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Forgotten Kingdoms of World of Warcraft: Arathor, Lordaeron, Dalaran
The video tells the tragic story of the human kingdoms in World of Warcraft, such as Arathor, Lordaeron, and Dalaran, which fell due to wars, betrayals, and catastrophes. It examines the reasons for their decline and the key events that led to the destruction of these factions.
1. ⚔️ Creation and fall of the Arathor Empire: from the unification of tribes to the disintegration into kingdoms
- ✅ The Arathor Empire was created by uniting the human tribes under the leadership of the Arathi tribe.
- ✅ The Arathi united tribes like Alterac and Lordain, offering political marriages, military power, and religious influence.
- ✅ Arathor played a key role in the war against the Amani trolls, uniting with the elves.
- ⚠️ Over time, cities in the Arathor Empire wanted more autonomy, which led to the weakening of central power and the disintegration of the empire into seven independent kingdoms: Lordaeron, Stormwind, Stromgarde, Kul'Tiras, Gilneas, Alterac, and Dalaran.
00:00 - 05:08
1. ⚔️ Creation and fall of the Arathor Empire: from the unification of tribes to the disintegration into kingdoms
- ✅ The Arathor Empire was created by uniting the human tribes under the leadership of the Arathi tribe.
- ✅ The Arathi united tribes like Alterac and Lordain, offering political marriages, military power, and religious influence.
- ✅ Arathor played a key role in the war against the Amani trolls, uniting with the elves.
- ⚠️ Over time, cities in the Arathor Empire wanted more autonomy, which led to the weakening of central power and the disintegration of the empire into seven independent kingdoms: Lordaeron, Stormwind, Stromgarde, Kul'Tiras, Gilneas, Alterac, and Dalaran.
05:09 - 11:47
2. 👑 Feud of the human kingdoms: Alterac and Stromgarde, betrayal and fall of Alterac
- ✅ After the collapse of Arathor, the kingdoms began to compete and conflict with each other.
- ⚠️ Stormwind fought with the gnolls, but the northern kingdoms did not help, seeing no benefit.
- ✅ Stromgarde and Alterac were constantly feuding over territorial disputes.
- ⚠️ During the Second War, King Perenolde of Alterac betrayed the Alliance, entering into a secret alliance with the Horde in exchange for preserving his kingdom.
- ⚠️ After the defeat of the Horde, Alterac was captured by the Alliance, and Perenolde was arrested. The kingdom was devastated in the Third War.
- ✅ Stromgarde left the Alliance due to high taxes and territorial claims to Alterac.
- ⚠️ Internal betrayal and the murder of the king led to a crisis in Stromgarde, which was exploited by ogres and the Syndicate.
- ✅ Stromgarde was restored in the Battle for Azeroth, but faced internal problems, such as a group of xenophobic radicals.
11:48 - 17:15
3. 💀 Decline of Lordaeron and Dalaran: plague, destruction, and restoration
- ⚠️ Lordaeron became the center of the Alliance, but was devastated by the Third War due to the plague and the Scourge invasion.
- ⚠️ The capital of Lordaeron was captured by the undead and became the capital of the Forsaken.
- ⚠️ Southshore, the last stronghold of Lordaeron, was destroyed by the Forsaken in the Cataclysm.
- ✅ The Alliance regained control over part of Lordaeron in the Battle for Azeroth, but the capital remains uninhabitable.
- ⚠️ Dalaran, the city of mages, was founded for the freedom to study magic, but was attacked during the Second and Third Wars.
- ⚠️ Dalaran was destroyed by Archimonde, but restored by mages.
- ✅ Dalaran moved to Northrend and the Broken Isles, becoming a base for fighting the Lich King and the Legion.
- ⚠️ In the expansion The War Within, Dalaran was attacked by the Nerubians and destroyed by Xal'atath.