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This is a page for racial terminology in Warcraft lore.

Hybrid races

Half-breed

Half-breed is a term used to categorize any species or individual born of two (or more) separate species. The term "half-breed" was used by orcs and ogres to refer to Rexxar in the Third War.^[1] Half-orcs, half-elves, half-ogres are examples of half-breeds.^[2] ^{[citation needed]} Rexxar and Med'an examples of half-breeds. It can be used as both a technical^[3] or derogatory term. Half-breeds are hybrid races (but not all hybrid races are half-breeds)

Demi-human

Demi-human is a term used to describe other races such as elves, orcs, gnomes, and dwarves.Template:Cite It is a term to describe the non-human races of humanoids.^[4]

While no specific Warcraft definition has been given, demi is a word that is defined as either "half" or "one that partly belongs to (a specific type or class)".[1] Demi-human is a term that originated from Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. These humanoid races were defined as subdivisions of Homo sapiens.[2] It is synonymous to the terms near-human and metahuman in other sources of fiction. The definition is not far off the mark considering that most races can be traced back to common ancestry through the titans.

See The Alliance of Lordaeron.

Half-draenei

Half-draenei is the term used for the offspring of one draenei parent or half-draenei and another species such as an orc. They show a blending of orc and draenei features.^[5] Lantresor is half-draenei.

Half-orc

Half-orc is the term for the offspring of an orc or a half-orc and other species (such as human, draenei or ogre). Most half-orcs are half-human.^{[citation needed]} Famous half-orcs include Garona^{[citation needed]} and Rexxar.^{[citation needed]}

Half-troll

Half-troll is the term used to describe someone who has descended from a parent that is a troll or half-troll and a parent of any other species. Lelior's mother is said to be a half-troll. While it may only be a "your mother is a" joke, he also doesn't deny it.^[6]

Half-elf

Half-elf is the term used to describe the offspring of an elven or half-elven parent and parent of another species. Most half-elves are half human and half high elves.^{[citation needed]} ^{[citation needed]} ^{[citation needed]}

Half-ogre

Half-ogre is the term used to describe the offspring of an ogre or half-ogre parent and parent of another species. Rexxar and Leoroxx are examples of a half-ogres.^{[citation needed]} It is a technical term, and a term of self-identity.^[7]

Half-human

Half-human is the term used to describe someone who has descended from a parent that is a human or half-human and a parent of any other species.^{[citation needed]} ^{[citation needed]} ^{[citation needed]} The half-draenei, half-orc Garona has been described as being half-human, as have half-ogres of human descent.

Half-human half-ogre

Half-human half-ogres are a rumored race created from the union of humans and ogres.^[8]

Half-ogre mage

Half-ogre magi are the theoretical offspring between ogre magi and orcs.^[8]

Half-night elf / Half-kaldorei

Half-night elf, also known as half-kaldorei,^[9] is the term used to describe the offspring of humans and night elves.^[10]^[11]

Half-blood elf

Half-blood elf is the term used to describe the offspring of humans and blood elves.^[11]

Half-giant

Half-giant is the term used to describe someone who has descended from a parent that is a giant or half-giant and a parent of any other species (such as humans).

Half-dragon

Drakonid (and/or dragonkin) are described as being "half-man, half-dragon".^[12] While it is still unclear if this is literal or figurative, dragonspawn are known to have human heritage.

Dwarven races

Dwarf

The term dwarf was the term humans gave to the race of short, stocky, and bearded humanoids once known as the earthen. At the time, the dwarves did not know that the word literally meant "diminutive". They are just glad they were not called worse by the humans, for example "beard-men", "rockheads", or something like that.

The name stuck, and now all races around the world use it to describe dwarves, even the dwarves themselves. While it might have originated out of an apparent racial slur, today dwarves are proud of the term and do not see it as being a negative terminology, and in fact gladly call themselves dwarves.^[13]

Hill dwarf

Hill dwarf is a term used for dwarves that live primarily in the hills. They construct their buildings above ground, with roofs opened to the sky (rarely digging very deep into the hills).Template:Cite Some hill dwarves were familiar with, and known to, elven rangers.^[14]

Ironforge dwarf

Ironforge dwarves are dwarves that are part of the Ironforge and Bronzebeard clans (and subclans). They are the dwarven player race.

Mountain dwarf

Mountain dwarf is a term used for dwarves that live primarily in the mountains.Template:Cite^[15]

Wild dwarf

Wild dwarf is a term for the race of dwarves which includes the Wildhammer clan.^[15] Template:Cite ^[16]

Frostborn

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Frostborn (aka frost dwarves) are a mysterious race encountered by the Alliance Expedition within Storm Peaks in Northrend at their home of Frosthold.^[17]^[18]

Iron dwarf

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

Iron dwarves are a hostile race of dwarves newly encountered throughout Northrend (mostly found within the Howling Fjord, Grizzly Hills, and Storm Peaks), but appear intent on destroying any archaeological connections to other dwarves, much to the chagrin of the Explorers' League.^[19]

Earthen

Earthen are stony humanoids created by the titans during the forming of Azeroth; some later degenerated into troggs, while others transformed into dwarves.^[20] Most of the dwarves were thought to have originated from earthen in Uldaman.^[21] Another type of earthen appear in Ulduar.

Elven / Naga races

Elves

Night elf (kaldorei)

High elf (quel'dorei)

Blood elf (sin'dorei)

Dark elf

Half-elves

For the various types of half-elves (half-elf, half-blood elf, half-night elf, etc.) see Hybrid races.

Naga

Eredar/draenei races

Draenei

Draenei is a term that can refer to three separate races: uncorrupted eredar,^[22] the Broken draenei,^[23] and the draenei Lost Ones. In Warcraft III, the draenei mostly appeared as Broken draenei or draenei Lost Ones.^[24]

Lost One

Draenei Lost Ones are wretched "cousins" of the Broken draenei, draenei who have suffered so much that they have gone mad.^[25] They call themselves the "Lost Ones" in mourning of their former world.^[26] A mixture of these sad creatures somehow made the journey to Azeroth and settled in the Swamp of Sorrows, with those recovering from their madness living in the Harborage, and those still suffering in the Fallow Sanctuary.^[27]

Broken

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Broken draenei are a sub-race of the draenei created by corruption during the battle with the Burning Legion. They tend to have flattened facial features and reduced stature compared to uncorrupted draenei.^[25] They are credited with bringing shamanistic powers and practice to the larger draenei population and therefore the Alliance.^[23]

Half-draenei

See Hybrid races, half-draenei.

