I would say they are proto-dwarves in this case. It’s filling out their back story in terms of Warcraft lore.
A good chunk of the next expansion is based around where dwarves came from.
Rimmer: “Step up to Red Alert.”
Kryten: “Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.”
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