World of Warcraft draws heavily upon the lore of the Warcraft universe. Long-time fans of the Warcraft games are finally able to step into the world from a players perspective, and experience the universe firsthand. People, places, and units from the strategy games are brought to life in World of Warcraft. The next World of WarCraft expansion is coming; its called WoW Wrath of the Lich King, and will open up the continent of Northrend to players of level 68 and above. This second WoW expansion will focus on the return of Arthas Menethil, a.k.a. the Lich King. Blizzard also announced the debut of Hero class in, a long awaited feature to World of Warcraft. Currently, Blizzard has confirmed only one Hero class: the Death Knight. The Death Knight is the first announced Hero class for World of Warcraft. Death Knights, according to Blizzard developers, will be able to fulfill the tank and DPS roles sufficiently. Death Knights can use plate armor and new rune weapons like Runeswords and Runeaxes, but they cannot use shields. A Death Knights summoned pets will be more similar to a Priests Shadowfiend, a Mages Water Elemental, or a Druids Treants in that they are pets with a set duration. The WoW Death Knight is not considered a pet class because of this. The expansion is expected to enhance World of Warcrafts graphical engine - for example, a new shading system is being coded for use in ice caves, whilst flame animations are noticeably more detailed. The WoW Death Knight doesnt fuel his powers with mana or rage. Instead, a new Rune resource is being introduced specifically for this class. There are three Rune Schools that power their abilities, although were not sure on whether or not these will correlate directly with their three talent trees. The three Rune Schools are Blood, Frost, and Unholy. Each World of Warcraft Death Knight will have six rune slots that can be allocated outside of combat towards their powers. All of their rune abilities are apparently activated outside of combat, but there will be spells and abilities that will allow a Death Knight to sacrifice runes in other schools in order to power a certain ability, much like how a Warlock can life tap or sacrifice a pet to power their spells. The most significant aspect of World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King is undoubtedly the increase in the level cap. New talents, including 51 point talents will once again completely change the face of the game, and we can only guess as to what talent builds will be like in the future. We can look forward to lots of new features and content in the game aside from the continent of Northrend, including a new Caverns of Time instance, new flying mounts, and new daily quests to help players make money (WoW gold) without having to rely on Chinese gold farmers. These WoW quests will include a new dungeon quest, a battleground quest, and even a daily cooking quest. This last announcement brought about a thunderous applause, so it seems there are lots of chefs preparing tasty meals across Azeroth.