Eredar

Eredar refers to both the members of the parent race who became corrupted man'ari (led by Archimonde and Kil'jaeden)^[28] and joined the Burning Legion^[25] and to their rebel cousins, the draenei, who rejected the recruitment of Sargeras. They are now otherworldly demons.^{[citation needed]} ^{[citation needed]}

Racial terms used in multiple Warcraft sources

Aberration

An aberration has a bizarre anatomy, strange abilities, an alien mindset, or any combination of the three.^[29] These are often offshoots of other creatures including humanoids, undead, beasts, and insect-like creatures, etc.^[30] Nerubians and forgotten ones are aberrations for example. This is reflected in World of Warcraft as aberrations appearing in the game are usually offshoots of some undead or elementals.^[31]^[32]^[33]

Note: While aberration is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.

Arakkoa

Arakkoa are a generally flightless vulture-like race who wear colorful robes and plumed headdresses^[34] found in Outland primarily in Terokkar Forest, but also encountered in Hellfire Peninsula and Blade's Edge Mountains.^{[citation needed]}

Ethereal

Ethereals are a race of pure energy, who call non-energy races "fleshlings", that have come to Outland to profit from the turmoil there and battle between their own factions (the Ethereum, Consortium, and Protectorate) for various goals.^[35] They live and travel in the Twisting Nether^[36] after having been driven from their homeworld of K'aresh.^[35]

Fey

A fey is a creature with supernatural abilities and connections to nature or to some other force or place. Fey are usually human-shaped or have human-shaped portions (such as a humanoid torso and the body of a stag or other wild creature).^[37] Faerie dragons are also fey, and this is reflected in the names of certain subtypes such as Fey Dragon and Fey Drake.^[38]^[39]

Note: While fey is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.

Human

Human is a term that refers to prolific race of humanoids on Azeroth formally known as the Azotha.^{[citation needed]}

Humanoid

Humanoid is the technical term used to describe roughly human-like species. That is "having human form or characteristics". A humanoid usually has two arms, two legs, and one head or a human-like torso, arms, and a head. Humanoids have few or no supernatural or extraordinary abilities, but most can speak and usually have well-developed societies.^[40] Humanoid can refer to any race (not neccesarily sapient) that share at least some similarities to basic human build, at least from the torso up. Dryads, for example, are considered fey "humanoids" even though they have bestial lower bodies.

In the MMO and RPG not all humanoids are classified as humanoids however, and many are listed as giants or undead (and other categories). In some cases, these are smaller sub-categories within the term humanoid — for example, goblinoid, giant, or some fey. It is a technical term, rather than a "racial slur".

Note: While humanoid is used to describe races with similar characteristics, it does not mean they are all related to "humans".

Giant

Giants are humanoid creatures of great strength. They are a very large size (above 3 meters/yards or so) and larger than most ogres (though ogres are considered as one of the races of giants of Draenor). This includes most semi-intelligent large humanoids and some intelligent. Most giants are the creations of the titans, birthed when the world was young.^[41]

Note: While giant is described races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related to giants.

Racial terms used in the novels

Near-human

The "near-humans" of Draenor are an in-universe speculative race used by Garona and Medivh to interpret the former's non-orcish heritage.^[42] In The Last Guardian, Garona makes various statements that there was a different group of humans living on Draenor than those the orcs later discovered on Azeroth, who were possibly rendered extinct some time before.^[42] When first explaining this to Khadgar, Medivh surmised that her homeland had "humans, or near-humans, or at least had them within living memory."^[42] Later on, Khadgar saw a vision of Gul'dan's quarters on Draenor, in which he kept "preserved things, some of which might have once belonged to human or humanish creatures" inside one of the cabinets along his walls.^[43] They were similar enough physically, mentally, and culturally for them to give Garona insight on humans of Azeroth, discovered through the newly opened Dark Portal.^[44]

Garona believed that she was half-orc and had half-human heritage from these Draenor-born humans.^[44] According to her, it was Medivh who "made [her] feel human. And [she hadn't] felt human in a long, long time."^[45] She specifically stated that she was "of both Orc and Human lineage"Template:Cite and "neither."^[46] Orcs only "[saw] the parts of [her] that [were] human;" they said her "human hand" was "too slender to be really useful, [did] not [have] enough muscle to hold an ax or bash a skull in properly—too pale, too weak, and too ugly."^[46] However, it was later confirmed that she is instead half-draenei,^[47] but was deceived by Gul'dan to believe that she was half-human.^[48]

While no specific Warcraft definition has been given, in other fantasy/sci-fi (ex. Star Wars^[49] & Doctor Who^[50]), near-human has meant a race that evolutionarily diverged from humans (or have mixed ancestry with other species). In some cases the term is used to describe a race that evolutionarily converged into a species biologically related to humans. Often humans & near-humans are genetically compatible. This term is synonymous with the term "demi-human" or "metahuman" and sometimes half-breed or hybrids from other fiction.

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

The revelation of Garona's half-draenei heritage would not explain the Draenor humans in a satisfactory way. It does not take into account the contrasts made between Garona's appearance and that of other half-orc/half-draenei by Brann Bronzebeard,^[51] the visions of human-like preserved corpses seen by Khadgar,^[43] or the fact that since Draenei (including Lost Ones and the Broken) are not even remotely human physically, mentally, or culturally (but perhaps spiritually), Garona wouldn't have been able to gain insight on humans from their more alien mindset.^[44] This would imply that either Garona grew up within a Draenor human slave camp where she learned their culture and thought she was one of them, or that her mother was half-human/half-draenei.

Racial terms described in the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Outsider

An outsider is at least partially composed of the essence (but not necessarily the material) of some plane other than Azeroth. Some creatures start out as some other type of creature and become outsiders when they attain a higher (or lower) state of spiritual existence.^[52] Native outsiders are native to Azeroth. They are creatures who have mortal ancestors or a strong connection to Azeroth and can be raised, reincarnated, or resurrected just as other living creatures can be.^[53]

Note: While outsider is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.

Magical beast

Magical beasts are similar to animals but can have higher intelligences. Magical beasts often have supernatural or extraordinary abilities, but sometimes are merely bizarre in appearance or habits.^[54]

Note: While magical beast is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.

Construct

A construct is an animated object or artificially (perhaps technologically) constructed creature. Mechanicals are a type of construct.^[55]

Note: While construct is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.

Plant

Plant (a.k.a. plant creature or ambulatory plant) is a term which comprises creatures made of vegetable matter. Note that regular plants, such as one finds growing in gardens and fields, are not creatures but objects, even though they are alive (they lack spirit and charisma).^[56]

Note: While plant is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.

