Invasion of Kalimdor

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

Warcraft III campaigns
Reign of Chaos
1: Exodus of the Horde 2: The Scourge of Lordaeron 3: Path of the Damned 4: The Invasion of Kalimdor 5: Eternity's End
The Frozen Throne
1: Terror of the Tides 2: Curse of the Blood Elves 3: Legacy of the Damned 4: The Founding of Durotar

The Invasion of Kalimdor is the Orc Campaign in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

After escaping human captivity and fleeing to the shores of Kalimdor, the orcish warchief Thrall must lead his brethren to safety and ensure their survival in this strange and hostile land. With the help of the tauren, a nomadic group of Kalimdor natives led by Cairne Bloodhoof, Thrall and Grom Hellscream head north to the Ashenvale forest, but during their journey, Grom Hellscream accepts demonic corruption to gain enough power to defeat the night elf demigod, Cenarius. Thrall is forced to go to great lengths to save him and face the very demon that has cursed his brother. He also discovers that his fate is to help repel the Burning Legion, and allies his forces with the human leader Jaina Proudmoore to accomplish this goal, going against generations of prejudice.

Campaign menu.

The Invasion of Kalimdor, TCG card.

Campaign menu, in Reforged.

Missions

• Chapter 1: Landfall
• Chapter 2: The Long March
• Interlude: The Wreckage of Lordaeron
• Chapter 3: Cry of the Warsong
• Chapter 4: The Spirits of Ashenvale
• Interlude: The Blood of Mannoroth
• Chapter 5: The Hunter of Shadows
• Chapter 6: Where Wyverns Dare
• Chapter 7: The Oracle
• Chapter 8: By Demons Be Driven
• Cinematic: The Death of Hellscream

Characters

Playable Heroes

• Thrall (Far Seer) All chapters except 4-5
• Grom Hellscream (Blademaster) Chapters 4-5
• Cairne Bloodhoof (Tauren Chieftain) Chapters 6-8

Major Ally Heroes

• Cairne Bloodhoof (Tauren Chieftain) Chapters 1-2
• Grom Hellscream (Blademaster) Chapter 3
• Jaina Proudmoore (Archmage) Chapter 8

Major Enemy Heroes

• Cenarius (Demigod)
• Corrupted Grom Hellscream (Fel Orc Blademaster)
• Mannoroth (Pit Lord)

Other Major Characters

• Medivh (The Prophet)
• Tichondrius (Dreadlord)
• Archimonde (Warlock)
• Neeloc Greedyfingers (Goblin Sapper)
• Archmage Xylem (Archmage)
• Archmage Tervosh (Archmage)
• Horace Alder (Archmage)
• Brother Karman (Paladin)
• Torq Ironblast (Mountain King)

Trivia

• Though Mannoroth is given a playable model, it only serves as a movie model. It is playable, but only in custom maps, as it does not have stats.
• Though Thrall refers to Grom as his brother, they are not actually related by blood. Grom once saved Thrall's life and Thrall calls him brother as a sign of respect. In a similar fashion, Rexxar called Thrall "brother" after the two saved the orcish nation from Admiral Proudmoore.
• Grom is listed as a Blademaster, although it is possible that he is not in the story.
• An unused witch doctor unit called Mil'janza appears in the game files.
  • There is speculation that he could also be the witch doctor who told Grom about the source in The Hunter of Shadows.

This section concerns content related to Warcraft III: Reforged.

• Dialogues referring to Grom were spliced to replace the name "Grom" with "Hellscream", due to the copyright of "Grom".

See also

• The Invasion of Kalimdor, TCG card