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[[Image:Great Dark Outer Space Planets.jpg|thumb|The Great Dark]]
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[[File:Great Dark Outer Space Planets.jpg|thumb|The Great Dark Beyond.]]
[[Image:WorldMap-Cosmic.jpg|thumb|The "cosmic map" from ''World of Warcraft''.]]
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[[File:WorldMap-Cosmic.jpg|thumb|The "cosmic map" from ''World of Warcraft''.]]
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The term '''planet''' (sometimes referred to as '''world''') is a geographical category. Planets exist in the [[Great Dark Beyond]] as well as in the [[Twisting Nether]]. Worlds contain [[continents]].
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The term '''planet''' (sometimes referred to as '''world''') is a geographical category. Planets exist in the [[Great Dark Beyond]] as well as in the [[Twisting Nether]]. Worlds contain [[continent]]s.
   
 
==Known worlds==
 
==Known worlds==
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===In World of Warcraft===
 
====Major====
 
*[[Argus]] (containing the world soul of [[Argus (titan)|Argus]]), the homeworld of the [[eredar]] and their exiled brethren called the [[draenei]]. Now the stronghold of the [[Burning Legion]], it was located on the border between the Great Dark and the Twisting Nether,<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Illidan]]'', pg. 239</ref> but it is fully shrouded by the Nether now.<ref>''[[A Thousand Years of War]]''</ref>
 
*[[Azeroth]] (containing the world soul of [[Azeroth (titan)|Azeroth]]), the world where most of the action of the [[Warcraft universe|''Warcraft'' universe]] is set. It exists in an isolated corner of the universe.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1]]'', pg. 28</ref>
 
*[[Draenor]] ([[Outland]]), a small planet located in a distant corner of the Great Dark<ref name="Chronicle 2 12">{{Ref WoWCV2|12}}</ref> that served as the homeworld of the [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, and other species, and as a sanctuary of the [[draenei]]. Destroyed by [[Ner'zhul]], the remains of Draenor, called [[Outland]], are no longer considered to be a planet as it sits between dimensions.<ref>''[[The Art of World of Warcraft]]'', pg. 54</ref>
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====Minor====
 
*[[Dreadscar Rift]], a Legion portal-world situated in the Twisting Nether previously controlled by [[Mephistroth]] and ruled by the [[Annihilan|pitlord]] [[Jagganoth]]. It was conquered by the warlocks of the [[Council of the Black Harvest|Black Harvest]].
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*[[Elunaria]], a world where the titan Eonar's spirit took refuge on after she was felled by Sargeras' blade.
 
*[[Mardum, the Shattered Abyss|Mardum]], a prison world created by [[Sargeras]] in the Twisting Nether when he still served the [[titan]] [[Pantheon]]. The imprisoned demons became the first members of the Burning Legion when Sargeras returned and shattered Mardum. The demons have used Mardum as a portal-world ever since as well, mainly for guarding the [[Sargerite Keystone]], until they were defeated by the [[Illidari]] who took control of Mardum for themselves.
 
*[[Niskara]], another Legion portal-world, home to the Niskaran inquisition.
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*[[Shadowgore Citadel]] was constructed on a "dead world" by the [[eredar]] assassin [[Akaari Shadowgore]].<ref name="Blood Ledger">[[Blood Ledger]]</ref>
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*[[Shattered Grove]], is a location in an unspecified realm reached through a [[Broker Portal]] found at the [[Challenger's Promenade]] in [[Maldraxxus]].
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*[[Telogrus Rift]], or simply Telogrus, is a destroyed, [[Void]]-infested world that has become the base of operations for the [[Void elf|void elves]].
 
*[[Xandros]], a world destroyed by [[Mongrethod]] on behalf of the Burning Legion.
 
*Planets actively under attack by the Burning Legion can be accessed via [[Invasion Point]]s found on [[Argus]]:
 
**[[Aurinor]]: A world with blue grass and trees on floating islands with seemingly nothing but clouds below them. There are mysterious [[Temporal Anomaly|temporal anomalies]] on the islands.
 
**[[Bonich]]: A foggy world with a pine forest, resembling [[Grizzly Hills]]. The plantlife here grows very quickly. Bonich's wildlife includes [[frog]]s, [[nether ray]]s, [[unicorn]]s, and [[deer]], including a particularly large stag named [[Elkeirnir]]. The Legion looks to strip the forests of its resources.
 
**[[Cen'gar]]: A world filled with lava and molten rock, resembling the [[Firelands]]. The [[fire elemental]]s here are being corrupted by the Legion.
 
**[[Naigtal]]: A nighttime world of giant mushrooms, resembling [[Zangarmarsh]]. [[Mistlurker]]s live here.
 
**[[Sangua]]: A world of bones and dust with a lake of blood being drained by the demons, resembling [[Sethekk Hollow]]. When [[Legion Blood Drainer]]s are destroyed, something stirs beneath the surface. Occasionally tentacles will erupt out of the ground as well.
 
**[[Val]]: A world of ice and rock that the Illidari also assaulted, resembling [[Frostfire Ridge]].
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=====Unnamed=====
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Small Twisting Nether locations:
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*[[Twisting Nether (Hellfire Citadel)|Archimonde's platform]]
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*[[Kruul's world]]
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*[[Raest's location]]
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===In the lore===
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====Named====
 
*[[Centralis]], a world whose inhabitants were slaughtered by [[Gorelix the Fleshripper|Gorelix]] and the [[Maw of the Damned]].
 
*[[Centralis]], a world whose inhabitants were slaughtered by [[Gorelix the Fleshripper|Gorelix]] and the [[Maw of the Damned]].
*[[Draenor]] ([[Outland]]), the homeworld of the [[orc]]s, [[ogre]]s, and other species, and a sanctuary of the draenei. Destroyed by [[Ner'zhul]], the remains of Draenor, called [[Outland]], are no longer considered to be a planet as it sits between dimensions.<ref>[[The Art of World of Warcraft]], page 54.</ref>
 
*[[Dreadscar Rift]], a Legion portal-world situated in the Twisting Nether previously controlled by [[Mephistroth]] and ruled by the pitlord [[Jagganoth]]. It was conquered by the warlocks of [[Council of the Black Harvest|the Black Harvest]].
 
