These races currently have an unlocking procedure in order to access them, so are not available to new players. Battle for Azeroth added the first of the Allied races.Burning Crusade added Blood Elf / Draenei.8 initial races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf, Orc, Troll, Undead, Tauren.The Talents and Glyphs system allows further customization of the character's skills and stats. Note that, while all classes are now represented by both factions, class availability is ultimately tied to race. Once in the game, they may later choose what professions to pursue. Players create characters by first choosing their faction ( Alliance or Horde), race, and class.Uses and expands the storyline from the Warcraft series of RTS games.Note the following have pre-expansion details separated from expansion details: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.