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* InHarmonyWithNature: TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland examines this trope a bit. While the night elves claim to be in harmony with nature, their attitude towards it is presented as paternalistic. Also, because of their special relationship with the natural world (like the wisps harvesting wood without damaging trees), one can argue that the night elves actually live apart from true nature, even though these benefits are given with nature’s consent. The tauren are closer to the actual ideal, and the mok’nathal closer still.
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* InHarmonyWithNature: TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland [[FanFic/TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland Travels through Azeroth and Outland]] examines this trope a bit. While the night elves claim to be in harmony with nature, their attitude towards it is presented as paternalistic. Also, because of their special relationship with the natural world (like the wisps harvesting wood without damaging trees), one can argue that the night elves actually live apart from true nature, even though these benefits are given with nature’s consent. The tauren are closer to the actual ideal, and the mok’nathal closer still.
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* MyMasterRightOrWrong: The attitude blood elves often hold towards their lieges. TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland has loyalty and obligation being huge parts of blood elf culture, far more important than the hedonism often associated with them.
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* {{Pirate}}: In TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland, they’re definitely the nasty, Type 1 variety. [[spoiler:They lead short and violent lives, and take pleasure in cruelty. The Bloodsail Buccaneers even go so far as to splatter their sails with the blood of victims. The Southsea Freebooters are more professional, but just as vicious.]]
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* {{Pirate}}: In TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland, [[FanFic/TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland Travels through Azeroth and Outland]], they’re definitely the nasty, Type 1 variety. [[spoiler:They lead short and violent lives, and take pleasure in cruelty. The Bloodsail Buccaneers even go so far as to splatter their sails with the blood of victims. The Southsea Freebooters are more professional, but just as vicious.]]
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* MasqueradeBall: Destron attends one of these in Silvermoon. [[spoiler:In the past, masquerades acted as social levelers, a release valve for the highly stratified elven society. By the time of TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland, however, the masks are removed towards the end of the party in order to reestablish the social hierarchy, which was threatened by the devastation of the Third War.]]
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* MasqueradeBall: Destron attends one of these in Silvermoon. [[spoiler:In the past, masquerades acted as social levelers, a release valve for the highly stratified elven society. By the time of TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland, [[FanFic/TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland Travels through Azeroth and Outland]], however, the masks are removed towards the end of the party in order to reestablish the social hierarchy, which was threatened by the devastation of the Third War.]]
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* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: Generally on the enlightenment side. While mages (like Destron) are typically on the “romantic” end of things in media, TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland treats magic as being essentially scientific. Destron even describes one poor and ramshackle area as looking “medieval,” suggesting a more modern mindset. Organized religion tends to come across relatively favorably, however, so long as it’s for one of the good-aligned faiths.
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* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: Generally on the enlightenment side. While mages (like Destron) are typically on the “romantic” end of things in media, TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland [[FanFic/TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland Travels through Azeroth and Outland]] treats magic as being essentially scientific. Destron even describes one poor and ramshackle area as looking “medieval,” suggesting a more modern mindset. Organized religion tends to come across relatively favorably, however, so long as it’s for one of the good-aligned faiths.
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* DesolationShot: The writer of TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland loves describing these.
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* AcePilot: Llane Osrick.
* AFatherToHisMen: Dallard Corwyn.
* AgreeToDisagree: Destron and an old tutor end up doing this after debating the merits of draconic elitism.
* {{Alchemy}}: The arakkoa claim to have been masters of this during their glory days.
* {{Alchemy}}: The arakkoa claim to have been masters of this during their glory days.
* AncientKeeper: Arkkoroc, a lonely sea giant in Azshara, is an example. He appears in-game, but Travels offers its own spin, [[spoiler:in which Arkkoroc who once controlled the tides but no longer does so, desperately wishes to be remembered by others, though he knows his time is long past. Destron agrees to tell others about him. One wonders what happened to Arkkoroc after Cataclysm…]]
** The Storm Peaks has plenty more examples.
** The Storm Peaks has plenty more examples.
* AntiAir: The Burning Legion’s failure to have this is one of the reasons they haven’t conquered Azeroth… yet.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Most of the human nations suffered from this at varying point, though Destron says that (in many nations) the nobility had lost much of its power by the time of the First War.
* ArtificialIntelligence: Destron learns about this concept from a gnome in the Borean Tundra, though it’s called Created Intelligence. The gnome concludes that, if a free-willed created intelligence equal to a sapient mind were ever created, it would have to be considered an equal to its living peers.
* AsceticAesthetic: Once you get beyond all the shiny crystals (which usually serve utilitarian functions), draenic cities are rather austere.
* {{Asexuality}}: Pretty much all Forsaken, including Destron. And thank goodness for that. Sporelings and ethereals may also count.
* ArtificialIntelligence: Destron learns about this concept from a gnome in the Borean Tundra, though it’s called Created Intelligence. The gnome concludes that, if a free-willed created intelligence equal to a sapient mind were ever created, it would have to be considered an equal to its living peers.
* AsceticAesthetic: Once you get beyond all the shiny crystals (which usually serve utilitarian functions), draenic cities are rather austere.
* {{Asexuality}}: Pretty much all Forsaken, including Destron. And thank goodness for that. Sporelings and ethereals may also count.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Both Orgrim’s Hammer and Skybreaker end up like this. [[spoiler:While powerful, they’re such a huge investment for their respective owners that they are basically forbidden from engaging each other in combat.]]
* AuthorFilibuster: Destron tends to do this when criticizing monarchic or despotic rule, which can be a bit jarring. To be fair, he respects relatively enlightened despots like Thrall, even though he thinks that they set bad precedents for future leadership by being dictators.
* AWizardDidIt: Though Destron usually explains said wizard’s motivations. For example, Queen Azshara used magic to put her namesake realm in a state of endless autumn, explaining its appearance in-game. This is also why it looks autumnal despite being a coniferous forest.
** The high elves did something similar to Quel’thalas, as a way of recalling the glory of their former home.
* AuthorFilibuster: Destron tends to do this when criticizing monarchic or despotic rule, which can be a bit jarring. To be fair, he respects relatively enlightened despots like Thrall, even though he thinks that they set bad precedents for future leadership by being dictators.
* AWizardDidIt: Though Destron usually explains said wizard’s motivations. For example, Queen Azshara used magic to put her namesake realm in a state of endless autumn, explaining its appearance in-game. This is also why it looks autumnal despite being a coniferous forest.
** The high elves did something similar to Quel’thalas, as a way of recalling the glory of their former home.
* BecomeARealBoy: Sporelings start out as clones of their parent, but some develop actual personalities. Those who do are immensely valuable to the community.
* BenevolentDictator: Discussed at great length, with Thrall as the primary example. Destron believes that Thrall is a genuinely good leader, but that the orcs cannot realistically expect to get anyone else like him. Thus, for Thrall to be truly great, he must relinquish power and create a more democratic state. Probably counts as an AuthorFilibuster as well.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Niddy and her brother, Yezz. [[spoiler:They survived debt slavery under a brutal owner with each others’ help. Niddy came through okay, but Yezz lost his sense of self-preservation. Like most mentally disturbed goblins in this fanfic, he was encouraged to become a sapper. Niddy followed her brother wherever he went, to keep him from blowing himself up.]]
* BigHeroicRun: Taunka long runners, who can trek for days at a time across some of the meanest environments in Northrend, might be described as doing this.
* BlackMarket: Actually plays a pretty big role. [[spoiler:The pirate base of Lost Rigger Cove is like a marketplace and networking center for every nasty group, where the Dark Horde buys lumber from the Venture Company, and the Defias Brotherhood hires Southsea Freebooters to ship goods. Later on, in Underbelly, Destron encounters the Red Market, which is the quasi-legal trade of demonic armaments. Partisans (read: players) kickstarted the Red Market after the events in the Burning Crusade, flooding Azeroth with corrupting materials. Governments look the other way, since these armaments can be useful. NiceJobBreakingItHero.]]
* BlackSheep: Several.
** In dwarven society, those kicked out of their families for any reason become the Unwanted, which means most respectable people will have nothing to do with them. Most can’t get hired, so resort to begging or crime. The Unwanted are allowed to have children—but those children are taken from them by the state and given to a normal family, who won’t ever tell the child its true origins. Needless to say, some Unwanted try to move out of Khaz Modan proper and start new lives elsewhere.
** Gnomes are supposed to earn surnames that reflect their accomplishments. Those who fail to do so end up keeping their family names well into adulthood. Being “So-and-so the Second” is a mark of shame, not one of a proud lineage.
** Omokee are tauren who’ve been kicked out of the tribe. Getting expelled from one’s tribe is hard to do, but when it happens it’s pretty much a death sentence. Tauren will attack omokee on sight, and the outcasts almost invariably go insane.
** The draenic ashem are those who’ve suffered to the point that they can no longer participate in the communal happiness of their society. Ashem are encouraged to keep their distance so that their misery will not spread. However, the draenei do their best to rehabilitate them, and recognize that the ashem are not at fault for their state.
