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Of Blood and Honor

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Of Blood and Honor	label	Of Blood and Honor
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Of Blood and Honor	comment	Of Blood and Honor is a short story by Chris Metzen, set in the Warcraft Expanded Universe. It is an e-book.The story is set sometimes after Lord of the Clans, but before Warcraft III.It tells of Tirion's meeting with Eitrigg, an orc, which forces him to rethink his fundamental beliefs and decide exactly who is the monster.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_1a303edf	type	Our Orcs Are Different
Of Blood and Honor / int_1a303edf	comment	Our Orcs Are Different: Eitrigg is an honorable orc who doesn't want to fight humans much.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_1e12b5b7	type	Lawful Stupid
Of Blood and Honor / int_1e12b5b7	comment	Lawful Stupid: Uther. For all his respect of and even friendship with Tirion, he still goes through with getting him banished and doesn't even attempt to stand by him as a fellow Paladin.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_229c2ec8	type	Uriah Gambit
Of Blood and Honor / int_229c2ec8	comment	Uriah Gambit: Eitrigg's sons were sent into a hopeless battle by a rival orc.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_38f1a7ed	type	Defector from Decadence
Of Blood and Honor / int_38f1a7ed	comment	Defector from Decadence: Eitrigg is an orc who parted ways with the villainous Horde.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
Of Blood and Honor / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: Tirion saves Eitrigg, but loses virtually everything in the process.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_44fc28e8	type	Honor Before Reason
Of Blood and Honor / int_44fc28e8	comment	Honor Before Reason: Karandra accuses Tirion of doing this, especially when it comes to Eitrigg. She is motivated by a mixture of believing that the orcs' lives have no value, and by a concern of what it might mean for her and her son.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_4b50895	type	Taking the Kids
Of Blood and Honor / int_4b50895	comment	Taking the Kids: Karandra, who refuses to be exiled along with Tirion for what she considers a foolish decision, tells him that their son Taelan is staying with her.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_4c8e8078	type	All of the Other Reindeer
Of Blood and Honor / int_4c8e8078	comment	All of the Other Reindeer: This eventually happens to Tirion, who was perhaps the first human to realize that hate and prejudice against the orcs has twisted the Alliance's concept of justice, effectively making them little better than what they hate. Even his own wife turns against him, afraid that their son Taelan would face lifelong rejection and shame if he followed his father's example.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_4de1a4f7	type	Improvised Weapon
Of Blood and Honor / int_4de1a4f7	comment	Improvised Weapon: Tirion uses a rusted sledgehammer as a weapon when saving Eitrigg. Since hammers are the traditional weapon of the paladins, he's pretty handy with it.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_5313c266	type	Bookends
Of Blood and Honor / int_5313c266	comment	Book Ends: Early on in the story, Tirion recalls becoming a paladin. The story ends with his son Taelan becoming one.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_57b80b45	type	Fantastic Racism
Of Blood and Honor / int_57b80b45	comment	Fantastic Racism: Tirion is perhaps the only human who does not unquestioningly accept that all orcs must die. Considering the Horde's behavior during the previous wars, they can't be blamed to think they are right.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_58204b95	type	Magic Knight
Of Blood and Honor / int_58204b95	comment	Magic Knight: All paladins are healer/warriors.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_6bd689ca	type	Meaningful Echo
Of Blood and Honor / int_6bd689ca	comment	Meaningful Echo: Near the beginning of the story, we see Tirion becoming a paladin. At the end, Taelan, Tirion's son, becomes a paladin, taking the same oath.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_72b0dfd2	type	Being Good Sucks
Of Blood and Honor / int_72b0dfd2	comment	Being Good Sucks: Tirion loses everything protecting Eitrigg. Eitrigg even points out at one point that Tirion has never had to make any great sacrifices to do the right thing.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_734632b0	type	Noble Bigot
Of Blood and Honor / int_734632b0	comment	Noble Bigot: Uther is, for the most part, honorable, but he is prejudiced against the orcs to the point at which he believes Tirion must be exiled for helping one.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_7a08e8d1	type	They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
Of Blood and Honor / int_7a08e8d1	comment	They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!: Uther demands that Barthilas show respect for Tirion at his trial. Tirion also demands respect when Barthilas accuses him of withholding information about Eitrigg.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_7b6e47a5	type	Armor-Piercing Question
