Sons of Lothar The Sons of Lothar are the group of members of the Alliance Expedition to Draenor , led beyond the Dark Portal by the Archmage Khadgar after the Second War . They named themselves Sons of Lothar in honor of Anduin Lothar , said to be the bravest human warrior who ever lived . Three of the Expedition ' s leaders — Khadgar himself , Danath Trollbane , and Kurdran Wildhammer — have been confirmed to be alive , but Blizzard has claimed that all five of the individuals memorialized in Stormwind have survived the destruction of Draenor . It is not yet known whether the faction is truly affiliated with the Alliance , since Khadgar is currently available as a quest giver to both factions ; they were trapped in Outland when the peace between the Alliance and the Horde was reached at the Battle of Mount Hyjal . However , because Khadgar is a quest - giver to both sides , it may be possible that the Sons — or at least the Archmage himself — has reached an understanding with the Horde in Outland ( this could be an outgrowth of Khadgar ' s bargain with the Laughing Skull Clan prior to Draenor ' s destruction ) . Alternatively , a statement made a few months ago by Chris Metzen suggests that Khadgar serves the Sons of Lothar and the Sha ' tar concurrently , having allied himself ( again , no reference to the rest of the Sons of Lothar ) with the naaru with the hopes of uniting both Alliance and Horde against their true enemies . History . In the two decades since the Battle of Hellfire Peninsula , much has changed in the world of Azeroth : The Kingdom of Lordaeron has fallen , the mythic land of Kalimdor has been rediscovered , and a great victory against the Burning Legion has been achieved at the Battle of Mount Hyjal . The Horde and the Alliance have an uneasy peace , but conflicts have arisen over resources in both Kalimdor and in the Eastern Kingdoms . But the question remained in the minds of the Alliance , ever since the Dark Portal was sealed : What happened to the brave souls who led the expedition to the world of the orcs ? Many were of the belief that they were killed by the cataclysm that destroyed Draenor ; others believe they escaped to other worlds within the Twisting Nether , through the powerful rifts opened by the shaman Ner ' zhul ; and some others believe that they survived in the remnants of the world . After the reconstruction of Stormwind , five statues were placed within its Valley of Heroes : Three humans — a mage , a paladin , and a warrior — along with a dwarf warrior and an elven ranger . . . the leaders of the Alliance Expedition , believed to have been lost when the Dark Portal was sealed . Memorialized in stone , due to the fact that their fate was unknown to anyone in the world of Azeroth . But Draenor has been rediscovered . Now known as Outland , a small portion of the homeworld of the orcs and draenei floats in the Twisting Nether , and it remains a battleground — but not just between the Alliance and the Horde any longer . In the center of the city of Shattrath in Terokkar Forest , in the Alliance fortress of Honor Hold in the Hellfire Peninsula , and at the Wildhammer Stronghold in Shadowmoon Valley , three leaders of the Alliance Expedition — the Archmage Khadgar , Force Commander Danath Trollbane , and Gryphon Commander Kurdran Wildhammer — continue to lead the fight against the insidious Burning Legion as well . The questions of their fate have been answered — and many more questions about their quest have been raised . But one thing is clear . Twenty years after venturing beyond the Dark Portal , the Sons of Lothar have returned . Only Alleria and Turalyon have yet to be found , and their son , Arator the Redeemer , believes that they are still alive .