Draenei Traits
Ability Score Increase. Your Wisdom score increases by
Draenei
The Seat of the Naaru's soaring energies inspired inner
peace from the most bloodthirsty of warrior pilgrims, awe
from even the most jaded of Azeroth's inhabitants. The figure
floating before the Seat had long taken comfort from this
column of Light. Velen looked out from his meditation
chamber, seeking insight... in all the connections, great and
small, where he might perceive the lines of the future. For the
past several months, those lines had increasingly felt
fragmented.
As the Prophet of the draenei meditated—his legs crossed
beneath him, his hands resting on his ancient knees—the
crystals that reflected his energies glowed and pulsed and
swirled around him, not in patterns but in chaos. And the
visions, the endless possibilities of tomorrows, assaulted him.
—Marc Hutcheson, Velen: Prophet's Lesson
Chosen of the Naaru
The naaru are dimension-traveling beings of pure energy,
connected to the Holy Light of Creation that divine magic
draws from. During their struggle against the Burning
Legion, the draenei were given a great blessing by the naaru.
In addition to aiding in their escape from Argus with the
help of a dimensional ship, the naaru infused the draenei
people with holy energy to aid in future battles against the
demonic hordes. All draenei, even those that turn their backs
on the Light, retain some amount of the naaru's protection.
With indomitable spirit, unshakable faith, and a mastery of
arcane engineering beyond that of any younger race, the
proud draenei have proven time and time again to be
invaluable allies to those who fight for what is just and
righteous.
2, and your Strength score increases by 1.
Size. Digitigrade legs make the draenei quite tall,
averaging between 7 and 8 feet in height. Your size is
Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Gift of the Naaru. You can cast healing word as a 1st-level
spell. Wisdom is your spellcasting modifier for this ability.
After using this ability, you can't use it again until you
complete a long rest.
Gemcutting. You are proficient in the use of artisan's tools
(jeweler's tools).
Over a short rest, you can cut gems that you have found
during your adventures in order to increase their value. You
may add 3 times your proficiency bonus with jeweler's tools
to the value of 1 gem per hour of downtime. This activity does
not count as strenuous, and you may expend hit dice to
regain lost hit points as normal.
You can increase the value of any one gem only once.
Heroic Presence. You exude an aura of safety and
confidence to your allies. Allies within 30 feet of you add your
proficiency bonus to saving throws against fear that don't
already include their proficiency bonus.
Prophet's Wisdom. You do not bend divine magic to your
will with the strength of your convictions. Instead, your power
comes from your connection to the naaru and your
understanding of the Holy Light of Creation.
Paladin class features that use your Charisma modifier
instead use your Wisdom modifier. Wisdom is your
spellcasting modifier for spells on the Paladin spell list.
Shadow Resistance. You are resistant to necrotic damage.
THE ALLIANCE | DRAENEI 2

Dwarf
The sky above Aerie Peak beckoned Kurdran Wildhammer
like the distant glow of a campfire on a frigid winter night.
After twenty long years trapped on the hellish world now
known as Outland, he was home. Never once had he
regretted joining the Alliance expedition to battle the orcish
Horde on its homeworld, but over the harsh years there the
longing to see this sky had burned in his heart.
His gryphon, Sky’ree, glided above him with three of her
kin, as vibrant as she had ever been over the last two
decades. He craved to be up there with her and feel the
mountain air rushing against his face. Fate had ordained that
he would walk the earth on two legs, but the sky was where
he felt free. That was Sky’ree’s greatest gift to him. More than
her ferocity during war or her friendship during peace, it was
flight. For now, though, he would let her soar in the sky on
her own.
—Matt Burns, The Council of Three Hammers: Fire and Iron
Resilient Explorers
The bold and courageous dwarves are an ancient race
descended from the earthen—beings of living stone created
by the titans when the world was young. Due to a strange
malady known as the Curse of Flesh, the dwarves’ earthen
progenitors underwent a transformation that turned their
rocky hides into soft skin. Ultimately, these creatures of flesh
and blood dubbed themselves dwarves and carved out the
mighty city of Ironforge in the snowy peaks of Khaz Modan.
Dwarf Traits
Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases
by 2.
Size. Dwarves are stout creatures, averaging between 4
and 5 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
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Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your speed is
not reduced for wearing heavy armor.
Dwarven Combat Training. You are proficient with the
battleaxe, handaxe, light hammer, and warhammer.
Frost Resistance. You are resistant to cold damage.
