User:Dekermen/Iron Horde


 * "Our bond is Iron. Our will unbreakable. Who will stand against us?"''
 * —Grom Hellscream in the Warlords of Draenor trailer

The Iron Horde is a union of the uncorrupted orcish clans of a parallel Draenor, that is a result of Garrosh Hellscream's interference with the timeline. The clans were united under a single leader, Grommash Hellscream of the Warsong Clan. It is the main antagonist faction of Warlords of Draenor expansion.

Origin of the Iron Horde
Garrosh Hellscream's intent to create a world ruled purely by the orcish race alienated most of the non-orc members of the New Horde during his reign, and at some point he even decided to eliminate or enslave every non-orc, no matter if they were members of the Horde or not - for him the only true Horde would be purely orcish, and orcs would be the master race of Azeroth. This move eventually brought an entire rebellion and the Alliance to his doorstep, and their tenuous coalition ultimately deposed and captured Garrosh, who was then incarcerated by the Shado-Pan in Pandaria. However, before his trial could begin, he escaped from prison with the help of a bronze dragon, Kairoz, who sent him back in time to Draenor before the orcs could drink the blood of the pit lord Mannoroth and thus created a parallel timeline. Garrosh brought modern technology from the present day to arm the orcish clans of this parallel Draenor and unite them into a single faction: the Iron Horde, under the leadership of his father, Grommash.

Orcish clans

 * Shadowmoon clan
 * Blackrock clan
 * Shattered Hand clan
 * Warsong Clan
 * Bleeding Hollow clan
 * Thunderlord clan
 * Bonechewer clan
 * Dragonmaw clan
 * Frostwolf clan
 * Lightning's Blade clan
 * Laughing Skull clan
 * Redwalker clan
 * Whiteclaw clan
 * Bladewind clan

Technology
The foundation of all Iron Horde technology is a primitive, coal-fired centrifugal engine which can be used to turn wheels, belts, and chains, allowing for the construction of crude vehicles and siege weapons including tanks, cannons, and chariots. The Kor'kron Iron Star, an early, unmounted version of this engine, was first unleashed by orcish siege engineers during the final battle of the Siege of Orgrimmar, and it is this technology that Garrosh smuggles into the past.