The Orcs Are Coming!

The brilliance of the WoW Insider column All The World's A Stage continues this week with the second installment of the history of the races and practical advice on how to roleplay that race. Once again, I'm one of those who smiles at roleplayers when I come across them in the same way that we smile at the very elderly or the very sick... but I love the WoW lore. (Ok, dirty secret... I'd probably have a blast roleplaying... I would just never admit it or do it 24/7 like I do simply playing my toon! Shhhh!)

In any case, this week features an article describing (briefly) the history of the Orc race and how one of their kind would be feeling, going through, etc, throughout the history of Azeroth and Draenor as we know it of late.

"If you've seen Lord of the Rings, or read any other fantasy story in which orcs are portrayed, you probably think orcs are hideous humanoid monsters charging mindlessly forward to slaughter helpless innocents. Azerothian orcs are significantly different, however, with a shamanistic culture that prides honor above all other virtues."

Roleplaying a Human

I'm not big into roleplaying... heck, if you want to do it, great, enjoy, but it's not really for me. I do, however, love to read about the histories of the races and the various characters. All The World's A Stage latest installment concerns some much needed basic Human lore for WoW players.

"If your human character is now over 30 years old, he or she may have witnessed all these events as a child or young adult, and may carry an abiding fear of and hatred for the orcs who very nearly destroyed humanity."

Find the full article here.