With the upcoming release of the major patch 6.0, Blizzard has released a new World of Warcraft comic that tells the backstory of one of the great Orc clans during one of their darkest hours.
The Blackrock clan is being besieged by ogres and even the highly intelligent war strategist Blackhand sees no way to victory – which prompts him to undertakings of reckless actions.
The story revolves around nothing less than the Doomhammer, an artifact that has already caused quite a stir among the Orcs, having long been the weapon of the war chief Thrall. Before that, it belonged to Orgrim Doomhammer, after whom the capital of the Horde – Orgrimmar – is named.
What exactly this weapon has to do with the Blackrock clan and Blackhand, and what sacrifices must be made for such power, you can best see for yourself in the latest comic – which is free again and can already be downloaded in German here: To the official World of Warcraft developer blog on battle.net.
As “Warlords of Draenor” somewhat disrupts the timeline, there are now two Doomhammers – it remains to be seen whether their two owners will meet. Woe to anyone who stands in between.
