[RP] Worgen Druid Lore?

Hello there!

So, I have it in my head that I would like to roleplay a Worgen Druid, but I’m struggling to find a decent amount of lore about them that’ll help me lay down a foundation for a character. There is only a small tidbit of information I can find about Harvest Witches, but apart from that I’m unable to find anything else regarding Worgen Druids, so I’m a little in the dark as to how I should roleplay one. I get the feeling that Worgen Druids are a little bit vague, as I’m unsure of what branch of Druid they can be, and if it works similar to that of Night Elf druids or not?

I’m in need of a clearer explanation as to what exactly is a Worgen Druid and what is the extent of their powers, because I’m unsure how to roleplay one and what they can and can’t do, etc. Any help is appreciated, as I would like a firm grasp of what they are precisely so I don’t end roleplaying a terrible one.

We see worgen druids of the claw disgusing themselves as bears in Silverpine which is able to fool some of the ranks of the forsaken army, much to Sylvanas’ anger.

Similarly, it’s speculated that harvest witches can take a flight form, as Greymane apparently finds simularities between a night elf changing from bird to humanoid and the harvest witches of Gilneas in the short story ‘Lord of his pack’, although I’ve not personally read the story so if anyone who has can confirm this, it would be greatly appreciated.

What I can say fairly definitively is that the worgen curse has it’s basis in druidism. Worgen exist in the modern era of WoW due to night elves far in the past attempting to make use of Goldrinn’s pack form, and failing to overcome the rage of the wolf god, resulting in twisted, half-humanoid wolf monsters that eventually get banished into the realm of the Emerald Dream, only to later be unleashed into Azeroth by Archmage Arugal.

Because the curse has it’s nature in the dream, I think it can be argued that worgen have a natural affinity towards druidism where other races might not so much, meaning if they want to pledge themselves to Aviana and become a Talon, or Ursoc/Ursol and become a Claw, or simply continue down the route of Goldrinn worship and fanaticism, then all are viable paths for a worgen to take.

Although I’d take all of what I just said with a grain of salt, I’m fairly confident on all of these, but if anyone wishes to correct anything I’ve said then by all means please do so.


Regarding harvest witches, a friend of mine sent me this community developer quote from 2013.

What is the lore behind Gilnean druidism and the existence of “harvest-witches”? Is it a native practice, developed by the humans? Did they somehow pick it up from the night elves, even before the Eastern Kingdoms’ discovery of Kalimdor?

In the early days of humanity and its civilization, many tribes of humans had primitive belief systems that incorporated simple nature magic. However, the rise of organized religion such as the Holy Light and the potent arcane magics introduced by the high elves quickly supplanted such traditions. Gilneas, due to its relative isolation, has retained a degree of their ancient culture in the contemporary era. The religious leaders of what was in Gilneas referred to as the “old ways” eventually became “harvest-witches”; those who used their nature powers to augment Gilneas’ agricultural output during and following its period of industrialization. Due to the presence of harvest-witches in their culture, when Gilneans learned about night elf druids (albeit through second, third and even fourth-hand sources) they became fascinated by them and their exotic connotations, to the point where many started referring to harvest witches as “druids”, though this was quite far from the truth, as few Gilneans had any idea what a druid actually was! Harvest-witches have a limited control over nature, especially plant life, and the powers of harvest witches bear a coincidental resemblance to the low-level abilities of actual druids. Harvest witches who contracted the worgen curse (which was druidic in origin) found that their powers were somewhat amplified, and after making first contact with the night elves cursed harvest witches were offered induction into the Cenarion Circle for both study and training.

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Thank you for the reply, Obahar!

I suppose I am just not sure how to go about it in terms of a concept. I’ve been told that Worgen can not be Druids of the Talon for example, and only Druid of the Wilds, but then others have said you are a Druid of the Claw. I’m not entirely sure what my character can be as a concept, or what a Worgen Druid is or how to roleplay one because it’s so… vague?

I know they can turn into ravens or at least, they have a flight form but what is their magic? What can they actually do? It’s all a tad confusing!

They have access to all the same things that night elves have access to, and the benefit of one more than most any kaldorei druid: The worgen form. (Also known as the Pack form, if you wanna be all Druid about it)

After all, they were trained by night elf druids. Anyone who tells you they can only be X, Y or Z is frankly speaking from their backside.

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Essentially, anything that any other race of druids can. Their connection to the dream is basically what gives them the ability to learn and potentially master different aspects of druidism where regular humans cannot.

I believe this mostly comes from salty night elf players who are upset that a ‘new’ race can possibly infringe upon their unique and esteemed roleplay. It can take night elves years of practice compared to these wolf-men who can get a grasp on it much faster.

These people also conveniently disregard or shrug off the fact that the worgen form has been deeply connected to the dream for millenia.

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the source of a great deal of headcanon indeed.

To put it all in the shortest way imaginable however, I give you, OP, the following statement on worgen druids compared to night elf druids:

Anything you can do I can do better, I can do anything better than you.

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Doesn’t exist anymore in lore, right?

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Indeed, they’re RPG lore, but still function as a decent catch-all term for the versatile, less-specialized sort of druid that the player character embodies.

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Thank you so much for the replies!

I honestly wasn’t aware that Druids were or could be exactly the same as Night Elves in terms of Druidism, I was always informed by other Druid roleplayers who’d pick up on my TRP, that Worgen Druids were one thing (as in 1 branch, Druid of the Wilds) and that Night Elves could be any of the branches in the lore. So I always loved Worgen Druids but found them limiting with the knowledge I heard from others; I couldn’t find anything else in regards to the lore when I tried to research it.

So my Druid can follow the same paths as a Night Elf, and more or less they are the same? Just so I understand correctly!

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Precisely!

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Awesome, thank you so much! I feel a lot less stressed about it now, haha!
Thank you all.

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Yea, Worgen, Night Elves, (Highmountain)Tauren All follow the same sort of Druidism!

Same goes for Troll Druids, except they draw from different Wild-Gods(I think?), that goes especially for Zandalari Druids!

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