Racial terms described in the Burning Crusade

Mag'har

Mag'har, brown-skinned orcs untainted by the Burning Legion, call Nagrand on Outland (once known as Draenor) their home.^[57]^[58] They also have an outpost in the Hellfire Peninsula.^[59]

Sporeling

Sporelings are apparently a fungus-based humanoid^[60] who can only be found in the Zangarmarsh region of Outland. They develop from spore sacs in southwest Zangarmarsh.^[61] Their main settlement is called Sporeggar.^[62]

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^ White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 36. ISBN 9781588467737.
^ Alliance Player's Guide, 36
^ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/chapter4.html
^ Bennie, Scott; Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch. Horde Player's Guide, 139, 167. ISBN 9781588467720.
^ The Journey
^ Bennie, Scott; Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch. Horde Player's Guide, 7-8. ISBN 9781588467720.
^ ^a ^b Bennie, Scott; Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch. Horde Player's Guide, 7. ISBN 9781588467720.
^ Short story in Shadows and Light, pg. 133-134.
^ Arthaus. Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 49, 55. ISBN 9781588460714.
^ ^a ^b White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 12. ISBN 9781588467737.
^ Maxnar Must Die!
^ White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 140. ISBN 9781588467737.
^ Knaak, Richard A.. Day of the Dragon, 280. ISBN 978-0-6710-4152-6.
^ ^a ^b Knaak, Richard A.. Day of the Dragon, 35. ISBN 978-0-6710-4152-6.
^ Borgstrom, Rebecca; Eric Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, and Michael Goodwin. Manual of Monsters, 54. ISBN 978-1588-4607-07.
^ [80] Aid from the Explorers' League
^ http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?faction=1126
^ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/bestiary/index.xml
^ Lore Keeper of Norgannon
^ White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 140. ISBN 9781588467737.
^ http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/553/
^ ^a ^b http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/unbroken/unbroken.xml
^ http://www.battle.net/war3/neutral/Draenei.shtml
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/bestiary.html
^ Borgstrom, Rebecca; Eric Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, and Michael Goodwin. Manual of Monsters, 26. ISBN 978-1588-4607-07.
^ [35] Draenethyst Crystals
^ Golden, Christie. Rise of the Horde, 14. ISBN 978-0-7434-7138-1.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 185. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 74,125,185,212. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=10485
^ http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=11480
^ http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18865
^ http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/625/
^ ^a ^b http://blizzplanet.com/content/641/
^ Arthaus. Shadows & Light, 154. ISBN 9781588469731.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 189. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ "Faerie" NPCs in Wowhead, "Fey" NPCs in Wowhead
^ White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 207. ISBN 9781588467737.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 191. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 190. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Last Guardian, 198
^ ^a ^b The Last Guardian, 234
^ ^a ^b ^c The Last Guardian, 232
^ The Last Guardian, 228
^ ^a ^b The Last Guardian, 207
^ Conflicting Loyalties
^ Secrets
^ http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Near-Human
^ http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Near-Human
^ Bennie, Scott; Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch. Horde Player's Guide, 169. ISBN 9781588467720.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 194. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 193. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 192. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 187. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 195. ISBN 9781588469366.
^ http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/618/
^ [62] The Mag'har
^ [63] Envoy to the Mag'har
^ [64] Natural Enemies
^ [63] The Sporelings' Plight
^ [64] Sporeggar

[1] "The Founding of Durotar: To Tame a Land", Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment.

[2] White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 36. ISBN 9781588467737.

[3] Alliance Player's Guide, 36

[4] ttp://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/chapter4.html

[5] Bennie, Scott; Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch. Horde Player's Guide, 139, 167. ISBN 9781588467720.

[6] The Journey

[7] Bennie, Scott; Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch. Horde Player's Guide, 7-8. ISBN 9781588467720.

[ReferenceB-8] Bennie, Scott; Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch. Horde Player's Guide, 7. ISBN 9781588467720.

[9] Short story in Shadows and Light, pg. 133-134.

[10] Arthaus. Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 49, 55. ISBN 9781588460714.

[ReferenceC-11] White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 12. ISBN 9781588467737.

[12] Maxnar Must Die!

[13] White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 140. ISBN 9781588467737.

[14] Knaak, Richard A.. Day of the Dragon, 280. ISBN 978-0-6710-4152-6.

[ReferenceA-15] Knaak, Richard A.. Day of the Dragon, 35. ISBN 978-0-6710-4152-6.

[16] Borgstrom, Rebecca; Eric Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, and Michael Goodwin. Manual of Monsters, 54. ISBN 978-1588-4607-07.

[17] [80] Aid from the Explorers' League

[18] ttp://wotlk.wowhead.com/?faction=1126

[19] ttp://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/bestiary/index.xml

[20] Lore Keeper of Norgannon

[21] White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 140. ISBN 9781588467737.

[22] ttp://www.blizzplanet.com/content/553/

[unbroken-23] ttp://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/unbroken/unbroken.xml

[24] ttp://www.battle.net/war3/neutral/Draenei.shtml

[bc_bestiary-25] ttp://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/bestiary.html

[26] Borgstrom, Rebecca; Eric Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, and Michael Goodwin. Manual of Monsters, 26. ISBN 978-1588-4607-07.

[27] [35] Draenethyst Crystals

[28] Golden, Christie. Rise of the Horde, 14. ISBN 978-0-7434-7138-1.

[29] Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 185. ISBN 9781588469366.

[30] Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 74,125,185,212. ISBN 9781588469366.

[31] ttp://www.wowhead.com/?npc=10485

[32] ttp://www.wowhead.com/?npc=11480

[33] ttp://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18865

[34] ttp://www.blizzplanet.com/content/625/

[bp_etherum-35] ttp://blizzplanet.com/content/641/

[36] Arthaus. Shadows & Light, 154. ISBN 9781588469731.

[37] Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 189. ISBN 9781588469366.

[38] "Faerie" NPCs in Wowhead, "Fey" NPCs in Wowhead

[39] White Wolf. Alliance Player's Guide, 207. ISBN 9781588467737.

[40] Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 191. ISBN 9781588469366.

[41] Blizzard Entertainment. Monster Guide, 190. ISBN 9781588469366.

[LG198-42] The Last Guardian, 198

[LG234-43] The Last Guardian, 234

[LG232-44] The Last Guardian, 232

[LG228-45] The Last Guardian, 228

[LG207-46] The Last Guardian, 207

[47] Conflicting Loyalties

[48] Secrets

[49] ttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Near-Human

[50] ttp://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Near-Human

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[58] [62] The Mag'har

[59] [63] Envoy to the Mag'har

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[61] [63] The Sporelings' Plight

