Daelin Proudmoore Daelin Proudmoore was the " Lord Admiral " and king of Kul Tiras . As " Grand Admiral " of the Alliance , he was the supreme commander of the naval forces of the Alliance during the Second War . He was a staunch enemy of the Horde , refusing to believe that it could ever change its ways — he greatly hated the orcs and would have been more than willing to see them all dead . Eventually he was consumed by his own hatred , and killed by the Horde led by Rexxar . Biography . Second War . Proudmoore led the island nation of Kul Tiras in the Second War , and it was Kul Tiras who funded much of the armada of the Alliance . After the First War , orcs began to attack coastal settlements in Kul Tiras and the surrounding shores of Lordaeron and Khaz Modan . With his longtime friend Anduin Lothar at his side , Proudmoore was given control of the Alliance navy as Grand Admiral . Shortly before the Second War , Proudmoore was among the human leaders summoned to an emergency meeting at Capital City in Lordaeron by King Terenas Menethil II , where the Alliance of Lordaeron was formed . Pronounced Lord of all the Alliance ' s mighty fleets , Proudmoore led the naval assault on the orcs , destroying their forces on land , sea , and air , while managing the oil refineries in Stratholme , which provided the main node of resources for the navy . He lost his eldest son , Derek , and everyone on board the six ships of the Third Fleet when they were attacked by dragons . However , he afterwards defeated the orcish navy and kidnapped a person from Alterac who told him about Perenolde ' s betrayal . After the Second War , Daelin and other leaders of the Seven Kingdoms were present at the meeting in Nethergarde . Proudmoore discussed the rebuilding of Stormwind with King Varian Wrynn and the Dark Portal with Khadgar . He later informed the Alliance army of the orc ' s movements when they were searching for artifacts . Proudmoore stayed beside King Terenas through the political turmoil that followed the Second War , even when he opted to have the orcs put into internment camps . His daughter , Jaina , became involved with Terenas ' son , Arthas , but their affair was ended when she chose to focus on her studies of magic . He quarreled with Genn Greymane at a meeting concerning the fate of Alterac before Daval Prestor defused the situation . Later , he was present in Stormwind when Arthas became a paladin . He was also one of the four jurors during the trial of Tirion Fordring in Stratholme . It is rumored that Proudmoore had a second daughter outside of his marriage with an elven sorceress named Kilnar Goldensword . Aftermath of the Third War . Proudmoore remained a close ally of Lordaeron for many years , with Jaina studying in Dalaran under Antonidas himself . He was crushed and horrified to hear the news that Lordaeron was destroyed by the demonic invasion . When he searched Lordaeron for survivors , he found nothing but legions of undead and demons , and few survivors . Grand Admiral Proudmoore is one of the people responsible for the breakdown of Horde - Alliance relations after the fall of the Burning Legion . In the aftermath of the Third War Daelin departed from Kul Tiras , leaving his son Tandred behind , taking a large part of the Kul Tiras fleet and sailing across the Great Sea to Kalimdor , in order to search for his daughter and the survivors that fled there after Lordaeron fell to the Scourge . Though Jaina Proudmoore had managed to earn Warchief Thrall ' s trust , Daelin felt that he had to crush the Horde before they gained a foothold in Kalimdor . He began raiding the coast and assaulting orcish settlements , but when they began to fight back he withdrew and retreated to the island citadel of Theramore . When he arrived , he was overjoyed to find Jaina alive , but found her keeping some strange company : Rexxar the Mok ' Nathal , Rokhan the Darkspear troll and Chen Stormstout — all allies of the Horde — were with her . Daelin immediately demanded that they all be arrested , but Jaina retreated and helped Rexxar and his friends escape . Unwilling to allow Jaina any explanation , Daelin usurped control over Theramore and used it as the staging ground for his newest campaign to have his vengeance on the orcs , but he was beaten back by their numerous allies , and was forced to retreat back to Theramore where he established a naval blockade around Theramore Isle to prevent the Horde from launching a counterattack . What the Admiral didn ' t count on , though , was his own daughter siding against him . Jaina realized that her father was trapped in the past and that his vendetta against the orcs would only lead to more needless death and destruction for both sides , and aided Rexxar in destroying the ships . The Horde then laid siege to Theramore and battled their way to his keep , where Rexxar squared off against the Admiral himself . Thrall tried to reason with Admiral Proudmoore , telling him that the Horde was no longer the same enemy he had fought so many years ago , but Daelin refused to believe that the orcs could ever change and launched himself into battle . After an arduous fight , Daelin Proudmoore , victim of his own hatred , was slain in battle . With his death , the battle ceased . Jaina knelt at the body of her prideful father and mournfully asked why he didn ' t listen . Rexxar told Jaina to remember her father for the proud warrior he was . Admiral Proudmoore was succeeded as head of the Proudmoore family by his children , Jaina and Tandred . Proudmoore ' s second - in - command , Lieutenant Benedict , took command of Tiragarde Keep in Durotar to maintain a human presence in orcish lands , while Lieutenant Alverold continues his exploratory mission .