Maim Blackhand

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Warcraft artwork relating to Black Tooth Grin clan, used as historical context for Maim Blackhand
Warcraft artwork associated with Black Tooth Grin clan; a visual connection to the history of Maim Blackhand. Not necessarily a depiction of this specific event or location.Image: © Blizzard Entertainment

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Maim Blackhand was one of Blackhand's sons and a leader in the Black Tooth Grin, a remnant of the old Horde. Blackhand’s sons oversee a force tasked with guarding the gateway into Azeroth. He and Rend held fast to their father's legacy even as Orgrim Doomhammer reshaped the Horde's command.

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Maim Blackhand was one of Blackhand's sons and a leader in the Black Tooth Grin, a remnant of the old Horde. He and Rend held fast to their father's legacy even as Orgrim Doomhammer reshaped the Horde's command. Their forces defended approaches to the Dark Portal and remained entangled in the wars that followed. Maim's name belongs to the splintered loyalties that outlived the Old Horde's first defeat.

Blackhand’s sons oversee a force tasked with guarding the gateway into Azeroth. Clan split timeline must be reconciled with original-era prior and later accounts. Horde clan politics intersect with the Dragonmaw’s imprisonment of the Dragonqueen. Attribute specifically to Warcraft II original manual; future alternate accounts on hold.

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