#warcraft iii

[lightbriels]

Arthas Menethil and Sylvanas Windrunner in Son of Two Worlds

[sir-vik]

I had this little series of sketches with WoW characters dressed as certain subcultures/fans of certain kinds of music. Here’s my interpretation of Illidan as a Thrash Metal fan, I also had Death Metal Arthas and Glam Rock Kael WiPs. If people like this one I can make more of those.

Drop your character + subculture suggestions in the comments!

[warcraftconceptart]

Kael'thas through the years: Blood mage by Sam Didier, 2002 Illidari leaders (detail) by Wang Wei, 2005 Veranis Bitterstar by Wang Wei, 2005 (artwork for "Veranis Bitterstar" in the TCG, but identical design to Kael'thas) Kael'thas by Wang Wei, 2007 Kael'thas and Crew (detail) by Glenn Rane, 2007 Servants of the Betrayer key art (detail) by unknown artist, 2008 Fury of the Sunwell key art (detail) by Wang Wei, 2008 Spoils of War box art (detail) by Alex "Horley" Orlandelli, 2009 Bloodmage Kael'thas by Hideaki Takamura, 2013 Heroes of the Storm Kael'thas by unkown artist, 2015 Overlords of Outland (detail) by Dmitriy Prozorov, 2021 Fury of the Sunwell BC classic key art (detail) by Bayard Wu, 2022

[alistairstheirins]

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) dev. Blizzard Entertainment

"Gentlemen, meet Miss Jaina Proudmoore, special agent to the Kirin Tor, and one of the most talented sorceresses in the land."

[sealsdaily]

Today's Seal Is: Double-Digit Polygons

[maiev-arts]

Art of Tallowick (DeviantArt)

[luremak-silvonel]

I recently heard something from my friend that genuinely surprised me: apparently, many players consider the night elves to be the most arrogant race in WoW

I fundamentally disagree with that. In my opinion, many players confuse arrogance with xenophobia. And the night elves' xenophobia is perfectly understandable if you look at the events of Warcraft III (even if Blizzard no longer considers it canon, that's where the roots of the night elves' behavior come from)

Imagine living on a secluded continent for thousands of years, mostly in the forests. You keep to yourselves (aside from occasional conflicts with the trolls), rarely leave your homeland, and have minimal contact with the other races of Kalimdor

Then, one day, unknown ships begin arriving. Green-skinned orcs land on your shores, followed by humans, your long-lost elven kin, and members of other races. Everything changes—and not for the better

Their arrival coincides with the invasion of the Burning Legion (which, from the night elves' perspective, can hardly seem like a coincidence), the orcs begin cutting down the forests, and they even kill Cenarius (yes, I know only his physical form died—but this is Blizzard; they'll resurrect almost anyone)

Of course it would be incredibly difficult to trust these newcomers

Even though everyone eventually united against a common enemy, the night elves paid an enormous price for that victory. They sacrificed Nordrassil and their immortality to defeat Archimonde

And then, only a few years after the war, they find themselves fighting the orcs on their own lands once again. To have any chance at all, they're forced to join the Alliance ("the enemy of my enemy is my friend")

It makes perfect sense that many night elves would want things to go back to the way they were and see the new status quo as deeply unfair. They weren't invading anyone else's lands or bringing disaster upon other races, so why can't everyone simply leave them alone?

That frustration is what they end up directing toward the other races

[elaez]

regis sepulchrum