Where did the orcs come from in WoW?

The orcs once lived as shamanic clans on the lush world of Draenor. Corrupted by Kil'jaeden, a demon lord of the Burning Legion, they invaded the world of Azeroth.
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What is the story of the orcs in Warcraft?

Before the start of the First War, the orcs, originating from the world of Draenor, were corrupted by the Burning Legion to form the mighty Horde. They slaughtered the other races of their planet, but their desire for bloodlust remained insatiable.
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Did orcs come from Draenor?

The Orcs were corrupted by the Burning Legion. Before this, the orcs were peaceful hunters and shamans on their home world of Draenor which they shared with the refuge Draenei who had settled there.
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Who brought the orcs to Azeroth?

Khadgar would be the first to discover that it was Medivh who brought the orcs upon the lands of Azeroth.
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What is the orc culture based on wow?

Orc- Fantasy Barbarians inspired by the Huns and Mongols. Pandaria- Ancient China. Tauren & Highmountain- Various Native American cultures, mostly Midwest but there is actually a lot of other First People's traditions mixed in as well.
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Origin of the Orcs - World of Warcraft Lore

Who created the orcs wow?

Mentioning the chaotic Orcs created by J.R. Tolkien, and the ones popularized by Blizzard.
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What is the origin of the orc?

It is unknown exactly where orcs first originated. However, orcs likely developed from some combination of English mythology with the orcneas, or Etruscan mythology in Italy as the god of the Underworld, Orcus. Alternatively, the Orca, or killer whale, likely also inspired the mythology of orcs.
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What happens to the baby orc in Warcraft?

That baby is Thrall, Durotan's son and future warchief of the whole Horde. In the lore of the games, he's raised among humans as a gladiator and a slave, but eventually escapes and rises through the orcish ranks to become boss of everyone.
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Why did the orcs invade Azeroth?

In the original story the orcs invade Azeroth since Draenor was basically just rock and fel energy, no food or water or future so they invaded because Azeroth had resources.
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Who turned elves into orcs?

As Galadriel explains, in the First Age, the Dark Lord Morgoth captured and tortured elves, turning them into twisted, ruined creatures that would later become the orcs as we know them.
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Why do orcs call it Draenor?

They believed that this world would be an ideal refuge for their millennia-long exodus and named it Draenor, which meant "Exiles' Refuge" in their tongue; since the native orcs did not have a name for the planet—other than simply "world"—they eventually adopted the Draenei term.
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Is Outland and Draenor the same?

Outland (sometimes mistakenly called "the Outland" or "the Outlands") is the shattered floating remnants of the destroyed world of Draenor, the homeworld of the orcs and ogres and refuge of the draenei.
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Who corrupted the orcs in Warcraft?

The orcs once lived as shamanic clans on the lush world of Draenor. Corrupted by Kil'jaeden, a demon lord of the Burning Legion, they invaded the world of Azeroth.
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Are orcs fallen elves?

A few years later, Tolkien wrote the Annals of Aman (1950). That work was the first time Morgoth didn't directly create the Orcs because, as one of the Valar, he couldn't actually instigate life. So, he captured Elves from the East and corrupted them into Orcs.
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Why are the orcs red in wow?

Upon their second consumption of Mannoroth's blood, the orcs were transformed into fel orcs, turning red skinned and larger. This allowed for Grom and his Warsong clan to make quick work of the Shadowleaves, Moonhunters, Nightblades and Cenarius himself.
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Why are wow orcs Green?

According to Warcraft lore, the orc race was originally brown-skinned. However, after they were corrupted by the Burning Legion, a powerful demonic force, their skin turned green as a result of fel magic.
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Who is the main orc in wow?

The orcs were without a racial leader for two periods of time within World of Warcraft. The first being from the Darkspear Rebellion and the Siege of Orgrimmar in which they rejected and aided in the defeat of Garrosh Hellscream up until World of Warcraft: Legion revealed Varok Saurfang as their new leader.
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What was the first orc invasion in wow?

The First War was a result of a conflict fought between the orcs and humans following the arrival on Azeroth of the orcish clans of Draenor. The human kingdom of Azeroth was completely destroyed, its survivors forced to flee to Lordaeron.
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What happens to Anduin in Dragonflight?

Near the final battle against Zovaal, Anduin manages to break free from the Domination, but is left mentally and emotionally damaged due to his actions while under the Jailer's control. While not an active participant in Dragonflight, Anduin is heard to be roaming Azeroth in solitude to heal his damaged mental state.
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Why is the baby green in Warcraft?

Using the Fel, he leeched the deer of its life energy and infused it into the infant's body, bringing him back to life (and changing his skin green) before presenting the child to the war band as "A new warrior for the Horde!"
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Who is the orc girl in Warcraft?

Garona Halforcen is a half-orc half-draenei, though most (including herself) believed she was half-human until the truth was revealed to her. She is an assassin and was an emissary of the Horde during the first invasion of Azeroth, and was the reluctant murderer of King Llane Wrynn.
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Who killed Morgoth?

He will fight in the Last Battle against the Valar and their allies, but will ultimately be slain by Túrin Turambar, the Man he cursed. By finally defeating Morgoth, Túrin will avenge not only himself, but all members of the race of Men.
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Who is stronger Morgoth or Sauron?

Morgoth is the more powerful of the two. Morgoth was the mightiest of the Valar, a group whose weakest member would outpace Sauron. However, there are some circumstances and eras in which Sauron would win the day. Morgoth was born far beyond Sauron but lost and surrendered much of his power.
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How do elves become orcs?

The origin(s) of orcs were explained two different ways (i.e., inconsistently) by Tolkien: the orcs were either East Elves (Avari) enslaved, tortured, and bred by Morgoth (as Melkor became known), or, "perhaps ... Avari [(a race of elves)] ... [turned] evil and savage in the wild", both according to The Silmarillion.
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