 
*[[Fanlin'Deskor]], a world annihilated by the Burning Legion.
 
*[[Fanlin'Deskor]], a world annihilated by the Burning Legion.
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*[[Fyzandi]], the homeworld of [[Thiernax]], the first known [[Night Warrior]]. An Old God once landed on the planet which began a war against the horrors it brought that lasted for four generations. Thiernax used the power of [[Elune]] to become the Night Warrior and vanquish the Old God.
*[[K'aresh]], the original homeworld of the [[ethereal]]s before it was destroyed by [[Dimensius the All-Devouring]]. It was situated in the [[Great Dark Beyond]], had at least two suns,<ref>{{text|say|[[Protectorate Demolitionist]]|By the second sun of K'aresh, look at this place! I can only imagine what Salhadaar is planning. Come on, let's keep going.}}</ref> and an arid landscape.<ref>[[Ask_CDev#Ask_CDev_Answers_-_Round_1|Ask CDev - Round 1]]</ref>
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*[[K'aresh]], the original homeworld of the [[ethereal]]s before it was destroyed by [[Dimensius the All-Devouring]]. It was situated in the [[Great Dark Beyond]], had at least two suns<ref>{{text|say|[[Protectorate Demolitionist]]|By the second sun of K'aresh, look at this place! I can only imagine what Salhadaar is planning. Come on, let's keep going.}}</ref> and an arid landscape, and was home to several sentient species.<ref>[[Ask CDev#Ask CDev Answers - Round 1|Ask CDev - Round 1]]</ref>
*[[Karkora]], a world saved from Dimensius by the [[naaru]] [[T'uure]].<ref>[[Word of the Conclave]]</ref>
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*[[Karkora]], a world saved from Dimensius by the [[naaru]] [[T'uure]].<ref name="Word of the Conclave">[[Word of the Conclave]]</ref>
*[[Mardum]], a prison world created by [[Sargeras]] in the Twisting Nether when he still served the [[titan]] [[Pantheon]]. The imprisoned demons became the first members of the Burning Legion when Sargeras returned and shattered Mardum. The demons have used Mardum as a portal-world ever since as well, mainly for guarding the [[Sargerite Keystone]], until they were defeated by the [[Illidari]] who took control of Mardum for themselves.
 
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*[[Kerxan]],<ref>[[Scepter of Kerxan]]</ref> a world from which the [[Burning Legion]] was reinforcing [[Suramar (kingdom)|Suramar]] during their [[third invasion]].<ref>[[Powering Down the Portal]]</ref>
 
*[[Nathreza]], the homeworld of the [[nathrezim]]. It is located in the [[Twisting Nether]].<ref name="Illidan"/>
 
*[[Nathreza]], the homeworld of the [[nathrezim]]. It is located in the [[Twisting Nether]].<ref name="Illidan"/>
*[[Navane]], a world with a handful of intelligent races who held a history of enmity but united against the Burning Legion, until [[Kathra'natir]] turned them against each other.<ref>[[Libram of the Dead]]</ref>
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*[[Navane]], a world with a handful of intelligent races who held a history of enmity but united against the Burning Legion, until [[Kathra'natir]] turned them against each other with the help of [[Apocalypse]].<ref>[[Libram of the Dead]]</ref>
 
*[[Nihilam]], the "Doom World", is a planet near where the [[Pantheon]] confronted [[Sargeras]] after the Burning Legion's first destruction of a world. Sargeras proceeded to kill his fellow titans when they tried to reason with him, twisting and warping Nihilam in the apocalyptic conflict.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1]]'', pg. 50</ref>
 
*[[Nihilam]], the "Doom World", is a planet near where the [[Pantheon]] confronted [[Sargeras]] after the Burning Legion's first destruction of a world. Sargeras proceeded to kill his fellow titans when they tried to reason with him, twisting and warping Nihilam in the apocalyptic conflict.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1]]'', pg. 50</ref>
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*[[Rancora]], a Legion-controlled planet described by [[Portal Keeper Hasabel]] as "a landscape of festering pools and skittering death".
*[[Niskara]], another Legion portal-world, home to the Niskaran inquisition.
 
* [[Shar'gel]], a world that appeared to the draenei to be a possible refuge during their journey on the ''[[Oshu'gun|Genedar]]'', but the Burning Legion had laid in wait there and attempted to exterminate them.<ref>''[[Word of the Conclave]]''</ref>
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*[[Shar'gel]], a world that appeared to the draenei to be a possible refuge during their journey on the ''[[Oshu'gun|Genedar]]'', but the Burning Legion had laid in wait there and attempted to exterminate them.<ref name="Word of the Conclave"/>
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*[[Tarratus]], a prison world for rebellious demons.
*[[Xandros]], a world destroyed by [[Mongrethod]] on behalf of the Burning Legion.
 
 
*[[Xerrath]], destroyed by the Legion as a show of power during the enslavement of Xoroth.
 
*[[Xerrath]], destroyed by the Legion as a show of power during the enslavement of Xoroth.
 
*[[Xoroth]], the homeworld of the [[dreadsteed]]s, that came under Legion control.
 
*[[Xoroth]], the homeworld of the [[dreadsteed]]s, that came under Legion control.
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*The [[Riftworld Codex]] that drops from Portal Keeper Hasabel can open portals to other worlds which provide one of three random effects:
*Planets actively under attack by the Burning Legion can be accessed via [[Invasion Point]]s found on [[Argus]]:
 
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**Light of Absolarn, providing an absorption shield.
** [[Aurinor]]: A world with blue grass and trees on floating islands with seemingly nothing but clouds below them. There are mysterious [[Temporal Anomaly|temporal anomalies]] on the islands.
 
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**Flames of Ruvaraad, empowering the [[adventurer]] with [[shadowflame (spell school)|shadowflame]] magic and dealing damage in a large area around them, significantly healing them for all damage dealt.
** [[Bonich]]: A foggy world with a pine forest, resembling [[Grizzly Hills]]. The plantlife here grows very quickly. Bonich's wildlife includes [[frog]]s, [[nether ray]]s, [[unicorn]]s, and [[deer]], including a particularly large stag named [[Elkeirnir]].
 
