Half-breed

Half-breed (or halfbreed and cross-breeds) is a term denoting rare mixed heritage. Half-breed does not denote percentage of one's heritage, but rather refers to one's mixed-heritage, see Half-.

Background

Half-breeds are any species or individual biologically related to at least two separate species. The term half-breed was used by orcs and ogres to refer to Rexxar in the Third War. Half-orcs, Half-ogres, half-elves, and half-draenei are the most known examples of half-breeds. Rexxar and Med'an are examples of half-breeds.

Half-breeds are occasionally treated as hybrid races, though the reverse may not always true.^{[citation needed]} 

While some custom character models may be created for especially notable half-breeds, they are typically represented in World of Warcraft by existing models.

Half-races are so rare in the Warcraft universe that Blizzard don't really have any established lore about their potential longevities.

Races

• Half-draenei
• Half-orc
• Half-ogre
• Half-high elf
• Half-human
• Dwarf of Bronzebeard and Dark Iron heritage

Individuals

Half-elf, half-human

• Alodi, the first Guardian of Tirisfal.
• Arator Windrunner, son of Alleria Windrunner and Turalyon.
• Giramar and Galadin, twin sons of Rhonin and Vereesa Windrunner.

Half-draenei, half-orc

• Garona Halforcen, legendary assassin.
• Lantresor of the Blade, a blademaster of the Burning Blade clan.

Half-ogre, half-orc

• The mok'nathal, a clan of orc and ogre hybrids.
  • Leoroxx, leader of the mok'nathal.
    • Rexxar, son of Leoroxx and Champion of the Horde.

Other

• Dagran Thaurissan II, son and heir of Dagran Thaurissan of the Dark Iron clan and Moira Bronzebeard of the Bronzebeard clan.
• Kalecgos often takes the form of a half-elf named Kalec.
• Med'an, son of Garona and Medivh, making him half-human, quarter-draenei, and quarter-orc.
•  [Stormwing], who is described as half bird, half elemental.

Possibly

• Lelior, whose mother was jokingly called a "half-troll" by Ciarin.
• Orhan Ogreblade, speculated to be a mok'nathal.

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Half-breeds are also known as crossbreeds.

Types

• Half-ogre mage
• Half-night elf
• Half-blood elf
• Half-human half-ogre
• Ogre half-breeds, different than the full-blooded ogre race

See also

• demi-human
• near-human
• half-