Warcraft: Of Blood and Honor
Encyclopedia
Warcraft: Of Blood and Honor is the fourth novel
set in Blizzard Entertainment
's Warcraft
universe. The book is written by series co-creator Chris Metzen
and was released as an e-book
. It was later included in the trade paperback compilation The Warcraft Archive. The story follows Tirion Fordring, a paladin who makes a pact of honor with an orc named Eitrigg who had saved him from being crushed under a collapsing tower. He ultimately gives up everything to hold onto his honor, and for that he is exiled while Eitrigg is taken back by the orcs.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
set in Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard...
's Warcraft
Warcraft
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game , developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Blizzard and Interplay Entertainment. The MS-DOS version was released in November 1994 and the Macintosh version in late 1996. Sales were fairly high, reviewers were mostly impressed, and the...
universe. The book is written by series co-creator Chris Metzen
Chris Metzen
Christopher Vincent Metzen is an American game designer, artist, voice actor and author known for his work creating the fictional universes and scripts for Blizzard Entertainment's three major award-winning media franchises: Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft. On occasion, Metzen has published his art...
and was released as an e-book
E-book
An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
. It was later included in the trade paperback compilation The Warcraft Archive. The story follows Tirion Fordring, a paladin who makes a pact of honor with an orc named Eitrigg who had saved him from being crushed under a collapsing tower. He ultimately gives up everything to hold onto his honor, and for that he is exiled while Eitrigg is taken back by the orcs.