The tauren, already dealing with the suffering caused by Cairne Bloodhoof's death and the struggles to fight off the treacherous Grimtotem. The tauren, arguably the kindest race the Horde had to offer. Of all the Horde races, the tauren are the least deserving of the heartbreak they are receiving in Cataclysm -- first the loss of a Chieftain, then the inexplicable slaughter of a peaceful hunting outpost, the treachery of the Grimtotem, then the Cataclysm that saw an uprising of the quillboar which shattered the peace of Camp Narache, a flood that ruined the comforting rises of Thousand Needles.
Perhaps the most surprising Runescape Money note in all of this is that the attack on Camp Taurajo, on the Crossroads and on Honor's Stand was carried out by orders from Theramore. The Northwatch Patrols carry Theramore Merit Badges, clearly marking them as members of the Theramore forces. Camp Triumph, situated across from Desolation Hold, is populated with members of the Theramore army. A brief look at the new map of Dustwallow Marsh shows the beginnings of the road the Alliance wishes to construct. Which makes one wonder ... what exactly caused Theramore to order this assault? Or more correctly, Jaina Proudmoore, leader of Theramore?
In the novel The Shattering, it's made clear that Jaina is torn between choosing two distinct paths -- the path of peace that she and Thrall have desperately been trying to create since the end of the Third War, and the path of the Alliance, and King Varian Wrynn -- a path that brooks no handholding with the Horde what so ever. Yet in The Shattering, Jaina takes in a beleaguered Baine Bloodhoof and helps him on his way to take back Thunder Bluff from the Grimtotem that have seized it. She treats Baine with utter kindness, respect and sympathy for WOW Gold his situation. Even Anduin Wrynn gets in on the act, gifting Baine with a weapon once belonging to Magni Bronzebeard.
So where exactly did Jaina go from sympathetic and compassionate leader, to someone who orders her armies to build a road across The Barrens and attack Horde outposts? Where did peace-loving Jaina, gentle friend of Thrall, retreat to? It's unlikely any of this was done under her nose, not with the extent of the assault. Was she influenced by Varian Wrynn and forced to side with her faction over her wish for peace? Was she so infuriated by Garrosh's rise to Warchief? Or has she simply been removed from the picture?