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**Winds of Kareth, providing a healing-over-time effect.
** [[Cen'gar]]: A world filled with lava and molten rock, resembling the [[Firelands]]. The [[fire elemental]]s here are being corrupted by the Legion.
 
** [[Naigtal]]: A nighttime world of giant mushrooms, resembling [[Zangarmarsh]]. [[Mistlurker]]s live here.
 
** [[Sangua]]: A world of bones and dust with a lake of blood being drained by the demons, resembling [[Sethekk Hollow]]. When [[Legion Blood Drainer]]s are destroyed, something stirs beneath the surface. Occasionally tentacles will erupt out of the ground as well.
 
** [[Val]]: A world of ice and rock that the [[Illidari]] also assaulted, resembling [[Frostfire Ridge]].
 
   
===Titans===
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[[File:Star Augur Etraeus Frozen Planet.jpg|340px|thumb|"''See for yourself the cruel, frozen [[Great Dark Beyond|void]] that lies beyond the margin of [[Azeroth]]'s skies!''" [[Star Augur Etraeus]]]]
Titans are awakened [[world-soul]]s and thus each titan is a planet themselves.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1]]'', pg. 19-20</ref> Except for Azeroth and Argus, the details of what each titan's planet was like are unknown.
 
 
[[File:Star Augur Etraeus Fel Ravaged Planet.jpg|340px|thumb|"''The [[Burning Legion]]. Slayers of whole worlds. Could we hope to resist? Can you?!''" Star Augur Etraeus]]
*[[Aman'Thul]]
 
 
[[File:Star Augur Etraeus Old God corrupted planets.jpg|340px|thumb|"''These are the [[Old Gods|beings]] who will devour the future you so futilely fight to protect!''" Star Augur Etraeus]]
*[[Aggramar]]
 
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[[File:Harbingers Illidan 4.jpg|340px|thumb|Legion world controlled by [[Azgoth]] in ''[[Harbingers]]''.]]
*[[Argus]], the homeworld of the [[eredar]] and their exiled brethren called the [[draenei]]. Now the stronghold of the [[Burning Legion]], it is located on the border between the Great Dark and the Twisting Nether.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Illidan]]'', pg. 239</ref>
 
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*During the [[Third War]], the [[nathrezim|dreadlords]] [[Anetheron]], [[Mephistroth]], and [[Tichondrius]] convened at a dreadlord citadel somewhere in the Twisting Nether<ref>[[The Dreadlords Convene (WC3 Undead)|The Dreadlords Convene]]</ref> (possibly on [[Nathreza]]).
*[[Azeroth]], the world where most of the action of the [[Warcraft universe]] is set. It exists in an isolated corner of the universe.<ref>[[World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1]], pg. 28</ref>
 
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*While talking to [[Kel'Thuzad]] in the [[Alterac Mountains]], [[Arthas Menethil]] saw a vision of a red sky and a red world overrun by the Burning Legion's [[felhound]]s and [[infernal]]s.<ref>[[The Revelation (WC3 Undead)|The Revelation]]</ref><ref>''[[Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]]'', chapter 20, pg. 298 (paperback edition)</ref>
*[[Eonar]]
 
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*A number of unnamed planets can be directly seen by [[adventurer]]s:
*[[Golganneth]]
 
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**[[Star Augur Etraeus]] shows a number of unnamed planets to adventurers:
*[[Khaz'goroth]]
 
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***Four frozen planets.
*[[Norgannon]]
 
 
***A planet destroyed by the Burning Legion.
*[[Sargeras]]
 
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***Six Old God-corrupted planets.
*An unnamed world-soul corrupted by [[Old God]]s, destroyed by Sargeras before the [[dark titan]] could awaken. See [[World-soul#Corruption|Corruption of a world-soul]].
 
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**Order champion's consciousness projected to Xe'ra's astral presence at the "crucible of creation" in the Great Dark Beyond where a fel corrupted planet can be seen.
 
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**After [[Sargeras]] is imprisoned and the ''[[Vindicaar]]'' hovers in the cosmos, several Void-corrupted planets can be seen.
===Unnamed===
 
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**A Void-corrupted planet can be seen in the sky surrounding [[Telogrus Rift]].
[[File:Star Augur Etraeus Frozen Planet.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"''See for yourself the cruel, frozen [[Great Dark Beyond|void]] that lies beyond the margin of Azeroth's skies!''" - [[Star Augur Etraeus]]]]
 
 
*A small Legion prison world obliterated by the [[Void]] and left to rot.<ref name="A Thousand Years of War">''[[A Thousand Years of War]]''</ref>
[[Image:Star Augur Etraeus Fel Ravaged Planet.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"''The Burning Legion. Slayers of whole worlds. Could we hope to resist? Can you?!''" - Star Augur Etraeus]]
 
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*A "distant nexus world" was conquered and eventually ruled by a Burning Legion army led by the demon [[Immolanth]].<ref>[[Forged in Fire]]</ref>
[[Image:Star Augur Etraeus Old God corrupted planets.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"''These are the [[Old Gods|beings]] who will devour the future you so futilely fight to protect!''" - Star Augur Etraeus]]
 
*Four frozen planets, shown by [[Star Augur Etraeus]].
 
*A planet destroyed by the [[Burning Legion]], shown by [[Star Augur Etraeus]].
 
*Six [[Old Gods|Old God]]-corrupted planets, shown by [[Star Augur Etraeus]].
 
*A small [[Burning Legion|Legion]] prison world obliterated by the [[Void]] and left to rot.<ref>[[A Thousand Years of War]]</ref>
 
*Hara'samid sector was mentioned by [[Gezhe]] while speaking to a [[Consortium Nether Runner]].
 
*Xarodi sector was mentioned by [[Gezhe]] while speaking to a [[Consortium Nether Runner]].
 
*One demon world was invaded by a [[Class Order|class order]] in an attempt to take it as their own.<ref>[[Class Hall]] Mission: [[Finding a Gateway]]</ref>
 
 
*[[Illidan Stormrage]] and his [[demon hunter]]s assaulted a demon world under the control of the [[annihilan|pit lord]] [[Azgoth]].
 
