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The following is a summary of all the events that surround the human campaign The Scourge of Lordaeron. The focus is not just on what is shown ingame, but in other media too including novels, comics, chronicles and World of Warcraft.
Noteworthy events before the Campaign:
Noteworthy events set during the Campaign:
Noteworthy events that also happen after this time:
Noteworthy events before the Campaign:
- Years before the war the Alliance splinters. Quel’thalas, Gilneas and Stromgarde pull out for varying reasons.
- Alexstrazsa, Queen of the Red Dragonflight, is freed from the control of the Dragonmaw Clan by Rhonin. [Novel - Day of the Dragon]
- Gilneas constructs the Greymane Wall to separate Gilneas from other nations and their troubles. In doing so, he secedes land to Lordaeron, which later causes civil strife in Gilneas. [WoW]
- Calia Menethil marries one of her Footmen in secret, and secretly gives birth to a daughter. To protect them, the pair are sent away until a time when Arthas takes up the mantle of King. [Novel - Before the Storm]
- The Orcs rebel under the guidance of Thrall, raiding many of the Internment Camps and striking out on stolen ships [WC3 Prologue / Novel: Lord of the Clans]
Noteworthy events set during the Campaign:
- The Alliance Council meets with King Terenas Menethil to discuss the orc uprisings and the mysterious plague. [CH0 - The Warning]
- Muradin Bronzebeard leads an expedition to Northrend in search of the runeblade Frostmourne, but no word is heard from him after he disembarks. [WoW]
- Baron Rivendare, a wealthy landowner near Stratholme, joins the Cult of the Damned. [WoW Ultimate Visual Guide]
- The Prophet interrupts the Council meeting and tries to warn King Terenas about the coming of the Legion and the Scourge, warning him that they need to flee but he is rejected. [CH0 - The Warning]
- The rogue Black Dragon, Searinox, has been ravaging the local farmsteads near Strahnbrad for weeks. Dwarfs led by Feranor Steeltoe, are hunting it so they can claim the Dragon's heart. [CH2 - Blackrock and Roll]
- At some point, the Alterac mountains were invaded by gnolls and kobolds. The dwarf mountain king Murgen Hammerfall used his abilities to decimate the gnolls. [Warcraft 3 Game Manual]
- To contain the orcish threat, King Terenas sends his son, Prince Arthas, and the legendary Uther the Lightbringer - to deal with the orcs once and for all. [CH1 - The Defense of Strahnbrad]
- Arthas and Uther agree to divide forces, Uther heads off to find the Blackrock encampment while Arthas heads to Strahnbrad. [CH1 - The Defense of Strahnbrad]
- Along the road to Strahnbrad, Arthas rallies men to fight for Lordaeron, as well as saving a boy called Timmy from the Gnolls (likely of the Mudsnouts Tribe). [CH1 - The Defense of Strahnbrad]
- The Bloodhill Bandits (members of the Syndicate) are preying on travellers on the Strahnbrad road in Alterac. Prince Arthas cuts Menag the Bandit Lord down. [CH1 - The Defense of Strahnbrad]
- Arthas reaches Strahnbrad too late, the village is burning and its people are being enslaved by the Orcs. The few remaining slaves are liberated after he kills Mathog, the Slave Master. [CH1 - The Defense of Strahnbrad]
- With villagers missing, Arthas travels to meet Uther in the hopes of freeing them. [CH1 - The Defense of Strahnbrad]
- Uther and Arthas move against the Blackrock Clan. Though they quickly build a base and prepare for battle against the orcs. [CH2 - Blackrock and Roll]
- Arthas encounters Feranor Steeltoe on the road, a smith and enchanter, who offers a bounty if the Prince can help him to kill the dragon Searinox. [CH2 - Blackrock and Roll]
- The dwarfs and Arthas track the Black Dragon to its lair and slay it. [CH2 - Blackrock and Roll]
- Uther and Arthas arrive too late to save the Strahnbrad villagers who were just sacrificed by orcs who have re-embraced their demon worshiping [CH2 - Blackrock and Roll]
- Arthas leads an assault against the Blackrock encampment, slaying every orc there. His vengeful fury foreshadows his coming descent into madness. [CH2 - Blackrock and Roll]
- After destroying the encampment, he defeats the Blademaster in single combat. [CH2 - Blackrock and Roll]
- Two weeks later, The Prophet turns up in Dalaran where he tries to persuade Antonidas to flee to Kalimdor but the old mage hears none of it. [CH2x - Jaina’s Meeting]
- After catching Jaina Proudmoore overhearing the argument, Antonidas assigns her a task to meet with Arthas so that they can investigate the plague. [CH2x - Jaina’s Meeting]
- Arthas and Captain Falric meet with Jaina on the King’s Road. Soon they run into bandits (presumably Syndicate) that are attacking the farmsteads in the area, but manage to protect the farmers with the help of the Regional Defenders. [CH3 - Ravages of the Plague]
