<b>Stormpike Guard</b> is the Alliance faction in the <a href="?zone=2597">Alterac Valley</a> battleground. They are an expedition of dwarves of the Stormpike Clan, native to the &quot;valleys of Alterac&quot; in <a href="?zone=36">Alterac Mountains</a>. The Stormpikes' search for relics of their past and harvesting of resources in Alterac Valley have led to open war with the the orcs of the <a href="?faction=729">Frostwolf Clan</a> dwelling in the southern part of the valley. They were also issued with a &quot;sovereign imperialistic imperative&quot; by <a href="?npc=2784">King Magni Bronzebeard</a> to take the valleys of Alterac for <a href="?zone=1537">Ironforge</a>. <br /><br />The main Stormpike base is Dun Baldar, where their leader, <a href="?npc=11948">Vanndar Stormpike</a>, resides with his marshals. His second in command, <a href="?npc=11949">Captain Balinda Stonehearth</a>, is found south of Dun Baldar, at Stonehearth Outpost.<h3>Reputation</h3>Players can earn reputation in this faction by participating in the Alterac Valley battleground by doing various tasks as well as killing members of the opposite faction, the Frostwolf Clan.<br /><br />The currency, <a href="?item=20560" class="q2">[Alterac Valley Mark of Honor]</a>, for rewards are earned through participation in the Alterac Valley battleground. A win for your side yields three marks, while a lose only one.<br /><br />You are granted the player title Justicar once exalted with Stormpike Guard and the other two battleground factions, <a href="?faction=890">Silverwing Sentinels</a> and <a href="?faction=509">League of Arathor</a>.