Half-draenei

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A half-draenei (aka half-orc half-draenei) is the offspring between an orc and a draenei. They show a blending of orc and draenei features.^{HPG 139,169} Sometimes the term "half-orc half-draenei" is used to describe the race, half-draenei is the short form.

Contents 1 Famous/Named 1.1 Lantresor 2 Speculation 2.1 Terminology 2.2 Garona, a Half-draenei?

Famous/Named

Lantresor

Lantresor of the Blade is an individual confirmed to be of half-draenei and half-orc descent. He reuses Rend Blackhand's orc model, showing no draenei physical features (however like Sylvanas, Arator, or earlier Rexxar, his model may just be a placeholder).

Speculation

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Terminology

So far the term half-draenei has only been found in sources describing orcs. It might be possible that in settings describing other races the term might describe a half-draenei/half-other (in the same way as a draenei probably would use the term half-orc for a half-draenei/half-orc). It may also be possible that as was the case with half-human half-ogres, that a long description is given in order to designate any racial combinations that go outside the norm. In contrast, half-elf, half-blood elf, half-night elf and half-orc are defined almost universally as races that originated from humans and the specified race. Half-draenei, half-ogre, and half-ogre mage are exceptions in that they so far only refer to races created through the interbreeding of orcs and a non-human race.

Garona, a Half-draenei?

Caydiem claimed that Garona's other half was "draenei" based on assumption that draenei were once human-like in appearance, before there was ever any knowledge that draenei were of the eredar race. However, the claim has never been confirmed.

A later source the Horde Player's Guide, stated that she was "not" half-draenei, as she did not show any physical features of the draenei, or any other known race other than human. But that it seem unlikely that she was human due to her age, as she was already a young woman at the time of the First War.^{HPG 169}

Though in Rise of the Horde orcish warlocks have the ability to accelerate aging through a spell, causing orc children to age several years in moments.^{RotH 230,233} This spell may be the author's description of the Drain Life spell.