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HordeBlackrock clan
Blackrock Crest
Main leader Horde IconSmall Eitrigg Eitrigg
  Formerly Neutral IconSmall Rend Dal'rend Blackhand †
Neutral IconSmall ChaosOrc Male Jubei'Thos †
Horde IconSmall Orgrim Orgrim Doomhammer †
Horde IconSmall Blackhand Blackhand †
Secondary leaders Unknown
  Formerly Neutral IconSmall OrcGray Male Dragon-Lord Neeralak †
Neutral IconSmall OrcGray Male General Thorg'izog †
Neutral IconSmall OrcGray Male High Warlock Xi'lun †
Neutral IconSmall OrcDeathKnight Male Gath'Ilzogg †
Horde IconSmall Orc Male Tharbek
Horde IconSmall Varok Varok Saurfang †
Race(s) OrcOrcOrcOrc Orc
Capital Horde Orgrimmar
  Formerly Neutral Blackrock Spire[1]
Horde The Citadel
Neutral Blackrock Foundry
Base of operations Neutral Blackrock Stronghold
Neutral Dreadmaul Rock
  Formerly Neutral Blackrock Camp
Neutral Stonewatch
Horde Telmor
Theater of operations Northshire Valley, Redridge Mountains, Blackrock Mountain, Burning Steppes
  Formerly Alterac Mountains
Language(s) Orcish
Sub-group(s) WC3RoC-logo Raiders, Scouts, Slavers, Warlocks, Warriors
WoW Icon update Blackhand, Bloodaxe, Firebrand, Scarshield
Affiliation Horde
  Formerly True Horde, Dark Horde, Burning Legion, Old Horde
Status Active

The Blackrock clan is a prominent orcish clan originally hailing from the caverns of Gorgrond. On Draenor, they were known for their strict military discipline and skills in mining and blacksmithing. One of the first orcish clans to be taught the ways of fel magic, the Blackrocks were the strongest faction within the Old Horde during the course of the First and Second Wars,[2][3] and the Horde's first two WarchiefsBlackhand and his deposer Orgrim Doomhammer — were both Blackrocks.

Following the Horde's defeat, parts of the Blackrock clan were placed in internment camps and later joined Thrall's Horde once freed, whilst the remaining free Blackrocks joined forces with Blackhand's sons, Rend and Maim, in what would become known as the Dark Horde at Blackrock Mountain. During the Third War, a faction of the clan in Lordaeron attempted to revive their old demon-worshipping traditions but were thwarted by the Alliance of Lordaeron and, later, the Scourge. The Blackrocks of the Dark Horde initially did not join Thrall's new Horde, instead choosing to pursue their own, darker path under Rend's leadership, but many of them were later granted amnesty by the then-Warchief Garrosh Hellscream and recruited into his ranks.[4]

A few years after the Fourth War, Eitrigg took the leadership of the clan and represents it among the other clans in the Horde.

History[]

Early history[]

Roughly 800 years before the First War, the orcs began to migrate out of Gorgrond, but many orcs chose to remain in the region and gradually formed several distinct clans. The Blackrock clan lorded over much of Gorgrond and remained in their ancestral caves to study the earth around them.[5] A great foundry served as the ancestral home of the clan, wherein master smiths smelted and worked the impossibly hard blackrock ore that is the clan's namesake.[6]

Rise of the Horde[]

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Blackhand making war on the ogres.

In the years preceding the First War, the Blackrocks were led by a powerful warrior named Blackhand, who commanded enormous respect from orcs around the world. Like the Warsongs of Nagrand, the Blackrocks had long clashed with local ogre populations. By the time of 11 years before the First War, the orcs had crushed their brutish enemies and driven most of them from Gorgrond.[7][8]

Years later, the Orcish Horde made war upon the draenei. Disagreements over battle tactics between rival chieftains often led to infighting, and the orcs had little success with attacking large draenei settlements. The demon lord Kil'jaeden was displeased by this and ordered his servant, the warlock Gul'dan, to find a true leader — a Warchief — to lead the Horde. Chieftain Blackhand was the only orc Gul'dan knew of who possessed the strength and confidence to exert control over the Horde. Of all the clans, his Blackrocks had been the most successful against the draenei, and if they led the Horde, they could impose their strict military discipline on the other orcs and use their elemental forges to create armaments and massive war machines to destroy the draenei's defenses. Gul'dan met with Blackhand and promised that if he took up the mantle of Warchief, his shaman would wield power again, his soldiers would become mightier than the other clans and he himself would be remembered as the greatest orc leader to ever live. To win Blackhand's support, Gul'dan trained some of the Blackrock shaman in the ways of fel magic and taught them how to rapidly grow adolescent orcs to adulthood by imbuing them with fel power. Blackhand was impressed with the results and ordered that his young sons, Dal'rend and Maim, be granted the same treatment. Blackhand agreed to lead the Horde, and Gul'dan promised to include the Blackrock chieftain as a member of the newly-formed Shadow Council, though in truth this was merely a tactic to make the Warchief believe he would hold authority over all aspects of the Horde. The warlock and the Warchief distrusted each other; Gul'dan intended to use Blackhand as a puppet ruler, while Blackhand intended to use Gul'dan to secure his place in orcish history.[9]

Shortly thereafter, Gul'dan dispatched agents of the Shadow Council to spread word of Blackhand's deeds and the powerful new force discovered by the Blackrock shaman. Many orcs grew intrigued and looked upon Blackhand with awe. The next year, Gul'dan called for a gathering of the chieftains and their shaman at Oshu'gun. Gul'dan told the gathered shaman that the elements had abandoned them, but that benevolent beings had taught the Blackrocks how to wield a glorious new power known as fel magic. The Blackrock warlocks demonstrated their strength by siphoning the life from draenei captives and burning them from the inside out, and powerless shaman from all clans pleaded with the Blackrocks to teach them their fel secrets. The Blackrocks and their chieftain were seen as masters of fel magic and were treated with immense reverence. Gul'dan addressed the gathered orcs once more and convinced them that they needed a single military leader and that Blackhand, who had led his clan to victory after victory against the draenei, was best suited for the role. In the end, the clans unanimously voted for Blackhand as their Warchief.[9]