*[[Illidan Stormrage]] and his [[demon hunter]]s assaulted a demon world under the control of the [[annihilan|pit lord]] [[Azgoth]].
 
*Right before Draenor's implosion, [[Turalyon]] escaped with the forces of the [[Alliance Expedition]] that were with him through a portal to yet another world, one they could barely make sense of, before they returned to Draenor, now Outland.
 
*Right before Draenor's implosion, [[Turalyon]] escaped with the forces of the [[Alliance Expedition]] that were with him through a portal to yet another world, one they could barely make sense of, before they returned to Draenor, now Outland.
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*The homeworld of [[the Codex of Blood]], destroyed by [[Murmur]].
*Illidan traveled to three worlds destroyed by the Burning Legion while seeking out [[Nathreza]]:<ref name="Illidan">''[[World of Warcraft: Illidan]]''</ref>
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*Illidan traveled to three worlds destroyed by the Burning Legion while seeking out [[Nathreza]]:<ref name="Illidan">''[[World of Warcraft: Illidan]]'', pg. ??</ref>
**A desert with cemetery cities with bodies clogging the streets. Imps danced among the ruins. War had sliced the tops of hills and turned plains into sheets of glass. Mad ghosts haunted the land and mountains had been carved in the shape of dreadlords. A moat of bones surrounded a city the size of a nation. A giant skeleton rose from the moat and clawed its way over mountains of bones before the necromancy faded and the giant collapsed.
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**A desert with cemetery cities with bodies clogging the streets. [[Imp]]s danced among the ruins. War had sliced the tops of hills and turned plains into sheets of glass. Mad ghosts haunted the land and mountains had been carved in the shape of dreadlords. A moat of bones surrounded a city the size of a nation. A giant skeleton rose from the moat and clawed its way over mountains of bones before the necromancy faded and the giant collapsed.
 
**An ocean world with the water red as blood, filled with poisons that killed the whale-sized inhabitants. Massive rafts woven from dead kelp rotted on the surface with corpses of merfolk entwined around them. Sea creatures the size of cities decomposed on the ocean floor, surrounded by skeletons of aquatic armies that had once guarded them.
 
**An ocean world with the water red as blood, filled with poisons that killed the whale-sized inhabitants. Massive rafts woven from dead kelp rotted on the surface with corpses of merfolk entwined around them. Sea creatures the size of cities decomposed on the ocean floor, surrounded by skeletons of aquatic armies that had once guarded them.
 
**A desert world where he found the bones of wandering tribespeople. Every oasis had been poisoned. Dunes sometimes crumbled to reveal the skeletons of armored worms or remains of brass skyscrapers.
 
**A desert world where he found the bones of wandering tribespeople. Every oasis had been poisoned. Dunes sometimes crumbled to reveal the skeletons of armored worms or remains of brass skyscrapers.
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*The unnamed homeworld of the [[aldrachi]], invaded by the Burning Legion with the intent of recruiting them. After Sargeras was wounded in single combat with the aldrachi champion [[Toranaar]], he obliterated the few remaining inhabitants and ordered the Legion to bathe the planet in an inferno that would smolder for eternity.<ref>[[Tome of Fel Secrets]]</ref>
* An unknown world mostly covered in water depicted in the [[Halls of Lightning]] with two green-white continents (one in the southern hemisphere, the other in the northern hemisphere) and a purely white ice cap centered around the world's equator.
 
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*An "unremarkable world" that had already been invaded and pacified by the Legion, its leaders corrupted and its heroes slain. A child burning with righteous fury for his dying world crept into the Legion's stronghold and killed Sargeras' pet [[felhound]], [[Goremaw the Devourer|Goremaw]], and several eredar guards while they slept. Sargeras was infuriated by the sight of his dead hound, and the world and all of its inhabitants were scattered as ashes in the Great Dark.<ref name="Blood Ledger"/>
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*A small, militaristic world which Sargeras had set his eyes on. Its inhabitants would have fought fiercely against a Legion invasion, but Sargeras believed them to be vulnerable to paranoia and fear. The newly empowered eredar assassin [[Akaari Shadowgore]] infiltrated the world's strongholds alone as part of her first test. Within a month, the world had descended into chaos as tales of an unseen assassin spread like wildfire, and as heroes and leaders died silently, the world's warriors broke into factions and blamed each other for Akaari's assassinations. When the Legion finally revealed itself, the world begged to surrender, seeing an eternity of servitude as preferable to living in fear of daggers from the shadows.<ref name="Blood Ledger"/>
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*On a small world under siege by the Burning Legion, [[Gorelix the Fleshripper|Gorelix]] and a team of [[mo'arg]] were tasked with building a citadel to serve as a base of operations. During one battle, this stronghold was attacked by the world's brave defenders, and a massive breach opened in the wall. If not repaired soon, the entire citadel would fall to the Legion's enemies. Gorelix volunteered to defend the breach with the [[Maw of the Damned]] while the other mo'arg worked. Hundreds of enemies, howling battle cries in their alien tongue, stormed the breach, but Gorelix stood fast, each kill infusing him with strength and vitality. When the last attacker had fallen, the other mo'arg found that they no longer needed to repair the breach, for Gorelix had filled it with corpses.<ref>[[Libram of the Dead]]</ref>
 
*An unknown world mostly covered in water depicted in the [[Halls of Lightning]] with two green-white continents (one in the southern hemisphere, the other in the northern hemisphere) and a purely white ice cap centered around the world's equator.
 
*"Countless" worlds that were judged and observed by [[Algalon the Observer]].
 
*"Countless" worlds that were judged and observed by [[Algalon the Observer]].
 
*"Countless" worlds visited by the [[titan]]s, or the [[naaru]], or taken over or obliterated by the [[Burning Legion]].
 
