Horde

Alliance |  **Horde**

*The Horde is made up of orcs, forsaken, tauren, trolls and most recently, goblins. Misunderstood and cast aside, these diverse and powerful races strive to overcome their differences and unite as one in order to win freedom for their people and prosper in a land that has come to hate them.*
*In the Horde, action and strength are valued above diplomacy, and its leaders earn respect by the blade, wasting no time with politics. The brutality of the Horde's champions is focused, giving a voice to those who fight for survival.*

The **Horde** (also called the **New Horde** or **Thrall's Horde**) is one of the two major political factions of the mortal races in Azeroth, its counterpart being the Alliance. Driven by unity, the Horde consists of a coalition of disparate races and cultures loosely joined in an alliance of convenience against a hostile world that would see them destroyed. A faction led by off-worlders and composed of outsiders, the Horde has survived the obstacles of Azeroth by bonding together, fighting as family, comrades, or even uneasy allies. Focused, ferocious, and sometimes monstrous, the Horde values strength and honor and is relentlessly opposed to any who threaten the ideals of freedom and hope, but struggles to keep aggression in check.

## Background

In the past, the Horde referred to the orcs and their battle thralls from both Draenor and Azeroth, such as trolls and ogres. Following its utter defeat at the end of the Second War, the Horde's dark power was broken, allowing Thrall to awaken the dormant spirituality of his people and free them from the Burning Legion's control.

During the events of the Third War, Thrall has made lasting bonds with the tauren chief Cairne Bloodhoof and the troll shadow hunter Vol'jin of the Darkspear tribe. The ties between the three races are very close, as both share many similar cultural views. With the help of the tauren, both the orcs and the tribe of trolls have established a place for themselves in Kalimdor. Since then, certain ogre tribes, as well as the Forsaken and goblins have chosen to affiliate themselves with the Horde.

The present Horde is mostly about surviving in a land that has come to hate them. The orcs are hated because, much like the Forsaken, they were manipulated by corrupt forces that channeled their aggression on unsuspecting foes, thus leaving behind a legacy of brutality and domination. In fact, many races of the Horde have a history of being unscrupulous. Though redeemed and trying to make amends or simply trying to survive, they are not forgiven nor trusted by many members of the Alliance who believe them to be their old selves still. The trolls, tauren and their other allies are the ones who understood them, and so they are hated for that.

In the Third War, before the liberation of the Forsaken from the Scourge, the Horde allied themselves with the Alliance to rid Azeroth of the Burning Legion. Since then old animosity has risen again, resulting in open conflict on several battlefields, keeping relations between the Horde and Alliance in a state of Cold War.

## Horde Member Races

The Horde is composed up by savage races:

###   Orcs:

Coming from the planet of Draenor, the orcs are the original race that made up the Dark Horde, corrupted and manipulated by the Legion, this race devastated the Human Kingdom of Stormwind in the first war and was then defeated and taken prisoner by the Alliance of Lordaeron at the end of the second war.

Now free from the control of the Legion, the orcs seek their place in the world that now hates them for their atrocities they committed in the past, driven by honor, they are the member race of the New Horde.

###   Tauren:

The Tauren, originally from the continent of Kalimdor, formed a strong bond with the Horde of Thrall when they first met upon the arrival of the Horde to Kalimdor during the Third War, the Horde of Thrall defended the Tauren from their ancient enemy, the wild centaurs of Kalimdor, and since that, have sworn allegiance to the Horde, being one of the noblest races that are members of the Horde.

###   Trolls:

For a long time the Darkspear Tribe was not affiliated with any other than their own tribe, but during the exodus of Thrall and the Horde, the latter saved them from a mysterious sea witch, and as payment, the Darkspears joined the Horde, which has changed greatly over the years, the savage attitude of this race.

Over time, another savage tribe of Trolls joined the Horde, the Forest Trolls, former allies of the Horde during the Second War, became part of it after the reunification of the Elves of Quel'thalas with the Alliance.

###   Undead:

The undead, now known as the renegades led by Sylvanas Windrunner, were freed from the control of the Lich King and went on to create their capital in the catacombs of the ruins of Lordaeron, rejected by society, they attempted to maintain diplomatic relations with the Alliance, but they were in vain, most of the emissaries sent never returned.

However, they sent emissaries to the Horde, and received a response, aided by the Tauren who believed that the Undeath of the Forsaken could be cured, they committed themselves to this end, while the orcs and Trolls, although doubtful, decided to accept them into the Horde.

###   Goblins:

Goblins, greedy, miserly little green entities, have been known to remain neutral to everyone, with no loyalties to anyone. But, a small group separated from the Venture Company after suffering abuse and mistreatment and they founded the Durotar Labor Union and with this, seeking to prove their worth...and earn some gold in the process, they have joined the Horde seeking A new future for your greedy people.