| The Kingdom of Lordaeron | |
|---|---|
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Ruler |
King Terenas Menethil II (dec.) |
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Capital |
Capital City (formerly, now known as the Undercity) |
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Affiliation |
The Grand Alliance |
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Status |
Destroyed |
Lordaeron was a human kingdom that lead the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War. Although some claim its name is supposedly derived from a combination of words stemming from the human, dwarvish, and elvish languages: "lorn" (in Dwarven) meaning "land", "daer" (in Common) meaning "people" and "ronae" (in Thalassian meaning peaceful, the official history books state that it is named after Lordain, one of Emperor Thoradin's Generals and "brothers".
"Here lies King Terenas Menethil II -- Last True King of Lordaeron.
Great were his deeds -- long was his reign -- unthinkable was his death.
May the Father lie blameless for the deeds of the son.
May the bloodied crown stay lost and forgotten."
- Inscription upon King Terenas' Grave
History
During the Second War, Lordaeron provided refuge to Lord Anduin Lothar and the people of Stormwind under his charge following that kingdom's destruction at the end of the First War. During the Second War, Lordaeron spearheaded the Alliance's campaign against the Orcish Horde of Orgrim Doomhammer. Lordaeron was almost entirely destroyed as a result of Prince Arthas Menethil's betrayal and subsequent invasion by the Undead Scourge during the Third War.
Current Status
The Capital City
Today the former kingdom's territory lays, for the most part, in complete ruins. Despite this, the land is hotly contested between a variety of competing forces, including:
- The last forces of the Undead Scourge.
- The undead former citizens of Lordaeron under Lady Sylvanas Windrunner known as the Forsaken.
- The zealous remnants of the Scarlet Crusade.
- The Argent Crusade within the Plaguelands
- An organization of former citizens, knights, and noblemen known as the League of Lordaeron.
- A group of orders that banded together under the direction Cardinal Niklos Adamant, Bishop of Lordaeron, known as the Remnant of Lordaeron. This includes the Silver Hand, led by Bradian MacKay, the Bloodhound Company, led by Anton Vukanovic, and the Mynydd, led by Lord Llewellan ap Gruffudd.
- A band of former citizens and nobleman pledging loyalty to the Kingdom of Lordaeron Restored under Lady Madelynne Albrecht, styled Queen Madelynne I.
Although the League of Lordaeron and Kingdom of Lordaeron Restored both possess different notions of how Lordaeron should be redeemed, they both stand together in some form of unity under the banner of the Alliance, as opposed to the Crusade, Forsaken, and Scourge, which all make up competing and seperate interests.
Over the course of the years other organizations sporadically appeared and started laying claim to land that was previously part of the Kingdom of Lordaeron.
These new forces consist of:
- Scarlet Consecration
- Army of the Truthful
- Scarlet Brigade
These new orders all have some tie back to the Scarlet Crusade.