Meanwhile, the other three kings stayed in their own territories to organize their armies for war and clear out wild monsters.
With the Orcs, a major threat, now gone, signs of internal strife within the Alliance had already begun to show. Not only were there small-scale conflicts over power and profit between the kingdoms, even within individual kingdoms stability was far from a guarantee. The Kingdom of Altland, after the earlier upheaval caused by the princes, had successfully spawned two powerful rebel monster forces.
The Black Crow Brotherhood, led by Earl Adalian, and the Children of Winter, led by Duke Alexis, constantly threatened the kingdom's internal security.
As a result, the Adventurers were leveling up like crazy, taking advantage of the situation.
Moreover, with the Lordaeron army's menacing presence, they couldn't afford to stray far.