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Sticky: Dota 2 Lore Megathread by 1337_n00b Started by 1337_n00b, 05-17-2012, 04:19 AM	1,530 responses 1,127,048 views 1 like	Last Post by artifactzone 03-26-2021, 02:35 AM
Sticky: Ozkavosh (Demon Language) Dictionary by KrisK Started by KrisK, 05-18-2012, 11:00 AM	105 responses 166,681 views 0 likes	Last Post by theope1 03-03-2016, 10:24 AM
Sticky: Dota 2 Cosmology - WIP by Lamprey Started by Lamprey, 11-21-2011, 05:04 PM	136 responses 147,690 views 0 likes	Last Post by Sprutnums 02-17-2015, 09:40 PM
Sticky: Maelrawn the Tentacular, the Church Begins [Tidehunter] by KevinCorporation Started by KevinCorporation, 02-28-2012, 09:51 AM	113 responses 109,335 views 0 likes	Last Post by Isangman0 09-01-2014, 07:32 PM
Dota 2 Lore for the Uninitiated by Nemzal Started by Nemzal, 01-02-2014, 05:22 PM	53 responses 36,351 views 0 likes	Last Post by Nemzal 02-10-2015, 09:04 AM
Techies Biography Mistake by tehtons Started by tehtons, 01-22-2015, 12:56 PM	2 responses 2,035 views 0 likes	Last Post by Mr. Crit 02-10-2015, 08:29 AM
Windrunner by Lamprey Started by Lamprey, 09-08-2011, 03:38 PM	5 responses 3,301 views 0 likes	Last Post by Monsterlord 02-07-2015, 11:22 AM
The Lore of Dota 2 by Sprutnums Started by Sprutnums, 02-07-2015, 04:19 AM	0 responses 1,690 views 0 likes	Last Post by Sprutnums 02-07-2015, 04:19 AM
Names and titles by Chairraider Started by Chairraider, 09-10-2011, 07:02 AM	196 responses 50,452 views 0 likes	Last Post by YMML 01-27-2015, 02:41 AM
TrazedGaming Channel Trailer Dota 2 by Trazed Started by Trazed, 01-18-2015, 06:56 PM	1 response 1,672 views 0 likes	Last Post by The4thSniporr 01-20-2015, 08:00 AM
the lore needs major overhaul by Jolly Jew Started by Jolly Jew, 12-20-2014, 12:10 PM	8 responses 2,988 views 0 likes	Last Post by Isangman0 01-18-2015, 01:02 PM
Phoenix's name by Shadrone Started by Shadrone, 04-16-2014, 02:02 AM	28 responses 6,888 views 0 likes	Last Post by GothicCream 01-17-2015, 09:33 AM
Phoenix lore attempt by Khassar Started by Khassar, 05-12-2012, 02:22 AM	82 responses 20,445 views 0 likes	Last Post by Phoenix. 01-09-2015, 11:09 PM
The effects of censorship and their implications on both aesthetics and influence by Nochthitus Started by Nochthitus, 11-24-2014, 07:49 PM	3 responses 5,052 views 0 likes	Last Post by Trx 12-16-2014, 02:37 PM

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