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Species Compendium: Primozoa

Total Species Diversity: 135

Setup

Each species is divided up into six categories.

• Name is self-explanatory.
• Appearances is a visual depiction of that species.
• Status is a short description of their status as a species.
• Unique Features is a brief description of any notable facts, behaviors, or traits that the species is known to exhibit.
• Location is where the species can be found. Some species appear in numerous zones, so I simplify this down to just mean "<continent/planet>". If you'd like to find all species within a particular zone, the sorting feature doesn't work too well. I suggest using Ctrl+F and searching that way.
• Sources include all the resources I used to gather this information. NPCs are NPCs found in-game. Quests are specific quests that involve additional lore for the species. Other includes any other mentions, such as in-game books, published novels or visual depictions.

Please Note!

Please do not make major edits to this page. Minor corrections are accepted and appreciated.

This list is the second entry in what will be the most complete species list ever created for WoW. Please keep in mind, I am one person. I miss things, I get some things wrong, and I'm not omniscient. This is why I've listed sources. Check for yourself if you're wishing to use anything here for roleplay or serious lore discussions. If you find anything incorrect, or discover a new type of species (or argue against me on what I decided was or wasn’t a species) that is not on this list, please let me know and I will do what I can to add it in or at least hear you out.

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Please do not make major edits to this page. Minor corrections are accepted and appreciated.

(Preemptive) FAQ

How Do You Choose What to Add?

That’s a complicated question. Even in real life, there is no clear cut definition of what defines a species, I have been introduced to 35 species concepts alone (Though only 3 have any weight) during my time as a biology student in university. Typically, if it’s a breed (variant of a domesticated animal) it is not a species, of course sometimes blizzard will call something a breed but it is also mentioned being seen in the wild so that means its a species. Typically, if it occurs in the wild, is distinct in range from similarly named mobs and doesn’t typically have prefixes that might be attributed to being a simple descriptor I consider it a species.

Why do you add some species that weren't added to the game?

Mostly, I add a lot of individual NPCs that exist within the game files but never made it in-game for flavor. It adds greater diversity of species for people to use in their roleplay and there exist species that we simply don't see in-game that we know exist in the lore (Like Arachnathids) so I basically often treat these never added NPCs as perhaps like a jaguar in the real world: secretive and not too often seen or just little-reported. In the end I think their addition enriches the species list rather than detracts from it (and some of these mobs have really cool names so it's almost a shame not to) and I hope readers will mostly agree. Every one of these species will say so in their "unique features" section so everybody who reads it is made aware as to the status of the npc.

Why Do Some Species Have Red Sources?

A lot of the newer NPCs, such as the mobs in a new expansion, have not yet been added to Wowpedia. Please keep in mind that the majority of content created on this website is done by a small team of volunteers; none of which are being paid, and there is a lot of work to do. In the meantime, please use Wowhead for your sources if the ones here appear in red text.

How Can I Roleplay Knowing These?

You can either say your character did their own research into these species and studied them on their own, or, I will be progressing and RPing that my character, a forest troll named Grazz’bek, has published this guide in book form and is written by me from his point of view (Meaning it is in character in writing form). You are more than welcome to say your character has purchased this book, I just ask the courtesy of mentioning that Grazz’bek is the author. :)

Special Thanks and Mention

The former (as of now) WoW player known as “Cannibal” is owed his due thanks for giving me the format for this guide. While I helped him with my background in zoology to form the categories, this was originally his undertaking before he quit the game. Having been involved in the process I requested that I be allowed to finish it when he made the announcement he was leaving the game making sure that both his work and mine saw more than the light of a google doc. Hope you return to Azeroth one day, Beans ^_^

Thanks to Petopia and WarcraftPets.com for giving me permission to use some of their images. Certain models and skins do not show up properly in model viewer and I am able to use their facsimile images from their site to keep in line with the image format

Changes from previous volume

Each species grouping now has seven subsections to the profile before the species listing:

General Description: self-explanatory; general description of physical attributes and miscellaneous information

Social Behavior: General patterns of social behavior of the group. Do they operate in packs? Are they solitary? Any unique behaviors in their social interactions?

Reproduction: Facts about their reproductive habits and mechanisms. Are they a sexual or asexual species? Are they polygamous or monogamous? Viviparous or Oviparous?

Defensive Mechanisms: General tactics and abilities a group might use when hunting or fending off a predator. Anything aside from the typical scratch and bite

Biology: Will often be left blank, any information we know about the inner workings of the animal.

Diet: What do they eat? Do they specialize on any particular food?

Location: general description of where members of the group might be located.

Anezoan

Anezoans are animal species with strong ties in their origin and biology to the element of air. Currently, of all the elemental fauna Anezoans are the least diverse having only one major taxonomic lineage be described. Granted, this might have more to do with how Skywall remains one of the least explored of the elemental planes being second only to the Abyssal Maw (the elemental plane of water) and also being arguably the hardest to traverse by mortals.

Total Species Diversity: 6

Storm Wyrm

Storm Wyrms or Storm Dragons (Which I will refrain from calling them due to the name mix-up with the recently discovered Storm Dragons of Stormheim and Jorundall) are a family of elemental dragons seen as the physical embodiment of the storm with bodies that crackle with lightning and roars that reverberate like thunder. To this day, despite a number of years following the Cataclysm when they were first discovered, little is known, or at least published, about the habits and biology of these majestic beasts.

Defensive Mechanisms
Storm Wyrms are at one with the storm capable of summoning powerful gales of wind with the mere flap of their wings and lightning from their breath.

Diet
Carnivore

Distribution
Storm Wyrms are native to Skywall.

Total Species Diversity: 6

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Common Storm Dragon		Common	The type species and the one that is most frequently encountered (Mostly by adventurers and shaman)	Skywall	NPCs
Drake of the East Wind		Presumed Rare		Unknown, possibly eastern Skywall	Items
Drake of the North Wind		Rare	Carries a pigmentation very similar to the Common Storm Wyrm and Storm Riders but darker. Possible shared recent ancestry?	Unknown, possibly northern Skywall	Items
Drake of the South Wind		Rare	Described to be the gentlest species, albeit considering the tempestuous nature of these dragons that is not saying much	Possibly southern Skywall	Items
Storm Rider		Data Deficient	This species had the capability of creating cyclones with its primordial powers. The abundance of the species is subject to debate as only one individual, the holotype, has ever been recorded having been captured by the Twilight’s Hammer in the Bastion of Twilight where it later perished in the fight against Halfus Wyrmbreaker.	Unknown.	NPCs Spells
Drake of the West Wind		Rare		Possibly western Skywall	Items

Geozoan

Geozoans, animalian species of the earth element, represent the most widespread of all elemental fauna even if not the most speciose or broad in number of taxa of the elemental phyla.

Total Species Diversity:47

Gyreworm

Worm-shaped beasts composed of a series of stone rings and shards of crystalline minerals surrounding an inner cloud of fine dust. Gyreworms are simple creatures driven solely to tunnel through the earth consuming the rocks and minerals they come across (much like the Goren of Draenor but with a great deal less...complexity in their behavior). How they digest and corrode the stone they eat is not agreed upon but their relatively simple make-up (and one bout of being inside of one) has lead me to believe that rocks are first broken up by the sharp-edged crystals that line their mouths and then continuously worn down by the dust funnel in their inner chamber. To a flesh-and-blood mortal, this digestion doesn’t do much besides a few cuts and chaffing by the microscopic shards of mineral within the dust storm. The digested minerals are most likely then redeposited (through some unknown machination) back into gyreworm’s outer body as the rings and crystal shards get worn down by their constant tunneling and bodily rotation.