[62] [64] Sporeggar

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+[[Half-breed]] is a term used to categorize any species or individual born of two (or more) separate species. The term "half-breed" was used by orcs and ogres to refer to [[Rexxar]] in the [[Third War]].<ref>{{ref game |title= Warcraft III|expansion= [[The Frozen Throne]] |campaign = [[The Founding of Durotar]]|mission= [[To Tame a Land]]}}</ref> Half-orcs, half-elves, half-ogres are examples of half-breeds.<ref>{{ref book |author= White Wolf |title= [[Alliance Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467737 |pages=36}}</ref> {{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as HPG - but what page? --> [[Rexxar]] and [[Med'an]] examples of half-breeds. It can be used as both a technical<ref>[[Alliance Player's Guide]], 36</ref> or derogatory term. Half-breeds are [[hybrid race]]s (but not all hybrid races are half-breeds)
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-* Rifts range anywhere from 3 to 5 per zone. Some zones do have more locations.
-* They de-spawn if not closed within 10 minutes.
-* You can only receive the DAILY (Once per day) quest {{quest|Hammering It Out}} from a rift that is within your level range.
-* Destroying an elemental drains the rift of one life point.
-* Bring the rift to 0 life to kill it and spawn the elemental container.
-* The buff lasts for an hour.
+''While no specific Warcraft definition has been given, demi is a word that is defined as either "half" or "one that partly belongs to (a specific type or class)".[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demi] Demi-human is a term that originated from Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. These humanoid races were defined as subdivisions of Homo sapiens.[http://www.reference.com/search?q=Demi-human] It is synonymous to the terms near-human and metahuman in other sources of fiction. The definition is not far off the mark considering that most races can be traced back to common ancestry through the titans.''
-== Locations ==
-The rift types can be found in the following zones:
-===Earth===
+See [[The Alliance of Lordaeron]].
-{| class="darktable zebra"
-|-
-! Earth [[Image:IconSmall RaidCircle.png]]
-! Locations
-! Level Range
-|-valign=top
-| [[Loch Modan]]
-| Mo'grosh Stronghold; Thelsamar
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Redridge Mountains]]
-| In Lakeshire; Alther's Mill
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Stonetalon Mountains]]
-| Sun Rock Retreat;Charred Vale
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Desolace]]
-| Nigel's Point <br> Sar'theris Strand, south of [[Shadowprey Village]], Between Mannoroc Coven and Kodo Graveyard
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Alterac Mountains]]
-| The Uplands; Just southeast of the Growless Cave, Flame of Uzel for Horde players
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Western Plaguelands]]
-| Felstone Field {{co|35.6|58.3|Western Plaguelands}}<br>The Weeping Cave, north of the new flightmaster
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Burning Steppes]]
-| West of Dreadmaul Rock
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Silithus]]
-| Cenarion Hold towards Swarming Pillar
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Nagrand]]
-| Laughing Skull Ruins{{coords|48.2|23.3|Nagrand}}<br>  Windyreed Village<br>  Telaar<br>  Ancestral Ruins{{coords|26|61|Nagrand}} (approximate)<br>  Garadar<br> Burning Blade Ruins{{coords|74.6|69.6|Nagrand}}<br> Warmaul Hill{{coords|25.8|21.1|Nagrand}}<br />Nesingwary Safari{{coords|72.2|40.8|Nagrand}}
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Blade's Edge Mountains]]
-| Grishnath; Sylvanaar; Veil Vesk
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Howling Fjord]]
-| Wyrmskull Village near the hut Alliance players witness the visions of the past
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Grizzly Hills]]
-| NW corner of [[Drakil'jin Ruins]]{{coords|73|24|Grizzly Hills}} <br> Drak'atal Passage <br> [[Rage Fang Shrine]]{{coords|53|55|Grizzly Hills}}<br>  [[Zeb'Halak]]{{coords|16|36|Grizzly Hills}}
-| 73-80
-|-valign=top
-| [[Storm Peaks]]
-| First Gnoll camp west of K3{{coords|35.4|82.5|Storm Peaks}}<br>  Inventor's Library<br> Brunnhildar Village{{coords|44.6|73.9|Storm Peaks}}<br>
-Valkyrion{{coords|25.8|62.1|Storm Peaks}}
-|
-|}
-===Fire===
+===[[Half-draenei]]===
+Half-draenei is the term used for the offspring of one draenei parent or half-draenei and another species such as an orc. They show a blending of orc and draenei features.<ref>{{ref book |author= Bennie, Scott |coauthors= Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch |title= [[Horde Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467720 |pages=139, 167}}</ref> {{NPC||Lantresor of the Blade||Lantresor}} is half-draenei.
-{| class="darktable zebra"
-|-
-! Fire [[Image:IconSmall RaidCross.png]]
-! Locations
-! Level Range
-|-valign=top
-| [[Westfall]]
-| Sentinel Hill{{coords|55|50|Westfall}} <br> [[Moonbrook]]{{coords|45|68|Westfall}} <br> South of Gold Coast Quarry <br> Furlbrow's Pumpkin Farm {{coords|53|19|Westfall}}
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[The Barrens]]
-| Between Razorfen Downs and Razorfen Kraul<br> Ratchet<br> Camp Taurajo<br> North of Bael Modan<br> Stagnant Oasis<br> The Sludge Fen
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Dustwallow Marsh]]
-| Inside Theramore near Armory<br>
-North of Witch Hill<br> Shady Rest Inn{{coords|29.8|45.1|Dustwallow Marsh}}<br>
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[The Hinterlands]]
-|
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Searing Gorge]]
-|
-|
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Blasted Lands]]
-| Nethergarde Keep{{coords|61.4|20.6|Blasted Lands}}<BR>
-West of Serpents Coil{{coords|56.3|30.5|Blasted Lands}}<BR>
-North of Dark Portan{{coords|59.1|43.7|Blasted Lands}}
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Winterspring]]
-| Everlook north{{coords|62|34|Winterspring}} <br> Everlook south-east{{coords|61|41|Winterspring}}<br> North of Starfall Village{{coords|53|24|Winterspring}} <br>South of Frostsaber Rock{{coords|50|14|Winterspring}}
-| 55-60
-|-valign=top
-| [[Hellfire Peninsula]]
-| Dark Portal<br> Honor Hold<br> Falcon Watch<br> Sha'naari Wastes
-|
-|-valign=top
-| [[Zul'Drak]]
-| South of [[Zeramas]]{{coords|21|80|Zul'Drak}}<br> East of Altar of Rhunok{{coords|57|34|Zul'Drak}} <br> East of the Reliquary of Pain{{coords|32.1|45.9|Zul'Drak}} <br> In the middle of Heb'Drakkar{{coords|65.3|53.6|Zul'Drak}} <br> Thrym's End{{coords|16.2|60.6|Zul'Drak}}<br> SE of Altar of Har'koa <br> Rageclaw Den{{coords|35.8|80.6|Zul'Drak}}
-| 74-80
-|}
-===Water===
+===[[Half-orc]]===
