Ritual of Lyons

The Ritual of Lyons was an event where in the High Orcish members of the invading army of the Empire of Emblam came to decide to commit ritual suicide in order to keep their existence a secret following the destruction of the Grbalter land bridge. Following the Ritual of Lyons the Orcs would almost immediately begin fighting among themselves blunting their invasion of Central Europe, with the only exception being the Empire of Blackrock where the sole remaining High Orc in the form of Gul'dan of whom in his cowardliness survived and led the Empire of Blackrock.