The tension of their repeated discord was noticeable at the Alliance summit as Perenolde glared at Trollbane. On more than one occasion, King Thoras Trollbane led the armies of Stromgarde into battle against the honorable General Hath of Alterac. The proximity of the two and the apparent ambiguity of their mountain borders had led to several wars and skirmishes. Amidst those nations, there were no two rivals like Alterac and Stromgarde. Before the Second Warīefore the coming of the orcs, the human kingdoms of Lordaeron faced challenges and obstacles from each other as the games of politics played out. Most of the nation's territory was rugged and mountainous terrain of the Alterac Mountains. The capital came to be known as " Alterac City", likely to distinguish itself from the kingdom's name. It was a relatively small kingdom compared to the others. By 1,200 BDP, Alterac was fully independent once the last of the Arathi emperors left Strom. Strom's leadership was willing to surrender its authority to the city-states within its borders rather than deal with affairs themselves. Instead, independence grew slowly as Arathor began to decline. Independence from ArathorĪlterac's independence did not come out of a revolution or formal decree. Alteraci explorers were among those (along with Gilneans) to map out the lands of Khaz Modan and initiate diplomatic relations between Arathor and Ironforge. Its army had grown to be one of the strongest in the empire, likely from its position on the empire's northern frontier. The settlement grew into a powerful city-state around the same time as Gilneas and Kul Tiras.Īs the centuries passed, Alterac had grown to be culturally distinctive from those in the imperial capital of Strom, yet all the while remaining staunchly loyal to its authority. The early human settlers built a city nestled in the Alterac Mountains, likely exploiting its position on important trade routes through the mountains. Once the home of the Alteraci tribe, Alterac was founded during the third millennium BDP as the Empire of Arathor expanded across southern Lordaeron. 6 Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the ClansĪlterac and the Eastern Kingdoms' nations before the First War.The masks worn by Syndicate members are orange, just like the national color of the fallen kingdom. The Alteraci people are scattered, many of them form what is now the Syndicate. Formerly ruled by King Aiden Perenolde, Alterac was the weakest kingdom in the Alliance and a relatively small contributor of soldiers and supplies. It was situated in the foothills and mountains of the land known as the Alterac Mountains. The Kingdom of Alterac was one of the seven human nations to join the Alliance of Lordaeron during the Second War. Old Horde, Alliance of Lordaeron, Church of Lightĭefunct and remnants reformed as the Syndicate For the original human tribe who dwelled in the Alterac Mountains, see Alteraci tribe. For the area in which Alterac is located, see Alterac Mountains. For the battleground located in this region, see Alterac Valley. For other uses, see Alterac (disambiguation).
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