Huron stood beside a viewport aboard the Holy Light Pilgrim, supporting himself with a cane. A fully armed Orc stood nearby with his arms folded, a technologically sophisticated firearm strapped to his back. On the left side of his combat uniform hung an insignia much like Huron's Argent Dawn badge.
It depicted a bloodstained battle-axe, the symbol of the Warsong Clan.
Two thousand years later, the Orcs ruled 22 of the Azeroth Federation's 137 Star Sectors, making them a race of truly considerable power and standing. Human civilization as a whole ruled 36 Star Sectors, the Dwarves 16, the Night Elves 11, Quel'Thalas 12, and the Draenei and Eredar a combined 18. Goblins, Tauren, and Trolls ruled nine, while the remaining 14 Star Sectors were governed by other factions and powerful races that had later joined Azeroth's civilization.
Overall, the division still followed the racial populations of the Supreme Homeworld, Azeroth. But this rule did not mean exclusive ownership. Instead, as in the Greater Pruk Sector's administrative model, every race had representatives in important positions within the viceroy's administration. Through this practice of "mixing in sand," the homeworld's Alliance government maintained their loyalty to the Federation.
As their territory grew and factions multiplied, maintaining their former unity naturally became impossible. Yet after the Burning Legion advanced along the entire front, the Azeroth Federation still maintained considerable cohesion in the face of an immensely long battlefront spanning 14 Star Sectors.
It was ironic: two thousand years ago, Dick had used the Burning Legion to bind Azeroth together, and two thousand years later, his successors were still using the same method to maintain their unity.
But once, it had been for survival. Now, it was to go farther and keep one another in check.
The 137 major Star Sectors had long since