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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 10h

Wow 🤩 praise from Kael’thas 📸 this is gonna go in our scrapbook 😉😘 we’re glad you had fun with us Gnomes!! 💖

Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you for running with us!! Gnomes are so mighty! 💪

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you for all your help and your lovely screenshots! It was so wonderful to get to hang out with you again!!

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 10h

It was SO fun running with all of you today, everyone was cool and kind!Thank you💖 more screenshots to follow!

We’ve raised ~ $2,000 of our $3,000 goal for The Pink Fund, directly helping Breast Cancer patients in treatment.

You can still donate here: donate.pinkfund.org/GnomeRun2025

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 18h

The starting zone is filling up and SOMEONE is on the loose with glitter.

You have about 3 hours to make it to the run!

#GnomeRun

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 18h

About the new Honor Guard rank in our Guilds and Discord:

$One of the best parts about the Gnome Run has always been the opportunity for the community to reunite in one place, and on one server, every year. For those of us who have been part of the run since the start, or almost the start, it’s like returning to a familiar house in a hometown, nearly. Every year, we look forward to seeing familiar faces, friends, and online family log in. Not only are we raising funds for something that means so much to us, and getting an opportunity to hear from so many of you about your stories and families, but we’re getting a chance to really connect with all of you over the years. It’s part of what makes the Gnome Run such an exciting event. We’re able to communicate with the wide range of the Warcraft community we know and love, and see the best of them in their most generous and communal spirit. While the Gnome Run is about celebrating those who are still with us, it’s also about celebrating those we’ve lost. Many of you run in honor of your lost loved ones. This year, at the run and in our Discord, you may notice a new rank for two people. Honor Guard. We sadly lost two of the women who have been driving forces behind the Runs from the start, and two people who I deeply admired for their values that were foundational to how these events and Warcraft Cares grew. Eveaanyn and Talaan. We know that with how social media has changed and fractured, it’s easy to miss the passing of a beloved community member.$

Their family members may decide to run in their honor at either event at times either this year or moving forward and we wanted to inform you in advance. In case you were logging into the event and were caught off guard while interacting with their Discord accounts or characters. Especially during the Gnome Run, while some people may be processing fears of loss or recent losses themselves, we didn’t want community members to realize mid-run that another pair of people, who had been so visible in their communities and events, had passed away.

I acknowledge that this post is a bit late; both women were very dear to me, making it difficult because they were not just digital companions but people I knew in real life and had known for 15+ years.

We wanted to take the time on the next slide to share about both of these incredible women and just some of the values they both share.

I, and Warcraft, also wanted to invite all of you to share in the comments about a time they impacted your life. If you don’t know them, we wanted to invite you to share about a time someone in the community positively impacted your life.

I am personally giving out Ascended Regalia Pack x 2 so their spirit can watch over players on adventures. Warcraft is giving out four Midnight Epic Editions so players can help carry their spirits forward into the next expansion and keep that brightness among all of us. I will be selecting from positive stories at random among all platforms.

Lastly, take care of one another with kindness and love always.

Dravvie,

Organizer – Warcraft Cares

Nyn aka Eveaanyn of /r/wow, Twitter, Livejournal, #WarcraftPositivity creator, and a multitude of other communities, passed away in January after a ferocious 8 year long battle with cancer.

Nyn taught me a lot about being kind to everyone, welcoming others to join into things that they hadn’t done yet. She also was just…described by all as warm, and bright. The first time I met her it was like meeting the definition of what meeting an in-game battle priest would feel like. She possessed the kind of warmth that filled you up without even needing a hug. And I know she made other people feel that way. At the same time, she was a fierce defender of other people. She taught me to self-advocate when it came to disability and to advocate for others if I had the voice to. Her enthusiasm for new adventures, big or small, was always thrilling. It was actually Nyn gave me advice on picking charities that lead to The Pink Fund.

Talaan, one of the founding members of the Gnome Run and an officer in <SeeD> of Scarlet Crusade when the run was created, an officer in House of the Valar on Icecrown a member of Society for Creative Anachronism, passed away due to complications with heart problems in June.

In Wrath, we were sat across from one another in cubicles and we were shocked to learn we were both on Scarlet Crusade, and had pugged raids together. We were fast friends. She was whip smart, organized, quiet, but funny in a deadly way that made everyone laugh when she spoke. She loved a challenge in game, and everyone I spoke to always remembered the time she and her pet Turtle carried us through our first Heroic Sindragosa kill. Truly a hunter, she loved her animals and was an irl archer too. She gave me advice for organizing the runs that set them on the path that they were on. It was Talaan who the person who said “Making a that many pink shirts is a lot of work, maybe a pink haired race…” and thus, thanks to her wise words of caution and logistics, we were all Gnomes!

