In the Blizzard Entertainment computer game Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Daelin Proudmoore was the supreme commander of the Alliance Navy, and ruler of the nation of Kul Tiras; he was also a boss in the Orc Bonus Campaign.
Grand Admiral Proudmoore is the father of Jaina Proudmoore and Tandred Proudmoore. He is also the father of an illegitimate child Finnall Goldensword, with Kilnar Goldensword. During the days of the second war, he, Uther Lightbringer, and Anduin Lothar were three of the finest human leaders.
The Grand Admiral appears in the bonus campaign in the Warcraft III expansion Frozen Throne, "The Founding of Durotar." Despite the tentative alliance between the Humans and the Orcs at the end of Warcraft III, the scars of the old Horde's past atrocities still ran deep with Proudmoore. The Grand Admiral's hatred of the Horde escalated into paranoia, which led him to launch an unprovoked attack on the Horde's new nation of Durotar in Kalimdor. Because of this danger, Thrall had Rexxar, one of the Mok'Nathal, speak with the Trolls living on the Echo Isles, the Tauren in Mulgore, and the Stonemaul Ogres in order to form another alliance to destroy the threat of Kul Tiras. Jaina had tried to convince him of the reformed ways of the orcs, but to no avail and eventually would conspire with the orcs to kill him.
Thrall had told Jaina that they had no choice but to kill her father to preserve the safety of Durotar and all the innocents who lived there. Jaina said she understood, and told Thrall to "do what you must." Later on, the Horde stormed Proudmoore's citadel of Tiragarde Keep, south of Orgrimmar, and the orcs fought their way through the citadel, through waves and waves of humans, until they finally reached the Grand Admiral Proudmoore. Proudmoore was slain by a group of heroes that consisted of Rexxar, Rokhan (a troll from the Darkspear Tribe), the tauren Chief Cairne Bloodhoof (a powerful priest and warrior) and Chen Stormstout, a Pandaren.
Though Jaina understood that her father had been driven insane by his hatred, and his death was necessary for the survival of the Horde in Kalimdor, she still grieved. Later Rexxar explained to Jaina that despite her father's misguided ways, he still fought for what he believed in, and died an honorable warrior's death in battle.
A statue of Proudmoore resides within the Stormwind Keep.
Grand Admiral Proudmoore is the father of Jaina Proudmoore and Tandred Proudmoore. He is also the father of an illegitimate child Finnall Goldensword, with Kilnar Goldensword. During the days of the second war, he, Uther Lightbringer, and Anduin Lothar were three of the finest human leaders.
The Grand Admiral appears in the bonus campaign in the Warcraft III expansion Frozen Throne, "The Founding of Durotar." Despite the tentative alliance between the Humans and the Orcs at the end of Warcraft III, the scars of the old Horde's past atrocities still ran deep with Proudmoore. The Grand Admiral's hatred of the Horde escalated into paranoia, which led him to launch an unprovoked attack on the Horde's new nation of Durotar in Kalimdor. Because of this danger, Thrall had Rexxar, one of the Mok'Nathal, speak with the Trolls living on the Echo Isles, the Tauren in Mulgore, and the Stonemaul Ogres in order to form another alliance to destroy the threat of Kul Tiras. Jaina had tried to convince him of the reformed ways of the orcs, but to no avail and eventually would conspire with the orcs to kill him.
Thrall had told Jaina that they had no choice but to kill her father to preserve the safety of Durotar and all the innocents who lived there. Jaina said she understood, and told Thrall to "do what you must." Later on, the Horde stormed Proudmoore's citadel of Tiragarde Keep, south of Orgrimmar, and the orcs fought their way through the citadel, through waves and waves of humans, until they finally reached the Grand Admiral Proudmoore. Proudmoore was slain by a group of heroes that consisted of Rexxar, Rokhan (a troll from the Darkspear Tribe), the tauren Chief Cairne Bloodhoof (a powerful priest and warrior) and Chen Stormstout, a Pandaren.
Though Jaina understood that her father had been driven insane by his hatred, and his death was necessary for the survival of the Horde in Kalimdor, she still grieved. Later Rexxar explained to Jaina that despite her father's misguided ways, he still fought for what he believed in, and died an honorable warrior's death in battle.
A statue of Proudmoore resides within the Stormwind Keep.
Captain Placeholder was an NPC in MMORPG World of Warcraft. He first appeared in the beta version of the game as a temporary measure, allowing players to instantly teleport from Menethil Harbor to the town of Auberdine (instead of first waiting for the boat to arrive to the docks, then waiting until it would arrive at its destination), when some of the boat paths had yet to be implemented. After the retail launch a glitch in the normal operation of the Menethil Harbor-Auberdine boat path prompted Blizzard to reinstate Captain Placeholder until a fix could be included in an upcoming patch, and the Captain quickly became quite popular among the retail subscribers.
Blizzard fixed the glitch in an April 2005 patch, which also removed the Captain. Fans of the character quickly began petitioning Blizzard for his return in one fashion or another, even to the point of recording a song entitled "The Lament of Captain Placeholder, by Eledainn of Dragonmaw".
