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-== Orc Campaign ==
-=== Act I [[Draenor, The Red World]] ===
-==== I. [[Slayer of the Shadowmoon]] ====
- Though the Elder Shaman [[Ner'zhul]] holds the rank of [[Warchief]] of [[Draenor]],
- your position as [[Shadowmoon Slayer|Slayer]] to the [[Shadowmoon Clan|Shadowmoon]] clan places the duty of
- leading their armies into battle upon your head. Ner'zhul has
- discovered how the rift was first formed and now covets the idea of
- not only reopening the gateway into [[Azeroth]], but of creating new
- Portals and seeking out even more worlds to control. You must
- subjugate an order of [[Death Knight]]s who have secured the knowledge
- needed to rebuild the Dark Portal.  The renegade [[Ogre-Mage]] [[Mogor]], of
- the [[Laughing Skull Clan|Laughing Skull]] clan, has taken control of these dark soldiers and
- is seeking to create a powerful spell with the aid of their
- necromantic magic.  His life is also forfeit. Although we have no
- [[Dragon]]s to command, we have learned that [[Grom Hellscream]], leader of
- the [[Warsong Clan|Warsong]] clan, has been captured by the Laughing Skull and is being
- held prisoner.  Free him and he will surely aid you in your battles.
-==== II. [[The Skull of Gul'dan (WC2x)|The Skull of Gul'dan]] ====
-{{seealso|The Skull of Gul'dan}}
- The [[skull of Gul'dan]] is a powerful artifact and essential for
- resurrecting the [[Dark Portal]].  A pathetic Orc Captain of the
- [[Bonechewer Clan|Bonechewer]] clan wears the skull as a symbol of his station and does
- not know of its true power. Ner'zhul has sent the Ogre hero, [[Dentarg]],
- to influence warriors from the [[Thunderlord Clan|Thunderlord]] clan to join in the battle
- against the Bonechewers.  You will also be assisted by the warriors of
- the [[Shattered Hand Clan|Shattered Hand]] and their leader [[Korgath Bladefist]]. Move quickly to
- the Thunderlord village and raise an army to crush the Bonechewer
- Captain and win the Skull of Gul'dan.
-==== III. [[Thunderlord and Bonechewer]] ====
- Ner'zhul has met with opposition to his plans from the leaders of both
- the Thunderlord and Bonechewer clans.  They desire to journey to
- Azeroth and have their clans triumph where [[Orgrim Doomhammer|Doomhammer]] had failed.
- This is a vision not shared by your Warchief... You are to lead the
- forces of Shadowmoon against the strongholds of both Bonechewer and
- Thunderlord.  Once these weak fools and their clans are removed, no
- others will dare to interfere with the dark schemes of Ner'zhul.
-=== Act II [[The Burning of Azeroth]] ===
-==== IV. [[The Rift Awakened]] ====
- From the ranks of the Death Knights comes [[Teron Gorefiend]]. The death of
- [[Gul'dan]] has placed these dark horsemen under the authority of no clan,
- but Gorefiend shares the desires of Ner'zhul to open numerous Portals.
-  He offers his influence over the Death Knights of Draenor in exchange
- for a world that the Death Knights can claim as their own. Using the
- knowledge gained at the defeat of the Ogre-Mage Mogor and the
- necromantic powers of the Death Knights, Ner'zhul successfully awakens
- the arcane energies of the mystic rift. As you lead the forces of
- Shadowmoon into Azeroth, a human [[Nethergarde Keep|battlement]] that has been constructed
- to keep the Portal closed stands before you.  Destroy this Citadel and
- claim the lands that surround the rift.
-==== V. [[Dragons of Blackrock Spire]] ====
- When the [[History of the Horde|Horde]] was driven back into the [[Black Morass]], we were able to
- only take a small portion of our forces through the Dark Portal before
- it was destroyed.  With the Dragon Queen [[Alexstrasza]] rescued and the
- [[Dragonmaw Clan|Dragonmaw]] clan captured by the [[Alliance of Lordaeron|Alliance]], we were no longer able to
- command these great winged beasts. While securing the rift and
- beginning construction of a new portal, your encampment is approached
- by a haggard Grunt.  His uniform marks him as a warrior of the
- [[Bleeding Hollow]].  He tells how those of his clan who did not return
- through the Portal have eluded capture and imprisonment by the
- Alliance armies.  You also learn that many of the Dragons that were
- once enslaved have continued to feed upon Humans and are now roosting
- at [[Blackrock Spire]].  If you can break through the Human defenses and
- gain the trust of these creatures, perhaps you can bring Ner'zhul
- powerful allies.