** Warlocks are treated as BlackSheep in orcish society, and are hated even by peons.
* BenevolentDictator: Discussed at great length, with Thrall as the primary example. Destron believes that Thrall is a genuinely good leader, but that the orcs cannot realistically expect to get anyone else like him. Thus, for Thrall to be truly great, he must relinquish power and create a more democratic state. Probably counts as an AuthorFilibuster as well.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Niddy and her brother, Yezz. [[spoiler:They survived debt slavery under a brutal owner with each others’ help. Niddy came through okay, but Yezz lost his sense of self-preservation. Like most mentally disturbed goblins in this fanfic, he was encouraged to become a sapper. Niddy followed her brother wherever he went, to keep him from blowing himself up.]]
* BigHeroicRun: Taunka long runners, who can trek for days at a time across some of the meanest environments in Northrend, might be described as doing this.
* BlackMarket: Actually plays a pretty big role. [[spoiler:The pirate base of Lost Rigger Cove is like a marketplace and networking center for every nasty group, where the Dark Horde buys lumber from the Venture Company, and the Defias Brotherhood hires Southsea Freebooters to ship goods. Later on, in Underbelly, Destron encounters the Red Market, which is the quasi-legal trade of demonic armaments. Partisans (read: players) kickstarted the Red Market after the events in the Burning Crusade, flooding Azeroth with corrupting materials. Governments look the other way, since these armaments can be useful. NiceJobBreakingItHero.]]
* BlackSheep: Several.
** In dwarven society, those kicked out of their families for any reason become the Unwanted, which means most respectable people will have nothing to do with them. Most can’t get hired, so resort to begging or crime. The Unwanted are allowed to have children—but those children are taken from them by the state and given to a normal family, who won’t ever tell the child its true origins. Needless to say, some Unwanted try to move out of Khaz Modan proper and start new lives elsewhere.
** Gnomes are supposed to earn surnames that reflect their accomplishments. Those who fail to do so end up keeping their family names well into adulthood. Being “So-and-so the Second” is a mark of shame, not one of a proud lineage.
** Omokee are tauren who’ve been kicked out of the tribe. Getting expelled from one’s tribe is hard to do, but when it happens it’s pretty much a death sentence. Tauren will attack omokee on sight, and the outcasts almost invariably go insane.
** The draenic ashem are those who’ve suffered to the point that they can no longer participate in the communal happiness of their society. Ashem are encouraged to keep their distance so that their misery will not spread. However, the draenei do their best to rehabilitate them, and recognize that the ashem are not at fault for their state.
** Warlocks are treated as BlackSheep in orcish society, and are hated even by peons.
* BodyHorror: Zandalari priests undergo extensive mutilation and scarification. Merun’khet, the nerubian forced into a Forsaken body, as an even more visceral example. Not to mention that poor orc kept by Lady Tsravash…
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: [[spoiler:More like a giant tiger of divine retribution. Surrounded by the god-killing priests of Zul’drak, the Zandalari priestess, Mumbwe, calls down an avatar of her god. In minutes, the sanctuary is drenched with the blood and shredded flesh of her enemies.]]
* Bookworm: Destron and Daj’yah are the most notable, though there are many others.
* BrilliantButLazy: Destron was apparently this while alive.
* BoltOfDivineRetribution: [[spoiler:More like a giant tiger of divine retribution. Surrounded by the god-killing priests of Zul’drak, the Zandalari priestess, Mumbwe, calls down an avatar of her god. In minutes, the sanctuary is drenched with the blood and shredded flesh of her enemies.]]
* Bookworm: Destron and Daj’yah are the most notable, though there are many others.
* BrilliantButLazy: Destron was apparently this while alive.
* CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker: Encountered on Orgrim’s Hammer. A more primitive version (a guy on a wagon shouting to people) is seen in Westfall).
* CannonFodder: The Burning Legion. Averted in a big way by the Horde and Alliance, who tend to field well-trained troops with tactics that are far more modern than medieval.
* CantGrowUp: A tragic example is found in Silverpine Forest. [[spoiler:Adrius became undead when he was a mere fourteen years old. Think about your teenage years. Now imagine being stuck like that.]]
* ChildSoldiers: [[spoiler:The Defias make heavy use of these.]]
* TheCityNarrows: The Forlorn Cavern of Ironforge. This is where gnomish warlocks are told to practice their magic, so that if something goes wrong the only victims would be the undesirables who live in the neighborhood. The Lower City of Shattrath also used to be pretty rough, though has calmed down by the time Destron visits.
* CannonFodder: The Burning Legion. Averted in a big way by the Horde and Alliance, who tend to field well-trained troops with tactics that are far more modern than medieval.
* CantGrowUp: A tragic example is found in Silverpine Forest. [[spoiler:Adrius became undead when he was a mere fourteen years old. Think about your teenage years. Now imagine being stuck like that.]]
* ChildSoldiers: [[spoiler:The Defias make heavy use of these.]]
* TheCityNarrows: The Forlorn Cavern of Ironforge. This is where gnomish warlocks are told to practice their magic, so that if something goes wrong the only victims would be the undesirables who live in the neighborhood. The Lower City of Shattrath also used to be pretty rough, though has calmed down by the time Destron visits.
* CombatBreakdown: What happens when Destron runs out of mana in a fight.
* CompleteMonster: Some of the lore characters from WoW are presented or interpreted this way. [[spoiler:Edwin Van Cleef and Illidan both become this; whatever sympathetic motivations they might have had are outweighed by their horrific actions. Destron also considers Orgrim Doomhammer a CompleteMonster, and doesn’t think that Thrall should have named the orcish capital after him.]]
* ContemplateOurNavels: Destron does this on occasion.
* ConvenientEnemyBase: Locations generally reflect their in-game locations, but sometimes the way Deston reaches them seems a little convenient (convenient from a narrative standpoint, not necessarily convenient for the character himself).
* CorruptChurch: A few examples appear, like the Cult of the Forgotten Shadow followed by many Forsaken. The cult is sort of an umbrella group, [[spoiler:and the most sinister faction is probably the Lamentation, which provides a religious justification for Forsaken atrocities.]]
* CompleteMonster: Some of the lore characters from WoW are presented or interpreted this way. [[spoiler:Edwin Van Cleef and Illidan both become this; whatever sympathetic motivations they might have had are outweighed by their horrific actions. Destron also considers Orgrim Doomhammer a CompleteMonster, and doesn’t think that Thrall should have named the orcish capital after him.]]
* ContemplateOurNavels: Destron does this on occasion.
* ConvenientEnemyBase: Locations generally reflect their in-game locations, but sometimes the way Deston reaches them seems a little convenient (convenient from a narrative standpoint, not necessarily convenient for the character himself).
* CorruptChurch: A few examples appear, like the Cult of the Forgotten Shadow followed by many Forsaken. The cult is sort of an umbrella group, [[spoiler:and the most sinister faction is probably the Lamentation, which provides a religious justification for Forsaken atrocities.]]
* CulturalRebel: At one point, Destron meets a dwarf who chose to abstain from alcohol. [[spoiler:When he announced this to his family, they disowned him. Alcohol is SeriousBusiness to the dwarves.]]
* CultureClash: Happens a lot.
** [[spoiler:Disagreements between orcs and tauren are difficult to resolve, since the two races use very different debating styles. Orcs are loud, brash, and even threatening, while tauren are self-effacing and polite. Basically, the orcs come across as fools to the tauren, and the tauren as timid to the orcs. In the end, neither side is convinced by the other.]]
** [[spoiler:A surprising example occurs in the Grizzly Hills, when gnomes and dwarves argue about how to handle some unwelcome information about their racial origins. An iron dwarf prisoner says that the regular gnomes and dwarves suffer from the Curse of Flesh, and have gone astray from the Titans’ intent. The dwarves regard this as blasphemy, but the gnomes want to do more research to find out if this claim is true. They reach a sort of compromise, in which the gnomes will study iron dwarf “myths.”]]
* CursedWithAwesome: Arguably, Destron’s undeath. Travel is a lot easier when you don’t have to worry so much about exhaustion or finding clean food and water (in this interpretation, it seems like undead still need to eat, but only very little and the quality of the food doesn’t matter).
* CultureClash: Happens a lot.
** [[spoiler:Disagreements between orcs and tauren are difficult to resolve, since the two races use very different debating styles. Orcs are loud, brash, and even threatening, while tauren are self-effacing and polite. Basically, the orcs come across as fools to the tauren, and the tauren as timid to the orcs. In the end, neither side is convinced by the other.]]
** [[spoiler:A surprising example occurs in the Grizzly Hills, when gnomes and dwarves argue about how to handle some unwelcome information about their racial origins. An iron dwarf prisoner says that the regular gnomes and dwarves suffer from the Curse of Flesh, and have gone astray from the Titans’ intent. The dwarves regard this as blasphemy, but the gnomes want to do more research to find out if this claim is true. They reach a sort of compromise, in which the gnomes will study iron dwarf “myths.”]]
* CursedWithAwesome: Arguably, Destron’s undeath. Travel is a lot easier when you don’t have to worry so much about exhaustion or finding clean food and water (in this interpretation, it seems like undead still need to eat, but only very little and the quality of the food doesn’t matter).
* TheDeadCanDance: Destron witnesses a macabre dance party in Undercity. [[spoiler:It ends with the revelers tearing realistic dummies of Arthas, King Terenas, and Archbishop Alonsus Faol to pieces.]]
