The Characters

Characters in World of Warcraft are tied to specific user accounts. User accounts can be used on all servers, or realms.

As of this time, one may move a character from a Player Versus Player (PvP) realm to another PvP realm, or a Player Versus Environment(PvE) realm, but one may not move a character from a PvE realm to a PvP realm. The two playable WoW factions currently in the game are the Alliance and Horde both consisting of five different races each. There are a total of 9 playable classes. The Burning Crusade expansion added one new race to each faction (the Blood Elves and the Draenei).

WoW Characters can be moved between servers in the same region (e.g., from one European server to another, but not from a European server to an American one) for a fee.