The LoreCraft Podcast

Introduction and General Weeks Events

Machik decides it's time to change his name, but to what, he doesn't know.  And he puts a bit of time into the game once again.  And Yamino continues leveling those darn Alliance toons.  Will she eventually go full fledged alliance?

Fantasy Fables

This weeks story takes us back to http://ravenholdt.us.  And begins with the simple task of brushing one's teeth.  

To read the entire story, head to http://www.thelorecraft.com/copperkisses.

Main Topic - Sylvanas Windrunner

It's finally time to touch on an important character, someone that the Horde holds special.  Though she started off as an elf, she continues on as a lovely Forsaken.  But how did she come to lead the mighty undead?  Listen in to find out.

Questions and Answers

• Tidget @Tidget_Gnome
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestions With some specs being renamed in Legion. What are some you would rename to what? I hope 1 resto get changed

• Miyagi @jakeholinsworth
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion Will Legion have any Old God influence in it? Every expansion except for Warlords has.

• Bim'ini @ShieldSpec
• @thelorecraft What lore twist or revelation was the most impressive to you? Such as the sha being being remnants of an Old God. #CraftyQ

Guild Spot

This week we chat about a group of Panderan's and Monks.  Learn all about the Serenity Peak Brewery, run by one of our favorite question masters, Miyagi.  If you're panderan or a monk, and reside on the Emerald Dream server, this may be the guild for you.

serenitypeak.enjin.com

Reader Emails

No emails this week.  So read the below, and send them to us!

Leave Us a Question or Feedback

We're always happy to hear from you. So feel free to leave us a message through one of the following ways:

Comment on this post.

Leave me an email at [email protected]

Tweet at me - @TheLoreCraft

Introduction and General Weeks Events

Machik at least entered WoW this week.  Even if it was just to check mail.  Darn you beginning of semester.  On the other hand, Yamino continues the fun of watching her guildmates roleplay!

Fantasy Fables

We are back to enjoying stories, and this week we have a an adventure from Chibbsly of the Emerald Dream server.

To read the entire story, head to http://www.thelorecraft.com/fifty.

Main Topic - Vereesa Windrunner

Last week we talked about Vareesa Windrunner.  This week we continue the family line and discuss Alleria Windrunner.  And we wonder if we will ever see her again, or if she is lost in Outlands forever?

Questions and Answers

• Zac Thompson @Lungemonkey
• @LegrenStoneaxe @thelorecraft might be a #craftiequestion but how's Legren? Any chance of a return?

• Miyagi @jakeholinsworth
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion What hero/villain in WoW is most like you, and why?

Guild Spot

None this week.

Reader Emails

 

No emails this week.  So read the below, and send them to us!

Leave Us a Question or Feedback

We're always happy to hear from you. So feel free to leave us a message through one of the following ways:

Comment on this post.

Leave me an email at [email protected]

Tweet at me - @TheLoreCraft

Introduction and General Weeks Events

Machik has done nothing in WoW.  Darn you beginning of semester.  On the other hand, Yamino has been busy.

Fantasy Fables

None this week.

Main Topic - Vereesa Windrunner

This week we talk about Sylvanas' sister, Vereesa.  Though not a familiar face to those new to Warcraft, she has been around for some time.  And with hopes of Alleria's story continuing, we couldn't help but talk about the third of the three Windrunner sisters.

Questions and Answers

• Miyagi @jakeholinsworth @thelorecraft #craftiequestion Will Illidan be bad, good, or neutral? If it was Gul'Dan that freed him, he may be bad.

Guild Spot

 

None this week.

Reader Emails

Two more emails from Alisaunder this week!  Talk about keeping us busy.

Number 1

Hi guys.

I think Sargeras has it all wrong.  He's looking for an army to kill off everything before it... That's US the player Characters.

We will never kill Sargeras, we will accept his job offer.

If you think we wont....

Skin and wear our dead enemies, done that. A lot. Hunter tier sets, what can I say.

Armor crafted from the blood of an Old God. Check.

