Warcraft: Lord of the Clans facts for kids
Warcraft: Lord of the Clans is an exciting novel written by Christie Golden. It's based on the popular game world created by Blizzard Entertainment. This book came out in 2004 and is the second story in the Warcraft book series.
Did you know this story was first planned for a video game? But the game project was stopped. However, the main character's journey was super important for later games like Warcraft III and World of Warcraft. So, Christie Golden had to quickly turn the game idea into a book. She had only six weeks to write it!
Thrall's Early Life
The story begins with a baby orc, the son of an orc Warchief. One day, human soldiers attacked his family in a forest. His parents were lost in the attack. A human named Aedelas Blackmoore found the baby orc. Blackmoore took the baby to his home and named him Thrall. This name meant "slave" to the humans.
Blackmoore did not care for Thrall like a son. He wanted to use Thrall for his own power. His plan was to raise Thrall to become a Warchief. Then, Blackmoore would control Thrall and the orcs.
Life as a Prisoner
Thrall grew up as a prisoner. He and other orcs learned how to use many different weapons. They also learned important battle strategies. Thrall was even taught how to read and write.
But Thrall dreamed of escaping the human base. He wanted to find other orcs like himself. He had one human friend, a girl named Taretha. She helped him plan his escape. One day, Taretha started a fire at the base. This gave Thrall the chance he needed to get away. He successfully escaped!
Finding His People
After escaping, Thrall traveled for some time. He eventually found an orc clan led by a strong warrior named Grom Hellscream. Grom taught Thrall important things about orc culture and history.
Thrall then decided to find his original family, the Frostwolf clan. He met their wise shaman, Drek'thar, and their Warchief, Doomhammer. Drek'thar taught Thrall the ancient ways of shamanism. Doomhammer also told Thrall about his parents and how they were lost.
Becoming Warchief
Once Thrall mastered shamanism, he and Doomhammer gathered an army. They fought against the humans. The orcs won the battle, but Doomhammer was badly hurt. In his final moments, Doomhammer gave Thrall his powerful hammer. He also made Thrall the new Warchief of the orcs.
Thrall decided to attack Blackmoore's human base. He wanted to free the orcs still held prisoner there. The orcs attacked and successfully took over the base. Only Blackmoore remained alive. Thrall went to Blackmoore's house. There, he found Blackmoore standing over Taretha, who was no longer alive. Thrall was very angry and defeated Blackmoore.
In the end, Thrall used his shamanistic powers to destroy the base. He then told all the other orc clans that they had a new leader: Thrall, the Warchief.
