"Our friends from Stromgarde will also return to Azeroth and stabilize the situation in Stromgarde again." Ammish Wildhammer explained their plans to Kurdran. Stromgarde and Aerie Peak were on friendly terms, and it was only natural for two relatively weak nations to seek an alliance.
There was no doubt about it: once Kurdran learned of the crisis facing Aerie Peak, he immediately planned to relinquish Wildhammer Stronghold and lead everyone back to Azeroth. Aerie Peak had once been a member of the Alliance of Lordaeron alongside Stromgarde. When Kurdran left for Outland, he had thought Aerie Peak would be relatively safe under the Alliance of Lordaeron's protection. Who could have known that Lordaeron would fall, while Aerie Peak managed to survive between the competing powers?
After talking with Ammish Wildhammer about what had happened in Azeroth over the past few years, the old Dwarf could not help but sigh. Terenas, who had been so overbearing during the Second War, and his Kingdom of Lordaeron had actually fallen almost overnight. It truly left Kurdran lamenting.
The power rising now was the Kingdom of Stormwind. Under Onyxia's instigation, the Kingdom of Stormwind's politics had become aggressive. Was this Onyxia's fault?
The answer was uncertain. After the Third War, the Kingdom of Stormwind had absorbed large numbers of refugees from other nations, rapidly increasing its strength. As the nation grew powerful, its rulers naturally became more assertive. Onyxia had merely given them a push from behind, catering to most of the hawkish nobles.
Of course, this was also one of the reasons Onyxia had managed to gain a firm foothold so quickly in Stormwind City's House of Lords. Having grown strong, the Kingdom of Stormwind began to set its sights on the other nations that had suffered devastating losses. Stromgarde and Kul Tiras