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|capital=[[Capital City|Lordaeron]]<ref>"...Lordaeron's capital city (also called Lordaeron ā€” silly humans).", [[Lands of Conflict]], pg. 108.</ref>
  
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|rulers= [[Sylvanas Windrunner]], King [[Terenas Menethil II]] (former), King [[Arthas Menethil]] (former), [[Balnazzar]] (former),
 
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'''Skywall''' is one of the four domains of the [[Elemental Plane]], occupied by the [[air elemental]]s.
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'''Lordaeron''' is a continent and a former [[human]] [[kingdom]] (aka '''Lordaeron Empire'''<ref>{{ref game|title=Warcraft III|expansion=[[The Frozen Throne]]|campaign=[[Legacy of the Damned]]|mission=[[King Arthas]]}}</ref>) of the [[Eastern Kingdoms]]. Its name comes from the three main [[Alliance]] race languages: "lorn" (in [[Dwarven|Dwarven]]) that means "land", "daer" (in [[Common]]) that means "people" and "ronae" (in [[Thalassian]]) that means peaceful.{{Cite|LoC|19}} Lordaeron's [[Capital City]] is also called Lordaeron<ref>"...Lordaeron's capital city (also called Lordaeron ā€” silly humans).", Lands of Conflict, 108</ref>. Originally one of the [[Seven Kingdoms]] to emerge during the collapse of [[Arathor]], Lordaeron was ruled by the [[House of Menethil]] and provided refuge for the people of [[Stormwind]] following that kingdom's destruction at the end of the [[First War]]. During the [[Second War]], Lordaeron spearheaded the [[Alliance of Lordaeron|first Alliance's]] campaign against the [[Orcish Horde]], but was almost entirely consumed by the [[Scourge]] during the [[Third War]]. This former [[nation]]'s{{cite|WRPG|50}} {{cite|LoC|20, 31}} {{cite|LoM|170}} territory is now contested between the Scourge, the [[Forsaken]], and fragmented pockets of human resistance, most notably the [[Scarlet Crusade]] and the [[Argent Dawn]].
  
   
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==History==
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==City-state of Arathor==
  
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When the [[titan]]s defeated the [[Old Gods]], their servants, the [[elemental]]s, where banished to the [[Elemental Plane]], a prison where they were contained to protect the new world from their chaotic nature.
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[[Image:Lorderan Tabard.jpg|thumb|left|A Lordaeron tapestry.]]
  
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Lordaeron was settled by the disenfranchised lords of [[Strom]], capital of the nation of [[Arathor]], who were part of a group that left Strom because they were desirous of the verdant lands to the north. The capital [[City of Lordaeron|city]] served as a spiritual destination for the citizens of the seven human kingdoms.
  
   
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Imprisoned for all the eternity, the different [[Elemental Lord]]s fought each other, until each of them claimed a portion of the plane for themselves. The domain of the [[air elemental]]s is Skywall, a realm of lightning and wind, ruled by [[Al'Akir|Al'Akir the Windlord]], elemental lord of air.<ref name=HistoryOldGods>[[The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth]]</ref>
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==Lordaeron in Warcraft II==
  
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[[Image:Lorderan-flag.jpg|thumb|The flag of Lordaeron.]]
  
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*'''Leader:''' ''King Terenas II''
  
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*'''Nation Color:''' ''White''
  
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*'''Background:''' ''Ruled by the benevolent King Terenas II, the nation of Lordaeron stands as the last bastion of hope for humanity. The armies of Lordaeron were the first to heed the call to arms issued by Sir Lothar and the people of Azeroth. As patron of the Alliance, King Terenas II has assumed the heavy mantle of leadership to protect all who abide in his domain. The armies of Lordaeron are deeply religious and are driven by the belief that humanity must stand steadfast against the blasphemous onslaught of the Horde.{{Cite|W2Man|42}}''
  
   
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[[File:ThroneOfTheFourWinds.jpg|thumb|left|[[Al'Akir]] contemplating [[Throne of the Four Winds]].]]
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==The Alliance of Lordaeron==
  
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Following the opening of the [[Dark Portal]], the nations of [[Azeroth]] and [[Khaz Modan]] were conquered by the [[Horde (pre-Thrall)|Horde]]. The refugees from Azeroth, led by Lord [[Anduin Lothar]], fled across the sea to Lordaeron. There, Lothar convinced the leaders of the human nations, as well as the [[dwarf|dwarves]] of [[Ironforge]], [[gnome]]s of [[Gnomeregan]], and [[high elf|high elves]] of [[Quel'Thalas]], to join forces in the [[Alliance of Lordaeron]].
  