Desecrate sacred sites and peaceful lands. Yup.

Dividing formerly united and happy races. Sorry about that pandas.

Beat up little girls, kill her pets and tear up her stuffed animal before her eyes. Every week.

Take helpless orphans into kill or be killed battlegrounds. Only until I get the achievements I swear!

Number 2

Hi guys.

What do the Pillars of Creation create exactly? The planet of Azeroth, or the races of Azeroth?

If planet, it could conceivably be used to remake Azeroth into a more naga friendly world.

If races, might not the most beautiful of all beings ever to exist like to have her elven appearance back? If naga have legs again then they are one step closer to being a future player race.

Leave Us a Question or Feedback

We're always happy to hear from you. So feel free to leave us a message through one of the following ways:

• Comment on this post.
• Leave me an email at [email protected]
• Tweet at me - @@TheLoreCraft

Introduction and General Weeks Events

Machik has finally taken hold of his Alliance side, and Yamino has been enjoying being a large human wolf!

Fantasy Fables

This week we hear the second place winner of our July 30th story contest!  A lovely tail indeed!

Main Topic - History of the Demon Hunter

We bring back Lips and Sharp to finish our discussion on demon hunters.  But this time it's all about becoming the demon hunter.  How do you roleplay such a complex character?  And what are we afraid of seeing from demon hunter roleplayers.

Questions and Answers

• Miyagi @jakeholinsworth
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion Who do you guys think is the most powerful hero and villian?

• Tidget @Tidget_Gnome
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestions With all the talk about Khadgar, Medivh and Karazhan. What do you think its actually happening within Kara?

Guild Spot

We wanted to share with you once again a wonderful group of low down dirty criminals.  If you've got a desire to play on the bad side of things, check out The Criminal Underworld.

http://www.thelorecraft.com/criminal

Reader Emails

A wonderful email from Alisaunder this week!  Listen to see how we answer.

Blizzard has said that Karazhan was shown for a reason, but why? What are your theories?

Mine revolve around us either learning more about the Lore of Karazhan which while fascinating, only adds one more kitchen sink to the many already in Legion.... OR, Karazhan existing partially in the Twisting Nether will be used to take the fight to the Legion.

Alisaunder

Karazhan is special because it was once on the nexus of the magic ley lines of Azeroth until Malygos and the blue dragon flight rerouted them to Northrend in Wrath. A tribe of blue dragons is part of Legion, maybe they are trying to restore the ley lines to re-empower Karazhan to... uh... Attract even more demons to a source of great magic?

That makes no sense unless they are out to kill Khadgar which only makes sense if they are following Malygos last orders.

Karazhan is the home of Medivh, and of Khadgar. Karazhan is fractured in time, reliving the past and future. Blizzard has said they don't plan to do anymore time travel so that's not it but might be a Scenario that could help explain just who "Khadgar" is. That would be cool.

Karazhan exists partially in the Twisting Nether,  and is home to both Titan constructs and demons of the Burning Legion. Both of which are in Legion. Maybe the third raid of Legion is Karazhan, pushing the fight into the Nether and killing demons for good, or sealing off this portal.

You gotta admit, Khadgar, the guy leading us against the Legion, living in a house with a wide open staircase into the Nether is not what I'd call safe.

The Key to the doors of Karazhan involves a drop from Kael'thas and Lady Vasch who is a naga. Nobody knows who built Karazhan or the strange torture rooms that are the Karazhan Crypts but naga love sources of magic and so do blood elves. How DID those two get pieces of the key anyway?

Leave Us a Question or Feedback

We're always happy to hear from you. So feel free to leave us a message through one of the following ways:

• Comment on this post.
• Leave me an email at [email protected]
• Tweet at me - @@TheLoreCraft

Introduction and General Weeks Events

Machik was on vacation, enjoying the sun and the sand, so he didn't even visit Warcraft. Yamino on the other hand was a bit more active, and of course we got to hear a bit from our guests time in the game this past week.