Social Behavior
Gyreworms are mostly solitary driven by their own desire to consume more and more minerals

Defensive Mechanisms
Peculiarly, some gyreworms are able to produce acidic “saliva” that they can spit out. This runs contrary to how their biology is known to work, but nature sometimes offers us headscratching mysteries to uncover.

Biology
While I am no physicist, gyreworm bodies are seemingly kept together by opposing magnetic forces within the crystal shards and stone rings giving their bodies the eternal rotation. Each stone ring rotates in an opposite direction to the ones bordering it hinting to a never ending cycle of trying to meet appropriate poles to each other...Or it could just be elemental magic mumbo jumbo.

Diet
As is stated above. gyreworms feed upon potent rocks and minerals

Distribution
Gyreworms are commonly found in Deepholm but can be found in shallow and deep underground caves throughout Azeroth.

Total Species Diversity:15

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Cavern Burrower		Uncommon and local	Solitary ambush predators that patrol beneath underground mushroom fields. Cavern Burrowers form a symbiotic relationship with the shale stalker species of shale spider that skitter around the mushroom fields being able to communicate to nearby individuals through sonic vibrations if in need of assistance with a particularly difficult prey item. For their aid, it is presumed that the shale stalkers in turn will get some of the hunt if it is successful, otherwise the only benefactor of the interaction would be the cavern burrower. Alternative hypotheses exist for this inter-geozoan species interaction but I find this one the most probable. An extra note. To adapt to their switching to less mineral-based diet, cavern burrowers have modified their crystal teeth to be easily replaced like a shark’s and will spin their mouth ring like a machine-gun turret to fire the crystal teeth at their prey.	Underground cave systems such as the  [Forgotten Depths] beneath the Throne of Thunder in Pandaria	NPCs Spells
Colossal Gyreworm		Rare	An enormous species likely responsible for the carving out of the tunnels of the Crumbling Depths	Given the amount of stone individuals of this species most likely need to digest to maintain their massive bodies, I assume these species can never reliably be found in one place and are scattered throughout Deepholm	NPCs
Common Gyreworm		Common	Type species. Large individuals change color from the typical teal to a red.	Common Gyreworms tunnel just below the surface in the Scoured Reach and within the cave system the Crumbling Depths	NPCs Spells
Endurite Gyreworm		Common	Like common gyreworms, endurite gyreworms change color at large sizes probably from greater saturation with the namesake mineral they carry within their core. This species avoids coming above ground only appearing when enough vibrations are made in the earth to agitate them. Endurite might have corrosive properties to mortal flesh due to the caustic spit they possess.	Endurite Gyreworms tunnel beneath the Jagged Wastes of Deepholm	NPCs Quests Spells
Leyworm		Locally Common	A specialist species that feeds exclusively on mana crystals. Curiously, this species is relatively communal, sharing in the creation and expansion of their tunnels as they search for large deposits of their preferred food.	Leyworms are transient, only appearing when finding a substantial source of food. However, they are frequently known to appear in the Leyhollow of Azsuna, Broken Isles	NPCs Quests Other Spells
Ravenous Tunneler		Rare	Population levels uncertain as this species is irregularly encountered only surfacing when encountering significant above-ground sound vibrations (like the clamoring of pickaxes by laborers of the Twilight’s Hammer)	A reliable place to find this species is the old Twilight’s Hammer camp of Lorthuna's Gate in Deepholm	NPCs Quests
Tanzanite Borer		Locally Common	Can cause tiny quakes by using minute vibrations on the earth.	Like most creatures of earth, the true extent of their range is unknowable (for now) but one population is known from a cave within the ancient kaldorei graveyard of Tel'anor in Suramar	NPCs Spells
Tunneling Worm		Common	They have a notable appetite for Kaja’mite, unknown whether or not they are specialists upon it.	these worms make their homes beneath the goblin homeland of Kezan	NPCs Quests

Azerite Worm

A (potentially) recent radiation of the gyreworm family. It could be these newly discovered species have always been here and were only driven up above ground by the wounding of the planet, but if not then that means gyreworms speciate at an incredibly fast pace when faced with a new niche to occupy.

Distribution
Azerite worms can typically be found wherever there are great quantities of Azerite or Azerite disturbances.

Total Species Diversity: 3

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Azerite Borer		Uncommon		They appeared around the Maelstrom but I sincerely doubt they typically make their homes there.	NPCs
Azerite Gorger		Uncommon	Capable of spitting large globs of Azerite at attackers	They appeared in Mount Hyjal during an opening of planetary wounds there but like the Azerite Borers it is doubtful that is where they typically can be found	NPCs Spells
Shalebiter		Uncommon		They are known to occur at an area of Kezan called the MOTHERLODE!!...Goblins and their naming conventions.	NPCs

Kyparite Worm

A second, older radiation of gyreworms. These gyreworms adapted to specialize on the large globs of amber secreted by the giant kypari trees of western Pandaria. Strangely, kyparite worms are shown to have exceedingly high rates of growth unusual to most organisms (which might be why all species except for the amber parasite are larger than the average gyreworm species) but not even the native mantid are aware of what caused this adaptation.

Distribution
Kyparite worms are dependent upon the kypari trees and thus are found exclusively (so far) in western Pandaria.

Total Species Diversity: 4

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Amber Parasite		Data Deficient	It eats flesh and will pursue it with ravenous intent. Also a stupidly named species (even if succinct)	This disgusting species can presumably be found in the Dread Wastes but with their empire under control, the Klaxxi aren’t very keen on sharing information.	NPCs
Amber Rocktunneler		Rare	A large rarely seen species, presumably lives deep within the earth and the only known sightings are due to the harmonic technologies of the Mantid being used to drive it up above ground.	It is assumed these gyreworms tunnel deep beneath the Dread Wastes only appearing above-ground when exposed to certain frequencies in vibration.	NPCs
Kypari Crawler		Locally Common	Like the cavern burrower species of typical gyreworm, this species possesses the ability to shoot crystal shards from within its body at an attacker, but notably by use of amber instead of the typical crystallized mineral.	kypari crawlers inhabit the island named after the kypari tree Zan'vess	NPCs Spells
Kyparite		Uncommon	A word to the reader, this species was not named by typical sentients (A friendly village of sprites in fact) and that is why it shares the exact same name as the kypari amber. These gyreworms have a similar attack strategy to the tanzanite borer species of the Broken Isles, but will enter a stage of vulnerability (possibly because of the difference in makeup between the two species)	kyparites tunnel just below the earth in the region of the Dread Wastes called Rikkilea	NPCs

Shale spider

Out of all elemental organisms, I would hazard to guess that shale spiders are among the most commonly encountered by people whether commonfolk or otherwise.

Social Behavior
Shale spiders are largely social creatures occurring in pack to outright swarms (Though the why as to this trait evolving befuddles me). Curiously, more solitary shale spider species show lower levels of aggression. Possibly greater number density increases competition between individuals?

Reproduction
Shale spiders are known to make nests but the exact method of their reproduction remains a mystery

Defensive Mechanisms
Surprisingly durable and ferocious, shale spiders may rapidly bash at hostile entities.

