In the Eastern Kingdoms, the open and covert struggles of this old world were no fewer than those on the Pandaria Continent, where everyone's eyes were fixed.
Stromgarde was officially restored, under the name Kingdom of Stromgarde. This rightful successor to the Arathor Empire stood once more upon the World of Azeroth.
No one was a fool, and everyone knew their own limits. With the current strength of the Thoras family and Stromgarde's present national power, they simply did not deserve the name Arathor Empire. To use it would be to sully their ancestors' glory.
So let the glory of old remain in the past. Those living in the present had a world of their own, even if that world was not even one percent of what it had once been.
The nation had been shattered and rebuilt, leaving a mess everywhere: internal troubles and external threats. Prince Thoras first requested a large supply of daily necessities and food from Lordaeron to ensure the army could function normally. Then he went to contact the Blackrock Syndicate and secured a substantial low-interest loan from the Goblins.
After all, money was needed everywhere. The Stromgarde royal court wished it could split one gold coin into two. Counting on their ally Lordaeron was no longer feasible, since Lordaeron was currently pouring everything into economic construction. They had little spare cash themselves, much less money to lend out.
After considering every option, only those Goblin cartels remained.
The Venture Company was the first to be ruled out. They were a loan-sharking group with connections in both the underworld and respectable society. Borrowing from them never ended well. Those Goblins were among the most unscrupulous and heartless people in the world.
The Ratchet Consortium was the second to be ruled out. This Goblin cartel had