Blackhand ordered his Blackrock masons to begin construction of a capital, known as the Citadel, in western Tanaan Jungle. While the masons worked, the Warchief assigned specific roles to the various clans and also created a new clan, known as the Black Tooth Grin, which consisted of soldiers handpicked by the Warchief himself and would serve as the scouting arm of the Blackrock clan. The Blackrocks themselves were among the clans that would make up the Horde's main fighting force, leading direct assaults on draenei settlements and forming the backbone of the orcish army. To maintain order and discipline in his armies, Blackhand named Eitrigg, Varok Saurfang and Orgrim Doomhammer as his lieutenants. The three of them oversaw the Blackrock war machine as smiths slaved away at their forges in Gorgrond day and night, crafting thousands of new weapons, armor and siege engines for the clans. Meanwhile, the most powerful Blackrock warlocks were sent to the other clans to artificially age adolescent orcs much as they had done with their own clan's youths.[9]

The First War[]

A few years after genocide of the draenei concluded, the Blackrocks accompanied the Horde through the Dark Portal to Azeroth during the First War.[10] The Blackrocks rose quickly in power and were responsible for numberless victories against the humans throughout the war.[2] Orgrim Doomhammer had long sought to erase the corruption that had damned his people, and when Gul'dan fell into a coma he challenged Warchief Blackhand to a mak'gora duel. Orgrim ended the contest when he crushed Blackhand's skull with the Doomhammer, after which he was declared the new Warchief of the Horde and chieftain of the Blackrock clan.[3][11][12]

The Second War[]

Although years of war had reduced their numbers, the Blackrock clan remained the strongest within the Horde, and they continued to dictate the course of the war, intimidating the lesser clans within the Horde into following Orgrim's lead. The forces of the Blackrock clan were fanatically loyal to Doomhammer and would serve him with their lives.[2] As the dust of the First War settled, Orgrim's followers scrambled to find new weapons. Blackrock orcs commandeered the forges of Stormwind City, but many of them were in ruins due to the fire that had raged through the city.[13] After Gul'dan created the necromantic horrors known as the death knights, Orgrim ordered members of the Blackrock clan to keep a close watch on the undead beings; the Warchief secretly planned to destroy Gul'dan and his new soldiers after the Horde had secured victory.[14]

After the Horde swept through the lands of Khaz Modan and the Bleeding Hollow clan were stationed outside the cities of Ironforge and Gnomeregan to keep their inhabitants contained, Orgrim ordered his Blackrock orcs to mine the surrounding mountains and commandeer the dwarves' forges. Before long, thick smoke blanketed the region, and blacksmiths distributed newly wrought armaments and siege weapons throughout the Horde in preparation for an assault on Lordaeron to the north.[15]

When the Horde began moving from the Hillsbrad Foothills to Quel'Thalas, Varok Saurfang commanded a rearguard of Blackrock orcs to waylay the Alliance, giving the rest of the Horde precious time to cross Hillsbrad and funnel through a narrow mountain pass into the Hinterlands.[16]

After the Horde's final defeat at Blackrock Mountain, the forces of the Black Tooth Grin clan under the leadership of Dal'rend and Maim Blackhand gathered with other Horde survivors, mainly from the Blackrock clan, and waited until the Alliance had pulled its forces out of the region. When the way was clear, the orcs snuck back into Blackrock Spire and took control of the stronghold,[17] when a bargain was struck between the Dark Irons and the Balckrocks; the dwarves descended even deeper into the mountain, while the orcs occupied the higher levels. Like many bargains, it was never intended to be kept.[18] It was there that Rend declared himself Warchief and chieftain of the weakened Blackrock clan.[19] Dal'rend and Maim despised Orgrim for having killed their father, Blackhand, and blamed him for the Horde's defeat. The brothers now planned to reforge the Horde as they saw fit and gradually reached out to other large groups of survivors. Kilrogg Deadeye and the Bleeding Hollow ignored them, but the Dragonmaw clan pledged their support and offered to give some of their enslaved dragons to the forces at Blackrock if they were ever needed.[17] In the aftermath of the Second War, many members of the Blackrock clan were also captured by the Alliance and placed in internment camps.[20]

The imprisoned Blackrock orcs in the internment camps were later freed by Thrall, Orgrim Doomhammer's successor, and joined the modern Horde.

The Third War[]

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Blackrock banner in wc3

A ravaged Blackrock banner on the main menu for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

Shortly prior to the Third War, the Blackrock forces in southern Lordaeron re-embraced their demon-worshipping heritage and became a major problem for the Alliance. The clan's warlocks predicted that demons would soon rain from the sky and that the world would burn, referring to the upcoming invasion by the Burning Legion. The orcs' uprisings forced the Alliance to take decisive measures, and King Terenas Menethil sent his son, Prince Arthas, with Uther the Lightbringer to contain the threat. Arthas helped repel a Blackrock attack on the defenseless village of Strahnbrad, slaying the Blackrock Slave Master, but not before the orcs managed to haul off several villagers to their nearby encampment. Uther's attempts at parleying with the Blackrock blademaster failed, and shortly afterward the blademaster sacrificed several human captives in the name of the Legion. Arthas led an attack on the blademaster's lair and succeeded in slaying him, but told Uther that he suspected the orcs had been attempting to summon demons with their sacrifices. However, the Lightbringer reassured the prince that the orcs were simply trying to hold on to dying traditions and that their demons had been defeated a long time ago.[21][22]

Months later, as the Legion-controlled undead Scourge ravaged Lordaeron, an encampment of Blackrock orcs led by Jubei'Thos and various blademasters and far seers maintained a functional Demon Gate near the Alterac Mountains. Kel'Thuzad and Arthas (who was now a Scourge death knight) sought to claim the gate by destroying the Blackrock base so that Kel'Thuzad could commune with the demon lord Archimonde. Upon encountering the undead, the Blackrocks proclaimed that the Legion had sent the dead to test them. The orcs considered themselves the true servants of the Legion and believed that the mindless undead were weak and impure. Kel'Thuzad replied that the orcs had failed their task and that they, too, had to be scourged from the world. When Arthas asked how the demon-worshipping orcs fit into the relationship between the Burning Legion and the Scourge, Kel'Thuzad explained that it was a very complicated matter, but that, simply put, the orcs no longer held any favor with the Legion. Ultimately, the Blackrocks and their heroes were slaughtered, and Kel'Thuzad succeeded in contacting Archimonde.[23]

Elsewhere the Blackrock clan members of the New Horde helped set up Orgrimmar in Kalimdor as evidenced by the Blackrock banner visible in the city's entrance when Rexxar visited the capital.

