"Syndicate?" Aaron recalled it for a moment and remembered who this was.
To put it bluntly, Syndicate is a similar existence to Defias Brotherhood. They are both criminal gangs composed of a group of people who cannot survive. However, unlike Defias Brotherhood, whose predecessor was Stonemasons' Guild, Syndicate was organized by the nobles of Alterac. Their leader is the former prince of Kingdom of Alterac, Aliden Pinoride.
Ever since Alliance discovered that Alterac King Aiden colluded with Orcs, Alterac has been in a de facto state of national subjugation, Terenas There was a time when I decided to support Aliden in taking the throne of Alterac, as long as he could promise to always be friendly with Lordaeron, and if necessary, marry a female member of the Lordaeron royal family.
However, the emergence of Lord Prestor, also known as Deathwing in human form, broke all this. Aliden found that he had lost the support of Terenas inexplicably.
When Prestor was revealed to be Deathwing, Aliden thought that he would gain support from Terenas again, but Covenant City The establishment of the Alliance made the internal connections closer. Terenas unscrupulously annexed a large amount of Kingdom of Alterac's land, leaving only Alterac Mountains covered with snow all year round.
Finally desperate, Aliden chose to gather those members of the Alterac aristocracy and some civilians who had nowhere to go, and established Syndicate, becoming the king among the Alterac Mountains.
Because the memory is too long, and the story of Syndicate is not important, Aaron actually has very vague memories of this organization. He only remembers that this is an evil organization that haunted Hillsbrad to Arathi Highlands.
"Why, Aaron, have you heard of Syndicate?" Although Falstad showed a somewhat worried expression, he did not lose his bearings. "These guys have only extended their hands to our territory in the past two years. Can you hear the news here from as far away as Covenant City?"
"Do you know anything about these people causing trouble to you?" Aaron remembered the vigilant attitude of Gryphon Rider when they first met Wildhammer Dwarves, and it seems that it must be related to Syndicate.
"How should I put it, those madmen didn't bring us any losses, they are just a little annoying." Falstad scratched his beard and said dullly, "Those guys who call themselves Syndicate should be entrenched in the Alterac Mountains, which is far away from Aerie Peak is not very close, so when we first noticed the appearance of these guys, we didn't take it too seriously, but later, these people started to attract the attention of our griffins. Although we had taken strict precautions, they still stole some griffin eggs and let them figure out how to tame the griffins."
For Wildhammer Dwarves, gryphons are as important as their families. Syndicate's act of stealing gryphon eggs is equivalent to kidnapping their families. However, Wildhammer Dwarves has no choice but to do anything to these guys who are proficient in sneaking. Although they have not caught enemy members, they either slipped away or were rescued.
As for the danger, Wildhammer Dwarves doesn't feel it at all, but even though it is annoying, there is nothing that can be done about it. The dwarves don't want to go to the Alterac Mountains to completely solve Syndicate. First of all, they are not familiar with the terrain of Alterac., secondly, it is annoying, indeed annoying, but Syndicate is not someone to be trifled with. After all, he is also the former Alterac noble. Although he has fallen into decline, he still has a lot of power, including the weapons and other legacies of the former Alterac.
"By the way, how do you know that those Undead must be Syndicate's reinforcements? I remember Alterac Mountains also has a group of Frostwolf Orcs, right?" Aaron asked another question after listening to Falstad's complaint.
After Orcs passed through Dark Portal, Frostwolf Orcs broke away from Horde's army, and then somehow ended up in the Alterac Mountains, which has a similar environment to their hometown Frostfire Ridge, and took root here. Since the original order of Alterac has collapsed, and Terenas has no interest in this cold land, Frostwolf Orcs has really lived here with peace of mind for several years.
In Aaron's opinion, Undead's master Ner'zhul was once a Orcs. If you want to choose an ally among Alterac's various forces, you must choose Orcs. At least you know the basics.
"We actually once captured a member of Syndicate. The guy said he was ordered to wait for their reinforcements here, but that guy..." Falstad said with a smile on his face, "The guy took the wrong path and fell down the mountain, and was caught by my people. Unfortunately, the guy was too cunning. Even if he broke a leg, he still ran away."
Aaron understood, looking at the Dead Scar left by the Undeads, he said, "Anyway, we finally caught the tail of these Undeads, and we are not afraid of them looking for them. I'm afraid they'll hide when we reach our allies. As long as Uther arrives with Silver Hand, even if all Syndicate members turn into Undead, they won't be able to escape."
"Maybe those Undead are calling back again." Vereesa suddenly said, pointing to the west before Aaron and Falstad could ask, "Look over there, I think those things flying in the sky look familiar."
Aaron and Falstad looked over immediately after hearing this. Unfortunately, Aaron's eyesight was limited and he could only see many black dots in the sky flying over here, but he couldn't see clearly what those black dots were.
"That's... a group of big bats? What did these bats eat to grow up, and why do they grow so big?" Falstad's eyesight is stronger than Aaron, and he can clearly see the targets of those suspected enemies. "No matter what it is, it is definitely not a good thing. I have to call my people over."
After saying that, Falstad began to summon his subordinates. Gryphon Rider all communicated with each other through whistles. The sound produced by such whistles could not only summon their respective mounts, but also serve as a method of communication between each other. Only Wildhammer Dwarves and the Gryphon Riders they trained knew how to use it.
Aaron here thought of those "It's Gargoyle, but where did they get Gargoyle?"
No wonder Aaron thinks so. He has never seen any traces of Cult of the Damned making Gargoyle at Barov's house, so these Where does the source of Gargoyle come from? Cult of the Damned also has a large number of believers distributed in other places, and those Cult of the Damned Cultists happen to have mastered the manufacturing method of Gargoyle?
Aaron While thinking this, he prepared for the battle. Gargoyle. Although it was a bit unexpected, it was not too difficult to deal with.
The Gryphon Riders who originally dispersed to look for traces of Undead gathered one after another, and the Gargoyle cluster gradually approached. As long as the distance got closer, an air battle would break out on this land.