It is integral to the assimilation of this data that it is understood that the Creators wanted to synthesize a race that would long be an integral part of this world's development cycle after they had departed.  This race would be instrumental in fulfilling the Creators' long-term development objectives for Azeroth.  $B$BAs an ancillary note, the nomenclature Earthen was deemed apropos for the new race by the Creators, based on the Earthen's composition.