The Dark Horde[]

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Rend Blackhand hearthstone

Rend Blackhand, self-declared Warchief of the Blackrock clan.

In Blackrock Spire, Warchief Dal'rend had found a new home for his people. Rend and Maim ruled the Spire, in constant conflict with the Dark Iron dwarves over control of the stronghold. The black dragon Nefarian, son of Deathwing, gained the servitude of the Blackrock orcs[24] and asserted dominion over the Spire, with Dal'rend under his command.[19] The orcs were used primarily as beasts of burden and cannon fodder for the black dragonflight,[25] being known together with their allies as the Dark Horde.

A force of Blackrock orcs under the leadership of Gath'Ilzogg[26] traveled from the Burning Steppes and claimed Stonewatch Keep in the Redridge Mountains[27] with the aid of the human warlock Morganth. The orcs fought with horrific savagery, presumably fueled by Morganth's evil magic. Many human soldiers perished trying to defend the keep, but ultimately nothing could be done. Oddly enough, Morganth turned on his Blackrock cohorts shortly after the victory at Stonewatch, constructing the Tower of Ilgalar and building a small army of Shadowhide gnolls who began attacking humans and orcs alike. Whatever betrayal took place between Morganth and the Blackrock warlord Gath'Ilzogg remained a mystery, though it was later discovered that Morganth had been searching for the Scythe of Elune.[28][29][30]

From Stonewatch, the Blackrock clan marauded the areas north of Lakeshire, keeping its citizens penned in the town like cattle.[27] Once, the clan staged a ruthless offensive on Lakeshire itself, killing many humans and destroying the bridge spanning Lake Everstill.[28] The Blackrocks enlisted shadowcasters, equipped with midnight orbs, to aid their attacks in Redridge,[31] while outrunners and renegades ran ambushes between Lakeshire and Stonewatch. The outrunners were led by a vicious, crafty orc named Tharil'zun.[32] Gath'Ilzogg holed himself up in Stonewatch Keep, plotting the Blackrocks' further "crimes against humanity".[26] Lakeshire's magistrate, Solomon, sent envoys north to Ironforge to request King Magni's aid against the Blackrock incursions. Princess Moira volunteered to help, but while traveling through the Burning Steppes she and her guardsmen were ambushed and captured by Dark Irons.[33] King Magni was not personally concerned by the Blackrocks. According to him, the orcs were fighting a losing war and would eventually die off.[34]

In the Searing Gorge, the dwarf Lathoric the Black created the golem Obsidion in the name of Ragnaros. Lathoric intended to use Obsidion to destroy the Blackrock orcs and unite the Dark Irons with their brethren in the Blackrock Depths.[35]

The Horde traitor Grark Lorkrub was found to be giving the Blackrock orcs vital information about the Kargath Expeditionary Force's day to day operations and began hiding amongst the Blackrock forces in the Burning Steppes. Lexlort ordered Horde adventurers to confront and capture him.[36] The black drake Velarok deceived adventurers into helping him and sabotaging the Dark Irons in the Searing Gorge, proclaiming that the "legions of Blackrock" would soon invade and lay waste to the gorge.[37]

Alliance forces in the Burning Steppes assumed that the Blackrocks were a product of their savage upbringing. However, when they discovered that the black dragonflight were the ones controlling the orcs and fueling them with rage and hostility, an adventurer was sent to warn Magistrate Solomon in Lakeshire.[38] As Lakeshire could not possibly survive an attack from both the Blackrock orcs and the black dragonflight, the adventurer was sent on to Stormwind City and Highlord Bolvar Fordragon to request aid.[39] Since Lady Katrana Prestor refused to help, Bolvar instead empowered the adventurer as an acting deputy of Stormwind; if they managed to find proof of the black dragonflight's involvement with the Blackrock orcs, Bolvar would send military aid to Lakeshire.[40][41] Solomon sent the adventurer back to the Burning Steppes, where they began investigating the disappearance of Marshal Reginald Windsor, the commanding officer of an Alliance squad that had been gathering large amounts of intelligence about the Blackrocks. When Windsor was lost, so was all of the precious information. Ragged John, who was with Reginald when he went missing, related how the two of them were attacked by a Blackrock raiding party in the middle of Blackrock Mountain. Windsor fought the orcs off with the ancient dwarven hammer Ironfoe, but it soon became clear that John and Reginald had been caught up in a battle between the Blackrocks and the Dark Iron dwarves (the orcs had arrived early to set up traps and "other diabolical things"). When the Dark Iron army arrived, they recognized Ironfoe and chose to spare Reginald's life, imprisoning him in the Blackrock Depths rather than killing him on sight.[42] Reginald was eventually freed and would go on to unmask Katrana Prestor as being the black dragon Onyxia, sister of Nefarian, though he paid for it with his life.

Some time later, Horde adventurers in Blackrock Spire discovered Blackrock documents signed by Warchief Rend. This came as a shock, as it was previously thought within the Horde that Dal'rend had been slain decades earlier. The adventurer was sent to Orgrimmar to learn what Eitrigg knew about the Blackrocks before conferring with Warchief Thrall to find out what he wished to do about this problem.[19] Thrall proceeded to send adventurers to Blackrock Spire and ordered them to retrieve Rend's head in the name of the Horde.[43]

Cataclysm[]