Diet
Shale spiders largely eat rocks but I have on good authority by many hunters that some species will not turn a blind eye to flesh if presented

Distribution
Like gyreworms, shale spiders are said to be “native” to Deepholm (even though the elemental planes were created to house the elementals rather than their point of origin), but can be found in a number of places throughout Azeroth

Total Species Diversity: 23

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Amethyst Shale Spider		Common	They are known to build their nests on cliff-faces and cavern walls.	They are mostly found in Deepholm, but one population is known in Desolace	NPCs
Azergem Crystalback		Common	Feature shards of Azerite protruding from them. These shale spiders share much of the volatile abilities associated with azerite elementals without much setting them apart.	This species typically appears around azerite wounds on islands throughout Azeroth.	NPCs
Azerite Gorger		Locally Common	While a social species, these shale spiders aren’t very aggressive unless agitated by reckless mining activity or by magical manipulation	Azerite gorgers are likely to be found in Tiragarde Sound	NPCs
Azerite Skitterer		Uncommon		Azerite Skitterers showed up in the depths of Neltharion's Lair beneath Highmountain during an incursion of frenzied elementals there.	NPCs
Blightshard Skitter		<need to wait till I can easily solo>	This species earns its name by releasing a crystalline gas upon its death that when inhaled will tear apart your lungs.	Blightshards wander the depths of Neltharion's Lair beneath Highmountain	NPCs Spells
Blue Shale Crawler		Locally Common	A more docile species with a curious blue coloration (Yes I’m aware what color the model is but model limitations are a thing)	They make their homes within the Blackfathom Deeps	NPCs
Crimson Shale Spider		Locally Common	A larger non-aggressive more solitary species. While solitary in nature, crimson shale spiders are also shown to not be territorial and instead largely minding their own business as they forage with little interaction between each other.	These shale spiders primarily inhabit the Crimson Expanse in Deepholm but hatchlings can be seen in the areas bordering the mushroom region.	NPCs Spells
Darkshard Crawler		Rare	The bodies of this shale spider will melt into a pile of acid upon death. How a creature of rocks is able to do that befuddles me.	Darkshard crawlers make their homes within Crystal Fissure underneath Highmountain	NPCs
Darkstone Crawler		Rare	(Never made it into game, but added for flavor)	Suramar	NPCs
Deep Spider		Uncommon	A non-aggressive and mostly solitary species diverse in coloration	Deep Spiders wander the Crumbling Depths within Deepholm	NPCs Spells
Elementium Spinner		Locally Common	These shale spiders will eat elementium and process the ore to spin webs out of, not only that but their stone fangs actually carry potent venom.	Elementium Spinners are no doubt widespread and simply are only seen in caves where their food source is also found like the Elementium Depths in the Twilight Highlands	NPCs Spells Quests
Emerald Shale Spider		Common	Curiously, while the hatchlings of this species are by no means difficult to find, adults are rarely seen.	They can be found throughout Deepholm with the largest population residing in The Quaking Fields	NPCs
Greenstone Gorger		Common	A typically harmless species with a proclivity for Jade, and will turn aggressive in the presence of it. To drive off perceived competition for their preferred food source they will fire off a volley of crystal shards from their backs.	They inhabit underground caves in the Jade Forest of Pandaria, miners may accidentally dig into nests of these such as with the case of Greenstone Quarry	NPCs Spells Quests
Krasari Nibbler		Rare	A diminutive species that is rarely seen (Never added to game, added for flavor)	Underneath the Krasarang Wilds of Pandaria	NPCs
Leystone Spider		Locally Common	A diminutive species that roams around in small packs also relatively fast moving	Leystone spiders skitter within the manacrystal rich caves underneath Azsuna, a good place to find them is the cave called the Leyhollow	NPCs
Rock Borer		Uncommon	These quick spiders use their fangs like drills to bore into rock, they can also use their ability on flesh so best be wary.	Rock borers make their homes within the Stonecore of Deepholm	NPCs Spells
Shale Crawler		Uncommon	A very solitary species with little overlap in each individual’s range, like most solitary species this shale spider is relatively non-aggressive	Shale crawlers wander around the Drowned Lands of Stormsong Valley in Kul Tiras	NPCs
Shale Shard		Locally Common	Typically a non-aggressive species but since goblins don’t know the first thing about subtlety, they grew agitated and hostile.	Within Oregrind's Dig mine of Krasarang Wilds in Pandaria	NPCs
Shale Stalker		Locally Common	These shale spiders skitter around underground mushroom gardens that are patrolled by a species of gyreworm known as a Cavern Burrower. While what the cavern burrower gets out of this relationship can be detailed in the entry on that species earlier on the volume, the nature of the mushroom gardens in the relationship is unclear. Possible hypotheses include possible cover from underground predators (though what would eat a shale spider beyond possibly a gyreworm is something I lack an answer to at this moment), another possible reason is the shale spiders use it for cover in instances of prey ambush, and lastly the possibility that the shale spiders feed upon the mushrooms and the cavern burrower defends against competition for the resource. It’s a fascinating dynamic nonetheless and one I think that warrants an extended field study.	Shale stalkers make their homes in the deep underground caves below the Isle of Thunder such as the  [Forgotten Depths]	NPCs
Shardback Spider		Locally Common	Like the rock borer, larger shardbacks will use their fangs like drills to bore into the earth or flesh if need be.	Shardback spiders make their homes deep within the Ruins of Falanaar in Suramar	NPCs Spells
Tanzanite Skitterer		Locally Common	This species makes the exception to the less social → less aggressive rule. Individuals of this species only loosely associated and are often found alone yet remain hostile and aggressive.	One population exists in a cave whose entrance can be found in the ancient kaldorei graveyard of Tel'anor in Suramar	NPCs Spells
Topaz Shale Spider		Common	Cohabit with the amethyst shale spiders in parts of their range	Topaz shale spiders are native to eastern Deepholm but a population found its way to Desolace within the underground passages leading to Maraudon	NPCs
Vileshard Crawler		<need to wait till I can solo it>	Like the darkshard crawler, this bodies of individuals of this species will melt into a puddle of acid upon death	Vileshard crawlers make their homes in the deep underground cave network of Neltharion's Lair beneath Highmountain	NPCs Spells

Stone dragon

Elemental dragonkin of earth. Unlike their storm wyrm analogues from Skywall, stone drakes look much more like the drakes of the dragonflights with the horns and spikes being swapped for crystals as well as the fact of their stony hides.

Social Behavior
Stone dragons are colonial beasts that form large roosts lead by a matriarchal broodmother. The matriarch maintains her position most likely by being the strongest and largest individual and then subsequently producing the most offspring. It is a common trend of evolution that more complex social behavior often leads to higher intelligence and the trend seems to hold for stone drakes as while they are seemingly non-sentient they do adhere to a dominance hierarchy according to strength. They do not discriminate on strength either, so long as an individual no matter what they are displays a degree of power over a stone drake they can be made to heel and it is through that method that many seasoned adventurers have managed to take to the skies on these mighty beasts. Take heed though that stone dragons are fickle and can need reminding of their place.

Reproduction
Stone dragons lay eggs like most other dragons and form monogamous pairs

Defensive Mechanisms
Stone dragons are capable of breath attack just like their analogues. While typically this is of small bits of stone they are known to breathe fire.

