Patch Notes for "The Burning Crusade"?

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Medivh was a mage.  Sort of.  The whole 'Guardian' thing was a bit beyond your average mage.[right][snapback]93015[/snapback][/right]

Let us assume for a moment that the game lore overrides any novelizations.

In WCI we have the last female guardian, who sleeps with one of Azeroth's court conjurer's and births Medivh. He grows up. His powers kick in, his 'guardian' aspect does not. He is eventually in his own tower, consorts with demons, and opens the dark portal. He's slain in the events of WCI by Lothar's band. Kickstart to WC3, Medivh's back and finally is a guardian. There is no mention of Medivh doing good prior to WC3. Any 'guardian' duties he has performed, is pure novelization and has not been put in any of the games.

So what does make one a warlock? In Warcraft lore, they're mages or shaman turned bad.

1) Prior training and attunement to magic: Check
2) Association with Demons: I think so, but I need to check my WCI manual.
3) Destroyed while in pursuit of epic power: Definitely

WCI: Medivh's tower was full of creepy spiders. Sure they seem almost cuddly now, but back then units didn't self heal or even defend themselves without being ordered. Silly gits. Lothar didn't have healers alongside either, and he was required to survive to beat the level! Just nasty all around.