Chapter II: The New World

The Founding of Quel'Thalas
6,800 years before Warcraft I

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constructed a series of monolithic Runestones at various points around Quel'Thalas which marked the boundaries of the magic

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Arathor and the Troll Wars
2,800 years before Warcraft I

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include many disparate tribes, and the ranks of its army grew vast. Confident that they could hold their own against the

troll warbands or even the reclusive elves if need be, the Arathi warlords decided to construct a mighty fortress city in the

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left Strom and traveled north alongside thecheap wow gold mighty armies of King Thoradin.

The united elf and human armies clashed against the overwhelming troll warbands at the foot of the Alterac Mountains. The

battle lasted for many days, but the unflagging armies of Arathor never tired or gave an inch of ground before the troll

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The Guardians of Tirisfal
2,700 years before Warcraft I

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the northlands, the elves of Quel'Thalas bent their efforts towards rebuilding their glorious homeland. The victorious armies

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his kingdom buy wow goldwould splinter apart if it overextended itself, maintained that

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The second Arathorian city-state cheap wow goldof Dalaran was founded in the lands north

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Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves
2,500 years before Warcraft I

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The Seven Kingdoms
1,200 years before Warcraft I

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Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
823 years before Warcraft I

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shadow. Aegwynn, a fiery human girl, won the approbation of the Order and was given the mantle of Guardianship. Aegwynn

vigorously worked to hunt down and eradicate demons wherever she found them, but she often questioned the authority of the

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above Northrend. cheap wow goldSargeras, the demon king and lord of the Burning Legion,

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War of the Three Hammers
230 years before Warcraft I

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his doom, the creature that emerged was more terrible than any nightmare he could have imagined.

Ragnaros the Firelord, immortal lord of all fire elementals, had been banished by the Titans when the world was young. Now,

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Witnessing the horrific devastation and the fires spreading across the southern mountains, King Madoran and King Khardros

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The Last Guardian
45 years before Warcraft I

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Time passed, and Aegwynn gave birth to her son buy wow goldin a secluded grove. Naming

the boy Medivh, which means "keeper of secrets" in the high elven tongue, Aegwynn believed that the boy would mature to

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When Medivh reached the age of fourteen, the cosmic power inside him awakened and clashed with the pervasive spirit of

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Sargeras reveled within the darkening heart of Medivh, for he knew that his plans for the second invasion of the world were

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