Diet
Stone dragons are carnivorous.

Distribution
Stone dragons are endemic to Deepholm.

Total Species Diversity:9

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Common Stone Drake		Common	A numerous species from which the other stone drake broods most likely arose, this species sided with Deathwing during the Cataclysm but have since returned to their allegiance to Therazane. they are led by the broodmother Aeosera	they make their nests within the region of Deepholm known as The Pale Roost	NPCs Spells
Crystalspire Stone Drake		Uncommon	A species that remained subservient to Therazane	Deepholm	NPCs
Crystalwing Stone Drake		Uncommon	A species that remained subservient to Therazane	Crystalwings roost around Therazane's Throne, which is most likely why Therazane was able to keep control of them	NPCs
Phosphorescent Stone Drake		Rare	A unique breed that is the only one known of its coloration	Deepholm	Mounts
Sandstone Drake		Rare	Once an extensively studied species, the writings of the scholar who studied them are now lost however. One is more likely to know an adventurer who has imbibed the potion to turn into one of these creatures (I, myself, have done so and am versed in how to make one).	Deepholm	Mounts
Slate Dragon		Rare	Only known from the holotype, this species might be the rarest of all stone dragons	Deepholm	NPCs
Stonescale Drake		Common	These drakes possess the peculiar ability to actually summon up stone spikes to hurl at hostile entities	Stonescale Drakes roost upon the Alabaster Shelf	NPCs Spells
Vitreous Stone Drake		Rare	Little studied aside from the glass-like appearance of the crystal growths	Deepholm	Mounts
Volcanic Stone Drake		Rare	A personal favorite of mine, this species associates closely with the element of fire, an odd trait for a creature of stone.	Deepholm	Mounts

Breaker

Goren

Bipedal creatures with overlapping rocky plate-like osteoderms on their back and a flawless matrix of scales largely associated with the Breakers of Draenor (though the exact relation they have is unconfirmed and will remain so unless we reforge a connection with the alternate Draenor) darting beneath the feet of the lumbering Gronn and Magnaron. Goren are so far considered to be one species, so for the purpose of highlighting their diversity I have split the species into twenty seven distinct subspecies.

Social Behavior
Goren are colonial creatures that dig through the earth forming massive cave networks in their search for food.

Reproduction
Very reptilian in nature, Goren are known to lay eggs.

Defensive Mechanisms
Common abilities featured by the Goren include the ability to shoot the crystalline growths from their hides as projectiles and the acidic spit dripping out of their maws as well as the ability to curl up into balls and roll like a wheel. Many subspecies produce larger amounts of acid at smaller sizes often slicking their backs with the toxic substances they produce. This could be a defensive mechanism against predators but that begs the question of what predators a goren would have.

Biology
Goren exhibit continuous growth, limited in size only by the amount of food they have available and lifespan meaning that given sufficient nourishment the normally dwarf to human sized beasts can reach an enormous height as seen in the case of the individual called Oregorger. Their stomach acids evaporate into a chamber of putrid-smelling corrosive gasses within their gut which might be tied to their acidic saliva. The only thing this cauldron is known to not digest is highly valuable gems which will be excreted as waste by the Goren.

Diet
Their diet itself is another marked character to their biology seeking out and consuming potent ore, minerals, crystals, and even elementals which they absorb the magical properties in digestion to add to their own power which can most commonly be seen expressed in the crystalline growths on their hides. They are well-adapted to sniffing out sources of great elemental power, converging on specific sites and even shaman like flies to a corpse. Goren are not picky though, and will eat nearly anything their extremely corrosive stomach acids can digest including flesh if given the opportunity.

Distribution
Goren are native to Draenor, but they exhibit the greatest abundances in places with strong Breaker activity such as northern Gorgrond and Magnarok in Frostfire Ridge.

Total Species Diversity: 1 (27 subspecies)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Acidback Goren		Data Deficient	Heavily tied to the Breakers and would attack Alliance and Horde garrisons.	Unknown	NPCs Spells
Acidmaw Goren		Uncommon	Body produces an excess amount of the acidic substance within their digestive systems that allows them to excrete it through their epidermis leaving a trail of acid behind them as they move. Show extreme resistance to heat, laying their eggs in the molten magma of the area.	Acidmaws commonly roam the volcanic area of Magnarok in Frostfire Ridge	NPCs Spells
Acidmouth Goren		Common	Unremarkable subspecies that is drawn to deep underground digging.	They likely burrow beneath southern Gorgrond	NPCs Quests Spells
Acidspine Goren		Common	A breaker tied subspecies associated with the attack on Deadgrin	Southern Gorgrond	NPCs Spells
Acidtooth Goren		Common	Subspecies closely tied to the breakers	Southwest Gorgrond	NPCs Spells
Boneyard Goren		Locally Common	This subspecies burrows visibly close to the surface with conspicuous tunnel entrances that smaller individuals will burst out from.	Boneyard Goren run amok in Drywind Gorge of central Gorgrond	NPCs Spells
Common Goren		Ubiquitous	The type subspecies and most likely the line from where all others stemmed from. The vast geographic range of the subspecies is likely the reason Goren have not speciated with this subspecies providing a constant medium of intergradation between the various subspecies	Common Goren can be found throughout Draenor	NPCs
Crystalmaw Goren		Common	This subspecies’ scales are heavily crystallized, going beyond the typical growths from between their osteoderm plates	Crystalmaw Goren search for their favored crystalline minerals in northeast Shadowmoon Valley	NPCs Items Spells
Darkshard Goren		Locally Common	The infamous goren giant Oregorger likely belonged to this subspecies. The processing of the  [Blackrock Ore] they feasted upon gave these goren black crystal shards imbued with the elemental properties the ore holds. The members of this subspecies are incredibly dangerous and should we Azerothians return to Draenor I advise giving them a wide berth.	Crystalmaw Goren make their homes within the depths of Blackrock Foundry	NPCs Spells
Dryback Goren		Locally Common	Begin life with a brown hide but as they grow they lose pigmentation till they are a yellow color. The dryback is a bit of a cruel misgnomer: younger individuals exhibit the behavior of excreting extra amounts of acid onto their back and will roll up to charge at hostile creatures like an acidic wheel.	Central Gorgrond within the Cragplume Cauldron	NPCs Spells
Flaming Goren		Rare	Predate upon fire elementals making their bodies be literally on fire.	These goren are rare and require areas with a deep connection to the element of fire like Frostfire Ridge to live and breed in.	NPCs Spells
Frostwall Goren		Rare	An underwhelming subspecies that originally densely populated caves in southern Frostfire Ridge but numbers were depleted when veteran adventurers established garrisons throughout that part of the region. After the garrisons were abandoned they may have replenished their numbers.	These goren inhabited caves in southern Frostfire Ridge	NPCs Spells
Gembiter Goren		Uncommon		Primal encroachment west of the Everbloom Wilds in Gorgrond	NPCs Spells
Glowgullet Goren		Locally Common	Possess bioluminescence in their throat cavity (Conjecture)	Northeast Talador	NPCs Spells
Highland Breacher		Uncommon	While they tunnel close to the surface, this subspecies isn’t very aggressive and only seemed to appear due to primal encroachment above their burrow entrances.	Easternmost end of central Gorgrond	NPCs Spells
Icejaw Rockbiter		Locally Common	Shows signs of increased intelligence, engaging in enrichment activities of throwing snowballs between others of their kind. They share a range with the Acidmaw Goren that sometimes show up in their territory.	Icejaw Rockbiters inhabit a mountain on the western border of the Magnarok region of Frostfire Ridge	NPCs Spells
Ironchewer Goren		Locally Common	Like the Icejaw Rockbiter, Ironchewer Goren seem to roll down the slope leading to Magnarok for no other reason than personal amusement, a remarkable quality for the otherwise hunger-driven species.	Within the location known as the Gate of the Breakers in Frostfire Ridge	NPCs Spells
Kram'akan Meltmaw		Rare	Another subspecies, and one more reliably seen, that consumes fire elementals. I’m beginning to notice a trend here.	One population can be found in the Melted Burrow in Frostfire Ridge where they occur sympatrically with the Ironchewer Goren just outside.	NPCs Spells
Kron'akan Goren		Uncommon	Another subspecies of Magnarok, but is one less frequently seen than others	Eastern Magnarok, Frostfire Ridge	NPCs Spells
Longtooth Gorger		Extinct	Had noticeably longer teeth than most other subspecies but was driven extinct shortly before Azerothian forces invaded Draenor with the smaller Boneyard Goren taking over their former range whether it was the Boneyard Goren that displaced the Longtooth Gorgers or the Iron Horde in their conquest of Draenor remains a mystery.	Longtooth Gorgers inhabited the Drywind Gorge in central Gorgrond	NPCs
Lunarfall Goren		Rare	Like the Frostwall Goren, the Lunarfall Goren found their numbers depleted when the Alliance built their garrisons across their range and cleared out their caves to establish mining operations.	Lunarfall Goren made their homes in cave systems throughout northwestern Shadowmoon Valley	NPCs Spells
Ore Eater		Rare	A diminutive subspecies not often seen except on occasion by adventurers mining exposed nodes of ore.	Widespread throughout Draenor	Companions
Reeg'akan Acidback		Uncommon	Except for the colony broodmother this subspecies is often small and highly volatile bursting in a shower of acid upon death.	Within the cave Reeg'ak's Nest in Frostfire Ridge	NPCs Spells
Rubyspike Goren		Locally Common	Highly prone to spitting their acid saliva	They make their homes in the Molten Quarry of southwestern Ashran	NPCs Spells
Shardback Goren		Common	A widespread subspecies with crystal shards grown on their hides from hatching.	Shardbacks can be found in eastern Frostfire Ridge into southern Gorgrond	NPCs Spells
Slagmaw Goren		Common	Instead of acid, this subspecies carries within its viscera and maw molten magma that they can vomit out in a cone	the lava flows of Magnarok, Frostfire Ridge	NPCs Spells
Stonemuncher Goren		Common	The only goren subspecies to penetrate into Nagrand	Northeastern Nagrand (alternate universe)	NPCs Spells

