Blizzard is very excited about the upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion for World of Warcraft. The company is releasing 5 lore based videos to get new players up to speed on the goings on in Azeroth and Draenor for when the Dark Portal reopens on November 13.
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The latest video in the Lords of War series tells the tale of Grommash Hellscream, the chieftain of the Warsong Clan and one of the legendary leaders of the Horde. The exquisitely animated short tale draws inspiration from Edgar Rice Burroughs and John Milius' Conan The Barbarian. The main scene of the video has Grommash crucified to a tree in the desert, and also features him using his mouth to get the job done.
One wonders if they considered asking the Riddle of Steel while they were creating it.
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Grommash was seen at the end of the Orc campaign in Warcraft III sacrificing his life to destroy the Burning Legion's Mannoroth and thus freeing the Orcish hordes from the demonic bloodlust that had befallen them for so long.
However, some retconning on behalf of the Blizzard writing staff, Grom Hellscream defeats Mannoroth before ever drinking the demon's blood, as can be seen during the WoD opening cinematic released a few weeks ago.
Thankfully for Blizzard, there is plenty of magical energy coursing through the universe, so when asked 'why?' they can safely say 'A wizard did it.'
The orc's will is described as "indomitable" and even King Anduin Wrynn fears to go up against him. Grom Hellscream is rumored to be one of the final bosses in the final, top level raid in the upcoming expansion.
Check out Lords of War part 2, Grommash Hellscream. And be sure to head over to Grommash's main bio page to read more about the mighty Outland chief.