For Stromgarde

In the twentieth year of the Dark Portal, Prince Arthas Menethil of Lordaeron slew his father, King Terenas Menethil II, in Londaeron City, and the Scourge swept across the entire northern continent of the Eastern Kingdoms.

Archmage Jaina Proudmoore, princess of Kul Tiras, heeded the prophet Medivh's prophecy and formed a faction of Lordaeron exiles.

At the same time, Lord Darius Crowley of the Kingdom of Gilneas dispatched a Gilnean brigade, and King Thoras Trollbane of the Kingdom of Stromgarde sent a force of Stromgarde Militia to help Jaina Proudmoore.

Thus, Jaina Proudmoore, calling herself the leader of the Lordaeron exiles, took away half the fleet and a third of the troops of her father, Grand Admiral Daelin Proudmoore of Kul Tiras-who was helping the Kingdom of Lordaeron deal with the Scourge-and began her journey toward Kalimdor.

Lordaeron fell, but Marshal Othmar Garithos of the Kingdom of Lordaeron was still commanding the remnants of the Lordaeron forces to fight the Scourge. To help Othmar Garithos, King Thoras Trollbane of the Kingdom of Stromgarde sent yet another Stromgarde militia to assist.

The Kingdom of Stromgarde, which had originally headed toward decline after King Thoras Trollbane won the Second War, had Danath Trollbane of the Alliance Expedition lead its strongest Stromgarde militia and remain on the other side of the Dark Portal.

Having now twice sent troops to help Jaina Proudmoore and Othmar Garithos, the Kingdom of Stromgarde was left with fewer than twenty thousand Stromgarde militia troops.

A tragedy arrived: the Scourge, which had just conquered the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas not long before under the leadership of the fallen prince Arthas Menethil, appeared in the Hillsbrad Foothills, captured Dalaran, killed the leader of the Kirin Tor, Archmage Antonidas, and summoned the mighty Burning Legion demon lord Archimonde, leaving Dalaran a ruin.

Led by the Burning Legion demon lord Archimonde, the main force of the Scourge went to Kalimdor, but a detached force of over one hundred thousand undead Scourge headed toward Thoradin's Wall.

The aging King Thoras Trollbane instantly lost the will to resist the Scourge, and hurriedly asked the nearest Lordaeron marshal, Othmar Garithos, for help. King Thoras Trollbane had originally felt that since he had already sent troops to support Othmar Garithos, the other man would certainly come to help him in return, but Othmar Garithos flatly refused him, and even refused to let his own helping Stromgarde militia troops return.

As for Grand Admiral Daelin Proudmoore, upon realizing that they simply could not defeat the Scourge, he left the Eastern Kingdoms with the Kul Tiran forces under the pretext of finding his daughter, Jaina Proudmoore.

The envoys sent to Gilneas were directly blocked outside the Greymane Wall; Lord Darius Crowley was merely a lord of the Kingdom of Gilneas and could no longer dispatch troops to provide support.

Ironforge had already sent a force to help Othmar Garithos, but upon receiving news of his younger brother Muradin Bronzebeard, Magni Bronzebeard fell into grief and stated he was powerless to continue helping.

As for the Kingdom of Stormwind in the south, it was actively taking in large numbers of refugees fleeing from the north, and stated that Stormwind was powerless to help; neither Othmar Garithos of Lordaeron, nor Jaina Proudmoore, nor Thoras Trollbane received any help from Stormwind.

"You are old, Father." At this time, Prince Galen Trollbane of the Kingdom of Stromgarde poisoned the old king, Thoras Trollbane. The old king's actions had deeply pierced his heart, and he firmly believed that he could lead a Stromgarde facing internal and external troubles and heading toward decline to revive the glory of the Kingdom of Stromgarde.

Yet young Prince Galen Trollbane had not yet had time to realize the ambition in his heart before his body was occupied by another soul. A soul from another realm absorbed his soul and seized his body, and a new chapter of Azeroth was about to begin.

"Prince, you have broken through!" Wearing the standard officer's armor of the Alliance, but adorned in red in the style of the Kingdom of Stromgarde, cavalry captain of the Stromgarde militia and most trusted confidant Lieutenant Varokar looked in shock at Prince Galen Trollbane walking out from within the Kingdom of Stromgarde.

Prince Galen Trollbane, who had originally been merely at peak Tier 9, experienced a massive surge in soul power due to the fusion of the two souls, and following that, his strength finally broke through the bottleneck and entered the epic hero tier.

Gently touching his head, which still ached, the brand-new Galen Trollbane smiled lightly at his confidant. "Yes, Varokar, I have broken through. I think the birth of a new Heroic Rank individual will surely reignite the morale of the people of Stromgarde."

Soon, the news that Prince Galen Trollbane of Stromgarde had finally broken through into the Heroic Rank quickly spread across the entire Arathi Highlands, and the people of Stromgarde, who had plunged into grief due to the sudden death of the old king, once again rekindled hope.

The people of Stromgarde, inheriting the legacy of the Arathorian Empire from the peak of humanity thousands of years ago, had always been martial and proud; they revered strength above all. Back then, the Kingdom of Stromgarde possessed two Heroic Rank powerhouses, Thoras Trollbane and Danath Trollbane, and at that time the Kingdom of Stromgarde could be said to be extremely glorious.

With Danath Trollbane entering the Dark Portal with the Alliance Expedition, and the sudden death of the old king, Thoras Trollbane, young Prince Galen Trollbane, who was still lacking in strength, had not been looked upon favorably by the people of Stromgarde.

Now that young Prince Galen Trollbane had finally broken through to the Heroic Rank, the people of Stromgarde were finally invigorated once more.

On the royal square of the Kingdom of Stromgarde, the last elite militia troops of the Kingdom of Stromgarde gathered here, and almost all the citizens of Stromgarde gathered here as well.

Upon the high platform, Marshal Oslett of the Kingdom of Stromgarde stood solemnly beside Prince Galen Trollbane.

"Proud people of Stromgarde, the Kingdom of Stromgarde has fallen into decline. We selflessly helped our Alliance allies win the Second War, and dispatched a large number of troops to help our former allies. But now, the Scourge that has swept across the entire north is finally coming to attack us, yet not a single one of our allies has chosen to help us!"

Galen Trollbane bluntly told everyone the news of the request for help, and the royal square instantly stirred in commotion.

"I know that many people have left the Arathi Highlands. They chose to head south to throw in their lot with the Kingdom of Stormwind; they do not believe that we can stop the attacks of the Scourge, which has already conquered the Kingdom of Lordaeron and the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas."

Affected by the Scourge, hundreds of thousands of people in the Kingdom of Stromgarde had likewise fled.

"You stayed behind. I believe that, just like me, you will not abandon your own homeland. Must we necessarily lose to the Scourge? I, Galen Trollbane, hereby appeal in the name of the Trollbane family to the proud citizens of the Kingdom of Stromgarde: we will definitely defeat the Scourge, and they shall surely break their shields and founder at Thoradin's Wall!"

Galen Trollbane drew Troll'kalar, the holy sword representing the Trollbane family, pointed the tip of the blade directly toward the direction of Thoradin's Wall, and shouted, "For Stromgarde!"

At this moment, the Stromgarde militiamen and the people of Stromgarde on the royal square were completely ignited, raising their arms and weapons in unison to shout, "For Stromgarde!"

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