* DeadLittleSister: [[spoiler:Destron’s younger sister, Nadina, drowned. This frayed his family and caused them to become even more distant from each other.]]
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: Stormwind used to be this.
* DeadpanSnarker: Daj’yah. Destron has his moments, though usually as asides to the reader and not in actual conversation.
* DeadLittleSister: [[spoiler:Destron’s younger sister, Nadina, drowned. This frayed his family and caused them to become even more distant from each other.]]
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: Stormwind used to be this.
* DeadpanSnarker: Daj’yah. Destron has his moments, though usually as asides to the reader and not in actual conversation.
* DenOfIniquity: Lost Rigger Cove is one of these for pretty much all of Azeroth.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Arguably, Destron’s motivation.
* DesolationShot: The writer of TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland loves describing these.
* DramaticIrony: Used a few times when Destron gets something wrong. Generally, these are things that someone in his position wouldn’t have any realistic way of knowing, but that the players know because they, well, played the game! Now for some (very minor) spoilers for WoW and WC3.
** [[spoiler:He dismisses rumors of dragons being somehow responsible for the Defias.]]
** [[spoiler:He thinks that Illidan killed Magtheridon.]]
** [[spoiler:He recounts the official story of Arthas’ mercenaries destroying the human fleet during the Third War.]]
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Arguably, Destron’s motivation.
* DesolationShot: The writer of TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland loves describing these.
* DramaticIrony: Used a few times when Destron gets something wrong. Generally, these are things that someone in his position wouldn’t have any realistic way of knowing, but that the players know because they, well, played the game! Now for some (very minor) spoilers for WoW and WC3.
** [[spoiler:He dismisses rumors of dragons being somehow responsible for the Defias.]]
** [[spoiler:He thinks that Illidan killed Magtheridon.]]
** [[spoiler:He recounts the official story of Arthas’ mercenaries destroying the human fleet during the Third War.]]
* DrivenToMadness: The process of becoming undead did this to many Forsaken.
* DyingTown: The Alliance base of Honor Hold becomes one of these. Its defenders are aging and cut off from the rest of the Alliance in Outland, after failing to maintain control over the expeditionary force. While actually playing WoW, players can see that the NPC guards in Honor Hold do look old.
* DyingTown: The Alliance base of Honor Hold becomes one of these. Its defenders are aging and cut off from the rest of the Alliance in Outland, after failing to maintain control over the expeditionary force. While actually playing WoW, players can see that the NPC guards in Honor Hold do look old.
* [[HumansAreFlawed Everyone Is Flawed]]: A big theme in the story.
* EvilCripple: Harz Blacknail might be a partial example. Though he actually does some good, he is also a warlock, and is thus likely to end up corrupted.
* EvilVirtues: The Cabal, in Terokkar Forest and the Bone Waste. [[spoiler:Though cultists of the Burning Legion, they are quick to kill anyone who summons a demon without their permission, knowing full well the dangers uncontrolled summoning can bring. They’ve created a ruthless but organized state that is able to provide for its citizens. They also seek to develop their economy and infrastructure by importing experts from Azeroth.]]
** Some of Kael’thas followers also apply, at least the lower-ranking ones.
* EvilCripple: Harz Blacknail might be a partial example. Though he actually does some good, he is also a warlock, and is thus likely to end up corrupted.
* EvilVirtues: The Cabal, in Terokkar Forest and the Bone Waste. [[spoiler:Though cultists of the Burning Legion, they are quick to kill anyone who summons a demon without their permission, knowing full well the dangers uncontrolled summoning can bring. They’ve created a ruthless but organized state that is able to provide for its citizens. They also seek to develop their economy and infrastructure by importing experts from Azeroth.]]
** Some of Kael’thas followers also apply, at least the lower-ranking ones.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: Apparently common in night elf novels. One extremely lengthy novel is described as taking place across a single second! These books are devoted to exploring a character’s psyche, rather than narrating events.
* FakeMemories: [[spoiler:Prewitt Hartley has these.]]
* FacialHorror: The Forsaken are practically made from this trope, though some (like Destron) haven’t rotted much and can pass for human with some help.
* FakeMemories: [[spoiler:Prewitt Hartley has these.]]
* FacialHorror: The Forsaken are practically made from this trope, though some (like Destron) haven’t rotted much and can pass for human with some help.
* FictionalHoliday: Bounty Day, which is celebrated by coastal human towns. There’s also the Festival of Nature’s Song, honored in Moonglade, which has the night elves return a piece of nature to the Emerald Dream. In Outland, Destron sees the Phoenix of Victory Rising from the Ashes of War, a high/blood elven holiday commemorating a victory over the trolls.
* FireForgedFriends: A cute example is seen in Tarren Mill, [[spoiler:where a Forsaken warrior swaps old war stories with an elderly orc. Both are veterans of the Second War, but they fought on opposite sides.]]
* FireForgedFriends: A cute example is seen in Tarren Mill, [[spoiler:where a Forsaken warrior swaps old war stories with an elderly orc. Both are veterans of the Second War, but they fought on opposite sides.]]
* FloatingPlatforms: The blood elves use these to show off their magical ability (which is made possible thanks to their nation being located at a conflux of leylines).
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: [[spoiler:Possibly Danner, who gives Destron the means of sneaking into Cabal-held territory.]]
* FriendshipMoment: [[spoiler:Destron and Daj’yah get one after he gets back from his first trip to Northrend.]]
* GeneticMemory: The sporelings get a bit of this.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: [[spoiler:Possibly Danner, who gives Destron the means of sneaking into Cabal-held territory.]]
* FriendshipMoment: [[spoiler:Destron and Daj’yah get one after he gets back from his first trip to Northrend.]]
* GeneticMemory: The sporelings get a bit of this.
* GlamourFailure: This happens in Silvermoon City. [[spoiler:Destron bumps into a bystander during a parade. Before he can apologize, he stumbles [i]through[/i] the bystander, revealing her to be an illusion. It turns out that the blood elves use illusory citizens to make their city seem less empty after the decimation of the Third War.]]
* GlorySeeker: Common enough in such a violent setting, but the partisans (independent warriors and mercenaries… in other words, the players’ in-game characters) of the Horde and Alliance are the worst examples.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Emperor Dan’jo. Much like his RL inspiration, however, his madness may have kept him sane…
* GlorySeeker: Common enough in such a violent setting, but the partisans (independent warriors and mercenaries… in other words, the players’ in-game characters) of the Horde and Alliance are the worst examples.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Emperor Dan’jo. Much like his RL inspiration, however, his madness may have kept him sane…
* GoodShepherd: Several, who often overlap into ChurchMilitant.
** Torsen Velsemin is a courageous preacher helping the people of Westfall.
** Father Lacitus is the frail but charismatic priest who kept Honor Hold from completely falling apart.
** Father Vanya is the spiritual leader of the Kirovi in the Grizzly Hills who [[spoiler:still follow the Light.]]
** Kastoor, a draenic anchorite who is the only one protecting the human inhabitants of Farshire. He doesn’t quite understand humans, however.
* GotVolunteered: Happens to Destron a few times. [[spoiler:Also the fate of some Lordaeronian refugees who were forced to join the Southsea Freebooters or Defias Brotherhood.]]
** Torsen Velsemin is a courageous preacher helping the people of Westfall.
** Father Lacitus is the frail but charismatic priest who kept Honor Hold from completely falling apart.
** Father Vanya is the spiritual leader of the Kirovi in the Grizzly Hills who [[spoiler:still follow the Light.]]
** Kastoor, a draenic anchorite who is the only one protecting the human inhabitants of Farshire. He doesn’t quite understand humans, however.
* GotVolunteered: Happens to Destron a few times. [[spoiler:Also the fate of some Lordaeronian refugees who were forced to join the Southsea Freebooters or Defias Brotherhood.]]
* HappinessInSlavery: Orcish peons are culturally conditioned to see themselves as worthless, and make no fuss with warriors casually abuse them. Peons who try to better themselves are condemned as not knowing their place by other peons. This really irks Destron. [[spoiler:Later on, in the Borean Tundra, this gets turned on its head when Destron encounters Krug, a peon who has inspired his fellows to take pride in their work, giving them a motivation outside of pleasing the warriors. Krug even gets his own short story, which can be found on the forums.]]
* HappinessIsMandatory: Pretty much made explicit in tuskarr society, where expressing sadness is believed to attract malign spirits. The draenei are like this too, to a lesser extent.
* TheHeretic: Theka the Martyr, in Zul’farrak. Heretics from the early history of the Holy Light are also mentioned from time to time. There’s also the Order of the Mandible, a druidic sect that sided with the silithids, and the tauren shamans who followed the Stonemother (Therazane).
* HobbesWasRight: [[spoiler:Destron expresses this sentiment (though not in so many words) after finding the aftermath of a Defias massacre. Other times he seems more optimistic about the nature of sapient beings.]]
* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Vyldra.]]
* HumanResources: [[spoiler:Iron dwarves are melted down upon death and recycled into new soldiers. The dead iron dwarf’s memories are scanned by their leaders, and those deemed useful are implanted into newly forged bodies.]]