+[[Half-orc]] is the term for the offspring of an orc or a half-orc and other species (such as human, draenei or ogre). Most half-orcs are half-human.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as HPG - but what page? --> Famous half-orcs include Garona{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as W1Man - but what page? --> and [[Rexxar]].{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as BtDP - but what page? -->
-{| class="darktable zebra"
-! Water [[Image:IconSmall RaidSquare.png]]
-! Locations
-! Level Range
-|-valign=top
-|[[Silverpine Forest]]
-|East of Shadowfang Keep<br> South of the fork in the road east of Sepulcher<br> West of Dead Field towards the shore<br>
-|10-20
-|-valign=top
-|[[Ghostlands]]
-|
-|10-20
-|-valign=top
-|[[Wetlands]]
-|On the shore near the Bluegill Murlocs and the two ruined ships<br> Between the Greenwarden and Dark Iron Dwarf Camps<br> Menethil Harbor inside near front entrance
-|20-30
-|-valign=top
-|[[Thousand Needles]]
-|Darkcloud Pinnacle<br>
-|25-35
-|-valign=top
-|[[Stranglethorn Vale]]
-|Kurzen's Compound<br> Wild Shore<br> West of Nesingwary camp<br> Grom'gol Base Camp<br> Between the entrance of Booty Bay and the Wild Shore <br>
-|30-45
-|-valign=top
-|[[Swamp of Sorrows]]
-|Stonard <br>South of The Harborage{{coords|28|38.4|Swamp of Sorrows}}
-|35-45
-|-valign=top
-|[[Tanaris]]
-|Lost Rigger Cove<br> Dunemaul Compound<br> West of Gadgetzan<br>North-east of Gadgetzan<br>Waterspring Field{{coords|59.0|39.0|Tanaris}}
-|40-50
-|-valign=top
-|[[Un'goro Crater]]
-|Entrance from Tanaris <br>
-|48-59
-|-valign=top
-|[[Zangarmarsh]]
-|On road leading to Terrokkar<br> Orebor Harborage<br> Ango'rosh Grounds; Swamp Rat <br>
-|60-66
-|-valign=top
-|[[Shadowmoon Valley]]
-|Legion Hold<br> Shadowmoon Village<br> Zabra'jin <br>Ruins of Baa'ri{{coords|56|35|Shadowmoon Valley}}<br>
-|67-70
-|-valign=top
-|[[Dragonblight]]
-|Agmar's Hammer<br> Wintergarde Keep<br> Frostmourne Cavern<br> SE Ruby Dragonshrine<br> New Hearthglen <br>
-|71-80
-|-valign=top
-|[[Icecrown]]
-|Icecrown Sindragosa's Fall <br> [[Deathspeaker's Watch]]{{coords|60.4|21.9|Icecrown}}<br>
-|77-80
-|-valign=top
-|[[Hrothgar's Landing]]
-|North part <br>
-|
-|}
-===Wind===
+===Half-troll===
+[[Half-troll]] is the term used to describe someone who has descended from a parent that is a troll or half-troll and a parent of any other species. [[Lelior]]'s mother is said to be a half-troll. While it may only be a "your mother is a" joke, he also doesn't deny it.<ref>[[The Journey]]</ref>
-{| class="darktable zebra"
-|-
-! Wind [[Image:IconSmall RaidTriangle.png]]
-! Locations
-! Level Range
-|-valign=top
-|[[Darkshore]]<br>
-|Aubderine<br> West of Bashal Aran<br>South of Auberdine on the shore<br> Grove of the Ancients<br>
-|10-20
-|-valign=top
-|[[Hillsbrad Foothills]]<br>
-|Southshore <br>Tarren Mill <br>
-|20-30
-|-valign=top
-|[[Duskwood]]<br>
-|SE of Raven Hill Cemetery <br> Addle's Stead{{coords|25|68|Duskwood}} <br> Darkshire{{coords|75|47|Duskwood}}
-|18-30
-|-valign=top
-|[[Arathi Highlands]]<br>
-|South of Circle of West Binding<br> Hammerfall <br>
-|30-40
-|-valign=top
-|[[Feralas]]<br>
-|Ruins of Solarsal ("Flame of Samha")<br> Front of Dire Maul <br> Southwest of Feathermoon Stronghold <br>  Forgotten Coast near the dock <br>
-|45-50
-|-valign=top
-|[[Felwood]]<br>
-|Shatter Scar Vale, southern craters <br>
-|48-55
-|-valign=top
-|[[Eastern Plaguelands]]<br>
-|Northpass Tower<br> South of Corin's Crossing<br> Undercroft<br> Browman Mill <br>
-|53-60
-|-valign=top
-|[[Terokkar Forest]]<br>
-|Cenarion Thicket<br> Veil Shienor<br> Bone Wastes<br> Tuurem<BR>
-Firewing Point{{coords|72.1|36.1|Terokkar Forest}}<BR>
-Allerian Stronghold<br> Stonebreaker Hold <br>
-|62-65
-|-valign=top
-|[[Netherstorm]]<br>
-|Area 52<br> Arklon Ruins<br> South of Manaforge Ultris near bridge <br>
-|67-70
-|-valign=top
-|[[Borean Tundra]]<br>
-|Magmoth, west end of the Fizzlecrank Airstrip<br> North of Taunka'le Village{{coords|78|28|Borean Tundra}} <br>Valiance Keep, south west towards Riplash Strand <br> Coldrock Quarry, southern edge of cliff overlooking it{{coords|51|36|Borean Tundra}}
-| 68-80
-|-valign=top
-|[[Sholazar Basin]]
-|[[Mosswalker Village]] (around {{coords|77|52|Sholazar Basin}}), west of [[Makers' Overlook]] <br> [[Kartak's Hold]] (around {{coords|25|82|Sholazar Basin}}) <br> [[Glimmering Pillar]], Death's Hand Encampment (around {{coords|56|39|Sholazar Basin}})<br> [[Sapphire Hive]] South of Frenzy Heart village{{coords|61|77|Sholazar Basin}}<br> [[River's Heart]], east bank of the river just to south (around {{coords|45|64|Sholazar Basin}})<br> [[Savage Thicket]], right in the middle {{coords|48.1|25.4|Sholazar Basin}}
-| 76-80
-|}
-=== Locations in Kalimdor ===
+===[[Half-elf]]===
+Half-elf is the term used to describe the offspring of an elven or half-elven parent and parent of another species. Most half-elves are half human and half high elves.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as APG - but what page? --> {{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as Sunwell - but what page? --> {{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as WOE - but what page? -->
-{{Zone Map|zone=Kalimdor|notes=
-{{Zone Map Note|58.8|23.3|Cross|Everlook north}}
-}}
+===[[Half-ogre]]===
-=== Locations in Eastern Kingdoms ===
+Half-ogre is the term used to describe the offspring of an ogre or half-ogre parent and parent of another species. [[Rexxar]] and [[Leoroxx]] are examples of a half-ogres.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as BtDP - but what page? --> It is a technical term, and a term of self-identity.<ref>{{ref book |author= Bennie, Scott |coauthors= Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch |title= [[Horde Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467720 |pages=7-8}}</ref>
-{{Zone Map|zone=Eastern Kingdoms|notes=
-{{Zone Map Note|41.9|80.1|Cross|Sentinel Hill}}
-{{Zone Map Note|46.2|83.8|Square|Kurzen's Compound}}
-{{Zone Map Note|51.6|78.8|Square|South of The Harborage}}
-{{Zone Map Note|47.5|80.1|Triangle|Darkshire}}
-{{Zone Map Note|44.1|80.4|Triangle|SE of Raven Hill Cemetery}}
-{{Zone Map Note|50.1|75.4|Circle|Lakeshire}}
-{{Zone Map Note|51.4|75.0|Circle|Alther's Mill}}
-{{Zone Map Note|51.3|71.2|Circle|South of Dreadmaul Rock}}
-}}
+===Half-human===
-=== Locations in Northrend ===
+[[Half-human]] is the term used to describe someone who has descended from a parent that is a human or half-human and a parent of any other species.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as TLG - but what page? --> {{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as W1Man - but what page? -->{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as HPG - but what page? --> The half-draenei, half-orc Garona has been described as being half-human, as have half-ogres of human descent.
-{{Zone Map|zone=Northrend|notes=
