Warsong clan

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{{#if:Warsong flag WCII.png|}} Warsong flag, circa Second War
Main leader	Unknown
Formerly	[[File:IconSmall_{{#switch:orc |night elf=NightElf |blood elf=BloodElf |high elf=HighElf |#default=Orc}}{{#if:Male|_Male}}.gif|{{#ifeq:{{{3}}}|Large|26px|16px}}]] Grommash Hellscream†
Secondary leaders	[[File:IconSmall_{{#switch:orc |night elf=NightElf |blood elf=BloodElf |high elf=HighElf |#default=Orc}}{{#if:Male|_Male}}.gif|{{#ifeq:{{{3}}}|Large|26px|16px}}]] Gargok [[File:IconSmall_{{#switch:orc |night elf=NightElf |blood elf=BloodElf |high elf=HighElf |#default=Orc}}{{#if:Male|_Male}}.gif|{{#ifeq:{{{3}}}|Large|26px|16px}}]] Farseer Grimeye [[File:IconSmall_{{#switch:orc |night elf=NightElf |blood elf=BloodElf |high elf=HighElf |#default=Orc}}{{#if:Male|_Male}}.gif|{{#ifeq:{{{3}}}|Large|26px|16px}}]] Commander Grushak
Race(s)	[[File:IconSmall_{{#switch:orc |night elf=NightElf |blood elf=BloodElf |high elf=HighElf |#default=Orc}}{{#if:Male|_Male}}.gif|{{#ifeq:{{{3}}}|Large|26px|16px}}]][[File:IconSmall_{{#switch:orc |night elf=NightElf |blood elf=BloodElf |high elf=HighElf |#default=Orc}}{{#if:Female|_Female}}.gif|{{#ifeq:{{{3}}}|Large|26px|16px}}]] Orc
Capital	Orgrimmar
Other major settlements	Warsong Lumber Camp Warsong Labor Camp
Theater of operations	The Barrens, Ashenvale
Language(s)	Orcish
Sub-group(s)	Warsong Outriders
Affiliation	New Horde
Formerly	Orcish Horde, Horde of Draenor
Status	Active
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Tabard	{{#if:|[[File:{{{tabard}}}|90px]]}}

The Warsong clan is an orcish clan formerly led by the legendary Grommash "Grom" Hellscream.

History

One of the strongest and most violent clans, the Warsong clan was also one of the most distinguished clans on Draenor; though they were spared the defeats of the Second War, they were used with effectiveness by Ner'zhul in the aftermath of the war. The Warsong forces, combined with those of the Bleeding Hollow clan led by Kilrogg Deadeye, surprised the Alliance defense forces and rampaged through the countryside of Azeroth. Under Ner'zhul's surgical command, the orcs quickly rounded up a number of enchanted artifacts that they needed to open a number of portals on Draenor that would lead the Horde to new, unspoiled worlds, and fled back to the safety of Draenor.<ref>The Invasion of Draenor</ref>

When the world started to collapse, due to the numerous portals opened by Ner'zhul, the Warsong along with the Bleeding Hollow and the Shattered Hand clans attempted to save themselves by breaking through the human fortifications near the Dark Portal and getting back to Azeroth before Draenor collapsed. These clans entered it just in time before Archmage Khadgar closed it completely. Deadeye and his Bleeding Hollow clan were rounded up and placed in the internment camps in Lordaeron,<ref>Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Game Manual, Orcish History, Day of the Dragon</ref> but Grommash and the Warsong managed to evade capture,<ref>The Battle of Grim Batol</ref> traveling to the wilds of Lordaeron. Despite being constantly hunted by humans, Hellscream held onto the Horde's unquenchable will to fight. He and his devoted Warsong continued to wage an underground war against the oppression of the orcs, but they never found a way to rouse the captured orcs from their stupor. Thrall, a young orc raised in an internment camp, sought out Grom and was inspired by the chieftain's idealism. Together with the former Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer, Thrall set about liberating the orcs from the internment camps and revitalizing the Horde. Encouraged by his best friend and mentor, Grom Hellscream, Thrall worked to ensure that his people would never be slaves again.<ref>The New Horde</ref>

