WoWWiki

This wiki contains inaccurate and out-of-date information. Please head over to https://wowpedia.fandom.com for more accurate and up-to-date game information.

READ MORE

WoWWiki
Advertisement
Booknovel
This article or section contains lore taken from Warcraft novels or short stories.
Were you looking for animated stories which are like animated comic short stories or comics?

This article is a list of short stories about the History of Warcraft organized by source. Some novellas which are closer in length to long short stories are listed in the novels article.

Official Site Short Stories[]

Short stories found on the official site (currently or in the past).

In Classic / Vanilla[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to World of Warcraft.

In Burning Crusade[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to The Burning Crusade.

Wrath of the Lich King[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to Wrath of the Lich King.

Cataclysm[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.

Mists of Pandaria[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to Mists of Pandaria.

DESTINATION: PANDARIA

Warlords of Draenor[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to Warlords of Draenor.

SAVAGE WORLD

Legion[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to Legion.

Icon-edit-22x22
Note: This is a generic section stub. You can help expand it by clicking Sprite-monaco-pencil Edit to the right of the section title.

Leader stories[]

Leaders of Azeroth series
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Factiongfx/faction_tip_link.json' not found.

E-books[]

Short story/novella published as an e-book.

Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG, and thus unlikely to be canon.

Short stories found in Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft The Roleplaying Game.

  • Gennet, a human warrior has just survived an attack by demons, and escapes to find an unlikely band of adventurers by a "temple to a forgotten god", and decides to join them (16-17).

Alliance & Horde Compendium[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG, and thus unlikely to be canon.

Short stories found in Alliance & Horde Compendium.

Magic & Mayhem[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG, and thus unlikely to be canon.

Short stories found in Magic & Mayhem.

  • Gimbolt Surehammer and his blood elf companion, Maer-thiss, travel to the hut of the witch doctor Zul'ajik. They visited the troll in order to hire him to perform a ritual to contact spirits which would lead to the Demonwell. Because of Zul'ajik's hatred for goblins, their third companion, Ziggler, chose stay outside of the camp and to tinker on his clockwork dwarf. Ziggler ends up interrupting the ritual when he pilots the dwarf and tramples through the troll's hut. Gimbolt decides to flee with Ziggler, while Maer'thiss and Zul'ajik decide to kill them both (6-7).
  • Verius, a pit lord disguised as a human, enters a chapel belonging to the Knights of the Silver Hand in order to infiltrate the Order of the Silver Hand. Father Rammal sees through his disguise, as does an elven cleaning girl who later enters the room. The elven girl breaks Verius disguise and he attacks Rammal. Rammal, who had also been in disguise shows his true appearance that of a blood elf, and both elves fall upon Verius to feed on his energy (11-12).
  • Jocas Irongear, a goblin who left Theramore with his companions, the warden Blackhawk and Ashar Ghosthoof, on his zeppelin. They had picked up a fourth passenger who hired them to smuggle cargo of crates out of Theramore for him. The warden discovers that they are smuggling carrion beetles and finds out that the passenger is not who he said he was. The passenger, sensing he was caught, removes his hood showing his true self, that of a troll. He then attacks the crew, but is slain by the warden. The zeppelin is damaged during the fight and Jocas is forced to fix it before it crashed (27-28).
  • Zaj'tal, a naga, attacks a night elf sentry mistaking her for a male. The two have a battle of spells, however, Zaj'tal still wins. He stands over her battered body, pleased even more that instead of torturing a man, he will be able to torture a woman (58-59).
  • Bohein, a tauren, and his goblin companion, Isak, attempt to break into an ancient vault on top of a mesa while besieged by an undead swarm. Bohein tells Isek to open the vault while he holds off the undead. Using a special potion, Bohein is able to stand on the side of the mesa and run down into the undead in an attempt to hold them back. Isak is successful at opening the door and finds a book inside. After Bohein returned to the top of the mesa, he took the book from Isek and used a spell inside to stop the undead (111-112).

Lands of Conflict[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG, and thus unlikely to be canon.

Short stories found in Lands of Conflict.

