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A pntekre grt Trtnelemra sajnos mra csszott, ksznheten annak, hogy valaki gonosz llek

fogalmazsgtlt kevert teleme!italoma" min#enesetre az iztos, hogy a csszs cseppet semvolt tervezett$ A tma, ahogy ke##en grtem, az arakkoa faj rvi# trtnete lesz$

Az arakkok si faj, akik taln mg az orkokat s az ogrket is megelztk %raenoron$$$ Az

arakkok ma#rszer& kinzet&ek' test(ket a szivrvny min#en sznen pompz tollazat ortja, akarjaik valjan szrnyak, a kez(k s a l)k karmokan vgz#ik$ Az arakkok sztnsen jl

kezelik az arcane mgit, s meglehetsen intelligensek s agyafrtak$ *akhely(ket gyakranosztjk meg a kaliri nev& ma#rfajjal, amiket hzillatknt s va#sztrsknt is tartjk$ Az arakkok

istennek neve +)khmar, illetve tisztelik leghatalmasa kirly)kat, Terokkot is" r egyesek

szerint terokk valjan maga +)khmar volt$Az els iro#alm)k az Apeis civilizci volt, akik mra teljesen kihaltak, s csak -la#e.s /#ge

0o)ntainsen rzi a nyom)kat nhny kristly emlkm&, amik az rtk szmra nagy ertklcsnznek$ A trtnelmi emlkezet els ismert arakkoa alakja Terokk, aki a legen#a szerint sajt

kez&leg ptette az arakkok fvrost, 1kettist$ /zt kveten vszza#okig )ralko#ott npn, m

egy napon nyomtalan)l elt&nt, s csak #r#jt, maszkjt s rsait hagyta maga mgtt$ 2ralmaalatt a trsa#alom szigor kasztren#szere szervez#tt, s az als osztlya szor)ltakat gyakran

l#oztk fel stt clok r#eken Terokk talonpriestjei$

3ezetj(k elt&nse )tn a papok azon kez#tek fra#ozni, hogy visszahozzk k## vlt kirly)kat$

Az arakkok ekkorian telepe#tek le legnagyo rszen Terokkar 4oresten 5 ami a nevt isTerokkrl kapta 5, #e a kolniik 6vagy ezek mara#vnyai7 megtallhatak 8ellfire 9enins)ln,

-la#e.s /#ge 0o)ntainsen s 1ha#o:moon 3alleyan is$ A 8or#e felemelke#se sorn azarakkokat is megtma#ta 5 ennek nyomai 1ha#o:moon 3alleyan lthatak 5, akik ezrt nem

sz&n gy&lletet reznek az orkok irnt$ ;em vletlen, hogy egy il#hammert kereste$

Terokk lassan kszen llt ara, hogy a papok ismt megi#zzk, #e ekkor kt elre nem ltottesemny is ekvetkezett' egyrszt a 1ha#o: ?o)ncil ksrlete 0)rm)r megi#zsre k)#arca

f)lla#t A)chin#o)nan, s a fellp roans kietlen p)sztasgg vltoztatta a krnyez ter(letet 5

elertve 3eil +haze5t is, aminek a teljes lakossga elp)szt)lt$ A roans msik )thatsa, hogy azegyik arakkoa vezet, Talon =ing @kiss ez)tn meggyz#ssel lltotta, hogy Terokk j

megtestes(lse, s a kvetit A)chin#o)na vitte, a vros ma 1ethekk 8alls nven ismert rszre$A msik nem tervezett esemny az volt, hogy az arakkok egy rsze kiszaa#)lt a talonpriestek

)ralma all, s ez a csoport =irrik the A:akene# s +ilak the +e#eeme# vezetsvel 1hattratha

menek(lt, ahol a naar)k oltalma al helyeztk mag)kat$ 1kettis vezeti ezt r)lsknt rtelmeztk,gy hort hir#ettek 1hattrath ellen$$$ A vrost v# gr#a, a 1ha.tari 1kyg)ar# ennek

kvetkezten teleptett egy kise ltszm elrst 1kettis kzvetlen kzele, ahonnangerillaakcikkal igyekeznek szaotlni Terokk visszatrst$ Amikor egyrtelm&v vlt, hogy ezt

nem lehet tov halasztani, akkor egy kise csapat sikeresen megi#zte Terokkot 5 m koran,mint azt tervezte volna" gy gyengen lpet ismt a vilgra s az t megi#z kalan#orokelp)szttottk az arakkok njellt istent$$

0in#ezek mellett a tvoli -la#e.s /#ge 0o)ntainsen,

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They are one of the most ancient races on %raenor, accor#ing to relics fo)n# in )tlan#$ Bet the

arakkoa initially seeme# far from any kin# of enlightene# society :hen players first met them inBurning Crusade$ ?ertainly, they ha# the n)mers to in#icate a vast civilization 55 )t the arakkoa

al:ays felt like a footnote to )tlan#, filler rather than an important part of :hat ma#e %raenor

:hat it :as, or an integral part of the -)rning ?r)sa#e storyline$ After all, it :as all ao)t the orcs,the #raenei, an# the -)rning *egion 55 the comings an# goings of ir#5people #i#n.t really factor

into the mi$

>hich may e j)st the :ay the arakkoa like it$ 4airly recl)sive, the arakkoa #on.t go o)t of their

:ay to tell strangers of their past$ Bet even tho)gh there is little to e fo)n# :here the arakkoa areconcerne#, the small pieces :e.ve manage# to glean point to a far more comple society than the

arakkoa are :illing to #iv)lge$ An# in Warlords of Draenor, :e.ll finally e ale to see the arakkoasoar 55 an# maye even )nravel some of the secrets of this recl)sive race$

Ancient

Accor#ing to the ogres, the arakkoa have een aro)n# for far longer than yo).# think$ @n -la#e.s

