In a new series of six dramatic shorts, we travel back to the time of the last pandaren emperor, a golden age before the land was enveloped by mist.
Fearing for the future of his people, Emperor Shaohao sought out the Jade Serpent, Spirit of Wisdom, for council. He struggled to find meaning and fell into Doubt. Would the emperor triumph over his inner demons? Watch "The Burdens of Shaohao Part One: Doubt" to find out.
Emperor Shaohao pursued his friend with great haste, but one misstep took him from his path. He fought to free himself from the swamp, struggling only making him sink into Despair. Would Shaohao find a way to escape?
Emperor Shaohao found himself in the land of the mantid, the mortal enemy of the pandaren. With advice from the Black Ox, he followed his feet through the waking nightmare. Would Shaohao overcome Fear?
After having cast away doubt, despair, and fear, Emperor Shaohao sought an army. The White Tiger saw Anger in the emperor and issued a challenge. Would the emperor temper his rage?4
Emperor Shaohao returned, enlightened by his journey, and without a moment to spare: the Great Waterspeaker's vision had come to fruition. In the face of disaster, would Shaohao be able to protect his people?
Before Kargath was a warlord, he was a slave. Before he ruled the Shattered Hand, he was a gladiator. Before he found deliverance, he sought vengeance.
Grommash Hellscream’s legend was not born from mere brutality or conquest. His indomitable will helped him survive the impossible... but only after his recklessness nearly cost him everything.
The unforgiving land of the Frostwolf clan does not reward sentiment. When young Durotan’s mother fell deathly ill, he had a choice: Allow her life to come to a natural end, or pay a heavy price to save her.
The Bleeding Hollow clan once stood on the verge of extinction. To escape death, Kilrogg Deadeye first needed to embrace it.
Vindicator Maraad battled the demonic orcs of the first Horde. He witnessed the slaughter of his people in Shattrath. It was the draenei’s darkest day, and Maraad’s greatest test... and the memory of his actions have haunted him ever since.
Discover the origins of Gul’dan in the first Harbingers animated short.
Determined to find anything that will help him against the Burning Legion, Khadgar travels to an ancient tower and meets an echo of his former mentor, Medivh
In this new animated short, follow the tale of an Illidari recruit and Illidan's elite corps of demon hunters as they prepare to engage the Burning Legion for the first time.
Jaina Proudmoore is no stranger to making difficult decisions. In this animated short, the choices of her past continue to influence her future.
In war, nothing is certain. In just one moment, a single action can determine victory or defeat. For Sylvanas Windrunner, warchief of the Horde, war has led her to many such moments—including one that will change the course of history on Azeroth.
War has a way of wearing down the most weathered soldiers. For legendary Horde warrior Varok Saurfang, this one could very well be his last.
What would you do to save a people? For the great queen Azshara, it is within the deeps that she finds what she needs most: opportunity.
A prisoner within the heart of the Alliance seat of power, Varok Saurfang is confronted not only by King Anduin Wrynn, but the choices that lie before him.
Varok Saurfang realizes that that if he is to secure a future for the Horde, he must reach out to the one who led it in the past.
The faction war reaches its inevitable climax at the gates of Orgrimmar as Alliance soldiers stand together with Saurfang's rebels against the Banshee Queen.
Relive all of the epic moments involving legendary Horde warrior Varok Saurfang, as the tensions between the Alliance and Horde reach their boiling point.
The veil between life and death is no more. Discover what lies beyond the world you know in the next chapter of the World of Warcraft saga--Shadowlands.
Uther the Lightbringer, Paladin of the Silver Hand, met an untimely demise ... but his service is not done. When he passes into the afterlife, Devos – a Paragon of Bastion – takes Uther under her wing, only to learn that some mortal wounds run deeper than she could imagine.
Nozdormu, Aspect of the Bronze Dragonflight, encounters a disoriented warrior with fragmented memories. Sensing the warrior’s importance, Nozdormu seeks to guide her by offering a glimpse of his own distant past.
Nozdormu transports Emberthal, the DracThyr warrior, back in time to witness crucial moments in the history of the Dragon Aspects. A cautionary tale of both corruption and sacrifice.
Having shown Emberthal the Dragon Aspects’ rise and fall, Nozdormu takes her on a final trip back through time… so that she may unlock the mysteries of her own past.
In the Shadowlands, every soul has its place—from the path of ascension among the spires of Bastion to an eternity of torment in the depths of the Maw. Choose where your destiny lies.