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Northshire Valley

A force of Blackrock orcs under the leadership of Kurtok the Slayer[44] managed to invade Northshire Valley after the Cataclysm opened a break in the mountain between Northshire and the Burning Steppes to the north.[45][46] Battle worgs were sent against the defenders of Northshire Abbey[45] while spies peered at the human forces from the valley's northwestern forests.[47] Goblin assassins were hired to kill the human soldiers and ambush a battalion stationed behind the abbey.[48][49] Alliance adventurers were sent to kill the worgs, spies and assassins, as well as heal fallen human soldiers,[50] but a large contingency of Blackrocks remained in the eastern valley and began burning down the forests.[51] They took over and began burning down the Northshire Vineyards, planning their final assault against the human defenders.[52] Adventurers were sent to kill the rampaging orcs and collect their weapons, as well as extinguish the fires raging across the vineyards, before being ordered to kill the invasion leader himself, Kurtok, who hid in a passage leading into the mountains in preparation for another assault. Once Kurtok was slain, peasants were sent to the pass in an attempt to seal the passage so that no more orcs could come through.[44]

Redridge Mountains

In Redridge, Lakeshire once again came under threat from the Blackrock orcs, who joined forces with the Redridge gnolls to plan an attack on the humans. Several orcs were placed in the Rethban Caverns under the direct command of the gnoll leader, Yowler.[53] The orcs also gave Ardo Dirtpaw a magical orb which allowed him to control the local ettins.[54] The Blackrock invasion plans carried by Yowler revealed a massive buildup of orcish and gnoll forces in eastern Redridge and that the Blackrock general Gath'Ilzogg was planning to march his armies across Lakeshire to attack Stormwind City directly.[55] In order to prevent the impending orc assault, Magistrate Solomon and Colonel Troteman turned to the renowned war veteran John J. Keeshan. However, as Keeshan refused to help, Alliance adventurers were tasked with rousing him from his stupor by retrieving Keeshan's armor and personal possessions from Alther's Mill and Render's Camp[56][57] as well as rescue the various members of Keeshan's battalion, the Bravo Company, from orcish captivity in several locations around Redridge. The adventurer, Keeshan and the reunited Bravo Company proceeded to head to Camp Everstill on the far side of Lake Everstill. Since the orcs had destroyed the bridge leading to Stonewatch Keep, the humans had to either head north through Alther's Mill, cutting their way through an army of worgs, or south through Render's Valley, which was described by Jorgensen as a death trap. Keeshan told Messner to find some seaforium[58] while the adventurer was sent to both gather material for camouflage and find the SI:7 scout Brubaker. When the adventurer found Brubaker, he had been killed by orcs and gruesomely strung up, but a note in his pouch revealed that the orcs had cages full of prisoners of war, which would have to be freed before the valley could be blown up, and that the orcs were being backed by black dragons.[59][60] After constructing the camouflage and killing several Blackrock scouts, the adventurer accompanied Jorgensen to free the prisoners in Render's Valley[61] before planting the seaforium charges and finally blowing all of Render's Valley up, turning it into Render's Crater and killing many orcs.[62][63]

The Bravo Company began closing in on the Blackrock high command in Stonewatch, but first turned their attention to the nearby army of Shadowhide gnolls and their master, Grand Magus Doane — a human traitor working for the Blackrock orcs. After retrieving the key to Doane's tower, the Tower of Ilgalar, from General Fangore and slaughtering the gnolls, the adventurer confronted the magus inside the tower, but Doane managed to teleport away before the hero could finish him off, mentioning "Darkblaze" in the process.[64][65][66] Shortly afterward, Colonel Troteman arrived with a large siege tank to help the Bravo Company "end this mess". The Blackrocks had become aware of the adventurer's location and sent a large force to meet them head on, and the hero was tasked with piloting the siege tank to clear a path to Keeshan's Post in the north, killing hundreds of orc soldiers in the process and finally only leaving the Blackrocks holding out at Stonewatch Keep.[67] The Bravo Company proceeded to head to Stonewatch to put an end to the Blackrock high command and the orc invasion, confronting and killing both Tharil'zun and Gath'Ilzogg (who had now somehow become death knights). However, Troteman warned that the Company had walked into a trap, and suddenly the black dragon Darkblaze, the true form of Grand Magus Doane, appeared in the distance. Darkblaze asked the Bravo Company if they had truly believed that the orcs had the presence of mind to plan such a large-scale invasion, before declaring that they would die as an offering to Deathwing as the march upon Stormwind began. After a fiercesome struggle, Darkblaze incinerated most of the Bravo Company, killing them instantly. However, Keeshan managed to leap into the dragon's mouth as the heavily wounded Darkblaze began flying out across Lake Everstill. Before long, the dragon succumbed to his wounds and fell into the lake, taking Keeshan with him. The adventurer, now the last surviving member of Bravo Company, headed back to Lakeshire to tell Magistrate Solomon that the orc invasion had been stopped, but at great cost. However, Keeshan's body was never found.[68][69][70]

Burning Steppes
Blackrock Stronghold

The Blackrock Stronghold in the Burning Steppes.

Some time later, in the Burning Steppes, the Blackrocks began gathering their forces and preparing for yet another invasion of Redridge. These plans were described by the Horde as an act of "blind aggression" and by Ariok as being for no reason other than blind territorialism. To prevent this from coming to fruition, Alliance and Horde adventurers were sent to the steppes to assist either Colonel Troteman and John J. Keeshan — who had survived his confrontation with Darkblaze — or the Blackrock veteran Eitrigg and his son, Ariok.[71][72]

At the Whelping Downs, the orcs chained baby dragons of various flights to the ground, preparing them for the twisted experiments of their dark master, Nefarian.[73] In the northwest, Ner'gosh the Shadow and several warlocks kicked the goblin warlock Gorzeeki Wildeyes out of his home at the Altar of Storms to claim it for themselves.[74][75] After heroes dealt with the whelpers, rescued the dragon whelps, gathered several supplies from the surrounding areas and obtained several reagents from Gorzeeki, they journeyed with Keeshan and Ariok to Chiselgrip to rendezvous with Troteman and Eitrigg and seek the aid of the Thorium Brotherhood (killing a number of Blackrock forces in the Black Tooth Hovel along the way).[76] With the help of the tailor Thelaron Direneedle, the adventurer constructed a disguise and infiltrated the ranks of the Blackrock clan,[77][78] polishing boots for Quartermaster Kaoshin while also taking the opportunity to assassinate three prominent Blackrock allies with a scorpid barb.[79][80] Kaoshin proceeded to send the adventurer to call in the war kodos from the grazing lands to the south, as General Thorg'izog said that the Blackrocks would be moving into Redridge soon.[81] After doing as they were told, the adventurer kept the kodo-calling horn and took it back to Chiselgrip. Troteman and Eitrigg expressed concern over Kaoshin's words, as they had not known the attack on Redridge would occur so soon.[82]