-{{Zone Map Note|63|40|Cross|Voltarus}}
-{{Zone Map Note|61|41|Cross|Thrym's End}}
-{{Zone Map Note|22|79|Cross|Zeramas}}
-{{Zone Map Note|65|50|Cross|Heb'Drakkar}}
-{{Zone Map Note|72|41|Cross|Zim'Torga}}
-{{Zone Map Note|43|57|Square|Agmars Hammer}}
-{{Zone Map Note|50|62|Square|Obsidian Dragon Shrine}}
-{{Zone Map Note|58|57|Square|Naxxramas}}
-{{Zone Map Note|41|30|Square|Ymerheim}}
-{{Zone Map Note|47|24|Square|Sindragosa's Fall}}
-{{Zone Map Note|45|20|Square|Argent Tournament Grounds}}
-{{Zone Map Note|57|51|Square|Lights Trust}}
-{{Zone Map Note|39|62|Square|Moonrest Gardens}}
-{{Zone Map Note|60|55|Square|Bloodpaw Village}}
-{{Zone Map Note|53|48|Square|Scarlet Point}}
-{{Zone Map Note|34.6|57.2|Square|Valkyrion}}
-{{Zone Map Note|49|51|Square|Ruby Dragon Shrine}}
-{{Zone Map Note|54|68|Square|New Hearthglen}}
-{{Zone Map Note|56|37|Circle|Snowblind Hills (West of K3, Gnoll Camp)}}
-}}
-<ref>Comment by user tmptfate at [http://cata.wowhead.com/achievement=4887/tripping-the-rifts cata.wowhead.com]</ref>
-====Northrend Sub zones ====
-<gallery>
-File:Sholazar Baisin Elementals 2010-10-03.png|Wind - Sholazar Baisin
-</gallery>
+===[[Half-human half-ogre]]===
-== Patch changes ==
+Half-human half-ogres are a rumored race created from the union of humans and ogres.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{ref book |author= Bennie, Scott |coauthors= Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch |title= [[Horde Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467720 |pages=7}}</ref>
-*{{Patched|date=2010-11-01|note=Active}}
-*{{Patch 4.0.1|note=Added}}
-== Video ==
+===[[Half-ogre mage]]===
+Half-ogre magi are the theoretical offspring between [[ogre magi]] and [[orc]]s.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
-<youtube>xFfjMpU3Dc8</youtube>
+===[[Half-night elf]] / [[Half-kaldorei]]===
-== References ==
+Half-night elf, also known as half-kaldorei,<ref>[[Short story]] in [[Shadows and Light]], pg. 133-134.</ref> is the term used to describe the offspring of humans and night elves.<ref>{{ref book |author= Arthaus |title= [[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]] |isbn=9781588460714 |pages=49, 55}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">{{ref book |author= White Wolf |title= [[Alliance Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467737 |pages=12}}</ref>
-<references />
+===[[Half-blood elf]]===
-== External Links ==
+Half-blood elf is the term used to describe the offspring of humans and blood elves.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
-{{Elinks-achievement|4887}}
+===Half-giant===
-{{achievements}}
+[[Half-giant]] is the term used to describe someone who has descended from a parent that is a giant or half-giant and a parent of any other species (such as humans).
-[[Category:Elemental Invasion]]
+===Half-dragon===
+Drakonid (and/or dragonkin) are described as being "half-man, half-dragon".<ref>{{quest|Maxnar Must Die!}}</ref> While it is still unclear if this is literal or figurative, [[dragonspawn]] are known to have human heritage.
+==Dwarven races==
+===[[Dwarf]]===
+The term dwarf was the term humans gave to the race of short, stocky, and bearded humanoids once known as the [[earthen]]. At the time, the dwarves did not know that the word literally meant "diminutive". They are just glad they were not called worse by the humans, for example "beard-men", "rockheads", or something like that.
+The name stuck, and now all races around the world use it to describe dwarves, even the dwarves themselves. While it might have originated out of an apparent racial slur, today dwarves are proud of the term and do not see it as being a negative terminology, and in fact gladly call themselves dwarves.<ref>{{ref book |author= White Wolf |title= [[Alliance Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467737 |pages=140}}</ref>
+==== [[Hill dwarf]] ====
+Hill dwarf is a term used for dwarves that live primarily in the hills. They construct their buildings above ground, with roofs opened to the sky (rarely digging very deep into the hills).{{Cite|LoC|19}} Some hill dwarves were familiar with, and known to, elven rangers.<ref>{{ref book |author= Knaak, Richard A. |authorlink= Richard A. Knaak |title = [[Day of the Dragon]] |isbn= 978-0-6710-4152-6 |pages=280}}</ref>
+====Ironforge dwarf====
+[[Ironforge dwarves]] are dwarves that are part of the Ironforge and Bronzebeard clans (and subclans). They are the dwarven player race.
+==== [[Mountain dwarf]] ====
+Mountain dwarf is a term used for dwarves that live primarily in the mountains.{{Cite|LoC|19}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{ref book |author= Knaak, Richard A. |authorlink= Richard A. Knaak |title = [[Day of the Dragon]] |isbn= 978-0-6710-4152-6 |pages=35}}</ref>
+==== [[Wild dwarf]] ====
+Wild dwarf is a term for the race of dwarves which includes the [[Wildhammer clan]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> {{Cite|W3Man|12}} <ref>{{ref book |author=Borgstrom, Rebecca |coauthors=Eric Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, and Michael Goodwin |title=[[Manual of Monsters]] |isbn=978-1588-4607-07 |pages=54}}</ref>
+==== [[Frostborn]] ====
+{{wotlk-section}}
+[[Frostborn]] (aka frost dwarves) are a mysterious race encountered by the [[Alliance Expedition]] within [[Storm Peaks]] in [[Northrend]] at their home of [[Frosthold]].<ref>{{questlong|Alliance|80|Aid from the Explorers' League}}</ref><ref>http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?faction=1126</ref>
+==== [[Iron dwarf]] ====
+{{wotlk-section}}
+Iron dwarves are a hostile race of dwarves newly encountered throughout [[Northrend]] (mostly found within the [[Howling Fjord]], [[Grizzly Hills]], and [[Storm Peaks]]), but appear intent on destroying any archaeological connections to other dwarves, much to the chagrin of the [[Explorers' League]].<ref>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/bestiary/index.xml</ref>
+=== [[Earthen]] ===
+Earthen are stony humanoids created by the [[titan]]s during the forming of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]; some later degenerated into [[trogg]]s, while others transformed into [[dwarves]].<ref>{{NPC||Lore Keeper of Norgannon}}</ref> Most of the dwarves were thought to have originated from earthen in Uldaman.<ref>{{ref book |author= White Wolf |title= [[Alliance Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467737 |pages=140}}</ref> Another type of earthen appear in [[Ulduar]].
+== Elven / Naga races ==
+===Elves===
+====Night elf (kaldorei)====
+====High elf (quel'dorei)====
+====Blood elf (sin'dorei)====
+====Dark elf====
+====Half-elves====
+For the various types of half-elves (half-elf, half-blood elf, half-night elf, etc.) see [[Hybrid race]]s.
+===Naga===
+==Eredar/draenei races==