Stoneform. As a bonus action on your turn, you can
transform your body into living stone. You gain a +2 bonus to
AC until the end of your next turn.
After using this ability, you can't use it again until you
complete a long rest.
Clan. In addition to the above, you are a member of a
dwarven clan which grants you additional abilities.
Bronzebeard
The sons and daughters of Ironforge, the Bronzebeard clan is
home to some of the fiercest warriors in Azeroth.
Hardy. Your Strength score increases by 2.
The Great Forge. You are proficient in the use of artisan's
tools (smith's tools).
When crafting armor or weapons made of metal, your
crafting rate becomes 5 + your proficiency bonus gold per
day. Any progress made on the last day above the item's value
is doubled and added to its final value.
Dark Iron
Making their home deep within Blackrock Mountain, the
Dark Irons have only recently rejoined dwarf society.
Cunning. Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Flamescarred. You are resistant to fire damage; this
replaces your Frost Resistance trait.
Sorcerous Ancestry. You gain the use of one cantrip from
the sorcerer or wizard spell lists. Intelligence is your
spellcasting modifier for this spell.
Wildhammer
Denizens of Aerie Peak, the Wildhammer clan trained the
first gryphons ever flown in battle.
Hinterlander. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Beneath the Aerie. You are proficient in the Animal
Handling skill. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Animal
Handling) check related to gryphons, you add double your
proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal
proficiency bonus.

Gnome
High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque sighed, pushed his glasses
back onto his forehead, and slid his forefinger and thumb
down along the sides of his own prominent nose. These new
glasses hurt, and adjusting them was first on a list of
thousands of tasks he planned to tackle when this
engagement was through. He hadn't slept the night before,
and the flesh where his lenses had perched was feeling raw
and tender. Retaking Gnomeregan was turning out to be
much more than a simple military action.
Take this stench, for instance. One of the problems with a
vast subterranean mechanical city—one of hundreds, actually
—was ventilation. At full capacity, the network of fans, vents,
and filters had required a team of fifteen technicians working
shifts around the clock to keep Gnomeregan smelling fresh
and clean.
—Cameron Dayton, Gelbin Mekkatorque: Cut Short
Curious Tinkerers
The clever, spunky, and oftentimes eccentric gnomes present
a unique paradox among the civilized races of Azeroth.
Brilliant inventors with an irrepressibly cheerful disposition,
this race has suffered treachery, displacement, and near-
genocide. It is their remarkable optimism in the face of such
calamity that symbolizes the truly unshakable spirit of the
gnomes.
Gnome Traits
Ability Score Increase. Your Intelligence score increases
by 2, and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Size. Gnomes are small creatures, averaging between 3
and 4 feet tall. Your size is Small.
Speed. Despite their stature, gnomes are extremely quick.
Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
Arcane Resistance. You have advantage on saving throws
against spells from the evocation school.
Escape Artist. You have advantage on skill checks and
saving throws against the grappled and restrained conditions.
Expansive Mind. You are proficient in a skill of your
choice: Arcana, History, Nature, or Religion. Whenever you
make a check using that skill, you add double your proficiency
bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.
Tinkerer. You are proficient in the use of artisan's tools
(tinker's tools).
If you spend one hour and 10 gold worth of supplies, and
have access to tinker's tools, you can build a small
mechanical device (AC 5, 1 hp) that recreates the effects of a
light or minor illusion cantrip, or a detect magic spell. You
decide on the effect when you activate the device.
The device has 4 charges and expend 1d4 charges at the
end of its effect. Once all charges have been depleted, the
device fails brilliantly (catastrophically) and must be rebuilt
from scratch.
You may only have one such device at a time.
THE ALLIANCE | GNOME 4

Human
Varian tried to hide his disappointment by looking out the
keep's windows to the courtyard below. It was a sea of people,
with flags and streamers waving in the air, children dressed
as their favorite heroes of old, and food and mead flowing
with laughter. Remembrance Day was part memorial, part
celebration, yet Varian himself could never find mirth in this
event.
As he watched, the throng slowly moved toward the Valley
of Heroes, heading for the statues of the great champions of
humanity that lined the entrance to Stormwind City. The
stage for the Honor Ceremony had been set up in the shadow
of these impressive leaders, and today they would be
acknowledged with respect and thanks for their great deeds.