-==== VI. [[New Stormwind (WC2x)|New Stormwind]] ====
-{{seealso|New Stormwind}}
- Finding the survivors of the Bleeding Hollow clan and gaining the
- Dragon [[Deathwing]] as an ally has strengthened your position in Azeroth.
-  Your success has not gone unnoticed by Ner'zhul.  He rewards your
- victories by assigning you a dangerous mission. Gorefiend has sensed a
- focus of arcane energies within a Castle that has been raised upon the
- foundations of [[Stormwind Keep]].  Ner'zhul believes that this can only
- be the fabled [[Book of Medivh]].  Only a fool would leave such power
- unguarded, so your assault upon this New Stormwind castle will be a
- bloody one...
-=== Act III [[The Great Sea (WC2x)|The Great Sea]] ===
-==== VII. [[The Seas of Azeroth]] ====
- After taking the Castle of New Stormwind, you search in vain for the
- Book of Medivh.  As you sift through the rubble of the fallen human
- fortress, you discover the corpse of a Footman with a Human dagger in
- his side. The spies of the Bleeding Hollow clan have confirmed that
- this blade was crafted by the weaponsmiths of  [[Alterac]].  These humans
- are the same that were willing to betray their own brothers, and it
- may be that they have stolen the Book of Medivh for their own
- purposes.  They will regret their decision... To journey to Alterac,
- you must first establish naval superiority over the warships of the
- Alliance.  The base at Kul Tiras has always been the human's key to
- the might of their armada.  You must establish a strong presence in
- the [[Great Sea]] in order to destroy Kul Tiras and prepare your way into
- Alterac.
-==== VIII. [[Assault on Kul Tiras]] ====
- Now that you have cleared a path to the island of [[Kul Tiras]], you must
- send your wave riders against the core of the Human fleet. With the
- naval forces of the Humans defeated, the Horde will have free reign of
- the Great Sea.  We have also learned that Admiral [[Daelin Proudmoore|Proudmoore]] is no
- longer a member of the Alliance and does not have the support of their
- armies.  Remove his armada and Kul Tiras will fall.
-==== IX. [[The Tomb of Sargeras (WC2x)|The Tomb of Sargeras]] ====
-{{seealso|The Tomb of Sargeras (disambiguation)}}
- Now that the Great Sea is once again under the dominion of our wave
- riders, Ner'zhul has come upon a plan to increase the powers of the
- Dark Portal.  While he was the tutor of Gul'dan, the Shaman bound
- their souls so that he could keep watch over his disciple.  Even
- though Gul'dan knew that this link would serve to inform Ner'zhul of
- the Warlock's studies with the spirits that dwelt in the [[Twisting
- Nether]], he was too arrogant to care. Ner'zhul has ordered you to lead
- a small band to the tomb in order to find the
- [[Jeweled Scepter of Sargeras]].  The remains of the [[Stormreaver]] and
- [[Twilight's Hammer]]  encampment surround the entrance to the tomb and
- the howling of their tortured souls fill the air.  Although the inhabitants
- of this place died long ago, their bodies have been torn from earthen
- graves by the vile magiks of the Daemons and made to stalk this region
- for all eternity.
-=== Act IV [[Prelude to New Worlds]] ===
-==== X. [[Alterac (WC2x)|Alterac]] ====
-{{seealso|Alterac}}
- Your capture of the Jeweled Scepter has greatly pleased Ner'zhul.  Word
- has come that you are to entrust it to the remaining warriors of the
- Bleeding Hollow clan as they are to return it to Draenor at all haste.
- Deathwing and his Dragons deliver you to the Keep at Alterac. While
- you could easily bring these curs to their knees, they have hidden the
- tome you seek.  They are also cunning enough to strike a bargain,
- knowing it is their only salvation.  Should they tell you the location
- of the Book, however, they fear the retribution of the Nations of
- [[Lordaeron]] and [[Stromgarde]].  They would be willing to exchange the Book
- of Medivh for the destruction of these forces that sit along their
- borders. You must eliminate the military outposts maintained by
- Lordaeron and Stromgarde.  Then seal your pact by entering into
- Alterac, contacting the Human [[Mage (lore)|Mage]] who guards the Book, and escorting
- him to safety.
