The Great Portal (WC2 Human)

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This article contains lore taken from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

The Battle of the Dark Portal was the final battle of the Second War. Following the Alliance's victory at Blackrock Spire, the remaining Orcish forces retreated to the areas surrounding the Dark Portal. Under the command of Uther Lightbringer, the Alliance forces wiped out the surviving members of the Burning Blade Clan and then battled the forces of the Dragonmaw and Blacktooth Grin Clan, charged with protecting the Dark Portal, which was guarded by a cadre of Blackrock Clan Death Knights and daemons.

Briefing

The Orcs have been driven from the Northlands as the hulking remains of Blackrock Spire lay silent amongst the freed lands of Azeroth. The battered remains of the once mighty Horde have rallied to protect their last bastion of hope - the Great Portal. With Lord Lothar dead, you have been given the duty of leading the forces of Lordaeron to ultimate victory over the Horde - a victory that lies with the destruction of the Great Portal itself. . .

Victory for the Alliance

Quiet settles over the Black Morass with the blackened, burning remains of the cursed Portal serving as a solemn reminder of the evil that once stood here. After the long and savage battle, you stand victorious over the tattered remnants of the once mighty Orcish Hordes. Those Orcs that survived the conflict have fled to the northeast in hopes of escaping your vengeance. You allow them their reprieve, knowing that the power of the Horde has been forever broken and that the lands of Azeroth belong to its native sons and daughters once again.