The king gazed through the jagged hole at his damaged
city; his plate glove creaked as he squeezed the dragon's
armor in silent rage. Below him, Stormwind's great harbor
was a vast forest of ship masts. The port was full of hulls in
every color, shape, and size. Remembrance Day always
brought a host of pilgrims to honor and celebrate humanity's
heroes, but this was like nothing even he had seen before.
—E. Daniel Arey, Varian Wrynn: Blood of Our Fathers
Defenders of the Kingdom
Recent discoveries have shown that humans are descended
from the barbaric vrykul, half-giant warriors who live in
Northrend. Early humans were primarily a scattered and
tribal people for several millennia, until the rising strength of
the troll empire forced their strategic unification. Thus the
nation of Arathor was formed, along with its capital, the city-
state of Strom.
5 THE ALLIANCE | HUMAN
Human Traits
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by
2, and two other ability scores of your choice increase by 1.
Size. Humans average between 5 and 6 feet in height. Your
size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Cultured. Human cities are massive cultural melting pots,
but a few races always stuck out as your favorite.
Choose a favored race, one with which your character has
dealt extensively. You learn their racial language (even if that
language is exotic), and you have advantage on Charisma skill
checks made towards them.
You gain an additional favored race at 6th, 11th, and 16th
level.
Varied Apprenticeship. In your youth, you spent many
summers in service to masters from different lands, cultures,
and walks of life, all of whom came to human settlements in
search of fresh minds to teach. You are proficient in any
combination of three skills or tools of your choice.
Variant Human
This human is meant to capture the spirit of the
humans in World of Warcraft by focusing on their
Diplomacy racial passive.
However, both the standard and variant human
in the Player's Handbook are viable substitutes.
Consider this human "variant the second" rather
than a definitive Warcraft human.

Night Elf
She could have been asleep. The night elf's features were
perfectly relaxed except for her mouth, which frowned
slightly as though her dreams were not pleasant ones. There
was bloody kelp in the dead woman's hair and she reeked of
the sea and slow rot. Dead several days. She had probably
been one of the first victims of the Cataclysm, swept away by
the flood. No priestess of Elune could bring her back now.
"Tyrande!" The high priestess's head snapped up as the
voice of one of her closest confidants, Merende, rang through
the air. Searching the shores along Rut'theran Village, she
saw Merende comforting a younger priestess who sobbed
into her white robes. Walking over, Tyrande began to
understand why. The tangled body of a young night elf girl lay
before them.
Her sister, Merende mouthed silently, indicating the grief-
stricken priestess. Tyrande nodded and motioned for them to
move away. When the area was clear, she turned her gaze to
the corpse. She knew right away that there was no hope—the
limbs were twisted at sickening angles and the wounds had
been drained bloodless—but the night elves did not abandon
their dead. The body would be cleansed, the injuries hidden,
and the broken joints set right, before being committed back
to the earth.
—Valerie Watrous, Tyrande & Malfurion: Seeds of Faith
Venerable Guardians
The ancient and reclusive night elves have played a pivotal
role in shaping Azeroth’s fate. The night elves of today still
remember the War of the Ancients over ten thousand years
ago, when they halted the Burning Legion’s first invasion of
Azeroth. When the Legion’s remnants rallied together with
the vile satyrs centuries later, the night elves again opposed
the threat, ultimately vanquishing the forces that set out to
wreak havoc on their world.
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Night Elf Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Dexterity score increases
by 2.
Size. Adult Night Elves average about 7 feet in height. Your
size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you
as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim
light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Kaldorei Combat Training. You are proficient with the
shortsword, longsword, shortbow, and longbow.
Shadowmeld. You gain advantage on Dexterity (Stealth)
checks made when in dim light or darkness and not moving.
Enclave. In addition to the above, you gain additional
features based on your training with a specific enclave.
Cenarion Teachings
You trained under druids of the Cenarion Circle, seeking
better understanding and respect for nature.
Blessing of Cenarius. Your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Forest Scout. You are proficient in the Nature skill.
Whenever you make an Intelligence (Nature) check related to
forests, you add double your proficiency bonus to the check,
instead of your normal proficiency bonus.
Sentinel Training
You were trained in the art of battle by a Sentinel Huntress,
an elite warrior of the Kaldorei.
Field Training. Your Constitution score increases by 1.
Elven Accuracy. Whenever you roll damage for a weapon
listed under Kaldorei Combat Training, you treat any 1 on a
damage die as a 2.
Nightsaber Handling. You are proficient in the Animal
Handling skill. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Animal
Handling) check related to nightsabers, you add double your
proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal
proficiency bonus.