+===[[Draenei]]===
+Draenei is a term that can refer to three separate races: uncorrupted eredar,<ref>http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/553/</ref> the Broken draenei,<ref name="unbroken">http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/unbroken/unbroken.xml</ref> and the draenei Lost Ones. In [[Warcraft III]], the draenei mostly appeared as [[Broken draenei]] or [[draenei Lost Ones]].<ref>http://www.battle.net/war3/neutral/Draenei.shtml</ref>
+==== [[Lost One]] ====
+Draenei Lost Ones are wretched "cousins" of the [[Broken draenei]], draenei who have suffered so much that they have gone mad.<ref name="bc_bestiary"/> They call themselves the "Lost Ones" in mourning of their former world.<ref>{{ref book |author=Borgstrom, Rebecca |coauthors=Eric Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, and Michael Goodwin |title=[[Manual of Monsters]] |isbn=978-1588-4607-07 |pages=26}}</ref> A mixture of these sad creatures somehow made the journey to [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] and settled in the [[Swamp of Sorrows]], with those recovering from their madness living in the [[Harborage]], and those still suffering in the [[Fallow Sanctuary]].<ref>{{questlong|Neutral|35|Draenethyst Crystals}}</ref>
+==== [[Broken]] ====
+{{bc-section}}
+Broken draenei are a sub-race of the [[draenei]] created by corruption during the battle with the [[Burning Legion]]. They tend to have flattened facial features and reduced stature compared to uncorrupted draenei.<ref name="bc_bestiary"/> They are credited with bringing [[shaman]]istic powers and practice to the larger draenei population and therefore the [[Alliance]].<ref name="unbroken" />
+==== Half-draenei ====
+:See Hybrid races, half-draenei.
+=== [[Eredar]] ===
+Eredar refers to both the members of the parent race who became corrupted [[man'ari]] (led by [[Archimonde]] and [[Kil'jaeden]])<ref>{{ref book |author= Golden, Christie |authorlink= Christie Golden |title= [[Rise of the Horde]] |isbn= 978-0-7434-7138-1 |pages=14}}</ref> and joined the Burning Legion<ref name="bc_bestiary">http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/bestiary.html</ref> and to their rebel cousins, the draenei, who rejected the recruitment of [[Sargeras]]. They are now otherworldly demons.{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as W3Man - but what page? --> {{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as MoM - but what page? -->
+== Racial terms used in multiple Warcraft sources ==
+===Aberration===
+An aberration has a bizarre anatomy, strange abilities, an alien mindset, or any combination of the three.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=185}}</ref> These are often offshoots of other creatures including humanoids, undead, beasts, and insect-like creatures, etc.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=74,125,185,212}}</ref> [[Nerubian]]s and [[forgotten one]]s are aberrations for example. This is reflected in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' as aberrations appearing in the game are usually offshoots of some [[undead]] or [[elemental]]s.<ref>http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=10485</ref><ref>http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=11480</ref><ref>http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=18865</ref>
+Note: While aberration is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.
+===[[Arakkoa]]===
+Arakkoa are a generally flightless vulture-like race who wear colorful robes and plumed headdresses<ref>http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/625/</ref> found in [[Outland]] primarily in [[Terokkar Forest]], but also encountered in [[Hellfire Peninsula]] and [[Blade's Edge Mountains]].{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as BtDP - but what page? -->
+=== [[Ethereal]] ===
+Ethereals are a race of pure energy, who call non-energy races "fleshlings", that have come to Outland to profit from the turmoil there and battle between their own factions (the [[Ethereum]], [[Consortium]], and [[Protectorate]]) for various goals.<ref name="bp_etherum">http://blizzplanet.com/content/641/</ref> They live and travel in the Twisting Nether<ref>{{ref book |author=Arthaus |title=[[Shadows & Light]] |isbn=9781588469731 |pages=154}}</ref> after having been driven from their homeworld of [[K'aresh]].<ref name="bp_etherum"/>
+===Fey===
+A fey is a creature with supernatural abilities and connections to nature or to some other force or place. Fey are usually human-shaped or have human-shaped portions (such as a humanoid torso and the body of a stag or other wild creature).<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=189}}</ref> [[Faerie dragon]]s are also [[fey]], and this is reflected in the names of certain subtypes such as [[Fey Dragon]] and [[Fey Drake]].<ref>[http://www.wowhead.com/?search=faerie#npcs "Faerie" NPCs] in Wowhead, [http://www.wowhead.com/?search=fey#npcs "Fey" NPCs] in Wowhead</ref><ref>{{ref book |author= White Wolf |title= [[Alliance Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467737 |pages=207}}</ref>
+''Note: While fey is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.''
+===[[Human]]===
+Human is a term that refers to prolific race of humanoids on Azeroth formally known as the [[Azotha]].{{Citation needed}}<!-- Cited as LoC - but what page? -->
+===[[Humanoid]]===
+Humanoid is the technical term used to describe roughly human-like species. That is "having human form or characteristics". A humanoid usually has two arms, two legs, and one head or a human-like torso, arms, and a head. Humanoids have few or no supernatural or extraordinary abilities, but most can speak and usually have well-developed societies.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=191}}</ref> Humanoid can refer to any race (not neccesarily sapient) that share at least some similarities to basic human build, at least from the torso up. Dryads, for example, are considered fey "humanoids" even though they have bestial lower bodies.
+In the MMO and RPG not all humanoids are classified as humanoids however, and many are listed as [[giant]]s or [[undead]] (and other categories). In some cases, these are smaller sub-categories within the term humanoid — for example, goblinoid, giant, or some fey. It is a technical term, rather than a "racial slur".
+''Note: While humanoid is used to describe races with similar characteristics, it does not mean they are all related to "humans".''
+===Giant===
+Giants are humanoid creatures of great strength. They are a very large size (above 3 meters/yards or so) and larger than most ogres (though ogres are considered as one of the races of giants of Draenor). This includes most semi-intelligent large humanoids and some intelligent. Most giants are the creations of the titans, birthed when the world was young.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=190}}</ref>
