Disclaimer: I do not own WOW. If I did, I wouldn't be writing this.
Blood and Brothers- Prologue
The battle for control of Azeroth has raged for nearly fifty years. In so short a time, so much has happened in this ancient world, forged by magic, bloodshed, and the savage might of Warcraft. This world, like all those in the Great Dark Beyond, has been shaped not only in part by the hands of the Creator Race, the Titans, but also by the inhabitants left behind to direct the world's ultimate destiny. Azeroth is special amongst the myriad worlds, for though it's history is steeped in conflict, somehow it's inhabitants continue to thrive and evolve though beset by each other, and otherworldly adversaries.
Though not the oldest races of Azeroth, the Orcs and Humans have been at constant and brutal odds since the two came into contact with each other. From the ominous shadow of the Dark Portal, to the slopes of the great Mt. Hyjal in the battle against the Burning Legion, the tale of the continuing relationship between the Orcs and Humans is one laced with fear, anger, hatred, betrayal, and a great sense of misunderstanding.
The Humans were once a noble race, and for the most part, they have maintained this idealism. However, as is the case in all sentient races, the lure of power has corrupted the spirit of men throughout the world of Azeroth. The once noble spirit of men is now nearly all but extinct, with the great majority of humanity either enslaved in undeath by the tyrant Lich King, or scattered throughout the world, struggling to survive.
The race of Orcs is one marked by warfare, betrayal and tragedy. Through evils both of and not of their own doing, they have run the gamut of near-transcendent spiritual states, from damnation to salvation, and are struggling in a harsh land to redeem the one proud shamanistic lineage which is their birthright, and they work daily to rediscover the way of the warrior. Who can say what the result would be if somehow, the two races could find some way to understand each other.
This is a story of one who tried…
…and succeeded.