Lordain's tribe

The tribe that was led by Lordain was the strongest of the various human tribes that inhabited Tirisfal Glades prior to the Troll Wars. Regimented and knightly in appearance and mindset, they were considered more refined than the mountain-dwelling Alteraci. They were deeply religious, and had the custom of performing rituals at shrines and sacred groves throughout Tirisfal. Like the other tribes in Tirisfal, they considered the image of the silver hand to be sacred. The tribe's name has not been mentioned.

History

By 2,800 BDP, this tribe was led by the warrior Lordain. They were the only tribe powerful enough to end the Arathi king Thoradin's dream of uniting humanity into a single nation. Unlike the Alteraci, they would not submit to shows of force, and Thoradin had to appeal to their religious beliefs to win their loyalty. The king—wearing a silver hand pendant—and his guards made a pilgrimage on which they performed rituals at Tirisfal's sacred sites according to the custom of Lordain and his people. At the end of the pilgrimage, Thoradin met with Lordain and promised that if the tribe joined him, he would spread their mystic ways among the Arathi. To seal his promise, Thoradin ran his palm along the edge of his sword, Strom'kar, and mixed his blood with the earth of Tirisfal while telling Lordain "Between our people, let this be the only blood we spill". Thus Lordain and his people bent the knee to Thoradin.

The tribe became part of Thoradin's nation, Arathor, while Lordain became one of the king's most prominent generals. When Amani trolls began encroaching on Arathor prior to the Troll Wars, Lordain's forces thoroughly patrolled the kingdom's northern borders and slew any approaching Amani raiding parties.

During the final days of the Troll Wars, while Thoradin and his forces were retreating from Quel'Thalas to Alterac Fortress, the pursuing Amani began gaining on the humans too fast and threatened to flank and overwhelm them. Lordain volunteered to waylay the trolls, knowing full well that he would not survive. He and five hundred of his warriors held off the Amani host in a narrow valley, sacrificing their lives in order to allow the rest of the Arathi army to continue south and ultimately helping to secure victory for the humans and high elves.

Lordain's nephew, Kelsing, was one of the first One Hundred magi trained during the war. After the war, Lordain's sister, Mereldar, was one of the first human priests to come into contact with the Holy Light.