Andorhal

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The city of Andorhal ^{[44, 69]} (Andorhall)^{WoWRPG 21} was one of the first to contract the undead plague. Today, it is firmly in the Scourge’s grip, with a population of 9,000, mainly undead. As a human settlement, it was formerly one of the largest cities in northern Lordaeron. The city was once the center for grain distribution across Lordaeron and was instrumental in the Scourge's campaign. Beneath Andorhal is the School of Necromancy, a sprawling subterranean labyrinth akin to the Undercity but on a much smaller scale.^{LoC 111 WoWRPG 21}

It was the distribution center for all agricultural supplies in the northern provinces of Lordaeron east of Lordamere Lake before the Third War. It survived the original outbreak of the Plague of Undeath. Kel'Thuzad was initially defeated by Arthas here in Andorhal. However, Andorhal fell at the hands of Arthas when he returned here to claim the remains of Kel'Thuzad for reanimation.

Later, following the defeat of the Burning Legion and the consolidation of the Western Plaguelands by the Scourge, Andorhal became a regional bastion effectively separating the lands of the Lich King from those still under mortal control. Later, Andorhal became the headquarters of the lich Araj the Summoner who used the ruined city as the base of operations, from which he oversaw the use of the mighty plague cauldrons situated throughout the Western Plaguelands.

The roads leading north out of Andorhal are occasionally patrolled by forces of the Scarlet Crusade — either survivors of Andorhal or troops sent from nearby Hearthglen.

In the early parts of The Well of Eternity, the first book of Richard A. Knaak's War of the Ancients Trilogy, Andorhal was the location in which the father and siblings of the mage Rhonin resided, and were killed, when the Scourge attacked.

Lore

This article or section contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and official bonus maps.

A Warcraft III map exists called Andorhal. The city had canals, and also goblin laboratories which provided faster transportation around the city.