/#ge, the small settlement of gri.la :as estalishe# specifically to st)#y relics of an ancient, no:5etinct sect of the arakkoa calle# the Apeis$ >hyC -eca)se these crystal relics emit a strange

energy that allo:s for clarity of min#$ That.s :hy the ogres of gri.la are so :ell5spoken 55 it.s the

Apeis crystals$ That.s also :hy everyone seems to e intereste# in otaining the crystals, eca)sethey hol# great po:er$

1o here :e have #irect evi#ence that not only :ere the arakkoa aro)n# for an etremely lengthy

perio# of time on %raenor, )t they ha# an enlightene# society that )se# crystals for clarity an# :ho

kno:s :hat else$ @n a :ay, o##ly eno)gh, it almost hails to the #raenei an# their )se of crystals forvario)s mechanical tasks$ The Apeis :ere apparently a highly a#vance# civilization $$$ )t at some

point, they simply #ie# o)t, an# :hatever it :as that ma#e them go etinct has yet to e )ncovere#$

They :ere )t one ranch of the arakkoa$ The race itself is #ivi#e# into a m)ltit)#e of settlements

scattere# all over )tlan#$ -)t even these fragmente# settlements, pop)late# as they might e,:eren.t representative of the arakkoa as a :hole$ @nformation presente# :ith Warlordsin#icates that

the act)al home of the arakkoa :as the 1pires of Arak, a region that :e.ll get to eplore in the)pcoming epansion$

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Deities

1ome:here #)ring the evol)tion of arakkoa civilization, vario)s gro)ps egan to splinter from each

other$ The settlements c)rrently scattere# aro)n# )tlan# are not )nite# in one p)rpose 55 in fact,there are so many #ifferent p)rposes that it.s etremely #iffic)lt to sort o)t eactly :hen the arakkoa

:ere )nite#, if they :ere in fact )nite# at all$ 0any of the arakkoa remaining on)tlan# follo: a #eity calle# Terokk 55 :ho act)ally isn.t really likely to e a #eity at

all$ Accor#ing to the fe: notes :e have regar#ing arakkoa history, he :as simply a hero

from ancient times, a #efen#er :ho might have at some point ascen#e# into some sort of go#hoo#,)t there.s no real proof to that theory$

Terokk :as a hero :ho )ilt 1kettis, the arakkoa capital, :ith his o:n cla:s, rising thro)gh theranks an# ecoming the greatest champion an# #efen#er the arakkoa ha#$ Altho)gh there are 1kettis

:ho still eist an# :orship Terokk, or the memory of Terokk, there are m)rm)rs that he has in factecome an evil creat)re 55 :holly )nepecte#, for many :ho kne: of Terokk.s history$ @n the

ancient #ays, the arakkoa :orshipe# a #eity calle# +)khmar 55 an act)al #eity, one that even Terokk

revere#$ At some point #)ring Terokk.s ascension to greatness, the arakkoa t)rne# from +)khmar,instea# foc)sing on a ne: master 55 one :ho promise# the arakkoa )ntol# po:er an# stat)s in the

cosmos$ 2pon oserving so many of his kin# eginning to follo: this #ark ne: master, Terokkt)rne# a:ay from his people an# #isappeare#$ 1ome claime#, after these events, that Terokk :as

act)ally +)khmar in the flesh, or perhaps +)khmar reorn$

@n the shattere# r)ins of A)chin#o)n, a gro)p of arakkoa still happily contin)e to serve an# follo:

the path of this strange, #ark master$ These arakkoa are kno:n as the 1ethekk, le# y Talon =ing@kiss$ @kiss :as at first a charismatic lea#er accor#ing to some, )t he #escen#e# into ma#ness at

some point an# in Burning Crusade, proclaime# that he :as in fact Terokk reorn$ An# there are

others :ho seek o)t the #ark master that @kiss an# his ilk revere so, others :ho are merely spirits yno:, :orking to s)mmon that #ark master to )tlan# in 1ha#o:moon 3alley 55 an l#

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-eyon# the 1kettis an# the 1ethekk is Anz)$ ;et to nothing is kno:n ao)t Anz), other than his

stat)s as a Draven go#$D ;ot even the naar), omnipotent as they may seem, can see eactly :hatAnz) is, :here he came from, or :hat his plans really are$ %r)i#s in )tlan# researche# Anz), an#

#iscovere# he is the go# of an arakkoa c)lt, an# someho: tie# to the /meral# %ream, an# the

/meral# ;ightmare as :ell$ The arakkoa have a prophecy s)rro)n#ing the raven go#'

4rom the #arkest night shall rise again the raven, shall take flight in the sha#o:s, shallreveal the nat)re of its kin#$ 9repare yo)rself for its coming, for the faithf)l shall e

elevate# to take flight :ith the raven, the rest e forgotten to :alk )pon the gro)n#,

clippe# :ings an# shame$ 1teel yo)r min#s an# g)ar# yo)r tho)ghts$ The #ark :ings:ill clo)# an# cons)me the min#s of the :eak, a flock of thralls :hose feet may never

leave the gro)n#$ The ol# loo# :ill flo: once again :ith the coming of the raven, theret)rn of the #arkness in the skies$ 1carlet night, an# the rise of the ol#$ The raven :as

str)ck #o:n once for flying too high, )nrea#y$ The eons have prepare# the %ark

>atcher for its ascent, to #ra: the #ark cloak across the horizon$ 55 9rophecy of the+aven hat.s fascinating ao)t Anz) is that he s)ppose#ly ties into the /meral# ;ightmare, :hich :as

reveale# to e the infl)ence of the ol# go# ;.zoth at -lizz?on EFGF$ Anz) c)rrently resi#es in the

r)ins of A)chin#o)n, :here the 1ethekk :orship their false king 55 an# search for their master, the

as5yet )nname# l# hether the

arakkoa, as tight5lippe# as they are ao)t their origins, have al:ays containe# castes an# segments

that :orshipe# #ark po:ers that potentially eclipse# anything the -)rning *egion ha# to offer$ An#

