Nearly twenty-five
thousand years ago,
the eredar race
arose on the world
of Argus. They were
extremely
intelligent and had
a natural affinity
for magic in all its
myriad forms. Using
their gifts, they
developed a vast and
wondrous society.
Unfortunately the
eredar's
accomplishments
caught the attention
of Sargeras, the
Destroyer of Worlds.
He had already begun
his Burning Crusade
to eradicate all
life from the
cosmos, and he
believed that the
brilliant eredar
would be pivotal in
leading the vast
demonic army he was
gathering. Thus, he
contacted the
eredar's three most
prominent leaders:
Kil'jaeden,
Archimonde, and
Velen. In exchange
for the loyalty of
the eredar race,
Sargeras offered
untold power and
knowledge.
The scattered wastes
of Outland are all
that remain of
Draenor, the once
beautiful homeworld
of the orcs.
Following the Second
War, the Alliance
invaded Draenor by
crossing through the
Dark Portal. To
their horror, they
discovered that
Ner'zhul - the dark
warlord of Horde -
had constructed a
series of new
gateways that could
lead the beaten
Horde to newer,
unspoiled worlds. As
the Alliance forces
closed in around
him, Ner'zhul opened
his gateways as a
means of escape.
However, the
gateways' clashing
energies resulted in
a catastrophic
explosion that
ultimately ripped
the world of Draenor
apart.
Nearly thirteen
years later -
towards the end of
the Third War - the
fallen night elf,
Illidan, discovered
that huge chunks of
Draenor still
existed - floating
upon the astral
winds of the
Twisting Nether.
After his defeat at
the hands of the
evil Prince Arthas,
Illidan fled to the
remnants of Draenor
and dubbed them
Outland. He quickly
seized control of
the chaotic region
and sealed the last
of Ner'zhul's cursed
gateways.
Though he is the
undisputed ruler of
the ravaged land,
Illidan lives in
fear that he will be
discovered by his
powerful enemies -
most notably Arthas,
the new Lich King,
and the remaining
Lords of the Burning
Legion. Currently,
Outland is home to a
number of scattered
draenei tribes,
primitive orcs and
the powerful, arcane
creatures of the
Nether itself.
Agents of the
Burning Legion have
also targeted the
region as a vital
strategic location
in their unending
Burning Crusade to
scour all life from
the universe.. . .
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