* HappinessIsMandatory: Pretty much made explicit in tuskarr society, where expressing sadness is believed to attract malign spirits. The draenei are like this too, to a lesser extent.
* TheHeretic: Theka the Martyr, in Zul’farrak. Heretics from the early history of the Holy Light are also mentioned from time to time. There’s also the Order of the Mandible, a druidic sect that sided with the silithids, and the tauren shamans who followed the Stonemother (Therazane).
* HobbesWasRight: [[spoiler:Destron expresses this sentiment (though not in so many words) after finding the aftermath of a Defias massacre. Other times he seems more optimistic about the nature of sapient beings.]]
* HonorBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Vyldra.]]
* HumanResources: [[spoiler:Iron dwarves are melted down upon death and recycled into new soldiers. The dead iron dwarf’s memories are scanned by their leaders, and those deemed useful are implanted into newly forged bodies.]]
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* HumansAreFlawed (and so [[spoiler:HumansAreCthulhu: This is everybody else): A big theme how the iron dwarves see regular dwarves, humans, and other living entities. The poor iron dwarf prisoner is positively horrified by his captors.]]
* HyperspaceArsenal: Destron doesn’t usually carry weapons, but he never seems to have trouble storing his writing materials (which must be considerable). Likewise, his photo-recorder (camera) doesn’t get in thestory.way or even suffer damage.
* IAmLegion: [[spoiler:Theka the Martyr, though he uses mummified corpses rather than living people.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Several examples. [[spoiler:A significant one occurs in the Badlands. Destron sees a group of Dark Iron refugees turned away from the Horde outpost of Kargath. Vaska, the soldier who turned them away, explains that if he sheltered them, the Dark Irons would wipe Kargath off the map, which is against the Horde’s strategic interests. Vaska is deeply conflicted about this, however, and wonders if he should disobey his orders and lead his warriors to an honorable death against the Dark Irons.]]
* InHarmonyWithNature: TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland examines this trope a bit. While the night elves claim to be in harmony with nature, their attitude towards it is presented as paternalistic. Also, because of their special relationship with the natural world (like the wisps harvesting wood without damaging trees), one can argue that the night elves actually live apart from true nature, even though these benefits are given with nature’s consent. The tauren are closer to the actual ideal, and the mok’nathal closer still.
* InherentInTheSystem: Destron often frets about the orcish fondness for violence, which is supported by many cultural elements. Events in Northrend show he was right to be worried.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Daj’yah, sort of. [[spoiler:An as-of-yet unfinished short story with Daj’yah as the protagonist shows that her pride, itself a defense mechanism coming from the trope in question, plays a big role in her isolation, along with the fact that most trolls consider her ugly, and see her talents as being of questionable use.]]
* ItsAlwaysSpring: Lampshaded. The static nature of Azeroth’s seasons is explained by way of the planet having only a very slight axial tilt. Granted, this probably has some other implications as well…
* {{Jossed}}: Given the nature of the story, this was probably inevitable.
* KnightErrant: Lentz Averlome, a crusading Forsaken knight dreaming of a new Lordaeron in which the undead act as gallant protectors for the living. No one really takes him seriously, though he’s at least strong enough to survive on his own in the Western Plaguelands.
* LaResistance: The Returners, a militia in Lakeshire that took to the hills after the First War and waged a guerrilla campaign against the Horde until the end of the Second War.
* LargeHam: Destron, when he’s disguising himself as a lich.
* LightningGun: The iron dwarf weapon of choice.
* LittleHeroBigWar
* LukeNounverber: Lampshaded in Netherstorm, when a goblin makes a dismissive comment about the frequency of such names in many cultures.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Destron doesn’t usually carry weapons, but he never seems to have trouble storing his writing materials (which must be considerable). Likewise, his photo-recorder (camera) doesn’t get in the
* IAmLegion: [[spoiler:Theka the Martyr, though he uses mummified corpses rather than living people.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Several examples. [[spoiler:A significant one occurs in the Badlands. Destron sees a group of Dark Iron refugees turned away from the Horde outpost of Kargath. Vaska, the soldier who turned them away, explains that if he sheltered them, the Dark Irons would wipe Kargath off the map, which is against the Horde’s strategic interests. Vaska is deeply conflicted about this, however, and wonders if he should disobey his orders and lead his warriors to an honorable death against the Dark Irons.]]
* InHarmonyWithNature: TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland examines this trope a bit. While the night elves claim to be in harmony with nature, their attitude towards it is presented as paternalistic. Also, because of their special relationship with the natural world (like the wisps harvesting wood without damaging trees), one can argue that the night elves actually live apart from true nature, even though these benefits are given with nature’s consent. The tauren are closer to the actual ideal, and the mok’nathal closer still.
* InherentInTheSystem: Destron often frets about the orcish fondness for violence, which is supported by many cultural elements. Events in Northrend show he was right to be worried.
* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Daj’yah, sort of. [[spoiler:An as-of-yet unfinished short story with Daj’yah as the protagonist shows that her pride, itself a defense mechanism coming from the trope in question, plays a big role in her isolation, along with the fact that most trolls consider her ugly, and see her talents as being of questionable use.]]
* ItsAlwaysSpring: Lampshaded. The static nature of Azeroth’s seasons is explained by way of the planet having only a very slight axial tilt. Granted, this probably has some other implications as well…
* {{Jossed}}: Given the nature of the story, this was probably inevitable.
* KnightErrant: Lentz Averlome, a crusading Forsaken knight dreaming of a new Lordaeron in which the undead act as gallant protectors for the living. No one really takes him seriously, though he’s at least strong enough to survive on his own in the Western Plaguelands.
* LaResistance: The Returners, a militia in Lakeshire that took to the hills after the First War and waged a guerrilla campaign against the Horde until the end of the Second War.
* LargeHam: Destron, when he’s disguising himself as a lich.
* LightningGun: The iron dwarf weapon of choice.
* LittleHeroBigWar
* LukeNounverber: Lampshaded in Netherstorm, when a goblin makes a dismissive comment about the frequency of such names in many cultures.
* MadScientist: Plenty of Forsaken apothecaries fall into this category, but a special place has to be given to Narotta Casca, [[spoiler:who transplanted a nerubian brain into a Forsaken body. She is weirdly reverent of her own creation, and seems to think that the nerubians would want the Forsaken as allies. The nerubian in question, Merun’khet, does not seem to agree.]]
* MagicVersusScience: Averted. They’re presented as complementary, arcane advances spurring scientific ones, and vice versa. Magic is generally approached in a scientific fashion, being the study of arcane energies.
* MamaBear: Irianne Hollisworth is a peculiar, undead example. Don’t get between her and the sporeling infants she’s chosen to protect.
* MartyrdomCulture: [[spoiler:The vrykul are this in spades.]]
* MasqueradeBall: Destron attends one of these in Silvermoon. [[spoiler:In the past, masquerades acted as social levelers, a release valve for the highly stratified elven society. By the time of TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland, however, the masks are removed towards the end of the party in order to reestablish the social hierarchy, which was threatened by the devastation of the Third War.]]
* MagicVersusScience: Averted. They’re presented as complementary, arcane advances spurring scientific ones, and vice versa. Magic is generally approached in a scientific fashion, being the study of arcane energies.
* MamaBear: Irianne Hollisworth is a peculiar, undead example. Don’t get between her and the sporeling infants she’s chosen to protect.
* MartyrdomCulture: [[spoiler:The vrykul are this in spades.]]
* MasqueradeBall: Destron attends one of these in Silvermoon. [[spoiler:In the past, masquerades acted as social levelers, a release valve for the highly stratified elven society. By the time of TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland, however, the masks are removed towards the end of the party in order to reestablish the social hierarchy, which was threatened by the devastation of the Third War.]]
* MilitaryMoonshiner: Drin Bessard, who distills a foul-tasting liquor in the Westfall Brigade Encampment. [[spoiler:Though it’s against the rules, the officers let it happen so long as it doesn’t get out of hand. Drin’s also an unrepentant former Defias.]]
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Plenty of people think this way. [[spoiler:A bit surprisingly, so does Destron. He states that he will take the Horde’s side in a war against the Alliance, even if the Horde is at fault. His reasoning is that the Horde was the only nation to give the Forsaken a chance. This does not extend to Sylvanas and the Forsaken, however; in a hypothetical war between Undercity and the rest of the Horde, Destron would side with the Warchief.]]
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: The attitude blood elves often hold towards their lieges. TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland has loyalty and obligation being huge parts of blood elf culture, far more important than the hedonism often associated with them.
* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: [[spoiler:Destron is pretty much an unknown in Undercity. While he has connections to important people in Orgrimmar, he’s still pretty far from the limelight (and to some extent prefers it that way). But he’s considered a hero in Stormwind for the good deeds he did traveling through there, especially in Redridge where he helped save the town of Lakeshire. Of course, none of them know he’s actually undead…]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As we all know from WoW, Azeroth and Outland are both full of loot-crazed adventurers killing each other and stealing powerful magical items. This fanfic examines some of the (mostly negative) consequences of these actions.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: The attitude blood elves often hold towards their lieges. TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland has loyalty and obligation being huge parts of blood elf culture, far more important than the hedonism often associated with them.
* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: [[spoiler:Destron is pretty much an unknown in Undercity. While he has connections to important people in Orgrimmar, he’s still pretty far from the limelight (and to some extent prefers it that way). But he’s considered a hero in Stormwind for the good deeds he did traveling through there, especially in Redridge where he helped save the town of Lakeshire. Of course, none of them know he’s actually undead…]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As we all know from WoW, Azeroth and Outland are both full of loot-crazed adventurers killing each other and stealing powerful magical items. This fanfic examines some of the (mostly negative) consequences of these actions.
* NostalgiaFilter: Subverted. Destron expresses nostalgia for his life in Dalaran and for the world before the Third War. At the same time, he acknowledges that things were not as pleasant (and that he was not as happy) as he remembers them being, and even points out the danger of too much nostalgic thinking.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Dallard Corwyn, the brother of recurring character Alima Corwyn.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: Dallard Corwyn, the brother of recurring character Alima Corwyn.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Netherwing FlightFlight.
* PatchworkMap: Attempts are made to explain Azeroth’s odd geographical arrangement. [[spoiler:For instance, Un’goro Crater has ancient Titan machinery that attracts storms, explaining why a jungle lowland is surrounded by deserts. The Titans did this because they presumably wanted to study a jungle rather than a rocky waste.]]
* PatchworkMap: Attempts are made to explain Azeroth’s odd geographical arrangement. [[spoiler:For instance, Un’goro Crater has ancient Titan machinery that attracts storms, explaining why a jungle lowland is surrounded by deserts. The Titans did this because they presumably wanted to study a jungle rather than a rocky waste.]]
* {{Pirate}}: In TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland, they’re definitely the nasty, Type 1 variety. [[spoiler:They lead short and violent lives, and take pleasure in cruelty. The Bloodsail Buccaneers even go so far as to splatter their sails with the blood of victims. The Southsea Freebooters are more professional, but just as vicious.]]
* ThePowerOfBlood: Trolls, especially the Zandali, love this trope.
* PulpMagazine: Because of their busy lives, most goblins don’t have the time for lengthy or introspective literature. Instead, they enjoy serialized stories that are described as often being in the style of the pulps. Destron describes some of the serials as actually being quite thought-provoking.
* ReformedCriminal: The biggest example is the [[spoiler:Westfall Brigade encountered in the Grizzly Hills. Most of them are former Defias (who very often served the Defias as child soldiers) who were unable to fit into Westfall’s post-rebellion society. As a result, Stormwind sent them north to die or at least stay out of the way.]]
* TheRemnant: In addition to the dozens of remnants described from the source material, the orcish town of Stonard is shown as one of these. Orcish fugitives resettled the abandoned town (which the Alliance had originally intended to preserve as a sort of museum, but eventually forgot about) after the Second War. Much later, they joined Thrall’s Horde.
* RomanticismVersusEnlightenment: Generally on the enlightenment side. While mages (like Destron) are typically on the “romantic” end of things in media, TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland treats magic as being essentially scientific. Destron even describes one poor and ramshackle area as looking “medieval,” suggesting a more modern mindset. Organized religion tends to come across relatively favorably, however, so long as it’s for one of the good-aligned faiths.
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* ScavengerWorld: This describes pretty much all An interesting example appears early on in Tirisfal Glades. Here, daring Forsaken search abandoned towns for mementoes of Outland, past lives, which they then sell to their fellow undead. Destron encounters this again in Dragonblight.
* ScienceFiction: The fanfic has ScienceFiction as a literary genre invented by goblins that’s referred to as speculative fiction (which is what sci-fi in RL is sometimes called). Azerothian speculative fiction even inspires the development of in-world technological andparts of Azeroth.arcane advances (much as sometimes happens in RL). Dwarves, gnomes, humans, and Forsaken also write in the genre.
* ScienceFiction: The fanfic has ScienceFiction as a literary genre invented by goblins that’s referred to as speculative fiction (which is what sci-fi in RL is sometimes called). Azerothian speculative fiction even inspires the development of in-world technological and
* SenseLossSadness: This afflicts all Forsaken to some degree, though some are more bothered by it than others (the level of sense loss may vary for the individual). There are times when Destron is actually thankful for this, since it keeps him from having to smell something really bad.
* SlidingScaleOfFreeWillVsFate: Type 4. Prophecies are basically predictions that look at probable outcomes. If Monkormi the Bronze Dragon is to be believed, the universe is arranged like a layman’s version of M-Theory.
* TheSociopath: Gul’dan comes across as one of these in survivors’ descriptions. [[spoiler:So does Destron’s older brother, Torilun, though he died in a knife fight before he could really start doing harm.]] Other characters may also qualify.
* SociopathicSoldier: [[spoiler:Tends to appear a lot in Northrend, especially in Wintergrasp. The brutalized Kirovi survivors who try to torture a necromancer to death might be another example.]]
* TheSociopath: Gul’dan comes across as one of these in survivors’ descriptions. [[spoiler:So does Destron’s older brother, Torilun, though he died in a knife fight before he could really start doing harm.]] Other characters may also qualify.
* SociopathicSoldier: [[spoiler:Tends to appear a lot in Northrend, especially in Wintergrasp. The brutalized Kirovi survivors who try to torture a necromancer to death might be another example.]]
* SurrealHorror: For some reason, this appears a lot in the Stormwind zones. Sometimes it’s effective, [[spoiler:like the Morbent Fel encounter and the Shadowsworn]], but other times it feels more like weird for weirdness’ sake [[spoiler:like the night spent at the Slaughtered Lamb tavern in Stormwind City.]] YMMV, as always.
* SwampsAreEvil: Averted. Destron’s relieved to reach the biologically rich Swamp of Sorrows after hiking through Deadwind Pass. Zangarmarsh also sounds fairly pleasant coming after Hellfire Peninsula.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Destron admires the Alliance (at least in the Eastern Kingdoms; he seems a bit wary about night elves and draenei) a great deal, and wishes the Horde would be more like it. Partial example, since the Alliance isn’t particularly devilish.
* TechnoBabble: The attempts to explain the Exodar’s mechanics fall into this, as does some of the discussions revolving around magic.
* TheTeetotaler: Emette, which Destron found surprising given her nationality (the Dalaranese love wine).
* ThreeAmigos: Destron was part of one of these while a living student in Dalaran, along with Danner and Emette.
* TimeDissonance: Immortal or long-lived races are suggested to perceive the passage of time differently from normal humans. This is seen in the night elves and draenei, who rarely know exactly how old they are.
* SwampsAreEvil: Averted. Destron’s relieved to reach the biologically rich Swamp of Sorrows after hiking through Deadwind Pass. Zangarmarsh also sounds fairly pleasant coming after Hellfire Peninsula.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Destron admires the Alliance (at least in the Eastern Kingdoms; he seems a bit wary about night elves and draenei) a great deal, and wishes the Horde would be more like it. Partial example, since the Alliance isn’t particularly devilish.
* TechnoBabble: The attempts to explain the Exodar’s mechanics fall into this, as does some of the discussions revolving around magic.
* TheTeetotaler: Emette, which Destron found surprising given her nationality (the Dalaranese love wine).
* ThreeAmigos: Destron was part of one of these while a living student in Dalaran, along with Danner and Emette.
* TimeDissonance: Immortal or long-lived races are suggested to perceive the passage of time differently from normal humans. This is seen in the night elves and draenei, who rarely know exactly how old they are.
* TortureTechnician: The naga, Lady Tsravash, claims that her society is full of these, and is very proud of this. [[spoiler:The horribly mutilated orc she uses as her mouthpiece suggests she’s telling the truth.]]
* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:Believe it or not, the ogre-magi. Blessed with high intelligence, their creator (Gul’dan) also gave each of them two heads. The result? Two aggressive and combative personalities trapped in a single body. Most ogre-magi completely broke down after the Second War and Gul’dan’s death. The few who survived did so by one of the personalities achieving a decisive victory over the other. How was victory achieved? By driving the loser insane, which still means the winner has to share a body with a lunatic. Whatever chance the ogre-magi had to lead their race to something better is long gone. Only the ogre-magi in Ogri’la avoided this fate, but they had to pay a price of their own…]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Eteria Dawnwalker is a loyal minion of Kael’thas, and participated in the sabotage of the Exodar, which led to many draenic deaths. However, she feels great sympathy to humans, and risked her life to aid Lordaeronian refugees during the Third War. Despite this, mana addiction drove her into the ranks of the Sun King.]]
* TranslatorMicrobes: A pretty much literal case in Sporeggar, where visitors must consume special spores in order to communicate with the natives. A weirder example occurs in Zul’drak, in the form of an invisible snake spirit that translates the Zandali spoken by the trolls.
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Eteria Dawnwalker is a loyal minion of Kael’thas, and participated in the sabotage of the Exodar, which led to many draenic deaths. However, she feels great sympathy to humans, and risked her life to aid Lordaeronian refugees during the Third War. Despite this, mana addiction drove her into the ranks of the Sun King.]]
* TranslatorMicrobes: A pretty much literal case in Sporeggar, where visitors must consume special spores in order to communicate with the natives. A weirder example occurs in Zul’drak, in the form of an invisible snake spirit that translates the Zandali spoken by the trolls.
