Lothar flees with the kingdom's survivors.Ħ Second War (Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness) The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind (ends) Lothar concedes that the war is lost and begins gathering people, ships, and supplies from the entire kingdom. The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind (begins) The kingdom of Kul Tiras is formed off of the coast of Khaz Modan.ĭwarves meet gnomes and help them build Gnomeregan.īlackhand (prior the formation of the Horde)īlood and Thunder (20 years before the formation of the Iron Horde (approximately the same date before the Orcish Horde)) The kingdom of Azeroth (later known as Stormwind) is formed on continental Azeroth. The human kingdoms of Lordaeron, Alterac, Gilneas, Dalaran, and Stromgarde are formed on continental Lordaeron, north of Khaz Modan. However, this also creates a massive cataclysm, called the Sundering, where eighty percent of Kalimdor's landmass is plunged between the waves, leaving only a handful of isolated continents. Several night elves led by Malfurion Stormrage are able to destroy the Well of Eternity, preventing Sargeras from entering the world, and stopping the invasion. War of the Ancients 1: The Well of Eternity He isolates his empire through the some magical mists, which protect it from the war and the ensuring disasters, but also leave it hidden from the rest of the world for thousands of years.

Shaohao, the last emperor of the Pandaren Empire, has a vision of the upcoming Burning Legion. Corrupting Queen Azshara and her followers, a portal is opened through which the Burning Legion enters the world and laids waste to the night-elven civilization. Sargeras senses the Highborne's use of the Well of Eternity and decides to invade Azeroth. The invasion is repelled thanks to Jiang and the newly-founded Order of the Cloud Serpent.Īncient history (10,000 years ago and less) The Zandalar tribe, allies of the now-overthrown mogu, attempt to conquer a plot of land in Pandaria that was promised to them by Lei Shen. Kang, with his fellow pandaren and the other slave races, start a revolution against the mogu, successfully overthrowing them and creating the Pandaren Empire. Their warnings go unheeded.Ī group of upper-class Kaldorei begin to refer to themselves as the Highborne and revel in the use of magic. Some Kaldorei resist the lure to use the Well of Eternity’s power and warn others of the dangers of abusing it. They bend magic to their will and use it to build beautiful cities, craft artifacts and reshape the land. The kaldorei begin to actively study and practice arcane magic.

The first night elves or 'kaldorei' appear and found their civilization upon the banks of the Well of Eternity, having evolved from the dark trolls. The Curse of Flesh affects the vrykul, causing their offspring (the ancestors of the race who would later become known as humans) to be born stunted and weak.Ī tribe of dark trolls gradually migrate towards the heart of ancient Kalimdor and settle along the shores of the Well of Eternity. The thousands-year long war between Aqir and Trolls ends with the defeat of the aqir, their remnants fleeing to form colonies that would become Ahn'Qiraj, Azjol Nerub and the mantid. They start calling themselves the draenei, or 'exiled ones'. With the help of a naaru, Velen escapes through the Twisting Nether with some eredar that had decided to reject Sargeras' offer.

Sargeras corrupts most of the eredar on Argus, convincing them to join his Burning Legion. The Titans and the Shaping of the Universe

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