World of War: The Alternative History of The Warlands Timeline

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Time Rifts of patch 10.1.5 sees us visiting several alternative timelines. In one of these timelines, The Warlands, the war between the Alliance and Horde never rested, and the two factions never found moments of peace. All the timelines we encounter during Time Rifts have histories very different to our own, but The Warlands is particularly interesting because it's possible to discover two lore books detailing the exact events that led to that world's current state. Fractures in Time: Time Rifts Lore Companion

Most of the history is detailed in the Oil-Soaked Log Book, which can be found on the floor of the Alliance airship after defeating Varian Wrynn in The Warlands for the first time. After bringing this book to Soridormi, it can be read on one of the artifact collection tables at /way #2025 51.2 56.7. At first, the history is the same. The Orcs came through the Dark Portal and destroyed Stormwind, but were eventually defeated at Blackrock Mountain and placed in internment camps. When the plague of undeath came, the Orcs fled to Kalimdor. However, here is where the history changes. In the original history, the city of Dalaran was destroyed when Arthas, the Lich King, attacked. In The Warlands, the plague of undeath was stopped at Dalaran. Afterwards, when the Alliance leadership attempted to sign a peace with the Horde, there was a revolution. The Alliance leadership was overthrown by those who wished to keep on fighting the Horde. The new Alliance leaders brought war to the Horde in Kalimdor, and the factions were renamed — the Great Glorious Alliance and the Blood Horde — who, according to the book, wasted their resources stipping the land of Kalimdor to help