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Civil War in the
Plaguelands
Knowing that Kil'jaeden would not be pleased with
his failure to destroy the Frozen Throne, Illidan
fled to the barren dimension known as Outland: the
last remnants of Draenor, the Orcs' former
homeworld. There he planned to evade Kil'jaeden's
wrath and plan his next moves. After they succeeded
in stopping Illidan, Malfurion and Tyrande returned
home to Ashenvale Forest to watch over their people.
Maiev, however, would not quit so easily, and
followed Illidan to Outland, determined to bring him
to justice.
Rise of the Blood Elves
At this time, the undead Scourge had essentially
transformed Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas into the toxic
Plaguelands. There were only a few pockets of
Alliance resistance forces left. One such group,
consisting primarily of high Elves, was led by the
last of the Sunstrider dynasty: Prince Kael'thas.
Kael, an accomplished wizard himself, grew wary of
the failing Alliance. The high Elves grieved for the
loss of their homeland and decided to call
themselves Blood Elves in honor of their fallen
people. Yet as they worked to keep the Scourge at
bay, they suffered greatly at being cut off from the
Sunwell that had empowered them. Desperate to find a
cure for his people's racial addiction to magic,
Kael did the unthinkable: he embraced his people's
Highborne ancestry and joined with Illidan and his
naga in hopes of finding a new magical power source
upon which to feed. The remaining Alliance
commanders condemned the Blood Elves as traitors and
cast them out for good.
With no place left to go, Kael and his Blood Elves
followed Illidan to Outland and helped him defeat
the warden, Maiev, who had recaptured Illidan.
However, the combined naga and Blood Elf forces
managed to defeat her and free Illidan from her
grasp. Based in Outland, Illidan gathered his forces
for a second strike against the Lich King and his
fortress of Icecrown.
Civil War in the Plaguelands
Ner'zhul, the Lich King, knew that his time was
short. Imprisoned within the Frozen Throne, he
suspected that Kil'jaeden would send his agents to
destroy him. The damage caused by Illidan's spell
had ruptured the Frozen Throne; thus, the Lich King
was losing his power daily. Desperate to save
himself, he called his greatest mortal servant to
his side: the death knight Prince Arthas.
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