Greek Mythology

ISAS Arts Festival

On Thursday some of my classmates and I went to Fort Worth to go to ISAS. ISAS is an arts festival that takes place in a different city in the country every year. This year it was in Fort Worth and Lakehill Prep got the opportunity to attend. We entered numerous things. There was 2D and 3D art adjudications which included photography, painting, drawing, ceramics, basket weaving (exclusively me), and other forms of 3D art. I only entered two things into the festival. I entered in my basket that I have been weaving since the beginning of the year and I entered in a small statue of the Athena Parthenos. There was not a competition, so there was no ranking but there were judges that critiqued what we had made. I got a lot of positive feedback and it was a lot of fun. The only downside is that I got a pretty bad sunburn on the back of my neck.

The Trolls of the Horde

The trolls are and are not what you would expect them to be. The women stand upright and have small tusks protruding from their mouths. The males do not have the same posture. They are more bent over when they are idle. The males also have tusks protruding from their mouths, but theirs are considerably larger.The skin color of the trolls varies a lot too. It can be blue or green and some colors in between. The leader of the trolls is Vol'jin and the capital city is Darkspear Isle. Trolls can be Druids, Shamans, Rogues, Priests, Warriors, Death Knights, Magi, Hunters, and Warlocks. The reason why I like trolls is probably just because they look really cool and because of their racial abilities. The one racial ability that I like is regeneration which increases health regeneration by 10%

Troll Icon

Troll 

The Tribal Tauren

The Tauren are basically giant bison that walk on their hind legs. Hence the racial name "Tauren" which derives from the Latin root for bull. The Tauren are most like the North American Indians. They are very spiritual and live in tepees and live in a prairie-like landscape. Their leader is Baine Bloodhoof and the capital city of the Tauren is Thunder Bluff. Thunder Bluff is situated on a series of very high plateaus. There is a giant totem pole in the middle of the city that allows people to access various levels of Thunder Bluff. There are numerous reasons why I love the Taurens. One is just because of their massive stature. This also makes the weapons that they hold equally massive and this just makes it a lot more awesome. Another reason is because of the spiritual aspect of the race. They are also able to become Druids and Shamans which is a bonus in my opinion. The racial ability that stands out with the Tauren is War Stomp which stuns 5 enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds.

Tauren Icon & Tauren Paladin

Announcement

I know that initially I said that I would be writing about both the Horde and the Alliance races but since I mainly play on the Alliance I will limit the Horde Races to my two favorite. Theses are the Tauren and the Trolls. You can definitely research to see if the Horde suits you but this is my plan.

The Wise Night Elves

Night Elf Crest "Icon of Wisdom"

The Night Elves are an ancient race and were once immortal. Unfortunately they lost their immortality after a great war that caused them to come out of hiding. The Night Elves are very naturalistic in all aspects of their lives. To give an example, they live in a massive tree that was created by the Druids that is approximately the size of a small island. In the society, while the males are present, the female night elves appear to be more dominant. The Sentinels, which are the protectors in every night elf city are all female. The night elves also rely on The Ancients to protect them as well. Going with the nature route, the ancients are giant living trees that roam the forests. The Night Elves do not dabble in dark, corrupting magic like warlocks do. They are very pure and are still trying to purge the taint that their former queen Azshara brought upon their race. The current leaders of the Night Elves are High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind and Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage. The druids are a very important part of Night Elven life. This is because nature surrounds them and they live as one with nature. In terms of technology, the Night Elves are lacking, but that does not apply to their survival for nearly 10,000 years. The night elves have relied on nature to provide them with everything that they need. They even live inside of trees. Literally the trees have semicircular holes which provides a living area. Of course this does not harm the trees as that would go against a lot of the things that they stand for in protecting nature. Night Elves can be a number of classes which are: Druids, Magi, Priests, Warriors, Hunters, Monks, Death Knights, and Rogues. The Night Elves, along with the Draenei, are one of my favorite races. This is due to the fact that they can be druids, which is my favorite class. It is also because their capital city of Darnassus is so beautiful. I also just like the model of the night elves. The one racial ability that I will mention is Shadowmeld which allows the player to basically disappear into the shadows. You can't move your character or else the effect will be canceled.

Tyrande Whisperwind

Malfurion Stormrage & Tyrande Whisperwind

The Noble Draenei

Draenei Crest

   

The Draenei are in basics an alien race in WoW. They come from their homeland of Argus. Originally they were called the Eredar and their race was once a whole in unity but a greater power sought to take away that unity. There was a triumvirate of three very powerful leaders. One of those was Velen, now leader of the Draenei. He had a vision that showed him what was to become of their race and he tried to warn others. Unfortunately corruption and the promise of power was too great for most of the Eredar. So Velen fled Argus with his followers which he later named the Draenei or "Exiled Ones." The journey was very dangerous and the Draenei ended up crashing in the northern part of Kalimdor. The crash was very unfortunate and killed many but nonetheless many also survived. The Draenei are sided with the Alliance and are a very peaceful and strong race. The capital city of the Draenei is the Exodar which is the ship that they crashed in. As I mentioned before their leader is Velen. Most of the times he is referred to as a prophet because he saw what was to become of them and saved many people. The Draenei are an alien race and they do look like aliens, but not in the stereotypical way. Their skin colors are various shades of blue, some pale white colors, and sometimes a bit of purple. The Draenei do not have feet, but instead they have hooves and tails. The women have horns while the men have bony crests that resemble horns. The Draenei are one of my favorite races for a few reasons. One is because of how they look. I think the hooves and the tails are awesome. I also really like them because of what they stand for. Draenei can become Priests, Magi, Shamans, Paladins, Monks, Warriors, Hunters, and Death Knights. The one racial ability that I will mention is the Gift of the Naaru. It is a healing ability that heals the target for 20% of the caster's total health over five seconds.

Draenei Priest

Draenei Paladin