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During the Third WarThe Road to Kalimdor
A mysterious prophet warned Thrall that a greater invasion was coming and urged him to lead the Horde west. The journey required more than leaving the camps behind. The orcs were abandoning the lands where their last war had ended to seek a future they could not yet see.
On the voyage they encountered the Darkspear trolls. Sen’jin’s death left his people in need of escape, and Thrall offered them a place with the Horde. Reaching Kalimdor brought another alliance when he helped Cairne Bloodhoof’s tauren withstand centaur attacks.
These encounters changed the meaning of the Horde. It was becoming a refuge for peoples joined by need and chosen loyalty, not only an orcish army. Cairne helped Thrall seek the oracle in Stonetalon, where the reason for the journey would finally become clear.
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A Home Worth Defending
After Hyjal, Thrall settled his people in Durotar, naming the land for his father and Orgrimmar for Orgrim. Establishing a homeland demanded labor and resources as well as victory. The harsh country did not make its inhabitants safe from the wars they had left behind.
Rexxar became involved in defending the settlement and discovered human attacks that threatened the new nation. Daelin Proudmoore had arrived at Theramore and would not accept Jaina’s belief that this Horde was different. To him, its past made another war inevitable.
Jaina stepped aside rather than support his offensive, asking the Horde to spare her people. Rexxar led the campaign that defeated Daelin. Thrall withdrew afterward, leaving Jaina to mourn her father. Peace survived as an agreement between wounded allies, not as proof that the old losses had been forgotten.
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