- The wizards of Dalaran suspect that the northern villages hold the plagues origin, the group fight their way into those lands, meeting a pair of Priests from Quel’thalas and a dwarven Mortar Team, led by a dwarf cannoneer named Dargal. [CH3 - Ravages of the Plague/ Novel - Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]
- Arthas and Jaina discover the culprit behind the plague in Brill, the former Dalaran wizard Kel’Thuzad but he escapes to Andorhal, one of the largest cities in Lordaeron’s breadbasket Eastweald. [CH3 - Ravages of the Plague]
- Andorhal was once the distribution center for all agricultural supplies in the northern provinces of Lordaeron east of Lordamere Lake before the Third War. [WoW]
- Arthas, Jaina and Dargal reach Andorhal, only to find that Kel’Thuzad has already infected the granary with the Plague, and sent out the grain shipments. [CH4 - Cult of the Damned]
- The father and siblings of the mage Rhonin are killed by the Undead Scourge in Andorhal. [Novel - Well of Eternity; Chapter 2]
- Arthas and Jaina pursue Kel'Thuzad, destroying his undead guards, and then slaying Kel'Thuzad himself. [CH4 - Cult of the Damned]
- Before dying he tells them that Mal’Ganis is in Stratholme, and he will spread the plague of undeath there. [CH4 - Cult of the Damned]
- The dwarf Dargal dies in the battle and is buried at Sorrow Hill to the south of Andorhal before Arthas’ forces march onwards to Hearthglen. [CH4 - Cult of the Damned]
- Hearthglen was a prosperous Alliance principality once ruled by Tirion Fordring before his exile for healing an Orc. It is surrounded by woods full of mighty oak trees. [Novel - Of Blood and Honor]
- The next morning Arthas and Jaina arrive at Hearthglen, but discover that an army of undead emerged during the night and began attacking the villages. [CH5 - March of the Scourge]
- Jaina leaves to get help from Uther and the Knights of the Silver Hand, while Arthas and Captain Falric remain behind to defend the villages from the Scourge. [CH5 - March of the Scourge]
- In the middle of the battle, Arthas learns that a caravan of plagued grain is passing through the area infecting other villages. [CH5 - March of the Scourge]
- Arthas and a small group of men track down the caravan and ambush it. They slay the undead escorts and destroy the Meat Wagons carrying the plagued grain. [CH5 - March of the Scourge]
- After weathering ever greater assaults, Arthas’ men are on the brink of collapse before Uther’s knights arrive and they save the village but Arthas’ pride is ruined and his need for vengeance is fired. [CH5 - March of the Scourge]
- Baron Rivendare orders infected grain to be sent to Stratholme city [WoW]
- Later that afternoon, on the road to Stratholme Prince Arthas is waylaid by the Prophet who tries to persuade him to abandon Lordaeron for Kalimdor, but once again he is ignored. [CH5x - The Prince and the Prophet]
- Stratholme is the second most populated city in Lordaeron, and was one of the birthplaces of the Church of the Holy Light. During the second war, it was the Alliance’s main port city for oil. [Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness / Novel - Chronicles of War]
- The Bastion of the Silver Hand was found in Stratholme and it housed many treasures. Another important locale in the city was the Zoo, which held many weird and wonderful creatures. [Warcraft RPG / CH6 - The Culling]
- The citizens of Stratholme were beginning to panic over the growing number of illnesses happening in the city. Some try to get into the town hall to talk to Magistrate Barthilas about the problem but are turned away [WoW]
- When Arthas's forces arrived outside the walls of the city, the first thing they did was inspect the grain shipments in order to detect traces of the plague. [WoW / CH6 - The Culling]
- As it turned out, they had arrived too late and the city had already been infected, even though its residents didn't know how dire their situation was. [CH6 - The Culling]
- When Uther refused to kill the civilians as Arthas ordered, Arthas renounced him, accusing him of treason. He demanded that any true to the king stay with him and see to the town's destruction. [CH6 - The Culling]
- Unable to watch Arthas massacre the city, a tearful Jaina departed with Uther. Arthas was shocked and wounded by Jaina's decision, seeing it as a betrayal of the promise she had made the night they became lovers [CH6 - The Culling / Novel - Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]
- Arthas ordered Uther and the Silver Hand to destroy the town. Uther was appalled by this, saying he wouldn't follow the order even if Arthas was the king. [CH6 - The Culling]
- For his defiance, Arthas suspended the Knights of the Silver Hand from service and took it upon himself to begin the massacre. [CH6 - The Culling]
- Mal'Ganis appeared and began "collecting" those civilians who had already been transformed into mindless zombies, gloating that soon the people of Lordaeron would belong to the Scourge. [CH6 - The Culling]