Highborne Apprenticeship
The Highborne have returned to night elf society, bringing
with them their vast knowledge of the arcane.
Ancient Tomes. Your Intelligence score increases by 1.
THE ALLIANCE | NIGHT ELF 6

Worgen
“Never take a man’s hand, Son…” King Archibald Greymane
said, his strong frame now a muddied silhouette against the
fading glow of twilight. “’Tis always better to stand tall on
your own. It is what separates the great from the meek.”
His son, Genn, all of seven years old, pulled his
outstretched hand back. He was sitting cross-legged on the
cool stones of the recently built fortifications. The ramparts
were impressive testaments to the power of the nation, but to
Genn, perhaps not nearly as impressive as the man standing
in front of him.
“When I was a young prince, as you are today, my father
would not have dreamed of this! But I did dream, and I struck
out on my own, and look at us now…. All of it done without
taking the hands of those in Stormwind or begging for aid
from those in Lordaeron. And we certainly did not grovel to
the long-eared arrogance of those demi-humans in
Quel’Thalas.”
Genn had heard the stories of Gilneas in the time before
Archibald had taken the crown. It certainly was a nation of
nowhere near the power it would rise to.
“Now get up, boy. Get up, and don’t ask me to help you
again. Because all of this will be yours, and when it is, you
must be ready.”
—James Waugh, Genn Greymane: Lord of His Pack
Cursed Recluses
Behind the formidable Greymane Wall, a terrible curse
transformed some of the stalwart citizens of the isolated
kingdom of Gilneas into nightmarish lupine beasts known as
worgen. Human scholars intensely debated the origins of the
curse, until it was revealed that the original worgen were not
—as previously believed—nightmares from another
dimension, but cursed night elf druids.
THE ALLIANCE | WORGEN
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Worgen Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Strength score increases
by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.
Size. Worgen average about 7 feet in height. Your size is
Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Bloodhound. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Survival)
related to tracking, you are considered proficient in Survival
and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead
of your normal proficiency bonus.
Darkflight. Whenever you take the Dash action, you add
20 feet to the movement speed total.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you
as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim
light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Frenzy. Whenever you roll maximum damage on a weapon
die, you may bite an opponent as a bonus action before the
end of your turn.
Your bite is considered a melee weapon with finesse that
deals 1d6 piercing damage, and with which you are
proficient.
Your bite's damage increases to 1d8 at 6th level, 1d10 at
11th level, and 1d12 at 16th level.
Twin Forms. In addition to your bestial worgen form, you
also possess a human form that you can take on at will.
As a bonus action on your turn, you may switch between
your human and worgen forms. Your human form cannot
benefit from the Darkflight or Frenzy traits.
While in your human form, combat or significant stress
may cause you to shift against your will. Resisting this change
requires you to make a Wisdom saving throw. The DC for this
saving throw is equal to 10 or the amount of damage you
took, whichever is higher.
If you succeed, you maintain your human form and do not
have to make the save for the next minute; otherwise, you
revert instantly to your worgen form.
While Darkflight and Frenzy are unusable while in your human
form, they remain usable in other forms, such as those granted
by a druid's Wild Shape.

Blood Elf
"Did Modera send you with a statement before you left,
Aethas? Your words drip of her false diplomacy. At least she
dares not set foot here herself. I suppose I should be grateful
for small mercies."
"Modera agrees with me on these matters," Aethas
answered stiffly, not rising to Rommath's bait.
"She agrees with you," Rommath mused, "or, rather, you
agree with her, for I doubt they would send you here to speak
on their behalf had you half a mind of your own."
"Damn it, Rommath." Aethas's patience snapped. "Do you
have anything useful to say, besides personal insults?"
"You are blind," Rommath replied evenly, assuredly. "They
bit off more than they can chew, and now they find
themselves facing both Malygos and Arthas. They are afraid,
as they should be. They need aid beyond their own capacity—
and to whom have they always turned regarding matters of
the arcane? Oh, yes, to us. The members of the Kirin Tor will
swear up and down that you are indispensable to them, that
your skills are invaluable. The moment you become
inconvenient, you will be discarded." He cocked his head to
the side, one long ear twitching almost imperceptibly as his
eyes slid first to Halduron, then to Lor'themar. "Ask them.
They know. But not as well as I."
