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Prologue
About this page
The world of Warcraft hasn't been perfectly shaped with every source of information being in line with each other. There have been made some errors. What is right and what is wrong? Obviously what has been there first, is probably right. But sometimes, errors have been made within one source. What is more frequently seen in the same source or among the other sources of information? That is what this page is about:The errors made in the Warcraft world. Feel free to send any errors you don't find listed below! Please give full quotes and note where the quotes are from. Errors
The Dark Portal
The location of the Dark Portal is weird, comparing Warcraft 2, Warcraft 2 manual and World of Warcraft.The Warcraft manual says the following about the portal: "Encircled by a ring of towering obsidian stones, the Portal stands some fifty feet above the marshy ground of the Black Morass." p27 So, it states that the gateway should be standing on a small hill. However, if the end cinematic of Warcraft 2, it is shown to be in a deep pit. And as well in World of Warcraft the location resembles more to the location shown in the cinematic, then told in the Warcraft 2 manual. What is right? I would think that the pit-version is true. Because it's more frequent than the hill-version and it has been used at the same time as the hill-version and as well after the release of Warcraft 2. Elven eyes
The Well of Eternity states that there has only been one Elf (at the time of the First Demonic Invasion) has golden eyes. This would be queen Azshara:"" This contradicts with World of Warcraft, where all the Night Elves have golden eyes. Orcs and horns
Do Orcs have horns? According to any game, image and wallpaper released so far they don't. Though The Last Guardian by Jeff Grubb clearly states they do:"" Though images from grunts show that the horns are attached to their helmets, rather than sticking out of their heads. all the images from Thrall and Grom on this site used, show no signs of horns at all. Runestone at Caer Darrow
The Warcraft 2 Manual states:"The Runestone was an ancient monolith erected by the Elven Druids and inscribed with powerful runes of protection and warding" p27 Though the The Well of Eternity and The Demon Soul state that Furion Stormrage was the first or one of the first to ever be walk the path of druidism. During his teachings, the Great Sundering occurred, and it separated Caer Darrow from Kalimdor where Furion raised more Druids. Later Dath'Remar led the High-Borne to the Eastern Kingdoms, and found Quel'Thalas. This was due to his disagreement with the Druidic regime. It is very unlikely that Druids would have joined him, since the High-Borne were Arcane magicans. Thus, Elven Druids cannot have risen the Runestone at Caer Darrow, or Malfurion wasn't the first. I tend to lean towards the bookversion for the first time now. A runestone sounds not very Druidic to me. Druids don't really use runes for as far as I know. Arcane magics on the other hand do. So I expect that the Runestone has been erected by High Elven Sorcerers. Add to that that the www.WorldofWarcraft.com storyline talks about Elven sorcerers rising runestones all around Quel'Thalas... Dwarfs and the Kaldorei
The www.WorldofWarcraft.com storyline has in Chapter 3:"Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves(2,500 years before Warcraft I)" This it tells of the Dwarves rising from the grounds to see the light of day for the first time, after being mutated from the Earthen, workers from the Titans. It occurred 2500 years B.I.. Though in War of the Ancients: The Demon Soul, the Kaldorei are advised to request an alliance with the Dwarves and Tauren by Krasus, who is from the future, but from the Elven thoughts and reaction it's clear that they do know this race. This was ten thousand years B.I. and thus 6500 years before the rise of the Dwarves. How is this possible: Simple: it isn't. I think that The Demon Soul is wrong, since in WoW, the Earthen do exist; in WoW, Uldaman exists. This guide was first, before The Demon Soul, so I think the book is incorrect. The Dwarves play only a minor role in this, so, it's very unlikely to be true. Illidan's eyes
This is actually an error made within one source: The Well Of Eternity. First it states Illidan's amber colored eyes, and later it talks about his golden eyes. Wow, they got colored contacts back then?"Illidan would have been identical to Malfurion if not for his midnight blue hair and amber eyes" p45 "The handsome night elf frowned, his arresting golden eyes losing some of their light." p118 I assume that the amber eyes are true, since it's first stated and Azshara is supposed to be the only with golden eyes. Gul'Dan's death
The Warcraft III expansion cinematic views how Gul'Dan enters the Tomb of Sargeras. And it killed within the Tomb. It's kind of strange how, in Warcraft II Orc Campaign. One of the last levels is about 'you' following Gul'Dan to the island and your objective it to kill all Orcs from both tribes which betrayed the Horde. This includes Demons too though, allied with the Orcs, and it includes Gul'Dan. Kind of strange, don't you think?
Hakkar is schitzofrenic
Those of you who have played the World of Warcraft beta (or are insane at levelling), probably know him, if you reached to the higher levels of the game: Hakkar.Those of you who read The Well Of Eternity probably know him: Hakkar. Know their is a strange contradiction... The first Hakkar is an ancient frost-wyrm-like Dragongod located in the Sunken Temple, also known as the Tempel of Atal'Hakkar. But in the book, Hakkar is the Houndmaster, an Undead being who commands Felhounds and Hellhounds. He is more humanoid. Conclusion: Hakkar has a double personality. What is true? I won't know. Maybe it's just a coïncidence that they both have the same name. I mean, both exist, and both have the name... "'I am the Houndmaster' the massive, skeletal knight continued, fiery gaze fixing most upon the kneeling counselor 'I am Hakkar'" p141 |
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