many months have
passed since
Archimonde and the Burning Legion were defeated
at the Battle of Mount Hyjal… The stalwart night elves, led
by the Arch Druid, Furion
Stormrage and the Priestess
Tyrande Whisperwind, have
vanished back into the
shadows of Ashenvale Forest - intent to heal the ancient
lands that were scarred by the
Legion’s vile corruption. The battle-weary orcish
Horde, led by the idealistic
Warchief, Thrall, has settled in
the harsh, eastern hills of the
Kalimdor Barrens. Finally able
to claim a homeland of their own, the orcs work tirelessly
to found and protect their
new nation of Durotar. The human survivors of
Lordaeron, under the
command of the Sorceress,
Jaina Proudmoore, have also
settled along the eastern coast
of the Barrens. The island citadel of Theramore was
erected to safeguard the last,
rag-tag remnants of the
failing human Alliance. …And Arthas, the newly
crowned King of Lordaeron,
has driven the undead Scourge
to eradicate the last vestiges
of resistance to his iron rule.
His kingdom - the once proud bastion of human might and
nobility - has become a
plagued realm of death and
sorrow. Now, driven by
haunting visions of the Frozen
Throne of Icecrown, Arthas plans to tighten his grip over
the rest of the world.