LoreVault

# LoreVault

The story of classic Azeroth, right inside the game.

## What is LoreVault?

LoreVault is an in-game lore book. Open it from the minimap and read the history of Azeroth: its events, characters, places, factions and legendary items, from the titans to the start of the classic era. There are 280+ short, easy-to-read entries, and every name in them is a link to its own page.

The lore also comes to you while you play. Enter a city and a banner tells you its story. Hover over Thrall and his tooltip tells you who he is. Pick up a quest that mentions Kel'Thuzad and a Lore button appears next to it.

## Features

### Read the story
- Timeline: the history of Azeroth in order, grouped into five eras, from the titans and the War of the Ancients to the Third War and the uneasy peace after it.
- Characters, places, factions and artifacts: every major name of the classic story, from Thrall and Jaina to Ragnaros, Onyxia and C'Thun, plus dungeons, bosses and legendary items.
- Everything is linked: hover a gold name to preview it, click it to open it. The Back button takes you back the way you came.
- Appears in: every entry lists the events and entries that mention it, so you can follow a character's whole story.
- Story paths: 11 guided reading lists, like "The Fall of Arthas" or "Secrets of the Old Gods". Each page shows which step you're on and links to the next one.
- Search, bookmarks and personal notes: find anything by name or nickname (try "Lady Prestor"), save favorites, and write your own notes on any entry.
- Read aloud: have any entry read to you with the game's text-to-speech.

### Lore while you play
- Place banners: a short banner when you enter a city, zone or dungeon that has lore. You choose how often it shows.
- Character tooltips: hover famous characters to see who they are. Alt+click them to open their page.
- Quest lore: a Lore button appears on quests that mention a character, place or event in LoreVault.
- Legendary items: hover Sulfuras, Thunderfury, Atiesh or the Ashbringer to see their story.
- World map: book pins mark places with lore, and a "Lore on this map" button lists everything connected to the zone.

### Collect and learn
- Discovery: places are discovered when you visit them and characters when you meet them. Progress bars show how much you've read and found.
- 22 lore achievements, each with a checklist of what's still to go.
- Daily quiz with a streak to keep up, and a Lore of the Day when you log in.
- Share in chat: Shift+click an entry to post it. Other LoreVault users can click it to open the same page.

### Your way
- Every feature can be turned on or off, and one switch turns off all notifications.
- Settings are grouped by feature, with window size, text size and reading speed.
- Minimap button with a quick menu. Works with Titan Panel and minimap button bags.
- Spoiler-friendly: the lore is told as the world stands at the start of the classic era, so raid stories are threats still waiting for heroes.

## Commands

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| /lorevault or /lvault | Open or close the window |
| /lorevault arthas | Search the lore |
| /lorevault paths | Story paths |
| /lorevault achievements | Your lore achievements |
| /lorevault quiz | Today's quiz |
| /lorevault today | Lore of the Day |
| /lorevault target | Open the page of your target |
| /lorevault settings | Settings |
| /lorevault help | All commands |

## Compatibility

- World of Warcraft: Forever: fully supported.
- Retail: loads and works, but the lore covers the classic era only.

## Coming soon

- New lore from WoW: Forever as Blizzard reveals it
- More 3D models of characters
- More side stories and minor characters

## Feedback

Found a lore mistake, or a name you think deserves its own entry? Leave a comment. LoreVault is built by a lore fan, for lore fans.

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Lore summaries are adapted from Warcraft Wiki (https://warcraft.wiki.gg) under CC BY-SA 3.0. World of Warcraft and Warcraft are trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment. LoreVault is a fan project and is not affiliated with Blizzard.