—Sarah Pine, Lor'themar Theron: In the Shadow of the Sun
Vengeful Outsiders
For nearly 7,000 years, high elven society centered on the
sacred Sunwell, a magical fount that was created using a vial
of pure arcane energy from the first Well of Eternity.
Nourished and strengthened by the Sunwell’s potent
energies, the high elves’ enchanted kingdom of Quel’Thalas
prospered within the verdant forests north of Lordaeron.
Blood Elf Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Intelligence score increases
by 1.
Size. Blood elves are between 5 and 6 feet in height. Your
size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Arcane Acuity. Whenever you roll damage for a spell of the
evocation school, you treat any 1 on a damage die as a 2.
Arcane Resistance. You have advantage on saving throws
against spells from the evocation school.
Mana Shaping. When crafting magic items, your crafting
rate becomes 25 + your proficiency bonus gold per day. Any
progress made on the last day above the item's value is
doubled and added to its final value.
Enclave. In addition to the above, you gain additional
features based on your training with a specific enclave.
The Blood Knights
The Blood Knights are sin'dorei paladins who draw their
divine power from the restored Sunwell.
Unyielding. Your Strength score increases by 2.
Expert Riding. You are proficient in the Animal Handling
skill. Whenever you make a Wisdom (Animal Handling) check
related to hawkstriders, you add double your proficiency
bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.
The Farstriders
Fierce rangers, the Farstriders are committed to keeping the
forests Quel'thalas safe from invasion by outside forces.
Windrunner's Legacy. Your Dexterity score increases by 2.
Enchanted Forests. You are proficient in the Nature skill.
While in a forest, you can sense magic as if under the effects
of a detect magic spell at all times.
The Magistrate
Magisters are the elite spellcasters of the sin'dorei, and are
among the strongest casters in Azeroth.
Lessons of the Past. Your Intelligence score increases
by 1, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Arcane Affinity. You gain the use of one cantrip from the
wizard spell list. If a class grants you the Spellcasting or Pact
Magic feature, you gain 1 additional 1st-level spell slot.
THE HORDE | BLOOD ELF 8

Forsaken
As if in a dream, the heart of Lordaeron's undead army
crashed forward. Shouted commands were strangely muted.
The heavy cavalry poured through the breach, skeletal hooves
somehow finding purchase on the wrecked remains of the
wall. The Forsaken struggled to squeeze through, the gap
sometimes as narrow as four abreast.
Then the defenders' artillery fired with a dull, echoing
crack. Man and horse burst into dust and gore where the
shells landed. Musketfire erupted like the tapping of distant
drums: row after row went down. But these veterans had
lived through the horrors of Icecrown. They poured through,
unrelenting, in order to give fight to the defenders beyond.
The second wave arrived, hurling grapples to the walltop as
oil poured down. All at once, the front burst into flame. Still
the gunfire peppered them; still the Forsaken charged.
Some reached the walltop, only to be cut down. The
defenders weren't human. Those rabid, lupine animals that
had been lurking around Silverpine had actually been
organized into a fighting force. Where guns and swords
failed, tooth and claw tore into the undead army.
The Forsaken surged again, weapons spattered with blood
and awash in rainwater. The figures who fought were gray in
the mist, their cries somehow silent echoes as they were
hacked apart. By now, even the defenders were reeling. They
had killed so many: could anything be left?
—Dave Kosak, Sylvanas Windrunner: Edge of Night
Cadaverous Endurers
Death offered no escape for the scores of humans killed
during the Lich King’s campaign to scour the living from
Lordaeron. Instead, the kingdom’s fallen were risen into
undeath as Scourge minions and forced to wage an unholy
war against everything… and everyone… that they once held
dear.
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Forsaken Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Constitution score increases
by 2, and another ability score of your choice increases by 1.
Size. Forsaken stand between 5 and 6 feet in height. Your
size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Aberration. You are vulnerable to radiant damage, and
resistant to necrotic damage.
Cannibalism. You can spend one minute cannibalizing the
corpse of a humanoid or beast that died within the last hour
in order to regain hit points. Roll your hit die, and add your
Constitution modifier to the roll. You regain hit points equal
to the total.
After using this ability, you can't use it again until you
complete a long rest.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you
as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim
light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Death's Repose. You have advantage on Charisma
(Performance) checks made to appear dead.
Restless Undead. Forsaken do not require sleep. Instead
of sleeping, they may enter a trance-like state for four hours,
during which necromantic energies set to work repairing
their bodies. This grants the same benefits as a long rest.