One day, Thrall was instructed by Medivh to sail west away from Lordaeron to the continent of Kalimdor. While Thrall was assembling the orcish clans, Grommash and the Warsong were captured by the Alliance and placed in Southshore. Before long, Thrall's forces freed the imprisoned Warsong and set sail across the ocean.<ref>Departures (WC3 demo)</ref> However, during the voyage the Warsong were separated from the rest of the Horde, and there was no sign of Grommash's forces during the initial landfall on Kalimdor,<ref>Landfall (WC3 Orc)</ref> though a party of Warsong warriors and several catapults managed to find Thrall's forces shortly thereafter.<ref>The Long March (WC3 Orc)</ref> When the Warsong were finally found, they were in the process of battling the human forces under Jaina Proudmoore's command. Grommash directly disobeyed Thrall's orders by continuing to attack the humans, leading the Warchief to instead send the Warsong north to construct a settlement while the main force journeyed to Stonetalon Peak in search of the mysterious Oracle.<ref>Cry of the Warsong (WC3 Orc)</ref>

Once in Ashenvale, Grommash and his Warsongs came under constant attack by the night elves of the forest and even the demigod Cenarius, leading Grommash to drink from a pool cursed with the blood of Mannoroth — the very same blood that had once made the Horde slaves of the Burning Legion. Grommash transformed into a fel orc and urged his warriors to do the same, and with their newfound strength they managed to kill Cenarius. Shortly afterward, Mannoroth himself appeared to bring the orcs "back into the fold", despite Grommash's meek protests.<ref>The Hunter of Shadows (WC3 Orc)</ref>

Meanwhile, Thrall, Cairne Bloodhoof, and Jaina Proudmoore found the Oracle, who was revealed to be Medivh. He told the gathered leaders that Grommash had fallen to demonic influence and that he and all of the orcs would soon be lost forever.<ref>The Oracle (WC3 Orc)</ref> With the aid of Cairne and Jaina, Thrall's forces managed to lay siege to the Warsong encampment and capture Grommash in a soul gem, allowing him to be purified of Mannoroth's influence by priests and shaman.<ref>By Demons Be Driven (WC3 Orc)</ref> Together, Thrall and Grommash proceeded to face and slay Mannoroth in a nearby canyon, finally freeing the orcs from demonic influence, but Grom was killed in the battle.<ref>The Death of Hellscream (WC3 Orc)</ref> The Warsong chieftain was buried in the canyon, and a monument was erected in his honor.

Following the battle of Mount Hyjal, the Warsong resumed their sovereign imperative.<ref>{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}[[File:{{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Combat|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Both|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}_{{#switch:small|xlarge=64|large=32|small=15|#default=32}}.png|{{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Mob|hostile=Mob|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Alliance & Horde|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}|link={{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Mob|combat=Mob|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare mob|elite=Elite mob|kyrian=Kyrian Covenant|necrolord=Necrolord Covenant|night fae=Night Fae Covenant|venthyr=Venthyr Covenant|both|neutral|#default=Faction}}]] [25] Quell the Silverwing Usurpers</ref> From their labor and lumber camps, the main forces of the Warsong continued their logging operations in Ashenvale, though they were opposed both by the Silverwing Sentinels that clashed with the Warsong Outriders and by the sentinels and druids of Forest Song led by Commander Starwind and Brolthan Ironglade, whom are continuously trying to force them out of the woods.<ref>{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}[[File:{{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Combat|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Both|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}_{{#switch:small|xlarge=64|large=32|small=15|#default=32}}.png|{{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Mob|hostile=Mob|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Alliance & Horde|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}|link={{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Mob|combat=Mob|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare mob|elite=Elite mob|kyrian=Kyrian Covenant|necrolord=Necrolord Covenant|night fae=Night Fae Covenant|venthyr=Venthyr Covenant|both|neutral|#default=Faction}}]] [29] Knife Eared Stalkers</ref> In addition to their lumber operations, the forces of Kargathia Keep led by Farseer Grimeye regularly cull the demon numbers in the Demon Fall Canyon, the site of Hellscream's demise.<ref>{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}{{#ifeq:-|-||Template:Sort}}[[File:{{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Combat|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Both|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}_{{#switch:small|xlarge=64|large=32|small=15|#default=32}}.png|{{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Boss|combat=Mob|hostile=Mob|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare|elite=Elite|both=Alliance & Horde|kyrian=Kyrian|necrolord=Necrolord|night fae=Night Fae|venthyr=Venthyr|neutral|#default=Neutral}}|link={{#switch:horde|alliance=Alliance|boss=Mob|combat=Mob|hostile=Combat|horde=Horde|aldor=Aldor|scryers=Scryers|kirin tor=Kirin Tor|rare=Rare mob|elite=Elite mob|kyrian=Kyrian Covenant|necrolord=Necrolord Covenant|night fae=Night Fae Covenant|venthyr=Venthyr Covenant|both|neutral|#default=Faction}}]] [28] Demon Fall Canyon (quest)</ref>