Dwarven relations This article explains dwarven relations with the other races . The Ironforge dwarves do not trust the Horde , as they ' ve fought the orcs almost as long as the humans have . They accept the current truce , but chafe at the notion that they must stay away from the borders of Durotar . The titans left clues all over Kalimdor , and the Ironforge dwarves do not want border disputes to get in the way of their research . Some of the more adventurous dwarves refuse to abide by Jaina Proudmoore ' s command to stay away from Durotar , and explore the orcish homeland ' s outer regions anyways . They frequently have skirmishes with the jungle trolls who inhabit Durotar ' s borderlands . The Ironforge ( Bronzebeard ) dwarves in the Barrens and Mulgore have unknowingly drawn the ire of the tauren , and centaur . Ironforge is the strongest nation of the Alliance , and the dwarves and humans are two of the most closely politically tied races in all Azeroth . The dwarves and humans have frequently formed political alliances , and both are founding member races of the Alliance . They both share a mistrust of elves . They knew the work at Bael Modan ( and other locations ) would be noisy and disruptive to local inhabitants , but believed their search was of far greater importance than the comfort of the locals . It turned out that the digging up of Titan ruins appalls the tauren , an act they see as desecration of holy ground . The dwarves and gnomes suffer constant attacks from the Horde , especially nearby tauren from Mulgore . The tauren attempt to destroy Ironforge dwarf dig sites at every opportunity , hassling dwarven archaeologists any way they can and stopping just short of open warfare . The dwarves felt they had to drive a band of tauren out of the area who were proving to be such a nuisance . The centaur have also made forays against Bael Modan , but were repelled decisively each time . They believed these attacks to be from various rogue organizations . The fact that we are dealing with various rogue elements out here leads me to believe we will need support from the King ' s Army . Not only will the excavation require military support , it would seem to my novice eye that the location of Bael Modan might be of strategic value to the Alliance considering the volatility of world politics in their current state . Alas , I have digressed . There is much work to be done beneath the rock . I have spent too much time writing and not enough digging . . . The most notable incident was the destruction of the Stonespire tribe ' s villiage in the Southern Barrens in the conflict between the two . Many tauren lost their lives or were forced off their ancestral lands during the ensuing battles . Gann Stonespire is one of the few remaining villagers and member of the tribe that was lost to the dwarves , who seeks vengeance against them , for the deaths of his brethren and continued destruction of his ancestral lands with explosives and destructive machines . The dwarves have also rejected attempts at diplomatic resolutions . In addition to the Barrens dig - site , another outpost in Mulgore has outraged the local Bloodhoof tauren tribe , who believe the excavations are disrespectful to the Earthmother . The digging is enraging the kodos of Mulgore . In Cataclysm , the dwarves refused to listen to the warnings of the tauren and angered the spirits of the Land they were violently excavating on with explosives . The infuriated Earth spirits killed the Bael ' dun miners and the tauren now seek to calm them . The dwarves were involved with destruction of Camp Taurajo , having used Wildhammer mercenaries to firebomb the village . In revenge for the dwarves destroying his home and killing his friends a second time , Gann parts ways with the Horde and blows up Bael ' dun to avenge his tribe and Camp Taurajo . Angry at the death of his son , a scout pilot and amateur archaeologist , General Twinbraid mistakenly blames the goblins in Frazzlecraz mine due to finding the corpse of a goblin helper of Gann . General Twinbraid then orders the player to attack the goblin miners , telling the player to " Kill ' em All " and to " Lay waste to their whole grubby operation . " This attack likely did not help dwarf / goblin relations . Lands of Mystery . " Lands of Mystery " had initialy described a more peaceful relationship . However " Cataclysm " paints a far different picture and makes no mention of any of the below . While under constant threat of outsiders encroaching upon their ancestral lands , by both centaur and goblin , the tauren see little difference in the case of dwarves , despite a difference in motives . The tauren do not realize that the dwarves are searching for relics of their heritage , and not quick cash like the goblins . If they did they would likely allow the the dwarves to work in peace , and perhaps even with their blessing . The tauren respect the worship of of ancestors , and they would likely find the dwarves purpose similar enough to tolerate the digging , provided the dwarves also showed the proper respect for the land . Even though tauren and dwarves do not share good relations , they were eager to share knowledge of runes and titan myths . After Brann Bronzebeard visited the dwarves of the Bael ' dun Digsite he knew he needed to act before his friends were put in greater danger . While he visited Thunder Bluff he suggested to Cairne Bloodhoof that he send a group of his own people to work with the dwarves in exchange for making sure that the land was properly cared for . Cairne agreed to bring up his offer to his council of elders for discussion . Apparently it worked , as Baine Bloodhoof asked a group of young tauren to act as emissaries to the dwarven excavation of Bael ’ dun to convince the dwarves to cease their careless digging . Given enough effort , the tauren apparently convinced the dwarves to allow a shaman to oversee their site to make sure that the land is properly cared for during the excavation , and that the dwarves return to the land as much as they take .