Warcraft III – Bago’s Quest (Full Story, Chapter 1-8) [1/2]

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STORY
On the world of Arath it’s the year 610. Two decades have past since the last orc-human war has taken place.
The first orcish war against the humans began in 573 when two dominant races of Arath began a conflict. Normally Arath was the world of both races. But that was to be not much longer so.
In the Nation of Andranoch after a very long time of forgiving each passing brutal orcish actions their King Patos finally declared the first war in this age ever that was directed at the Orcs. The nation of the Bloody Claw Clan led by Thiran the Fierce has been waiting a long time for this moment and not wasting any time were even the first ones to attack the enemy. After destroying each and every base that was on the south to Raftaloth (the White Sea) the Orcs concentrated themselves on sea attacks.
Until 583 the Humans were bravely holding off the orcs not allowing them to win even an inch more of the sea. Finally after a great pause the humans began an offensive. For 5 years the line of borders between two forces didn’t move significantly until in 588 the Human Paladin Timon convinced the Formarge Dwarves to stand to battle on the side of Andranoch. The Elves from Ectaria have joined shortly after thanks to the good relations between Elven Leader Aelvis and Andranoch’s King.
The orcs were long before allied with many Troll tribes but they didn’t stand a chance against the Northern Arath aliance. The Gray Trolls led by Zul’jin and the Orc forces have been divided and without further contact with the orcs Zul’jin has given up and escaped with the remains of his tribe to Nokridge where they still live now, seperated from Andranoch.
Other Troll tribes have become a minority because of the still rising number of their deaths and remained from that moment hidden in the forests of Ormreish. The year 589 has brought a powerful mage – Falconos – into battle for Andranoch. After numerous losses the orcs were only controlling Ormreish (Southern terrains of the former Orcish Territory).
This situation forces Thiran to do nothing else but give up. But Falconos didn’t agree with the orcs only applying defeat. He decided to make a plan which he called the Orc Extermination. The orcs tried to defend themselves with hiring Ogre Merceneries from Ormreish which had always a close opinion coparing to Thiran’s Clan, but that didn’t help so most of the Bloody Claw Clan fled to Totemor (another world where the orcish race wasn’t a minority) through the Portal. The humans have won the portal and were controlling all of the previously controlled by Orcs terrains of Ormreish. Most of Bloody Claw Clan had escaped but many have died in battle while defeating the portal including their Warchief. Thiran’s death wasn’t a big tragedy though. He was never respected by anyone but his title of Warchief was gained only because of the great fear every orc had felt to him.
The only ones who remained on Arath were 3 leaders: Bago Deathfist (the right hand of Thiran the Fierce, the tactician of Bloody Claw), the Shaman Wulzir and the Illusionist Romb. They alone attacked the human bases guarding the portal and with their combined magics did the impossible – won the portal back and defended themselves until activating the portal once again and escaping to Totemor. All 3 survived attacks from a whole battalion of Andranoch knights. They were from that moment called the Iron-Skinned.
Andranoch has been cleansed from the Bloody Claw Clan but South Andranoch was left in a neglected state how the orcs have left after it many ages of their rule so the time when a new beautiful part of Andranoch’s Kingdom would rise to a satisfactory state wasn’t yet there. However the Humans still made miracles to what was probably the dirtiest part of Arath.
Back on Totemor the Bloody Claw Clan still had their terrain and power so there wasn’t much to argue about until the Bloody Claw decided to ally with the Burning Axe Clan.
(to be continued)
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Prologue – New Conflicts
8:57 Chapter 1 – Regaining of the Portal
20:59 Chapter 2 – A Cold Welcome
28:10 Chapter 3 – Wild Lands
38:52 Interlude – Joining Forces
43:13 Chapter 4 – Conqueror Terror
56:43 Chapter 5 – The Hill Defense
1:06:27 Interlude – Darkness Calls
1:13:42 Chapter 6 – Source of Power
1:28:42 Interlude – The Warlocks Arise
1:31:37 Chapter 7 – Vengeance for Zul’jin
1:46:50 Chapter 8 – The Siege of Hukkatar
1:57:08 Interlude – The Ambush
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