:hether that link to the l#

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homelan#, the 1pires of Arak, looke# like efore it fell$ @n promotional material, it.s implie# that

these arakkoa :orship the Dlesse# s)nD 55 an# that points to a potential str)ggle on the horizon as

:ell$ +e#eeme# arakkoa in )tlan# have emrace# the *ight $$$ possily eca)se, at one point in

time or another, they :ere one of the arakkoa that soare#$

-)t even tho)gh o)r kno:le#ge regar#ing the history of the arakkoa is fragmente# at est, there.s apotential pict)re that can e #ra:n from :hat :e kno:$ ne flight of arakkoa, paying homage to

the lesse# s)n, )rning the lo:er races alive$ An# perhaps, some:here on %raenor, another sect of

arakkoa that also :ishes to fly$ A lo:er caste of arakkoa, H)ietly #evote# to taking to the skies on

their o:n, protecte# in the :ings of the raven, the %ark >atcher 55 the haringer of en#less night$

>e.ll have to :ait an# see if the mysteries of the arakkoa are )nveile# $$$ )t the potential is there

for a story far more epansive than the str)ggles of orcs an# #raenei, a story that has een slo:ly

playing o)t for far longer than the eiles of Arg)s have :alke# the grassy plains of %raenor$

The arakkoaare a ipe#al, keenly intelligent avian race, native to%raenor6no:)tlan#7, :hichhas an affinity for arcane magic an# secrecy$IGJ0ost are aggressive to oth Alliancean# 8or#e,

altho)gh there are frien#ly memers of the arakkoa to e fo)n#$

The :inge# arakkoa are the pro)# #escen#ants of the once5gran#Apeiscivilization, a glorio)s

empire of the s)n that r)le# vast territories alongsi#e theogreempire cent)ries ago$ >hile many of

the great :orks of their foreears remain a mystery, the arakkoa in the time of %raenor.s final #ays

Kpro)#, hatef)l an# #efiantKmastere# their o:n form of s)n magic$ 4rom atop the 1pires of Arak

they gaze# #o:n on %raenor :ith scorn an# so)ght to restore their people to the heights of their

po:er$IEJ

A secon# gro)p of arakkoa, calle# the Arakkoa )tcasts, :ere orn from the treachery of their kin$

Transforme# into h)nche# sha#o:s of their former selves an# gifte# :ith a mastery of sha#o:

magic y the raven go# Anz), in %raenor.s final #ays they #esperately so)ght to s)rvive the

genoci#al efforts of those :ho ha# etraye# them$ >itho)t champions, an# :itho)t hope, the

)tcasts )ltimately hee#e# the infl)ence of an l#

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As Anz) #evo)re# him in an attempt to contain the c)rse, a trickle of loo# escape#, creating the

1ethekk 8ollo::here it to)che# the gro)n#$ The c)rse cripple# Anz)" flightless an# paine# y

#ark visions, he :o)l# event)ally seal himself a:ay in a realm of sha#o:s$ 0ean:hile, +)khmar

fle# the 1pires in fear, vo:ing never again to to)ch the gro)n#$

Tho)gh -rann -ronzeear#once connecte# the origins of the arakkoa to Anz),ILJhe :as only

partially right' it :as +)khmar :ho :ent on to create a ne: race of chil#renKone that :o)l#

represent not only her o:n po:er an# grace, )t also the g)ile an# cleverness of Anz), :ho ha# so

selflessly taken 1ethe.s c)rse )pon himself$IMJ1he name# them the arakkoa in the hopes that they

:o)l# one #ay ask in the :in# an# s)n of the 1pires of Arak as she ha#$INJ

The Apexis

@t is )nkno:n eactly :here +)khmar create# the first arakkoa, or :here their first empire :as

estalishe#$ Archaeological evi#ences)ggests that this first arakkoan civilization, kno:n as the

Apexis, may have come to po:er in :hat are no: the-la#e.s /#ge 0o)ntainsof )tlan#efore

migrating so)th to the 1pires of Arak$ The Apeis vanishe# from history :itho)t :arning, the only

sign they eiste# eing the r)ins of their gran# civilization that #ot the 1pires, the remnants of their

a#vance# solar5po:ere# technology, an# the rare an# val)aleApeis ?rystalsK)nimaginale solar

energy in crystalline form$ The Apeis ha# l)eprints for a flying DTemple in the 1kyD, )t it is

)nclear if they ever act)ally )ilt it$IOJ@f the Temple in the 1ky :as )ilt, that may e :here they

vanishe# to$

The Adherents and the Outcasts

The net arakkoan c)lt)re :as that of the s)n5:oshipping High Arakkoaase# in the majestic cityof 1kyreach, perche# atop the mo)ntain spires of their resettle# homelan#$IPJ IQJThe greatest an#

most love# king of these arakkoa :as kno:n as Terokk, an# it :as sai# that he an# the go##ess

+)khmar:ere one an# the same$IRJ8o:ever, the sages of 1kyreach :ere jealo)s of Terokk an#,

t)rning on him, they cast him #o:n from 1kyreach into the pools of the 1ethekk 8ollo:,forme#

from the c)rse# loo# of the #ea# go# 1ethe$ The loo# m)tate# Terokk' his o#y transforme#, his