Next, the adventurer was sent to the Blackrock Stronghold and General Thorg'izog, the first of the "Big Three" running the Blackrock ground forces in the steppes.[83] After the hero proved their worth by defeating Magma Lord Kolob,[84] Thorg'izog tasked them with cudgeling the troops outside the stronghold as a way to keep them focused and obedient.[85] Troteman and Eitrigg asked the adventurer to also kill several of Thorg'izog's mounted sergeants in the process by cudgeling them repeatedly.[86] The adventurer returned to Chiselgrip before accompanying Keeshan and Troteman to Morgan's Vigil — vacated as most of its inhabitants had moved into Blackrock Mountain to fight their own battle against the Blackrocks — or Ariok and Eitrigg to Flame Crest.[87] After gathering some more supplies, the adventurer accompanied Keeshan or Ariok to investigate the Blackrock army around the nearby Dreadmaul Rock,[88] as well as kill several champions sent by the orcs and their black dragon allies to stand guard at rally points as a vanguard.[89] Additionally, the adventurer delivered the dragon whelps rescued from the Whelping Downs to the red dragon Acridostrasz. Acride agreed to uphold his end of the bargain in the coming battle against the orcs; while the red flight had no particular love for Redridge, they shared the grudge against the Blackrock clan.[90]

Dreadmaul Rock

Dreadmaul Rock.

Finally, the hero donned their Blackrock disguise once more to deliver three special packages to the Big Three: General Thorg'izog, Dragon-Lord Neeralak and High Warlock Xi'lun. Thorg'izog, who had relocated to the Firegut Furnace, received a package of worg meat marinated in "fel slider cider" from the Altar of Storms, which he proceeded to distribute among the ogres.[91] The second package contained several sleeping flamekin — a brand of fire demon which, to the untrained eye, would look identical to warlock imps — and was delivered to the Skull Warren, a cave where the warlocks of the Blackrock clan often practiced their magic. As High Warlock Xi'lun was busy elsewhere, the cave was instead held by Dragon-Lord Neeralak, whose expertise was in dragons, not necromancy. The disguised adventurer managed to convince Neeralak that the sleeping flamekin were imps.[92] Finally, High Warlock Xi'lun, located in a cave atop Dreadmaul Rock, was expecting a delivery of a magical Orb of Domination from Ner'gosh the Shadow, which he would be able to use in a powerful summoning ritual. Instead, the adventurer delivered him a completely powerless glass orb. Xi'lun hesitantly accepted that the orb was the one he had been waiting for and dismissed his doubts as being "his nerves talking".[93]

Once all three packages had been delivered, the battle was ready to start. During a war conference atop Dreadmaul Rock, Thorg'izog revealed that he was feeling ill due to "something he ate", and he couldn't promote any of his sergeants since they had all been killed in various freak accidents. Neeralak said that the "imps" he had received had woken up and started shooting fireballs at everyone in the Skull Warren, and that dozens of his dragons had been killed when two enemies swept through the front lines. Xi'lun considered them both to be failures and instead began his summoning ritual, saying that the Blackrocks wouldn't need foot soldiers nor dragons if they had a pit lord on their side. The warlock successfully summoned the pit lord Hellmondath, but when he tried and failed to use his orb to take control of the demon, the creature instead began rampaging through the Blackrock army. Thorg'izog ordered a retreat to the dragons, but Neeralak said that he had never called any dragons. The adventurer proceeded to burn down large parts of the army from atop the back of a dragon cloaked in obsidian ash to make it appear as a member of the black dragonflight.[94] The Big Three all survived the attack; Thorg'izog returned to the Firegut Furnace, Neeralak retreated to the cave on the mountain's peak and Xi'lun hid in the back of the Skull Warren with his fellow warlocks. The adventurer was sent to kill all three, finally putting a stop to the Blackrocks' invasion plans.[95] While the Blackrock orcs still swarmed in Blackrock Spire, both Troteman and Eitrigg doubted that their plans would take them anywhere Redridge any time soon.[96]

Acride later made it into Blackrock Spire, disguised as a Blackrock orc, in order to halt Nefarian's efforts. To accomplish this, however, he first had to enlist adventurers to dispose of Nefarian's Dark Horde underlings.[97]

Mists of Pandaria[]

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Many members of the Blackrock clan were later granted amnesty and joined the new Horde at the behest of Warchief Garrosh Hellscream.[4] His own bodyguard, Malkorok, was of Blackrock descent. He also became a leader of the Kor'kron who began acting akin to a secret police, ensuring the loyalty of other Horde races (and, in some cases, orcs), while abducting, brutalizing, and in some cases even murdering those they deemed treasonous or troublesome.[98]

Dragonflight[]

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By the time of the reawakening of the Dragon Isles, Eitrigg had become the new chieftain of the Blackrock clan. He spoke, represented, and acted as their leader during Azeroth's first Kosh'harg festival. There he was reunited with other members of his clan, including High Warlord Cromush, Thura, and his son, Ariok.

When the leaders of the clans were gathered to recruit orcs into their clans, Eitrigg spoke of his clan's honor and role in the Horde. He highlighted the clan's importance on the idea of being a warrior and a blacksmith to prospective new clanmates. Upon the champion requesting to join the Blackrock, Eitrigg declared that they had honored him.[99] He subsequently instructed them with hunting, tracking, and killing Gor'krosh, the Long Knives, without their armor, in order to test their skills in battle.[100] Following their success, Eitrigg accepted the Inv misc eagleclaw blue ["Long Knife"] as a trophy on behalf of his clan.[101]

Culture[]

Blackrock Foundry Blackhand

The ancestral home of the Blackrock clan under siege by ogres.

Blackrock clan banner

The Blackrock banner in Razor Hill during the first Azerothian Kosh'harg.

