Before you chime off down below about the RPG handbook being non-canon, just know we all know, and are even still discussing this interesting tidbit within it.
After all, there's a lot that made it into canon as well.
With that out of the way, I found this to be interesting while flipping through this book,
The
only mention of "
Domination" in Shadows & Light is in regards to a Special Attack that only
The Titans have. It is described as:
"At will, as a standard action, a titan can crush the will of his favored enemy."
All 6 members of the Pantheon have it, and Sargeras has a proficiency with it.
I want to point out the use of the term "crush the
will" and how perhaps that could have inspired some of the current Domination magic, and moreso the themes of Free Will and Choice that go along with Sylvanas and Zovaal's quest.
It's not an uncommon theory that The First Ones and The Titans may/could be one in the same right now. I'm not sure about this myself, as this doesn't lend itself proof of it's own, but further visual parallels can be made.
'The hallmark of Domination magic is its distinctive runes.' to quote WoWpedia's summarization
"This world is a prison." are these possibly Domination Runes around Reality?
"Too long I endured
The Makers' flawed design."
As well, only other beings in the handbook told to have the abilities of "dominate person" are two Dreadlords and Xavius.
Noted above, all of this could be nothing! Though who's to say Danuser hasn't read this book back in the day? Wouldn't you have? If I were him, I'd still be sourcing from it here and there today.
Of course it's possible The Titans learned Domination from The First Ones. We'll have to see.
Thoughts?