WoW: Just an observation.

I've been watching OMFGCata's Lore 4 Noobs (L4N) series on YouTube, and it's been really interesting and somewhat helpful. This post isn't about the series or OMFGCata, it was more an observation on certain aspects of WoW lore.

From the transcript of Varok Saurfang's L4N episode:

However before he left Draenor he had a son with an unnamed Orc female and he promised her, that her son would stay behind and live untainted, he named his son Dranosh and left him with the Mag'har in Nagrand. [Emphasis mine]

The lover to Varok Saurfang and father to someone who would go on to be something of an important element in the War of the Lich King doesn't get a name.

What's the big deal? Just that Dranosh joins a few other WoW (male) badasses whose father's are well known, but whose mothers are viewed as so unimportant they don't even get a name.

• Kael'thas Sunstrider has a father but no mother. No name, not even a "died in childbirth" cliché.

• Fandral Staghelm, someone who is going to be important in the events in the forthcoming patch 4.2. (Warning: Spoilers at the last link.) He fathers a son with another unnamed woman, but we do at least know she died in childbirth.

• Varian Wrynn the current king of Stormwind has loads of lore about his father, but, again, a mother who remains unnamed. The mother of Varian's son is named, but Tiffin Wrynn gets taken out by a stray rock thrown during a riot of all things. Note that she produced a son first, so she's pretty much done her service to the lore. (Yes, that last part was harsh but no less true.)

So, yeah, just an observation that jumped out at me. Women give birth to (male) bad-asses and aren't even given a name. Seems a little unfair considering how much work goes into pregnancy and birth. Also, note the lack of badass daughters and mothers.

Writing: Tamingthemuse Prompt (Yes, I am immature.)

Title: Homesick (Part 4/?)
Fandom; Pairings: Original; AU Selene/Ballari
Prompt: #255 - Jackhammer
Warnings: Allusions to violent sex.
Rating: R
Word Count: 2,152
Summary: Before she can plan her next job, Selene needs to clear her head at a dance club. Sadly, this means dealing with an entitled jerk.
Notes: I admit it. My inner twelve year old giggled when she saw the prompt and wouldn't let it go. And who better to use it as an insult than Selene? Uh, anyway, you'll realize that I've skipped part three, which hasn't been written yet. It's on my list, but first there's another piece I have to finish (this weekend), so sorry about that! I'll let any interested parties know when it's written (and yes, that part will be NC-17).
Journal-Specific Notes: I need to do another post for filters so people can let me know what they want to see. Any erotica I've written/will write is filtered (what little there is), and if you want to be in that filter, just leave me a comment or PM me. LJ or DW, doesn't matter, the filters work on both journals.

After a full day of playing mistress and inventing new ways to torture and pleasure my pet, I wasn’t exactly in the mood to plan an assassination. My mind was too jumbled and my emotions too erratic to focus on such a detail oriented task. Though Ballari seemed to have accepted and even enjoyed discovering my dark side, I wasn’t foolish enough to believe she wouldn’t have a change of heart when it was all over. I thought it best I look for a way to unwind and clear my mind somewhere away from the beach house. That meant spending a few hours losing myself in the music at one of the local dance clubs.

( While perusing the long list of clubs near my location on John’s computer, Ballari staggered into the room to check on me. )