The Stormpike Guard (aka Stormpike Expedition[citation needed]) is the Alliance faction in the Alterac Valley battleground. They are an expedition of dwarves of the Stormpike clan, native to the "valleys of Alterac" (APG 166) in the Alterac Mountains. The Stormpikes' search for relics of their past, and harvesting of resources in Alterac Valley have led to open war with the orcs of the Frostwolf clan who are dwelling in the southern part of the valley. (APG 166, 169) [1] They were also issued with a "sovereign imperialistic imperative" by King Magni Bronzebeard to take the valleys of Alterac for Ironforge.