Who's who in Warcraft, how they're tied together, and ten thousand years of history, from the first Titans to Midnight.
Not drawn to scale: the first eras cover millions of years, while the last covers about three decades. Years count from the opening of the Dark Portal (Year 0). Click any name to find that character on the map. “Read more” links open the matching page on the Warcraft Wiki, a fan-run encyclopedia. Essays come from Blizzard Watch’s Know Your Lore column. Their year is shown, since older ones predate later story reveals.
Orders, armies and cults that cut across races and factions. Pick one to read its story, see who led it and which races fill its ranks.
The cosmology is being written.
The playable races of each faction, plus the other peoples who shape the story. Allied races joined later and are tagged. The family tree shows how races branched from one another. Click any race to open its profile and full history.