The Seven Kingdoms were the human city-states founded after the Troll Wars and the fracturing of the great empire of Arathor, approximately 1,200 years before the First War.[1] Though most held a sphere of influence including only their original cities, some, notably Lordaeron and Azeroth/Stormwind, came to control vast territories in the Eastern Kingdoms.
The Nations of Arathor
- Arathor, later known as Stromgarde[1]
- Alterac[1]
- Azeroth, later known as Stormwind[1]
- Dalaran[1]
- Gilneas[1]
- Kul Tiras[1]
- Lordaeron[1]
Current status
At the time of World of Warcraft, Alterac[2] and Lordaeron have fallen, Stromgarde is hard pressed keeping what small territory they haven't lost yet, while Dalaran has relocated to Northrend to battle the Scourge, after recovering from attacks by the Scourge and the Burning Legion during the Third War. Stormwind is flourishing, Gilneas has been ravaged by the Worgen curse, while the state of Kul Tiras is (still) unknown. The only major human settlement in Kalimdor is Theramore Isle, founded by Lady Jaina Proudmoore following the Third War.
| Nation | First War | Second War | Interim | Third War | Post-Third War | Cataclysm | Current Status | Population (city proper) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordaeron | - | - | - | Destroyed | See The Forsaken, The Scourge, Scarlet Crusade, and Argent Dawn |
- | Undercity, Plaguelands | Undead | |||
| Azeroth/Stormwind | Destroyed | - | Rebuilt | - | - | - | Healthy | 200,000[3][4] | |||
| Dalaran | - | Damaged | Rebuilt | Destroyed | Rebuilt | - | Independent | 3,000[5] | |||
| Kul Tiras | - | - | - | - | - | Unknown | Healthy | 10,000[6] | |||
| Stromgarde | - | - | Left Alliance | Destroyed | Rejoined Alliance[7] | - | Crippled | 1,200[8][9] | |||
| Gilneas | - | - | Left Alliance | - | See Worgen | Rejoined Alliance | Contested | Unknown[10] | |||
| Alterac | - | Destroyed | - | - | See The Syndicate | - | Destroyed | Ogres | |||
| Theramore | - | - | - | - | Founded | - | Healthy | 9,500[11] | |||
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
After the Cataclysm, Gilneas will be brought back into the Alliance's fold, though still under the Worgen curse. The introduction of Tol Barad will likely mean increased focus on Kul Tiras, and the large swaths of Lordaeron being revamped may signal a shift in its political situation.Prince Galen Trollbane of Stromgarde,was raised by the forsaken and now sends adventurers to take Stromgarde in the name of the Horde.
Notes
- All the human kingdoms were destroyed in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans,[12] Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness[13][14][15][2] and Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal[16] with the exception of Gilneas. But lorewise Stromgarde, Dalaran, Lordaeron and Kul Tiras weren't destroyed, just invaded and managed to repell the Horde, surviving the Second War.
See also
- The Seven Kingdoms, part of the History of Warcraft
Reference list
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Seven Kingdoms
- ^ a b Betrayal and the Destruction of Alterac
- ^ Lands of Conflict, 52
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 13
- ^ Lands of Conflict, 90
- ^ Lands of Conflict, 101
- ^ League of Arathor
- ^ Including Syndicate, Trolls and Ogres.
- ^ Lands of Conflict, 88
- ^ Lands of Conflict, 96
- ^ Lands of Mystery, 36
- ^ Stormwind Keep
- ^ The Fall of Stromgarde
- ^ The Siege of Dalaran
- ^ The Fall of Lordaeron
- ^ Assault on Kul Tiras
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