The Birth of Azeroth

Unaware of Sargeras' madness, the Titans continued to move from world to world, shaping and ordering each planet as they saw fit. Along their journey they happened upon a small world that its inhabitants would later name "Azeroth," inhabited by hostile elementals who worshipped a race of unfathomably evil beings known only as the Old Gods. After a great war the Titans chained the five evil gods far beneath the surface of the world and banished the elementals were to an abyssal plane, where they would contend with one another for all eternity. With the elementals' departure, nature calmed, and the world settled into a peaceful harmony.

For many ages the Titans moved and shaped the Earth, until at last there remained one perfect continent. At the continent's center, the Titans crafted a lake of scintillating energies named the Well of Eternity, the fount of life for the world. As twilight fell on the final day of their labors, the Titans named the continent Kalimdor: "land of eternal starlight." Satisfied that the small world had been ordered and that their work was done, the Titans prepared to leave Azeroth.

Before they departed, however, they charged the greatest species of the world with the task of watching over Kalimdor, lest any force should threaten its perfect tranquility -- five great dragons who became known as the Dragon Aspects. With the dragons prepared to safeguard their creation, the Titans left Azeroth behind forever. Unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before Sargeras learned of the newborn world's existence.

The Well of Eternity

10,000 years before Orcs and Humans clashed in their first war, Azeroth contained only one continent -- Kalimdor. In the center of Kalimdor was the Well of Souls, the source of life and magic in the world. A primitive tribe of nocturnal humanoids built crude homes upon its tranquil shores. Over time, the Well's cosmic power affected the tribe, making them strong, wise, and virtually immortal. The tribe adopted the name Kaldorei, which meant "children of the stars" in their native tongue. To celebrate their budding society, they constructed great structures and temples around the lake's periphery.

The Kaldorei, or Night Elves as they would later be known, worshipped the moon goddess, Elune, and believed that she slept within the Well's shimmering depths during the daylight hours. The early night elf priests and seers studied the Well with an insatiable curiosity, driven to plumb its untold secrets and power. As their society grew, the Night Elves explored the breadth of Kalimdor and encountered its other denizens. The only creatures that gave them pause were the ancient and powerful dragons. The great serpentine beasts were often reclusive, but they did much to safeguard the known lands from potential threats. The Night Elves discovered that the dragons held themselves to be the protectors of the world -- and agreed that they and their secrets were best left alone.

• Sargeras and the Betrayal
• Codex Azeroth
• The Birth of Azeroth
• The Birth of Azeroth 2
• The Sundering of the World
• the centuries passed
• Part II - The Doom of Draenor
• Rise of the Horde
• exiled Frostwolves charged
• Lothar and his warriors
• Part III - The Alliance of Lordaeron
• the wayward orcs
• new Orcish
• The Birth of the Lich King
• The Battle of Grim Batol
• The New Horde
• War of the Spider
• The Forming of the Scourge
• The Alliance Splinters
• Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos
• Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdo
• The Battle of Mount Hyjal
• Part VI - The Betrayer Ascendant
• Civil War in the Plaguelands
• The Lich King Triumphant
• Old Hatreds -- The Colonization of Kalimdor