*"Countless" worlds visited by the [[titan]]s, or the [[naaru]], or taken over or obliterated by the [[Burning Legion]].
*A "thousand thousand" worlds destroyed by the Legion, according to [[Xe'ra]].<ref>[[A Thousand Years of War]]</ref>
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*According to [[Xe'ra]], a "thousand thousand" worlds have been destroyed by the Legion.<ref name="A Thousand Years of War"/>
*The draenei passed dozens of worlds and mapped much of the cosmos after they left [[Argus]].
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*The [[draenei]] passed dozens of worlds and mapped much of the cosmos after they left [[Argus]].
*Several other seemingly gaseous planets seen in the skies of [[Outland]] and that are depicted in the [[Halls of Lightning]] and [[Ulduar]].
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*Several other seemingly gaseous planets seen in the skies of [[Outland]] and [[Elunaria]] and that are depicted in the Halls of Lightning and [[Ulduar]].
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*[[Draka]]'s training in Maldraxxus included spying on the [[Burning Legion]] on another world outside the Shadowlands as shown in ''[[Afterlives]]''.<ref>{{Ref web|url=https://twitter.com/ovalteens/status/1301634681889124352|title=Brian Horn on Twitter|date=2020-09-03|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{Ref web|url=https://twitter.com/ovalteens/status/1301941553234169860|title=Brian Horn on Twitter|date=2020-09-04|accessdate=2020-09-04}}</ref>
*At least seven planets were said to be set to feature in future patches and/or expansions for ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', courtesy of [[Outland]]'s [[Dimensional Gateway]]s.<ref>{{ref web |title = Chris Metzen & Micky Neilson Pocket Star Books Lore Q&A Video Interview |accessdate = 2009-02-17 |author = Medievaldragon |url = http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/chris_metzen_micky_neilson_pocket_star_books_lore_qa_video_interview/#comments |date = 2009-02-09}}</ref>
 
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*The home world of [[Droman Aliothe]], "a beautiful world of lush forests and sparkling seas", was destroyed by the Burning Legion.<ref>[[Droman Aliothe#Quotes]]</ref>
   
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[[File:Sargeras cleaving planet.jpg|thumb|270px|The titan Sargeras destroying the planet with the corrupted world-soul.]]
==Notes==
 
*The only known means of traveling between worlds is through the use of magic or advanced technology. These include:
 
**[[Dimensional Gateway|Dimensional gateway]]s, such as the [[Dark Portal]], and other portals fueled by various forms of magic.
 
**Space ships such as [[Dimensional Ship|dimensional ship]]s or [[Legion ship|Legion ships]].
 
   
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====Titans====
*The [[demon]]s of the [[Burning Legion]] destroy world after world. Every death narrows the range of possible futures for the universe, till eventually all the multitude of possibilities are narrowed to one, utter annihilation.<ref>[[World of Warcraft: Illidan]], chapter 9: "''This time he saw not just one universe but a near infinity of them, a complex fractal structure, where new worlds were born each minute from the decisions made a heartbeat before. Everywhere the Burning Legion marched, destroying world after world. Every death narrowed the range of possible worlds, till eventually all the multitude of possibilities narrowed to but a few."''</ref>
 
 
[[Titan]]s are awakened [[world-soul]]s and thus each titan is a planet themselves.<ref>{{Ref WoWCV1|19|20}}</ref> Except for Azeroth and Argus, the details of what each titan's planet was like are unknown.
   
 
*Unknown ([[Aman'Thul]])
*According to [[Illidan Stormrage]], there are only several worlds left besides Azeroth and Outland that were not completely annihilated by the Burning Legion.<ref>[[World of Warcraft: Illidan]], chapter 14</ref> After the events of the [[war in Draenor]], the [[Draenor (alternate universe)|alternate Draenor]] is saved too.
 
 
*Unknown ([[Aggramar]])
**[[Xe'ra]] confirms these statements, clarifying that there is only one of a handful of worlds left with life and that [[Azeroth]] is the only one that matters.<ref>[[A Thousand Years of War]]</ref>
 
 
*Unknown ([[Eonar]])
**Yet according to [[Wrath-Lord Lekos]], Azeroth is the last world standing, whether the demon meant it literally or just boasted is unclear.
 
 
*Unknown ([[Golganneth]])
*The term "world" generally refers to [[Azeroth]] itself, other worlds are usually referred to by their names in context to Azeroth.
 
 
*Unknown ([[Khaz'goroth]])
 
*Unknown ([[Norgannon]])
 
*Unknown ([[Sargeras]])
 
*An unnamed world-soul corrupted by [[Old God]]s, destroyed by Sargeras before the [[dark titan]] could awaken. See [[World-soul#Corruption|Corruption of a world-soul]].
   
 
==Placement==
 
==Placement==
*[[Draenor]] was said to be on the far side of the [[Dark Beyond]], and to have a red sun.<ref>{{ref book |author= Grubb, Jeff |authorlink= Jeff Grubb |title= [[The Last Guardian]] |isbn= 978-0-6710-4151-9 |pages=144}}</ref> It is also described as being in a distant corner of the universe, as is Azeroth.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2]]'', pg. 12</ref>
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*[[Draenor]] was said to be on the far side of the [[Dark Beyond]], and to have a red sun.<ref>''[[The Last Guardian]]'', pg. 144</ref> It is also described as being in a distant corner of the universe, as is Azeroth.<ref name="Chronicle 2 12"/>
 
*Azeroth can be seen from the [[Illidari Training Grounds|courtyard]] of the [[Black Temple]] in [[Outland]], but the theory that Azeroth and Draenor may have been in the same star system has several problems:
 
*Azeroth can be seen from the [[Illidari Training Grounds|courtyard]] of the [[Black Temple]] in [[Outland]], but the theory that [[Azeroth]] and Draenor may have been in the same star system has several problems:
 
 
**Azeroth and Draenor orbited different kinds of stars. Azeroth has a single yellow sun, whereas Draenor had a single red sun.<ref>{{ref book |author= Grubb, Jeff |authorlink= Jeff Grubb |title= [[The Last Guardian]] |isbn= 978-0-6710-4151-9 |pages= 405 (ebook) |chapter= Epilogue |quote= ...and Khadgar's own battle beneath the dull red sun.}}</ref>
 
**Azeroth and Draenor orbited different kinds of stars. Azeroth has a single yellow sun, whereas Draenor had a single red sun.<ref>{{ref book |author= Grubb, Jeff |authorlink= Jeff Grubb |title= [[The Last Guardian]] |isbn= 978-0-6710-4151-9 |pages= 405 (ebook) |chapter= Epilogue |quote= ...and Khadgar's own battle beneath the dull red sun.}}</ref>
 
**Draenor's cataclysmic destruction would have been seen from Azeroth, but there is no mention of anyone observing it.
 
**Draenor's cataclysmic destruction would have been seen from Azeroth, but there is no mention of anyone observing it.
 
 
*In the ''[[World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide|The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide]]'', Azeroth was said to be the "closest habitable world" to Outland via the Twisting Nether.
 
