Spiked metal towers line the city's streets and the red-and-black banners of the Horde wave from every post. Orgrimmar's fortresses now rank among the most imposing on Azeroth. The orc capital became a more militant and martial city, with an increasingly aggressive attitude toward the world. The redesign was done with fortification and safety in mind, with new iron and stone buildings built to be far less susceptible to fire and enemy attacks. When Garrosh assumed leadership of the Horde, he instituted an enormous redesign of Orgrimmar, opening up new areas to settlement and moving or repurposing existing buildings. Prior to the start of the invasion of Outland, the gates of Orgrimmar were invaded by a group of Burning Legion demons led by Highlord Kruul. A warrior city indeed, it is home to countless amounts of orcs, trolls, tauren, and an increasing amount of Forsaken are now joining the city, as well as the blood elves and Bilgewater Cartel goblins who have more recently been accepted into the Horde.ĭuring the first Scourge Invasion, the city was attacked by the Scourge. Today, Orgrimmar lies at the base of a mountain between Durotar and Azshara. Behind Orgrimmar's immense walls, elderly shaman pass their knowledge on to the Horde's newest generation of leaders, while warriors spar in the gladiatorial arena, honing their skills in preparation for the trials that await them in this dangerous land. Built within a huge, winding canyon in the harsh land of Durotar, Orgrimmar stands as one of the mightiest warrior cities in the world. Named in honor of the legendary Orgrim Doomhammer, Orgrimmar was founded as the capital city of the orcs' new homeland. Despite having some problems with the centaur, harpies, enraged thunder lizards, kobolds, evil orcish warlocks and quilboar, Orgrimmar prospered in the end and became home to the orcs and Darkspear Trolls.Īlthough Rexxar decided not to go back to Orgrimmar right after the death of Daelin Proudmoore, but instead chose to wander again, he returned to the city when he brought the injured fisherman Byrok to the city. Named after the former Warchief, Orgrim Doomhammer, the new city was constructed in a short amount of time, with the aid of goblins, tauren, trolls, and the Mok'Nathal Rexxar. Aided by the noble tauren and the cunning trolls of the Darkspear tribe, Thrall and his orcs looked forward to a new era of peace in their own land.įrom there, they began the creation of the great warrior city, Orgrimmar. The demonic curse on their kind ended, the Horde changed from a bloodthirsty, warlike juggernaut into more of a loose coalition, dedicated to survival and prosperity rather than conquest. Naming their new land Durotar after Thrall's murdered father, the orcs settled down to rebuild their once-glorious society. Thrall led the orcs to the continent of Kalimdor, where they founded a new homeland with the help of their tauren brethren. The mountainous ranges of northern Durotar form a natural barrier to the rear of the fortress, and parts of the complex are carved into the mountain itself. It is a fortified complex guarded by stout walls, massive gates, and tall towers. The city was founded by Thrall and named after his friend and mentor, the former Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer. Orgrimmar has been the central hub of the orc community since the end of the Third War. The newly constructed Orgrimmar, as seen in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Orc clans, Horde, Darkspear tribe, Tauren tribes, Forsaken, Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, Bilgewater Cartel, Huojin Pandaren, Mag'har clans Shamanism, Loa, Druidism, Earth Mother, Holy Light, Forgotten Shadows Orcish, Zandali, Gutterspeak, Taur-ahe, Thalassian, Goblin, Pandaren, Shalassian, Vulpera, Common For other uses, see Orgrimmar (disambiguation). For the in-game faction of the same name, see Orgrimmar (faction).