I’m gonna give this accusation a fair shake knowing my relation to the OP is obviously pretty sour. I used this section of WoW lore for a little over a decade in my own roleplay (which I’ve since slowed down on).
There’s actually a lot that is accurate about the OP - if it has a citation, it’s actually apart of some reading or piece Blizzard has put out. Kormed’s problem wasn’t ever about finding information to reinforce lore. It’s more the interpretations of it that are built after; and just his general behavior as a person.
That said, the OP also markets as a roleplay guide but doesn’t really help anyone roleplay a person from Alterac (unless your rp is just citing things from lore)- which I think is a shame - because there’s actually a lot that can be done with the Alteraci identity even though the nation is dead. I’m leaving some character prompts:
Scorned by the shattered reputation of your long dead Kingdom, you struggle to find your place in a world that scoffs at the demonym “Alteraci”. A Kingdom with a supposed long, rich history of great armies and warriors, now a shattered ruin of what will never come again. In lieu of this, you look to the old ways, the way of the tribe of Alterac. Of Ignaeus. Of great warriors, and powerful fury. Humanity may scoff at your name, but you will make a name for yourself - whether they like it or not.
This is a warrior-heavy archetype. It can be played from a range of brusier-esque to brutal tactician. This is a great prompt for people who like Vrykul, but don’t wanna play one; or people who want to be “Alteraci”, but don’t want to know all the niche lore. It’s also the one with most range in roleplay, since the lore is so vague you can build your own warrior culture, or battle rituals to make it your own.
Once dealing in a life of revelry, pageantry and luxury - your world quickly took a turn when your King betrayed the people of the Alliance, and all you knew was burned to embers in front of you and your family. For decades, if you survived, you and your family name have struggled to shrug off the stigma.
There’s two main ways I’ve seen people play this one:
- You have a chip on your shoulder for what your family lost, and you seek to gain it back through any means necessary.
- You and your family scorn Perenolde, and will do anything to gain the good graces of Humanity to the bitter end.
This kind of stuff can show up in a lot of ways. The first point usually means you could be some flavor of the Alterac Syndicate, or, having shady dealings in order to sabotage others for you own self gain. The second usually means, for lack of a better phrase, being a suck-up. This can show up in the form of shame of your characters origin, or an urgent need to serve humanity (even if humanity as a whole may not be doing the right thing itself).
These are just ideas, and whether or not something is relevant in the current lore shouldn’t dissuade you from playing around with the niche. Even if the Kingdom is dead; we’re still at a point in the timeline where these people and their descendants are probably still alive. How Alteraci origin shows up for your character is entirely up to you.