   
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But, no matter each lord got to rule over his own realm, the different elementals kept fighting for supremacy and expansion, one of the worst of those battles becoming known as the [[Elemental Sundering]], where [[Prince Thunderaan|Thunderaan the Wind Seeker]], an [[elemental prince]] of air, was betrayed by [[Garr]] and [[Geddon]], the lieutenants of [[Ragnaros|Ragnaros the Firelord]], elemental lord of fire, who consumed most of Thunderaan's essence, and stored what little remained of it within a [[Bindings of the Windseeker|talisman of elemental binding]], which was shattered in two flawless pieces, assigned to his lieutenants.<ref>[[Highlord Demitrian#Dialogue]]</ref>
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Under the leadership of King [[Terenas Menethil II]] and Lord Lothar, the Alliance was victorious, pushing the Horde back to the Dark Portal, and destroying the gateway to the orcs' homeworld. Lothar fell in the assault on [[Blackrock Spire]], and with the loss of his political skill, rifts developed between the Alliance nations. The main issue of dispute was a tax levied by King Terenas to finance the internment of the orcs. Though Lordaeron attempted to retain its central role, several nations pulled their support from the Alliance.
  
   
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The plane prison remained undisturbed by the outer world until some millenniums ago, when the [[High elf|high elves]] and later the [[human]]s discovered how to command the elementals, and started to summon them back to [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]].<ref name=WRPG216>''[[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]]'', pg. 216</ref>
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==The Scourge of Lordaeron==
  
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Following years of debate over the internment of the orcs, a [[plague]] appeared in the north of Lordaeron. As it spread throughout the towns and cities of Lordaeron, one after another fell to the [[Scourge]], most notably [[Andorhal]] and [[Stratholme]]. Finally, with the corruption of the heir to the throne of Lordaeron, Prince [[Arthas Menethil]], the capital city itself succumbed. Arthas' captains [[Falric]] and [[Marwyn]] alone were responsible for the slaughter of the aristocracy. Thus, in an ironic twist of fate, it was Lordaeron that lay in ruins, with refugees streaming to [[Khaz Modan]] and [[Azeroth]].
  
   
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However, it wasn't until recently, when [[Deathwing]] blasted from the Elemental Plane into the world, causing the [[Shattering]], that the elementals were able to roam freely across Azeroth once again. Allied with Deathwing, their air elementals assault the recently discovered desert of [[Uldum]], threatening to overrun the world once again.<ref>{{Questlong|Neutral|83|Al'Akir's Vengeance}}</ref>
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Arthas briefly assumed the title of King, and ruled as an agent of the [[Scourge]], before the eruption of a civil war between his forces, the remaining [[dreadlord]]s, and the free undead led by [[Sylvanas Windrunner]]. Windrunner's forces, the [[Forsaken]], achieved a victory over the dreadlords and Scourge, claiming the ruined former capital of Lordaeron (the "[[Ruins of Lordaeron]]"), under which they constructed the [[Undercity]].
  
   
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The remaining indigenous humans of Lordaeron may be broken down into three major groups, the Loyalists of Stormwind, the [[Scarlet Crusade]] and the [[Argent Dawn]]. The first are the folk of southern Lordaeron which have remained loyal to the Alliance, and have given their loyalty to the monarchy at Stormwind. These humans control three towns, scattered evenly across the southern regions of the nation. Southshore is the most important of these townships, and the only port north of the [[Thandol Span]] under Alliance control. To the north, nestled in the rolling foothills of Alterac lies the town of Hillsbrad, surrounded by the rich [[Hillsbrad Fields]]. The town controls an important mine on the coast, [[Azurelode Mine]]. Far to the west of these towns lies the town of [[Pyrewood Village]], which receives it aid not from Stormwind, but from [[Dalaran]]. The town is friendly to the Alliance, but the dire curse laid upon it by the mage [[Arugal]] has prevented it from further integration. To the south of the town lies a refugee camp outside of the [[Greymane Wall]], and its folk also support the Alliance.
 
   
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Skywall contains a level 82-84 dungeon, [[Vortex Pinnacle|The Vortex Pinnacle]], as well as [[Throne of the Four Winds]], a raid dungeon ruled over by [[Al'Akir (tactics)|Al'Akir]], which can be entered from towers floating high above [[Uldum]] around {{coords|77|84|Uldum}} and {{coords|38|81|Uldum}} respectively.
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The [[Scarlet Crusade]] hold lands scattered throughout northern Lordaeron, and are by far the most numerically well endowed of the human factions of the former kingdom. Nominally a part of the Alliance, they are so fearful of the undead that they will attack any individual on sight. They hold several key positions in the [[Tirisfal Glades]], including farmlands in the west, and their great stronghold in the region, the [[Scarlet Monastery]] above the north coast. In the [[Western Plaguelands]] they control the entire northern part of the zone from [[Hearthglen]]. They also maintain a presence in [[Andorhal]]. In the Eastern Plaguelands they control [[Tyr's Hand]], and still nominally control the [[Scarlet Enclave]] beyond, although it has become depopulated due to invasion by the Scourge, and migration to Northrend. Their capital lies at Stratholme, where they hold a portion of the city.
  