:ings shrivele#, an# his sanity egan to leave him$ @t :as Anz), the +aven *or# :ho ha# first

enco)ntere# 1ethe.s c)rse an# :ho for so long een :atching the arakkoa from the sha#o:s, that

took pity on Terokk$ 8e gave him comman# over #ark magic :ith :hich to save his sanityKan#

the sanity of his loyalists :ho :ere cast #o:n :ith himKan# the /ye of Anz):ith :hich tocontact him$ Terokk ha# ecome the first of the Arakkoa Outcasts, an# :ith the help of Anz) )ilt

the city of 1kettisas a ref)ge for his kin#$ 4rom that #ay for:ar# 1kyreach :o)l# e r)le# not y a

king )t y the sages, no: calling themselves the Adherents of Rukhmar$

ther la:reakers :o)l# e tosse# into the pools, an# event)ally the s)rviving Arakkoa )tcasts

ecame a civilization )nto themselves$ %eep in the sha#o:e# trees at the ase of the 1pires, 1ethe.s

c)rse passe# from one generation of )tcasts to the net :itho)t any hope of a c)re$IGFJ+)khmar

an# her A#herents feare# an# hate# these c)rse# arakkoa an# the #ark magic gifte# to their

Talonpriests y Anz), an# so :age# :ar on them$ To ai# in their attles, the A#herents searche# for

ancient Apeis technology, )nleashing po:erf)l golems to s)j)gate their enemies an# t)rrets that

fire# eams of concentrate# light to p)rge the )tcast settlements :ith flame$

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At some point the arakkoa inva#e# the Tanaan S)nglean# attacke# the -lee#ing 8ollo: clan,

forcing the orcs to hi#e in fear in their villages )ntil they :ere inspire# an# le# to victory y

=ilrogg %ea#eye$IGGJ>hile it.s )nclear if these :ere the A#herents or the )tcasts, the arakkoa at

the %en of 8aal.eshin mo#ern5#ay8ellfire 9enins)lamay e remnants of this invasion" if so, it

ecomes apparent that the )tcasts :ere responsile for the inc)rsion$

The arakkoa pre#icte# the arrival of the#raeneia cent)ry efore it happene#$IGEJ

The Rise of the Sethekk

As the years :ore on, Terokk.s health #ecline#, grief tore at his heart, an# 1ethe.s c)rse che:e# at

his min#$ 8e egan to hate the :orl#, aan#oning 1kettis an# even sacrificing the lo:er castes of

his o:n people to #ark po:ers in search of a c)re$IGLJIGMJ8is fello: )tcasts #i# not seem to

kno: the reason for this aan#onment an# attri)te# it to their t)rning a:ay from the :orship of

+)khmar$IRJ8oping to rej)venate their king, the Talonpriests seale# Terokk a:ay in a realm of

sha#o:s$ All that remaine# of their elove# lea#er :ere several artifacts he left ehin#, among them

his spear, his maskan# his :ritings$IGMJ

After some time, in the :ake of contin)e# an# escalating attacks y the A#herents of +)khmar, the

Arakkoa )tcasts so)ght to contact Terokk$ Their rit)als :ere )ns)ccessf)l, ho:ever, an# :itho)t

any champions to g)i#e them the )tcasts ecame increasingly #ire an# #esperate$ The 1ethekk

c)lt, follo:ers of the #ea# go# 1ethe, gaine# more po:er, an# the )tcasts spirale# into #arkness$

IGNJThe loss of Terokk also sa: the loss of the /ye of Anz), c)tting off comm)nication et:een

the )tcasts an# the only go# :ho ha# :atche# over them after eing rejecte# y their o:ncreator,

an# the 1ethekk egan to harness 1ethe.s po:ers to fin# the raven go# an# en# him to their :ill$

IGOJIGPJThe only arakkoa :ho :o)l# contin)e to :orship Anz) :ere those of the

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The Legacy of Terokk

-y the time the mo#ern Alliancean# 8or#ecame to )tlan#, the minions of TerokkK:ho :as still

largely revere# y the arakkoaK:ere :orking in his name to commit evils thro)gho)t Terokkar

4orest, :ith the Talon =ing himself pres)maly losing the mental attle :ith 1ethe.s c)rse an#

going ma#$ At 3eil 1hienoran# 3eil +eskk, the /yes of 1kettis allo:e# Terokk to spy on those

areas$ At 3eil 1kith, the arakkoa )se# the %arkstone of Terokkas an altar of :orship$ At 3eil +haze,

Terokk raise# the spirits of the #ea# arakkoa kille# in the A)chin#o)n eplosion$ At 3eil *ithic, his

minions corr)pte# the avians into his service$ At 3eil 1halas,the closest colony to 1kettis, the

arakkoa sages con#)cte# :ars against the *ight$

8o:ever, a fe: ha# roken a:ay from 1kettisKsome to free themselves from Terokk.s ma#ness,

an# others #el)#e# y po:er$ The 1kettis /iles, taken in y the naar)A.#al, resi#e in the*o:er

?ityof 1hattrath, :here they attle against Terokk.s forces$ The 1ethekk also roke a:ay from

1kettis, )t for a #ifferent reason' :hen A)chin#o)n eplo#e# #)e to the actions of the 1ha#o:

?o)ncil, an arakkoa name# @kisselieve# that this signale# the arrival of the arakkoa.s l# ith the help of the 1ha.tari 1kyg)ar#

an# 1kettis /iles the a#vent)rers :ho ha# slain @kiss also inva#e# 1kettis an# prepare# a rit)al to

s)mmon the ma##ene# Talon =ing efore the proper time$ This le# to Terokk ret)rning to his no:

shattere# planet as a :eakene# sha#o: of his former self :ho imme#iately attacke# the a#vent)rers

for interfering$ @n the ens)ing attle the a#vent)rers kille# the once mighty Talon =ing, en#ing the

final legacy of Arak$

Tho)gh many arakkoa remain in )tlan#, their once pro)# civilization remains largely scattere#

an# in r)ins$ >itho)t the lea#ership of their #eities, it falls )pon the strength of the arakkoa

themselves to #etermine :hat comes net for their people$

When the Raen S!allo!s the "ay

>hen ith these champions. help, the A#herents. Apeis ecavations :ere

set ack an# )tcasts :ere save# from slavery$ The long5lost /ye of Anz):as also fo)n#, at longlast re)niting the arakkoa :ith Anz)for the first time since Terokk vanishe#$ The 1ethekk.srit)al to

