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Distant past

• No one knows how the Universe began. At the very beginning the Titans
  explored all of the Great Dark Beyond and brought order to millions of worlds scattered all over the great Cosmos.

-146,406

• After defeating the Old Gods who inhabited Azeroth, the Titans brought forth peace to the world. The world was then formed and the first species were born. The very first being the mighty dragons. The Titans also give 5 of the mightiest dragons powers to protect this new world.

-16,000

• The Qiraji, a race of insectoids bent on wiping out the non-insectoid races of Kalimdor are defeated by the Trolls. The Qiraji empire fractures into the northern city-state of Azjol-Nerub and the southern city-state of Ahn'Qiraj. The southern species became the Silithid and the northern species became Nerubians.

-10,000

• The demonic Burning Legion
  launches a massive invasion in order to drain the world of its innate magic. The Legion is vanquished by the Night Elves, but vows to return and finish the job it started. The Night Elves decide to give up their magical powers, by destroying its very source, the Well of Eternity. One of the Night Elves, Illidan Stormrage
  , however, does not want to give up his powers, and takes some of the water from the well and releases it into a great lake. Thus he created a new source of power, that will become the reason for many more wars to come. For this crime he is locked away, deep underneath Kalimdor
  , never to be freed again. Other elves that wanted to use magic were banished to the east and they became the High Elves.

-4,000

• The High Elves found the kingdom of Quel'Thalas in northern Lordaeron. The Elves continually fight against the innumerable Troll warbands.

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• The Human Empire of Arathor is founded. The High Elves taught men in the ways of magic in exchange for their help against the Trolls. The combined army of Elves and Humans succeeds in wiping out the majority of Trolls in Lordaeron.

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• The Human Empire of Arathor fragments into seven autonomous nations.

-40

• Though banished from Azeroth, the Burning Legion corrupts the Orcish clans on the world of Draenor. The once noble, shamanistic orc clans unite and become a rampaging Horde.

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• Medivh
  opens the Dark Portal and the Horde begins its invasion of Azeroth.

0 Warcraft: Orcs and Humans

• After five grueling years of attrition, the Horde finally conquers the nations of Azeroth and Khaz Modan and claims Blackrock Spire as its base of operations.

• Lord Lothar leads an exodus of refugees to the northern nation of Lordaeron. Once there, he convinces the leaders of the seven human nations as well as the High Elves and the Dwarves to unite in arms against the Horde. The Alliance of Lordaeron is founded.

6 Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

• Orgrim Doomhammer, the Warchief of the Horde, launches his mighty fleets to invade the shores of Lordaeron. The unstoppable Horde pushes its way into the heartland of Lordaeron and even succeeds in reaching parts of the ancient High Elven kingdom of Quel'Thalas.

• The Alliance forces push back, but Lord Lothar is killed during the siege of Blackrock Spire. Spurred by the death of their beloved leader, the Alliance armies crush Blackrock Spire and push the Horde back to the threshold of the Dark Portal.

• The Dark Portal is destroyed and the Horde is defeated.

• The renegade Orcs are rounded up and placed into internment camps by the Alliance.

8 Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal

• The ancient Shaman, Ner'zhul, rallies the few clans still left on Draenor and reopens the Dark Portal. He orders his clans to steal a number of artifacts from Azeroth which will allow him to open multiple portals in Draenor.

• The Alliance sends its armies through the Dark Portal in order to stop Ner'zhul's schemes. The two armies clash throughout the hellish world for months.

• Empowered by the stolen artifacts, Ner'zhul opens a number of portals in Draenor. Yet, before he can lead his clans through them, their energies spiral out of control and begin to destroy the very fabric of Draenor. The Alliance heroes, knowing that they would be trapped forever, are forced to destroy the Dark Portal so that Azeroth is not consumed by the raging energies.

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