  • Duncan Pike contemplates his reasons for still being alive after a battle with a large reptilian beast in the Swamp of Sorrows. Thinking he was going to die, he had defended himself as best as he could. To his surprise, an orc had joined the fight, giving him a chance for an opening. Together they had defeated the beast. While they were supposedly enemies, they learned to judge each other by their actions, not by who they were. They shared laughter at their ordeal, and helped each other to a goblin outpost that could tend to their wounds (8-9).
  • Garrick heads into woods of the Plaguelands looking for his childhood friend Adric, who has been raised from the dead by the Scourge. He finds his friend, who warns him that he should not have come to find him. Garrick tells Adric he wanted to find him in order to bring him back to his master, a mage of Dalaran, who is working on a cure for the Undead Plague. Adric does not want to be cured, so he shoots his friend in the back. As his friend lies dying, Adric tells him that they will have all the time in the world to talk after Garrick has died and risen again in Plague#The Plague of Undeath (12-13).
  • Sir Antonio Kremen is captured, gagged, and thrown into a wagon. He has been kidnapped by thugs who want to ransom him for money. As the thugs drive the wagon down the road, they catch sight of a shepherd girl, and attempt to accost her. Sir Antonion Kremen does not want his mistake of being captured to also fall upon the girl, so he tries to warn her by thumping on his crate as best as he could with his head. Soon, however, he hears groans of pain, and the girl comes to the back of the wagon to help him out. She is a member of the Stormwind Assassins, and has been sent to rescue him and help him back to Stormwind (37-38).
  • Jack, a poor farmer's son, has a secret — he is a member of the Cult of the Damned. He is in a hurry to catch a boat going north. Not long before, three tired soldiers had come to his humble farmhouse looking for food after a long period of fighting the undead Scourge. He had listened to stories intently, and fed them poisoned soup, which had killed them within the hour. He had hid their bodies and then sold the farm. Later, he had passed the information he had picked up from the soldiers to his contacts in the Cult of the Damned, who had urged that he head to Northrend in great haste (82-83).
  • Rogthur and his companion, Jaeson, trail some Forsaken into lands held by forest trolls in order to discover who the undead were going to meet. A band of trolls find the Forsaken scouts and quickly slay them. Rogthur and his companion are now stuck in troll territory, and the nearby trolls had discovered them. They two companions decided they were not going to go down without a fight, and they fight to defend themselves (119-120).

Shadows & Light[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG, and thus unlikely to be canon.

Short stories found in Shadows & Light.

  • Guzul'dar and Stefon meet up with the high elven tinker Lenaeas, a companion of theirs, to work on a device they hoped would hopefully destroy the Maelstrom and bring Azshara's undersea kingdom to the surface (specifically more of Suramar). They planned to take the device to Maelstrom using a commandeered goblin zeppelin with the help of their other companion, a dwarven pilot named Tagradin (10-11).
  • Akinos Steelclaw travels to Stormwind as a diplomat from the Horde in order improve diplomatic relations. While in the Valley of Heroes, he gets into a debate with members of the Stormwind City Guard about which heroes from both the Horde and Alliance should and shouldn't be included in the Valley of Heroes. After the debate, Akinos wonders if the Stormwind Council could be toyed with as easily as he had with the guards, and if so then his position as diplomat would be an enjoyable post (29-30).
  • A short story which covers Aviana's experiences during the War of the Ancients, during the battle in Suramar, as she watched her fellow Ancients die or be held back by the Burning Legion's forces. She stops to talk to Cenarius and tell him information of what was happening on the battlefield, while he prepared his attack on the Eternal Temple. Cenarius then sends her back to Elune to pass on his sorrow that the battle will end with so much death (64-65).
  • Leyan a young guard of Nethergarde Keep, stands watch at the top of the Tower of Nethergarde, when Khadgar appeared near him. They then discussed planar travel, and the worlds separated by the Twisting Nether. Khadger opened a small portal looking into another place within the Nether. Khadgar then discussed how he may have have to cross the Twisting Nether someday, and would have to take others with him. They then left the tower (125-126).
  • Drann along with his companions, Captain Dumont, Stonehoof, Feulia, Makil, Renmar, and Talario, fight their way to an altar and cite a ritual that they hope will open treasure to them, but instead they end up releasing an angry fire elemental. They are then transported to the Firelands of the Elemental Plane, where they hope they can find a way back home (133-134).

World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG, and thus unlikely to be canon.

Short stories found in World of Warcraft The Roleplaying Game.

Alliance Player's Guide[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG, and thus unlikely to be canon.