* TribalCarry: Destron falls victim to this, thanks to the Vilebranch trolls of the Hinterlands.
* UndefeatableLittleVillage: Lakeshire.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Destron when he’s disguised as a human is a partial example. People in the Alliance are surprised that someone who looks so sickly is able to keep up with the strongest and healthiest of their number. Then again, it has less to do with badassery and more to do with the fact that Destron’s undead, and thus doesn’t get tired easily.
* UndyingLoyalty: A sad case is seen in the Storm Peaks. [[spoiler:Tock, a mechagnome, is fulfilling the duties assigned to him by the Titan Watchers, fully expecting them to return. He’s been waiting for tens of thousands of years, toiling away as his companions broke down, leaving him totally alone.]]
* {{Unperson}}: [[spoiler:What is implied to have happened to Ulrecht, a Forsaken who helped the 7th Legion defend Wintergarde Keep from the Scourge. Destron also believes that this happened to Commander Stonefuse for implying that the Dark Iron supply lines were stretched, and thus indicating weakness. This is never confirmed, however.]]
* UndefeatableLittleVillage: Lakeshire.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Destron when he’s disguised as a human is a partial example. People in the Alliance are surprised that someone who looks so sickly is able to keep up with the strongest and healthiest of their number. Then again, it has less to do with badassery and more to do with the fact that Destron’s undead, and thus doesn’t get tired easily.
* UndyingLoyalty: A sad case is seen in the Storm Peaks. [[spoiler:Tock, a mechagnome, is fulfilling the duties assigned to him by the Titan Watchers, fully expecting them to return. He’s been waiting for tens of thousands of years, toiling away as his companions broke down, leaving him totally alone.]]
* {{Unperson}}: [[spoiler:What is implied to have happened to Ulrecht, a Forsaken who helped the 7th Legion defend Wintergarde Keep from the Scourge. Destron also believes that this happened to Commander Stonefuse for implying that the Dark Iron supply lines were stretched, and thus indicating weakness. This is never confirmed, however.]]
* UnwantedRescue: [[spoiler:Corboran, the son of important Dalaranese mages, is believed kidnapped and brainwashed by the Blue Dragonflight. Because of his familial connections, the Kirin Tor send a partisan group called Dawn’s Grace (who are accompanied by Destron) to rescue him. Turns out that Corboran was never brainwashed, and joined the Blue Dragonflight willingly.]]
* {{Utopia}}: The society of the draenei is just as utopian as they claim. But you still wouldn’t want to live there.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Destron sees Orgrim Doomhammer as a posthumous version of this.
* WalletOfHolding: Coins are heavy, but Destron always seems to have just enough. It’s also a mystery as to how he gets the money (admittedly, he’s far from a lavish spender, but you figure the costs would add up over time).
* WeaponizedAnimal: A weird example pops up in Azshara, [[spoiler:in which a naga uses a jellyfish attached to his arm as a weapon.]]
* {{Utopia}}: The society of the draenei is just as utopian as they claim. But you still wouldn’t want to live there.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Destron sees Orgrim Doomhammer as a posthumous version of this.
* WalletOfHolding: Coins are heavy, but Destron always seems to have just enough. It’s also a mystery as to how he gets the money (admittedly, he’s far from a lavish spender, but you figure the costs would add up over time).
* WeaponizedAnimal: A weird example pops up in Azshara, [[spoiler:in which a naga uses a jellyfish attached to his arm as a weapon.]]
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: For all of Destron’s curiosity and compassion, he doesn’t seem to care very much about mook races like the gnolls and murlocs. Granted, a few complex examples of the above do appear, but for the most part they come across as expendable.
* WhatMightHaveBeen: The writer very nearly had Daj’yah accompany Destron on his second trip to Northrend.
* WhatMightHaveBeen: The writer very nearly had Daj’yah accompany Destron on his second trip to Northrend.
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* YouAreACreditToYourRace: Destron gets this a lot. It doesn’t seem to bother him very much.
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* OriginalCharacter: Destron himself, and most of the people he encounters. Very few important lore characters make actual appearances in the story. Sometimes minor NPCs (who are just shopkeepers or questgivers in the game itself) are encountered and fleshed out.
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* OriginalCharacter: Destron himself, and most of the people he encounters. Very few important lore characters make actual appearances in the story. Sometimes minor NPCs [=NPCs=] (who are just shopkeepers or questgivers in the game itself) are encountered and fleshed out.
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* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: This is seen a great deal in-game, especially with the dragons who frequently take human, elven, or gnomish form. The travelogue takes it a step further with Monkormi, a bronze dragon who prefers her gnomish form to the point of using a flying machine. Merun'khet, the nerubian vizier in a Forsaken body, might also be an example of this, though he would have been much happier in his previous form.
* TheAtoner: In the Swamp of Sorrows, Destron meets an orcish shaman named Thok'dan, who tries to help the mutated draenei living in the north. Back in the day, Thok'dan had been one of the first orcs through the Dark Portal. He feels great shame for the genocide that the orcs inflicted on the draenei, and wonders if his own actions against humans and draenic slaves in the past put him beyond redemption.
* CosmicHorror: The Twilight's Hammer Cult believes this is the true state of things, but they're quite happy about it. [[spoiler:The arakkoa also think that they live in a CosmicHorror world, and it scares them to the point of insanity]].
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:This happened to pretty much the entire arakkoa race, which is why they come across as so decrepit and downright weird.]]
* MindRape: A nasty example of this is seen in Silithus.
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* ReligiousBruiser: Ileana, the Argent paladin encountered in the Eastern Plaguelands, is an early example. Really though, pretty much any veteran in the Argent Dawn and Crusade, as well as a substantial portion of the draenei, qualify as this.
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* TownWithADarkSecret: Arguably Dalaran, what with the sleazy goings-on in the Underbelly, not to mention the conspiratorial and deeply nepotistic attitudes of the ruling magocracy.
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* PlanetOfHats: Sometimes averted, as certain races are presented as having far more variety than outsiders might initially notice.
** The tauren who live in the Barrens and Mulgore differ from the relatively individualistic and aggressive tauren of the Thousand Needles (who became that way by repeatedly besting their centaur enemies), and from the reclusive and ultraconservative tauren of Feralas (who also defeated the centaurs, but ended up as hunter-gatherers instead of pastoralists).
** Human and dwarven cultures vary from nation to nation, though this is true in-game as well.
** Regional differences also play a part. The blood elves in the Ghost Lands (more specifically, Tranquilien) tended to be more accepting of humans. Humans in Silverpine were more reclusive than other Lordaeronians.
** There are also substantial differences between the troll groups. Forest trolls are extremely violent, and lethal duels are considered an acceptable way of settling disputes. The jungle trolls look down on this behavior as savage, and instead solve interpersonal problems with insult contests. The desert trolls are a strange bunch who follow the decrees of a mummified heretic, and have little in common with other trolls.
** The tauren who live in the Barrens and Mulgore differ from the relatively individualistic and aggressive tauren of the Thousand Needles (who became that way by repeatedly besting their centaur enemies), and from the reclusive and ultraconservative tauren of Feralas (who also defeated the centaurs, but ended up as hunter-gatherers instead of pastoralists).
** Human and dwarven cultures vary from nation to nation, though this is true in-game as well.
** Regional differences also play a part. The blood elves in the Ghost Lands (more specifically, Tranquilien) tended to be more accepting of humans. Humans in Silverpine were more reclusive than other Lordaeronians.
** There are also substantial differences between the troll groups. Forest trolls are extremely violent, and lethal duels are considered an acceptable way of settling disputes. The jungle trolls look down on this behavior as savage, and instead solve interpersonal problems with insult contests. The desert trolls are a strange bunch who follow the decrees of a mummified heretic, and have little in common with other trolls.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: A curious example, in that what entire cultures, rather than individuals, get featured. These are aspects that can't really be covered in-game, and rely heavily on the writer's own interpretation, though they don't contradict the actual lore.
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* CreativeSterility: The travelogue version of the draenei (and to a lesser extent, the tauren) may have this.
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* FantasticCasteSystem: The sporelings have a biological variant of this, with different castes working at different functions in their society.
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* OriginalCharacter: Destron himself, and most of the people he encounters. Very few important lore characters make actual appearances in the story. Sometimes minor NPCs (who are just shopkeepers or questgivers in the game itself) are encountered and fleshed out.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Vyldra, a vrykul warrior that Destron encounters a few times, seemed to be one of the more popular side characters.
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* TheWoobie: Balaa, in the Azuremyst Isle chapter, stands out.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: A defining, if not dominant, trope of the Warcraft universe, this work has been particularly good about being fair and balanced in character interpretation (but some bias inevitably creeps into the narration).
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* AxCrazy: The satyrs, centaurs, and Drakkari are notable examples. For individuals, there's Alen-of-the-Gun, a psychotic Forsaken rifleman who rides with the Magram centaurs.
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* AxCrazy: The satyrs, centaurs, Drakkari, and Drakkari Frenzyheart wolvar are notable examples. For individuals, there's Alen-of-the-Gun, a psychotic Forsaken rifleman who rides with the Magram centaurs.