#ominate Anz).s :ill :as stoppe#, @kiss:as kille#, an# Anz) sle: 1ethe.s spirit$ The 1ethekk

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:o)l# never rise to po:er as they ha# in the main timeline$

The )tcasts attempte# to s)mmon Terokkm)ch earlier than efore, no: that their champions from

the f)t)re ha# ai#e# them in gathering his relics$ 8o:ever, +esha# elieve# that s)mmoning Terokk

physically :o)l# e a mistake an# it :as likely that he :o)l# only spiral them f)rther into #arkness$

@nstea#, against 1ha#o:51age @skar.s :ishes, the champion :as im)e# :ith Terokk.s po:er an#

took on his form to attle =argath -la#efist$ %espite the Avatar of Terokk losing the attle, Terokk.s

spirit tol# the arakkoa to strike their o:n path, lay the past to rest, an# raise ne: champions$

>ith Anz).s lessing, the )tcasts calle# )pon =a.al), his consort$ =a.al) ai#e# the )tcasts in an

assa)lt on the A#herents. Apeis :eapons, #estroying their solar5po:ere# cannons$ After:ar#,

1kyreach itself :as attacke# an# 8igh 1age 3iry, lea#er of the A#herents of +)khmar, :as kille#$

This le# to the formation of the r#er of the A:akene#, an organization of oth c)rse# an# high

arakkoa"IEFJho:ever, the Arakkoa )tcasts #o not tr)st them$IEGJAs for +)khmar herself, she :as

)ltimately slain as :ell$

>ith their champions re)niting them :ith Anz), #ismantling the 1ethekk, an# stopping the

genoci#e of the A#herents, the Arakkoa )tcasts have fo)n# hope in the #arkness an# look to:ar# a

righter f)t)re$

#iology and $ulture

Arakkoa are as Dsmart as any gnome yo) ever metD, accor#ing to

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ecame the 1kettisfaction in The Burning CrusadeAnz) seems to have ecome looke# #o:n )pon

an# only :orshipe# y the

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their etinction, as :ell as the eact nat)re of the relics they left ehin#, is )nkno:n$ Apeis

technology :as solar5po:ere# an# :as )se# y the A#herents of +)khmar in their genoci#al

:ar against the )tcasts$

A#herents of +)khmar' >inge# follo:ers of the s)n go# +)khmar, :ho feare# an# hate#

the arakkoa that ore the c)rse of 1ethe$ The A#herents :ere ase# in the city of 1kyreach,

:here p)nishment for crimes :as to e cast #o:n into the pools of the 1ethekk 8ollo:,transforming arakkoa into a c)rse#, flightless state$ They )se# salvage# Apeis technology

to fire eams of light #o:n on these )tcasts, sco)ring their 3eilsfrom the :orl# :ith fire$

The A#herents an# their empire :ere #estroye# along :ith the1pires of Arak:hen %raenor

:as shattere# an# ecame )tlan#$

Arakkoa )tcasts' The emergent society ma#e of those cast #o:n into the 1ethekk 8ollo:

y the A#herents of +)khmar$ 0isshappen an# flightless, )t save# from insanity an# gifte#

:ith #ark magic y the raven go# Anz), they :ere le# y Terokk, the greatest Talon =ing

an# first of their kin#$ After his #isappearanceKan# in the asence of champions to ai# them

Kthe )tcasts entere# a spiral of #arkness that event)ally cons)me# them$ All of the c)rrentfactions of arakkoa on )tlan# are #escen#ants of these )tcasts$

+avenspeakers' A gro)p :ithin the )tcasts, ase# at the ;est of the +avenspeakers

near 3eil Terokk$ They revere# =a.al),Anz).s mate$ @t is possile the +avenspeakers

ecame the

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northernmost arakkoan settlement in eistence an# plays host to the only remaining :orshipers of

Anz), the #rea# raven go# of arakkoa lore$ The arakkoa of the %en of 8aal.eshin 8ellfire

9enins)la, mean:hile, are the only ones :ho have een oserve# settling in an entirely treeless

environment, instea# nesting in rocky crags" it is theorize# that these are the same arakkoa that once

:age# :ar on the orcsof the -lee#ing 8ollo: ?lan$4inally, an# perhaps most mysterio)sly of all,

are the t:o areas :here arakkoa appear to have settle# in1ha#o:moon 3alley$ All that remain ofthese 1keth.lonsettlements are r)ins an# the ghosts of the inhaitants, :ho :ere t:ice th:arte# in

their attempts to s)mmon a mysterio)s go#into their mi#stKonce y the orc :arlock

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protect theese from teh mental enslavement$ -)t the cr)se change# the physical form of the arakoa

into the form :e kn:o from T-?$ 6pict)re http'!!hy#ra5

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-)t +)khmar, the creator an# maingo#ess of the arakkoa feare# the c)rse# ones, an# or#ere# allremainign high5arakkoa to :ipe )p the c)rse# ones$ Aan#one# y their creator, an# c)rse# y

1ethe the arakkoa no: follo:e# the only one :ho care# for them" Anz)$

All go#s 6esi#es anz)7 an# high5arakkoa got kille# y the orcs an#!or in the eplosion of #raenor

:hich forme# o)tlan#$

After that all arrakoa aa#one# their go#s, most chose to follo: this mighty creat)re,some other