Fantasy Fables

This week we shared the winner of our latest Story Contest!  Enjoy a bit of Summer Fun at the Feralas Steam Pools!

Main Topic - History of the Demon Hunter

This week we start to talk a bit about the Demon Hunter and where they come from.  As the new playable class, the more we know, the better we'll be able to roleplay!

Questions and Answers

• Margni_k @margni_k
• @thelorecraft 1/2 Gamescom Legion intro video, Khadgar v/o references Burning Shadow. This the same as Burning Legion? #craftiequestion
• @thelorecraft 2/2 Only in-game references to Burning Shadow I find come from Medivh. This a hint to confirm Khadgar=Medivh? #craftiequestion

• Fal Catrecon @FalCatrecon
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion Are Death Knights only dead fighters? Meaning, could ANY dead in the battlefield be a DK? Runners.a cook,etc

• Archonramas @Archonramas
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion what do you think is the most iconic class for each race?

Guild Spot

Do you enjoy a life of crime?  Is your character just a tad bit shady?  Then check out Criminal Underworld, an RP guild on the Emerald Dream server!

Reader Emails

I absolutely love the Silver Pine Questline and the fact that I get to travel with Lady Sylvanas Windrunner while doing it would definitely be the highlight! Every Horde toon I make goes thru that questline and this is the 1st time I have even thought to ask .. why, why does High Warlord Cromush yell so passionately to ...... fix her .. FIX HER! I look forward to finding out the answer to my question :)) Poiekelsatin :))

This week we have another exciting guest.  If you've never check out his Youtube channel or followed him on Twitter, you may want to do that immediately.  Why? Because Nobbel is a master when it comes to sharing the lore of Warcraft.  And if you follow this podcast, then you love the lore.

And luck happened to be on our side, as we received information about the newest expansion - LEGION!  So enough with reading this blurb, get to listening to the podcast!

 

Oh, and if you have anything you want to share with us next week, just toss an email to [email protected].

Yamino picks up a drop and Machik enjoys his roleplay.  And of course, talk about the upcoming expansion.  Theories the day before it drops.  And will Yamino or Machik be singing?

Fantasy Fables

 

None this week.  Way too much to talk about.

Main Topic - Dragons and Aspects

 

The topic this week is Pandaren.  And of course the upcoming expansion.  But also Pandaren.  Alright, so this week had a lot of tangents.

Questions and Answers

• Alisaunder @Daisemiin
• Whos in the Gul'dan suit? He knows things he shouldnt, doesn't act like Gul'dan. I think he's possessed by Sargeras #craftiequestion

• Tidget ‏@Tidget_Gnome
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion If you where to make a gnome. What class, gender, name and back story would you give them?#gnomelife

• Archonramas ‏@Archonramas
• @thelorecraft 1/2 Didn't Tom Chilton say at last years gamescon that Grom Hellscream would be the final boss of Warlords? #craftiequesiton
• @thelorecraft 2/2 And if so, how do you think that conflict will come to be? #craftiequestion

• Ironbane ‏@IronbaneDK
• @thelorecraft would you like to see grom and the iron horde who are not with guldan become apart of the horde? #craftiequestion

Guild Spot

 

Not a thing this week.

Reader Emails

A question about roleplay servers.  How to choose them and why.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Yamino is playing alliance, and Machik is playing Hearthstone.  Has the world gone topsy turvy?

Introduction and General Weeks Events

This week we talk with Velticus of the Emerald Dream server.  And with his introduction comes his participation in WoW this week.  Yamino has been leveling and enjoying her time in WoW, and Machik finally made it back to his druid!

Fantasy Fables

This weeks fable hits close to home.  Written by one of Machik's guildmates in The Earthspear Clan, it's the beginning of a roleplay arc that the Earthspear Clan is running on the Emerald Dream server.  And Machik's character is a bit bloodthirsty.

You can read the entire story a http://www.thelorecraft.com/makehimtalk.

