1,200 years before Warcraft I

Strom continued as the central point of Arathor, but as with Dalaran, many new city-states emerged across the continent of Lordaeron. Gilneas, Alterac, gold for wow and Kul Tiras were created in the first city-state, and although they each have their own customs and commercial work, she has kept all the unifying authority of Strom.

Under the watchful eyes of the Order of Tirisfal, Dalaran became the chief center of learning for magicians throughout the country. The Magocrats who ruled Dalaran founded the Kirin Tor, a specialized sect that cataloging and research of all spells, artifacts, has been indicted, and magical objects of humanity at the time.

Gilneas and Alterac became strong supporters of electricity and developed powerful armies in the southern highlands of Khaz Modan explored. It was during this first man met the ancient race of dwarves and traveled to their cavernous subterranean city of Ironforge. The dedicated men and dwarves, many secrets of metallurgy and forging machines and discovered a common love for battle and storytelling.

The city-state of Kul Tiras, founded on a large island south of Lordaeron, developed a prosperous economy based on fishing and navigation. Over time, Kul Tiras built a powerful fleet of merchant ships known across the country in search of exotic goods sailed to trade and sell. But even if the economy of Arathor flourished, its strongest elements began to disintegrate.

At the time, the lords of Strom sought to move their fertile lands in the north of Lordaeron and leave the arid lands in the south. The heirs to the lineage of King, the last descendants of the Arathi, that power should not be abandoned and thus incurred the displeasure of the people who also want to leave. Find the lords of power, purity and enlightenment in the northern wilderness, has decided to leave their ancient city behind. Far to the north of Dalaran, the lords of Strom built a new city-state which they named Lordaeron. The entire continent would take the name of this city-state. Lordaeron became a mecca for religious travelers and all those who sought inner peace and security.

Descendants of land Arathi, left within the crumbling walls of ancient Strom, decided to head south from the rocky mountains of Khaz Modan. Their journey finally ended after many seasons, and in the northern region of the continent down, they called Azeroth. In a fertile valley they founded the kingdom of Stormwind, which soon becomes a power of self-sufficient in itself.

The few soldiers who remained in power decided to stay and guard the ancient walls of their city. Strom was no longer the center of the empire, but he became known for a new nation Stromgarde. Although each was the city-states, was in his own right, the empire of Arathor rich disintegrated. As each nation its own customs and buy power leveling beliefs, they were increasingly separated from each other. King Thoradin vision of a unified humanity had disappeared at the end.