Written by Tacocamp 21:23, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
There is a lot of confusion when it comes to describing non-Human height, weight and age. This article has been written to try to help those who may have this problem.
The Problem[]
Too often, when attempting to describe a characters height, weight or age, the creator is forced to resort to similes, describing the characters attributes in reference to human.
For example:
Redbeard is about the age of a twenty year old human.
We will assume Redbeard is a dwarf, due to naming and character selection process, and can safely assume he isn't a human. As such, there are two ways to read Redbeard's Age.
(1): Redbeard is roughly the equivelant, mentally and physically, to a human at twenty years old or
(2): Redbeard is an infant dwarf, because dwarves live significantly longer than a human.
It is safe to assume that the creator implied the first interpretation, but you can never be too sure on anything. The user would have had to describe it into human years because they probably simply did not understand how old dwarves are. But because dwarves live longer than humans, it is an error to describe a character as such, because a dwarf at the physical and mental equivilent of a human at twenty will still experience and learn more than a human could within those spans.
In an attempt to prevent confusion, I will go ahead and list the ages and heights of each race, with the exception of Draenei. All information comes from the World of Warcraft RPG guides, or from Blizzard, unless noted otherwise.
Age[]
How old is your character? Below is the ages of each available race for creation. Also included will be a conversion formula you can use to be able to calculate any equivelency to a human age.
Human[]
Adult: 20 years
Middle Age: 40 years
Old Age: 60 years
Venerable Age: 80 years
Formula: None needed.
Blood Elf[]
Adult: 170 years
Middle Age: 2085 years
Old Age: 3500 years
Venerable Age: 5000 years
Draenei[]
Adult: 5000 - 15000
Middle Age: 16000 - 40000
Old Age: 41000 - 55000
Venerable Age: 55000+
Forsaken[]
There is no need for anything for Forsaken, because the Forsaken do not die. If you wish to come to an age of death, simply use Human data.
Gnome[]
Adult: 40 years
Middle Age: 100 years
Old Age: 150 years
Venerable Age: 200 years
Dwarf[]
Adult: 40 years
Middle Age: 125 years
Old Age: 188 years
Venerable Age: 250 years
Formula: (Human Equivelent) x 3.5
Troll[]
Adult: 17 years
Middle Age: 30 years
Old Age: 47 years
Venerable Age: 69 years
Formula: (Human Equivelent) x .9
Night Elf[]
Adult: 300 or 320 years
Middle Age: 8000 -15000 years
Old Age: 20000 years
Venerable Age: 30k+ years
Formula: (Human Equivelent) x 60
(Note: Nbsp Most Night elves at are are at a youngest 2000 years old according to WOW lore. A lot of people who havent read up on lore try to roleplay that they "Fought in the war of the ancients, or One of the Highbourne" even though they have their age set around 5000 years. The Youngest a Night elf Could be and been alive at the time of the War would be 10000 years.)
Orc[]
Adult: 20 years
Middle Age: 40 years
Old Age: 65 years
Venerable Age: 80 years
Formula: You can see they age pretty similarly to humans, interestingly.
Tauren[]
Adult: 50 years
Middle Age: 75 years
Old Age: 95 years
Venerable Age: 110 years
Height[]
Basic height for each race. If you wish to add, or subtract, a couple inches, feel free. Do not try to shave or add feet. Information here is taken from Wowwiki and World of Warcraft RPG.
Human[]
Male: 5'11"-6'6
Female: 5'4"-6'0"
Blood Elf[]
Male: 6'1"
Female: 5'6"
Forsaken[]
Male: 5'11"
Female: 5'4"
Gnome[]
Male: 3'
Female: 2'10"
Dwarf[]
Male: 4'11"
Female: 4'7"
Troll[]
Male: 7'5" (Upright)
Female: 7'
Night Elf[]
Male: 7'
Female: 6'8"
Orc[]
Male: 6'6
Female: 6'
Tauren[]
Male: 8'
Female: 7'8"
Draenei[]
Male: 7'5
Female: 7'
Weight[]
All weight, save for Draenei, are rough estimates. Feel free to add or subtract as you wish. Please keep in mind your character appearance when deciding your weight. All weight is listed in pounds (lbs.).
Human[]
Male: 160 - 280
Female: 110 - 225
Blood Elf[]
Male: 118 - 172
Female: 108 - 162
Forsaken[]
(Unnaturally low weights are for more decayed forsaken. A forsaken with most of their muscle and fat remaining should weigh only slightly less than their human selves.)
Male: 70 - 270
Female: 65 - 235
Gnome[]
Male: 42 - 45
Female: 37 - 39
Dwarf[]
Male: 154 - 226
Female: 124 - 193
Troll[]
Male: 216 - 324
Female: 160 - 250
Night Elf[]
Male: 216 - 324
Female: 100 - 180
Orcs[]
Male: 292 - 508
Female: 252 - 468
Tauren[]
Male: 375 - 664
Female: 346 - 374
Draenei[]
Male: 280 - 595
Female: 175 - 290
Conclusion[]
I hope everyone found this instructional and helpful. If there are any concerns or questions, please address them on the talk page. Have fun!