Adventurer

Adventurers
Main leader	Highlord Tirion Fordring Highlord Darion Mograine Warchief Thrall Garrosh Hellscream King Varian Wrynn
Secondary leaders	High Chieftain Cairne Bloodhoof Baine Bloodhoof King Magni Bronzebeard Council of Three Hammers Trade Prince Gallywix King Genn Greymane High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque Malfurion Stormrage Regent Lord Lor'Themar Theron Prophet Velen Vol'jin High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind Lady Sylvanas Windrunner
Membership	Millions
Race(s)	Blood elf  Draenei  Ironforge dwarf  Forsaken  Gnome  Goblin  Human  Night elf  Orc  Tauren  Troll  Worgen
Character classes	Death knight, Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, Warrior
Capital	Acherus: The Ebon Hold Hearthglen Orgrimmar Stormwind
Other major cities	Darnassus Ironforge Thunder Bluff Undercity
Theater of operations	Azeroth, Outland
Alignment	Varies
Status	Active

Adventurer is the lore name for player characters. Although unnamed and numerous, it is thanks to these brave individuals that Azeroth has been saved on numerous occasions in recent (and past) times.

Races and classes

The adventurers mostly come from either of the two larger factions on Azeroth, being the Horde and Alliance (death knights are considered part of The Knights of the Ebon Blade though they mostly retain their alliegance to their former faction). As such, most of them are of the twelve larger races of each faction, namely blood elves, darkspear trolls, draenei, dwarves, forsaken, goblins, gnomes, humans, night elves, orcs, tauren and worgen.

Loyalty

Adventurers are mostly loyal to their faction, Horde or Alliance, but are willing to work for other neutral organizations such as the Argent Dawn or Steamwheedle Cartel for either gold or faction rewards. Adventurers remain very loyal to their home factions, however, and will quickly respond when they hear the call to war.

The adventurers of the Horde and the Alliance usually cannot tolerate one another, and will often kill each other mercilessly at the slightest provocation, or for no reason at all. This behavior hasn't changed even since the onset of the Fourth War. Although, this seems to be based more on their ruthlessly competitive nature and less on any sort of racist philosophy. Adventurers frequently perform neutral tasks for members of the other faction's races - sometimes even the exact same tasks as their competitive brethren - and have shown no hesitation in fighting alongside their "rivals" against a common enemy. One of the most recent examples was during the assault on Icecrown Citadel: Alliance adventurers fought the Val'kyr champion Sister Svalna alongside the Orc Death Knight Crok Scourgebane on their way up the tower, and during the fight against the Lich King himself, Horde adventurers raised arms alongside the human leader of the Argent Crusade, Tirion Fordring.

Indeed, their animosity seems mostly directed towards other adventurers, though town guards are often collateral damage. In some cases, the opposing faction's auctioneers are frequently targets of a vengeful adventurer.

Power

Where a regiment of orc grunts or human footmen fail, the adventurers succeed. Many are one-man armies, being able to defeat a large number of enemies, whilst even getting stronger. Their strength comes from slaying foes and performing tasks as well as from the magic coming from their armor, weapons or magic items. Yet, when the time comes, adventurers work together, unlocking incredible power to defeat powerful monsters and hated enemies that even entire armies could not triumph against. According to the Lich King (a victim of their power himself), the adventurers that slew him were the strongest fighting force of Azeroth, strong enough that he desired to make them his undead generals.

Although each adventurer has a different sort of gear, all have a hearthstone. This magic stone, through some sort of strange, arcane ritual performed by an innkeeper, allows the wielder to return to a specific location where the stone is bound to.

Known actions

Though uncertain why or how, the adventurers saved the day numerous times in recent years.

From fighting off (or for) the Orcish Horde during the First and Second Wars, to assisting Prince Arthas Menethil in purging Stratholme and battling the Burning Legion atop Mount Hyjal.

Four years after the third war, the Adventurers found themselves overwhelmed with work, from stopping Orgrimmar's corruption from Ragefire Chasm and preventing the prison break in the Stormwind Stockades. They are responsible for ending Defias Brotherhood's criminal Empire, by killing its leader in the Deadmines. Adventurers of the Horde have also been able to slay Zalazane and reclaim Echo Isles, whilst those of the Alliance were able to liberate Gnomeregan from the traitorous Mekgineer Thermaplugg.

