Dalaran and the Kirin Tor commit arcane resources to the Alliance

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The Kirin Tor committed Dalaran's arcane knowledge and magi to the Alliance as the northern kingdoms prepared to confront the Horde. Its libraries and spellcasters offered forms of defense that ordinary infantry and cavalry could not provide. The decision made Dalaran's tradition of learned magic part of a continent-wide war effort.

The Horde was supported by warlocks, unnatural creatures, and weapons derived from demonic practices. Responding to such forces demanded both scholarship and active spellcasting. The Kirin Tor could contribute knowledge gathered in Dalaran and skilled mages capable of assisting commanders who had little experience of sorcerous warfare. Dalaran's support also reflected the fact that neutrality could no longer keep powerful institutions untouched by invasion.

The commitment belongs to the Alliance's initial formation, well before the city's destruction in the Third War. The distinction matters because the Dalaran of the Second War was still a center capable of lending its resources to the human kingdoms. Its participation helped create an Alliance that drew on several peoples and specialized strengths rather than relying solely on the armies of kings.