Wars of Warcraft: Month 14
Tregla Shows His Strengenth. - Tregla, a new up and comer among the Amani tribe, has proven his worth this month. The troll warrior has shown his unmatched strength and battle prowess which has impressed Zul'jin greatly who has promoted him to one of his lieutenants. This has increased the moral of the trolls within the Amani tribe who may be ready to march once again, very soon.
(Amani Tribe: + Tregla level 1 warrior.)
Vilebranch Remain Home. - Since the tribe had retreated and left Stromgarde for the humans they have remained home and quiet. The tribe seems to be planning something as they have focused on continuing their spell which Dalaran was only able to glimpse at before being blocked last month. If the spell is completed it could shock all those who find out what it was.
Gilneas Steals Zeppelin! - Gilneas, having problems with the goblins pressence already, has sent a spy to Purgation Isle to watch the goblins and do whatever to mess with their operations. In an attempt to kidnap Marin Noggenfogger, the brightest goblin engineer, Amos Vayr was unsuccessful and had to make a quick escape. Fortunatly for him he was able to hide out for a couple days before returning to the main city and steal a zeppelin. Vayr was able to sneak onto the flying craft, killing the four goblins on it, and pilot it back home to Gilneas.
(Gilneas: +Amos Vayr level 1 assassin hero, +1 level Amos Vayr, +1 zeppelin.)
Dalaran Expedition Moves South. - Led by Dakrin, the previous group that aided in the recapture of Stromgarde from the Vilebranch trolls has moved south toward Ironforge. Dalaran who sent aid to Stormwind to fight the Horde, has now joined forces with the Ironforge dwarves to stand against the orcs one more time. Dakrin is one of the most experienced men alive in fighting the Horde and battling their powerful dark magic, this will be a great aid to the Bronzebeards and their allies as they prepare for war.
Uther Rallies Against Vilebranch! - The first month of being a commander within the ranks of Stormwind Uther has already begun to take action militarily. He has led a sizeable force to do battle with the Vilebranch trolls just north of Fort Stormwind. This has greatly boosted the moral of the citizens of Stormwind and restored faith in their military. Uther has proven battlefield dominance over the greenskinned trolls and pushed their remaining forces in the area back to their lone city. Only time will tell if the main Vilebranch forces will send aid or not, if they don't then Stormwind will only continue to expand.
(Stormwind: -8 warriors. +1 level Uther.
Vilebranch: -12 warriors, -1 berserker, -3 shaman.)
Thudde Dunwald Released to Bronzebeard. - Dunwald, formerly a prisoner of war to the Thundermar clan, has been released and joined the Bronzebeard clan after a couple months of imprisonment. Upon he release he had to recognize that all former Dunwald lands are now rightfully Thundermar lands as well as vow to fight the Horde. All the demands were met, stubornly, and Dunwald has been sent on his way.
The Gnomes Complete the Great Drydock! - After two months of hard work it has finally been completed. This drydock is the most impressive drydock to grace the face of Azeroth. It is armed heavily and has an opening and closing mechanism that only the gnomes could have invisioned. This not only provides them with a safe and secure way into the sea, but prevents any unwanted guests from using it as a way into their great city.
Garon Meets Magni. - While Garona was wondering her way through the wetlands she came across a small camp of dwarfs. Uncertain if they would be friendly or hostile she waited until nightfall and snuck into the camp. Unseen she stole some food and water, along with some other supplies, but before she could escape into the dark one soldier spotted her. He yelled for her to halt and, for some odd reason, she complied. The dwarfs brought her to the gates of Ironforge where she met with the leader of the Bronzebeard clan, unarmed, and discussed what had happened. Magni forgave her for the theft and provided her with an invitation to a feast on the condition that she would meet with him and his military advisors to discuss the approaching Horde. She accepted.
