Lordaeron
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Lordaeron is a fictional nation in Blizzard Entertainments video game series Warcraft. The name Lordaeron also refers to the continent which the nation inhabits and the name of Battle.net gateway for Western United States.
In Warcraft II, Anduin Lothar led his refugees to Lordaeron after his defeat by the orcs, where he met with Terenas Menethil, King of Lordaeron. With the leaders of the other human nations, the dwarves of Khaz Modan, and the high elves of Quel'thalas, they formed the Alliance of Lordaeron to combat the orcs. The Alliance was ultimatly victorious and managed not only to repell the invasion of Lordaeron but also reclaim the kingdom of Azeroth.
In Warcraft III the Undead Scourge released the plague which affected all of Lordaeron. After Terenas' son Arthas was driven mad by the Lich King, he took the cursed blade Frostmourne and murdered his father, becoming king of Lordaeron and putting it in the hands of the undead.
When the Burning Legion arrived in the world they destroyed most of Lordaeron. The survivors sailed west to Kalimdor with Jaina Proudmoore, under the advice of Medivh.
When King Arthas left for Northrend, he left Kel'Thuzad in charge of the kingdom. But the splinter group known as the Forsaken, ruled by the banshee Sylvanas Windrunner, took over small portions of it, defeating the Dreadlords, as well as the Alliance forces that remained. Lordaeron is now a rotting, undead land.
Notable locations include the Lordaeron City, under which is now the Undercity of the Forsaken, the magical state of Dalaran, Lordamere Lake, and Silverpine Forest.
Even though most of Lordaeron is under Scourge control, some areas remain as last bastions of humanity on northern continent.
Lordaeron was the second strongest nation in military power until the Orcish Horde devastated the southern nation of Azeroth. In Warcraft II and its expansion, Lordearon was represented by the color white.
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