Phytozoan

Phytozoans are weird. Animals with plant and fungal convergence in their physiology (and by that I mean some of their physiology is literally plant and fungus). Needless to say the myriad species of phytozoa (most of which are draenic which makes sense given the planet’s history) are not solely influenced by evolution but also heavily by the element of Spirit

Total Species Diversity: 25

Brambleback

Bramblebacks (also known as bramblebears) are among the stranger beasts I have come across. Influenced by the deep and enigmatic magic of Drustvar these bears appear (and probably are) part plant with limbs like tightly coiled tree roots, heads like a carved wooden mask and thick manes of fur made out of leaves. As of now almost all of these beasts are current afflicted by the curse of the drustvar coven

Social Behavior
Like typical bears, bramblebacks are solitary animals.

Defensive Mechanisms
Bramblebacks, despite their appearance, do not differ from normal bears in their equipped arsenal. Be aware of the powerful limbs armed with dagger-like claws that could crush the ribcage of most humanoids shorter than a tauren and a jaw that very well do the same to a skull.

Diet
Bramblebacks are most likely omnivores like typical Ursids.

Distribution
Bramblebacks are endemic to Drustvar.

Total Species Diversity: 1 (Monotypic)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Woodland Brambleback		Common	(The Woodland Brambleback npc doesn’t exist in game, but does exist in the files so I’m using it as what the species would be called if not cursed)	native to the Crimson Forest of southwest Drustvar	NPCs

Thornclaw

Thornclaws, like bramblebacks have been influenced by Drustvar’s magic to appear part-plant. The physiology of these cats overall does not differ significantly from the brambleback with a mask-like head and leaf-like fur on their manes and tails. Like the brambleback as well, their limbs look like they were formed from woody roots but this only covers the lower half of their legs and the roots are less bound with a large hole forming in between. Possibly to aid in their speed and agility?

Social Behavior
Like most felids, thornclaws are solitary animals.

Defensive Mechanisms
Like bramblebacks, thornclaw defensive adaptations are little different than that of typical cats.

Diet
Thornclaws are presumed to be obligate carnivores

Distribution
Thornclaws are endemic to Drustvar.

Total Species Diversity: 1 (Monotypic)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Woodland Thornstalker		Common	(Name is a copy of what I did with the bramblebacks)	endemic to the Crimson Forest of Drustvar	NPCs

Sporemound

Total Species Diversity: 23

Spore creature

Total Species Diversity: 23

Spore walker

Of all the creatures I shall describe in these writings I don’t think any of them can challenge the spore walker for the title of most bizarre. These alien lilypads on stilts traverse the fungal regions of Draenor (now Outland) in search of anything they can catch with their two thin tentacles that they use to manipulate the environment around them.

Social Behavior
Spore walkers are highly aggressive and typically incredibly solitary though exceptions exist and there is even one case of two separate species forming a symbiotic relationship.

Reproduction
Spore walkers are known to lay eggs but not much else is known about their reproduction. Given how solitary most species are the possibility of them reproducing asexually exists.

Defense Mechanisms
The bulbous apparatus that each spore walker possesses is known for being able to channel laser beams. Loa know how they are able to accomplish that.

Biology
Much of the spore walker’s biology remains a mystery but while lacking cephalization they have a clearly recognizable brain but many mysteries remain unsolved like how they perceive their environment (though the glowing apparatus at the front of their bodies might provide an answer) and even how they eat. On a side note, spore walkers collect spores on their tentacles acting as cross-pollinators for the giant mushrooms of the marsh.

Diet
Spore Walkers are predatory creatures eating marsh critters fungal or otherwise

Distribution
Spore walkers are native to Draenor and unless we find a way back to the alternate Draenor, found only in the Zangarmarsh.