-==== XI. [[The Eye of Dalaran]] ====
-{{seealso|Eye of Dalaran}}
- With the Book of Medivh in your control and the Jeweled Scepter
- delivered to Ner'zhul, only one artifact remains to be won.  The Mages
- of [[Dalaran]] have created a device to focus their magiks in an effort to
- reconstruct the [[Violet Citadel]].  Ner'zhul desires this [[Eye of Dalaran]]
- to focus the dark powers of the underworld for the creation of his
- portals. Teron Gorefiend has traveled to the stronghold of the Human
- Mages at [[Cross Island]], where they now rebuild their towers amid heavy
- fortifications.  You must break through their shoreline defenses,
- establish a base, and capture the Eye of Dalaran.  No walls will
- protect them from the vengeance of the Horde.
-==== XII. [[The Dark Portal (WC2x)|The Dark Portal]] ====
-{{seealso|The Dark Portal (disambiguation)}}
- As the burning remains of your victims fill the air with acrid smoke,
- the sky fills with a figure as black as night.  Deathwing descends,
- exhausted from his long journey from Grim Batol, bearing grave news
- from his brothers at Blackrock Spire. The Alliance has sent a host of
- warriors to the Black Morass and has engaged the forces of Warsong and
- Shattered Hand at the Dark Portal.  You must rally the forces of
- Shadowmoon to break through this siege and return the artifacts you
- have secured to Draenor.  Only then can Ner'zhul's plan of opening
- portals to new worlds be realized. Succeed and you will command vast
- armies as they ravage untold worlds.  Fail and be slaughtered.
-=== Ner'zhul's Victory ===
- Ner'zhul holds the ancient scepter of Sargeras in the air and intones
- the final words of the Spell of Conjuration.  The air about you begins
- to swirl and presses down upon the assembled masses of the Horde.
- Above you, the crimson skies break open and reveal the chaotic
- pathways of the Twisting Nether. As Ner'zhul deploys his remaining
- forces towards the new portals, you glimpse the Shattered Hand and
- Warsong clans awaiting orders on the other side of the Dark Portal.
- "Master," you ask. "Should we not recall all of our forces from
- Azeroth?"  "No," the ancient Shaman replys coldly. "They have served
- their purpose.  From this point on, all that we gain will be our's
- alone."  Ner'zhul gives a wicked grin as you unquestioningly follow
- him into the swirling madness of the Twisting Nether.
-== Human Campaign ==
-=== Act I [[A Time for Heroes]] ===
-==== I. [[Alleria's Journey]] ====
- Lord [[Khadgar]], Keeper of the Eternal Watch and master of the mystic
- Citadel of Nethergarde, has sensed a dark power gathering around the
- remnants of the rift that lies within the Black Morass.  He believes
- that a new Orcish invasion is imminent, and has urged the Alliance to
- act.  The Elven Ranger [[Alleria]], and a small band of her elite guard,
- have been sent as escort so that you may gather reinforcements to
- counter this threat. Your travels to the Castle of New Stormwind will
- lead you across the paths of both the Paladin called [[Turalyon]] and a
- mercenary captain known as [[Danath]].  Engage their aid during your
- journey, as their leadership may be needed by the Alliance in the dark
- days ahead.
-==== II. [[The Battle for Nethergarde]] ====
- A great host of Orcs have reconstructed the Dark Portal and now lay
- siege to the Citadel of Nethergarde.  The Horde still maintain their
- hold over the great winged dragons of Azeroth. A faction of these
- creatures, seeming to have grown to crave the taste of battle, have
- become willing allies with the Orcs under the leadership of a great
- Black Dragon known only as Deathwing. Danath has been asked to raise
- an army from New Stormwind to relieve the beleaguered forces at
- Nethergarde and drive the Horde back towards the Portal.  You must
- lead the forces of Azeroth in an attempt to break the vanguard of the
- invading Horde, for unless their assault is stopped, they will gain
- dominion over the Black Morass.
