Ironmarch

Ironmarch
Main leader	Warlord Zaela †
Secondary leaders	Commander Tharbek † Gar'mak Bladetwist † Rukah the Machinist † Mokrik Blackfingers † Gar Steelcrush † Toothsmash the Annihilator † Orebender Gor'ashan †
Race(s)	Mag'har orc  Orc  Ogre
Character classes	Grunt, Raider, Scout, Shaman, Warrior
Capital	Upper Blackrock Spire
Base of operations	Okril'lon Hold, Nethergarde Keep, Dreadmaul Post
Theater of operations	Blasted Lands, Blackrock Mountain
Language(s)	Orcish, Ogre
Sub-group(s)	Black Iron, Dragonmaw clan, Dreadmaul tribe
Affiliation	Iron Horde
Status	Dissolved

The Ironmarch (or the Ironmarch Vanguard and Iron March) was an expeditionary force of the Iron Horde which traveled through the Dark Portal to invade Azeroth, acting upon the orders of Garrosh Hellscream. When their forces invaded the Blasted Lands, they took control of Nethergarde Keep and Dreadmaul Hold, and allied themselves with the Dreadmaul tribe and the nefarious alchemist Kyrak. One of their objectives was to establish their presence within Blackrock Spire to create a weapon of mass destruction, capable of destroying large portions of Eastern Kingdoms, including Stormwind City. The joined force of the Ironmarch and Dragonmaw clan in the Spire was known as the Black Iron. The Ironmarch first appeared during the Iron Horde Incursion world event, immediately preceding Warlords of Draenor.

In time, the retaliating forces of the Alliance and Horde launched a naval attack on the Blasted Lands, quickly retaking the shores from the Ironmarch forces and pushing closer and closer to the Dark Portal. At the same time, the adventurers stormed the spire, defeated Warlord Zaela, and prevented the weapon from being used. Eventually, the allied forces managed to pave a road to the portal and stormed it once it stopped fluctuating, pushing most of the Iron Horde forces back to their world, marking the end of the Ironmarch on Azeroth.

Members

Named

Name	Role	Location	Status
Warlord Zaela	Leader of the Ironmarch	The Molten Span, Upper Blackrock Spire	Deceased
Commander Tharbek	Commander of the Ironmarch	Blackrock Stadium, Upper Blackrock Spire	Killable
Orebender Gor'ashan	Ironmarch elementalist	Hall of Binding, Upper Blackrock Spire	Killable
Kyrak	Draconic alchemist	The Rookery, Upper Blackrock Spire	Killable
Gar'mak Bladetwist	Ironmarch leader in Blasted Lands	Okril'lon Hold, Blasted Lands	Killable
Toothsmash the Annihilator	Leader of the Dreadmaul	Dreadmaul Post, Blasted Lands	Killable
Mokrik Blackfingers	Gar'mak's lieutenant	Nethergarde Keep, Blasted Lands	Killable
Rukah the Machinist	Gar'mak's lieutenant	Nethergarde Keep, Blasted Lands	Killable
Gar Steelcrush	Gar'mak's lieutenant	Nethergarde Keep, Blasted Lands	Killable

Unnamed

Orcs

• Ironmarch Champion
• Ironmarch Earth-Caller
• Ironmarch Executioner
• Ironmarch Firebrand
• Ironmarch Flame-Touched
• Ironmarch Forager
• Ironmarch Foreman
• Ironmarch Forge-Singer
• Ironmarch Frostbrand
• Ironmarch Grenadier
• Ironmarch Grunt
• Ironmarch Leadspitter
• Ironmarch Legionnaire
• Ironmarch Miner
• Ironmarch Pillager
• Ironmarch Raider
• Ironmarch Scarhide
• Ironmarch Scorcher
• Ironmarch Scout
• Ironmarch Sentinel
• Ironmarch Shaman
• Ironmarch Skirmisher
• Ironmarch Stone-Singer
• Ironmarch Warcaster
• Ironmarch Warsmith

• Ogres

  • Dreadmaul Crusher
  • Dreadmaul Destroyer
  • Ironmarch Gundriver
  • Dreadmaul Packmaster

• Elementals

  • Ironmarch Earth Spirit
  • Ironmarch Forge Spirit

• Mechanicals

  • Ironmarch Bomb
  • Iron Demolisher
  • Ironmarch Land Mine

• Others

  • Ironmarch War Banner
  • Ironmarch War Wolf

Beta mobs

The subject of this section did not make it out of the beta stages.

These Iron Horde mobs located at the Dreadmaul Post and the Dark Portal didn't make it to live for the event. The reason for this is unknown.

• •   Thromrok
  •   Azika the Frostwitch
  •   Caldera Makrah
  •   Champion Logor
  •   Deadshot Kizi
  •   Earth-Master Rogok
  •   Elementalist Utrah
  •   Forge Matron Targa
  •   Lorgrun Ironfist
  •   Magmos the Mountain Breaker
  •   Pathstalker Draga
  •   Pyrecaster Zindra
  •   Scarhide Kragor
  •   Scoutmaster Hasark
  •   Warcaster Bargol
  •   Vulceros
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• Doomfang
• Ironmarch Line-Breaker
• Ironmarch Felbreaker
• Ironmarch War Engine Pilot

Trivia

• Internally, the  [Reins of the Kor'kron War Wolf] uses the ID named Ironmarch Warmaw.
• An unreleased bonus objective quest in Shadowmoon Valley and unused strings suggest that the Ironmarch army was to be the force that invaded Shadowmoon Valley before the revamp of the zone.

Speculation

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

Several green-skinned orcs were members of the Ironmarch during the Warlords of Draenor beta. It is likely that they were meant to members of the True Horde that joined with the Iron Horde when they began their invasion, or they could have been a part of Okril'lon Hold and switched sides during the attack. Since one of them is still wearing what looks like a Kor'kron or Warsong clan tabard, the probability of him being an Azerothian Garrosh loyalist is very likely.