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Codex Azeroth
World of Warcraft -- Codex Azeroth (PC)
The full and complete history of the Warcraft
universe!
By Blizzard Team | Nov. 19, 2004
For all the excitement about the release of
Blizzard's first MMO, the company is certainly no
newbie when it comes to building compelling worlds.
Indeed, World of Warcraft is the culmination of an
intellectual property that's been building up since
the release of 1994's Warcraft: Orcs and Humans. The
storyline continued building through the release of
Blizzard's classic RTS games including Warcraft II:
Tides of Darkness, and the latest edition of the
game, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
For all the success that those games enjoyed, though
there will certainly be players who will enter the
World of Warcraft without enjoying the previous RTS
games. The thing is, though, as you travel about the
lands of Azeroth, you'll experience quests and
stories that have their roots thousands of years in
the past. Do you know, for example, know why the
Orcs spent so much time clashing with the humans? Do
you know who the Burning Legion is? Have you got any
idea why the Forsaken are different than the Scourge
and why that difference matters not a whit to the
Scarlet Crusade? If you don't, don't worry about it,
because GameSpy and Blizzard have teamed up to bring
you this, the complete history of the World of
Warcraft.
Editors Note: Spoiler Alert! The information in the
Codex Azeroth is a compilation of the information
revealed in the three classic Warcraft RTS games
from Blizzard as well as their attendant expansion
packs along with the official Warcraft
novelizations. While nothing in here will spoil the
World of Warcraft experience, players who wish to
play one of the earlier games may find out things
they do not wish to know.
Azeroth Part I - In the Beginning
No one knows exactly how the universe began. Some
theorize that a catastrophic cosmic explosion sent
the infinite worlds spinning out into the vastness
of the Great Dark. Others believe that the universe
was created as a whole by a single, all-powerful
entity. Though the exact origins of the chaotic
universe remain uncertain, it was the Titans,
colossal, metallic-skinned gods from the far reaches
of the cosmos, who explored the newborn universe and
set to work on the worlds they encountered. They
raised mighty mountains and dredged out vast seas.
They breathed atmospheres into being. It was all
part of their plan to create order out of chaos.
They even empowered primitive races to tend to their
works and maintain the integrity of their respective
worlds.
The Titans brought order to a hundred million worlds
during the first ages. They were also ever-vigilant
against the vile, extra-dimensional entities of the
Twisting Nether. The Nether was home to an infinite
number of malefic, demonic beings who sought only to
destroy life and devour the energies of the living
universe. .
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