*In the ''[[World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide|The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide]]'', Azeroth was said to be the "closest habitable world" to Outland via the Twisting Nether.
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The [[Elemental Plane]] is a plane the titans created and is spherical and comparatively small — about the size of a single world. It is a three-tiered realm. The domain of Air sits atop the middle layer, which supports both the Water and Earth domains. Beneath these lies a third layer of Fire and molten rock.<ref>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 136</ref>
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==Notes and trivia==
 
*At least seven planets were said to be set to feature in future patches and/or expansions for ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', courtesy of [[Outland]]'s [[Dimensional Gateway]]s.<ref>{{ref web |title = Chris Metzen & Micky Neilson Pocket Star Books Lore Q&A Video Interview |accessdate = 2009-02-17 |author = Medievaldragon |url = http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/chris_metzen_micky_neilson_pocket_star_books_lore_qa_video_interview/#comments |date = 2009-02-09}}</ref>
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*When [[Garrosh Hellscream]] had [[Theramore Isle]] destroyed with a [[mana bomb]], its [[arcane]] power caused anomalies of realities and dimensions ripped asunder. One could even glimpse other worlds.<ref>''[[Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War]]'', pg. 225</ref>
 
*The only known means of traveling between worlds is through the use of magic or advanced technology. These include:
 
**[[Dimensional gateway]]s, such as the [[Dark Portal]], and other portals fueled by various forms of magic.
 
**Space ships such as [[dimensional ship]]s or [[Legion ship|Legion ships]].
 
*The [[demon]]s of the [[Burning Legion]] destroy world after world. Every death narrows the range of possible futures for the universe, till eventually all the multitude of possibilities are narrowed to one, utter annihilation.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Illidan]]'', chapter 9: "''This time he saw not just one universe but a near infinity of them, a complex fractal structure, where new worlds were born each minute from the decisions made a heartbeat before. Everywhere the Burning Legion marched, destroying world after world. Every death narrowed the range of possible worlds, till eventually all the multitude of possibilities narrowed to but a few."''</ref>
 
*According to [[Illidan Stormrage]], there are only several worlds left besides [[Azeroth]] and Outland that were not completely annihilated by the Burning Legion.<ref>''[[World of Warcraft: Illidan]]'', chapter 14</ref> After the events of the [[war in Draenor]], the [[Draenor (alternate universe)|alternate Draenor]] is saved too.
 
**[[Xe'ra]] confirms these statements, clarifying that there is only one of a handful of worlds left with life and that Azeroth is the only one that matters.<ref name="A Thousand Years of War"/>
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**According to [[Wrath-Lord Lekos]], Azeroth is the last world standing. This was disproven by the worlds of [[Elunaria]] and [[Bonich]]; both of which host life, some being humanoid at that. Whether the demon was mistaken or merely boasting is unknown.
 
*The term "world" generally refers to Azeroth itself, with other worlds usually being referred to by their names in context to Azeroth.
 
*During the ''Legion'' beta, one [[demon]] world was invaded by a [[Class Order|class order]] in an attempt to take it as their own.<ref>[[Finding a Gateway]]</ref>
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Ethereal merchant [[Gezhe]] while speaking to a [[Consortium Nether Runner]] mentions [[Hara'samid]] sector and [[Xarodi]] sector as well as [[Heraazi]] exports and [[Sodaraami]] backers. Any of these could potentially be planets.
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Great Dark Outer Space Planets

The Great Dark Beyond.

WorldMap-Cosmic

The "cosmic map" from World of Warcraft.

The term planet (sometimes referred to as world) is a geographical category. Planets exist in the Great Dark Beyond as well as in the Twisting Nether. Worlds contain continents.

Known worlds

In World of Warcraft

Major

  • Argus (containing the world soul of Argus), the homeworld of the eredar and their exiled brethren called the draenei. Now the stronghold of the Burning Legion, it was located on the border between the Great Dark and the Twisting Nether,[1] but it is fully shrouded by the Nether now.[2]
  • Azeroth (containing the world soul of Azeroth), the world where most of the action of the Warcraft universe is set. It exists in an isolated corner of the universe.[3]
  • Draenor (Outland), a small planet located in a distant corner of the Great Dark[4] that served as the homeworld of the orcs, ogres, and other species, and as a sanctuary of the draenei. Destroyed by Ner'zhul, the remains of Draenor, called Outland, are no longer considered to be a planet as it sits between dimensions.[5]

Minor

Unnamed

Small Twisting Nether locations:

In the lore

Named

  • Centralis, a world whose inhabitants were slaughtered by Gorelix and the Inv axe 2h artifactmaw d 01 [Maw of the Damned].
  • Fanlin'Deskor, a world annihilated by the Burning Legion.
  • Fyzandi, the homeworld of Thiernax, the first known Night Warrior. An Old God once landed on the planet which began a war against the horrors it brought that lasted for four generations. Thiernax used the power of Elune to become the Night Warrior and vanquish the Old God.
  • K'aresh, the original homeworld of the ethereals before it was destroyed by Dimensius the All-Devouring. It was situated in the Great Dark Beyond, had at least two suns[7] and an arid landscape, and was home to several sentient species.[8]
  • Karkora, a world saved from Dimensius by the naaru T'uure.[9]
  • Kerxan,[10] a world from which the Burning Legion was reinforcing Suramar during their third invasion.[11]
  • Nathreza, the homeworld of the nathrezim. It is located in the Twisting Nether.[12]
  • Navane, a world with a handful of intelligent races who held a history of enmity but united against the Burning Legion, until Kathra'natir turned them against each other with the help of Inv sword 2h artifactsoulrend d 01 [Apocalypse].[13]
  • Nihilam, the "Doom World", is a planet near where the Pantheon confronted Sargeras after the Burning Legion's first destruction of a world. Sargeras proceeded to kill his fellow titans when they tried to reason with him, twisting and warping Nihilam in the apocalyptic conflict.[14]
  • Rancora, a Legion-controlled planet described by Portal Keeper Hasabel as "a landscape of festering pools and skittering death".
  • Shar'gel, a world that appeared to the draenei to be a possible refuge during their journey on the Genedar, but the Burning Legion had laid in wait there and attempted to exterminate them.[9]
  • Tarratus, a prison world for rebellious demons.
  • Xerrath, destroyed by the Legion as a show of power during the enslavement of Xoroth.
  • Xoroth, the homeworld of the dreadsteeds, that came under Legion control.
  • The Inv offhand pvp330 d 02 [Riftworld Codex] that drops from Portal Keeper Hasabel can open portals to other worlds which provide one of three random effects:
    • Light of Absolarn, providing an absorption shield.
    • Flames of Ruvaraad, empowering the adventurer with shadowflame magic and dealing damage in a large area around them, significantly healing them for all damage dealt.
    • Winds of Kareth, providing a healing-over-time effect.