Adventurers have aided the druids of Naralex to free him in the Wailing Caverns, destroyed the Scarlet Crusade's presence in the Scarlet Monastery. They investigated the ruins of Dire Maul and the scared Maraudon. They have attributed to ending the Scourge experiments in Scholomance and slaying the scourge in Stratholme including Baron Rivendare and Balnazzar.

They also aided in the chaotic Blackrock Mountain, defeating Nefarian in his Lair halting his plans. On the other side of the world, they gained favor with the Brood of Nozdormu in Silithus, and are responsible for the re-opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj. In the Plaguelands they joined the Argent Dawn in fighting off the Scourge during its invasions and sparking the invasion of Naxxramas. Despite the common word, some adventurers claim it was they, not Varian Wrynn, who have slain Onyxia. Some even claim they have slain her not once, but twice.

A year after these events, by the request of either the hunted Draenei or the betrayed Blood Elves, they journeyed into Outland, holding off the Illidari and disrupting Burning Legion activities. They have also aided in restoring the timeline in the Caverns of Time. With their aid, Lady Vashj, Kael'Thas Sunstrider, and Illidan Stormrage, powerful aggressors who resided in Outland, were slain. They also prevented another large-scale invasion of Azeroth by the Burning Legion when they fought alongside the Shattered Sun Offensive to subdue Kil'jaeden and restore the Sunwell.

Another year later, Death Knights, having revolted against their master, joined alongside the adventurers to the fight against the evils of the Undead Scourge in Northrend, ending the Nexus War, and driving back the Old God Yogg-Saron with the help of Brann Bronzebeard and the Kirin Tor. They braved the Argent Tournament, even going as far as assaulting Icecrown Citadel and defeating the Lich King alongside Tirion Fordring and the Ashen Verdict. They also made great strides ingratiating the mortal races to the Dragonflights, helping prevent the remains of their ancestor Galakrond from Scourge corruption, slaying the corrupted and insane Malygos, stopping the creation of Twilight Dragons in the Obsidian Sanctum, and expelling the cruel Black Dragonflight (and their commander, Halion) from the Ruby Sanctum. Alexstrasza and the other aspects owed them a great deal.

Three years after the Lich King's fall, the adventurers were called upon once again. The chaos brought about by changes in leadership, the fourth war and mass panic due to the cataclysm have placed a great burden on the adventurers. The Goblins of Kezan, forced from their homes, have bolstered the forces of the Horde. While the secluded Gilneans, transformed into Worgen, have rejoined the Alliance for assistance in the face the Forsaken invasion. Malfurion Stormrage had called upon many to assist him in the defense of Mount Hyjal once again from Ragnaros' armies and the Twilight's Hammer clan. They have brought trust back between Therazane and the mortal races, and ended the Naga plot to usurp Neptulon, earning his allegiance. In the hidden providence of Uldum, the adventurers dealt a crushing blow against Deathwing by defeating Al'Akir and his armies. After slaying the restored Nefarian, they took a more active role against Cho'gall and the leaders of the Twilight's Hammer. The adventurers aided Vol'jin in battling the resurfaced Zandalari tribe of trolls, who had reentered Zul'aman and Zul'gurub and used them as bases of operations. Following that, the adventurers were called back to Mount Hyjal, to aid in stopping Ragnaros's reinvigorated attack, as well as helping Thrall, who had had his spirit broken into four pieces by the new Majordomo Staghelm of the firelord's army. After rescuing Thrall and halting Ragnaros' attack on the world tree, they entered the Firelands, struck down Ragnaros' most powerful lieutenants, and finally, slew the Firelord himself.

With the help of the Bronze Dragonflight, the Adventurers retrieved the Dragon Soul that Malfurion Stormrage hid long ago at the Well of Eternity before its collapse. After escorting Thrall to Wyrmrest Temple and exposing Archbishop Bendictus, the Adventurers held out against Deathwing's relentless assault to retrieve the Dragon Soul. After the first attempt to destroy Deathwing failed, the adventurers parachuted onto his back and removed his protective armor. The Dragon Soul sent him falling into the Maelstrom. Deathwing arose and after one last battle, he was struck a third time with the once again empowered Dragon Soul and vanquished him once and for all. The aspects lay exhausted and powerless, as Alexstrasza heralds the beginning of the age of mortals.

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