have seen on Azeroth, magic has it’s drawbacks. It tends to attract trouble. This trouble came in the form of the Burning Legion.

During this time Kil’jaeden, Archimonde, and Velen were the rulers of Argus. Sargeras came to them and offered them even more power and knowledge. Kil’jaeden and Archimonde took the offer and were corrupted by the Fel energy and became demons (Man’ari Eredar). Velen, however, foresaw the evil that would befall his people and said no. However you don’t just say no to the Legion. Those that followed Kil’jaeden and Archimonde turned on their families and friends.

Velen prayed for the safety of the Eredar that followed him. The prayers were heard and the Naaru, K’ure, came to him. K’ure told Velen to take the Ata’mal Crystal and gather all those that he trusted and wished to follow him. They would be taken from Argus to a promised land. They were to travel to the tallest mountain on Argus on the planet’s longest day of the year. The Man’ari Eredar had heard of Velen’s escape plans and went after those that wished to flee. The Ata’mal Crystals shattered and created a barrier that protected the fleeing Eredar as they waited for K’ure. At the same moment the Naaru appeared and provided their escape, a giant diamond like ship that would later be named by the Orcs as Oshu’gun.

So for 25,000 the Draenei (“exiled ones”), as they now called themselves, traveled in this ship through the Twisting Nether (which is a separate dimension that also intertwines with “The Great Beyond” aka outer space). Little is known about this time. It is speculated that they traveled from planet to planet only to be found by Kil’jaeden and the Legion each time. It is also speculated that they might have gone into stasis during this time. However, if the later is the case there would have likely been many that stayed out of stasis as well. Possibly alternating between time spent in stasis and time out of it. Many people have different ideas about the time on the Oshu’gun so stories here will vary. However it is not completely crazy to think that some Draenei may have been born on a nameless planet or even aboard Oshu’gun while they fled.

During this trip the Naaru also bestowed the power of the Light upon the Draenei. The Draenei vowed to up hold the honor the Light and uphold the Naaru’s altruistic ideals. After all it would be a power that would help them most against the Legion should they be found again. Paladins and priests began to grow amongst them during this time.

Roughly 200-250 years ago the Oshu’gun crashed on what is now known as Outland. Finally they thought they were safe. K’ure had become ill after the crash and D’ore had “died” in the crash so the ship was going no where. The Draenei thought they’d found their promised land. So they named the new planet Draenor, or “Exiles’ Refuge”. They befriended the native Orcs and from them learned of Shamanism (but did not learn it) and how to hunt in these new lands. For the most part the Draenei lived apart from the Orcs. They really only met for trade, each race going about their own business.

However, this would all change after Kil’jaeden’s scout finally located the Draenei. Roughly 40* years ago the now Fel corrupted Orcs began to slaughter all Draenei they could find. While the Draenei fought back they could do little against the Horde’s forces. Eventually Shattrath was last safe haven but even that fell. For years after the Orcs would seek out survivors but eventually their focus was put into building the Dark Portal.

Those that fought directly against the Orcs in Shattrath and survived would find themselves cut off from the Light and changed forever. These Draenei would become known as Krokul, or Broken. The Broken would lose their minds and bodies further and become the Lost Ones. Broken were outcast in fear that they would spread the change to others. And Lost Ones simply wandered off never to be seen as who they once were ever again.

Eventually there was fewer and fewer Orc attacks so the Draenei began to rebuild. They tried to salvage their lives. During this time Nobundo had heard the Element’s call and was learning the ways of Shamanism. It would be years before he would make his way into Shattrath and stand before Velen and many other Draenei and show them the new power he had been given. A new power that he would teach to any Draenei or Broken that wished to learn this new way. A new power that Velen agreed would be good for their people. However, many looked (and likely still do look) upon it with disgust, anger, and hatred because it was the chosen path of the Orcs. There isn’t a lot known about the time leading up the Blood Elves arrival on Draenor.

Around year 26, the Blood Elves led by Prince Kael’thas take Tempest Keep. The same year the Draenei took back the Exodar and escaped. However the Exodar had been tampered with and, in that same year, the Draenei crashed on Azeroth.

*I’m unsure on an actual number as the timeline is all…wibbly wobbly…

Information from wowpedia, Rise of the Horde by Christie Golden, and Unbroken by Micky Neilson.

I highly recommend reading Rise of the Horde and Unbroken if you wish to get a better understanding of the Draenei.

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now with extra geek!: Draenei Lore at a Glance

Draenei Lore at a Glance