Just had myself a good little grin. Karin the Stable Master in Stormwind is my mom& #39;s NPC; she was in IT Security - Disaster Recovery when she worked for Blizzard.
She passed away from breast cancer several years ago; her natural hair is black but the npc matches her last wig.
She passed away from breast cancer several years ago; her natural hair is black but the npc matches her last wig.
Anywho, @grizzlebehr mentioned that since WoW is gonna get real Asian faces, maybe her model could get updated. I went to get her @Wowhead link for reference and saw this user& #39;s thoughts.
I& #39;m not sure if it& #39;s a reference at all, but, my stepdad also worked for Blizz in CS!
I& #39;m not sure if it& #39;s a reference at all, but, my stepdad also worked for Blizz in CS!
If it were an intentional reference, I could see it being any number of things given how much consulting/communication she had with game teams. Guards, security...makes sense.
As far as being a Stable Master, it& #39;s cause she got HUGE into animal activism before she passed. :)
As far as being a Stable Master, it& #39;s cause she got HUGE into animal activism before she passed. :)
Fun facts about my mom: her parents got mad when she quit modeling/acting in favor of pursuing computer technology.
She was also an extra on TNG for a few episodes - got her own Wolfram Alpha listing!
She was also an extra on TNG for a few episodes - got her own Wolfram Alpha listing!
Here she and her coworkers are playing with her wigs. She managed to really embrace being a goober with wigs after a while (real rough, going from model to bald - she cried a lot for a while).