Total Species Diversity: 7

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Bog Strider		Uncommon	Often accompanied by the much smaller pond skipper	found within the fungal marsh of Zangar Shore in Nagrand	NPCs
Coilfang Strider		Uncommon	the naga Lady Vashj actually granted this entire species psionic abilities	They dwell within the former naga infested Serpentshrine Cavern within the Coilfang Reservoir	NPCs Spells
Deep Strider		Uncommon	Deep Striders are true to their name and traverse the world deep beneath the waves.	Deep Striders make their homes in the depths of the Zangar Sea but some individuals can be spotted at the edge of the Zangar Shore in Nagrand before the dropoff into the deeper ocean.	NPCs
Fen Strider		Uncommon	One of the most numerous and widespread of spore walker species	Fen striders occupy much of eastern Zangarmarsh	NPCs
Marsh Walker		Uncommon		These spore walkers make their territories in western Zangarmarsh	NPCs
Pond Skipper		Uncommon	The smallest of all spore walkers, pond skippers are often seeing following closely behind the larger Bog Striders. While diminutive, pond skippers possess electrogenic organs within their tentacles and can deliver a nasty shock.	These small spore walkers make their home within the fungal marsh of Zangar Shore in Nagrand	NPCs Spells
Spore Strider		Uncommon	This species is lead by a broodmother known as the Black Stalker. Only one ever exists and upon the death of the Black Stalker one of her eggs will hatch into a new one. This species is also capable of firing bolts of lightning from its apparatus instead of lasers	the underground cavern of the Underbog beneath Zangarmarsh is what this species calls home.	NPCs Spells

Sporebat

While called “bats” sporebats look more akin to a flying stingray (Or more appropriately, a skyray, a group of organisms which will be brought up in volume seven) with clearly defined cephalization.

Social Behavior
There is a rumor spread that sporebats are next to always extremely vicious creatures which I can only guess was used to drive up sales of sporebat pets when told that they are loyal and steadfast from an early age which is hogwash. In truth, sporebats are roughly evenly split in temperament with some species being relatively docile unless some external environmental factor stirs them up while others are more territorial.

Reproduction
The pods upon a sporebat’s back may sometimes be in fact larval pods which house developing sporebat young. Creepily enough some people like to use these pods for jewelry

Defensive Mechanisms
Sporebats are able to release clouds of spores from the pods on their back that are incredibly irritating to other species’ lungs when inhaled. This is not intended to kill the assailant however but more to weaken and distract so the sporebat can either flee or wrap a barb-lined tail around the foe and shred their flesh as they sting them.

Diet
Sporebats are herbivorous with a preference for fungi.

Distribution
Sporebats make their homes in the fungal swamps of Draenor. In modern day Outland they are found only in Zangarmarsh and the underground ecosystem of Coilfang Reservoir.

Total Species Diversity: 15

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Common Sporebat		Common	Non-aggressive; subdivided into two subspecies: Lesser and Greater Sporebat. The Lesser Sporebat is smaller and blue in coloration and inhabits the eastern marsh while the Greater Sporebat inhabits the western marsh and retains the green juvenile coloration. This species was the only above-ground sporebat species to survive the cataclysm that turned Draenor into Outland	Originally native to the Zangar Shore in Nagrand, in the present day this species has spread to inhabit the entirety of Zangarmarsh	NPCs Spells
Fathom Sporebat		Endangered	These sporebats were heavily displaced by the naga, most of the few remaining made into pets.	Fathom sporebats inhabited Serpentshrine Cavern but were displaced by the naga that invaded there, with the naga gone these sporebats may once again possibly flourish.	NPCs
Glowing Sporebat		Data Deficient	Non-Aggressive; A diminutive species with two distinct color morphs	Draenor	Pets
Moonglow Sporebat		Locally Common	Non-aggressive;	Gloomshade Grove, Shadowmoon Valley	NPCs Quests Spells
Serpentshrine Sporebat		Endangered	Another sporebat native to the cavern before the naga arrived. Most individuals not killed were turned into pets by the naga tamers. Like the fathom sporebat, recovery looks to be long for this species	Serpentshrine Cavern, Coilfang Reservoir	NPCs Spells
Shadow Sporebat		Locally Common	A diminutive species that occurs sympatrically with the Zangarra Sporebat	Zangarra, Talador	NPCs
Sporebat Darter		Locally Common	Aggressive	Amphitheater of Anguish, Ashran	NPCs
Spore Drifter		Locally Common	Aggressive; second highest flying species after the Zangarra Sporebat but still mostly prefers hovering just above the ground like most species	Sporemist Shallows, Spires of Arak	NPCs Spells
Toxic Sporebat		Locally Common and Abundant	The only remaining high-flying species and the only species of the Serpentshrine Cavern trio to not have had numbers depleted. These sporebats were actually capable of spitting toxic saliva (hence the name) like biological bombers	Serpentshrine Cavern, Coilfang Reservoir	NPCs
Underbat		Locally Common	Aggressive; while sporebats are by no means solitary animals it is unusual to see a social species as is the case with the Underbat that will form pairs or trios as they glide through the underground ecosystem.	The Underbog, Coilfang Reservoir	NPCs
Undertide Sporebat		Rare	(Never appeared it in-game, added for flavor)	Draenor	NPCs
Vile Sporebat		Locally Common	Aggressive; incredibly small range	Secluded Glade, Shadowmoon Valley	NPCs Spells
Wandering Sporebat		Rare	True to its name, this species is vagrant and never stays in one location as it flits between fungal swamps (Never appeared in-game, added for flavor)	Draenor	NPCs
Windswept Spore Drifter		Rare	(Never appeared in-game, added for flavor)	Draenor	NPCs
Zangarra Sporebat		Locally Common	Non-aggressive; while most sporebats prefer to keep to the ground this species prefers to keep to the skies, and is the highest ‘flying’ species of sporebat known	Zangarra, Talador	NPCs Spells

Sporefish

A spore beast that adapted fully to the water to have an appearance convergent with fish.

Social Behavior
Sporefish are known to form schools.

Distribution
Sporefish, like most spore beasts can be found in the waters of Zangarmarsh and the Coilfang Reservoir beneath it. Before Draenor’s cataclysm they likely inhabited the Zangar Sea

Total Species Diversity: 1 (Monotypic)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Zangarian Sporefish		Locally Common		As stated in the family profile	Items

Pyrozoan

Total Species Diversity: 57

Pyrachnid

Fire spider

Fire spiders are really just like typical spiders with typical spider habits, but with fire and extreme temperature as icing on the cake.

Social Behavior
Fire spiders exhibit a great degree of variability in their social habits. However, it is generally accepted that the larger the species the more social it is. What drives this trend is unknown but it is well documented with the smallest fire spider species being largely solitary with the largest species forming multi-species broods.. Only two broods have been described: The Echoweb brood of Pandaria and the Cinderweb brood of the Firelands. The Cinderweb brood is unique because of it being ruled by a broodmother that is similar in appearance to a nerubian and whose children are likewise. This breed of fire spider will not (as of now) be described as I am currently unsure as to their status of sentience and how exactly they fit among fire spiders as a whole.

Reproduction
Like typical spiders, fire spiders lay their eggs in squishy gel-like sacs. Broods reproduce and tend to the eggs communally, all species will defend and tend to each other’s eggs as if they were their own making it hard to actually know which species an egg sac belongs to. Sometimes cinderwebs will even lay eggs on living hosts that die when the eggs hatch.

Defensive Mechanisms
Fire spiders spin webs, bite, and spit venom like normal spider species. However, their venom is boiling hot with silk that sears flesh and possesses unparalleled viscosity.

Diet
Fire spiders primarily feed upon elementals, sucking the magma and fire from their corpses but will not shy away from eating actual flesh.

Distribution
While known primarily from the Firelands fire spiders can be found in any place with a high affinity with the element of fire such as the Searing Gorge, Ragefire Chasm and even Frostfire Ridge in Draenor.

