Thoras Trollbane Thoras Trollbane was warrior - king of the human Kingdom of Stromgarde . He was a founding member the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War . Years later he withdrew from the Alliance due to disagreements with his friend King Terenas . Biography . Thoras Trollbane was a natural - born warrior . His people ' s lands were in the heart of troll - populated areas , and so being ready for battle was simply a way of life . Due to this , he was easily the largest and physically the strongest human king in the Alliance of his time . Thoras was a man of few words , only speaking those needed . However , his gruff exterior hid a very sharp mind . This often gave him an advantage when dealing with arrogant men . Trollbane was an old friend of King Terenas of Lordaeron , likely known each other ever since they were young and was his closest ally . Though their relationship soured after the war , they still respected each other greatly . Trollbane was also a rival and an enemy of King Perenolde of Alterac , leading the armies of Stromgarde into battle against the honorable General Hath of Alterac on more than one occasion . He wielded a mighty axe , which could be the Trollbane , into battle during the siege of Lordaeron but he was also known to wield the dreaded sword Trol ' kalar . The Second War . He was one of the human leaders who met at the councils to form the Alliance of Lordaeron . Stromgarde was quick to join the Alliance , following the start of the Second War , sending half of its standing army to the main Alliance forces , for Trollbane felt that battle was to be had with the orcs to stop their threat , he was one of the first in accept to form the Alliance of Lordaeron . Genn Greymane didn ' t want to form a combined army but Thoras and his friend Admiral Proudmoore accused him of cowardice so Greymane accepted to form the Alliance . Stromgarde had little chance to show its offensive capabilities , as the half of the army ( the one that didn ' t go with Lothar ) was defending the Northlands from the Horde ' s invasion through the dwarven realm of Khaz Modan , which the Horde led by the Blacktooth Grin had already expanded into . Stromgarde came under heavy assault and losses , they lost their island citadel of Tol Barad but continued to battle through , they tried to ambush Cho ' gall and kill him but they failed . The Horde manage to destroy a good deal of Trollbane ' s kingdom , and continued its march towards the elven kingdom of Quel ' Thalas . During the Siege of Lordaeron , Trollbane personally led his surviving troops to cut the Horde reinforcements through the Alterac Mountains , rendezvousing with General Hath who confirmed Perenolde ' s betrayal and sent his troops to join Trollbane ' s in defending the mountain passes , and preventing the entire Horde from overwhelming Lordaeron ' s Capital City . As the Alliance forces made their push to the South , Thoras sent a Stromgarde force under his nephew , Danath Trollbane , to retake Khaz Modan . Following the destruction of Alterac after its deal with the Horde became known , Thoras Trollbane petitioned King Terenas to annex the eastern portion of Alterac ' s territory to Stromgarde in recognition of the latter ' s sacrifices and valor during the Second War . After the War . Two years after the war ended , Thoras alongside other kings was present in Nethergarde to discuss the signs of the Dark Portal reopening . Back in Capital City , Thoras and Terenas were visited by the goblin Krix Wiklish who wanted to seal a deal with them . After the goblin left the two kings with Muradin Bronzebeard and Daval Prestor were discussing the matter of Alterac and Lord Perenolde . Thoras was also then present in the Capital City ' s religion service . Following the destruction of Alterac after its deal with the Horde became known , Thoras Trollbane petitioned King Terenas to annex the eastern portion of Alterac ' s territory to Stromgarde in recognition of the latter ' s sacrifices and valor during the Second War . Years later , he attended the ceremony in Stormwind where Arthas became a paladin . The Alliance Splinters . After the defeat of the orcs in the Second War , much of the Horde was wiped out and most surviving orcs were placed in internment camp s . Trollbane , however , fervently disagreed with this policy , believing that the orcs were simply too dangerous to be kept alive . He argued with Terenas about this which was bitter for both as it was an argument between very close friends . In addition , the higher taxes , along with the high expense of maintaining and operating the numerous orc internment camps , led many leaders to believe that their kingdoms would be better off seceding from the Alliance . After the high elves left the Alliance , so did Gilneas and Stromgarde . When Lordaeron refused to mass execute the orcs , a few years before the Third War , Trollbane sadly withdrew his support from the Alliance . Death and legacy . Thoras Trollbane met his end when he was assassinated under mysterious circumstances following the Third War . This was merely the beginning of Stromgarde ' s darkest hour , as the kingdom soon came under siege by forces of the Syndicate and Boulderfist ogres . Without the leadership of their feared warrior king , the armies of Stromgarde could not stop the Syndicate and Boulderfist and they now managed to occupy much of its terrain , including most of the capital city . Thoras was succeeded as Stromgarde ' s ruler by his son , Prince Galen Trollbane . Thoras ' nephew , Danath , was the tactical adviser to the Alliance Expedition to Draenor during the Second War , and was believed to have died after Draenor was destroyed and the Dark Portal sealed off ; however , Danath has recently been discovered alive at Honor Hold , in the region now known as Outland . In Dark Factions . As of the period of " Dark Factions " ( just before " The Burning Crusade " ) , the line of Igneas Trollbane is still alive and unbroken . It still seeks to reclaim Stromgarde from Syndicate control . In Legion . As of Legion , death knights resurrect Thoras as a death knight and one of the . He serves as a champion and plays little part until the , where he brutally kills several Scarlet Crusaders . He still gets a unique mount and is still a very major lore character . Patch changes . Patch 7 . 0 . 1 ( : Alpha ) : Added as undead . Patch 7 . 0 . 1 ( : Alpha ) : Added as undead .