#eci#e# to follo: the light$

@@$ The 1aga of Terrok

terrok:as once the chosen of +)khmar , greatest hero an# the elove# king of the high5arrakoa$ 8e

is also the most po:erf)ll arakkoa ever eiste#, some say he is even a semi5go#$

-)t he :asnt po:erf)ll eno)gh to escape the cr)se of sethe$ 8e le# the c)rse# arrakoa into the

region no: kno:n as 1kettis an# )ilt a citiy there an# trye# to hi#e his people fromt eh :rath of

their )nc)rse# rethren$ -)t over time the c)rse egan to #amage Terroks so)l# more an# more, an#

egan to get evil$

8is fello: arrakoas anishe# then terrok in some kin# of sha#o:5parallel )niverse, in or#er to

protect him an# his legacy$-)t not all arakoa are loyal to terrok$

There are also the 1ethekk, since terrok :as anishe#, they tho)ght he is #ea#$ an# they claime#

@kiss 6en#oss of sethekk halls7 is terrok reorn$ The sethekk :ere formerly c)rse# arakkoas, :hich

co)ln.t escape the min# control fo sethe$

@@@$ The factions of the Arrakoa

there are asically M Arakoa factions

G$the high arakkoa' as sai# aove this are the )nc)rse# ones, follo:ers of r)khmar$

/nemies of' all c)rse# arakkoa

?)rrent stat)s' :ipe# o)t y the orcs$

E$ Skettis Arakkoa' they are the loyal to terrok, former follo:ers of Anz)$ ;o: elive in the ol#

go#s$ All arrakoa eise# the frein#ly one an# the sethekk one elongs to this faction$

?)rrent stat)s' operating all over o)tlan#s$

/nemies' 1ethekk Arrakoa, an# the r#er of the a:akene#$

L$ Sethekk Arakkoa' loyal to @kiss 6thinking he is terrok reorn7$ formerly min#5controlle# y

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sethe no: also serving the ol# go#$

?)rrent stat)s'active insi#e a)chin#o)n 6sethekk halls7 they have enslave# anz) in or#er to a)se

his po:ers$

/nemies' the or#er of the a:akene# an# the skettis arrakoa

M$ the order of the a!akened'loyal to a.#al an# the holy light, formerly to terrok an# anz)$ They

aan#one# terrok as the realie# that he acme evil$ this are the frien#ly arakkoa :hich elongs to

the lo:er citiy faction in -?$

?)rrent stat)s' trying to #efeat terrok an# the sethekk

@3$ Actions of the arrakoa

the most intresting action after the orcs egan to #ominate the planet 6rise of the hor#e7$ The skettisan# setheklk arrakoa trie# to stop the orcs y s)mmoning the ol# go# into sh#o:moon valley$

g)l.#an, since he is no fool, manage# to stop the arakkoa y :iping them o)t in sha#o:moon

valley$

0ore recent actions" :ell terrok tries to #estroy shattrath an# asicaly all of o)t:orl#$ an# the

sethekk still try to s)mmon the ol# go#$

-ackgro)n#'

The Arakkoa are one of the #eepest, strangest an# #o:nright most a:esome races in >arcraft lore$ @personally think it.s fair to say that the Arakkoa are the most interesting race on %raenor certainly$

>e.re all familiar :ith the tropes of rcs 610A18V7 an# %raenei$

The Arakkoa are #ifferent$

As some of yo) kno:, Arakkoa starte# off as a race of alien eings kno:n as DApeisD these Apeis

lan#e# on %raenor in the ancient past, 4A+ pre5#ating the arrival of the %raenei 6ass)ming they.re

)sing some kin# of space!#imension faring craft7 an# set )p shop$

4or reasons )nkno:n 6as of right no:, at least7 something goes horrily :rong :ith the Apeis, an#

they D#evolveD$ @nto :hat is c)rrently kno:n as Arakkoa$ This #evol)tion may, or may not, have

something to #o :ith the three, primal go#s of the Arakkoa$ +)khmar, 1eethe, an# of co)rse, Anz)$

The Arakkoa consi#er themselves to e the Dchil#renD of the go# +)khmar, :eather this is

fig)rative or literal remains to e seen$ /ach go# represents a #ifferent aspect of the Arakkoan

psyche$

+)khmar is their Dpri#eD if yo) :ill, their flame, their spark, their main #eity$

1eethe, @ s)ppose, co)l# e eH)ate# to their D#evilD or generally malevolent go#$

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Anz) is their #arker go#, the anti5thesis of +)khan, Anz) is the sha#o: in :hich some fin# comfort,

an# others fin# fear$

This trio of go#s alone, gives the Arakkoa a m)ch #eeper religio)s footing than most >arcraft

races$ An# their relationships :ith each go#, an# in t)rn their society.s consens)s on each go# an#it.s :orship #efines the Arakkoa$

This allo:s for fleiility" )t more on that later$

0otives'

The Arakkoan society is, c)rrently, split into three s)5sections$

The three sections are each #evote# to one of the trio of go#s that the Arakkoa recognise$

The A#herents of +)kmar 5 nce, all Aakkoa :orshipe# +)khmar, seeing themselves as a perfect

visage of the 1)n go#.s po:er manifest$ The antagonistic Arakkoa of >o% follo: this go#, an# the

philosophy that all elo: them m)st )rn in the go#.s fires$

The 1ethekk 5 The sethekk are a gro)p of Arakkoa #evote# to the :orship of the :in#serpent go#,

seethe$ These Arakkoa are evil y nat)re, aggressive an# )nrepentant$ They seek only to restore

their #ea# go#.s physical form 6:hich :as #estroye# y Anz)$7

The )tcasts!Talonpriests 5 The Talonpriests, or )tcasts, as they are often kno:n" are the

follo:ers of the raven go# Anz)$ >hen Anz) attle# the #ark go#, 1eethe, a great c)rse :as place#

