To become a part of this legendary world, you have to create an account that can be considered as a type of subscription. You create a character of the race of your choice, choose a hero-class and appearance and decide which available server you would like to play in. There are ten races in all to choose from, each of which control different territories: The Alliance consists of Humans, Night Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, and the Draena, while the Orcs, Tauren, Undead, Trolls, and Blood Elves fight for The Horde.