deganawida
04-25-2006, 11:49 AM
Around the time that the Blood Elves were announced as the new Horde race for the Burning Crusade, I had noticed (and posted here) that the Wikipedia article for the High/Blood Elves had been changed a few days beforehand. As we have neared E3, I have been checking Wikipedia periodically to see if there have been any changes to racial entries that might precipitate the upcoming Alliance race announcement.*
*I am well aware that, first, Wikipedia is not an official source, and that, second, any user can alter information. Take this with a grain of salt.
Today I found this in the Furbolg entry, when it wasn't present EDIT: two weeks ago (was edited on the 13th of last week): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Races_in_the_Warcraft_universe#Furbolg
Furbolgs are ursine humanoids. They reside in tribes, and were peaceful allies of the Night Elves until the coming of the Burning Legion, when many were affected by the corruption they brought and turned evil. The Timbermaw tribe were supposedly the only tribe to escape the corruption. Their tribe now has been forced into hostility due to an increasing show of violence towards them as they are mistaken for corrupted. Around 10,000 years before Warcraft: Orcs and Humans the Furbolg race fought the Burning Legion alongside the Night Elves, Tauren and Earthen. The Ursa Warriors are the Furbolg elites. Until recently the furbolg were believed to be merely a primative race of ursines, but they have lately been exhibiting great intelligence. Soon after, a leader arose, a mighty furbolg named Shalme. Shalme soon led the peaceful furbolgs of Timbermaw Hold on a campaign against the remaining furbolg clans, which had been corrupted by the Burning Legion. He swayed almost all of the furbolg clans to his side and created a formidable force. Only a single furbolg clan remained and Shalme let them live because they were to be destroyed by the warsong outriders. Shalme led his people to the lands near the shores of Auberdine and settled there, his people finally free of the Burning Legion's grasp. They soon built a wonderful kingdom small and managable. Led by the High Chief Shalme the furbolgs are now a prosperous peoples with great technology and a wonderful friendship towards both the Horde and the Alliance. The now mighty furbolg armies are ready to defend their great kingdom down to the last person and will never be corrupted by the ties of the demonics ever again.
(emphasis mine)
Now, I don't recall seeing any of this in the game, especially the bit about Chieftain Shalme. Has anyone seen this before, in some sort of fanfiction, or might we actually be seeing the first bit of info on the new Alliance race?
Clarity in this matter would, of course, be appreciated.
*I am well aware that, first, Wikipedia is not an official source, and that, second, any user can alter information. Take this with a grain of salt.
Today I found this in the Furbolg entry, when it wasn't present EDIT: two weeks ago (was edited on the 13th of last week): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Races_in_the_Warcraft_universe#Furbolg
Furbolgs are ursine humanoids. They reside in tribes, and were peaceful allies of the Night Elves until the coming of the Burning Legion, when many were affected by the corruption they brought and turned evil. The Timbermaw tribe were supposedly the only tribe to escape the corruption. Their tribe now has been forced into hostility due to an increasing show of violence towards them as they are mistaken for corrupted. Around 10,000 years before Warcraft: Orcs and Humans the Furbolg race fought the Burning Legion alongside the Night Elves, Tauren and Earthen. The Ursa Warriors are the Furbolg elites. Until recently the furbolg were believed to be merely a primative race of ursines, but they have lately been exhibiting great intelligence. Soon after, a leader arose, a mighty furbolg named Shalme. Shalme soon led the peaceful furbolgs of Timbermaw Hold on a campaign against the remaining furbolg clans, which had been corrupted by the Burning Legion. He swayed almost all of the furbolg clans to his side and created a formidable force. Only a single furbolg clan remained and Shalme let them live because they were to be destroyed by the warsong outriders. Shalme led his people to the lands near the shores of Auberdine and settled there, his people finally free of the Burning Legion's grasp. They soon built a wonderful kingdom small and managable. Led by the High Chief Shalme the furbolgs are now a prosperous peoples with great technology and a wonderful friendship towards both the Horde and the Alliance. The now mighty furbolg armies are ready to defend their great kingdom down to the last person and will never be corrupted by the ties of the demonics ever again.
(emphasis mine)
Now, I don't recall seeing any of this in the game, especially the bit about Chieftain Shalme. Has anyone seen this before, in some sort of fanfiction, or might we actually be seeing the first bit of info on the new Alliance race?
Clarity in this matter would, of course, be appreciated.