The Blackrocks were known for their strict military discipline[9] and extremely regimented society.[102] On Draenor, the clan studied the earth around them, developing their knowledge of metallurgy and smithing. The first of the orc clans to master the secrets of the unique blackrock ore scattered throughout Gorgrond, the Blackrocks were able to create astonishing tools and weapons. Blackrock blades were soon coveted for their reliability and durability,[5] though they themselves preferred to wield blunt weaponry in battle to honor their ancestors.[103] Heavy metal and wood hammers eventually came to be considered as their traditional weapons.[104]

The Blackrock clan originally used the naturally occurring elemental-fueled infernos of ancient Draenor to shape and harden their namesake ore. A shaman could use these bellows to channel the power of a fire spirit directly to a blast furnace, allowing the Blackrock to set up forges anywhere.[105]

By the time immediately preceding the creation of the Old Horde, the Blackrocks boasted the largest, most organized, and best equipped orcish military in the world. The clan's shaman had perfected the art of using elemental fire to shape the blackrock ore,[7] and the clan had the most advanced weapon foundries among all the orcs of Draenor.[106] The Blackrocks worked their forges day and night, crafting enchanted weaponry and armor that were nearly indestructible.[7]

After the fall of the draenei settlement of Telmor, Gul'dan offered the town to the Frostwolves, but since Durotan refused the Blackrocks instead took up residence in the city. Many of the orcs began using draenic clothes and robes as everyday clothing, melding the unique style into their own culture.[107]

Male orcs of the Blackrock clan never cut their hair until they came of age, at which point their head was shaved and their role in the clan's society was determined. Some particularly ornamented switchblades were likely used by prominent families for many generations of initiation.[102]

The Blackrocks of the Dark Horde in Blackrock Mountain were known to celebrate the Midsummer Fire Festival.[108]

Organization[]

Main article: Dark Horde
WolfRider

A Blackrock wolfrider.

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Known members[]

Name Role Status Location
Horde IconSmall Blackhand Blackhand Former chieftain, first Warchief of the Old Horde Deceased Various locations
Horde IconSmall Orgrim Orgrim Doomhammer Former chieftain, second Warchief of the Horde, former wielder of the Doomhammer Deceased Buried in Hammerfall, Arathi Highlands
Neutral IconSmall Rend Dal'rend "Rend" Blackhand Son of Blackhand, Warchief of the Blackrock clan and the Dark Horde, co-leader of the Black Tooth Grin clan Deceased Formerly Blackrock Stadium, Upper Blackrock Spire
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Female Whelptamer Akumi Champion, member of the Blackrock vanguard in the Burning Steppes Killable Valley of Ashes, Burning Steppes
Horde IconSmall OrcGray Male IconSmall DireOrc Ariok Son of Eitrigg, transformed into a dire orc during the invasion of alternate Draenor Alive Various locations
Boss IconSmall OrcGray Male Bannok Grimaxe Champion of the Firebrand Legion Killable Hordemar City, Lower Blackrock Spire
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Male Overlord Barbarius Jailor of Danforth Killable Redridge Canyons, Redridge Mountains
Neutral IconSmall Orc Male Blademaster of the Blackrock Clan Oversaw communication with and sacrifices to the Burning Legion Deceased Unknown
Neutral IconSmall Orc Male Bloodeye Redfist Former gladiator slave of Rehgar Earthfury Deceased Unknown
Horde IconSmall Broxigar Broxigar Veteran thrown back in time to the War of the Ancients, one of few mortals to ever wound Sargeras Deceased Unknown
Horde IconSmall Saurfang IconSmall Deathbringer Dranosh Saurfang Son of Varok, commander of the Kor'kron Vanguard, raised as a death knight by the Lich King Deceased Various locations
Horde IconSmall Eitrigg Eitrigg Advisor to Thrall, former lieutenant of Orgrim and handler of Garona Halforcen Alive Various locations
Mob IconSmall OrcDeathKnight Male Gath'Ilzogg Warlord of the Blackrock forces in Redridge Killable Stonewatch Keep, Redridge Mountains
Neutral IconSmall Orc Male Genjuros Leader of the Blackrock Warriors Deceased Unknown
Boss IconSmall OrcGray Male Ghok Bashguud Champion of the Bloodaxe Legion Killable Hordemar City, Lower Blackrock Spire
Boss IconSmall OrcGray Male Goraluk Anvilcrack Blackhand Legion armorsmith, stole a special breastplate from Lorax Removed Formerly Hall of Blackhand, Upper Blackrock Spire
Neutral IconSmall Orc Female Griselda Blackhand Daughter of Blackhand, ran off with the ogre Turok Deceased Unknown
Neutral IconSmall Orc Male Haomarush Member of the Blackrock Scouts Deceased Unknown
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Male Homurk Lieutenant, holder of Keeshan's Survival Knife Killable Alther's Mill, Redridge Mountains
Boss IconSmall OrcGray Male Jed Runewatcher Member of the Blackhand Legion Removed Formerly Hall of Blackhand, Upper Blackrock Spire
Neutral IconSmall ChaosOrc Male Jubei'Thos Leader of the Blackrock Warlocks Deceased Unknown
Mob IconSmall CultistOrc Male Quartermaster Kaoshin Grunt taskmaster Unknown Black Tooth Hovel, Burning Steppes
Neutral IconSmall Orc Male Khanzo Leader of the Blackrock Scouts Deceased Unknown
Horde IconSmall OrcGray Male Kur'kul One of the first Blackrock shaman to be trained as a warlock Unknown Unknown
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Male Kurtok the Slayer Leader of the invasion of Northshire Valley Killable Northshire Vineyards, Elwynn Forest
Neutral IconSmall Orc Male Maim Blackhand Son of Blackhand, co-leader of the Black Tooth Grin clan Deceased Unknown
Neutral IconSmall Dragonmaw Male IconSmall Malkorok Malkorok Former leader of the Kor'kron, advisor to Garrosh Hellscream Deceased Various locations
Neutral IconSmall Orc Male Mazrigos Leader of the Blackrock Slavers Deceased Unknown
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Male Murdunk Lieutenant, holder of Keeshan's Bow Killable Alther's Mill, Redridge Mountains
Mob IconSmall CultistOrc Male Dragon-Lord Neeralak One of the Big Three in the Burning Steppes, overseer of the necromancers in the Skull Warren Killable Skull Warren, Burning Steppes
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Male Ner'gosh the Shadow Leader of the warlocks at the Altar of Storms Killable Altar of Storms, Burning Steppes
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Female Worgmistress Othana Overseer of the worgs Killable Black Tooth Hovel, Burning Steppes
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Male Scarshield Quartermaster Quartermaster of the Scarshield Legion, incompetent guardian of the Orb of Command Killable Blackrock Mountain
Neutral IconSmall ChaosOrc Male Slave Master Leader of a raid on Strahnbrad to collect human sacrifices Deceased Unknown
Boss IconSmall OrcGray Male Targorr the Dread Inmate of the Stockade, former supreme executioner under Gath'Ilzogg Removed Formerly Stormwind Stockade
Neutral IconSmall OrcGray Male Telkar Doomhammer Father of Orgrim, former wielder of the Doomhammer Deceased Unknown
Mob IconSmall CultistOrc Male Terromath the Seared Champion, member of the Blackrock vanguard in the Burning Steppes Killable Terror Wing Path, Burning Steppes
Horde IconSmall Orc Male Tharbek Orgrim's second-in-command Unknown Unknown
Mob IconSmall OrcDeathKnight Male Tharil'zun Lieutenant of Gath'Ilzogg, formerly leader of the Blackrock outrunners in Redridge Killable Stonewatch Keep, Redridge Mountains
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Male General Thorg'izog One of the Big Three in the Burning Steppes, general of the Blackrock Stronghold Killable Blackrock Stronghold and Firegut Furnace, Burning Steppes
Neutral IconSmall Orc Male Throk'Feroth Leader of the Blackrock Raiders Deceased Unknown
Horde IconSmall Orc Female Thura Niece of Broxigar and Varok, current holder of the Axe of Cenarius Alive Unknown
Horde IconSmall Orc Male Utok Scratcher Advisor to Orgrim Doomhamer Unknown Unknown
Horde IconSmall OrcGray Female Urukal Mate of Blackhand and mother of his children Deceased Unknown
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Female Utroka the Keymistress Holder of the key to Jorgensen's cage Killable Redridge Mountains
Horde IconSmall Varok Varok Saurfang High Overlord of the Kor'kron, Supreme Commander of the Might of Kalimdor Deceased Various locations
Mob IconSmall OrcGray Male High Warlock Xi'lun One of the Big Three in the Burning Steppes, leader of the warlocks Killable Dreadmaul Rock, Burning Steppes
Boss IconSmall OrcGray Male Quartermaster Zigris Hunter infamous for hunting down Stormwind refugees, member of the Bloodaxe Legion Killable Storehouse, Lower Blackrock Spire

