Shattered Hand clan

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Shattered Hand clan
The Shattered Hand clan banner.
Leader	Kargath Bladefist
Clan color	White
Domain	Hellfire Peninsula, Hellfire Citadel
Status	Active

The Shattered Hand clan was named for the practice of self-mutilation that every grunt in the clan must perform. Led by Kargath Bladefist, the Shattered Hand remained on Draenor while the majority of the orcish clans, led by Blackhand, travelled through the Dark Portal into Azeroth. Upon the return of the Bleeding Hollow Clan from Azeroth, Kargath volunteered his clan to make war against the humans. When Draenor was destroyed, a part of his clan was stranded along with the Bleeding Hollow and Warsong Clans.

The Warcraft II manual mentioned that a razor-sharp scythe sat in place of Kargath Bladefist's severed left hand, but whether it was an accident or intentional, it now seems customary for clan members to replace a hand with a blade, as most if not all Shattered Hand mobs in WoW have this. Kargath Bladefist and Watchkeeper Gargolmar (Who may or may not be a member) seem to have both hands replaced, so this may be a sign of high rank.

Known members

Name	Location
Gest	Cleft of Shadow	Orgrimmar
Kargath Bladefist	Shattered Halls	Hellfire Citadel
Ormok	Cleft of Shadow	Orgrimmar
Shenthul	Cleft of Shadow	Orgrimmar
Jes'rimon	The Drag	Orgrimmar

World of Warcraft

The Shattered Hand still plays a pivotal part in World of Warcraft. Two factions of the Shattered Hand also exist, one based in Azeroth and loyal to Thrall and the New Horde, while the other is formed by corrupted Fel Orcs and is based in Outland.

The Shattered Hand in the New Horde

The members of the Shattered Hand that remained in Azeroth became an integral part of Thrall's New Horde. With the foundation of Durotar, and the Horde capital of Orgrimmar, the Shattered Hand has become the Horde's guild of assassins, training new rogues in the service of their Warchief. However, as with all rogues, the extent of their loyalty is unknown; one member, Zando'zan, states that he has foreseen the death of Thrall, but whether this is just a premonition he had of the Warchief's demise or that he or the Shattered Hand in Orgrimmar plans to kill Thrall remains a mystery. However, Zando'zan's contact does point out that he's not quite sane and that his words perhaps should not be taken seriously.

Fel Orcs of the Shattered Hand

Unbeknownst to any until now, Kargath Bladefist was approached by the Pit Lord Magtheridon, the Lord of Outland. He consumed the pit lord's blood and became a fel orc. Now presumably in the service of the current Lord of Outland, Illidan Stormrage (Magtheridon had been deposed sometime after his return), Kargath is the self-declared Warchief of the Fel Horde, ruling from the Shattered Halls in Hellfire Citadel.

Much of his clan, now fel orcs as well, are camped along the Path of Glory leading up to Hellfire Citadel from the Dark Portal, as well as in the breaches in the northern and southern ramparts. They also make up the majority of the forces inside the Shattered Halls, including archers, gladiators, and assassins.

Ranks

Server

Server:Shattered Hand is a PvP server; it was one of the original servers available when World of Warcraft went live in November of 2004.