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Most races possess some sort of cultural faith that reflects their values, fears, and hopes. Some worship gods or demigods as actual beings (either as a God, gods, or demigods is debatable among the races themselves), while some races personify their faiths in the form of a god, but understand that their “god” is really just a symbol of their philosophical beliefs, not an actual being. Others, such as Firelord Ragnaros, are seen by some to have achieved a god-like status. The Warcraft universe does in fact have powerful, immortal beings (such as Elune), the Old Gods, and Azeroth was greatly affected by the Titans.

Most racial faiths include the concept of an afterlife, along with cultural mores and taboos to indicate the correct path to the afterlife. Spiritual leaders who guide their race along the proper philosophical path tend to be shaman or druids. Few races revere an actual deity to whom they can dedicate their lives as priests.DF 88 In the quest N [58] The Formation of Felbane (removed from game in Cataclysm), the quest giver, Loramus Thalipedes, mentions the concept of a singular god as a blessing; "May your determination and faith, carry you through this ordeal. Should you fail, know that your God smiles down upon you, mortal." Strangely enough, in the first two Warcraft games (including expansions), humans referred to a singular God behind the Holy Light.[citation needed]

Notable faiths[]

The following are the currently known religions in the Warcraft Universe:

The Holy Light[]

Shamanism[]

Druidism[]

Elune[]

  • Members: Night elves, wildkin
  • Organizations: The Sisters of Elune, The Sentinels

Mystery of the Makers (The titans)[]

Shadow and Necromancy[]

Fel and Demonology[]

Followers of the Old Gods[]

Voodoo and Loa-worship[]

Geomancy[]

Arcanum[]

Dragon worship[]

Arkkoroc[]

Miscellaneous faiths[]

Furbolg culture[]

Some accounts have them worshipping primitive godlike figures, but primarily they revere nature and the spirits of the world.APG 10

Night elves in other cultural beliefs[]

In the early histories of dwarves and humans, the Kaldorei are shadowy figures of dark perfection wielding incredible god-like powers.LoC 17 Tauren sometimes view night elves with awe and fear. Tauren have long seen the Kaldorei as a mythic race of demigods, possessed of great magic and steeped in natural powers.WoWRPG 48

Ogre culture[]

  • Among ogres, bone crushers are seen as the living avatars of Nath. In a society that prize strength above anything else, a bone crusher is as close to a god as an ogre can get.HPG 38
  • Nath is the ogre war god revered by both ogres and half-ogres. The term mok'nathal means the "sons of nath".

Tuskarr culture[]

  • Tayutka[1]
  • Karkut
  • Issliruk

Outland faiths[]

  • Terokk/Rukhmar
    • Terokk was the greatest hero of the arakkoa, closely associated with their god Rukhmar. He left his people when worship of Rukhmar began to wane, leading to speculation that he was Rukhmar in mortal form. It is unknown if they are the same being, or are separate beings that were combined in stories as the legends of Terokk were retold throughout the years.
  • Anzu
    • Anzu is a god of the Grishnath arakkoa. The Oracles of the Raven[2] prophesied that the Raven God would soon rise again.
  • Murmur
    • Murmur is a being from a dimension of the cosmos unfathomable to mortal minds. Its very entrance into existence shattered all reality around it. Murmur is a god that, when summoned by a mortal possessed of arcane and dark knowledge, eventually destroyed the world of the summoner. The Shadow Council is now trying to bring forth this entity into Outland.

Murloc culture[]

  • Deep Mother
  • The One in the Deeps
  • Sea Witch a mysterious goddess, a powerful naga spellcaster.HPG 141

References[]

  1. Referred to in N [72] Not Without a Fight!, N [72] Muahit's Wisdom, N [72] Spirits Watch Over Us.
  2. N [66] Whispers of the Raven God

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