Unnamed

Star Augur Etraeus Frozen Planet

"See for yourself the cruel, frozen void that lies beyond the margin of Azeroth's skies!" — Star Augur Etraeus

Star Augur Etraeus Fel Ravaged Planet

"The Burning Legion. Slayers of whole worlds. Could we hope to resist? Can you?!" — Star Augur Etraeus

Star Augur Etraeus Old God corrupted planets

"These are the beings who will devour the future you so futilely fight to protect!" — Star Augur Etraeus

Harbingers Illidan 4

Legion world controlled by Azgoth in Harbingers.

  • During the Third War, the dreadlords Anetheron, Mephistroth, and Tichondrius convened at a dreadlord citadel somewhere in the Twisting Nether[15] (possibly on Nathreza).
  • While talking to Kel'Thuzad in the Alterac Mountains, Arthas Menethil saw a vision of a red sky and a red world overrun by the Burning Legion's felhounds and infernals.[16][17]
  • A number of unnamed planets can be directly seen by adventurers:
    • Star Augur Etraeus shows a number of unnamed planets to adventurers:
      • Four frozen planets.
      • A planet destroyed by the Burning Legion.
      • Six Old God-corrupted planets.
    • Order champion's consciousness projected to Xe'ra's astral presence at the "crucible of creation" in the Great Dark Beyond where a fel corrupted planet can be seen.
    • After Sargeras is imprisoned and the Vindicaar hovers in the cosmos, several Void-corrupted planets can be seen.
    • A Void-corrupted planet can be seen in the sky surrounding Telogrus Rift.
  • A small Legion prison world obliterated by the Void and left to rot.[18]
  • A "distant nexus world" was conquered and eventually ruled by a Burning Legion army led by the demon Immolanth.[19]
  • Illidan Stormrage and his demon hunters assaulted a demon world under the control of the pit lord Azgoth.
  • Right before Draenor's implosion, Turalyon escaped with the forces of the Alliance Expedition that were with him through a portal to yet another world, one they could barely make sense of, before they returned to Draenor, now Outland.
  • The homeworld of the Codex of Blood, destroyed by Murmur.
  • Illidan traveled to three worlds destroyed by the Burning Legion while seeking out Nathreza:[12]
    • A desert with cemetery cities with bodies clogging the streets. Imps danced among the ruins. War had sliced the tops of hills and turned plains into sheets of glass. Mad ghosts haunted the land and mountains had been carved in the shape of dreadlords. A moat of bones surrounded a city the size of a nation. A giant skeleton rose from the moat and clawed its way over mountains of bones before the necromancy faded and the giant collapsed.
    • An ocean world with the water red as blood, filled with poisons that killed the whale-sized inhabitants. Massive rafts woven from dead kelp rotted on the surface with corpses of merfolk entwined around them. Sea creatures the size of cities decomposed on the ocean floor, surrounded by skeletons of aquatic armies that had once guarded them.
    • A desert world where he found the bones of wandering tribespeople. Every oasis had been poisoned. Dunes sometimes crumbled to reveal the skeletons of armored worms or remains of brass skyscrapers.
  • The unnamed homeworld of the aldrachi, invaded by the Burning Legion with the intent of recruiting them. After Sargeras was wounded in single combat with the aldrachi champion Toranaar, he obliterated the few remaining inhabitants and ordered the Legion to bathe the planet in an inferno that would smolder for eternity.[20]
  • An "unremarkable world" that had already been invaded and pacified by the Legion, its leaders corrupted and its heroes slain. A child burning with righteous fury for his dying world crept into the Legion's stronghold and killed Sargeras' pet felhound, Goremaw, and several eredar guards while they slept. Sargeras was infuriated by the sight of his dead hound, and the world and all of its inhabitants were scattered as ashes in the Great Dark.[6]
  • A small, militaristic world which Sargeras had set his eyes on. Its inhabitants would have fought fiercely against a Legion invasion, but Sargeras believed them to be vulnerable to paranoia and fear. The newly empowered eredar assassin Akaari Shadowgore infiltrated the world's strongholds alone as part of her first test. Within a month, the world had descended into chaos as tales of an unseen assassin spread like wildfire, and as heroes and leaders died silently, the world's warriors broke into factions and blamed each other for Akaari's assassinations. When the Legion finally revealed itself, the world begged to surrender, seeing an eternity of servitude as preferable to living in fear of daggers from the shadows.[6]
  • On a small world under siege by the Burning Legion, Gorelix and a team of mo'arg were tasked with building a citadel to serve as a base of operations. During one battle, this stronghold was attacked by the world's brave defenders, and a massive breach opened in the wall. If not repaired soon, the entire citadel would fall to the Legion's enemies. Gorelix volunteered to defend the breach with the Inv axe 2h artifactmaw d 01 [Maw of the Damned] while the other mo'arg worked. Hundreds of enemies, howling battle cries in their alien tongue, stormed the breach, but Gorelix stood fast, each kill infusing him with strength and vitality. When the last attacker had fallen, the other mo'arg found that they no longer needed to repair the breach, for Gorelix had filled it with corpses.[21]
  • An unknown world mostly covered in water depicted in the Halls of Lightning with two green-white continents (one in the southern hemisphere, the other in the northern hemisphere) and a purely white ice cap centered around the world's equator.
  • "Countless" worlds that were judged and observed by Algalon the Observer.
  • "Countless" worlds visited by the titans, or the naaru, or taken over or obliterated by the Burning Legion.
  • According to Xe'ra, a "thousand thousand" worlds have been destroyed by the Legion.[18]
  • The draenei passed dozens of worlds and mapped much of the cosmos after they left Argus.
  • Several other seemingly gaseous planets seen in the skies of Outland and Elunaria and that are depicted in the Halls of Lightning and Ulduar.
  • Draka's training in Maldraxxus included spying on the Burning Legion on another world outside the Shadowlands as shown in Afterlives.[22][23]
  • The home world of Droman Aliothe, "a beautiful world of lush forests and sparkling seas", was destroyed by the Burning Legion.[24]
Sargeras cleaving planet

