World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Introduces a Major Character who is Deaf

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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight has been alpha testing the various areas of the Dragon Isles for the last several weeks. While questing in the Ohn’ahran Plains, alpha testers met a major centaur character who is Deaf, a first for World of Warcraft.

The Ohn’ahran Plains are a beautiful landscape which is home to the WoW's Green dragonflight and several centaur clans. The Shikaar clan of hunters is one of these groups, and are led by Sansok Khan, the new Deaf character in question.

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When players first approach Sansok Khan in the Dragonflight alpha, she gestures to them with a series of hand motions that mimic sign language, while her interpreter, Okir, speaks. During the entirety of the Ohn’ahran Plains experience, Okir is never far from Sansok Khan, and always speaks for her. Every time she is spoken to during quests, a block of text within it simply states the following:

<As Sansok Khan signs, Okir vocalizes.>

Players can speak to Okir as well, but when they do, he kindly asks players to direct their attention to Sansok Khan. If pressed on what he is doing, Okir explains his role as interpreter in a clear and concise manner before reminding the player his words are hers, and asks they address Sansok Khan instead.

The conduct shown by Okir and Sansok Khan is exactly how interpreters and Deaf or Hard of Hearing individuals operate in the real world, proving Blizzard has done its research on the topic. The portrayal of these characters is consistent and exceptionally well-done, and is a huge step towards inclusivity and diversity within World of Warcraft.

Players are ecstatic to see representation like Sansok Khan in the game. While it would be easy