The provided text is a summary of the lore of World of Warcraft (WoW), a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It provides a comprehensive overview of the events that have occurred in the game's universe, from the creation of Azeroth and the Titans, to the various wars and alliances that have shaped the world.
The story begins with the Titans, ancient beings born from planets, who created the universe and discovered the concept of World Souls - baby Titan-planets. One of these, Azeroth, was inhabited by elementals, and was also sought by the Void Lords and their servants, the Old Gods. The Titans eventually found Azeroth and fought the Old Gods, imprisoning them in a Titan-made prison.
Sargeras, a Titan, learned to corrupt Titan planets and decided to kill all life in the universe. He built the Burning Legion, an army corrupted from Titan planets. The Pantheon, the group controlling the universe, tried to calm Sargeras down, but he killed them and imprisoned their spirits.
Back on Azeroth, the imprisoned Old Gods corrupted the guardians, turning them into undead creatures. Meanwhile, Sargeras corrupted the world soul of Argus, a planet inhabited by the Eredar, and used it to build a machine that could regenerate his army.
On Azeroth, the Well of Eternity, left behind by the Titans, began to transform creatures into Trolls. The Kaldorei, a group of elves, used the Well of Eternity to gain power and defeat the Zandalari, a Troll empire. They then allied with the humans to fight the Old God corrupted creatures.
Sargeras, still unaware of Azeroth's location, tried to open a portal to invade. His Avatar was sent through the portal and started consuming dragons for magic. The humans killed the Avatar, and Sargeras, powerless, was sealed in the Tomb of Sargeras.
The humans, elves, and dwarves continued to fight and evolve, forming various factions. Sargeras' soul fragments were passed on to Medivh, who eventually opened the Dark Portal, connecting Azeroth to Draenor. Sargeras' Avatar was freed and began to corrupt Medivh.
The Alliance was formed to fight the Horde, an orc-led faction led by Gul'Dan. The Horde was betrayed by Gul'Dan, who was killed by demons. Orgrim Doomhammer, the new Horde leader, began a siege of Lordaeron, leading to the First War.
In the Second War, the Alliance successfully closed the Dark Portal, ending the war. The Alliance rebuilt Stormwind and interned the captured orcs. The high elves left the Alliance, and the orcs escaped from their camps, forming a new Horde.
In the Third War, the Lich King, Arthas, was released from his imprisonment in Northrend and began to corrupt Azeroth. The Alliance and Horde united to stop him, and the Lich King was defeated.
The Burning Crusade began when the Lich King, now under the control of Kael'Thas, tried to summon Kil'Jaeden to Azeroth. The Alliance and Horde, along with the Argent Crusade, fought to stop him. Kael'Thas was killed, and the Lich King was defeated by Bolvar Fordragon.
The story continues with various events, such as the death of Deathwing, the final Old God, and the transformation of various races and factions. The lore of WoW is complex and continues to evolve as the game expands.
1. The universe began with Titans, gods born from planets, who formed the Pantheon and searched for more baby Titan-planets called World Souls.
2. Azeroth, one of these planets, was inhabited by elementals when the Pantheon found it.
3. The Void Lords, a mysterious group of beings, also sought World Souls and sent their servants, the Old Gods, to corrupt them.
4. The Old Gods found Azeroth off-putting and started corrupting it, leading to a fight between the Pantheon, elementals, and Old Gods.
5. The Pantheon won, but couldn't kill the Old Gods without killing Azeroth, so they built prisons.
6. The Titan Sargeras, learning that Old Gods could corrupt Titan planets, decided to kill all life in the universe, starting the Burning Legion.
7. The Pantheon tried to calm Sargeras by telling him they found a World Soul strong enough to defeat the Void Lords.
8. Sargeras killed the Pantheon, imprisoned their spirits, and set out to find and destroy Azeroth.
9. Sargeras corrupted the World Soul of Argus, a planet inhabited by the Eredar, and used it to build a machine that could regenerate anyone in his army.
10. On Azeroth, the imprisoned Old Gods drove their guards crazy and created a curse that turned stuff into meat.
11. The Zandalari, a race of Trolls, formed the Zandalari Empire.
12. The Elves, led by Queen Azshara, used the Well of Eternity to gain magical and technological superiority.
13. The Night Elves stayed on Kalimdor, while the Night Elves and dragons fought the Old God bugs and locked them in the Titan prison of Ahn'Qiraj.
14. The high elves allied themselves with the humans to fight the trolls living in the Eastern Kingdoms.
15. The dwarves were living inside a mountain when their King died and the War of Three Hammers broke out.
16. The Dark Iron dwarves tried to summon elementals to kill the other clans, accidentally summoning Ragnaros the Firelord.
17. The orcs, led by Gul'Dan, formed the Horde after being convinced to drink the blood of the demon Mannoroth.
18. The human Kingdom of Stormwind went to war with the Gurubashi Trolls, leading to the First War.
19. Orgrim Doomhammer won a Mak'Gora for leadership of the Horde and killed Blackhand.
20. The survivors of Stormwind fled to the Lordaeron, where they began planning the Second War against the Horde.
21. The Alliance of Lordaeron rebuilt Stormwind, naming Varian, the son of Lane Wrynn, as king.
22. Ner'zhul, a shaman on Draenor, reopened the Dark Portal and sent a group of soldiers through to retrieve magical artifacts.
23. The Alliance went on the offensive, sending a group of soldiers into the Dark Portal to end the Horde.
24. The planet Draenor was destroyed and pulled into the twisting nether, forming a floating landmass called the Outlands.
25. King Terenas Menethil sent his son Arthas and the mage Jaina Proudmoore to investigate a plague in Lordaeron, which was caused by the wizard Kel'Thuzad.
26. Arthas killed Kel'Thuzad and headed to Stratholme to stop a grain shipment.
27. Arthas became a minion of the Lich King, a death knight, and murdered his father King Terenas Menethil while his forces destroyed the city.
28. The Lich King ordered Arthas to raise Kel'Thuzad as a lich, so he marched his forces north to Quel'Thalas.
29. The Lich King summoned Archimonde, who destroyed Dalaran, to prevent the Alliance and Horde from stopping him.
30. The ancient spirits of the night elves turned themselves into a bomb and blew up Archimonde and his army.
31. The Forsaken, a group of undead led by Sylvanas, joined the Horde