Using a magical cloak of darkness to escape the detection of the mages at Nethergarde, the Bleeding Hollow clan used the rift to return to Draenor. To keep watch over the remnants of the Portal, Nethergarde Keep was constructed. While the structure was damaged/destroyed, the link between the worlds remained as a tear in the fabric of reality. Hoping to end the threat of the orcs, the Archmage Khadgar attempted to close the gateway to Draenor.
After the Portal was widened, the armies of the orcs poured through it into the unsuspecting Kingdom of Azeroth, beginning the First War.įollowing the defeat of the Horde in the Second War, the Dark Portal was captured by the forces of the Alliance of Lordaeron. Gul'dan immediately dispatched orc scouts through the Portal in preparation for the coming invasion. The Portal bridged the distance between the worlds of Azeroth and Draenor, and it was large enough that individuals might pass through it. The Dark Portal was created by a joint effort between Medivh, possessed by the Fallen Titan Sargeras, and the warlocks of the Shadow Council, which allowed the Horde to invade the world of Azeroth.
