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The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You’re playing the game, you’re fighting the bosses, you know the how — but do you know the why? Each week, [hide]Matthew Rossi [/hide]and [hide]Anne Stickney[/hide] make sure you [hide]Know Your Lore[/hide] by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
On Nov. 22, 2010, millions of players logged in to World of Warcraft to view [hide]the old world [/hide]one final time. Whether venturing to out-of-the-way spots, running around the park in Stormwind, or saying goodbye to Magni Bronzebeard and Cairne Bloodhoof, every player was well aware that the next day, these locations and people would no longer exist. As for me, my guild leader took those of us who wished to go on a romp around the hidden places in Azeroth that many had never before seen and would never see again.
On Nov. 23, players logged on to find an entirely different, harsher world waiting for them. Orgrimmar was transformed into a bristling fortress of iron and steel. Stormwind’s faade was forever marred by the charred claw marks of Deathwing, and the lovely park nestled in the corner of the mighty city had been torched and fallen away into the sea below. In Ironforge, the city was now ruled by a council of three; in Orgrimmar, a new Warchief sat on the throne. In Thunder Bluff, Baine Bloodhoof now stood in the place of honor once reserved for his father Cairne.
For those who read the novel The Shattering by Christie Golden, all these events made perfect sense. For those who hadn’t picked up the book, the resounding question asked was a simple «What happened?»
Today’s Know Your Lore contains pretty much every possible spoiler that exists for the novel The Shattering by Christie Golden. If you’ve been putting off picking up the book and giving it a read and would like to remain unspoiled, I would highly suggest turning away now. [hide]Continue reading Know Your Lore: The Shattering, part 1[/hide]Filed under: [hide]Lore[/hide], [hide]Know your Lore[/hide][hide]Know Your Lore: The Shattering, part 1[/hide] originally appeared on [hide]WoW Insider[/hide] on Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our [hide]terms for use of feeds[/hide].[hide]Permalink[/hide] | [hide]Email this[/hide] | [hide]Comments[/hide]