Short stories found in Alliance Player's Guide.

  • Rogno battles a furbolg and then an ancient (10, 22).
  • Jinxo is captured by orcs and plans an escape before she is sold into slavery in Gadgetzan (42).
  • Mareek, a goblin sapper, opens a cave for Emor and Vontair releasing something dangerous (57).
  • Aliastra, a savagekin and her pack battle the Ton'ma ogres (60).
  • Jaryn a windwarrior, rides his gryphon, Blackfeather, into a battle against a band of goblins (74).
  • Iolan with his brother Marteleth over choice to leave his family and learn magic (76).
  • Dessenth and Wehr prepare to battle a camp of orcs (95).
  • Tardor prevents a troll from calling reinforcements, saving Montegro and the rest of his caravan (108).
  • Zur and Valisha escape from a prison cell (118).
  • Ukk and Gorgh ambush a human supply caravan and are distracted by target dummies (120).
  • An archdruid speaks of a dream he once had and gives reasons why the [[night elvesshould join the Alliance]] (124).
  • Petran is forced into a fight with dwarves in Theramore and attempts to escape (131).
  • Ishy is plans to get the Amberseal Keeper, a magic staff, from the Tainted Scar. He is doublecrossed by his companion, the warlock Achalon, and a dreadlord, Darthias. His friend, the sentinel Elain, shows up to help him. Ishy defeats Achalon, and both escape with the Amberseal Keeper in their possession. They discuss giving it to Sal or keeping it, and both head off to Booty Bay (135, 164, 172, 174, 179).
  • Grondor Glitterscreen gives directions on how to get around Ironforge to Camon Tieron and his companions (141).
  • Fraweth Whiteshield battles the pit lord Timmanrug for the second time (159).
  • Selene is interrupted while she trains her human acolyte. Gareth had brought in a captured orc who asks for unification between their people (190).
  • Sentinel Anara Darkshrike patrols her night elf lands for intruders (191).

Horde Player's Guide[]

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Inlinegfx/img_link_data.json' not found. This section concerns content exclusive to the Warcraft RPG, and thus unlikely to be canon.

Short stories found in Horde Player's Guide.

Dark Factions[]

Short stories found in Dark Factions.

World of Warcraft strategy guides[]

Short stories found in World of Warcraft Official Strategy Guide & World of Warcraft Master Guide, Second Edition.

Note: In later editions the titles of the stories are not printed. Instead they are given the heading "Lore".

Burning Crusade strategy guide[]

Short story found in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide.

References[]

