History of Warcraft:The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind

As Kil'jaeden prepared the Horde for its invasion of Azeroth, Medivh continued to fight for

his soul against Sargeras. wow goldKing Llane, the noble

monarch of Stormwind, wow goldgrew wary of the darkness

which seemed to taint the spirit of his former friend. wow

goldKing Llane shared his concerns with Anduin Lothar, the last descendent of the Arathi

bloodline, wow goldwhom he named his lieutenant-at-arms.

Even so, wow goldneither man could have imagined that

Medivh's slow descent into madness would bring about the horrors that were to come.

As a final incentive, wow goldSargeras promised to

bestow great power upon Gul'dan if he agreed to lead the Horde to Azeroth. Through Medivh,

Sargeras told the warlock that he could become a living god if he found the undersea tomb

where the Guardian Aegwynn had placed Sargeras' crippled body nearly a thousand years

before. wow goldGul'dan agreed and decided that once the

denizens of Azeroth were beaten, he would find the legendary tomb and claim his reward.

Assured that the Horde would serve his purposes, wow

goldSargeras ordered the invasion to begin. wow gold

Through a joint effort, wow goldMedivh and the warlocks

of the Shadow Council opened the dimensional gateway known as the Dark Portal. This portal

bridged the distance between Azeroth and Draenor, wow

goldand it was large enough that armies might pass through it. Gul'dan dispatched orc

scouts through the portal to survey the lands which they would conquer. The returning scouts

assured the Shadow Council that the world of Azeroth was ripe for the taking.

Still convinced that Gul'dan's corruption would destroy his people, Durotan spoke out

against the warlocks once more. wow goldThe brave

warrior claimed that warlocks were destroying the purity of the orcish spirit and that this

reckless invasion would be their doom. wow goldGul'dan,

unable to risk killing such a popular hero, wow goldwas

forced to exile Durotan and his Frostwolf Clan into the far reaches of this new world.

After the exiled Frostwolves charged through the portal, wow

goldonly a few orc clans followed. wow goldThese

orcs quickly set up a base of operations within the Black Morass, a dark and swampy area far

to the east of the kingdom of Stormwind. wow goldAs the

orcs began to branch out and explore the new lands, wow

goldthey came into immediate conflict with the human defenders of Stormwind. Though

these skirmishes usually ended quickly, wow goldthey did

much to illustrate the weaknesses and strengths of both rival species. Llane and Lothar were

never able to gather accurate data of the orcs' numbers and could only guess at how great a

force they would have to contend with. wow goldAfter a

few years the majority of the orcish Horde had crossed into Azeroth, and Gul'dan deemed that

the time for the primary strike against humanity had come. The Horde launched its full might

against the unsuspecting kingdom of Stormwind. wow gold

As the forces of Azeroth and the Horde clashed across the kingdom, internal conflicts began

to take their toll on both armies. wow goldKing Llane,

who believed the bestial orcs to be incapable of conquering Azeroth, contemptuously held his

position at his capital of Stormwind. wow goldHowever,

Sir Lothar became convinced that the battle should be taken directly to the enemy, and he

was forced to choose between his convictions and his loyalty to the king. Choosing to follow

his instincts, wow goldLothar stormed Medivh's tower-

fortress of Karazhan with the help of the wizard's young apprentice, Khadgar. Khadgar and

Lothar succeeded in vanquishing the possessed Guardian, whom they confirmed to be the source

of the conflict. World of Warcraft GoldBy killing

Medivh's body, World of Warcraft GoldLothar and the

young apprentice inadvertently banished the spirit of Sargeras to the abyss. As a

consequence, World of Warcraft Goldthe pure, virtuous

spirit of Medivh was also allowed to live on... and wander the astral plane for many years

to come. World of Warcraft Gold

Although Medivh had been defeated, World of Warcraft

Goldthe Horde continued to dominate the defenders of Stormwind. As the Horde's victory

drew nearer, World of Warcraft GoldOrgrim Doomhammer,

one of the greatest orc chieftains, World of Warcraft

Goldbegan to see the depraved corruption that had spread throughout the clans since

their time in Draenor. World of Warcraft GoldHis old

comrade, Durotan, World of Warcraft Goldreturned from

exile and warned him yet again of Gul'dan's treachery. World

of Warcraft GoldIn speedy retribution, World of Warcraft

GoldGul'dan's assassins murdered Durotan and his family, leaving only his infant son

alive. World of Warcraft GoldUnknown to Doomhammer was

the fact that Durotan's infant son was found by the human officer, Aedelas Blackmoore, and

taken as a slave. World of Warcraft Gold

That infant orc would one day rise to become the greatest leader his people would ever know.

Incensed by Durotan's death, World of Warcraft

GoldOrgrim set out to free the Horde from demonic corruption and ultimately assumed the

role of warchief of the Horde by killing Gul'dan's corrupt puppet, Blackhand. Under his

decisive leadership the relentless Horde finally laid siege to Stormwind Keep. King Llane

had severely underestimated the might of the Horde, World of

Warcraft Goldand he watched helplessly as his kingdom fell to the green-skinned

invaders. World of Warcraft GoldUltimately King Llane

was assassinated by one of the Shadow Council's finest killers: the half-orc, Garona.

Lothar and his warriors, World of Warcraft Goldreturning

home from Karazhan, World of Warcraft Goldhoped to stem

the loss of life and save their once-glorious homeland. Instead, they returned too late and

found their beloved kingdom in smoking ruins. World of

Warcraft GoldThe orcish Horde continued to ravage the countryside and claimed the

surrounding lands for its own. Forced into hiding, World of

Warcraft GoldLothar and his companions swore a grim oath to reclaim their homeland at

any cost. World of Warcraft Gold