Shocking news!
In Dawn Forest, the human garrison stationed in Darkshire had come under attack by Orcs!
Upon learning of the Orcs' appearance, Baron Ladimore, the garrison's leader, immediately took the matter very seriously and promptly sent sentries to Stormwind City with the news.
But Darkshire's layers of defenses fell within an hour...
Baron Ladimore was assassinated by a mysterious Orc assassin at the very start of the battle; afterward, under cover from their Warlocks, the Orcs launched a terrifying offensive, routing the garrison of as many as three thousand almost in a single blow!
The unfortunate news soon reached Stormwind City...
The Orcs, who had never seemed particularly powerful, merely somewhat troublesome, suddenly displayed such terrifying strength. Then their entire main force advanced toward Stormwind City.
This Orc army numbered nearly thirty thousand, and every Orc Warrior had a body more powerful than they had imagined! There were also many Warlocks capable of casting evil magic beyond anything they could imagine.
Clearly, this was why the Darkshire garrison had suffered so badly.
As the King's Hand, Anduin Lothar soon responded to the situation:
On one hand, he swiftly evacuated the civilians of Elwynn Forest;
On the other, he dispatched large numbers of cavalry to harass the advancing Orcs while disrupting their supply lines.
Lothar felt somewhat fortunate. Thanks to his old friend Medivh bringing him such important news as "the Orcs will launch a surprise attack on Stormwind City" in advance, he had quickly mustered the armies of Westfall and Northshire and sent out large numbers of Scouts. Otherwise, the Orcs might well have caught him off guard.
Because of the Orc invasion, Archmage Haglin's death and the existence of that demon became less important.
King Llane Wrynn personally ordered the matter suppressed... The news did not spread,