Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal Archive

  • Act 1: Draenor, the Red World   Though the Elder Shaman Ner’zhul holds the rank of Warchief of Draenor, your position as Slayer to the Shadowmoon clan places the duty of leading their armies into battle upon your head. Ner’zhul has discovered how the rift was first formed and now covets the idea of not only reopening the gateway into Azeroth, but of creating new Portals and seeking out even more worlds to control. You...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - Slayer of the Shadowmoon

    Act 1: Draenor, the Red World   Though the Elder Shaman Ner’zhul holds the rank of Warchief of Draenor, your position as Slayer to the Shadowmoon clan places the duty of leading their armies into battle upon your head. Ner’zhul has discovered how the rift was first formed and now covets the idea of not only reopening the gateway into Azeroth, but of creating new Portals and seeking out even more worlds to control. You...

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  • Act 1: Draenor, the Red World   The Skull of Gul’dan is a powerful artifact and essential for resurrecting the Dark Portal. A pathetic Orc Captain of the Bonechewer clan wears the skull as a symbol of his station and does not know of its true power. Ner’zhul has sent the Ogre hero, Dentarg, to influence warriors from the Thunderlord clan to join in the battle against the Bonechewers. You will also be assisted by...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - The Skull of Gul’dan

    Act 1: Draenor, the Red World   The Skull of Gul’dan is a powerful artifact and essential for resurrecting the Dark Portal. A pathetic Orc Captain of the Bonechewer clan wears the skull as a symbol of his station and does not know of its true power. Ner’zhul has sent the Ogre hero, Dentarg, to influence warriors from the Thunderlord clan to join in the battle against the Bonechewers. You will also be assisted by...

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  • Act 1: Draenor, The Red World   Ner’zhul has met with opposition to his plans from the leaders of both the Thunderlord and Bonechewer clans. They desire to journey to Azeroth and have their clans triumph where Doomhammer had failed. This is a vision not shared by your Warchief … You are to lead the forces of Shadowmoon against the strongholds of both Bonechewer and Thunderlord. Once these weak fools and their clans are removed,...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - Thunderlord and Bonechewer

    Act 1: Draenor, The Red World   Ner’zhul has met with opposition to his plans from the leaders of both the Thunderlord and Bonechewer clans. They desire to journey to Azeroth and have their clans triumph where Doomhammer had failed. This is a vision not shared by your Warchief … You are to lead the forces of Shadowmoon against the strongholds of both Bonechewer and Thunderlord. Once these weak fools and their clans are removed,...

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  • Act 2: The Burning of Azeroth   From the ranks of the Death Knights comes Teron Gorefiend. The death of Gul’dan has placed these dark horsemen under the authority of no clan, but Gorefiend shares the desires of Ner’zhul to open numerous Portals. He offers his influence over the Death Knights of Draenor in exchange for a world that the Death Knights can claim as their own. Using the knowledge gained at the defeat of...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - The Rift Awakened

    Act 2: The Burning of Azeroth   From the ranks of the Death Knights comes Teron Gorefiend. The death of Gul’dan has placed these dark horsemen under the authority of no clan, but Gorefiend shares the desires of Ner’zhul to open numerous Portals. He offers his influence over the Death Knights of Draenor in exchange for a world that the Death Knights can claim as their own. Using the knowledge gained at the defeat of...

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  • Act 2: The Burning of Azeroth   When the Horde was driven back into the Black Morass, we were able to only take a small portion of our forces through the Dark Portal before it was destroyed. With the Dragon Queen Alexstrasza rescued and the Dragonmaw Clan captured by the Alliance, we were no longer able to command these great winged beasts. While securing the rift and beginning construction of a new portal, your encampment...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - Dragons of Blackrock Spire

    Act 2: The Burning of Azeroth   When the Horde was driven back into the Black Morass, we were able to only take a small portion of our forces through the Dark Portal before it was destroyed. With the Dragon Queen Alexstrasza rescued and the Dragonmaw Clan captured by the Alliance, we were no longer able to command these great winged beasts. While securing the rift and beginning construction of a new portal, your encampment...

