![]() His dark might so impressed the night elf, that Xavius was convinced he'd been contacted by a god. Xavius was the first of the Highborne to hear Sargeras' whispers. Rallying his vast Burning Legion he made his way towards the unsuspecting world of Azeroth, but to claim it, he and his armies would have to emerge from the Nether, and to do this, they would need help from the other side. This caught the attention of Sargeras, who knew that he'd found his greatest target. Their reckless experiments with the powerful font sent ripples through the Great Dark Beyond and into the Twisting Nether itself. This motion was instigated by their selfish monarch, Queen Azshara and her closest advisor, Xavius. Millennia after that event (10,000 years BDP ), the upper classes of the Kaldorei Empire, a magocratic nation built around the magical lake called the Well of Eternity, sought to further increase their magical powers. When his brethren tried to stop him, he executed them all, but not before he learned from them of what was perhaps the most powerful world-soul in the universe a planet called Azeroth. To this end, Sargeras rallied an army of demons from the Twisting Nether to form the Burning Legion. Above all else, he sought to destroy the world-souls, as they were what the void lords desired most. Many thousands of years ago Sargeras, the greatest champion of his people resolved to destroy all life in the universe to prevent the sinister rulers of the Void from being able to spread their destructive influence. After much sacrifice and dedication, an alliance of the mortal races and others succeeded in defeating the Burning Legion's invasion, though it came at the terrible cost of the Well of Eternity which, being used as a massive portal by the demons, violently imploded shortly after. Their ultimate goal was to repel the Legion's invasion and prevent the demon lord from entering their world. With the aid of Queen Azshara and her Highborne, the demons launched a campaign to wipe out the major group resisting the Legion's coming - the Kaldorei Resistance.Ĭomposed of powerful characters such as Malfurion Stormrage, Tyrande Whisperwind, Illidan Stormrage, Jarod Shadowsong, and others, the resistance fought many vicious battles - often with mixed results - against Sargeras' forces. Seducing the highest caste of the Kaldorei Empire (which dominated the planet) with promises of paradise and power, the Legion gradually, but successfully, began to enter the planet through a trans-dimensional portal. Īs part of its relentless crusade to extinguish all life in the universe, Sargeras' desire to access the planet's world-soul, the Burning Legion set its sights on remote Azeroth. It was the first time one of the Legion's invasions of a world had ever been stopped. The conflict ultimately led to the Great Sundering, a cataclysmic event which tore the planet's landmass apart, thus altering its history permanently. One of the largest and most costly wars in Azeroth's history, the War of the Ancients influenced the fate of all life on the planet for millennia to come. The War of the Ancients was a major conflict which constituted the first coming of the demonic Burning Legion to Azeroth 10,000 years prior to the events of the First War. War between the Kaldorei and the Twin Empires, Elemental Sundering Blue dragonflight practically wiped out.Queen Azshara and her remaining loyal Highborne become the naga.Creation of the Second Well of Eternity and the World Tree Nordrassil soon after the war.Fragmentation of Kalimdor into smaller continents.Burning Legion defeated and forced out of Azeroth.Queen Azshara and the Highborne begin to summon Sargeras and the Burning Legion to Azeroth.ĭecisive victory for the Kaldorei Resistance Old Kalimdor primarily on the Kaldorei Empire's territories ![]() For the TCG set, see War of the Ancients (TCG). For specific accounts of the war, see War of the Ancients (disambiguation).
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