Mm, I don't see anything in the article to suggest that it is outlawed or that someone would hung.
And, the previous statement that non-corrupt Warlocks "announcing" that they are indeed warlocks suggests that it's something that -may- be frowned upon but not illegal.
I gotta say, Dies is absolutely right. The Warlocks-are-KoS thing is entirely fanon--in most cases, the same applies for demon hunters.
Most people don't trust Warlocks; that doesn't mean a lynch mob will kill you the instant someone learns of your unorthodox magic. A character might give them funny looks, or assume the worst about them until proven otherwise. Some might refuse to even speak to them--and a very few extremists might want to kill all of them, regardless of action or alignment.
As for laws and cities, sure, they won't like them. They might well find somewhat bogus charges to have them thrown out or imprisoned, but they aren't going to be sentenced to hang just for using fel.
Most of it is simply because of the playerbase rolling overly zealous paladins. Or other witch hunters.
Well, it also depends on the extent to which you are practicing your Warlockery. I RP Aulten as never going into Stormwind, mainly because, previously, he was caught committing a heinous (not to be mentioned) act, involving Fel magic, in the Old Town. He fled the city before he was caught, and refuses to return, because he's afraid that he will be brought to some semblance of a trial, or just executed. I can understand a Warlock being deathly (harr harr) afraid of going into a city, because they might believe they will be KoS, but that shouldn't stand true for your average, NON-Warlock. Sure, they'd be wary of Warlockery, but they -shouldn't- look at you, and then scream, "CORRUPTED WARLOCK! BURN THEM ALIVE! GET YOUR TORCHES AND PITCH FORKS!" like everyone seems to do to Aulten. Or, rather, seemed to, before he casually disappeared from the public eye.
If you are sacrificing children for the sake of producing soul stones, while trying to bind the soul of a Succubus to your girlfriend... then yes, you'll be hunted. But same goes for seriel killers, robbers, or anyone that breaks any sort of law. My point is, there isn't anything inherently wrong with being a Warlock. They wouldn't arrest you for saying "Hey, I'm a Warlock." They might if you are killing farmer John's chicken's in the process... so to speak.
Honestly I don't see the point on KoSin warlocks. There are quite a lot of warlocks that are completely open and walking around, and their npc's. For instance, the demon/warlock trainers themselves, they aren't hiding, sudjesting that warlocks can be open with out -major- ridicule. Just remember to walk around the towns and cities and count out how many warlock trainers you find hiding.
Well... In the Human starting zone areas, all of them are hidden...
One is in a graveyard, another in the basement of an inn, and then the whole warlock coven, hidden in an underground catacomb.
Eh, I'll say this.
Races that would hate Warlocks:
- Humans
- Tauren
- Draenei
- Kaldorei
Races that would tolerate, but might dislike:
- Orcs
- Trolls
- Dwarfs
- Gnomes
Races that don't even care:
- Undead
- Sin'dorei
So.. If you start flashing demons and waving your fel staff in the lands of the first four listed races... You just might get purged.
Otherwise, if you keep it on the down low, or simply not a bad warlock, then you should be fine.
McKnighter Wrote:Eh, I'll say this.
Races that would hate Warlocks:
- Humans
- Tauren
- Draenei
- Kaldorei
Races that would tolerate, but might dislike:
- Orcs
- Trolls
- Dwarfs
- Gnomes
Races that don't even care:
- Undead
- Sin'dorei
So.. If you start flashing demons and waving your fel staff in the lands of the first four listed races... You just might get purged.
Otherwise, if you keep it on the down low, or simply not a bad warlock, then you should be fine.
Well I would put gnomes in the races that don't even care.
Well, you have to note that they share their capital city with the dwarfs, so they have to keep some control and rules regarding Warlocks, less they run all over the place causing destruction and craziness.
I know there's one crazed gnome warlock in the Argent Tourney grounds, but he's kept in check less he summons Kil'Jaeden to kill them all.
Well in gnome towns, warlocks should be able to just walk around with ease, sure with the demon thing, but I doubt the gnomes would care -that- much. 'We don't care so long as it doesn't bother outsiders' or something along the lines of that.
KageAcuma Wrote:Well in gnome towns, warlocks should be able to just walk around with ease, sure with the demon thing, but I doubt the gnomes would care -that- much. 'We don't care so long as it doesn't bother outsiders' or something along the lines of that.
From my understanding, there are no gnome towns. They're all normally paired up with the Dwarfs, because they have yet to retake their homeland from the trogg and leaper gnomes.
So, they are tolerated, but they have to keep in check. Forsaken could have their demons out whenever, they actively bind demons in Undercity. Blood Elves, hell, they still have Fel Crystals around their city, so it's assumed that they still accept Fel as they progress into relying on the new Sunwell. However, warlocks cannot carry demon around Silvermoon, but they can use them in combat with other Sin'dorei.
Alright then. Hmm.. Wonder how Cataclysm would affect the warlocks.
There's one Gnome town in Blade's Edge and another one in Borean Tundra.
Warlocks are much alike Necromancers in how people view their magic, really. Necromancers aren't tolerated due to the fact they raise the dead and, well, the Scourge. Warlocks aren't tolerated (in most cases) for practically the same reasons. They bind Demons to their will and, well, the Burning Legion and Orc invasions.
This is more or less what I kind of think.