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A Brief Warcraft III Timeline |
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A
Brief Timeline of the Warcraft Universe |
| 10,000 |
The
Night Elves awaken in the world and found a great society in the heart
of Kalimdor. They tinker with primitive magic and inadvertently set it
loose throughout the world of Azeroth.
The
demonic Burning Legion, lured by the resultant energies, launches a massive
invasion in order to drain the world of its innate magic. The Night Elves,
unable to defeat the raging Demons, and are forced to ally themselves with
the ancient Dragons in order to banish the Legion from the world. The ensuing
conflict is so apocalyptic, that the greater land- mass of Kalimdor is
broken apart and smashed beneath the sea.
The
Night Elves vow to never use magic again, for fear that the Legion would
return. |
| 6,000 |
Unwilling
to give up its precious magics, a small band of Night Elves is exiled from
Kalimdor. Travelling to the newly formed eastern lands, they found the
kingdom of Quel’Thalas and begin to refer to themselves as High Elves.
The High Elves are continually besieged by the native Troll warbands. |
| 2,900 |
The
Human Empire of Arathor is founded in Lordaeron. |
| 2,700 |
The
High Elves, on the verge of losing their continuing war against the Trolls,
seek the aid of the Humans of Arathor. In exchange for their help against
the Trolls, the High Elves agree to teach men in the ways of magic. The
combined army of Elves and Humans succeeds in wiping out the majority of
Trolls in Lordaeron. |
| 2,600 |
Due
to the Humans’ reckless use of magic, agents of the Burning Legion find
their way back into the world. The Order of Tirisfal is founded. The powerful
Guardians of Tirisfal are charged with fighting a secret war against the
agents of the Legion, unbeknownst to the general populace. |
| 1,200 |
Due
to internal struggles and the pressures of over-expansion, the Human Empire
of Arathor fragments into seven autonomous nations. |
| 45 |
The
Guardian, Aegwynn, defeats Sargeras, the Lord of the Burning Legion in
single combat. Sargeras’ malevolent spirit bonds with the soul of Aegwynn’s
unborn child. |
| 40 |
Though
banished from Azeroth, the Burning Legion corrupts the Orcish clans on
the world of Draenor. The once noble, shamanistic Orc clans unite and become
a rampaging Horde under the rule of the malevolent Shadow Council. |
| 37 |
Aegwynn
gives birth to her son, Medivh, who is destined to become the Last Guardian. |
| 1 |
Medivh,
driven mad by the spirit of Sargeras, opens the Dark Portal and the Orcish
Horde begins its invasion of Azeroth. |
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Warcraft:
Orcs and Humans |
| 5 |
Medivh
is killed by his best friend, Lord Lothar, and his own apprentice, Khadgar.
After
five grueling years of attrition, the Horde finally conquers the nations
of Azeroth and Khaz Modan and claims Blackrock Spire as its base of operations.
Lord
Lothar leads an exodus of refugees to the northern nation of Lordaeron.
Once there, he convinces the leaders of the seven human nations to unite
in arms against the Horde. The separate nations of the Arathorian empire
are reunited as the Alliance of Lordaeron. |
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Warcraft
II: Tides of Darkness |
| 6 |
Orgrim
Doomhammer, the Warchief of the Horde, launches his mighty fleets to invade
the shores of Lordaeron. The unstoppable Horde pushes its way into the
heartland of Lordaeron and succeeds in destroying the High Elves’ ancient
kingdom of Quel’Thalas.
The
Alliance forces push back, but Lord Lothar is killed during the siege of
Blackrock Spire. Spurred by the death of their beloved leader, the Alliance
armies crush Blackrock Spire and push the Horde back to the threshold of
the Dark Portal.
The
Dark Portal is destroyed and the Horde is defeated. |
| 7 |
The
renegade Orcs are rounded up and placed into internment camps by the Alliance. |
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Warcraft
II: Beyond the Dark Portal |
| 8 |
The
ancient Orc Shaman, Ner’zhul, rallies the few clans still left on Draenor
and reopens the Dark Portal. He orders his clans to steal a number of artifacts
from Azeroth that will allow him to open multiple Portals in Draenor.
The
Alliance sends its armies, led by the wizard Khadgar, through the Dark
Portal in order to stop Ner’zhul’s schemes. The two armies clash throughout
the hellish world of Draenor for months.
Empowered
by the stolen artifacts, Ner’zhul opens a number of Portals in Draenor.
Yet, before he can lead his clans through them, their energies spiral out
of control and begin to destroy the very fabric of that world. The Alliance
heroes, knowing that they would be trapped forever, are forced to destroy
the Dark Portal so that Azeroth is not consumed by the raging energies.
The
blasted world of Draenor tears itself apart. |
| 9 |
The
Alliance grows uneasy as the Orcish internment camps are reopened. Only
a few, scattered Orc clans evade the Alliance’s wrath and eke out a living
in the harsh wilderness. |
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Thrall’s
Tale: Lord of the Clans |
| 22 |
Thrall,
a young Orc raised as a Human slave and gladiator, escapes from bondage
and sets off on a quest to discover his stolen heritage. Thrall succeeds
in reuniting a number of renegade Orc clans and leads them in revolt against
the Alliance Regional Wardens. |
| 23 |
With
the threat of a new Horde looming over them, the Alliance nations begin
to bicker and quarrel. Tensions run high amongst the Human leaders.
Thrall
becomes the new Warchief of the Horde and helps to reintroduce his people
to their abandoned shamanistic culture. The reinvigorated Horde finally
begins to lose the last traces of the Legion’s demonic corruption.
Civil
strife rages through the nations of the Alliance as threat of a new, unseen
foe draws near - The Burning Legion has returned…
Warcraft
III… |
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Credits |
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Written
by: EMP
Many
thanks to Panda of GameKult |
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Total comments: 2 | Last comment: 05-30-2005 at 14:46
Liamcouch
From:  (Aylmer)
Joined: February 16th, 2005
Posts: 1 | Off Topic comment deleted. Frankly all it was, was letters randomly typed in... -SMC |
Mapmaster1bak
From:  (Milwaukie, OR)
Joined: May 30th, 2005
Posts: 1 | but a couple problems. wasnt sargeras obliterated when the well of eternity collapsed on him? Also, you didnt mention medivh's dad (king Wrynn's court conjurer) may find more of these minor things later (havent read the books the sargeras thing may be right) |
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