-==== III. [[Once More Unto the Breach]] ====
- Having broken the momentum of the Horde offensive at Nethergarde, the
- time is ripe for a decisive counter attack.  The High Command agrees
- that a strong assault upon the fortress that the Orcs have raised near
- the Dark Portal may well end the conflict before it has rightly begun.
- The Arch-Wizard Khadgar, however, believes that the Orcish Hordes may
- not be here for the sake of mere conquest.  He believes that if the
- Portal can be captured, and not destroyed, he can uncover the purpose
- for the Horde's present invasion into Azeroth.
-=== Act II [[Draenor, The Red World]] ===
-==== IV. [[Beyond the Dark Portal (WC2x)|Beyond the Dark Portal]] ====
-{{seealso|Beyond the Dark Portal (disambiguation)}}
- Elven scouts bring chilling news from Azeroth.  A tearing of shadows
- heralded the arrival of the mighty Orc Shaman Ner'zhul and his guard
- of Death Knights within the Royal Library of New Stormwind.
- Unleashing their black magiks, they slaughtered all who opposed them
- and then fled into the night with their prize - the Book of Medivh.
- This serves to confirm what Khadgar has gleaned from the Battle of
- Nethergarde.  He is convinced that the Horde is attempting to learn
- how the great sorcerer opened the rift between our world and that of
- the Horde, known in the Book of Medivh only as Draenor. With countless
- domains to plunder, the Horde would become an unstoppable power.  The
- High Command believes that our only recourse is to venture through the
- Portal - both to reclaim the Book of Medivh and to ensure that the
- Horde can never again threaten Azeroth.
-==== V. [[Upon the Shadowed Seas]] ====
-{{seealso|Shadowed Seas}}
- Having fortified your position on the [[Hellfire Peninsula]] where the
- Portal is located, the time has come to establish a fleet to attack
- the surrounding clans. The Orcish shipyards of [[Zeth'kur]] lie nearby,
- and for our plans to progress you must destroy them and the ships of
- war that are stationed there. While the Horde has been stunned by the
- ferocity of your attack, our presence here has driven the clans to new
- heights of fury.  You will be unable to maintain this foothold for
- long against their numbers, so your victories must be daring and
- swift.
-==== VI. [[The Fall of Auchindoun]] ====
- [[Kurdran]]- Gryphon Rider of [[Northeron]] - has returned from his patrol
- with vital news.  He has located the hidden Fortress of [[Auchindoun]] and
- the battlements that serve as stronghold to the Bleeding Hollow clan.
- Alleria's Rangers also report that they have seen a massive force
- moving towards the North, and suspect that these troops are staging
- for another attack upon Azeroth. Although the Orcish army is too large
- for your forces to battle alone, you may be able to launch a raid
- against Auchindoun.  Should your strike succeed, you would force their
- army to retreat - or be cut off and destroyed. Raze the Fortress of
- Auchindoun and retreat before their forces can rally against you.
-=== Act III [[War in the Shadows]] ===
-==== VII. [[Deathwing (WC2x)|Deathwing]] ====
-{{seealso|Deathwing}}
- The arcane powers that surround the blazing ruins of Auchindoun have
- made urgent the summoning of Khadgar to the dark lands of the Orcs.
- The destruction of the Bleeding Hollow clan was not without great
- price, however, for both Kurdran and his mount [[Sky'ree]] were captured
- by the Horde. While examining the remains of the great fortress, the
- Arch-Wizard has learned not only the location of the Book of Medivh,
- but also that another artifact is needed for Ner'zhul's plans to reach
- fruition - the Skull of Gul'dan.  Khadgar believes it will be possible
- to destroy the Portal and permanently seal the rift created by Medivh
- if he can acquire these artifacts. A great mountain isle lies to the
- northeast, atop which the Black Dragon Deathwing dwells.  The Skull of
- Gul'dan lies within his lair.  Alleria and Khadgar have agreed to aid
- you in stealing away the Skull and - if possible - destroy the great
- Dragon. It is rumored that Orcish tribes live on this island and offer
- captives from the Great War as sacrifices to Deathwing.  If you can
- rescue them, they may know of some weakness in the creature...