+''Note: While giant is described races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related to giants.''
+== Racial terms used in the novels ==
+==== Near-human ====
+The "near-humans" of Draenor are an in-universe speculative race used by [[Garona]] and [[Medivh]] to interpret the former's non-orcish heritage.<ref name="LG198">''[[The Last Guardian]]'', 198</ref> In ''[[The Last Guardian]]'', Garona makes various statements that there was a different group of humans living on Draenor than those the orcs later discovered on Azeroth, who were possibly rendered extinct some time before.<ref name="LG198"/> When first explaining this to [[Khadgar]], Medivh surmised that her homeland had "humans, or near-humans, or at least had them within living memory."<ref name="LG198"/> Later on, Khadgar saw a vision of [[Gul'dan]]'s quarters on Draenor, in which he kept "preserved things, some of which might have once belonged to human or humanish creatures" inside one of the cabinets along his walls.<ref name="LG234">''[[The Last Guardian]]'', 234</ref> They were similar enough physically, mentally, and culturally for them to give Garona insight on humans of Azeroth, discovered through the newly opened Dark Portal.<ref name="LG232">''[[The Last Guardian]]'', 232</ref>
+Garona believed that she was [[half-orc]] and had [[half-human]] heritage from these Draenor-born humans.<ref name="LG232"/> According to her, it was Medivh who "made [her] feel human. And [she hadn't] felt human in a long, long time."<ref  name="LG228">''[[The Last Guardian]]'', 228</ref> She specifically stated that she was "of both Orc and Human lineage"{{Cite|W1ManO|44}} and "neither."<ref name="LG207">''[[The Last Guardian]]'', 207</ref> Orcs only "[saw] the parts of [her] that [were] human;" they said her "human hand" was "too slender to be really useful, [did] not [have] enough muscle to hold an ax or bash a skull in properly—too pale, too weak, and too ugly."<ref name="LG207"/> However, it was later confirmed that she is instead [[half-draenei]],<ref>''[[Conflicting Loyalties]]''</ref> but was deceived by [[Gul'dan]] to believe that she was [[half-human]].<ref>''[[Secrets]]''</ref>
+''While no specific Warcraft definition has been given, in other fantasy/sci-fi (ex. Star Wars<ref>http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Near-Human</ref> & Doctor Who<ref>http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Near-Human</ref>), near-human has meant a race that evolutionarily diverged from humans (or have mixed ancestry with other species). In some cases the term is used to describe a race that evolutionarily converged into a species biologically related to humans. Often humans & near-humans are genetically compatible. This term is synonymous with the term "demi-human" or "metahuman" and sometimes half-breed or hybrids from other fiction.''
+{{speculation}}
+The revelation of Garona's half-draenei heritage would not explain the Draenor humans in a satisfactory way. It does not take into account the contrasts made between Garona's appearance and that of other half-orc/half-draenei by Brann Bronzebeard,<ref>{{ref book |author= Bennie, Scott |coauthors= Richard Farrese, Bob Fitch |title= [[Horde Player's Guide]]  |isbn= 9781588467720 |pages=169}}</ref> the visions of human-like preserved corpses seen by Khadgar,<ref name="LG234"/> or the fact that since Draenei (including Lost Ones and the Broken) are not even remotely human physically, mentally, or culturally (but perhaps spiritually), Garona wouldn't have been able to gain insight on humans from their more alien mindset.<ref name="LG232"/> This would imply that either Garona grew up within a Draenor human slave camp where she learned their culture and thought she was one of them, or that her mother was half-human/half-draenei.
+== Racial terms described in the RPG ==
+{{RPG-section}}
+===Outsider===
+An outsider is at least partially composed of the essence (but not necessarily the material) of some plane other than Azeroth. Some creatures start out as some other type of creature and become outsiders when they attain a higher (or lower) state of spiritual existence.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=194}}</ref> Native outsiders are native to Azeroth. They are creatures who have mortal ancestors or a strong connection to Azeroth and can be raised, reincarnated, or resurrected just as other living creatures can be.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=193}}</ref>
+''Note: While outsider is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.''
+===Magical beast===
+Magical beasts are similar to [[animal]]s but can have higher intelligences. Magical beasts often have supernatural or extraordinary abilities, but sometimes are merely bizarre in appearance or habits.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=192}}</ref>
+''Note: While magical beast is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.''
+===Construct===
+A construct is an [[animated object]] or artificially (perhaps technologically) constructed creature. [[Mechanical]]s are a type of construct.<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=187}}</ref>
+''Note: While construct is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.''
+===Plant===
+Plant (a.k.a. plant creature or ambulatory plant) is a term which comprises creatures made of vegetable matter. Note that regular plants, such as one finds growing in gardens and fields, are not creatures but objects, even though they are alive (they lack [[spirit]] and [[charisma]]).<ref>{{ref book |author=Blizzard Entertainment |authorlink=Blizzard Entertainment |title=[[Monster Guide]] |isbn=9781588469366 |pages=195}}</ref>
+''Note: While plant is used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that all are related.''
+== Racial terms described in the Burning Crusade ==
+=== [[Mag'har]] ===
+Mag'har, brown-skinned [[orc]]s [[Tainted orc|untainted]] by the [[Burning Legion]], call [[Nagrand]] on [[Outland]] (once known as [[Draenor]]) their home.<ref>http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/618/</ref><ref>{{questlong|Horde|62|The Mag'har}}</ref> They also have an [[Mag'har Post|outpost]] in the [[Hellfire Peninsula]].<ref>{{questlong|Horde|63|Envoy to the Mag'har}}</ref>
+=== [[Sporeling]] ===
+Sporelings are apparently a fungus-based humanoid<ref>{{questlong|Neutral|64|Natural Enemies}}</ref> who can only be found in the [[Zangarmarsh]] region of [[Outland]]. They develop from spore sacs in southwest Zangarmarsh.<ref>{{questlong|Neutral|63|The Sporelings' Plight}}</ref> Their main settlement is called [[Sporeggar]].<ref>{{questlong|Neutral|64|Sporeggar}}</ref>
+== References ==
+<references/>
+[[Category:Lore]]