Leadership[]

History Shamanism Rise of the Horde First War Second War Interbellum Third War World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade Wrath of the Lich King Cataclysm Mists of Pandaria Warlords of Draenor Legion Battle for Azeroth Shadowlands Dragonflight
Ruler Draenor / Horde Neutral
Blackhand
Horde
Blackhand
Horde
Orgrim Doomhammer
Unknown Horde Unknown Horde Eitrigg
Dark Horde Mob
Dal'rend and Maim Blackhand
Mob
Dal'rend Blackhand
Unknown None

Unnamed[]

In Warcraft II[]

Blackrock-clan

Banner of the Blackrock clan in Warcraft II.

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Chieftain: Orgrim Doomhammer

Clan Colors: Red

Background: Although years of war have reduced their numbers, the Blackrock clan remains the strongest within the Horde. Ruled for many years by Blackhand the Destroyer, the Blackrock clan rose quickly in power and was responsible for numberless victories against the Humans in the First War. Orgrim Doomhammer - known also as the Backstabber - assassinated the ruthless, but careless Blackhand, and named himself clan chieftain and War Chief of the Horde. The Blackrock clan continues to dictate the course of the war intimidating the lesser clans within the Horde into following Orgrim's lead. The forces of the Blackrock clan are fanatically loyal to the Doomhammer and will serve him with their lives.[2]

Domain: Blackrock Spire, Azeroth

In Warcraft III[]

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The Blackrock Clan was an orc faction. Among their ranks it counted peons, grunts, raiders, troll headhunters, ogre magi, catapults, warlocks, goblin sappers, goblin zeppelins, red dragons, a slave master, blademasters, and far seers. They appeared as a hostile faction in The Defense of Strahnbrad, Blackrock and Roll, and Blackrock & Roll, Too!.

Notes and trivia[]

Speculation[]

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Skin[]

In Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, the dark gray skin of Rend's Blackrock orcs is explained as being due to the years they spent dwelling deep inside Blackrock Mountain without seeing the light of day.[117] However, Warlords of Draenor, the Blackhand webcomic and a piece of artwork in Chronicle Volume 2 all depict the Blackrock orcs as having already had gray skin on Draenor, long before coming to dwell in Blackrock Mountain on Azeroth, implying that the origin of the skin color has been retconned. It can be speculated that the reason for the skin color being due to dwelling underground is still a valid explanation, but that it was a trait the Blackrocks always had due to dwelling in the caverns and mountains of Gorgrond rather than it being a trait they developed recently in Blackrock Mountain.

The skin color of modern-day Blackrock orcs is inconsistently depicted. Eitrigg was never a member of the Dark Horde but still has gray skin, whereas Varok Saurfang has green skin. A piece of artwork of a Blackrock orc in the Burning Steppes also depicts green skin rather than gray. Dranosh Saurfang on the other hand, has brown skin.

Several orcs in the new Horde, including Mok, Mokasa, General Krakork, Overlord Or'barokh, Armorer Orkuruk, General Ushet Wolfbarger, and Nassar, have the same skin color as Blackrock orcs, but it is not outright stated whether or not they are members of the clan.

