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ONE



War.

It had once seemed to some of the Kirin Tor, the magical conclave that ruled the small nation of Dalaran,
that the world of Azeroth had never known anything but constant bloodshed. There had been the trolls,
before the forming of the Alliance of Lordaeron, and when at last humanity had dealt with that foul
menace, the first wave of orcs had descended upon the lands, appearing out of a horrific rip in the very
fabric of the universe. At first, nothing had seemed able to stop these grotesque invaders, but gradually
what had looked to be a horrible slaughter had turned instead into an agonizing stalemate. Battles had
been won by attrition. Hundreds had died on both sides, all seemingly for no good reason. For years, the
Kirin Tor had foreseen no end.

But that had finally changed. The Alliance had at last managed to push back the Horde, eventually