Warcraft: The Creation of the Alliance

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The World of Warcraft story has always been defined by two major political factions fighting for survival on a hostile world. On one side of the ocean sits the Horde, a collection of different races who just want to survive against a world that wants to see them destroyed. On the other side lives the Alliance, a proud group of races that want to uphold honor and justice across Azeroth. This group of races have gone through much strife over the years, and their struggles are far from over. They wish to preserve order across Azeroth and create a peaceful society where they can thrive, and they will do whatever they can to achieve that.

Currently, the Alliance in World of Warcraft is made up many distinct cultures. The members of the Alliance are the Humans, Dwarves, Night Elves, Gnomes, Draenei, Worgen, Pandaren, Void Elves, Lightforged Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarves, Kul'Tiran, and Mechagnomes. However, it was not always this way, and there was a time when the Alliance was simply a creation of necessity as the Orcish Horde brought a wave of destruction across Azeroth. The story of the Alliance begins during this turbulent time when the residents of Azeroth needed to try whatever they could to beat back the encroaching invaders.

Warcraft: The Creation of the Horde

After Stormwind fell to the Horde during the First War, the survivors fled to the kingdom of Lordaeron. Regent Lord Anduin Lothar pleaded with the other human kingdoms to band together against this new foe, and they all agreed. The Wildhammer Dwarves, High Elves, Gnomes, and Ironforge Dwarves would also end up joining this growing Alliance as the Horde pressed on. Anduin Lothar took the reins of this brand-new faction and pushed back against the Horde during the Second