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Authors:

Rob Baxter (dragonspawn, pandaren, brewmaster, pandaren

transcendent), Scott Bennie (Cult of the Damned, Deﬁ as

Brotherhood), Richard Farrese (tuskarr, feats, subversive,

vindicator, Cenarion Circle, Earthen Ring), Bob Fitch (set

items), Bruce Graw (Chapter 5, “Goldknuckle”), Luke

Johnson (Chapters 1, 2, and 9, death knight, high divinist,

naga anomaly, naga and satyr history, Atal’ai and Hakkari,

Darkmoon Faire, Zandalar tribe), Adam Loyd (feats, Chapter

6, Explorers’ League, Farstriders, “The Lost Idol”), Jeffrey

Moller (stat blocks), Andrew Rowe (dragonsworn, Scarlet

battle mage, Scarlet inquisitor, Argent Dawn, dragonﬂ ights),

David Schwartz (martial enchanter, druid of the Nightmare,

shadowmage, Syndicate, Thorium Brotherhood, Twilight’s

Hammer), and Amber E. Scott (Chapter 4, Dark Horde,

Scarlet Crusade).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

Introduction

Steam Armor Enhancements

103

Technological Devices

104

Chapter 1: New Races

Chapter 6: History and Culture

112

Dragonspawn

Dark Iron Dwarf History

112

Dwarf, Dark Iron

Dark Iron Dwarf Culture

113

Murloc

Goblin History

114

Naga

Goblin Culture

115

Pandaren

Naga History

118

Quilboar

Naga Culture

119

Satyr

Quilboar History

120

Tuskarr

Quilboar Culture

121

Vital Statistics

Satyr History

121

Chapter 2: Class Options

Satyr Culture

122

Tuskarr History

122

Equipment

Tuskarr Culture

123

Variant Classes

Druid of the Nightmare

Chapter 7: The Factions

124

The Argent Dawn

124

Martial Enchanter

The Atal’ai and Hakkari

127

Dark Inscriber

The Cenarion Circle

129

Arcane Alchemist

The Cult of the Damned

131

Elementalist

The Dark Horde

133

Contender

The Darkmoon Faire

136

Lone Wolf Runemaster

The Deﬁ as Brotherhood

139

Dungeoneer

The Dragonﬂ ights

142

Aquatic shaman

The Earthen Ring

148

Shadowmage

The Explorers’ League

150

Racial Iconic Classes

The Farstriders

152

Goblin Tinker

The Scarlet Crusade

154

Naga Mage

The Syndicate

158

Priestess of the Tides

The Thorium Brotherhood

160

Pandaren Wardancer

The Twilight’s Hammer

162

Quilboar Thornweaver

The Zandalar Tribe

166

Satyr Hellcaller

Chapter 8: Dark Warriors

169

Creature Classes

Argent Dawn Forces

169

Dragon

Atal’ai and Hakkari Forces

170

Flamewaker

Cenarion Circle Forces

171

Nerubian

Cult of the Damned Forces

171

Sea Giant

Dark Horde Forces

172

Vital Statistics

Dark Iron Dwarf Forces

173

Feats 50

Chapter 3: Prestige Classes

Darkmoon Faire Forces

173

Chapter 3: Prestige Classes

Deﬁ as Brotherhood Forces

174

Brewmaster

Dragon Forces

175

Dragonspawn Forces

175

Death Knight

Earthen Ring Forces

177

Dragonsworn

Explorers’ League Forces

177

High Divinist

Farstrider Forces

178

Naga Anomaly

Goblin Forces

178

Pandaren Transcendent

Murloc Forces

180

Subversive

Naga Forces

180

Scarlet Battle Mage

Pandaren Forces

181

Scarlet Inquisitor

Quilboar Forces

183

Vindicator

Satyr Forces

183

Chapter 4: Magic

Scarlet Crusade Forces

184

Independent Faiths

Syndicate Forces

185

Thorium Brotherhood Forces

186

Azshara

Tuskarr Forces

187

Hakkar the Soulﬂ ayer

Twilight’s Hammer Forces

187

The Old Gods

Xavius

Zandalar Forces

188

The Pantheon of the Zandalar Tribe

Chapter 9: Creatures

190

Arachnathid

190

Spells

Clockwerk Goblin

192

Arcanist Spell List

Couatl

193

Mage Spell List

Dragon, Chromatic

194

Necromancer Spell List

Dragon Turtle

196

Healer Spell List

Hobgoblin

197

Druid Spell List

Makrura Prawn

198

Priest Spell List

Mur’gul

199

New Healer Domains

Nerubian

202

Spell Descriptions

Pandaren

204

Magic Items

Snap Dragon

205

Armor

Spiderling Swarm

206

Rod

Tube Wyrm

207

Wondrous Items

Set Items

Tuskarr

207

Chapter 5: Technology

100

Chapter 10: Adventures

209

Races and Technology

100

Goldknuckle

209

Tech-Mods

101

The Lost Idol

217

Introduction

Chapter 1: New Races

Chapter 6: History and Culture

112

Chapter 2: Class Options

Chapter 7: The Factions

124

Aquatic Druid

Chapter 4: Magic

Chapter 9: Creatures

190

The Cult of the Damned

Chapter 10: Adventures

209

Chapter 5: Technology

100

DARK FACTIONS

W ELCOME TO D ARK F ACTIONS !

You might subtitle this book the Independent Player’s

