The World of Warcraft novel War Crimes put everyone's favorite mass murderer Garrosh Hellscream up in the trial of the century, but was Garrosh right? No. No he wasn't. However, it's impossible to ignore the real world influences of the WoW trial of the century, nor can we any further ignore that fans don't get to choose if their fiction is political. Join Will Harrison as he looks at the real world influences of War Crimes, nazi Germany, and how the real world affects the lore of World of Warcraft in this return podcast. FIND EOA ON BLUESKY:https://bsky.app/profile/essenceofazeroth.comFIND ESSENCE OF AZEROTH ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/essenceofazerothMUSIC CREDITS:Music provided by Chillhop MusicSpirit of Naima, Psalm Trees, ALEXANDER - Autumn Turned Winterhttps://chll.to/06c93bf9Broadcast info:Composer: Ievgen PoltavskyiBMI IPI Number: 01033060323Music provided by Chillhop MusicWard Wills - rannihttps://chll.to/007c1b5fMusic provided by Chillhop MusicLeavv - Satinhttps://chll.to/a93932c3
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Rested XP (11/15/24): Housing, Refreshes, and Warcraft Direct
When is player housing coming to World of Warcraft? This past week's Warcraft Direct not only celebrated the 30th anniversary of the IP but gave a look at the future of the MMORPG. Join Will as he talks it over, discusses his lack of interest in WoW Classic, and waxes poetic about punching goblins.
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The Boss Fights of the Sunwell Plateau Raid
The season finale for The Burning Crusade appears and Will Harrison returns with all the World of Warcraft lore you could want, this time talking about the Sunwell Plateau, the Sunwell Offensive, and how a character only found in a manga suddenly became the most important lore figure ever... At least for a few minutes.
Oh, and Kalecgos is a sad boy.
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Gnomes, Gnomality, and Gnomeregan
Join Will for the first episode of 2024, as he delves into the depth of the Gnomish capital to ask the question: Why did everyone forget about the Gnomes of World of Warcraft?
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Holidays, Stories, and Cheer
Join Will on this holiday-tinged episode as he reads a story from the 'Fairy Tales of Azeroth' hardcover book collection and prepares to return to work in January.
About Essence of Azeroth - The World of Warcraft Video Game Lore Podcast
Essence of Azeroth is the World of Warcraft lore radio podcast by Will Harrison, thoughtfully covering the topics, locations, and characters from the franchise's 19-year history. Think of it as a fireside chat about a 20-year-old game--but with LoFi hiphop. On Twitter @AzerothPodcast. Please subscribe so I can feed my cats.
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