   
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The Argent Dawn has bases throughout the Plaguelands, and is made up of those humans who have taken a more moderate approach to the war against the dead, accepting Horde and even Forsaken into their ranks.
  
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[[File:TheVortexPinnacleDay.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Vortex Pinnacle]] at day.]]
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[[File:TheVortexPinnacleNight.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Vortex Pinnacle]] at night.]]
   
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The air above the middle tier of the [[Elemental Plane]] looks much like [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]'s sky at first glance. A yellow sun, immobile and persistent, hovers in the air, surrounded by drifting clouds and other, more violent storms. Birds and much stranger creatures flit about.
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The Alliance has further strength in the region as well. A small [[high elf|high elven]] outpost can also be found near the bounds of the [[Ghostlands]] in the [[Eastern Plaguelands]], [[Quel'Lithien Lodge]]. These elves have stayed committed to the Alliance, and are hostile to the Horde. Dalaranian troops also have a presence in southern [[Silverpine Forest]].
  
   
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Above the sun, invisible from the ground, lies the fortress of the [[air elemental]]s. Thick stone walls, fashioned of rock stolen from the earth below, hang suspended by permanent cyclones in the shape of pillars. Lightning and strong winds constantly swirl about the Skywall, making natural flight in the vicinity all but impossible.
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The Forsaken managed to take control of the heart of the old kingdom, claiming the [[Ruins of Lordaeron]] (and the [[Undercity]] beneath) as their base of operations. They use it to keep hold over much of the [[Tirisfal Glades]], and control the towns [[Brill]] and [[Deathknell]] along the main east-west road of the region. They also control [[The Sepulcher]] in the center of [[Silverpine Forest]], and the town of [[Tarren Mill]] in the [[Hillsbrad Foothills]].
  
   
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Inside the fortress, [[Al'Akir|Alā€™Akir the Windlord]] holds court, ruling over his elemental kin. He enjoys watching over the rest of the plane, traveling in the guise of a thundercloud.<ref name=S&L137>''[[Shadows & Light]]'', page 137</ref>
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The Syndicate, in an attempt to punish Lordaeron for its role in the fall of their kingdom of [[Alterac]] have taken the fortress of [[Durnholde Keep]], and the surrounding countryside, although the [[Ravenholdt]] (a league of assassins) have attempted to curb their strength from their base at [[Ravenholdt Manor]] (Which also lies in former Lordaeron).
  
   
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Finally, the Undead [[Scourge]] holds [[Stratholme]] and [[Andorhal]], as well as [[Scholomance]] in the southern [[Western Plaguelands]]. The Scourge are overwhelmingly the dominate force in much of Lordaeron, with a presence in all its zones except the [[Hillsbrad Foothills]].
 
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[[Image:LordaeronLoC.JPG|thumb|Lordaeron in the RPG.]]
  
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[[Image:LordaeronWC3.JPG|thumb|Lordaeron in Warcraft III.]]
  
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==Areas==
  
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The [[Capital City of Lordaeron]] once controlled the [[Eastern Plaguelands]], the [[Western Plaguelands]], the [[Tirisfal Glades]], the [[Hillsbrad Foothills]], most of [[Silverpine Forest]], and part of the [[Alterac Mountains]] ([[Chillwind Point]], and the town of [[Strahnbrad]]).
  
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Also possibly [[North Lordaeron]], which is currently a [[Closed Zone]].
  
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*{{RaceIconExt|Terenas}} {{npc||Terenas Menethil II}}
 
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!Ruler:
  
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[[File:ThroneOfTheFourWindsOverview.jpg|thumb|200px|Throne of the Four Winds overview.]]
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**1. {{Questfinish}}{{Questlong|Neutral|82D|The Vortex Pinnacle}}
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**3. {{Queststartfinish}}{{Questlong|Neutral|82D|Vengeance for Orsis}}
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*{{NPC|Neutral|Magical Brazier}}
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**{{Queststartfinish}}{{Questlong|Neutral|DaD|Whispers of the Djinn}}
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[[File:StormDragons.jpg|thumb|275px|[[Storm dragon]]s at [[Nimbus Rise]] in [[Vortex Pinnacle]].]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Air}} [[Air elemental]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Djinni}} [[Djinni]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|RevenantAir}} [[Lightning revenant]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Spark}} [[Spark]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} [[Arcane Wraith]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|DrakeStorm}} [[Storm dragon]]
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*{{RaceIconExt|Tol'vir}} [[Tol'vir]] ([[Neferset tribe]])
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*[[Mephit|Air mephit]]<ref name="S&L141">''[[Shadows & Light]]'', pg. 141</ref>
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Revision as of 17:37, 12 May 2011

