Orgrimmar had endured the War of Nightmares and all manner of disasters in succession, leaving its people gripped by panic. They desperately needed something to ease the situation.
The inauguration ceremony of the new Warchief, an event that had shaken all of Azeroth, became the key to lifting the gloom from Orgrimmar's residents and the entire Horde and restoring their morale.
To celebrate Rend becoming the new Warchief, Orgrimmar erupted into revelry, with crimson Horde banners hung throughout the city.
After the Northern Expedition against the Scourge, Rend's prestige had already surpassed that of Warchief Thrall. Thus, when Orgrimmar's residents heard that Thrall was stepping down and Rend was taking office, not only were they not worried, they became even more fervent.
To maintain public order, they even had to call back members of the Trifarix Legion who should have been rotating off duty to rest.
A new ruler brought new retainers. With Rend becoming Warchief, Orgrimmar's defenses were completely taken over by the Trifarix Legion. These elite warriors from every race, clad in plate armor, held their heads high as they patrolled every corner of Orgrimmar, guarding against any petty schemers who might dare sabotage their Warchief's inauguration.
It was not only the Trifarix Legion. In the shadows, the Uncrowned were also conducting constant investigations.
Although Rend had been doing everything possible to uncover members of the Shadow Council loyal to the Burning Legion and Twilight's Hammer loyal to the Old Gods within the Horde, Orgrimmar had ultimately been under Warchief Thrall's direct control. Rend's reach had not extended that far, so even now, there were surely many traitors lying low in Orgrimmar. This inauguration was their best opportunity to stir up unrest while Rend assumed the mantle of Warchief.
For this reason, elite Uncrowned agents from all over