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Oh yes, we"re going here again. Since the launch of The Burning Crusade, one of the most enigmatic mysteries of Warcraft lore has been the naaru, a race of creatures seemingly formed of pure energy that equates to what we in Azeroth know as the Light. We"ve discussed the naaru before in another Tinfoil Hat edition of Know Your Lore surrounding Elune and the history of the Light on Azeroth. However, there"s been very little to suggest where these creatures come from or what their influence on the denizens of Azeroth ultimately means.
In last week"s Know Your Lore, we theorized that Azeroth isn"t just some simple planet that"s been organized by the Titans. Instead, it may be that Azeroth is a weapon of some sort, quietly engineered by the Titans in the midst of their regular crusade of world organization in order to combat and perhaps, one day, defeat Sargeras. But where do the naaru, who led the draenei to Draenor and away from the influence of the Burning Legion, fit in? Why do the naaru seek to eliminate the Burning Legion? Are they in league with the Titans or simply working along the same lines as our creators?
Today"s Know Your Lore is a Tinfoil Hat edition, meaning the following is a look into what has gone before with pure speculation on why it happened. The events presented are events that happened in Azeroth"s history, but the conclusions are merely theories and shouldn"t be taken as fact.
Continue reading Know Your Lore Tinfoil Hat Edition: Mystery of the naaru
Know Your Lore Tinfoil Hat Edition: Mystery of the naaru originally appeared on WoW Insider on Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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