NeutralSkywall
Level: 82-85
Skywall
Vortex Pinnacle overview
Type Elemental plane of air
Capital(s) Throne of the Four Winds
Races Air elemental Air elemental
IconSmall Djinni Djinn
IconSmall DrakeStorm Storm dragon
IconSmall RevenantAir Lightning revenant
IconSmall Tol'vir Tol'vir
Government Elemental Lord
Ruler(s) Al'Akir
Major settlements Throne of the Four Winds
Minor settlements Vortex Pinnacle
Languages Kalimag, Auran
Faiths Elemental Lords
Affiliation Al'Akir, Deathwing, Old Gods
Location Elemental Plane (access locations hovering off of the southern coast of Uldum)
Skywall
Vortex Pinnacle (5)

Grand Vizier Ertan
Altairus
Asaad

Throne of the Four Winds (10/25)

Conclave of Wind
Al'Akir

Skywall is one of the four domains of the Elemental Plane, occupied by the air elementals.

History

When the titans defeated the Old Gods, their servants, the elementals, where banished to the Elemental Plane, a prison where they were contained to protect the new world from their chaotic nature.

Imprisoned for all the eternity, the different Elemental Lords fought each other, until each of them claimed a portion of the plane for themselves. The domain of the air elementals is Skywall, a realm of lightning and wind, ruled by Al'Akir the Windlord, elemental lord of air.[1]

ThroneOfTheFourWinds

Al'Akir contemplating Throne of the Four Winds.

But, no matter each lord got to rule over his own realm, the different elementals kept fighting for supremacy and expansion, one of the worst of those battles becoming known as the Elemental Sundering, where Thunderaan the Wind Seeker, an elemental prince of air, was betrayed by Garr and Geddon, the lieutenants of Ragnaros the Firelord, elemental lord of fire, who consumed most of Thunderaan's essence, and stored what little remained of it within a talisman of elemental binding, which was shattered in two flawless pieces, assigned to his lieutenants.[2]

The plane prison remained undisturbed by the outer world until some millenniums ago, when the high elves and later the humans discovered how to command the elementals, and started to summon them back to Azeroth.[3]

However, it wasn't until recently, when Deathwing blasted from the Elemental Plane into the world, causing the Shattering, that the elementals were able to roam freely across Azeroth once again. Allied with Deathwing, their air elementals assault the recently discovered desert of Uldum, threatening to overrun the world once again.[4]

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Skywall contains a level 82-84 dungeon, The Vortex Pinnacle, as well as Throne of the Four Winds, a raid dungeon ruled over by Al'Akir, which can be entered from towers floating high above Uldum around [77, 84]VZ-UldumBlip and [38, 81]VZ-UldumBlip respectively.

Geography

TheVortexPinnacleDay

Vortex Pinnacle at day.

TheVortexPinnacleNight

Vortex Pinnacle at night.

The air above the middle tier of the Elemental Plane looks much like Azeroth's sky at first glance. A yellow sun, immobile and persistent, hovers in the air, surrounded by drifting clouds and other, more violent storms. Birds and much stranger creatures flit about.

Above the sun, invisible from the ground, lies the fortress of the air elementals. Thick stone walls, fashioned of rock stolen from the earth below, hang suspended by permanent cyclones in the shape of pillars. Lightning and strong winds constantly swirl about the Skywall, making natural flight in the vicinity all but impossible.

Inside the fortress, Alā€™Akir the Windlord holds court, ruling over his elemental kin. He enjoys watching over the rest of the plane, traveling in the guise of a thundercloud.[5]

Subregions

The Vortex Pinnacle — Cyclone Summit Ā· Nimbus Rise Ā· Temple of Asaad
Throne of the Four Winds

Instances

Name Level range Group size Location
Cataclysm The Vortex Pinnacle 82-84 5-man Uldum [77, 84]VZ-UldumBlip
Cataclysm Throne of the Four Winds 85 10/25-man Uldum [38, 81]VZ-UldumBlip

Quests

ThroneOfTheFourWindsOverview

Throne of the Four Winds overview.

Denizens

File:StormDragons.jpg

Storm dragons at Nimbus Rise in Vortex Pinnacle.

References

 
  1. ^ The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
  2. ^ Highlord Demitrian#Dialogue
  3. ^ Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, pg. 216
  4. ^ N [83] Al'Akir's Vengeance
  5. ^ Shadows & Light, page 137
  6. ^ a b c d e Shadows & Light, pg. 141


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