Unending Breath. You do not need to breathe.
Will of the Forsaken. You have advantage on saving
throws against charm and fear effects, and magic can't put
you to sleep.

Goblin
Hey, pal. Trade Prince Gallywix here. You’re holding this book
in your hands because you wanna be like me. Who wouldn’t?
There ain’t a goblin alive more powerful and dangerous than
me. I can give you everything you need to succeed.
But first, a friendly legally binding warning just for you.
If you’re reading this and haven’t bought the book yet, that’s
stealing. You think that browsing is a victimless crime? You
think it’s your right as a customer? You’d be dead wrong,
deadbeat! It’s freeloaders like you who drove down my profit
margin last year and kept me from adding an edible furniture
wing onto my mansion. Now, instead of the chocolate
couches with funnel cake pillows I deserve, I have furniture
made of silk. Have you ever tried to eat silk? You even know
where that stuff comes from? A worm’s cakehole, that’s
where! You need to fix this. Buy my book, or my exploding
assassins will hunt you down like the thieving bilge rat you
are.
Don’t bother looking around. You won’t see them. Stop
wasting my time and risking your life. Twenty thousand gold
is a cheap price to pay for my life story. And if you read past
this sentence without buying the book, I’ll devote every inch
of my empire to destroying you. Do you understand me?
Good. Now, pay the damn salesman.
—Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie,
Gallywix: Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince
Covetous Schemers
Originally the slaves of jungle trolls on the Isle of Kezan,
goblins were forced to mine kaja’mite ore out of the volcanic
bowels of Mount Kajaro. The trolls used this potent mineral
for their voodoo rituals, but it had an unexpected effect on the
slaves who were in constant contact with it: kaja’mite
generated new cunning and intelligence in the goblin race.
T
Goblin Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Charisma score increases
by 2, and your Intelligence score increases by 1.
Size. Goblins are similar in size to gnomes, between 3 and
4 feet in height. Your size is Small.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Best Deals Anywhere. When purchasing an item that
costs 25 gold or more, you can subtract your Charisma
(Persuasion) skill bonus from the price.
Kaja'cola Scholar. You add half your proficiency bonus,
rounded down, to Arcana, History, Nature, and Religion
checks you make that don't already include your proficiency
bonus.
Rocket Belt. You have a goblin-engineered rocket belt that
can be activated on your turn to produce one of two effects.
After using this ability, you can't use it again until you com-
plete a short or long rest while your belt recharges.
Rocket Barrage. As an action, you launch a cluster of rockets
from your belt at a target location within 30 feet. Creatures
within a 5 foot radius must make a Dexterity saving throw.
The DC equals 8 + your proficiency bonus + your
Intelligence modifier. A target takes 1d6 fire damage on a
failed save, or half as much on a successful one. The
damage of this ability increases to 2d6 at 6th level, 3d6 at
11th level, and 4d6 at 16th level.
Rocket Jump. As a bonus action, a directed explosion sends
you flying to a space within 15 feet. This movement does
not provoke attacks of opportunity.
Variant Trait
Better Living Through Alchemy. You gain proficiency
in artisan's tools (alchemist's supplies).
If you spend 1 hour and 10 gold in magic
ingredients, and have acess to alchemist's supplies,
you can brew a single-use potion that mimics the
effects of an acid splash, fire bolt, poison spray, or
ray of frost cantrip. As an action on your turn, you
can agitate the potion, casting the cantrip at a
creature you can see within 30 feet. Intellect is
your spellcasting modifier for this ability.
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Orc
Orgrimmar. The first time he had seen it, the sight nearly
stopped him dead in his tracks. They had not long since left
Razorwind Canyon behind, emerging from between its tall
sandstone walls into Durotar’s unforgiving sun. Before them
the red plain stretched endlessly and the horizon vanished
into shimmers of heat that distorted the distance. This was a
far cry from the rolling green hills of Nagrand.
“There! Can you see it?” Thrall halted his mount and
pointed toward the northern horizon. Garrosh pulled up next
to him and squinted. Behind them their entourage slowed and
milled about.
In the distance he saw a tall gate, a wall of sharpened wood
pylons, towers roofed in red…. No, his eyes played tricks. He
started in surprise. Orgrimmar could not possibly be that
large. He glanced over to see Thrall watching him intently,
the barest of smiles on his face. Clearly he waited eagerly for
Garrosh’s reaction. Garrosh felt his cheeks burn. Garadar
might not be particularly imposing, but he was the chieftain.