Guide, since it does for many independent, dark and

neutral factions what the Alliance and Horde Player’s

Guides do for the Alliance and Horde. This book details

many races that are important in the Warcraft world but

are not members of the Alliance or Horde. It also details

many factions — dark factions, indeed, though some are

darker than others — that have their own motivations,

intrigues and agendas. They all possess a degree of

separation from the Alliance or Horde, though they are

of concern to Alliance and Horde characters.

Speciﬁ cally, this book is concerned with the following

races and factions.

Races: Dark Iron dwarves, dragonspawn, murlocs,

naga, pandaren, quilboar, satyrs and tuskarr.

Factions: The Argent Dawn, the Atal’ai and Hakkari,

the Cenarion Circle, the Cult of the Damned, the Dark

Horde, the Darkmoon Faire, the Deﬁ as Brotherhood,

the dragonﬂ ights (all ﬁ ve), the Earthen Ring, the

Explorers’ League, the Farstriders, the Scarlet Crusade,

the Syndicate, the Thorium Brotherhood, the Twilight’s

Hammer, the Zandalar troll tribe.

Within these pages, behold the following chapters:

Chapter 1: New Races

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Chapter 1: New Races

Our List of Allies Grows Thin

This chapter presents the races mentioned above

(except for goblins; they appear in World of Warcraft the

Roleplaying Game ). Note that these races appear in other

books as well (especially the Monster Guide ); they are

present here for a couple reasons. The ﬁ rst is convenience

— it puts all the playable races close together. The

second is that the Monster Guide is primarily a Game

Master (GM) resource; he probably doesn’t want his

players pawing through it. Also, the racial descriptions in

this chapter appear in the standard player character race

format, so they include some interesting details about

the races (particularly about adventuresome members)

that don’t appear in the Monster Guide (or Lands of

Mystery, in the case of dragonspawn and murlocs).

Chapter 2: Class Options

Equipment is ﬁ rst. Several races in this book —

especially pandaren — possess unique weapons that

don’t appear in WoW RPG.

Variant Classes take the classes in WoW RPG and

alter them slightly, creating classes that are somewhat

different than the standard rogue, scout and so forth

that appear in WoW RPG . If you want to play a rogue

who focuses on combat (and receives the abilities to do

so), you’ll ﬁ nd the rules here.

Racial Iconic Classes are also variant classes, as

above, but these classes represent certain racial icons.

The naga mage, for instance, is an icon on Azeroth, and

this section gives you the rules to play one.

Creature Classes allow you to play a dragon

(speciﬁ cally, a red whelp), ﬂ amewaker, nerubian or sea

giant from level 1.

Feats is the ﬁ nal section, and it’s appropriately hefty.

Chapter 3: Prestige Classes

Bring Pandemonium!

This chapter includes 9 new prestige classes to which

your character can aspire. Though aimed at members of

the races and factions presented in this book, any charac-

ter who meets the prerequisites can take these classes.

Chapter 4: Magic

Gather the Darkness

This chapter provides an overview of how many in-

dependent races feel about magic in general and about

speciﬁ c kinds of magic. It contains new spells and magic

items, as well, which the dark races and factions devel-

oped or use extensively.

Chapter 2: Class Options

Nothing Can Stop Us Now

This chapter contains loads of new possibilities for

Warcraft characters. This chapter, which includes several

new concepts and game elements introduced in the

Alliance Player’s Guide, is divided into ﬁ ve subsections.

Chapter 5: Technology

The Random Explosions Will Continue Until

Morale Improves

This chapter provides an overview of how many

independent races and factions feel about technol-

Fiction Spots

As in the Alliance Player’s Guide, throughout this book are sidebars containing pieces of ﬁ ction — short

scenes and vignettes that serve (hopefully) to immerse you in the Warcraft world, are related to the information

nearby, and provide a break from reading loads of game material.

Chapter 4: Magic

Chapter 5: Technology

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