Total Species Diversity: 15

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Blazing Cindercrawler		Data Deficient	Feeds upon insects like normal spiders	Unknown	Pets
Cinderweb Crawler		Rare	(Never made it in-game, added for flavor)	Firelands	NPCs
Cinderweb Creeper		Common	One of the larger cinderweb species that prefers to stick to the ground	Firelands	NPCs Spells
Cinderweb Recluse		Rare	Females eat the legs of males and lay eggs in their bodies.	Firelands	Pets
Cinderweb Skitterer		Common		Firelands	NPCs
Cinderweb Spinner		Common	A mostly arboreal species that tends to the egg-sacs among the stone pillars of the Firelands. Instead of going to the prey like the cinderweb creeper, cinderweb spinners will shoot a webby net at their prey and pull it up to them to devour. When in special service to the broodmother, cinderweb spinners undergo a metamorphosis to make themselves more humanoid in appearance.	Firelands	NPCs Spells
Cinderling		Common	Smallest of all the cinderweb species	Firelands and within the Bloodmaul Slag Mines	NPCs
Core Spider		Uncommon	Dwell within lava pools of the chasm where they ambush their prey	Ragefire Chasm	NPCs Spells
Echoweb Cinderfang		Locally Common	Smallest echoweb species, roam around in groups of three.	Cavern of Endless Echoes, Valley of the Four Winds	NPCs Spells
Echoweb Spinner		Locally Common	Like the cinderweb spinner, echoweb spinners do much of the caring for the eggs in the Echoweb brood.	Cavern of Endless Echoes, Valley of the Four Winds	NPCs Spells
Echoweb Toxiclaw		Rare	One of the largest species of fire spider known and the largest of the echoweb brood	Cavern of Endless Echoes, Valley of the Four Winds	NPCs Spells
Kindleweb Spider		Common	Unlike most fire spiders, the silk of this species is warm and threadable instead of searing and viscous. In future generations the Kindleweb Spider may very well become another fire spider brood, already having emerging subspecies of the creeper and skitterer.	Great Sea islands of Molten Cay and Skittering Hollow	NPCs Pets Spells
Magma Crawler		Locally Common	A small species that inhabits the lava flows of northern Frostfire	Stonefury Cliffs, Frostfire Ridge	NPCs
Molten Spider		Common	Camouflage themselves by blending in with the surrounding magma	Searing Gorge, Khaz Modan	NPCs
Moltenweb Devourer		Rare	One of only two species to have a purple coloration	Unknown	NPCs

Pyroannelid

Lava Worm

Fire elemental analogues to the gyreworms. These large multi-segmented are built with four uniramous pairs of parapodia and four independently moving mouth-parts that imitate a jaw.

Social Behavior
Lava worms are largely solitary animals rarely seen interacting with one another.

Defensive Mechanisms
These creatures are known to spew and spit lava with wild abandon, even to the point of showering it in rapid succession.

Carnivore
Lava worms are carnivorous beasts that eat other pyrozoans or animal life.

Distribution
These worms inhabit lava-pools of the Firelands and other regions that hold affinity with fire.

Total Species Diversity: 7

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Lava Burster		Uncommon	As far as lava worms go, lava bursters are comparatively small, but are among the most common of all the species	Firelands	NPCs Spells
Lava Dweller		Uncommon	Typically, among the smallest of all lava worms	Firelands	NPCs Spells
Lava Monstrosity		Rare	Occur sympatrically with lava dwellers but are much larger	Firelands	NPCs Spells
Lava Parasite		Data Deficient	They are endoparasites...I think that’s enough said about it	Firelands presumably	NPCs Spells
Molten Erupter		Rare	Superheated lava worms that will idly disperse heat in concentrated blasts	Firelands	NPCs Spells
Molten Spewer		Rare	Will launch a volley of magma if faced with multiple opponents	Firelands	NPCs Spells
Subterranean Magma Worm		Rare	sympatric with the lava burster but about three times the size and much more rarely seen.	Firelands	NPCs Spells

Pyroavian

Total Species Diversity: 15

Fire hawk

Fire-based analogues to the elemental drakes of Skywall and Deepholm. These dazzling pyrozoans undisputedly dominate the skies of the Firelands soaring through the dense superheated air with ease and grace. However, as beautiful as these creatures the old adage that the brightest flames burn the fastest holds true for these magnificent beasts. Within two days of hatching a fire hawk chick will reach full size and not living for much longer after that. There must be some exception to this, as fire hawks are a popularly sought after mount among adventurers and would not hold near the weight they do if they lived as long as an insect.

Social Behavior
Fire hawks are solitary animals

Reproduction
Like normal birds, fire hawks lay eggs, but also unlike normal birds, fire hawks do not exhibit biparental care (that can be seen).

Defensive Mechanisms
Their defensive abilities are relatively predictable often involving spitting balls of fire or raking with talons.

Diet
presumed carnivorous

Distribution
Fire Hawks are endemic to the Firelands

Total Species Diversity: 7

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Blazing Firehawk		Data Deficient	Able to use its fiery feathers as projectiles	Firelands	Pets Spells Image:WarcraftPets.com
Blazing Firewing		Rare	An extremely hot species that will melt the rock beneath it.	Cen'gar	NPCs Spells Image:WarcraftPets.com
Blazing Monstrosity		Rare	Largest known species, be aware of the barrage of molten fire they can release	Firelands	NPCs Spells Image:WarcraftPets.com
Common Fire Hawk		Common	Type species	Firelands	NPCs Image:WarcraftPets.com
Felfire Hawk		Data Deficient	A fel-corrupted species that, if tamed, can suppress it’s flames as to not incinerate its rider.	Unknown	Mounts
Inferno Hawk		Common		Firelands	NPCs Image:WarcraftPets.com
Pureblood Fire Hawk		Data Deficient	Is said to be part of one of the earliest lineages of fire hawks.	Firelands	Mounts

Flametalon

Flightless relatives of the fire hawks.

Social Behavior
no data, presumed solitary.

Reproduction
Flametalons lay eggs presumably

Distribution
Flametalons are native to the Firelands and at least one molten world

Total Species Diversity: 2

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Flametalon of Alysrazor		Data Deficient	Misleadingly named as the species predates Alysrazor, Alysrazor simply became the deemed matriarch	Firelands	Mounts
Feltalon		Data Deficient	This species was experimented on by the Burning Legion to become what it is today.	Unknown molten world	Mounts

Phoenix

I doubt much of anyone needs a description of what a phoenix is. These majestic birds of flame have long been summoned as pets and familiars by Azeroth’s and even Draenor’s mages. Yet, despite the length by which we have known of these creatures we have next to no published information on these animals. It could be most phoenix ‘species’ are not naturally occurring but merely elemental minions created by mages.

Social Behavior
Phoenixes are presumed to be solitary animals.

Reproduction
Phoenixes have a unique method of asexual reproduction endemic solely to them. When a phoenix dies, hatchlings are born from the ashes of the dead ‘parent’ or hatched from a singular egg the phoenix reverts to. how the population dynamics work with this method is still a mystery.

Defensive Mechanisms
Their defensive abilities typically involve fire.

Distribution
Phoenixes are presumably native to the Firelands, but if they are then they are much rarer than the fire hawks.