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  • Act 2: The Burning of Azeroth   Finding the survivors of the Bleeding Hollow Clan and gaining the Dragon Deathwing as an ally has strengthened your position in Azeroth. Your success has not gone unnoticed by Ner’zhul. He rewards your victories by assigning you a dangerous mission. Gorefiend has sensed a focus of arcane energies within a Castle that has been raised upon the foundations of Stormwind Keep. Ner’zhul believes that this can only be...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - New Stormwind

    Act 2: The Burning of Azeroth   Finding the survivors of the Bleeding Hollow Clan and gaining the Dragon Deathwing as an ally has strengthened your position in Azeroth. Your success has not gone unnoticed by Ner’zhul. He rewards your victories by assigning you a dangerous mission. Gorefiend has sensed a focus of arcane energies within a Castle that has been raised upon the foundations of Stormwind Keep. Ner’zhul believes that this can only be...

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  • Act 2: The Great Sea   After taking the Castle of New Stormwind, you search in vain for the Book of Medivh. As you sift through the rubble of the fallen human fortress, you discover the corpse of a Footman with a Human dagger in his side. The spies of the Bleeding Hollow Clan have confirmed that this blade was crafted by the weaponsmiths of Alterac. These humans are the same that were willing to...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - The Seas of Azeroth

    Act 2: The Great Sea   After taking the Castle of New Stormwind, you search in vain for the Book of Medivh. As you sift through the rubble of the fallen human fortress, you discover the corpse of a Footman with a Human dagger in his side. The spies of the Bleeding Hollow Clan have confirmed that this blade was crafted by the weaponsmiths of Alterac. These humans are the same that were willing to...

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  • Act 3: The Great Sea   Now that you have cleared a path to the island of Kul’Tiras, you must send your wave riders against the core of the Human fleet. With the naval forces of the Humans defeated, the Horde will have free reign of the Great Sea. We have also learned that Admiral Proudmoore is no longer a member of the Alliance and does not have the support of their armies. Remove his...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - Assault on Kul’Tiras

    Act 3: The Great Sea   Now that you have cleared a path to the island of Kul’Tiras, you must send your wave riders against the core of the Human fleet. With the naval forces of the Humans defeated, the Horde will have free reign of the Great Sea. We have also learned that Admiral Proudmoore is no longer a member of the Alliance and does not have the support of their armies. Remove his...

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  • Act 3: The Great Sea   Now that the Great Sea is once again under the dominion of our wave riders, Ner’zhul has come upon a plan to increase the powers of the Dark Portal. While he was the tutor of Gul’dan, the Shaman bound their souls so that he could keep watch over his disciple. Even though Gul’dan knew that this link would serve to inform Ner’zhul of the Warlock’s studies with the spirits...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - The Tomb of Sargeras

    Act 3: The Great Sea   Now that the Great Sea is once again under the dominion of our wave riders, Ner’zhul has come upon a plan to increase the powers of the Dark Portal. While he was the tutor of Gul’dan, the Shaman bound their souls so that he could keep watch over his disciple. Even though Gul’dan knew that this link would serve to inform Ner’zhul of the Warlock’s studies with the spirits...

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  • Act 4: Prelude to New Worlds   Your capture of the Jeweled Scepter has greatly pleased Ner’zhul. Word has come that you are to entrust it to the remaining warriors of the Bleeding Hollow Clan as they are to return it to Draenor at all haste. Deathwing and his Dragons deliver you to the Keep at Alterac. While you could easily bring these curs to their knees, they have hidden the tome you seek. They...

    Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal - Orc Campaign - Alterac

    Act 4: Prelude to New Worlds   Your capture of the Jeweled Scepter has greatly pleased Ner’zhul. Word has come that you are to entrust it to the remaining warriors of the Bleeding Hollow Clan as they are to return it to Draenor at all haste. Deathwing and his Dragons deliver you to the Keep at Alterac. While you could easily bring these curs to their knees, they have hidden the tome you seek. They...

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