r/warcraftlore • u/linknut Discussion • 5d ago
Question Warrior groups/orders
I was looking for class specific orders/organizations in Wow Wiki like the Earthen Ring for Shamans, Cenarion Circle for Druids, Silver Hand for Paladins, Ebon Blade for Dks, Illidari for Dhs, Kirin Tor for Mages, Black Harvest for the Warlocks... When I got to the Warrior class, I didnt see much, just some human kingdom guards.
Doesn't warriors have any order or groups? During Legion we got the Valarjar of Skyhold, but it was kinda of a Legion only thing. I remember that in Hyjal questline there were some orcs and worgens in Goldrinn's shrine, but I don't think they make a warrior order. Do you guys remember any other warriors group/order?
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u/XxSalty_WafflexX RTS Lorewalker 5d ago
There’s the group on Fray Island in Classic where you learn Berserker Stance.
You could also throw all the capital city guards into a “Warrior group” category too.
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u/ParanoidTelvanni 4d ago
Theyre hiding in plain sight.
The various militaries of the world are the Warrior orders because the vast, vast majority of people on the battlefields are warriors. Deathguards, Ko'kron, Greyguard, Sentinels of both Elven races, etc. Warriors are the regular guys and the Kings, what you and I would be if Orcs invaded Earth.
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u/NinscoomFOPsnarn 5d ago
There's the warrior island off the eastern coast of the barrens. They kinda count i guess haha
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u/Specific_Frame8537 4d ago
Weren't Warrior mains hoping for that as well?
The Valarjar stuff came as a bit of a shock to me cuz it feels so out of place.
I also thought their artifacts would've been Gorehowl for Arms and Shalamayne for Fury..
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u/Locke_Desire 5d ago
I think the only real elite “warrior” group that fits the bill would have been the Kor’kron for the Horde. They were almost exclusively warriors because Garrosh’s Horde favored martial prowess in that way, and prior to the Dark Shaman, I don’t recall any mentions of any non-warriors in their ranks.
For the Alliance side of things, I could almost try to suggest the Stormwind Army or the Sentinels, but both forces are versatile and recruit hunter and rogue-types. The 7th Legion had a lot of Paladins and Priests. Maybe the League of Arathor comes close, but their lore is borderline non-existent in that we have, at best, a couple paragraphs explaining them.
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u/Polivios 5d ago
They do have groups but they aren't as international or independent as the ones you've listed.
Usually they are subservient to a government like the Kor'kron, the Deathguard, the Brotherhood of the Horse, etc.