102,686pages on this wiki  Redirected from Canon  For other
lore-related sections, see Lore (Disambiguation).  Lore in the
Warcraft series of games is a term used for "background story".
The use of the term stems from Blizzard's snippets of "lore" for
many of the multiplayer maps in their Warcraft RTS games,
although how much of it has a relationship to the main Warcraft
universe storyline is unclear.  Major areas Edit   See also
Portal:Warcraft universe.  Authors of World of Warcraft lore
Edit  Besides the authors of the novels, manga/manhwa, and short
stories, the primary authors of WoW Icon 16x16 lore from
Blizzard Entertainment:[1]  Why don't we use the word "canon"?
Edit  Canon is an oft-used term by Warcraft fans regarding
official lore, specifically the fictional accounts in the
Warcraft universe. This type of lore can be referred to as
"canonical" lore.  WoWWiki strives to have a neutral point of
view on official lore due to it being rarely discussed by
Blizzard, although examples exist:    • Chris Me