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A genius tactician not to be underestimated, Blackhand leads ironclad battalions of orcs, ogres, and gronn with terrifying resolve.
Blackhand and his Blackrock orcs center their operations in the wastes of Gorgrond, a landscape split between barren plains and lush jungle. Fissures mar the terrain and emit noxious fumes, poisoning the air with vile clouds of sulfur and smoke. Chiseling their fortress into the slope of a massive mountain, the Blackrocks stubbornly endure in a land torn apart by giants of the earth and the forest.
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May God and my brothers in this organisation be my judges if at any time I should wittingly fail or break this oath. The Black Hand took over the terrorist actions [ which? Black Hand members held important army and government positions.
While orcs charged the battlements, warlocks engulfed Stormwind's soldiers in fel fire, resulting in staggering losses. Views Read Edit View history. Navigation menu Namespaces Page Discussion. Blackhand by Glenn Rane. More specifically, he wanted the daggers to be created from a mysterious type of ore no orc had ever seen before and to be imbued with a power that would only reveal itself when the time was right. Chieftain of the Blackrock clan Azeroth. Night and day the forges of his foundry stronghold churn out tools of destruction, machines to crush all of Draenor under heavy wheels and armored boots.
Crown Prince Alexander was an enthusiastic and financial supporter. The Serbian government was fairly well informed of Black Hand activities.
Friendly relations had fairly well cooled by They thought he did not act aggressively enough towards the Pan-Serb cause. They engaged in a bitter power struggle over several issues, such as who would control territories Serbia annexed in the Balkan Wars. By this point, disagreeing with the Black Hand was dangerous, as political murder was one of their tools.
It was also in that Apis allegedly decided that Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir-apparent of Austria, should be assassinated, as he was trying to pacify the Serbians, and if this happened then a revolution would never occur. Towards that end it is claimed that three young Bosnian Serbs were recruited to kill the Archduke. They were definitely trained in bomb throwing and marksmanship by current and former members of the Serbian military.
The decision to kill the Archduke was apparently initiated by Apis, and not sanctioned by the full Executive Committee assuming Apis was involved at all, a question that remains in dispute [14]. Those involved probably realized that their plot would result in war between Austria and Serbia, and had every reason to expect that Russia would side with Serbia. They likely did not, however, anticipate that the assassination would start a chain of events leading to World War I. Others in the government and some of the Black Hand Executive Council were not as confident of Russian aid.
This article is about the main universe Blackhand. For his appearance in the Warcraft movie, see Blackhand (film universe). Blackhand was the chieftain of the mighty Blackrock clan and the first Warchief of the Old Horde[1] until he was killed by Orgrim Doomhammer near the end of. Blackhand is the warlord of the Blackrock clan and the ruler of Gorgrond. He was second in the structure of the Iron Horde.[3].
Russia had let them down recently. He may have made a half-hearted attempt to intercept the young assassins at the border, but they had already crossed.
Other sources say the attempted 'recall' was only begun after the assassins had reached Sarajevo. This 'recall' appears to make Apis look like a loose cannon, and the young assassins as independent zealots.
The duel ended with a draw after the draenei ran off and Blackhand left with a grudge. Leading the Horde through the Dark Portal after defeating the draenei, Blackhand conducted the entire war effort against the Kingdom of Stormwind in what became known as the First War.
Though Stormwind eventually fell, Blackhand was left vulnerable when Gul'dan fell into a coma after attempting to steal information pertaining to the Tomb of Sargeras from the mind of Medivh. Seizing the opportunity provided by the powerful warlock's incapacitation, Blackhand's second-in-command, Orgrim Doomhammer — later known as the Backstabber for the deed he was about to commit — decided to seize power from the puppet Warchief, hoping he could lead his wayward people from the path they had taken.
Leading loyalist troops in a surprise attack, Doomhammer defeated Blackhand and cut his head from his shoulders, becoming both Chieftain of the Blackrock clan and Warchief of the Horde. Dozens of these throwing axes were given as marks of honor from Blackhand the Destroyer to worthy members of the Blackrock clan he ruled. Orgrim Doomhammer earned his first while a member of the clan, then seized a brace of four more from Blackhand himself when Doomhammer murdered the Destroyer to usurp the position of Warchief.
A short haft of black wood with four alternating silver and crimson bands is topped by a curved, tooth-like blade of polished steel.
The Horde's king piece in Karazhan 's Chess event takes the form of Blackhand.