- The two sides proceeded to ravage the city building by building in a macabre race for the lives of the townsfolk. [CH6 - The Culling]
- Some citizens were killed in their sleep, others were killed after their zombification, and others were executed while still human and trying to flee. [WoW / CH6 - The Culling]
- The prietess Eris Havenfire tried to lead sick peasants to Hearthglen, but all were cut down by the Scourge as they left the city walls. [WoW - The Balance of Light and Shadow]
- Other civilians tried to fight back. Many also took their own lives, opting to hurl themselves into the myriad flames of the smoldering city rather than become one of the Scourge. [WoW / Novel - Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]
- A footman called James could not take the slaughter and fled the city. [WoW - A Careworn Note]
- When most of the city was in ruins and its inhabitants either dead or converted, Arthas and Mal'Ganis confronted each other face to face. [CH6 - The Culling]
- Arthas demanded that Mal'Ganis fight him here and now. Mal'Ganis, however, told Arthas to gather his forces and come to Northrend. [CH6 - The Culling]
- Mal'Ganis then teleported away, leaving Arthas vowing to hunt Mal'Ganis "to the ends of the earth.” [CH6 - The Culling]
- Lylia, a beloved champion of Lordaeron, kills herself in the aftermath of the battle and becomes the Unforgiven. She kills herself because her sanity was broken by the slaughter she took part in. [WoW - Dungeon Journal]
- Oni’jus, a half-elven spy in Arthas’ service, flees Arthas after having failed to detect the Princes deterioration. She perishes on her way to warn King Terenas, and is raised as the undead. [RPG - Lands of Conflict]
- After purging Stratholme, Arthas met with Jaina and pleaded with her to accompany him to Northrend to hunt Mal'Ganis, but she refused and warned him that it sounded like a trap. [Novel - Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]
- Days later, Uther and Jaina return to Stratholme to survey the wreckage. Uther decides that he must tell King Terenas what Arthas has done. [CH6x - Divergent Courses]
- As Jaina stands alone in Stratholme, the Prophet appears to her and tells her to prepare to flee to Kalimdor. She listens to him, but returns to Dalaran to consult with Antonidas. [CH6x - Divergent Courses]
- Uther confided in Terenas after Arthas left for Northrend and together they decided that Arthas had been compromised, most likely from the stress he endured at Hearthglen, and ordered an emissary to find him and order him to return. [CH8 - Dissension]
- Despite the Silver Hand being suspended by Arthas, the Paladins continued to fight the plague at every turn but were spread thin [Legends Vol. 5 - A Cleansing Fire]
- Copycat massacres start to happen in Lordaeron as other Knights begin attempting to quell the plague. Their evil deeds turn them into Deathlords, one of which was Eldritch Dreadlord, who slew his own family after thinking them impure. [WC3 Items - Crown of the Dreadlord, Shield of the Dreadlord / Rexxar Campaign]
- Arthas’s armies make landfall at Daggercap Bay (WC3) / Forgotten Shore (WoW) in Northrend a month later. [CH7 - The Shores of Northrend / WoW]
- Arriving at Northrend a month later, Arthas would quickly reunite his old friend and teacher Muradin, who after reinforcing the Muradin's base camp would be forced to deal with the undead. [CH7 - The Shores of Northrend]
- After learning that Muradin's additional forces were cut off from him the two would work together to rescue them. [CH7 - The Shores of Northrend]
- The dwarfs are under the command of Baelgun Flamebeard, and are under siege by the undead, but are saved when Arthas and his men reach them. [CH7 - The Shores of Northrend]
- With the undead destroyed in the region, Arthas would command his forces to build their main base camp over the ruins over the undead stronghold. [CH7 - The Shores of Northrend]
- Upon returning to their base camp both Arthas and Muradin learn that the Alliance forces were being recalled to Lordaeron by King Terenas, who was convinced to do so by Uther the Lightbringer. [CH8 - Dissension]
- Knowing that he couldn't defeat Mal'Ganis without his men, Arthas and a reluctant Muradin set out to destroy the naval ships to prevent the rest of the Alliance from returning home. [CH8 - Dissension]
- As the Alliance cut their way through the woods, Arthas was forced to hire mercenaries in order to fight through the undead and burn the ships. [CH8 - Dissension]
- Arthas's mission would be successful and his men would finish hacking through the woods just in time to see the last ship burning. [CH8 - Dissension]
- With his men dismayed at being unable to go home, Arthas would blame the mercenaries for burning the ships and led the charge against them himself. [CH8 - Dissension]
- Muradin confronts Arthas about his betrayal of the mercenaries, but are interrupted by Mal’Ganis and the Scourge. [CH9 - Frostmourne]
