However, in time Rexxar would learn the Horde's purpose was not noble. Rexxar had not agreed with his father's isolationist policies and longed for battle, as well as believing the Horde could help the mok'nathal find sources of water and food. Rexxar, son of Leoroxx, had joined the Horde and convinced Blackhand to spare his people. Īfter the fall of Shattrath City and the draenei, Blackhand considered annihilating the mok'nathal but stayed his hand. Warchief Blackhand offered ogres and mok'nathal a place in the Horde to increase his numbers. Whether this refers to this battle or another one is unclear.Įventually, a force of orcs known as the Horde arose on Draenor. The mok'nathal pushed the Bladespire ogres to Bladespire Outpost. They swore off fighting, only taking up arms to defend their meager lands from threats. Resources were scarce, but they were able to live in peace. The mok'nathal settled in a remote corner of Gorgrond. Afterward, Garad offered Leoroxx and his people land in Frostfire, but Leoroxx declined because he knew the half-breeds would never truly be accepted by the orcs. The orcs and mok'nathal had won but at the cost of many lives including Garad's son Ga'nar, who had sacrificed himself to let many young mok'nathal escape. In the heart of the fortress, Leoroxx strangled Imperator Kelgrok with the chains he had worn for so much of his life. The Battle of Bladespire dragged on for a full bloody day before the orcs and mok'nathal drove the ogres out. They rose up against their oppressors and set fire to the stronghold as the Frostwolves and Whiteclaws crashed into Bladespire's outer defenses. Leoroxx returned to Bladespire Hold and incited open rebellion among the mok'nathal. Garad and Leoroxx came to an agreement to help each other destroy the Bladespire clan forever. Garad was surprised to learn that Leoroxx and the other mok'nathal were not willing servants but slaves. In the meantime, the united Frostwolf and Whiteclaw army fought the Bladespire and managed to capture a number of mok'nathal, including their elder Leoroxx. Thunderlord orcs raided Bladespire settlements alone in the dead of night, slaughtering young and old alike. Chieftain Garad of the Frostwolf clan called upon the Whiteclaw and Thunderlord clans that lived nearby to unite, but the Thunderlords - led by Garad's estranged son Fenris Wolfbrother - rejected the offer. The mok'nathal formed the bulk of the Bladespire army that rampaged across Frostfire, seizing many tracts of resource-rich land. Imperator Kelgrok unshackled many of these mok'nathal and ordered them to make war on the orcs of Frostfire Ridge. To ensure their loyalty, the ogres threatened to kill entire families if even one of the members rebelled. The Bladespire kept the mok'nathal in chains and bred them together to create even more. The children of these forced unions were called mok'nathal, possessing the strength of ogres and intelligence of orcs. To make up for the ogres' low numbers, Bladespire sorcerers had conducted cruel experiments to create new creatures that could be used as labor, and the greatest result came from selective breeding between ogres and enslaved orcs. He did not only mean to keep defenses up but to expand. Imperator Kelgrok of the Bladespire clan was greatly troubled by these events and determined to keep his hold on Frostfire Ridge. After battles with the Warsong clan and the rebellion of the Shattered Hand clan, the Gorian Empire was losing power on Draenor and their hold on Nagrand was broken forever.
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