  1. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2006-01-03. The War Effort. Old Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Archived from the original on 2010-11-07.
  2. ^ Micky Neilson 2006-01-03. The War of the Shifting Sands. Old Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Archived from the original on 2010-11-07.
  3. ^ Evelyn Fredericksen 2006-06-20. Road to Damnation. Old Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Archived from the original on 2010-11-07.
  4. ^ Micky Neilson. Paragons. WoW Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2016-08-18.
  5. ^ Micky Neilson 2010-11-24. Unbroken. Old Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Archived from the original on 2010-11-24.; later re-released on the Battle.net community site.
  6. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2009-08-07. Rise of the Lich King. Old Official World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King site (US). Archived from the original on 2009-08-07.
       Blizzard Entertainment 2009-06-17. Rise of the Lich King. Old Official World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King site (EU). Archived from the original on 2009-06-17.
  7. ^ Evelyn Fredericksen 2009-12-25. Glory. Old Official World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King site (US). Archived from the original on 2010-11-07.
  8. ^ Matt Burns. Charge of the Aspects. Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2011-12-07.
       Matt Burns. Charge of the Aspects. Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2011-12-07.
  9. ^ Robert Brooks. Death From Above. World of Warcraft official game site (US). Retrieved on 2019-06-04.
  10. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Li Li's Travel Journal. World of Warcraft official game site (US). Retrieved on 2019-06-04.
  11. ^ Sarah Pine. Quest for Pandaria. Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2012-09-21.
       Sarah Pine. Quest for Pandaria. Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2012-09-21.
  12. ^ Sarah Pine. Quest for Pandaria (Part 2 of 4). Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2012-10-15.
       Sarah Pine. Quest for Pandaria (Part 2 of 4). Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2012-10-15.
  13. ^ Sarah Pine. Quest for Pandaria (Part 3 of 4). Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2016-01-05.
       Sarah Pine. Quest for Pandaria (Part 3 of 4). Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2016-01-05.
  14. ^ Sarah Pine. Quest for Pandaria (Part 4 of 4). Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2016-01-05.
       Sarah Pine. Quest for Pandaria (Part 4 of 4). Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2016-01-05.
  15. ^ Cameron Dayton. The Trial of the Red Blossoms. Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2013-02-19.
       Cameron Dayton. The Trial of the Red Blossoms. Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2013-02-19.
  16. ^ Matt Burns. Bleeding Sun. Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2013-05-17.
       Matt Burns. Bleeding Sun. Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2013-05-17.
  17. ^ Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie. The Blank Scroll. Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2013-06-23.
       Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie. The Blank Scroll. Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2013-06-23.
  18. ^ Raphael Ahad. The Strength of Steel. Official World of Warcraft Community site (US). Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
       Raphael Ahad. The Strength of Steel. Official World of Warcraft Community site (EU). Retrieved on 2013-07-31.
  19. ^ Ryan Quinn. Over Water. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2013-11-06.
       Ryan Quinn. Over Water. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (EU). Retrieved on 2013-11-06.
  20. ^ Robert Brooks. The Untamed Valley. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2014-06-19.
       Robert Brooks. The Untamed Valley. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (EU). Retrieved on 2014-06-19.
  21. ^ Matt Burns. The Jade Hunters. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2014-06-19.
       Matt Burns. The Jade Hunters. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (EU). Retrieved on 2014-06-19.
  22. ^ Robert Brooks. Hellscream. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2015-04-08.
       Robert Brooks. Hellscream. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (EU). Retrieved on 2015-04-08.
  23. ^ Blizzard Entertainment. Lords of War. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2015-04-08.
       Blizzard Entertainment. Lords of War. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (EU). Retrieved on 2015-04-08.
  24. ^ Ryan Quinn. Code of Rule. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2015-04-08.
       Ryan Quinn. Code of Rule. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (EU). Retrieved on 2015-04-08.
  25. ^ Matt Burns. Apocrypha. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2015-08-04.
       Matt Burns. Apocrypha. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (EU). Retrieved on 2015-08-04.
  26. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2017-04-18. Warcraft Short Story: “Dark Mirror”. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US).
  27. ^ Steve Danuser. Dark Mirror. World of Warcraft Official Game Site (US). Retrieved on 2017-04-18.
  28. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2017-09-21. New Audio Drama! “A Thousand Years of War” – The Story of Alleria & Turalyon. World of Warcraft official game site (US).
  29. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-10-14. Leaders Of The Alliance And Horde -- Varian Wrynn. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
       Blizzard Entertainment 2011-10-14. Leaders Of The Alliance And Horde -- Varian Wrynn. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (EU).
  30. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-06-15. Leaders of the Horde and Alliance - Gelbin Mekkatorque. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
  31. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-04-16. New Lore: Council of Three Hammers Story Available!. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
  32. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-01-14. Leaders Of The Alliance And Horde -- Genn Greymane. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
  33. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-04-23. Leaders of Azeroth: Velen Short Story Now Available. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
       Blizzard Entertainment 2011-04-23. Leaders of Azeroth: Velen Short Story Now Available. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (EU).
  34. ^ Matthew Rossi 2011-08-12. Tyrande Whisperwind leader story up on official site. WoW Insider.
  35. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-07-12. Leaders Of The Alliance And Horde -- Baine Bloodhoof. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
  36. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-09-27. Leaders of the Alliance and Horde -- Sylvanas Windrunner. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
       Blizzard Entertainment 2011-09-28. Leaders of the Horde and Alliance: Sylvanas Windrunner Story Available. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (EU).
  37. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2010-12-04. Leaders of the Alliance and Horde Part 1 - Garrosh. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
  38. ^ Creative Writing Contest. Official US Blizzard Entertainment Site.
       Creative Writing Contest. Official EU Blizzard Entertainment Site.
  39. ^ Global Writing Contest - Winners!. Old Official General Discussion forum (US) (2009-05-23). Archived from the original on 2009-05-23.
  40. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-04-27. New Lore: Vol'jin Story Available!. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).
  41. ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2011-02-18. Leaders Of The Alliance And Horde -- Trade Prince Gallywix. Official World of Warcraft Community Site (US).

See also[]

External links[]

News


Advertisement