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The fires of the burning rubble about you dance in your eyes as you gaze upon the pristine, white towers of Castle Stormwind.

The earth shakes as catapults are loaded and moved into position. A low growl fills the air as your wolfriders whip their savage mounts into a frenzy. Stormwind Keep is ours to take! The Orcish hordes gather like buzzards to carrion, as the moment of destiny is close at hand. With an ingenious arsenal of weaponry and powerful magic, these two forces collide in a contest of cunning, intellect and brute strength with the victor claiming dominance over the whole of Azeroth. Unimagined were the destructive powers of their evil magiks, derived from the fires of the underworld. Their warriors wielded axe and spear with deadly proficiency, while others rode dark wolves as black as the moonless night. No one knew where these creatures came from, and none were prepared for the terror that they spawned. The well-trained armies of the King maintained a lasting peace for many generations. The Knights of Stormwind and the Clerics of Northshire Abbey roamed far and wide, serving the King's people with honor and justice. The humans who dwelled there turned the land into a paradise. The kingdom of Azeroth was a prosperous one. In the Age of Chaos two factions battled for dominance. Note that all the missions of the game have no official names, unlike for the rest of the series. In addition to the campaigns, Warcraft: Orcs & Humans supports multiplayer and one-off battles against a computer controlled opponent (Custom Game mode). For those missions, see Warcraft: Orcs & Humans missions (demo). While the two stories interweave for the most part there is some divergence towards the end of each campaign.Ī game demo also exists. For a discussion on which aspects of each storyline ultimately became part of the lore of the Warcraft universe, see the discussion of retcons. The game featured two separate storylines, one ending with victory for the orcs, while the other ended with victory for the humans. Note: While the kingdom was later retconned to have always been named kingdom of Stormwind, at the time of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans it was known as the kingdom of Azeroth. This text was featured in the in-game narration for the Orc and Human campaign missions in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.