Conquest of the Horde

We have so many wonderful guides on the forums that could help with many questions when making a new character profile. I've made this small guide in order to try and better organize these all into one document for easy finding and surfing when you make a character. I do not claim to have written any of these guides, but I really do hope that this compilation of guides helps answer concerns when making your characters.

Contents

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[1.0] - Races

• [1.1] - Alliance Races
  • [1.1.1] - Humans
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 72-110
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 160 - 280 (73-127kg) - Female: 125 - 245 (57-111kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 6' (1,83m) - Female:5'5" (1,65m)
      
    • Humans
      
    • The Human Nations
  • [1.1.2] - Dwarves
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 252-450
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 154 - 226 (70-103kg) - Female: 124 - 193 (56-88kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 4'11" (1,50m) - Female: 4'7" (1,40m)
      
    • Dwarves
      
    • Ale, Hammer, Beards! by Djura
      
    • Wildhammer Relationships by Dafusimba (Note: This guide is about Wildhammer Dwarves and not Bronzebeard Dwarves)
      
    • Earthborn by CappnRob
  • [1.1.3] - Gnomes
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 203-500
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 42 - 45 (19-20kg) - Female: 37 - 39 (17-18kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 3' (91cm) - Female: 2'10" (86cm)
      
    • Gnomes
      
    • Off and Away! by Secrettom
      
    • "Hey, Nice Apparatus!" and Other Ramblings by Kiffles
    [1.1.4] - Night Elves
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 2,000
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 216 - 324 (98-147kg) - Female: 206 - 314 (93-142kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 7' (2,13m) - Female: 6'8" (2,03m)
      
    • Night Elves
      
    • Of Night and Stars by Dilly
      
    • Kaldorei by Maeven
      
    • A Cosmic Duality; Sin'dorei and Kaldorei by Flammos200 (Note: This guide compares Night Elves and Blood Elves)
  • [1.1.5] - Draenei
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of "Unknown"
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 118 - 175 (54-80kg) - Female: 100 - 165 (46-75kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 7'5" (2,26m) - Female: 7' (2,13m)
      
    • Draenei
      
    • So you want to play a Draenei? by Hawk
  • [1.1.6] - Worgen
    • Average Weight - Male: 175 - 350 (79-158kg) - Female: 200 - 275 (90-124kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 6'8" (2,07m) - Female: 7" (2,13m)
      
    • Worgen
      
    • The Kingdom of Gilneas
      
    • Gilneas and You! Observations On The Peninsula Nation by Xigo
• [1.2] - Horde Races
  • [1.2.1] - Orcs
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 82-100
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 292 - 508 (132-230kg) - Female: 252 - 468 (114-212kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 6'6" (1,98m) - Female: 6' (1,83m)
      
    • Orcs
      
    • Zug Zug and More! by Theik
      
    • Strength and Honor by Kaghuros (Note: This guide is not explicitly about Orcs in general, but it explains on values Orc culture holds close.)
  • [1.2.2] - Trolls
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 70-79
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 216 - 324 (98-147kg) - Female: 201 - 309 (91-140kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 7'5" (2,26m) - Female: 7' (2,13m)
      
    • Trolls (Note: This link tells about Trolls in general. For the tribe that is allied with Horde, see the next link.)
      
    • Darkspear Trolls
      
    • Feed the Troll by Walrus
      
    • You Come Get da Voodoo by Theik
      
    • The Loa by Walrus
  • [1.2.3] - Tauren
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 114-150
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 375 - 664 (170-391kg) - Female: 346 - 634 (157-288kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 8' (2,44m) - Female: 7'8" (2,34m)
      
    • Tauren
      
    • Tuaren. You Know You Want One... by Harmonic
      
    • Since the Mists of Dawn by Beltharean
  • [1.2.4] - Forsaken
    • Forsaken are actually Humans that were killed in the fall of Lordaeron in the Third War and came back as the "Living Dead" under service of the Lich King. Since then, they've declared independence and have joined the Horde. For information on the Forsaken before the fall of Lordaeron, please see the Human section.
      
    • Age - Forsaken Ages Explained
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 150 - 270 (68-122kg) - Female: 95 - 235 (43-107kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 5'11" (1,80m) - Female: 5'4" (1,63m)
      
    • Forsaken
      
    • The Undead by Nostra
  • [1.2.5] - Blood Elves
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 2,000
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 118 - 175 (54-80kg) - Female: 100 - 165 (46-75kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 6'1" (1,85m) - Female: 5'9" (1,75m)
      
    • Blood Elves
      
    • So you want to be a Blood Elf? by HelveteSong
      
    • A Cosmic Duality; Sin'dorei and Kaldorei by Flammos200 (Note: This guide compares Night Elves and Blood Elves)
  • [1.2.6] - Goblins
    • Age - Adulthood at 18 - Lifespan of 75-93
      
    • Average Weight - Male: 55 - 110 (24-49kg) - Female: 75 - 85 (34-38kg)
      
    • Average Height - Male: 3'7" (1,13m) - Female: 4'2" (1,28m)
      
