Magtheridon's Forces
 Magtheridon's Forces | |
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| Main leader |
 Magtheridon |
| Secondary leaders |
 Master of Pain † Mistress of Torment † |
| Race(s) |
Annihilan  Fel orc Ered'ruin Mo'arg Sayaad  Man'ari eredar Voidwalker Nether dragon |
| Capital | Black Temple |
| Theater of operations | Outland |
| Language(s) | Eredun, Orcish |
| Sub-group(s) | Fel Horde (Horde of Pain, Horde of Agony, Legion of Torment, Legion of Anguish) |
| Affiliation | Burning Legion |
| Status | Defeated, almost all surviving members joined Illidan's forces |
Magtheridon's Forces[1][2] (also spelled Magtheridon's forces[2] or Magtheridon's army[3]) were the army belonging to the pit lord Magtheridon who served the Burning Legion. Following the Third War, Illidan Stormrage and his forces took control of it after he deposed Magtheridon as the overlord of Outland.
History
After Draenor's destruction, the Burning Legion took advantage of the opening of portals[3] and conquered the Outland; they established the mighty annihilan Magtheridon as its ruler. For years, the Legion used Outland as a planar way station from which they could stage attacks on other worlds, but also to hunt down the remaining draenei.[4][3] They enslaved some of them[1][2] and rallied the surviving orcs, turning them into the Fel Horde. Magtheridon's Forces grew strong over the years thanks to the dimensional gateways created by Ner'zhul,[1] from which he summoned demons to maintain his brooding fortress.[3]
Meanwhile, Illidan Stormrage tried to destroy the Frozen Throne as Kil'jaeden had commanded him but failed, and for his unsuccessful mission he fled to Outland into exile fearing for his master's wrath. His allies Kael'thas Sunstrider and Vashj followed him. At their reunion, Illidan told them that they should ensure that Kil'jaeden's agents have been cleansed from Outland.[5]
Illidan's first action against Magtheridon's Forces was to seal the dimensional gateways, his forces covered him in the process.[1] The blood elves and naga aided by a group of draenei led by Akama, who pledged his allegiance to Illidan if he helped him to defeat the pit lord,[4] maintained the battle against the Fel Horde while Illidan closed the portals, aided by Kael, Vashj[1] and Akama.[4] When they were all closed, Magtheridon's Forces where measurable as no reinforcements could arrive.[1]
Magtheridon was informed of Illidan's forces' approach but was too confident that he would not be defeated and were just weaklings. The Black Temple was fortified by four orc encampments and many patrolling demons, besides towers that killed anyone who attempted to cross the doors. The draenei infiltrated and deactivated the doors from behind, then Kael and Illidan attacked for the front. Meanwhile, Vashj attacked by the aqueducts, destroying hydras and orcish ships. Illidan and Kael killed the Butcher and Rend, while Vashj killed Sagra'nel, then the two armies joined by a bridge and helped each other to kill Maim, Nera'thor, Master of Pain and Mistress of Torment. The inner chambers opened, the draenei deactivated the last towers and Illidan's forces attacked Magtheridon and his lackeys. After a battle the pit lord was defeated, who couldn't believe his defeat,[2] his defeat was mainly caused because he became complacent as he hadn't had a real enemy in many years and was taken by surprise by Illidan.[3]
After the defeat of Magtheridon's Forces, Illidan merged them into his own forces.[2] He then stationed the Fel Horde in Hellfire Peninsula, put Kargath Bladefist as its warchief and took many of the demons to form the Illidari. Many thought that Magtheridon was killed[3] but he was just beaten and bloodied and taken to Hellfire Peninsula, where Illidan's most powerful warlock allies put him in magical and physical chains, there his was put to produce more Fel Orcs who can reinforce Illidan's forces even further.[3]
Other members
Notes
- In The Frozen Throne, the force also controlled red dragons and kodo beasts though lorewise, there weren't any.
Speculation
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As the Fel Horde was created when Magtheridon arrived to Outland and enslaved and corrupted the orcs,[6] Kargath Bladefist might or may not have been its member.
Gallery
A fel orc base in Hellfire Peninsula.
Magtheridon's commanders and advisors.
Illidan recruiting the remnants of Magtheridon's forces.
References
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