Total Species Diversity: 6

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Blazing Phoenix		Rare	Can create flame geysers.	Unknown, type specimens were found in Mount Hyjal	NPCs Spells Image:WarcraftPets.com
Common Phoenix		Uncommon		Unknown	NPCs
Dark Phoenix		Uncommon	These creatures do not reproduce themselves but instead are born from the shadows of a dying phoenix	Unknown	Mounts
Solar Flare		Data Deficient	A species that actually occurs by spontaneous generation, being born when a pile of ash is exposed to powerful fire magic of another solar flare.	Spires of Arak, Draenor	NPCs Image:WarcraftPets.com
Solar Spirehawk		Rare		Spires of Arak, Draenor	Mounts Image:WarcraftPets.com
Thunder Phoenix		Rare	The most substantial proof that phoenixes are naturally occurring primozoans, however this species has become scarcely seen since the founding of Durotar.	Durotar, Kalimdor	Units

Pyrochelonian

Fire Turtle

Not much to say outside of them being turtles with a molten hot shell and small volcano on their nose. The species exhibits sexual dimorphism with males being larger than the females

Social Behavior
Fire turtles are relatively social, living in family groups consisting of a pair bonded male and female with developing hatchlings.

Reproduction
Fire turtles form monogamous pairs and exhibit biparental care (which any parental care at all is unique among non-archosaurian reptiles)

Defensive Mechanisms
Females and smaller males are capable of retracting into their shells and spinning to knock back aggressors while fully grown males can breathe fire..

Distribution
Fire turtles are native to the Firelands.

Total Species Diversity: 1 (Monotypic)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Common Fire Turtle		Uncommon		Firelands	NPCs Image:Petopia

Pyrocanid

Total Species Diversity: 16

Cinder Wolf

Take a wolf, imagine it being made of fire. That’s a cinder wolf.

Social Behavior
Like typical wolves, cinder wolves are social and operate in packs.

Reproduction
Presumably, they give live birth like normal wolves

Defensive Mechanisms
Pyrozoans seem to have an affinity for breathing fire and cinder wolves are no exception.

Total Species Diversity: 1 (Monotypic)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Cinder Wolf		Data Deficient		Unknown	NPCs Image:Petopia

Core Hound

Massive two-headed beasts of the Firelands with hides of molten leather that exhibit continuous growth, the older the core hound the larger it is

Social Behavior
Core hounds are mostly solitary (except when rearing young) but aren’t territorial and can sometimes be seen in close proximity.

Reproductive Behavior
Core hounds give birth to live young and form monogamous pairs by which they sire their young

Defensive Mechanisms
Core hounds are notorious fire breathers but can also hurl molten lava from their dripping maws..

Diet
Meat

Distribution
Core hounds roam the Molten Core and Firelands.

Total Species Diversity: 6

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Brimstone Hound		Common		They invaded The Regrowth in Mount Hyjal but it is not known where they dwell in the Firelands	NPCs Spells
Common Core Hound		Common	type species	Common core hounds are a widespread species found within the Molten Core and Firelands	NPCs Spells
Core Rager		Data Deficient	Only two individuals known were pets to a magma giant	Firelands	NPCs
Lava Hound		Rare	An exceptionally large species, possibly the largest	Firelands	NPCs
Magma Hound		Rare		Firelands	NPCs
Molten Hound		Domesticated	A core hound with one head that so far has only been seen accompanying the Dark Iron dwarves.	Blackrock Depths, Khaz Modan	NPCs Spells

Hell hound

Skeletal hounds wreathed in fire, hell hounds have many look-alikes specifically the skeletal fel wolves (which I did not include in my previous volume due to my uncertainty as to whether they are simply demonically fouled wolf skeletons or just a plain demon) used by the Legion and the skeletal hounds of the Kvaldir

Social Behavior
Hell hounds are mostly large-scale pack hunters.

Defensive Mechanisms
Hell hounds are dangerous due to their forming large packs that can overrun individual adventurers as well as their fiery exteriors and molten jaws.

Diet
Carnivorous

Distribution
Hell hounds are native to the Firelands and several islands of the Great Sea.

Total Species Diversity: 8

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Blazehound		Unknown	A small species with teeth made out of obsidian	Firelands	NPCs Spells
Brimstone Hellhound		Common	Brimstone Hellhounds form highly complex packs that are divided by three roles. The alpha is known as a lavamaw and is the largest and most powerful hound of the pack. Their howl alone can rend the earth asunder causing it to erupt. Trackers are visually distinct due to their red coloration and are self explanatory in their role to the pack being responsible for seeking out the pack’s newest prey. They are faster than the rest of the pack capable of short bursts of speed and even spitting bolts of lava. The rest of the pack are simple unspecialized hounds that make up the core of the pack’s hunting party.	Islands of the Great Sea	NPCs Spells
Charhound		Common	Unless being employed by the Firelord, these hell hounds seem little interested in mortals and are not too aggressive.	Molten Front, Firelands	NPCs Spells
Flame Hound		Common	Unlike most hell hounds, flame hounds do breathe fire.	Flame hounds are native to the Firelands but a population has become established in Ragefire Chasm	NPCs Spells
Flare Mongrel		Rare	(Never made it in-game, added for flavor)	Firelands	NPCs
Inferno Terror		Rare	Incredibly powerful species, like a brimstone hellhound in ability but solitary.	islands of the Great Sea	NPCs Spells
Smokehound		Rare	Possesses a rare blue coloration	Firelands	NPCs
Tinder Hound		Rare	Unique in its bright blue flames	Islands of the Great Sea	NPCs

Molten corgi

The objectively most adorable of all pyrozoans. They look exactly like a normal corgi except...fire...Molten corgis are remarkably friendly, making good pets with playful dispositions.

Social Behavior
Molten corgis live in loose packs.

Reproduction
Like normal dogs, molten corgis are presumed to give live birth.

Defensive Mechanisms
Molten corgis are remarkably adept at herding behaviors, though it’s not known what the purpose is for.

Diet
Meat

Distribution
Molten Corgis roam around the Molten Core.

Total Species Diversity: 1 (Monotypic)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Molten Corgi		Rare	It’s adorable.	Molten Core	NPCs

Pyroequid

Cindermane

Molten steeds with manes of pure fire. Cindermanes are rumored to have been created by Ragnaros but I doubt such fables.

Social Behavior
Cindermanes presumably dwell in small herds like typical horses

Reproduction
Cindermanes presumably give live birth.

Diet
Herbivore

Distribution
Cindermanes are native to the Firelands.

Total Species Diversity: 1 (Monotypic)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Cindermane		Data Deficient		Firelands	Mounts

Pyrofelid

Total Species Diversity: 2

Cinder cat

Cinder cats are relatively unremarkable (okay, aside from the fact that they're made of fire) appearing much the same to a regular cat.

Social Behavior
It is assumed cinder cats, like normal cats, are mostly solitary

Reproduction
Cinder cats presumably give live birth

Diet
Meat

Distribution
Cinder cats are native to the Firelands.

Total Species Diversity: 1 (Monotypic)

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Cinder Cat		Data Deficient		Firelands	NPCs Image:WarcraftPets.com

Flamesaber

Ancient cat-like pyrozoans with flaming spikes jutting out from their hips and shoulders as well as from their lower legs and nape.

Social Behavior
Flamesabers are assumed to be solitary

Reproduction
Flamesabers are assumed to give live birth

Diet
Carnivore

Distribution
Firelands

Total Species Diversity: 1

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Name	Appearances	Status	Unique Features	Location	Sources
Primal Flamesaber		Data Deficient		Firelands	NPCs