World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 4 | Page 13

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some of her greatest heroes, such

bards still sing of the tragic bond

back to the peaceful shamanic

as Khadgar and Turalyon, and the

between the Paladin Tyrion Fordring

practices of their ancestors.

orcs their entire home-world. After

and the Orc Eitrigg, or the beautiful

Where Blackhand embodied

Khadgar and his party gave their

Taretha and the noble Thrall.

the bloodlust and madness of

lives to destroy the portal from

At least, we name that most

the new orc, Thrall embodied

the Draenor side, the Warsong

famous of Orcs. Thrall was born

the rough nobility of the old.

clan found themselves stranded

on Azeroth to exiled Frostwolf

in Azeroth, living on the outskirts

parents, orphaned by the murderous

Thrall was instrumental in keeping

of human civilization. Although

schemes of Gul’dan. He was raised

the peace between the Alliance and

humble in origin, this clan would

by an infamous Alliance officer

the Horde after the Third War, but, as

change the history of two worlds

known as Aedelas Blackmoore, who

we shall see, was also instrumental

forever. The Warsong frequently

reared the Orc with the intention of

in destroying it. It is here that I feel I

raided the Orcish internment camps,

molding him into a great warchief

should rest my quill. Take a moment,

where they would attempt to rouse

under his power-hungry thumb.

reader, to reflect upon the years of

them into rebellion, only to find

Blackmoore would never live to

animosity which the relationship

them in an unnatural, sorcerous

the see just how successful he had

between Human and Orc is built

lethargy, an unforeseen side-effect

been in his efforts to make Thrall

upon. It will only serve to make the

of their reliance on fel magic.

a great leader. Thrall stands as the

developments of the next chapter in

Horde’s greatest reformer, turning

our tale even more astounding. ■

It is also during this time that we
find the first stirrings of friendship

the orcs away from their demonic

between humanity and orc-kind. The

slavery and unbridled savagery,

Along with Jaina Proudmoore,

By Luke Grimish

The GameOn Magazine