* CloudCuckooLander: Dan'jo, (self-proclaimed) Emperor of the Eastern Sea! WordOfGod says that he's based off of the real life CloudCuckooLander Emperor Joshua Norton.
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* {{Expy}}: The blind scholar Belgrano is an obvious expy of Argentine writer JorgeLuisBorges. Goblin science-fiction writer Artz Cyklurk in Area 52 is clearly meant to be Arthur C. Clarke, while Fil Kaydik (referred to but never actually encountered) is obviously Philip K. Dick. The crazy troll, Dan'jo, is a reference to Emperor Joshua Norton. Niharalath is presumably an expy of Nyarlathotep.
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* NobleSavage: Played partly straight with the tauren, though they are shown to be quite ruthless to their ancestral enemies. [[spoiler:For instance, one tauren is shown helping the centaurs fight each other to extinction]]. The tauren are also shown as being too conservative for their own good. Brutally averted in every other case.
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* NobleSavage: Played partly straight with the tauren, though they are shown to be quite ruthless to their ancestral enemies. [[spoiler:For instance, one tauren is shown helping the centaurs fight each other to extinction]]. The tauren are also shown as being too conservative for their own good. Brutally averted in every most other case.cases.
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** In Northrend, the tuskarr are a somewhat straight example. The taunka, while ruthless, aren't any worse than most of their neighbors. Interestingly, the tauren tend to see the taunka as quite savage. The wolvar are an aversion, being extremely vicious (though this is believed to be partially biological).
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* ProudMerchantRaceGuy: Much like in the source material, goblins and ethereals both fulfill this trope. Travels explores the idea a bit further, with the goblins actually having an elaborate ethical system (albeit one that has greatly declined in influence and stature) that is still a source of pride for the more conservative. The etherals, meanwhile, consider cosmopolitanism a prime virtue.
* ProudScholarRaceGuy: Pazshe comes across like this.
* RedshirtArmy: The Burning Legion, whose generals were made lazy by an overwhelming numerical advantage. Some characters point out that, if the Legion starts using capable generals, Azeroth is doomed.
* ProudScholarRaceGuy: Pazshe comes across like this.
* RedshirtArmy: The Burning Legion, whose generals were made lazy by an overwhelming numerical advantage. Some characters point out that, if the Legion starts using capable generals, Azeroth is doomed.
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* DeathSeeker: The demon hunter encountered in the Blasted Lands is an example of this, [[spoiler:as is Vyldra]]. In both cases, Destron tries to talk them out of this course of action, citing it as selfish and useless. [[spoiler:He fails]]. Augra, an old orcish warlock, may be a more sedate example of this.
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* NobleSavage: Played partly straight with the tauren, though they are shown to be quite ruthless to their ancestral enemies. [[spoiler:For instance, one tauren is shown helping the centaurs fight each other to extinction]]. The tauren are also shown as being too conservative for their own good. Brutally averted in every other case.
** The above centaurs aren't shown as having much in the way of noble traits, though they may have possessed them in the past.
** The Broken tribes of Outland tend to be pretty cruel.
** Perhaps most notable is the case of the Mag'har, who are presented as a warrior culture invoking some of the worst excesses of TheSpartanWay. [[spoiler:In fact, Destron believes that the Mag'har bear some responsibility for the Horde's increasingly warlike behavior]].
** The above centaurs aren't shown as having much in the way of noble traits, though they may have possessed them in the past.
** The Broken tribes of Outland tend to be pretty cruel.
** Perhaps most notable is the case of the Mag'har, who are presented as a warrior culture invoking some of the worst excesses of TheSpartanWay. [[spoiler:In fact, Destron believes that the Mag'har bear some responsibility for the Horde's increasingly warlike behavior]].
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The writer adds a lot of strange details to the {{Mooks}} of the Burning Legion, perhaps to make them stand out. To give some examples, felguards are described as being sown into their armor with threads of pure gold, and the one dreadlord encountered by the narrator speaks through mouths in his hands in a voice that sounds like a full angelic choir.
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**People who know and have read Destron's other works can confirm that use of this trope is a case of AuthorAppeal (or perhaps only CreatorThumbprint).
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* AnimateDead: All of the undead and Forsaken, including the narrator. The Knights of the Ebon Blade are notable, animating mounts out of dead bones when needed. One of them, Lord Vadu, even keeps a ghoul, an animated corpse named Baneflight, as a personal butler
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* {{Ambadassador}}: Pazshe, an etheral diplomat, is the very picture of polite restraint who can even make a declaration of war sound gracious. He's also a badass who can wield weapons with his mind and teleport at will.
* AnimateDead: All of the undead and Forsaken, including the narrator. The Knights of the Ebon Blade are notable, animating mounts out of dead bones when needed. One of them, Lord Vadu, even keeps a ghoul, an animated corpse named Baneflight, as a personalbutlerbutler.
* AnyoneCanDie: Aside from the narrator.
* AnimateDead: All of the undead and Forsaken, including the narrator. The Knights of the Ebon Blade are notable, animating mounts out of dead bones when needed. One of them, Lord Vadu, even keeps a ghoul, an animated corpse named Baneflight, as a personal
* AnyoneCanDie: Aside from the narrator.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Frequently seen in Outland, especially with the sporelings and ethereals (to the extent that ethereals can be considered biological). While this is true in the baseline WoW setting as well, Travels goes into a lot more detail. Sporelings, for instance [[spoiler:utilize shared memories and are symbiotic with their spawning grounds, which are actually a separate life form. Each ethereal has multiple personalities, though this is not pathological in any way. The arakkoa, who can have two simultaneous trains of thought, might be another example]].
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[[spoiler:The Burning Legion itself is incredibly cumbersome and inefficient, though nigh-unstoppable by virtue of sheer momentum.]]
[[spoiler:The Scourge is steadily losing ground due to its aggressive policies turning the entire world against it.]]
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** [[spoiler:The Defias are near starvation after burning most of the farms.]]
** [[spoiler:The Illidari regime was basically broken from day one, and has no real hope of defying the Burning Legion or the armies of Azeroth.]]
** [[spoiler:The Burning Legion itself is incredibly cumbersome and inefficient, though nigh-unstoppable by virtue of sheer momentum.]]
** [[spoiler:The Scourge is steadily losing ground due to its aggressive policies turning the entire world against it.]]
** [[spoiler:The Illidari regime was basically broken from day one, and has no real hope of defying the Burning Legion or the armies of Azeroth.]]
** [[spoiler:The Burning Legion itself is incredibly cumbersome and inefficient, though nigh-unstoppable by virtue of sheer momentum.]]
** [[spoiler:The Scourge is steadily losing ground due to its aggressive policies turning the entire world against it.]]
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* Expy: The blind scholar Belgrano is an obvious expy of Argentine writer JorgeLuisBorges. Goblin science-fiction writer Artz Cyklurk in Area 52 is clearly meant to be Arthur C. Clarke, while Fil Kaydik (referred to but never actually encountered) is obviously Philip K. Dick. Niharalath is presumably an expy of Nyarlathotep.
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* Expy: EnsembleDarkhorse: Vyldra, a vrykul warrior that Destron encounters a few times, seemed to be one of the more popular side characters.
* {{Expy}}: The blind scholar Belgrano is an obvious expy of Argentine writer JorgeLuisBorges. Goblin science-fiction writer Artz Cyklurk in Area 52 is clearly meant to be Arthur C. Clarke, while Fil Kaydik (referred to but never actually encountered) is obviously Philip K. Dick. Niharalath is presumably an expy of Nyarlathotep.
* {{Expy}}: The blind scholar Belgrano is an obvious expy of Argentine writer JorgeLuisBorges. Goblin science-fiction writer Artz Cyklurk in Area 52 is clearly meant to be Arthur C. Clarke, while Fil Kaydik (referred to but never actually encountered) is obviously Philip K. Dick. Niharalath is presumably an expy of Nyarlathotep.
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* {{Revenge}}: Destron encounters a lot of people, even entire societies, motivated by revenge. He generally looks down on revenge, and criticizes it every time he encounters it, in what might be an AuthorFilibuster.
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* DystopiaIsHard: Many of the nastiest societies have a tough time of it.
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[[spoiler:The Illidari regime was basically broken from day one, and has no real hope of defying the Burning Legion or the armies of Azeroth.]]
[[spoiler:The Burning Legion itself is incredibly cumbersome and inefficient, though nigh-unstoppable by virtue of sheer momentum.]]
[[spoiler:The Scourge is steadily losing ground due to its aggressive policies turning the entire world against it.]]
[[spoiler:The Defias are near starvation after burning most of the farms.]]
[[spoiler:The Illidari regime was basically broken from day one, and has no real hope of defying the Burning Legion or the armies of Azeroth.]]
[[spoiler:The Burning Legion itself is incredibly cumbersome and inefficient, though nigh-unstoppable by virtue of sheer momentum.]]
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* EldritchLocation: The arakkoa city of Igeeak, which exists outside of normal time.
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* ScavengerWorld: This describes pretty much all of Outland, and parts of Azeroth.
