Orc
The invading race to Azeroth. Their attacks bring on the great first war.[1]
They seem hellbent on destruction and have no mercy.[2]
It is unknown where the Orcs came from,[3] but on Azeroth they camp out in the swamps to the east of Stormwind Keep.[4]
Orcs organize themselves into clans, which divide the race amongst themselves. "If no lands existed that were ruled by enemies, then we would take the lands of our brethren."[5]
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Instruction Manual (Humans), 19, "The few that have survived battle refer to themselves as Orcs." ↩︎
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Instruction Manual (Humans), 19, "They are cruel, sadistic and vile - making no distinctions between soldier or child, warrior or woman." ↩︎
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Instruction Manual (Humans), 19, "The mystery that no Cleric or Conjurer had found the answer to, though, is the origin of these creatures." ↩︎
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Instruction Manual (Humans), 19, "The only humans who do not fall to the Orcish blade are those who are taken to the swamps that have festered in the east, where the Orcs have made their encampments." ↩︎
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans Instruction Manual (Orcs), 18, "...decades of constant bickering between clans served to divide our race amongst itself." ↩︎