The titan Sargeras destroying the planet with the corrupted world-soul.

Titans

Titans are awakened world-souls and thus each titan is a planet themselves.[25] Except for Azeroth and Argus, the details of what each titan's planet was like are unknown.

Placement

  • Draenor was said to be on the far side of the Dark Beyond, and to have a red sun.[26] It is also described as being in a distant corner of the universe, as is Azeroth.[4]
  • Azeroth can be seen from the courtyard of the Black Temple in Outland, but the theory that Azeroth and Draenor may have been in the same star system has several problems:
    • Azeroth and Draenor orbited different kinds of stars. Azeroth has a single yellow sun, whereas Draenor had a single red sun.[27]
    • Draenor's cataclysmic destruction would have been seen from Azeroth, but there is no mention of anyone observing it.
  • In the The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide, Azeroth was said to be the "closest habitable world" to Outland via the Twisting Nether.

In the RPG

Icon-RPG This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

The Elemental Plane is a plane the titans created and is spherical and comparatively small — about the size of a single world. It is a three-tiered realm. The domain of Air sits atop the middle layer, which supports both the Water and Earth domains. Beneath these lies a third layer of Fire and molten rock.[28]

Notes and trivia

  • At least seven planets were said to be set to feature in future patches and/or expansions for World of Warcraft, courtesy of Outland's Dimensional Gateways.[29]
  • When Garrosh Hellscream had Theramore Isle destroyed with a mana bomb, its arcane power caused anomalies of realities and dimensions ripped asunder. One could even glimpse other worlds.[30]
  • The only known means of traveling between worlds is through the use of magic or advanced technology. These include:
  • The demons of the Burning Legion destroy world after world. Every death narrows the range of possible futures for the universe, till eventually all the multitude of possibilities are narrowed to one, utter annihilation.[31]
  • According to Illidan Stormrage, there are only several worlds left besides Azeroth and Outland that were not completely annihilated by the Burning Legion.[32] After the events of the war in Draenor, the alternate Draenor is saved too.
    • Xe'ra confirms these statements, clarifying that there is only one of a handful of worlds left with life and that Azeroth is the only one that matters.[18]
    • According to Wrath-Lord Lekos, Azeroth is the last world standing. This was disproven by the worlds of Elunaria and Bonich; both of which host life, some being humanoid at that. Whether the demon was mistaken or merely boasting is unknown.
  • The term "world" generally refers to Azeroth itself, with other worlds usually being referred to by their names in context to Azeroth.
  • During the Legion beta, one demon world was invaded by a class order in an attempt to take it as their own.[33]

Speculation

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This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

Ethereal merchant Gezhe while speaking to a Consortium Nether Runner mentions Hara'samid sector and Xarodi sector as well as Heraazi exports and Sodaraami backers. Any of these could potentially be planets.

Gallery

See also

References

 
  1. ^ World of Warcraft: Illidan, pg. 239
  2. ^ A Thousand Years of War
  3. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 28
  4. ^ a b World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 12
  5. ^ The Art of World of Warcraft, pg. 54
  6. ^ a b c Blood Ledger
  7. ^ Protectorate Demolitionist says: By the second sun of K'aresh, look at this place! I can only imagine what Salhadaar is planning. Come on, let's keep going.
  8. ^ Ask CDev - Round 1
  9. ^ a b Word of the Conclave
  10. ^ Trade archaeology bladedorcscepter [Scepter of Kerxan]
  11. ^ A [45] Powering Down the Portal
  12. ^ a b World of Warcraft: Illidan, pg. ??
  13. ^ Libram of the Dead
  14. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 50
  15. ^ The Dreadlords Convene
  16. ^ The Revelation
  17. ^ Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, chapter 20, pg. 298 (paperback edition)
  18. ^ a b c A Thousand Years of War
  19. ^ N Demon hunter [8-45] Forged in Fire
  20. ^ Tome of Fel Secrets
  21. ^ Libram of the Dead
  22. ^ Brian Horn on Twitter (2020-09-03). Retrieved on 2020-09-04.
  23. ^ Brian Horn on Twitter (2020-09-04). Retrieved on 2020-09-04.
  24. ^ Droman Aliothe#Quotes
  25. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1, pg. 19 - 20
  26. ^ The Last Guardian, pg. 144
  27. ^ Grubb, Jeff. "Epilogue", The Last Guardian, 405 (ebook). ISBN 978-0-6710-4151-9. “...and Khadgar's own battle beneath the dull red sun.” 
  28. ^ Shadows & Light, pg. 136
  29. ^ Medievaldragon 2009-02-09. Chris Metzen & Micky Neilson Pocket Star Books Lore Q&A Video Interview. Retrieved on 2009-02-17.
  30. ^ Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, pg. 225
  31. ^ World of Warcraft: Illidan, chapter 9: "This time he saw not just one universe but a near infinity of them, a complex fractal structure, where new worlds were born each minute from the decisions made a heartbeat before. Everywhere the Burning Legion marched, destroying world after world. Every death narrowed the range of possible worlds, till eventually all the multitude of possibilities narrowed to but a few."
  32. ^ World of Warcraft: Illidan, chapter 14
  33. ^ Scouting Finding a Gateway