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In the fictional Warcraft universe, Dalaran is a small, magocratic nation led by a group of Wizards and Archmagi collectively known as the Kirin Tor. The capital of the nation of Dalaran is the Violet Citadel, located at Cross Island. Dalaran was founded several hundred years before the events of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans took place, by the first humans to learn magic.

They travelled to Cross Island, a nexus of powerful ley-energies, and built a home far from the prying eyes of the conservatives who governed the kingdom of Arathor. The fabric of reality in and around Cross Island was so warped that the magi of Dalaran were able to build enchanted spires and towers of impossible height.

The city soon became a desired target of the Burning Legion, who sought the potent magics of the region. The Order of Tirisfal was thus founded between the Kirin Tor and the High Elves to combat the demons in secret, away from the prying eyes of the public.
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During the second war, Dalaran pledged to support the Alliance and gave heavy amounts of aid, mages, and sorcerers to the war effort. Before the second invasion of the Burning Legion, Dalaran was the home of an incredibly large library of books and tomes, in addition to many of the greatest sorcerers of the day including Archmage Antonidas, Khadgar, and Kel'Thuzad.

However after the Scourge was unleashed upon the land one of their primary targets was Dalaran. It was the site of horrific battle between the Kirin Tor and the forces of Arthas, resulting in the death of Antonidas. And eventually after his summoning, Archimonde single-handedly laid waste to the city by creating a magical effigy out of dust through an ancient curse and crushing the effigy like a sandcastle; the mighty towers of Dalaran fell simultaneously.

Soon after the defeat of the Burning Legion, however, Alliance forces under the command of Grand Marshal Garithos regained the ruins of the city; some refugees from Lordaeron eventually made their way there as well. The surviving magi of the Kirin Tor later returned with the intent of rebuilding, and erected a large, magical shield (rumored to also be a sort of time-space distortion) around the city to ward off a new attack while they slowly regain their strength.

Now the lands around the ruins of Dalaran are the site of a guerrilla war between the Alliance and the Forsaken. Dalaran is present in World of Warcraft, and as of patch 2.1 the shield still surrounds the city preventing any player from entering (without glitching).

Dalaran is also an East coast server in the game World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

In World of Warcraft's second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, the Blue Dragonflight, led by Malygos, have declared war on all mortal magic users. In the light of this event, the Kirin Tor have used their magic to transport the new city of Dalaran to the skies of Northrend. Now the Kirin Tor are recruiting members of both the Alliance and the Horde to aid them against the Blue Dragonflight. Although Dalaran will be suspended in mid air, it will be accessible by both land and flying mount.<ref>http://www.wowinsider.com/2007/08/03/liveblogging-the-blizzcon-expansion-demo-panel/</ref>

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