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After the Horde's mysterious retreat from Lordaeron and Grand Admiral Proudmoore's victories at sea, Lothar led the armies of the Alliance to liberate much of Azeroth and Khaz Modan (meeting up with Muradin and Brann Bronzebeard), eventually breaching the Black Morass itself. Throughout the war, he led his forces from battle to battle with valor and skill. He quickly named Turalyon his second in command, and Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, Uther the Lightbringer, and Archmage Khadgar as his lieutenants. The Alliance was later joined by the Bronzebeard dwarves and gnomes of Khaz Modan, who had been forced out much of their lands by the Horde's advance.īecause of his great skill in warfare and experience with orcs, and because the kings of the north were not comfortable placing their troops in the command of a rival nation, Lothar - a neutral party - was named the supreme commander of the Alliance forces. The Wildhammer dwarves of Aerie Peak were attacked by the Horde as well and quickly pledged themselves to Lothar. Having been contacted by Terenas with Lothar's tale, the normally aloof high elves sent a contingent of their forces, knowing that they could finally pay off their debt to the Arathi bloodline for saving them during the Troll Wars. Lothar's eloquent pleas ultimately brought the human kingdoms together for an emergency council, where his friend Terenas' masterful politics created the Alliance of Lordaeron. Once in the court of King Terenas Menethil II of Lordaeron, Lothar told his dire story to everyone who would listen. He gathered the tattered remnants of the army and as many civilians as he could save and led them in a desperate retreat across the Great Sea, eventually landing upon the shores of Lordaeron. Lothar, knowing that the Kingdom of Azeroth had been lost, decided to save what remained of his once mighty people. King Llane was soon assassinated by the Horde spymistress, Garona, and the city of Stormwind was sacked. The war was starting to turn against Azeroth as the orcs started to learn from their earlier mistakes under the leadership of Warchief Blackhand. Unfortunately, the death of Medivh could not stop the rampage of the Horde. Khadgar finally managed to stab Medivh in the heart, and Lothar removed his head with one swipe from his greatsword. The band of troops, along with Lothar, Khadgar, and the half-orc, Garona (who would later betray the Alliance), descended into the lower tower and confronted the mad guardian. After much heated discussion in Stormwind, Lothar personally led a force to storm Karazhan and kill Medivh. Lothar was shocked when the wizard, Khadgar, the apprentice to his old friend, Medivh, arrived to tell him that the great mage had betrayed everyone by summoning the orcs into Azeroth. Reintroduced to the war, Lothar continued leading the forces of Stormwind. He retrieved the Tome of Divinity and returned to Stormwind, safeguarding the book at Northshire Abbey. Lothar remained imprisoned within the caves for twenty months before he and his few surviving men were saved by Azerothian troops. Lothar led an expedition into the ogres' hideout, the Deadmines in Westfall, but were completely overrun and held captive to be killed slowly. During this time, the invaders were held back to the Swamp of Sorrows.Īt one point during the war, the Tome of Divinity, a book of great value to the Clerics of Northshire, was stolen by a rogue band of ogres, led by the ogre lord, Turok. The new king continued his father's work, and the battles against the orcs raged on. He died, however, before that pledge could ever be fulfilled, and was succeeded by his son, Llane Wrynn I. King Adamant Wrynn III shared Lothar's view and therefore pledged to rid his beloved land of the orcs.
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When the orcs first arrived in Azeroth and launched their initial attack on Stormwind Keep, Lothar aggressively advocated taking the battle to them. Upon coming of age, Lothar joined Stormwind's military, later knighted and arose quickly to the position of "Armsman of the Brotherhood of the Horse", eventually becoming the leader of Stormwind's armies. The trio shared many adventures in the Azerothian wilderness in their youth. Lothar grew up in the court of Azeroth as a childhood friend of both the Prince, Llane Wrynn, and Medivh.