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===Allied Races===
Introduced in BFA, Allied Races are lesser races that joined the Alliance and Horde during the Fourth War. Most are based on previous races or a variant of them.

====Alliance-Aligned====
*Dark Iron Dwarves: As described in the above sections, the Dark Irons formerly got introduced to the game. [[Salamanders|Darker skinned with flaming hot eyes]] and hair, they joined with their own personal drill transports, magma monsters and eternally cool dark iron armor and weapons (with other surprisingly advanced technology). Technically joined all the way back in Cataclysm where they were present as NPCs, but the canon explanation for them being playable only with BfA was that with all the shit going on at the time with Deathwing (and with everyone expecting the Dark Iron to backstab them at the first opportunity) [[Derp|no one bothered to actually fully officialize their joining]] until BfA. Led by Queen Moria Thaurassian-Bronzebeard.
*Void Elves: A small cult within the Blood Elves who researches [[Chaos|Void-related stuff]] and got exiled for their troubles when they nearly corrupted the Sunwell by accident.  They turned to Alleria and the Alliance took them under their wing. Seem to be the Alliances long-term solution to what will become of high elves, as they are currently getting new recruits from both high elves and even blood elves that wish to embrace the void.  At least they got shiny purple tentacle hair out of it... Led by Magister Umbric. Canonically, there numbers are relatively small though gradually growing, but that hasn't stopped blizzard from giving millions of players access to them, while still [[FAIL|remaining notoriously iron-fisted about players wanting to make proper High Elf characters for no particular reason.]]
*Kul Tiran Humans: Again as described above, portly humans a few feet taller than their cousins. Come fully equipped with sailor gear, cool mustaches and one hell of a right uppercut.  Led by Katherine Proudmoore, then later Jaina Proudmoore.
*Mechagnomes: Sadly not fully robotic Gnomes. Magitek-esque cyborg gnomes who loves progress and science and resisted their insane king, who attempted to [[Necron|remake the entire world in metal]].  Led by Prince Erazmin of the Rustbolt Resistance, later the Kingdom of Mechagon. Notable for having one of the more interesting racial capitals.
*Lightforged [[Draenei]]: Originally made from Draenei soldiers given a Light supercharge by the naaru Xe'ra millennia ago (side effects include glowing tattoos and immortality), they formed a [[Space Marines|spacefaring holy army]] and spent 25,000 years fighting the Burning Legion and helped defeat them in the final battle.  Led by Xe'ra, then by High Exarch Turalyon (a Lightforged Human originally from the Alliance), with the highest-ranking Draenei being Captain Fareeya, because of course millennia old Draenei need to be overshadowed by decades old humies.  Currently controlling the single greatest military asset on Azeorth, the Vindicaar - a magic spaceship with a magic laser and teleportation... which the writers swept under the rug because otherwise the Alliance would ROFLstomp the Horde.

====Horde-Alligned====
*Highmountain Tauren: An offshoot of the tauren race living in the Highmountain region of the Broken Isles. Moose-headed instead of cow-headed.  Divided into three tribes (formally four), they are based more off tribes from the Pacific Northwest.  In Legion both Alliance and Horde and quest for them, but join the Horde at the urging of their Mulgore cousins. Haven't done much lore-wise lately but have apparantly been stealing some thunder from the common tauren among the player base who like their look.  Lead by High Chieftain Mayla Highmountain.
*Nightborne Elves: An offshoot of the Night Elfs, these guys are like what the Night Hippies were like in the golden age of their empire.  Duing the War of the Ancients they locked themselves behind a magic shield and stayed their for 10,000 years until the events of Legion.  Players will join and build up a rebel group lead First Arcanist Thalyssra, who was exiled for a previous rebellion.  After saving them from their magic addiction and withdrawal induced zombiefication, they join the Horde out of gratitude and protection from vengeful Night Elves, who made no secret how they felt about their cousins due to most Nightborne leaders signing on with the Burning Legion......Though beyond that it was a bit of stretch of them joining the horde completely since most memebers of the alliance not really minding them (but horde needed more Elven races so there it is).  Lead by First Arcanist Thalyssra.
*Mag'har Orcs: Refuges from alternate Dreanor.  Many of them used to be part of the Iron Horde - [[Ork|a militarized empire of Orc supremacists who wanted to conquer or kill everyone else]] - while some never joined.  They were forced to flee alt-Draenor after the Draenei there somehow became Lightforged fanatics killing those who would not convert to Light worship [[Skub|and the writers pretend the anti-Draenei Iron Horde never happened]] to push [[Edgy|yet another ham-fisted "dogmatism bad" story]].  Alternate Grommash Hellscream sacrificed himself giving them time to escape.  Lead by Overlord Geya'rah, the alternate universe sister to Thrall.
*Zandalari Trolls: The first trolls they once had the greatest empire on Azeroth, but have fallen hard from the glory days.  Initially lead by God King Rastakahn, his death at the hands of the Alliance during the Battle of Dazar'alor is what led the Zandalari to formally join the Horde, now led by his daughter Queen Talanji.  The Zandalari live very close to their Loa (gods), because most of them are huge, intelligent magic people or animals who hang out down the street.  Bwonsamdi, Loa of Death, is the current patron loa of the Empire, due to their former patron loa Rezan getting killed/banished and a secret bargain struck between him and Rastakahn. 
*Vulpera: A race of goblin sized fox people(For those who like both [[Furry|Furries]] and [[Shortstack]]s, but don't like the Sonic The Hedgehog fandom.) native to the deserts of Vol'[[Dune|dun]], they make a living traveling in caravans across the sands scavenging and trading relics from the many ruins that dot the landscape.  Friendly to the Horde after their race is saved from slavery and stew pots belonging to the serpentine Sethrak, they are pushed closer to the Horde after Alliance invasions of Vol'dun lead to vulpera thrown in cages and their caravans got burned by Alliance "heroes". A bit of a stretch in all honesty on the behavoir on the alliances part, not that the Alliance are always the good guys but it was a little forced just to justify them joining the horde, still a cute race in the horde isn't necessarily a bad thing. Furry Jawas, expect [[PROMOTIONS]].