One thing that stood out to me about both of these women, even though Nyn had a passion for Battlegrounds and Talaan a passion for PvE, was that if someone needed help, an ear, or anything, they were there. Be it help in game, or help understanding how to do something, they always were willing to drop some time to listen and make their community better. They always showed up for others, and helped everyone else.

If you’d like to make a donation in either’s honor there are organizations that both families have selected for them.

Talaan’s partner has said that their local animal rescue, Greenhill Humane Society would be the perfect place to make a charitable contribution.

Eveaanyn’s family selected Able Gamers and /r/wow set up a donation page for them.

I will link those in the comments below!

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 21h

💗TODAY💗 is the Annual Running of the Gnomes for #BreastCancerAwareness!

Do the Gnomeregan Run Microholiday with 1,000s of players & complete Trading Post Quests!

Roll a Gnome and join the fun before 4pm PT/7 ET before we run all the way to Booty Bay! 💖

#Warcraft #GnomeRun #GnomeRun2025

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 23h

us.support.blizzard.com/en/article/000…

Pls roll a level 1 gnome! We made the run for level 1s! 💖

https://us.support.blizzard.com/en/article/000…

Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 23h

Hi Gnomes! The Bronze Dragonflight takes time travel very seriously!

Remix characters cannot be converted until after 24~ hours after being made (aka if made post 3:30~ pm PST yesterday we’ll see them in 2026!)

This conversion cannot be undone post run as well!

Info⤵️

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 1d

Covering some quick #GnomeRun FAQ’s for everyone before tomorrow’s run!

Wanna know more?: donate.pinkfund.org/gnomerun2025

#warcraft #worldofwarcraft #runningofthegnomes

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 2d

💖💜🥰TOMORROW!!💜🥰💖

October 11th for the Running of the Gnomes!!

Run leaves at 4pm PST, show up early on Scarlet Crusade-US to party at the starting line with us!

💕Info: gnomerun2025.carrd.co

#Warcraft #GnomeRun #GnomeRun2025 #TheRunningoftheGnomws

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 1d

Hehehe 🤭

Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 1d

Of course! We wanna see as many of you as possible! 💖🥰

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 1d

Wooo!! See you soon!! 🎉

Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 1d

We mainly make upgrades to capture the chaos at this point

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 1d

Of course!! The more Gnomes the merrier! 💖🥰

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 1d

There is no containing Gnomes, merely herding them 🧘🏻‍♀️

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 2d

💖💜🥰TOMORROW!!💜🥰💖

October 11th for the Running of the Gnomes!!

Run leaves at 4pm PST, show up early on Scarlet Crusade-US to party at the starting line with us!

💕Info: gnomerun2025.carrd.co

#Warcraft #GnomeRun #GnomeRun2025 #TheRunningoftheGnomws

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 2d

‼️💖Just two more sleeps till we see you all again SATURDAY October 11th for the Running of the Gnomes!!

Run leaves at 4pm PST, show up early on Scarlet Crusade-US to party at the starting line with us!

💕Info: gnomerun2025.carrd.co

#Warcraft #GnomeRun #GnomeRun2025

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 2d

Who’s gonna sleep on Gnome Run eve?!?

(Us, we’re old)

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 2d

Of course! We try to keep everyone as together as the servers can handle 🫣

Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 3d

At least there’s a lot to do!😍

THIS WEEKEND! Sat 10/11 Scarlet Crusade-US to raise money for The Pink Fund!

🏃🏻‍♀️ Run from Gnome starting zone to Booty Bay! Run Leaves @ 4pm PST SHOW UP EARLY!!

💖Info: https://gnomerun2025.carrd.co/

#warcraft #worldofwarcraft #gnomerun

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 3d

Quote tweeting so everyone knows the answer since it gets confusing compared to other MG/WrA events! 🥰😘

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 3d

Mainly this will be because of the amount of higher level players from other servers to low level Scarlet Crusaders etc. before war mode was a thing, this was uhhhhhhh, a bit weird depending on where ppl got sent one year too 😱😰😨😳😬😬😬😬😵

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Warcraft Cares @warcraftcares.bsky.social · 3d

Unfortunately, no 💔We have to be really firm with this sadly. We say to roll on Scarlet Crusade both because we don’t have people to support 100s of raid groups (up to 10k attendees) but also as we run zone to zone we’ve seen a lot of these raid groups get flung onto other servers tbh😭😭

Jezi Helle 👹 @jezibelle.bsky.social · 4d

Will there be raid groups to bring in people from other servers? I can roll a level 1 if needed but I'd rather bring my max level pink haired gnome, but he's on Wyrmrest Accord.

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