Thorium Brotherhood Prepares. - Knowing all well what the Horde is capable of, after witnessing the total destruction of the Dark Irons, the Thorium Brotherhood has begun preparations to battle the Horde. They have made various choke points in their few cities and added tall towers for their riflemen to provide support fire and rain down upon the orcs. The Bronzebeard clan has also been generious enough to send thirteen mortars to boost their already seven, twenty mortars total for the Brotherhood. It doesn't look like they'll be able to completely beat the Horde, but it looks as though they can fend them off for the time being.
Horde Attack Thorium Point! - While the Warchief spent most of the month recovering from his injuries at the hands of the Dark Irons, the orcs continued to move forward. Their sights now firmly set on the Thorium Brotherhood, the Dark Scar and Dragonmaw clans both launched a strike upon Thorium Point just north of Blackrock Mountain. It was a brutal bloodbath for the Horde however as the dwarves had just completed their renovations on the city and had riflemen and mortars set up. The riflemen spotted the oncoming orcs and rallied the troops, they prepared for their first encounter with the orcs and fired the mortars toward them when they came into range. This tactic inflicted a heavy toll of damage upon the two clans who continued to push through. The resiliency of the Horde shocked the dwarves as the riflemen began to pick off more of them. When they finally breeched the city the warriors began to have some fun, the mortars stopped firing as to not hit their own men, and Grothmag Farbeard himself thinned the numbers of the orcs. Finally, after an utter defeat, the orcs pulled back and returned to Blackrock Mountain to regroup with the rest of the Horde.
(Dark Scar: -50 warriors, -8 spearmen. +1 level Kash'drakor.
Dragonmaw: -30 warriors, -10 spearmen, -15 necrolytes. +1 level Zuluhead.
Thorium Brotherhood: -10 warriors, -2 riflemen. +1 level Grothmag Farbeard.)
Frostwolves Search for Humans. - Fed up with the recent attacks from the renegade band of humans in the area, Draka has sent her raiders out to hunt down the group. It took almost the entire month, but the orcs finally found the men and hit them hard. Reginald Windsor was taken alive after a valiant effort to resist, but the rest of his group wasn't so lucky as the raiders let their frostwolves feast on the human corpses. Once Windsor was brought to Draka she had him executed where Keeshan could witness it and left his body outside of Keeshan's cell.
(Frostwolves: -1 raider.
Reginald Windsor: -3 warriors, -1 archer, killed.)
Go'el Born. - A major reason Doomhammer ordered the Frostwolves to hold the city of Stormwind was because of Draka carrying a baby, this month that baby was brought into Azeroth. Named Go'el, the Frostwolf clan has praised their new born leader who will take the mantle of chief when he has come of age. Draka, the shamanistic leader of the clan and mother of Go'el, has foreseen great things in her child's future.
Frostwolves Expand Aggressively. - With the capture and execution of the human renegades the Frostwolves have begun expanding aggressively this month. They have gained control of two gold mines and the village of Westfall. These gains will surely help the cause of the Horde who continue to push north.
(Frostwolf: +110 gold.)
Gurubashi Expand. - As the Frostwolves of Stormwind expand over the next few months the Gurubashi trolls have moved in on the former Stormwind lands to their north as well. How the transfer will be handled in the future remains to be seen, but for now the Gurubashi will enjoy a nice boost to their lumber and gold supplies.
(Gurubashi: +125 gold, 75 lumber.)
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@Seon and Gem Hound - I know it's dull with what is going on lately, but I assure you the plan will be going into action within the next couple turns. Please don't drop out of the NES and send orders, just because you're supposed to stay around Stormwind doesn't mean you can't do things you want, there are still wildmen scattered across the area you could hunt them down if you wish, or see if the Gurubashi want any help with anything.
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). They don't have any lumber themselves so that kind of fun might be workable in the short term, even if it's a fairly terrible idea geopolitically. Probably the wise thing to do is to sit tight and build naval defenses and the gate. I think I'll leave whether to go nutters to you. 
