Warsong clan

Full History

The Warsong earned its name through the cries and battle hymns that accompanied its warriors into combat. Under Grom Hellscream, it became one of the most determined houses of the old Horde. Even after Orgrim Doomhammer’s armies were defeated, Grom refused to accept the captivity that had consumed so many orcs. His followers lived under pursuit and maintained the will to resist human power when many of their kin languished in the internment camps.

Thrall encountered Grom while searching for his people. The chieftain’s stubborn courage impressed the younger orc, though the Warsong’s commitment to battle did not alone provide a future for their race. Together with the Frostwolves and other freed orcs, the Warsong helped give strength to the movement that became the New Horde. When Thrall later led his followers toward Kalimdor, the clan accompanied him into unfamiliar lands where an old military culture would face new challenges.

In Ashenvale the Warsong’s need for timber brought its soldiers into the sacred forests guarded by the night elves. The conflict escalated until the blood of Mannoroth renewed demonic corruption among Grom’s warriors and led to the death of Cenarius. Thrall and his allies confronted the resulting danger, and Grom finally struck down Mannoroth at the cost of his own life. The Warsong’s history is thus both an account of defiance and a warning about the ease with which courage can become destruction when severed from restraint.