Character Relationship Map: Warcraft

Characters

• Commander Anduin Lothar (played by Travis Fimmel) — protagonist

  Commander of the Stormwind Kingdom's human forces. He partners with mage Khadgar and Guardian Medivh to investigate fel magic traces. After his son Callan is killed by Blackhand, he leads a human assa...

• Medivh (Guardian) (played by Ben Foster) — supporting

  The Guardian of Tirisfal who investigates the spreading fel magic. Initially assists humans and draenei, but is secretly corrupted by dark forces. He aids Gul'dan in opening the portal to Draenor, man...

• Draka (played by Anna Galvin) — supporting
• Khadgar (played by Ben Schnetzer) — supporting

  A young human mage investigating the origins of the fel magic plaguing Azeroth. He joins Lothar and Medivh on a scouting mission and later deciphers ancient texts in Medivh's library to uncover the tr...

• Orgrim (played by Robert Kazinsky) — supporting

  A close friend of Durotan and a key commander in the Horde. He objects to Blackhand's harsh tactics and helps Durotan's pregnant mate Draka escape after the Frostwolf Clan is purged. He ensures Durota...

• Blackhand (played by Clancy Brown) — supporting

  The ruthless warchief of the Horde who serves under Gul'dan. He leads brutal raids, kills Lothar's son Callan, and orders the purge of the Frostwolf Clan. Empowered by Gul'dan's dark magic, he challen...

• Durotan / Antonidas (played by Toby Kebbell) — supporting

  The chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan who opposes Gul'dan's corrupting use of fel magic. He secretly allies with King Llane to unite humans and honorable orcs against the Horde. After his clan is purged...

• Gul'dan (Wizard) (played by Daniel Wu) — supporting

  A powerful orc warlock who unites the clans into the Horde using corrupting fel magic. He orchestrates the opening of the portal to Azeroth and secretly manipulates Medivh to facilitate the invasion....

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Durotan / Antonidas → Draka (Romantic Mate) — They are bonded partners whose family is endangered by the Horde's violence.

  The plot identifies Draka as Durotan's pregnant mate and shows them traveling together with the Horde.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Gul'dan (Wizard) → Orgrim (related)
• Commander Anduin Lothar → Orgrim (related)
• Medivh (Guardian) → Orgrim (related)
• Orgrim → Medivh (Guardian) (related)
• Gul'dan (Wizard) → Medivh (Guardian) (related)
• Orgrim → Khadgar (Conflict Factional Opponents) — Their factions oppose one another, though the plot gives them limited direct interaction.

  Orgrim accompanies the orc warband, while Khadgar joins the human scouting team that investigates and confronts the orcs.

• Draka → Blackhand (Conflict Persecuted Clan Member) — Draka becomes a victim of Blackhand's campaign against Durotan's clan.

  Draka is caught in the destruction of the Frostwolf Clan after Blackhand orders its purge.

• Khadgar → Durotan / Antonidas (Conflict Opposing Investigators) — Their goals initially belong to opposing factions, although the conflict is not personal.

  Khadgar investigates fel magic for the human forces, while Durotan belongs to the orc warband and later seeks a separate alliance with the humans.

• Khadgar → Blackhand (Conflict Battlefield Adversaries) — They stand on opposite sides of the escalating human-orc conflict.

  Khadgar joins the scouting team that is ambushed by orcs, while Blackhand commands the opposing Horde forces during the encounter.

• Orgrim → Blackhand (Conflict Dissenting Commanders) — Their military relationship is strained by Orgrim's opposition to Blackhand's brutality.

  The plot states that Orgrim objects to Blackhand's harsh tactics, while Blackhand orders the purge of the Frostwolf Clan.

• Orgrim → Draka (Alliance Protector) — Orgrim protects Draka and her child despite the danger posed by the Horde leadership.

  When the Frostwolf Clan is purged, Orgrim helps Draka escape and assists in sending her infant son downriver.

• Durotan / Antonidas → Blackhand (Conflict Opposing Leaders) — Their opposing approaches to leadership place the Frostwolf Clan against the Horde's violent command.

  Durotan secretly seeks cooperation with the humans against Gul'dan, while Blackhand leads the Horde's brutal operations and purges the Frostwolf Clan.

• Durotan / Antonidas → Orgrim (Social Close Friend) — Their friendship is a major source of loyalty within the Frostwolf Clan.

  Orgrim is explicitly described as Durotan's close friend and remains beside him during the initial warband's journey.

Story Analysis

A desperate migration becomes a war between worlds as honorable resistance struggles against fel corruption and violent conquest.

Plot Progression

1. A World Across the Portal — Draenor collapses under fel magic, forcing the orcs toward Azeroth. Durotan, Draka, and Orgrim cross with the Horde as a dying infant is revived through forbidden magic.
2. Fel Traces in Azeroth — Orc raids bring the threat to human settlements. Khadgar discovers fel traces and joins an investigation that leads toward Karazhan and the first major clash.
3. A Fragile Rebellion — The Horde's plan is uncovered, and Khadgar realizes that an Azerothian insider helped open the portal. Durotan attempts to unite honorable orcs with the humans.
4. The Frostwolf Tragedy — The secret meeting is ambushed, and Blackhand purges the Frostwolf Clan. Orgrim saves Draka's infant, while Durotan risks everything by challenging the Horde's leadership.
5. Portals and Final Sacrifice — The portal expands as prisoners are sacrificed, while Khadgar helps stop the manifested demon. The portal closes, Blackhand falls, and the surviving human nations form an alliance.