    • General Goblins
      
    • Bilgewater Cartel (Horde) Goblins
      
    • The Golden Boys: A Guide to Goblin by Geoni

[2.0] - Classes

• [2.1] - Warrior
  • Warriors
    
  • Warriors by Touchseed
• [2.2] - Paladin
  • Paladins
    
  • So you want to be a Paladin? by Tales23
• [2.3] - Hunter
  • Hunters
• [2.4] - Rogue
  • Rogues
    
  • Honor Among Thieves by Kiffles
• [2.5] - Priest
  • Priests
    
  • Shadow and Light by Scout
• [2.6] - Druid
  • Druids
    
  • A Humble Guide to Druids by Delta
• [2.7] - Warlock
  • Warlocks
    
  • A Junkie's Guide to Fel Magic by Kaghuros
    
  • Warlocks and Warlockery by Aminar
• [2.8] - Mage
  • Mages
    
  • Dummy's Guide to the Arcane by Theik
    
  • Magic and You by Vorce
• [2.9] - Shaman
  • Shamans
    
  • All About Shamanism by Khashgrokk
    
  • Understanding Shamanism by Grakor456
• [2.10] - Death Knight
  • Death Knights
    
  • Death Knights by Grakor456
    
  • Victory over the Scarlet Crusade by Delta
    
  • Death Knights and Myths Busted by PiesOfNub

[3.0] - Miscellaneous Guides

• Height to Scale Convertor by Errata
  • This guide helps with scaling your characters to give off a precise height display in-game.
• Significant Racial Event Timeline by BountyHunter
  • This guide can help with understanding the general idea of time flow and chronology when making your character!
• Racial Predjudice in WoW by Thoradin
  • This guide can help when trying to understand your character's possible relations with other races and sub-groups!

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Question!

With the Scourge's dissolution, are the Forsaken still subject to the RPG's notion of mindlessness?

(01-01-2012, 09:19 PM)LostStranger Wrote: [ -> ]Question!

With the Scourge's dissolution, are the Forsaken still subject to the RPG's notion of mindlessness?

Wherein the Undead in question falls into a state of mindless being? Yeah, it still holds. Called brainrot. It's a byproduct of the shoddy, mass-risings that were done by the Scourge, which is why you don't see it in Death Knights. It's a curse worse than their undeath itself, and all Forsaken are generally terrified of the day they fall prey to the rot.

(01-01-2012, 09:31 PM)muhaha8 Wrote: [ -> ]

(01-01-2012, 09:19 PM)LostStranger Wrote: [ -> ]Question!

With the Scourge's dissolution, are the Forsaken still subject to the RPG's notion of mindlessness?

Wherein the Undead in question falls into a state of mindless being? Yeah, it still holds. Called brainrot. It's a byproduct of the shoddy, mass-risings that were done by the Scourge, which is why you don't see it in Death Knights. It's a curse worse than their undeath itself, and all Forsaken are generally terrified of the day they fall prey to the rot.

This, essentially. The only difference is that now the Lich King doesn't reclaim control of them, or if he does, Bolvar doesn't do anything with them. By all accounts, they just lose their ability to think and remember.

Stellar guide, Dotsy!

(01-01-2012, 09:31 PM)muhaha8 Wrote: [ -> ]Called brainrot.

This is not the time or thread, but suffice it to say that I do not believe Forsaken use their brains to think any more than they do their eyes to see.

It's a subjective term. Even in death the brain is used as a recepticle for the memories of life. Brainrot refers to the loss of self as the soul loses what makes it individual. When that happens, the undead becomes, essentially, a zombie.

If you want to discuss that more, Lost, Skype.

This would need to be stickied as it is a very excellent al-around guide guide..guides within guides..a guideception of guides. Thanks

Updated with Delta's guide to druids!

I'm still trying to keep this guide current, so post here if you think a guide needs mentioning please.

This is the first I've seen this, and I've gotta say...


Damn. This is great, Dotsy. This is really, really needed here and you've done an amazing job at keeping it all straight. I'm super impressed! Thank you so much for this.

Quick question (don't mean to be stepping on toes with this).. but how would we use this guide of ages when a race reaches adulthood in comparison to the WoWpedia's chart of ages here? Which one of these sources of information would we be expected to follow?

All races reach physical maturity at approximately the age of 18 (including the Elves).

Cultural views on maturity still vary, though.

EDIT: To elaborate on that, we found other sources that disputed/disagreed with previous sources stating that elves, for example, reach adulthood much later. Which suggested that elves were children for, say 100 years, including physically. We stick to all races maturing physically at the same rate until adulthood for the sake of consistency, and due to the lore we've found to support such ideas.

Just uh, making a note here.

This thread is -extremely- useful. Perhaps it could get a link to one of the profile forums? I understand it being here, but it'd save some of us a lot of time and searching.

Goblins and Worgen sections added as placeholders with a few links to help people with their profiles already being made! Cata-Incoming!

Also: added Bountyhunter's time-guide in the new [3.0.0]!

As always: please toss any suggestions for guide additions in this thread!

Edit(s):

• Goblins and Worgen updated!
  
• Now featuring Xigo's guide to Gilneas!

By popular demand, Errata's Height to Scale Conversion Guide has been added.