- Arthas leaves Captain Falric in charge of the defence while he and Muradin try to claim the runeblade Frostmourne. [Novel - Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]
- Muradin and Arthas are stopped by the guardian of Frostmourne who warns them not to go any further, but they kill the guardian and discover that the sword is locked in magical ice. [CH9 - Frostmourne]
- Arthas claims the sword, but by doing so Muradin is hit by some of the magical ice and is killed (WC3) or rendered unconscious (WoW). [CH9 - Frostmourne / WoW]
- Arthas spares Muradin little thought, rallies his men and takes the battle to Mal’Ganis. [CH9 - Frostmourne]
- After a fight, Arthas corners Mal’Ganis who tells him that the whispers from the sword come from his own master, the Lich King. The dreadlord mocks the prince, asking him what his lord is telling him to do. [CH9 - Frostmourne]
- The Lich King orders Arthas to slay Mal’Ganis and he does as he is told. [CH9 - Frostmourne]
- Arthas becomes the first of the Scourge’s Death Knights, and he strikes out into the cold wastes of Northrend, losing the rest of his sanity and abandoning his men. [CH9 - Frostmourne]
- With the death of Muradin, his second-in-command Baelgun Flamebeard led Muradins dwarfs into the ruined city of Azjol-Nerub to escape the dead. [TFT Undead - CH7a - Into the Shadow Web Caverns]
- With the death of Mal'Ganis, Ner'zhul orders the Scourge and Cult of the Damned into hiding, giving the impression that Arthas had won a mighty victory in Northrend. [Book - Chronicles Vol. 3]
- Determined to find his sire, Captains Falric and Marwyn heads into the north but Arthas kills them, raising them as the first of his Death Knights. [Novel - Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]
- Arthas kills many of his soldiers, and then sets sail back for Lordaeron accompanied by Captain Falric and Marwyn. [Novel - Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]
- The remaining soldiers and dwarfs that had banded together during the Northrend campaign founded the settlement of Valgarde, reinforcing it against the many threats on the continent. [WoW]
- Arthas returns at the head of a huge army of the Undead, but he returns to the capital city with a handful of Death Knights posing as living veterans. [Book - Chronicles Vol. 3]
- Arthas is hailed as a hero for his conquest of the Scourge, but when he enters the throne room, he murders King Terenas and the city falls. Falric and Marwyn take it on themselves to slay the aristocracy. [CH9x - Arthas’ Betrayal]
- Princess Calia Menethil escapes the Scourge by hiding in a muddy ditch for two days, and eventually makes her way to Southshore where she is reunited with her husband and child. [Novel - Before the Storm]
- Once Terenas is slain the Scourge no longer hide. They attack from their hiding places across Lordaeron, sowing fear and confusion wherever they go. [Book - Chronicles Vol. 3]
- Refugees flee in all directions seeking refuge. Many of Lordaerons refugees try to go to Gilneas, but they are refused entry.
Noteworthy events that also happen after this time:
- Many Half-elves join the war in the hope of gaining recognition [Warcraft RPG]
- The Kingdom of Azeroth spies on Lordaeron so that they can understand the threat of the plague. [Novel - Traveller: The Spiral Path]
- Without the Guardians of Tirisfal, human forces begin to crumble. The night elves at Kalimdor sense the disturbance and feel that they are somehow responsible. [WoW Official Strategy Guide]
- At an unknown time, the Alliance approach the Gnomes in Gnomeregan for support but they refuse the call but allow their designs to be put to use. Their allies, especially the Ironforge and Wildhammer Dwarfs, are stunned by their decision to withhold troops. None know that they are under attack by the Troggs. [WoW]
- Blackrock Orcs led by Jubei’Thos succeed in opening a Demon Gate and summoning demonic allies to their cause. [WC3]
- Lordaeron is torn apart as the nation begins to succumb to the plague. One of armies came under the command of Grand Marshal Garithos in the east, who pledged to protect humanity from the Scourge. This likely starts in Blackwood in the Eastweald. [WC3 / WoW]
- Stromgarde fights the Scourge and wins, protecting its lands from their influence and then sends the Stromgarde Brigade to support Jaina Proudmoores effort to flee to Kalimdor.
- Admiral Daelin Proudmoore patrols the coasts of Lordaeron but finds only the dead, he gives up hope of victory in Lordaeron.
- A force of soldiers known as the Gilneas Brigade are sent by Lord Crowley to reinforce Lordaeron and join the Human Expedition to Kalimdor. [WC3 / WoW]
- The Northgate Rebellion occurs in Gilneas and the Kingdom is plunged into civil war. [WoW]
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. These puzzle-solving activities give off a intellectual vibe and to me they suit the "Archmage stereotype" and Jaina in particular very well.
