Void War

**Year 97** - Word reaches the factions that a region of northrend has gone dark. Vanguard forces from the 2nd Alliance Army encounter void forces under the control of Yogg-Saron and battle erupts across Howling Fjord and Grizzly hills, elements of the 4th Horde army move to support with a landing in dragonblight, and are forced to assist the dragonflights which are besieged. The combined force manages to hold there positions, enabling new forces and supplies to arrive into northrend, but the situation is dire, and the joint forces are barely able to hold, extra forces from across the planet are being gathered but it is aborted when massive void armies from the other gods. Forces from C'thun are sweeping out of silithus and overwhelming local forces. and N'Zoth's forces are devastating Kul'Tiras and surrounding regions as they make landfall on many different coastlines.

The Fighting to secure a viable frontline is desperate but all races on azeroth quickly unite to face this threat, even though many fight alone, either standing or falling alone in there home lands, others unite with the major powers to properly resist the overwhelming numbers of void creatures spreading from the 3 enemy central strongholds.

All forces in Ulduar, Silithis and in many other costal locations are overwhelmed, and word spread of mass deaths of key leaders and heroes on both sides as the central minds of the void target and kill anyone who is a threat to there plans.

**Year 102** - Battle rages across all continents by this point. Each imprisoned old god is breaking free as one. a concerted plan to overwhelm the world, and no matter what victory is achieved, its only short term. The races are working together like never before, combining forces and tactics, and the lines hold, tho many people are dying each day.

Things change when a massive void army makes a violent and powerful push north, avoiding alliance and horde fortifications and striking Thunder Bluff in overwhelming force. Alliance and horde forces rush to hold it but the defense is failing. The city is evacuated and the army makes a show of holding, making the void armies charge as one, only for the defending armies to evacuate at the last moment and blow the bluff, decimating the void forces, And destroying Thunder bluff forever. The void army was crushed but the tauren were a homeless people.

Things go from bad to worse as massive void forces come from many hidden spots across azeroth. Destroying many defenses and population centers, and crushing the majority of all defense planning by the forces of azeroth. And it is at this time they realize there is no victory at this rate. The year comes to a close when word spreads of the utter massacre of the 8the Legion at Endre'Thalas.

Anduin Wrynn, The now old King of Stormwind and lord of the alliance, gathers everyone to finally organize there resistance. Unknowingly doing exactly as the old gods had hoped for. Every leader of every race of azeroth even able to think, was gathered in one place under the strongest security. But it proved not enough.

A massive void host launched an overwhelming assault on Elwynn. Driving the alliance armies and allied forces into full retreat, or forcing them to stand and fall in hopeless battles, The walls of stormwind were assaulted again and again while the civilian population was evacuated, and only through overwhelming valor, strength and sacrifice did they manage to hold long enough to get out most of the people. As well as most of the leaders, sadly anduin, jaina, shaw and many other key figures, as well as the entire stormwind army, were slaughtered.

The war to survive until a weapon or tactic was developed would rage for years and cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

**Year 105** - A plan is set in motion at last. With the return of such foes as C'Thun and Yogg-Saron, and n'zoth seemingly the one who set it all in motion. And imprisonment impossible. They have one choice left. Using knowledge learned, stolen or rediscovered in titan archives, they develop what they hope is a means of first, destroying the physical body of the old gods, then absorbing its essence, extracting the void energies they are made of and what they use to spread there corruption. Containing it....and then destroying it. They decide to begin with Yogg-Saron. A major offensive is launched and they drive deep into his lair. many heroes fall, holding the line in the heard of Yogg-Saron's hold, and the device is activated. The old god lashes out in fear and rage, killing many, but is ultimately destroyed once and for all. Earning some respite for the decimated armies of azeroth. Allowing them to retake key areas and begin to reform forces for the next push.

But even in this moment of reformation was great losses for the people of azeroth. Starting with the destruction of silvermoon to a huge void assault. Resulting in the exodus of the blood elven population and the deaths of many of its leaders and heroes. and continuing with the destruction of stromgarde. And even tho many of stroms armies were still out fighting. The loss of there home was felt by many and drove the men and women of strom to greater acts of valor and commitment than many others.

**Year 107** - The other old gods are stunned at the loss of there brother. and attack with all there might across azeroth in a renewed offensive. Hundreds of thousands die. But the horde and alliance concentrate everything on C'thun. Fielding a massive army to strike deep into his home lair. Overwhelming his defences even at the cost of many more vital heroes and leaders of azeroth. And repeat Yogg-Sarons destruction. With 2 of the old gods gone, the azeroth armies got alot more breathing space to gather what strength remained in the races of azeroth for a final push on N'Zoth.
Battles continue to rage across the planet but N'Zoth is starting to withdraw his best forces for a last defense. Intending to defeat the attack then counter attack azeroth once he has secured the weapon he fears and either locked it away or destroyed it.

**Year 110** - The combined armies attack, and they drive into N'Zoth's lair. For months the armies of azeroth cut into N'Zoths defenses, Tens of thousands die each week. The armies of azeroth being forced to storm defenses rather than siege them. Unable to allow N'Zoth time as he will simply rebuild his forces. And only after great loss does the armies reach the core, fighting N'Zoth with azeroths final heroes, lead by Velan, one of the last surviving leaders, along with Tyranda, Thalyssra and Lor'themar. The leaders fought at the front, this battle being the very final gasp of azeroth. Failure here is extinction or corruption and all know it. Few of the heroes survived to this point, The entire surviving ebon blade is present, and they hold the spot where the device is placed, for hours N'Zoth throws everything at them. Killing thousands, hero after hero falls. Entire companies wiped out in a single strike, Tyranda is struck down, using all her strength until it finally fades, her forces falling almost completly with her. Thalyssra and Lor'Themar fight back to back, and simply vanish beneath a mountain of horrors, there last act being Thalyssra throwing everything she has left into a massive magical explosion, the pair of them found holding one another in there final moments. Velen throws his last strength into a final stand, and finally the device reaches its final stage, N'Zoth rushes to stop it, forcing Velen to launch himself at the old god, sacrificing himself to buy the seconds required....and the device triggers. Ending N'Zoth once and for all and bringing the bloodiest moment in azeroth history to an end.
Of 320k azerothian forces that went into that final battle, containing peoples from every race on azeroth, even thousands of naga and murlocs, only 82k came out of it alive. And very few of the heroes of azeroth made it out with them. People such as Soreka Blackblood, Stephany Blackwood, Sally Whitemane and Thoras Trollbane being the highest and most known names to have survived. The Ebon Knights simply too hard to kill and enabling them to survive where so many others didnt, But none came away truely intact, carrying scars that would never heal.

**Year 111** - The cost of the war is staggering. Estimated death tole is 1.7 million world wide. nearly a 3rd of the entire global population is wiped out by the old god war. But its over. The rebuilding starts. And more effort is thrown to the grand project. Less out of wanting to get away from eachother...more about being afraid to be in one place and possibly wiped out by a threat unseen.