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

 
  1. ^ A [59D] Put Her Down
  2. ^ a b c d Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, Clans of the Horde, Blackrock Clan
  3. ^ a b Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, A Brief History of the Fall of Azeroth
  4. ^ a b Ultimate Visual Guide, pg. 114
  5. ^ a b World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 39 - 41 (map)
  6. ^ Adventure Guide entry for Blackrock Foundry
  7. ^ a b c World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 64
  8. ^ Blackhand
  9. ^ a b c d World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 77 - 82
  10. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 123
  11. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 135
  12. ^ Ultimate Visual Guide, pages 121, 123
  13. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 146
  14. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 149
  15. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 151
  16. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 160
  17. ^ a b World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 175
  18. ^ World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, pg. 42
  19. ^ a b c d H [60] Eitrigg's Wisdom
  20. ^ Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal manual, The Aftermath of the Second War
  21. ^ "The Scourge of Lordaeron: The Defense of Strahnbrad", Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Blizzard Entertainment.
  22. ^ a b "The Scourge of Lordaeron: Blackrock and Roll", Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Blizzard Entertainment.
  23. ^ a b c "Path of the Damned: Blackrock & Roll, Too!", Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Blizzard Entertainment.
  24. ^ Ultimate Visual Guide, pg. 173
  25. ^ A [59] Message to Maxwell
  26. ^ a b A [26G] Wanted: Gath'Ilzogg
  27. ^ a b A [21] Blackrock Menace
  28. ^ a b Inv letter 04 [The State of Lakeshire]
  29. ^ A [22] Looking Further
  30. ^ A [26] Morganth
  31. ^ A [23G] Shadow Magic
  32. ^ A [25] Tharil'zun
  33. ^ A [59D] Kharan's Tale
  34. ^ Through the Mirror Darkly, pg. 7
  35. ^ A [46] Rise, Obsidion!
  36. ^ H [58D] Grark Lorkrub
  37. ^ N [52] Set Them Ablaze!
  38. ^ A [54] The True Masters
  39. ^ A [54] The True Masters
  40. ^ A [54] The True Masters
  41. ^ Inv misc note 02 [Bolvar's Decree]
  42. ^ A [54] The True Masters
  43. ^ H [60R] For The Horde!
  44. ^ a b A [1-10] Ending the Invasion!
  45. ^ a b A [1-10] Beating Them Back!
  46. ^ A [1-10] Extinguishing Hope
  47. ^ A [1-10] Lions for Lambs
  48. ^ A [1-10] Join the Battle!
  49. ^ A [1-10] They Sent Assassins
  50. ^ A [1-10] Fear No Evil
  51. ^ A [1-10] The Rear is Clear
  52. ^ A [1-10] Blackrock Invasion
  53. ^ A [7-30] They've Wised Up...
  54. ^ A [7-30] He Who Controls the Ettins
  55. ^ A [7-30] Yowler Must Die!
  56. ^ A [7-30] Weapons of War
  57. ^ A [7-30] His Heart Must Be In It
  58. ^ A [7-30] It's Never Over
  59. ^ A [7-30] Point of Contact: Brubaker
  60. ^ A [7-30] Unspeakable Atrocities
  61. ^ A [7-30] Prisoners of War
  62. ^ A [7-30] To Win a War, You Gotta Become War
  63. ^ A [7-30] Detonation
  64. ^ A [7-30] The Dark Tower
  65. ^ A [7-30] Shadowhide Extinction
  66. ^ A [7-30] The Grand Magus Doane
  67. ^ A [7-30] AHHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHH!!!
  68. ^ a b A [7-30] Showdown at Stonewatch
  69. ^ A [7-30] Darkblaze, Brood of the World Breaker
  70. ^ A [7-30] Triumphant Return
  71. ^ A [15-30] Hero's Call: Burning Steppes! / H [15-30] Warchief's Command: Burning Steppes!
  72. ^ Ariok#Quotes
  73. ^ N [15-30] Done Nothing Wrong
  74. ^ B [15-30] Warlocks Have the Neatest Stuff
  75. ^ B [15-30] Shadow Boxing
  76. ^ B [15-30] Chiselgrip, the Heart of the Steppes
  77. ^ B [15-30] A Perfect Costume
  78. ^ B [15-30] Into the Black Tooth Hovel
  79. ^ N [15-30] Grunt Work
  80. ^ B [15-30] Strategic Cuts
  81. ^ N [15-30] The Kodocaller's Horn
  82. ^ B [15-30] Taking the Horn For Ourselves
  83. ^ a b B [15-30] General Thorg'izog
  84. ^ N [15-30] Trial by Magma
  85. ^ N [15-30] I Am the Law and I Am the Lash
  86. ^ B [15-30] Abuse of Power
  87. ^ A [15-30] Morgan's Vigil / H [15-30] Flame Crest
  88. ^ B [15-30] Blood Tour
  89. ^ B [15-30] Draconic Vanguard
  90. ^ B [15-30] A Deal With a Dragon
  91. ^ a b B [15-30] A Delivery for Thorg'izog
  92. ^ a b B [15-30] A Delivery for Neeralak
  93. ^ a b B [15-30] A Delivery for Xi'lun
  94. ^ B [15-30] Assault on Dreadmaul Rock
  95. ^ a b B [15-30] Glory Amidst Chaos
  96. ^ B [15-30] The Spoils of War
  97. ^ N [20-30D] A Potential Ally
  98. ^ Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War
  99. ^ H IconSmall Orc MaleIconSmall Orc Female [50-70] The Blessing of the Clan, Eitrigg's dialogue.
  100. ^ H IconSmall Orc MaleIconSmall Orc Female [50-70] The Long Knives
  101. ^ H IconSmall Orc MaleIconSmall Orc Female [50-70] Cornering Gor'krosh
  102. ^ a b Inv archaeology orcclans blackrockrazor [Blackrock Razor]
  103. ^ Inv archaeology orcclans metalworkershammer [Metalworker's Hammer]
  104. ^ Rise of the Horde, chapter 2
  105. ^ Inv archaeology orcclans bellow [Elemental Bellows]
  106. ^ Blood Ledger
  107. ^ Rise of the Horde, pg. 254
  108. ^ N [60] A Light in Dark Places
  109. ^ A [25] Blackrock Bounty
  110. ^ A [7-30] Hunting the Hunters
  111. ^ Inv bracer 15 [Blackrock Bracer]
  112. ^ Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal manual, Clans of Draenor, Thunderlord Clan
  113. ^ A Rogue [22] Horns of Nez'ra
  114. ^ Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, The History of Orcish Ascension, The Mastery of Forces - Medivh and Blackhand
  115. ^ Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness manual, Clans of the Horde, The Black Tooth Grin Clan
  116. ^ Rise of the Horde
  117. ^ Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, chapter 2, pg. 17

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