Lore in Short is a series of animated shorts offering quick recaps of parts of Warcraft lore as promotion for World of Warcraft: Classic, with narration set to new artwork by Bayard Wu.[1] The first two episodes were released for Burning Crusade Classic, with the first episode being posted on June 1, 2021 (the day of Burning Crusade Classic's release),[2] and are both voiced by an unnamed narrator. The third episode was released on September 20, 2022, a week before the release of Wrath of the Lich King Classic, and is narrated by Jaina Proudmoore (Laura Bailey).[3]
Episodes[]
- Lore in Short: The Burning Legion (2021-06-01)
- Lore in Short: The Dark Portal (2021-06-06)
- Lore in Short: Arthas Menethil (2022-09-20)
Description[]
- The Burning Legion
- Watch a quick refresher on the history of the Burning Legion in 90 seconds.
- The Burning Legion will stop at nothing to destroy all world-souls in order to prevent the void lords from corrupting the universe. Get caught up on how this innumerable army of demons came to be.
- The Dark Portal
- Watch a quick refresher on the history of the Dark Portal’s origins in 90 seconds.
- A colossal gateway between worlds, the Dark Portal has wrought destruction on Azeroth and Draenor alike. In World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, venture through this passage to the remnants of Draenor, now known as Outland, in an attempt to quell Illidan and the Burning Legion.
- Arthas Menethil
- Learn the tragic story of Arthas Menethil and the events that led to him ascending the Frozen Throne to become the true Lich King.
Gallery[]
Introductory image, originally from Chronicle Volume 3.
Introductory image, originally Burning Crusade Classic promo artwork.
References[]
- ^ Bayard Wu 2021-07-10. Lore in Short: The Burning Legion. ArtStation. Retrieved on 2021-07-11.
- ^ World of Warcraft on Twitter (2021-06-01). Retrieved on 2021-06-01. “What is the Burning Legion? Before heading through the Dark Portal, get caught up in 90 seconds.”
- ^ World of Warcraft on Twitter (2022-09-20). Retrieved on 2022-09-20. “The Lich King as told by Jaina (in short).”