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Through Medivh, Sargeras used the warlock's magic to
communicate with draenor and the Horde. He promised
Gul'Dan could become a living god if he found the
undersea tomb where the Guardian Aegwynn had placed
Sargeras' crippled body nearly a thousand years
before. Gul'dan agreed and declared that once the
denizens of Azeroth were beaten, he would find the
legendary tomb and claim his reward. Assured that
the Horde would serve his purposes, Sargeras ordered
the invasion to begin.
Through a joint effort, Medivh and the warlocks of
the Shadow Council opened the dimensional gateway
known as the Dark Portal. This portal bridged the
distance between Azeroth and Draenor, and it was
large enough that armies might pass through it.
Gul'dan dispatched Orc scouts through the portal to
survey the lands which they would conquer. The
returning scouts assured the Shadow Council that the
world of Azeroth was ripe for the taking.
Still convinced that Gul'dan's corruption would
destroy his people, Durotan spoke out against the
warlocks once more. The brave warrior claimed that
warlocks were destroying the purity of the Orcish
spirit and that this reckless invasion would be
their doom. Gul'dan, unable to risk killing such a
popular hero, was forced to exile Durotan and his
Frostwolf Clan into the far reaches of this new
world.
After the exiled Frostwolves charged through the
portal, only a few Orc clans followed. These Orcs
quickly set up a base of operations within the Black
Morass, a dark and swampy area far to the east of
the kingdom of Stormwind. As the Orcs began to
branch out and explore the new lands, they came into
immediate conflict with the Human defenders of
Stormwind. Though these skirmishes usually ended
quickly, they did much to illustrate the weaknesses
and strengths of both rival species. Llane and
Lothar were never able to gather accurate data of
the Orcs' numbers and could only guess at how great
a force they would have to contend with. After a few
years the majority of the Orcish Horde had crossed
into Azeroth, and Gul'dan deemed that the time for
the primary strike against humanity had come. The
Horde launched its full might against the
unsuspecting kingdom of Stormwind.
As the forces of Azeroth and the Horde clashed
across the kingdom, internal conflicts began to take
their toll on both armies. King Llane, who believed
the bestial orcs to be incapable of conquering
Azeroth, contemptuously held his position at his
capital of Stormwind. However, Sir Lothar became
convinced that the battle should be taken directly
to the enemy, and he was forced to choose between
his convictions and his loyalty to the king.
Choosing to follow his instincts, Lothar stormed
Medivh's tower-fortress of Karazhan with the help of
the wizard's young apprentice, Khadgar. Khadgar and
Lothar succeeded in vanquishing the possessed
Guardian, whom they confirmed to be the source of
the conflict. By killing Medivh's body, Lothar and
the young apprentice banished the spirit of Sargeras
to the abyss. As a consequence, the pure, virtuous
spirit of Medivh was also allowed to live on ... and
wander the astral plane for many years to come.
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