Kingdom of Lordaeron

The Kingdom of Lordaeron
Flag	Coat of Arms
Cities and Towns
Capital	Capital City
Major Settlements	Stratholme Tyr's Hand Hearthglen Andorhal Caer Darrow Corin's Crossing New Avalon
Minor Settlements	Brill Pyrewood Village Ambermill Southshore Hillsbrad Fields Tarren Mill Vandermar Village Havenshire Darrowshire Light's Hope Chapel
Demographics
Population	55,000,000 (height) Unknown (current)
Density	65/sq mi
Culture	Lordaeronian Mynydd
Language(s)	Common Lordaeronian Gutterspeak Saesneg (minority)
Ethnic group(s)	Mynydd
Demonym	Lordaeronian
Religion(s)	Church of the Holy Light (majority)
Government
Type	Hereditary Monarchy
King	Terenas Menethil II (formerly)
Crown Princess	Calia Menethil
Legislature	Lordaeron House of Nobles
Geography
Location	Northern Lordaeron
Area	~850,000 square miles
Land	~91% or 773,500 square miles
Water	~9% or 76,500 square miles
Economics
Currency	Lordaeronian Coinage
Exports	Gold Silver Iron Lumber
Emblems
Fauna	Eagle
Colour(s)	Blue White
Other
Allegiance	Alliance of Lordaeron (formerly) Grand Alliance Scarlet Crusade Argent Crusade Forsaken
Status	Destroyed

Lordaeron was the northern most human Kingdom on the subcontinent of Lordaeron. Under the leadership of Terenas Menethil II, Lordaeron was responsible for leading the Alliance of Lordaeron against the Orcish Horde during the Second War. The Kingdom, along with most of the north lands of the Lordaeron subcontinent, fell due to the Plague of Undeath.

History

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, official historical texts state that it is named after Lordain, one of Emperor Thoradin's Generals and "brothers".

Kingdom of Lordaeron

Orcish Invasion of Azeroth

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

"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

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 of Cardinal Niklos Adamant, Bishop of Lordaeron, known as the Remnant of Lordaeron.
• A band of former citizens and nobleman pledging loyalty to the Kingdom of Lordaeron Restored under Lady Madelynne Albrecht, styled Queen Madelynne I.
• The Autarchy of Aurelia seeking to expand their domesne via the Crusades of the Crimson Phoenix from the Duchy of Arcadia.
• A militant order known as the United Northern Front, dedicated to the extermination of all enemies to the Alliance from the Kingdom of Lordaeron. They are led by Captain Bradian MacKay.
• An old regiment under direct command of the GAA ,The Reformed 33rd Foot of Lordaeron, under the command of Commander Sanalellah Barrancas and Master Sergeant Mengersh Barrancas, which seeks to restore the Kingdom under the banner of the Alliance.

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 separate 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.

Military

Lordaeron's Army

For more detail see Lordaeron Army

Lordaeron's Navy

For more detail see Lordaeron Navy