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* [[spoiler:CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: An arguable case. In life, Destron was romantically involved with a Dalaranese woman named Emette. Throughout most of the travelogue, he has no idea whether she survived the Third War, and makes some attempt to find her during her travels. However, being undead, he is no longer romantically interested. Destron finally meets Emette (who has since married), and they have one last conversation before going their separate ways. This scene was a TearJerker for some readers.]]
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* SaintlyChurch: The Church of the Light sometimes comes across like this, which feels a little out of place with the general tone of the story, through YMMV.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The Kirovi have a distinct Slavic/Russian flavor, particularly in their naming conventions. The Ralmanni are Romany (Gypsy) in origin. Shadowprey Village has a Hawaiian feel, surfing and all. Tauren legends sound like they could have come straight out of Native American oral tradition.
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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The WorldOfWarcraft itself uses this trope a great deal, though Travels expands on the concept and sometimes invents its own;
** Several human ethnic groups are introduced to flesh out the setting. Kirovi have a distinct Slavic/Russian flavor, particularly in their naming conventions. The Ralmanni are Romany (Gypsy) in origin. There are also the Dromascoi, who were conquered by Lordaeron, and are loosely based off of Romania. However, very little information is given about the Dromascoi.
** Shadowprey Village has a Hawaiian feel, surfing andall. all.
** Tauren legends sound like they could have come straight out of Native American oraltradition.tradition.
** Stromgarde gets something of a German spin, while Dalaran is more French. The Tirasi names tend to sound Italian.
** The Dark Irons are apparently inspired by Stalinism. Similarly, the Defias take their cue from Maoists and Jacobins.
** Several human ethnic groups are introduced to flesh out the setting. Kirovi have a distinct Slavic/Russian flavor, particularly in their naming conventions. The Ralmanni are Romany (Gypsy) in origin. There are also the Dromascoi, who were conquered by Lordaeron, and are loosely based off of Romania. However, very little information is given about the Dromascoi.
** Shadowprey Village has a Hawaiian feel, surfing and
** Tauren legends sound like they could have come straight out of Native American oral
** Stromgarde gets something of a German spin, while Dalaran is more French. The Tirasi names tend to sound Italian.
** The Dark Irons are apparently inspired by Stalinism. Similarly, the Defias take their cue from Maoists and Jacobins.
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* OldShame: The writer has expressed regret at writing a section involving jazz-loving night elves in Stormwind City. That said, he doesn't consider it bad enough to warrant a retcon.
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* SchizoTech: A big part of the Warcraft universe, ''[[Fanfic/TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland Travels through Azeroth and Outland]]'' tries to explore the inner workings of this with variable varying success. In general, Travels tends to skew much more to the modern than medieval aspects.
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* WretchedHive: Destron seems to run into a lot of these during his travels.
** Ratchet is a dangerous and seedy seaport where murder is commonplace.
** Lost Rigger Cove is a haven for pretty much every kind of pirate and criminal.
** Underbelly is seething with intrigue and espionage, to the point where some spies can't even be sure who they're working for.
** Gadgetzan, with its smoggy noir-esque streets and the shady conflict between the Steamwheedle Cartel and the Water Company, may qualify.
** Zeth'kur and Shattrath's Lower City were apparently like this in times past.
** Averted with Booty Bay. Though founded by pirates, it's actually a really nice place.
** Ratchet is a dangerous and seedy seaport where murder is commonplace.
** Lost Rigger Cove is a haven for pretty much every kind of pirate and criminal.
** Underbelly is seething with intrigue and espionage, to the point where some spies can't even be sure who they're working for.
** Gadgetzan, with its smoggy noir-esque streets and the shady conflict between the Steamwheedle Cartel and the Water Company, may qualify.
** Zeth'kur and Shattrath's Lower City were apparently like this in times past.
** Averted with Booty Bay. Though founded by pirates, it's actually a really nice place.
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* SchizoTech: A big part of the Warcraft universe, TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland ''[[Fanfic/TravelsThroughAzerothAndOutland Travels through Azeroth and Outland]]'' tries to explore the inner workings of this with variable success. In general, Travels tends to skew much more to the modern than medieval aspects.
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* CuteMonsterGirl: Inverted. The troll mage Daj'yah, while somewhat attractive by human standards, is considered quite ugly by her own race.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Destron himself becomes this over the course of the story. The Nerubians are an entire race made of this trope.
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* EasyLogistics: Often averted. The narrator sometimes studies the difficulties that remote outposts face in getting supplies, and details their ways of dealing with the problem.
* Expy: The blind scholar Belgrano is an obvious expy of Argentine writer JorgeLuisBorges.Gobline Goblin science-fiction writer Artz Cyklurk in Area 52 is clearly meant to be Arthur C. Clarke, while Fil Kaydik (referred to but never actually encountered) is obviously Philip K. Dick. Niharalath is presumably an expy of Nyarlathotep.
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* AffectionateParody: The Wintergrasp section, with its discussion of partisan groups (basically, guilds) might fall into this category.
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* AxCrazy: The satyrs and Drakkari are notable examples.
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* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:It is suggested that this happened to the people who defeated C'thun.]]
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* CulturedBadass: Pazshe, an etheral diplomat, is the very picture of polite restraint who can even make a declaration of war sound gracious. He's also a badass who can wield weapons with his mind and teleport at will.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Inverted. The troll mage Daj'yah, while somewhat attractive by human standards, is considered quite ugly by her own race.
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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: When writing about the Defias, the author took inspiration from various Maoist insurgency groups and the French Jacobins. The results, [[spoiler:(mass murder of villagers, societal collapse and total warfare)]] are not pretty.
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* StrictlyFormula: Though each section presents new and interesting ideas, they do follow a basic formula of: a) narrator visits place, b) narrator talks to people and learns stuff, c) narrator ruminates on what he's learned, with some combat thrown in from time to time. The writer breaks with the formula a bit in the Northrend sections, however.
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* NightmareFuel: Vizier Merun’khet, a nerubian brain in a Forsaken body in the third Dragonblight entry. The Shadowsworn [[spoiler:and their dreadlord]] in the Blasted Lands also stand out, as do Lady Tsavrash in Azshara and the Auchenai in Terokkar Forest. And then, there are a few entries—Silithus, for one, and all three sections of Zul'drak—that are just creepy overall.
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* NightmareFuel: NightmareFuelUnleaded: Vizier Merun’khet, a nerubian brain in a Forsaken body in the third Dragonblight entry. The Shadowsworn [[spoiler:and their dreadlord]] in the Blasted Lands also stand out, as do Lady Tsavrash in Azshara and the Auchenai in Terokkar Forest. And then, there are a few entries—Silithus, for one, and all three sections of Zul'drak—that are just creepy overall.
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* NightmareFuel: Vizier Merun’khet, a nerubian brain in a Forsaken body in the third Dragonblight entry. The Shadowsworn [[spoiler:and their dreadlord]] in the Blasted Lands also stand out, as do Lady Tsavrash in Azshara and the Auchenai in Terokkar Forest. And then, there are a few entries—Silithus, for one, and all three sections of Zul'drak—that are just creepy overall.
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* TheSpartanWay: This is how the Mag'har are portrayed, given that Nagrad is a tough place, for all its beauty. The Mag'har ''have'' to be tough to survive.
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* ScaryDogmaticAliens: The draenei come off as this (the communist variety, specifically) ''and'' as LawfulGood {{Stepford Smiler}}s. But this being a work as involved as ''Travels'', twists get put on it. (For example, Anchorite Kastoor doesn't really "get" humans, and is frustrated by the fact.)
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* ScaryDogmaticAliens: The draenei come off as this (the communist RedScare variety, specifically) ''and'' as LawfulGood {{Stepford Smiler}}s. But this being a work as involved as ''Travels'', twists get put on it. (For example, Anchorite Kastoor doesn't really "get" humans, and is frustrated by the fact.)
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* PerkyGoth: Vasalyan, a draenei mage on Bloodmyst Isle, is a [[StepfordSmiler typical]] ''Travels'' draenei in most regards...who just so happens to ''like'' [[DarkIsNotEvil dark and gloomy]].
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''Travels Through Azeroth and Outland'' can be found on our list of [[{{FanficRecs/Warcraft}} fan fiction recommendations]]. But it's actually hosted [[http://destron.blogspot.com here.]] There's also a brand new (as of August 15) [[http://s4.zetaboards.com/Destron/index/ discussion forum]].
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''Travels Through Azeroth and Outland'' can be found on our list of [[{{FanficRecs/Warcraft}} fan fiction recommendations]]. But it's actually hosted [[http://destron.blogspot.com here.]] There's also a brand new (as of August 15) 15, 2010) [[http://s4.zetaboards.com/Destron/index/ discussion forum]].
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''Travels Through Azeroth and Outland'' can be found on our list of [[{{FanficRecs/Warcraft}} fan fiction recommendations]]. But it's actually hosted [[http://destron.blogspot.com here.]]
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''Travels Through Azeroth and Outland'' can be found on our list of [[{{FanficRecs/Warcraft}} fan fiction recommendations]]. But it's actually hosted [[http://destron.blogspot.com here.]]
]] There's also a brand new (as of August 15) [[http://s4.zetaboards.com/Destron/index/ discussion forum]].
