Horde

Horde | Alliance

Notable members of the Horde from the Third War: Cairne Bloodhoof, Grom Hellscream, Drek'Thar and Rokhan The Horde formed from an alliance of four races (ongoing negotiations will add a fifth). They are the enemy of the Alliance. Despite their somewhat monstrous appearance, the majority of the Horde is not evil; much like the Alliance, it is comprised of diverse factions and individuals who possess a wide range of values and virtues.

Major member races include:
 * The orcs
 * Led by Warchief Thrall.
 * Attempting to embrace their once honorable, shamanistic ways and control the corruption of demonic magic.
 * The island trolls of the Darkspear tribe
 * Led by the Shadowhunter Vol'jin.
 * Indebted to the orcs for saving their clan and giving them a home.
 * The tauren
 * Led by Chieftan Cairne Bloodhoof.
 * A race of noble creatures who offered spiritual guidance to the orcs in exchange for their military aid.
 * The Forsaken
 * Led by the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner.
 * A group of undead released from the control of the Lich King who have set up a shaky truce with the other members of the Horde.
 * The blood elves (comming with Burning Crusade expansion)
 * A group of former high elves shunned by the Alliance for their embrace of demonic magics, they turned to the Horde to help them reach Outland and achieve their dark destiny (in the upcoming Burning Crusade expansion).

The Stonemaul ogres of Dustwallow Marsh are also members of the Horde, as well as the forest trolls of the Revantusk tribe.

Capital Cities

 * Orgrimmar - Home to the Orcs and Trolls.
 * Thunder Bluff - Home to the Tauren.
 * Undercity - Home to the Forsaken.
 * Silvermoon - Home to the Blood Elves (in the upcoming Burning Crusade expansion).

The Old Horde
The modern Horde has little in common with the demon-driven old Horde that ravaged the lands of Draenor and the the Eastern Kingdoms. Following its utter defeat at the end of the Second War, the old Horde's power was forever broken, allowing Thrall to awaken the dormant spirituality of his people and free them from the Burning Legion's control. Of the member races, the new Horde has only the orcs and a small number of ogres (the Stonemaul tribe) and forest trolls (the Revantusk tribe) in common with its predecessor.