He was his father’s son.
“Impressive,” he grunted. “If it’s as big as it looks.”
Thrall laughed. “Just wait,” he said, grinning.
—Sarah Pine, Garrosh Hellscream: Heart of War
Orc Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Strength score increases
by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Size. Orcs stand slightly taller than humans, between 5
and over 6 feet in height. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Blood Fury. As a bonus action on your turn, you can enter
a Blood Fury for 3 rounds. During this time, your attacks and
spells deal 2 additional points of damage.
After using this ability, you can't use it again until you
complete a short or long rest.
Hardiness. You have advantage on saving throws against
the incapacitated and stunned conditions.
Orcish Combat Training. You have proficiency with the
handaxe, greataxe, and hide armor.
Strength and Honor. You are proficient in the Intimidation
skill.

Fierce Conquerors
Unlike the other races of the Horde, orcs are not native to
Azeroth. Initially, they lived as shamanic clans on the lush
world of Draenor. They abandoned their peaceful culture
when Kil’jaeden, a demon lord of the Burning Legion,
corrupted the orcs and used them in his vengeful plot against
the draenei, who were exiles from Kil’jaeden’s homeworld.

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Tauren
The next day, the Longwalker approached Baine in his old
quarters. "I have an update on the quilboar situation, High
Chieftain."
Baine looked hopeful. "Any good news to report, perhaps?"
"We have tried communicating with them in every way
possible, but our envoys are attacked on sight. After every
attempt, they return covered in blood not their own." The
scout saw the disappointment in Baine's eyes. He added
quickly, "But casualties were kept to a minimum. They only
fought as necessary while retreating."
Baine sighed. "Very well. Suspend attempts at negotiations
for now. I need to find out the source of their aggression if we
are to solve this problem without undue bloodshed."
One of Baine's advisors spoke up. "With all due respect,
High Chieftain, I'm sure a small force could sneak in
undetected and assassinate their leader. Throwing them into
disarray would make it easier for us to eradicate them."
"Absolutely not. I know that somehow a peace can be
reached. We will not fall victim to the lure of militaristic
action. That is Garrosh's way, not mine."
He turned his attention back to the Longwalker waiting
patiently. "Go, give them my message, and add that no one is
to move into quilboar territory without my express
permission. I will find an answer to this new threat."
—Steven Nix, Baine Bloodhoof: As Our Fathers Before Us
Honorable Conservationists
The peaceful tauren—known in their own tongue as the
shu’halo—have long dwelled in Kalimdor, striving to preserve
the balance of nature at the behest of their goddess, the Earth
Mother. Until recently, the tauren lived as nomads scattered
throughout the Barrens, hunting the great kodo beasts native
to the arid region.
Tauren Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Constitution score increases
by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.
Size. Tauren are towering creatures, measuring between 9
and 10 feet in height. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Cultivation. You are proficient in the use of herbalism kits.
Endurance. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it
increases by 1 every time you gain a level.
Plainsrunning. While in open plains, your travel speed
doubles.
War Stomp. As an action on your turn, you can shake the
ground around you with a thundering stomp of your hooves.
Creatures within 5 feet of you must make a Constitution
saving throw. The DC of this throw is equal to 8 + your
proficiency bonus + your Constitution modifier. On a failed
save, a target takes 2d6 damage, has their movement speed
halved, and cannot take reactions for one round. On a
successful save, it takes half as much damage and suffers no
other ill effects..
After using this ability, you can't use it again until you
complete a short or long rest.
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Troll
He stopped in a clearing. He could see bits of the sky through
the canopy here—darker splotches against the softer dome of
the jungle. Gradually, like waking from a deep sleep, he
became aware of a heat on his back.
He spun—the loa was behind him, inches away. So close he
could see the movement and play of shining tentacles within
its surface. The loa’s glow expanded to fill his vision.
He found himself in a cave, a tunnel of some kind, and the
path ahead forked. In each branch of the path there was a
vision of himself.
In one he sat upon a throne of purest gold. There were
giant roasts wrapped in palm leaves, drafts of the finest
jungle brew all around him, troll females dancing for his
pleasure. He looked healthy and happy. A tiny golden chain
stretched from one ankle to a leg of the throne. In the other
vision, he was wounded and bleeding, haggard and
surrounded by enemies. The view was cloudy and shifted
continually, but he was always fighting, always struggling.