-==== VIII. [[Coast of Bones]] ====
- Seeking out the artifacts needed to seal the rift has given the Horde
- time to mount a strike against us.  A great Orcish armada threatens
- the coasts that you have captured, and the armies of the Alliance have
- been hard pressed on many fronts. Our only chance for victory now lies
- in obtaining the Book of Medivh. All knowledge of the Portal rests in
- the keeping of Ner'zhul and his Order of Death Knights at the Fortress
- of Shadowmoon.  You must storm and raze the strongholds that guard the
- coastline of his lands so that our forces may be brought to bear in an
- effort to isolate and destroy his cursed sanctuary.
-==== IX. [[The Heart of Evil]] ====
- The towering spires of Shadowmoon reach upwards as obsidian blades to
- cleave the hostile amber skies above.  The corrupt heart of the mighty
- Shaman's power is within reach.  Press your attack and the bane of
- Ner'zhul and his Order of Death Knights will be wiped from the face of
- Draenor, forever. By destroying this dark fortress and claiming the
- Book of Medivh, Khadgar will be able to close the rift and Azeroth
- will be rid of the Orcish Hordes once and for all!
-=== Act IV [[The Measure of Valor]] ===
-==== X. [[Siege of the Vanguard]] ====
- Although the Fortress of Ner'zhul has been destroyed and the Death
- Knights scattered, neither the Shaman nor the Book of Medivh has been
- found.  As Khadgar and Turalyon use their magiks to search the ruins
- for some clue as to the location of the mystic tome, a Gnomish flying
- machine descends, bringing news from the Hellfire Peninsula and the
- Portal. A multitude of Orcs have laid siege to the fortifications at
- Hellfire.  Although the attacking warriors are not well equipped,
- their sheer numbers may spell the downfall of our forces there. You
- must take command of the Alliance armies at Hellfire and break the
- siege before our troops are pushed back through the Dark Portal.  We
- must withstand their charge long enough for the Book of Medivh to be
- recovered and the rift forever sealed.
-==== XI. [[Dance of the Laughing Skull]] ====
- You have proven your strength in battle, but none can stand against the
- combined might of the Horde.  We of the Laughing Skull clan, however,
- seek advantage from the turmoil of this war.  With the aid of your
- strongest warriors, our clan can gain dominance over the northern
- clans of Draenor. Do not show surprise, Human - only the strongest
- survive within the Horde. You must secure the passes across the
- Blade's Edge Mountains and destroy the stronghold of the Thunderlord
- clan that dwell there.  We will supply you with warriors and supplies
- culled from our villages.  In return, we will give you the Book of
- Medivh, which we seized from Ner'zhul's stronghold before your armies
- could destroy it.
-==== XII. [[The Bitter Taste of Victory]] ====
- Khadgar has discovered that although the Book of Medivh was stolen from
- Ner'zhul, the ancient Shaman has learned enough of its secrets to
- conjure his darkest spell. Over the blood red skies of Draenor, huge
- dimensional rifts appear, crackling with the cosmic energy of the
- Twisting Nether. Alleria's scouts report that Ner'zhul and his
- followers escaped through the largest of the new rifts as Draenor felt
- the first of its death throes.  The tremendous energies emitted from
- the converging rifts have succeeded in breaking down the fabric of
- reality in Draenor; unleashing massive earth quakes and tidal waves
- upon its shores. Unless the Dark Portal is closed on both worlds,
- Azeroth will be subject to an enormous backlash of energy resulting
- from Draenor's catastrophic discorporation. Using the combined powers
- of the Book of Medivh and the Skull of Gul'dan, you must return
- Khadgar to the Dark Portal and seal the rift between Azeroth and the
- doomed world of Draenor, forever.
-=== Khadgar's Sacrifice ===
- As the flames die to embers and the arcane energies that once bound two
- worlds slowly fade, the Dark Portal crumbles into dust as its powers
- subside and dissolve. The finality of what has been done here becomes
- manifest.  The moment is shattered as volcanoes erupt in fiery fury as
- the earth begins to shake beneath your feet.  The world of Draenor is
- dying... Khadgar motions toward the remaining rifts created by
- Ner'zhul and beckons you to follow him.  The warriors of Azeroth under
- your command gaze upon the rifts with uncertainty - but to remain
- would be suicide.  Knowing that their beloved Azeroth is safe from
- harm, they gather up weapons and wounded companions alike as you lead
- them into the swirling, unknown reaches of the Twisting Nether.
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