)pon Anz) an# the lan# :here the attle took place$ This c)rse, cripple# Anz).s :ings, preventing

him from taking flight, the #ea# go#.s loo# fille# the area an# any arakkoa :ho :as to to)ch the

c)rse# loo#, also s)ffere# 1eethe.s c)rse$

The a#herents ecame terrifie# of this c)rse, as Arakkoa are flying eings y their nat)re, the loss

of their :ings is s)ch a stigmata, that those :itho)t the c)rse see the afflicte# as monstrosities$

This is :here the playaility options come in" an# there are several options here so are :ith me$

There is canon lore, that not all of the D2ntainte#D Arakkoa are ma# zealots, hellent of p)rging the

non5flying races of the :orl#$ 6The ven#ors in >arspear an# 1tormshiel# eplain this :hen

interacte# :ith$7

The Shado!s Gather' The Story of the ArakkoaThe Arakkoa$ >here #o yo) even startC @f yo)Wre like me, then at first glance the Arakkoa lore

feels like a convol)te# mess of acktracking an# re#irecting that feels a lot like someone let Sohn

0a##en loose :ith a marker$ There are connections pointing this :ay an# that, strings that #angle

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en#lessly from the greater narrative, an# every threa# yo) p)ll on feels like it knots )p almost

imme#iately$ S)st :hat the 8ell is going on :ith the ArakkoaC

>ell thatWs :hat :eWre here to fin# o)t$ 4rom the roken o)tcasts of )tlan#Ws *o:er ?ity to the

sages r)ling over the 1pires of Arak from the 1kyreach, to#ay :eWre going to eplore the Arakkoa,

:ho they :ere, an# ho: they came to e, an# :hat etter :ay to #o that than from the eginning$

>hen there :as Anz), +)khmar, an# 1ethe$

ne or t:o of those names might so)n# familiar, an# one or t:o of them might not$ @t really

#epen#s on ho: close yo) pai# attention to leveling >arlor#s of %raenor an# the -)rning ?r)sa#e,

)t regar#less o)r story starts as any goo# story #oes' at some )nkno:n point in history$ Anz),

+)khmar, an# 1ethe are a trio of primal go#s :ho eiste# together in a time that pre#ates history$

+)khmar, an avian s)n go##ess, soare# so high thro)gh %raenorWs skies that she ca)ght fire, )t she

never )rne#$ 1he aske# in the :armth of the s)n an# it #rippe# from her feathers in fiery

pl)mes$ Anz), the raven go#, yo) might rememer from 1ethekk 8alls :here the 1ethekk have

o)n# him to their :ill an# )se him to attack the /meral# %ream$ 8e soare# on the :in#s an# took

comfort in the sha#o:s of the night an# the sha#e of the trees$ An# finally 1ethe, the father of :in#

serpents, covete# them oth$ >hen he fle:, the :in# tore open his flesh, an# :hen he athe# in the

s)n his har# scales never taste# :armth, an# he gre: jealo)s$

1ethe convince# Anz) that +)khmar sho)l# e slain, an# feigning agreement, the t:o #evise# a plot

to take +)khmar in the night, )t as he care# very little for 1ethe an# the :in# serpents, he sent a

raven to :arn +)khmar of 1etheWs plan an# :atche# from the spires as +)khmar, prepare# for

1etheWs attack, :as ale to avoi# him )ntil morning :hen she :as ale to p)t the s)n at her ack

an# cast 1ethe into the mo)ntains :ith a mighty flap of her :ings, creating the -roken 1pire that

:e eplore to#ay$

There Anz) joine# the fight an# pinne# 1ethe to the gro)n#, an# kno:ing that he ha# een eaten,

1ethe looke# )pon the raven go# an# )ttere# a c)rse' 1etheWs lack loo# :o)l# make the sea as

thick as tar an# his #ea# flesh :o)l# fester )ntil the sky egan to rot$ Anz) replie# that they :o)l#

leave no loo#, no flesh, an# no c)rse, an# he #evo)re# 1ethe, picking his ones cleans, )t in

#oing so he took 1etheWs c)rse )pon himself, an# his min# ecame rattle# :ith hatre#$ 8is :ings

shrivele# an# his o#y contorte# )ntil he :as :itho)t flight an# a t:iste# approimation of his o:n

image, an# the loo# that fell from his mo)th create# the feti# pools of the 1ethekk 8ollo:$

Anz) took his revenge on 1ethe y sen#ing his ravens to sla)ghter the :in# serpents, an# then he

retreate# into the :orl# of the sha#o:s leaving his consort, =aWal), to lea# them in his asence, an#

time :ent on$

The Arakkoa are sai# to have een create# y +)khmar sometime later$ Their first civilization, the

Apeis posesse# )nimaginale solar5po:ere# technology an# ma#e )se of the Apeis crystals, solar

energy in crystal form, to enlighten an# empo:er their civilization$ Those of yo) :ho rememer

griWla in )tlan# have seen some of the remnants an# reperc)ssions of that civilization in the

ogres that have #:ell among the Apeis crystals, their proimity to :hich have allo:e# them to

transcen# their oafish nat)re, )t itWs their secon# c)lt)re that :eWre most concerne# :ith in

%raenor$The 8igh Arakkoa are the s)n5:orshipping avians that #:ell )pon 1kyreach seeking to harness the

po:er of the s)n as +)khmar an# the Apeis #i# efore them$ @t is into this c)lt)re that Terokk is

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orn$ 8e :as sai# to e a :arrior an# a champion of the Arakkoa :ho sle: stalkers, :in# serpents,

saeron, an# the )nfaithf)l in or#er to protect his people$ 8e rose thro)gh the 8igh Arakkoa )ntil

he :as proclaime# Talon =ing, elove# y his s)jects an# feare# y his enemies$ 8e r)le# over

the Arakkoa )ntil the sages of 1kyreach ecame jealo)s, an# in their i# for po:er they cast Terokk

an# his #a)ghter *ithic into the 1ethekk 8ollo: took po:er in 1kyreach as the A#herents of

