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Part II - The Doom of
Draenor
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
10,000 years had passed since the sundering of the
world, but the Burning Legion had neither forgiven
nor forgotten their desire to destroy Azeroth.
Kil'jaeden the Deceiver was under orders from his
master, Sargeras, to plot the Burning Legion's
second invasion of Azeroth and this time there would
be no mistakes. Kil'jaeden's brilliant idea was that
he would use a new force, a catspaw, to weaken
Azeroth's defenses before the Legion even set foot
upon the world. If the mortal races, such as the
Night Elves and Dragons, were forced to contend with
a new threat, they would be too weak to pose any
real resistance when the Legion's true invasion
arrived.
It was at this time that Kil'jaeden discovered the
lush world of Draenor floating peacefully within the
Great Dark Beyond. Home to the shamanistic,
clan-based Orcs and the peaceful draenei, Draenor
was as idyllic as it was vast. The noble Orc clans
roamed the open prairies and hunted for sport, while
the inquisitive draenei built crude cities within
the world's towering cliffs and peaks. Kil'jaeden
knew that Draenor's denizens had great potential to
serve the Burning Legion if they could be cultivated
properly.
Of the two races, Kil'jaeden saw that the warrior
Orcs were more susceptible to the Legion's
corruption. He enthralled the elder Orc shaman,
Ner'zhul, in much the same way that Sargeras had
brought Queen Azshara under his control. Using the
cunning shaman as his conduit, the demon spread
battle lust and savagery throughout the Orc clans.
Before long, the spiritual race was transformed into
a bloodthirsty people. Kil'jaeden then urged
Ner'zhul and his people to take the last step: to
give themselves over entirely to the pursuit of
death and war. Yet the old shaman, sensing that his
people would be enslaved to hatred forever, somehow
resisted the demon's command.
Frustrated by Ner'zhul's resistance, Kil'jaeden
searched for another Orc who would deliver his
people into the Legion's hands. The clever demonlord
finally found the willing disciple he sought --
Ner'zhul's ambitious apprentice, Gul'dan. Kil'jaeden
promised Gul'dan untold power in exchange for his
utter obedience. The young Orc became an avid
student of demonic magic and developed into the most
powerful mortal warlock in history. He taught other
young Orcs the arcane arts and strove to eradicate
the orcs' shamanistic traditions. Gul'dan showed a
new brand of magic to his brethren, a terrible new
power that reeked of doom.
Kil'jaeden, seeking to tighten his hold over the
Orcs, helped Gul'dan found the Shadow Council, a
secretive sect that manipulated the clans and spread
the use of warlock magics throughout Draenor. As
more and more Orcs began to wield warlock magics,
the gentle fields and streams of Draenor began to
blacken and fade. Over time, the vast prairies the
Orcs had called home for generations withered away,
leaving only red barren soil. The demon energies
were slowly killing the world. .
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