Millhouse Jerimus Manastorm and more, less important, World of Warcraft lore

About this episode

The episode explores the lore of Millhouse Manastorm and discusses various other World of Warcraft lore topics.

We lead off the week with the history of the most important lore figure of all time to  World of Warcraft : Millhouse Manastorm. From his incredibly auspicious beginnings to his even more auspicious middle, and the implausibly auspiciouser current machinations, Matt and Joe showcase this crucial figure in lore. What's after that is clearly less important, but eh, our listeners had some questions, so we might as well discuss them. There's a thing about the interplay between Xal'atath and Sylvanas, a little thing about the origins of the San'layn (those Blood Elf vampires near Arthas), and how portals affect narrative immersion, but all that is kind of whatever next to the magnificence of Millhouse Manastorm! If you want even more background story, we also have  a guide to every  Warcraft  book in chronological order  (for those of you who prefer reading that way). If you enjoy the show, please support us on Patreon , where you can get these episodes early and ad-free! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Joe

Topics covered

• World of Warcraft lore
• Millhouse Manastorm
• Xal'atath and Sylvanas
• San'layn origins
• narrative immersion

Keywords

• Millhouse Manastorm
• World of Warcraft
• Xal'atath
• Sylvanas
• San'layn
• lore
• narrative immersion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World of Warcraft, Blizzard Watch

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