Kingdom of Alterac

The Kingdom of Alterac was one of the seven human nations to join the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War. It was situated in the foothills and mountains of the land known as the Alterac Mountains. Formerly ruled by King Aiden Perenolde, Alterac was the weakest kingdom in the Alliance and a relatively small contributor of soldiers and supplies. During the Second War King Aiden made a secret agreement with the Horde to become a protectorate in exchange for betraying Lordaeron by allowing the Horde's forces to advance through the Alterac mountains unhindered. When this and other treacheries by Aiden where discovered the realm became the target of the Alliance's wrath with it's capital being completely destroyed in retribution.
The Alteraci people are scattered, many of them form what is now the Syndicate. The masks worn by Syndicate members are orange, just like the color of the fallen kingdom.
== History ==
=== Aftermath of the Second War and Future of the Realm ===
Following the Second War the Alliance of Lordaeron's leadership had to decide the fate of Alterac. King Trollbane of Stromgrade demanded the eastern portion of the realm be granted to Stromgrade in recognition of it's people's sacrifice in bringing retribution upon it. King Therenas of Lordaeron sought to grant the realm to Aiden's son, Aliden who was the most direct heir. Genn Greymane of Gilneas wished to see the realm pass to Isiden, a nephew of King Aiden Perenold of Alterac who had taken refuge in Gilneas. Eventually it was decided to grant the land to Lord Daval Prestor, a cousin of King Aiden Prenolde however this plan was abandoned when Daval Prestor disappeared after the defeat of Deathwing at Grim Bratol.
When Aiden Prenolde died, much of the land was annexed by Lordaeron with King Therenas being recognized as lord by a number of Alteraci who took up arms to defend his governance of the land from the Syndicate whose forces he faced in Alterac. It was during the Third War that King Therenas thought to grant the Kingdom of Alterac to his son, Arthas Menethal which would have further cemented Alterac's place as a realm within the High Kingdom of Lordaeron. This appointment did not come to be. The regicide of King Therenas and the rise of the Lich King in Lordaeron caused most Alteraci to cease affiliation with Lordaeron.
The realm's territories currently remain divided between the Frostwolf Orcs, Crushridge Ogres, Stormpike Dwarves, and the Syndicate. Stromgradean forces seek either to hold the eastern portion of the disgraced realm or expand fully into the Alterac to make it their own. Within the Alliance support for the Stormpike, Stromgrade, or Syndicate is common while the Horde leans more towards the Frostwolf Orcs. To the Horde the Alliance's retribution was an expulsion of Alterac from the Alliance and Aiden's agreement to become a Protectorate expression of it's change in affiliation.
==External links and references==
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Category:Kingdoms