Alterac Valley
ong ago, before the First War, the warlock Gul'dan exiled a clan of orcs called the Frostwolves to a hidden valley deep in the heart of the Alterac Mountains. It is here in the valley's southern reaches that the Frostwolves eked out a living until the coming of Thrall. After Thrall's triumphant uniting of the clans, the Frostwolves, now led by the Orc Shaman Drek'Thar, chose to remain in the valley they had for so long called their home. In recent times, however, the relative peace of the Frostwolves has been challenged by the arrival of the Dwarven Stormpike Expedition.
The Stormpikes have set up residence in the valley to search for natural resources and ancient relics. Despite their intentions, the Dwarven presence has sparked heated conflict with the Frostwolf Orcs to the south, who have vowed to drive the interlopers from their lands.
Style
Occupy resource nodes to accumulate resources.
Location
Eastern Kingdoms (Arathi Highlands)
Level Brackets
Level 20-80 players (level range breakup: 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79 and 80)
Maximum Players
10 Horde/10 Alliance
Minimum Players
15 Horde/15 Alliance
Win Conditions
Accumulate 2000 resources
Requirements to summon Ivus: 200 
Storm Crystal
Turn-in Quest: 
Ivus the Forest Lord
Turn-in NPC: Arch Druid Renferal
Faction Lord: Ivus the Forest Lord
Requirements to summon Lokholar: 200 
Stormpike Soldier's Blood
Turn-in Quest: Lokholar the Ice Lord
Turn-in NPC: Primalist Thurloga
Faction Lord: Lokholar the Ice Lord
Aerial Assault
Through rescuing lost Wing Commanders and completing a series of quests, you can gain the ability to summon aerial units that patrol from your base to the center of the valley. Alliance and Horde players gather three different items. Each item can be turned into a specific Wing Commander once they have been rescued. After you have brought the requisite number of the particular items needed, players of Revered or higher faction reputation can receive a beacon to place on the map. The beacon, once placed, orders an air strike that lasts for a time. If the wing commanders are not rescued, you will be unable to turn in the items needed. These particular items will disappear if you leave the battleground.
Unit Upgrades
Asking Murgot Deepforge how many more supplies are needed.You can complete a collection quest to upgrade some of your stationary troops. Players, officers, and roaming, mine and tower units are exempt from this bonus. Upgrading troops through armor scrap turn-ins will also result in your team's General enabling a periodic buff to your melee and spell damage. This buff scales from 10% at the Seasoned unit level, 20% at the Veteran unit level, and 30% at the Champion unit level. Both Alliance and Horde players gather armor scraps from the corpses of enemy players and guards. As armor is gathered, boxes of supplies visibly build up next to the forge. Once enough supplies are gathered, a person with high reputation can instruct the smith to upgrade units to the next level (such as Champion). The friendly troops will now be much more powerful.
Stormpike Guard Rewards
The Stormpike Guard counts with two quartermasters: Thanthaldis Snowgleam in their home base in Alterac Mountains and Gaelden Hammersmith in Dun Baldar in Alterac Valley. Both quartermasters sell the same items.
The Defilers
Rutherford Twing serves as the quartermaster for The Defilers, selling all their reputation rewards. All items from The Defilers should be available for purchase (provided you have the required reputation).
