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With the arrival of the Azerothien refugees upon the shores of Lordaeron, King Terenas formed
a council of delegates from each of the seven kingdoms under his rule. Recounting terrible
tales of destruction and carnage wrought by the Orcish invaders in Azeroth, the Steward Lord
Anduin Lothar convinced the sovereign of Lordaeron to unite themselves against this great
threat. Despite much quarreling and debate, the lords acquiesced to Lothar and Terenas, and
agreed to unite their armies under the general command of Lothar himself. As the shores of
Lordearon had already been savaged by small bands of Orc marauders, Lothar found a strong
ally in his longtime friend Admiral Daelin Proudmoore of the seaside kingdom of Kul Tiras.
Thoras Trollbane, lord of Stromgarde, was also quick to offer his support to this newly forged
Alliance, sensing that the time for glorious battle was at hand. These warriors were not the
only ones to get ready for battle
As the holy writ commandeth that the whole armor of rightousness be worn in the war
against evil, Alonsus Faol - Abbot of the now destroyed Northshire Abbey - convinced the
ecclesiastic ministers of Lordaeron to gird their priests and followers alike with weapons of
war. As the guardians took up swords of light to defend the heavens, so must the holy men of
earth be prepared to combat the dark tide that was quickly approaching from the south.
From the ancient subterranean halls of Khaz Modan came the stoic Dwarves of Ironforge,
reporting that the Orcs had already begun to assault their mountain kingdom. The Dwarves
offered their support n arms and ingenious technologies to the Alliance, who in turn assured
them that the Orcs would be driven back at all costs.
The reclusive Elves of Silvermoon ventured forth from the shadowy forests of Quelthalas to
offer their services to the Alliance. Their magiks, so closely
tied to the forces of the earth, had shown evidence that the
Orcs had been defiling the very lands of Lordaeron
as part of their sinister plans. The ill-bred prejudice
that had existed for eons amongst the three races
was put aside, and a bond was formed between
these ancient neighbors. This bond would
become a force known across the whole
of Lordaeron as the Alliance.
Thus, united in arms against a common
foe, the Alliance stands upon the
shores of destiny and awaits the
coming of the Tides of Darkness.
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