 Main Topic - Dragons and Aspects

 

As we continue our look at a bit of the history of Warcraft, we need to talk dragons.  And no, we don't mean roleplaying dragons.  We mean the big guys at the top, and the lower dragons as well.  

Did you ever wonder where the dragons came from?  Well, we're gonna tell you.  And then expand on that information.  And then give you information you probably didn't want.

Why?  Cause that's what we do at the LoreCraft Podcast!

Questions and Answers

• @IronbaneDK
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion with the announcement of a new xpac next week I want to know if warlords lived up to its hype for yous?

• Will Seiler @willseiler
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion trolls and dwarves can be all but 1 class; based on their lores (cont.)
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion which is more pious, a draenei holy priest or a draenei holy paladin?

• antony alcazar @_1_9_7_3_
• #craftiequestion Of the RP servers on WoW, which have the most active RP? Tell us about Moon Guard and Wyrmrest Accord.

Guild Spot

This week we take a look at the Storm Glaive guild on the Moon Guard Server!  It's all about the salty sea.

For more information, head to their website - http://StormGlaive.shivtr.com.

Reader Emails

We finally get to those emails from last week.  And they are some long ones!

ANNOUNCEMENT

You will find that this weeks podcast comes to an abrupt end.  I explain at the end of the audio what happened.  I apologize for the problems with this weeks podcast, but please enjoy what did make it in the recording.

Introduction and General Weeks Events

This week we talk with Velticus of the Emerald Dream server.  And with his introduction comes his participation in WoW this week.  Yamino has been leveling and enjoying her time in WoW, and Machik finally made it back to his druid!

Fantasy Fables

Our guest is a roleplayer who writes.  So we though, what better story to read than one of his own.  So enjoy a little insight into his character.

You can read the entire story a http://www.thelorecraft.com/gilneasred.

 Main Topic - The Worgen

It's not often you find someone so willing to talk about the Worgen race.  Well, after searching far and wide, we finally managed to find someone willing to chat a bit about the dual personalities of the Gilneas race!

Velticus talks about his time being a Worgen, how he came to playing the race, and why he enjoys the dichotomy of the tortured Gilneans.

Questions and Answers

• @jakeholinsworth
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion What do you guys think is under Tirisfall?

• @FalCatrecon
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion Are there parallels between the old gods of Warcraft and Lovecraft? (C'thun/Cthulhu,Yogg-Saron/Yogg-Sothoth)

• @Flash4747
• thelorecraft #craftiequestion Hey so i want to rp a dwarf but i have a hard time doing the accent. Can you rp without the accent?

Guild Spot

We have one, but it shall be coming next week.

Reader Emails

We had three, but due to technical difficulties, we shall be airing them next week.  If you have an email to share, send it to [email protected], and we'll read it live on the podcast!

Introduction and General Weeks Events

We hit our 32nd Episode and realize how close we are to hitting our 1 year anniversary.  Oh, and Machik is turning a year older on Saturday.  And he makes it known.  Yamino makes it known that she is back to PvPing.  So watch out Alliance, she's gonna take you down!

Fantasy Fables

This week we share a story that you can actually be a part of.  An Open RP forum post means that you can insert yourself into the story.  So head on over the the link and become a character in a never ending story of awesome!

You can read the entire story a http://www.thelorecraft.com/conflict.

 Main Topic - The Titans

There isn't much known about them, but they did create our world.  So we thought it necessary to share all that we know.  Oh, and if you didn't know already, one of them might just be the reason for the current xpac.

Questions and Answers

• Fal Catrecon @FalCatrecon
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion Dawn of the Aspects is a fascinating read. Opinion on a responsible rped dragon;Or is it too much regardless?
• @thelorecraft #craftiequestion Rp aside, do the undead dragons in Northrend have a mortal form of Forsaken or Death Knights? Odd thought.

Guild Spot

One of these days we'll get to advertise a guild.  Will it be yours?  I hope so!

Reader Emails

Holy cow, we finally got an email this week.  PhoenixblazePB chats with us about the machinery that the Titans left behind.  And why aren't we using it to our fullest extent?