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AWorld of Warcraftfan recently noticed that Earthen characters leave behind piles of rocks when they die, rather than a skeleton. This charming detail is not only unique to the Earthen but is also a direct nod to the lore of the newWorld of Warcraftrace.
The Earthen are anew Allied Race coming inWorld of Warcraft: The War Within. These stone-skinned dwarves will be playable on both the Alliance and the Horde and feature unique customization options, racial abilities, and even dance emotes.
However, oneWorld of Warcraftfan noticed an easily missed detail about the Earthen. When most races die inWorld of Warcraft, they leave a skeleton behind for a short time after they resurrect. As beings of rock and stone, Earthen do not have a skeleton, leading many players to wonder what happened when they died. Now that they’re available forWorld of Warcraftplayers to test inThe War Withinalpha,WoWfan Snek discovered that, once Earthen revive, they leave behind a pile of rocks in their wake instead of a skeleton, and shared their findings on Twitter.
WoW: The War Within Earthen Don’t Leave a Skeleton When They Die
World of Warcraftplayers were understandably charmed by this particular detail. While it would have been easier to simply have the Earthen leave behind a skeleton like theirDwarf and Dark Iron Dwarf cousins inWorld of Warcraft, the fact they made the effort to create this new asset shows a promising attention to detail. Fans jokingly asked if characters with the Mining profession could gather minerals from their corpses, and mused about how bleeding effects would work on Earthen as well.
Because of its censorship laws,World of Warcraftin China does not display skeletons when characters die, spawning gravestones instead. Now thatWorld of Warcraftis coming back to China beforeThe War Withinlaunches, one has to wonder if its client will use the classic tombstone marker when an Earthen dies, or if they will break the mold and use the same pile of rocks other players get.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
