Step into an alternate reality in World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, a massive expansion to the legendary MMORPG that brings players back to a time before the original Horde ever arrived on Azeroth. As a pivotal chapter in the Warcraft saga, this expansion invites players to explore a familiar yet fundamentally different world, where the consequences of history have been rewritten by the arrival of an unexpected threat: the Iron Horde.
A War for the Ages: The Setting and Story
The narrative of Warlords of Draenor centers on a fractured timeline. Following his escape from justice with the help of the bronze dragon Kairozdormu, Garrosh Hellscream finds himself in an alternate version of Draenor. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, Garrosh provides his father, Grommash Hellscream, with the advanced technology necessary to forge the Iron Horde—a terrifying, mechanized conquest force.
Under the banner of the Iron Horde, various orcish clans have united under powerful warlords, including the cunning Blackhand, the bloodthirsty Kargath Blade/Bladefist, and the fearsome Kilrogg Deadeye. As this new force expands its reach—subjugating locations like Highmaul and constructing massive fortifications such as the Blackrock Foundry—the threat begins to leak through the Dark Portal into Azeroth itself.