Sometimes he led other Darkspears; sometimes he fought
alone; but the message was clear: a life of constant struggle
and strife, no rest, always more slaughter.
Vol’jin laughed. “Is dis supposed to be a test, mighty loa?
Dis be easy. I take freedom. I fight and strive, an’ maybe I
never find happiness, but I take freedom.”
—Brian Kindregan, Vol'jin: The Judgment
Mystical Conspirators
The savage trolls of Azeroth are infamous for their cruelty,
dark mysticism, and seething hatred for all other races. Yet
one exception among the trolls is the Darkspear tribe and its
cunning leader, Vol’jin. Plagued by a history of subservience
and exile, this proud tribe was on the brink of extinction
when Warchief Thrall and his mighty Horde forces were
driven to the trolls’ remote island home in the South Seas
during a violent storm.
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Troll Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Dexterity score increases
by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Size. When standing fully upright, trolls measure upwards
of 9 or 10 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Berserking. As a free action on your turn, you can launch
into a frenzy for 2 rounds. During your frenzy, you can use
your bonus action to make an additional attack or cast a
cantrip with a casting time of one action.
After using this ability, you can't use it again until you
complete a long rest.
Beast Slaying. Your attacks and spells deal 1 additional
point of damage to beasts.
Da Voodoo Shuffle. You cannot be brought below half
your base movement speed by movement impairing effects,
unless they set your movement speed to 0.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you
as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim
light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Regeneration. Whenever you expend a hit die to heal
during a short or long rest, you add double your Constitution
modifier to the roll, instead of your normal Constitution
modifier.

Pandaren
"Life is an adventure."
That's what Uncle Chen wrote in a letter to me once. It's
sage advice, but my pop, Chon Po, doesn't think so. He says I
spend too much time dreaming about the outside world, and
that I ignore all the beauty and wonder of the Wandering Isle.
He couldn't be more wrong—I do love where I'm from.
That's the point of this journal. I figure if I'm ever going to
be a great explorer like Uncle Chen, I need to start writing
about my own adventures, just like he does. Why not begin at
home? Maybe my book will end up in the Great Library,
tucked alongside Uncle Chen's missives. Better yet, someday
folks in other faraway lands might read this and learn about
my kin, our culture, and what makes this place so great!
First things first: an introduction. I was born on the Great
Turtle, Shen-zin Su, also known as the Wandering Isle.
Nowadays, many of the pandaren here just sit around on
their butts, telling the same old stories, but it wasn't always
like that. Our ancestors had adventure in their blood. To
them, every day on the isle was a chance to see new things
and make new stories!
As I write this, Uncle Chen is carrying on that tradition
somewhere out in the world, but he's not the only one. The
Traveler's Path has called to me too, right here at home, and
it's time I finally answered!
My name is Li Li Stormstout, and this is the Wandering
Isle.
—Blizzard Entertainment, Li Li's Travel Journal
Harmonious Nomads
Couched in myth and legend, rarely seen and even more
rarely understood, the enigmatic pandaren have long been a
mystery to the other races of Azeroth. The noble history of
the pandaren people stretches back thousands of years, well
before the empires of man and before even the sundering of
the world.
Pandaren Traits
<p style="text-indent:12px";>Ability Score Increase. Your
Wisdom score increases
by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Size. Pandaren are comparable in height to humans,
averaging between 5 and 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Slow down, life
is to be savored!
Bouncy. You have resistance to damage caused by falling
great distances.
Gourmand. You are proficient in the use of artisan's tools
(cook's utensils), and whenever you make a skill check
involving cooking or food, you add double your proficiency
bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.
If you spend 15 gold in quality ingredients and 1 hour
cooking, and have access to cook's utensils, you can create a
meal that you and up to 6 others can enjoy together. Those
who partake of your food over a short rest gain temporary hit
points equal to twice your proficiency bonus, which last until
they are expended, and a +1 bonus to all skill checks made
within the next 24 hours.
The skill bonus increases to +2 at 7th level and +3 at 14th
level.
Inner Peace. The time it takes for you to learn a new skill,
tool proficiency, or language is halved.
Quaking Palm. As an action on your turn, you can attempt
to disable an opponent with a lightning-fast strike.
Make an unarmed strike against an opponent. If successful,
you deal damage as normal and the creature becomes
incapacitated for 1 turn.
This ability has no effect on undead or constructs.
After using this ability, you can't use it again until you
complete a short or long rest.
NEUTRAL | PANDAREN
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