+)khmar$As TerokkWs o#y t:iste# an# shrivele# in the corr)pting loo# of 1ethe, he :atche# his #a)ghter

#ie, an# in his grief an# etrayal he s)rren#ere# to #arkness an# #espair an# ecame a flightless

sha#o: of his former self$ @t :as in that form, ho:ever, that Anz), m)tate# an# #eforme# in a

similar :ay, came to Terokk an# )rge# him to contin)e to lea# his people$ As more an# more

)nr)ly an# )nla:f)l Arakkoa :ere thro:n into the 1ethekk 8ollo:, Terokk egan to gather them,

the )n:ante# chil#ren of +)khmar, )n#er his :ing an# together they fo)n#e# the o)tcast city of

1kettis$

@n 1kettis, Anz) gifte# his ne: follo:ers the #ark po:er he ha# come )pon in the sha#o:, an# they

ecame the Talonpriests oth in o)r timeline an# %raenorWs$

Terokk event)ally s)cc)ms to grief an# #espair #espite Anz)Ws gifts$ As 1etheWs c)rse che:s on

his min#, he egins to sacrifice his o:n people in search for a c)re, an# the o)casts of 1kettis,

frightene# y his s)##en cr)elty, atrri)te it to having t)rne# from +)khmar$ @n a #esperate hope to

e ale to save him, the Talonpriests seal Terokk a:ay in the sha#o: :orl# an# attempt to contin)e

on :itho)t him$

The A#herents of +)khmar, frightene# of the po:er given the o)tcasts y Anz), :age :ar on

1kettis$ To ai# in the effort, they )nearth a n)mer of Apeis r)ins an# attempt to s)j)gate them

:ith great solar5po:ere# golems an# lay :aste to their settlements :ith t)rrets that foc)s the s)n

into pillars of flame$

ver time the o)tcastsW connection to Anz) is severe#$ The /ye of Anz), the artifact that allo:e#

Terokk to comm)ne :ith him, is lost, an# :ith Terokk gone, there is no one to )sher the Arakkoa

thro:n into the 1ethekk 8ollo: into 1kettis, an# they egin to collect into a ne: faction

:orshipping the #ea# go# 1ethe in favor of Anz), the 1ethekk c)lt$

Tho)gh she #isapproves of her consortWs me##ling, =aWal) agrees to ai# the o)tcasts :ho she :eeps

for$ 1he an# her loyal +avenspeakers, Arakkoa :ho chose to follo: her instea# of Terokk, rave

the 1ethekk 8ollo: in an attempt to free those cast into it from the evil :ill of 1ethe$;o: at some point the Arakkoa attack Tanaan S)ngle, )t :e #onWt kno: if they :ere o)tcasts or

a#herents$ They lay :aste to the -lee#ing 8ollo: clan an# event)ally inspire =ilrogg %ea#eye to

m)r#er his father an# lea# the clan ack against them$ The %en of 8aalWesh in 8ellfire 9enins)la

seems to imply that it :as the o)casts of 1kettis :ho attacke# the j)ngle, )t given the s)tle

changes in o)r timeline an# %raenors, @ :o)l#nWt e s)rprise# to see the remnants of either :hen

the j)ngle opens$

@n o)r timeline the o)tcasts event)ally attempt to contact Terokk in the sha#o: :orl#, :hat :e

:itness, in part, :hile leveling in >arlor#s of %raenor, )t )nale to #o so they are event)ally split

into the o)tcasts of *o:er ?ity :ho have come to emrace the light against the follo:ers of Terokk,

an# the 1ethekk c)lt that cons)mes :hat :as left of the #o:ncast avians$

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The shattering of %raenor into )tlan# #estroys the A#herents of +)khmar an# the s)n go##ess

herself as :ell as the remains of 1ethe an# the 1ethekk 8ollo:, an# 1etheWs c)rse is instea# passe#

thro)gh generations of Arakkoa rather than j)st thro)gh victims eing cast into the pit$ The

Arakkoa event)ally )il# the great veils, each :orshipping a #ifferent aspect of TerokkWs #ark

legacy$ They are le# y the heretic Talong =ing @kiss :ithin the 1ethekk 8alls :ho claims to e

Terokk reorn, an# thro)gh #eca#es of corr)ption an# #ark magic, have o)n# the raven go# Anz)to their :ill$

-ack on %raenor, tho)gh, the o)tcasts are attempting to contact Terokk m)ch earlier than they #i#

in o)r timeline, a res)lt of the changes :e, an#

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,*Anz) as #escrie# y his #)ngeon jo)rnal' "A mysterious avian deity worshipped by some of the

more savage arrakoa, Anzu is a being whose origins and powers are unlike any other member of

utland!s fallen pantheon The #aaru are silent regarding this malevolent $reature, for Anzu!s ways

are hidden from even them"

An# T8@1 is the prophecy of Anz)' "%rom the darkest night shall rise again the raven, shall take

flight in the shadows, shall reveal the nature of its kind &repare yourself for its $oming, for the

faithful shall be elevated to take flight with the raven, the rest be forgotten to walk upon the ground,

$lipped wings and shame 'teel your minds and guard your thoughts The dark wings will $loud and

$onsume the minds of the weak, a flo$k of thralls whose feet may never leave the ground The old

blood will flow on$e again with the $oming of the raven, the return of the darkness in the skies

'$arlet night, and the rise of the old The raven was stru$k down on$e for flying too high, unready

The eons have prepared the Dark Wat$her for its as$ent, to draw the dark $loak a$ross the

horizon"

@.m hoping that -lizz she#s more light ao)t Anz) :ith this epansion$ Anz) seems like a %raenor

eH)ivalent of the Ancients!*oa that :e have on Azeroth 6@ think *o.