Of Blood and Honor / int_7b6e47a5	comment	Armor-Piercing Question: After Tirion wonders why the Orcs, if they were honorable, would let themselves be controlled so easily, Eitrigg gives him this question, thus forcing Tirion.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_7d89315b	type	"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Of Blood and Honor / int_7d89315b	comment	"The Reason You Suck" Speech: Uther to Barthilas, when he disrespects Tirion while giving testimony. Karandra to Tirion.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_984ef9ef	type	"Not So Different" Remark
Of Blood and Honor / int_984ef9ef	comment	"Not So Different" Remark: Tirion tries to claim this with Eitrigg, but Eitrigg angrily retorts that Tirion is a respected and wealthy lord while he is forced to eke out a living in the wilderness.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_a922f8de	type	To Be Lawful or Good
Of Blood and Honor / int_a922f8de	comment	To Be Lawful or Good: Tirion is faced with this decision. He chooses what he thinks is good, although none of the other humans agree about this.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_b4a6ae4c	type	Everyone Has Standards
Of Blood and Honor / int_b4a6ae4c	comment	Everyone Has Standards: In spite of his disapproval for Tirion's decision and willingness to exile him, Uther is offended by Barthilas' lack of respect for Tirion, as Barthilas' superior and Uther's comrade in arms.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_c02f148d	type	Both Sides Have a Point
Of Blood and Honor / int_c02f148d	comment	Both Sides Have a Point: Tirion and Karandra in their final argument. On the one hand, Tirion made the morally right decision to help Eitrigg, and he told Karandra he knew that paladins like him have a duty to make such decisions. On the other hand, Karandra makes a legitimate point that she has always been willing to make sacrifices to accommodate him, but she can't stand by him when doing so might threaten her and their son's livelihood.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
Of Blood and Honor / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: Every single human character's reaction when he tries to save Eitrigg's life.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_d959a5f3	type	Contempt Crossfire
Of Blood and Honor / int_d959a5f3	comment	Contempt Crossfire: No one likes Barthilas. Not only did he turn on his mentor and superior Tirion, but Uther, who sentences Tirion to exile, gives Barthilas a "The Reason You Suck" Speech when Barthilas disrespects Tirion.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_dca97045	type	Just Following Orders
Of Blood and Honor / int_dca97045	comment	Just Following Orders: Discussed during one conversation between Tirion and Eitrigg. Tirion asks why the supposedly honorable orcs would obey Blackhand and the Shadow Council's orders to commit atrocities. Eitrigg responds with his Armor-Piercing Question, and forces Tirion to realize that he has never had to defy authority or make sacrifices in order to do the right thing. The story doesn't accept this trope as an excuse, but it shows how difficult it can be to break the law or violate orders to do what is right.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_de70f5a4	type	Continuity Cameo
Of Blood and Honor / int_de70f5a4	comment	Continuity Cameo: Arthas and Antonidas, with less than five lines of speech each. Thrall makes an appearance in Tirion's last scene, meeting Eitrigg.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_e031b7ef	type	Slave to PR
Of Blood and Honor / int_e031b7ef	comment	Slave to PR: In addition to her Fantastic Racism, Karandra is arguably this, since she prioritizes social acceptance and reputation above honor, which puts her at odds with her husband. Later, she even lies to her son Taelan saying that his father was dead, hoping to prevent him from asking too many questions and following in Tirion's (in her eyes, foolish) footsteps.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_e0aed924	type	No Antagonist
Of Blood and Honor / int_e0aed924	comment	No Antagonist: There is no single character who directly opposes Tirion's goals and whom he has to overcome. Rather, he finds himself a lone dissenter in an entire system that calls for Eitrigg's blood, including his fellow paladins.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_e35ab565	type	Indy Ploy
Of Blood and Honor / int_e35ab565	comment	Indy Ploy: Tirion's rescue of Eitrigg from the gallows comes down to this, as he even has to steal his weapon.
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Of Blood and Honor / int_e5fd8bc2	type	Hate Sink
Of Blood and Honor / int_e5fd8bc2	comment	Hate Sink: Barthilas is portrayed as an arrogant jerk who has none of the respectable qualities associated with paladins. Even Uther, who's technically on his side during Tirion's trial, doesn't care for Barthilas.
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