Blizzard fixed the glitch in an April 2005 patch, which also removed the Captain. Fans of the character quickly began petitioning Blizzard for his return in one fashion or another, even to the point of recording a song entitled "The Lament of Captain Placeholder, by Eledainn of Dragonmaw".
Cairne Bloodhoof is the leader of the Tauren people in the Warcraft universe.
Description
A wise and fearless leader, he rules the Tauren from their capital city of Thunder Bluff. Ancient even by Tauren standards (103 years old, as of the start of World of Warcraft), it is assumed that he is training his son, Baine Bloodhoof, to one day take his place. It is said that Cairne is one of the most dangerous mortals alive: not only is he a powerful warrior, but also a spiritual shaman. Decades of leading his people and fighting the Centaur have left Cairne with great wisdom as well as brilliant strategic prowess. Cairne is physically formidable as well, and it is rumored that he can uproot a great tree with only his bare hands. Strangely in Warcraft 3 he wields an axe while the regular tauren wield ancestral totems.
History
A mighty warrior, he is responsible for uniting the Tauren tribes (including the Bloodhoof, the Grimtotem, and the Runetotem) to fight against the Centaur, their ancestral enemy who had driven them to the brink of extinction. Cairne's trust in Thrall (Warchief of the Horde) led the Tauren to be the second non-orc race to join the Horde since its reformation (The island trolls being the first). Years ago, when the Tauren lived near the shores of the Great Sea in the Barrens, Thrall and Cairne first fought together against these invading centaur; their victory secured Cairne's trust in Thrall. Hearing of the Tauren's plight, Thrall vowed to escort the dying Tauren to the fertile plains of Mulgore. To repay his debt to Thrall, Cairne told the orc warchief of an Oracle that lived high in the Stonetalon Mountains. After they scaled the mountain, they discovered there was no Oracle of Stonetalon but instead they encountered the prophet Medivh who told Thrall, along with Cairne and the humans' leader Jaina Proudmoore, that an alliance between the three was necessary to crush the demonic Burning Legion. Cairne accepted the alliance and, as an ally to the Horde, Cairne led the Tauren in the last struggle against their demonic foes. The Tauren proved to be an outstanding ally and were pivotal in the final stages of the battle. Once the Burning Legion was defeated, Cairne helped Thrall to establish the Orcish capital city of Orgrimmar, located in Durotar, before departing with his people for the plains of Mulgore, the Taurens' new home. Ever since his placement as leader of the united Tauren, Magatha Grimtotem, the "Elder Crone" and Matriarch of the Grimtotem clan, has constantly challenged Cairne's rule, arguing that she is the only one fit to rule the Tauren people.
Game Appearances
Cairne is a playable hero in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and in the orc bonus campaign in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
Quotes
* "The Spirits rage around you young one, they feel your anguish, your grief."
* "We tauren have always held great respect for the works of the Earthmother."
* "Take heart young one, the Earthmother is near."
* "I am Cairne, chief of the Bloodhoof tauren."
* "Ish-Nee-Alo Po-Rah, warrior."
* "My old bone aches."
* "Our debt to you orcs can only be repaid with blood."
Description
A wise and fearless leader, he rules the Tauren from their capital city of Thunder Bluff. Ancient even by Tauren standards (103 years old, as of the start of World of Warcraft), it is assumed that he is training his son, Baine Bloodhoof, to one day take his place. It is said that Cairne is one of the most dangerous mortals alive: not only is he a powerful warrior, but also a spiritual shaman. Decades of leading his people and fighting the Centaur have left Cairne with great wisdom as well as brilliant strategic prowess. Cairne is physically formidable as well, and it is rumored that he can uproot a great tree with only his bare hands. Strangely in Warcraft 3 he wields an axe while the regular tauren wield ancestral totems.
History
A mighty warrior, he is responsible for uniting the Tauren tribes (including the Bloodhoof, the Grimtotem, and the Runetotem) to fight against the Centaur, their ancestral enemy who had driven them to the brink of extinction. Cairne's trust in Thrall (Warchief of the Horde) led the Tauren to be the second non-orc race to join the Horde since its reformation (The island trolls being the first). Years ago, when the Tauren lived near the shores of the Great Sea in the Barrens, Thrall and Cairne first fought together against these invading centaur; their victory secured Cairne's trust in Thrall. Hearing of the Tauren's plight, Thrall vowed to escort the dying Tauren to the fertile plains of Mulgore. To repay his debt to Thrall, Cairne told the orc warchief of an Oracle that lived high in the Stonetalon Mountains. After they scaled the mountain, they discovered there was no Oracle of Stonetalon but instead they encountered the prophet Medivh who told Thrall, along with Cairne and the humans' leader Jaina Proudmoore, that an alliance between the three was necessary to crush the demonic Burning Legion. Cairne accepted the alliance and, as an ally to the Horde, Cairne led the Tauren in the last struggle against their demonic foes. The Tauren proved to be an outstanding ally and were pivotal in the final stages of the battle. Once the Burning Legion was defeated, Cairne helped Thrall to establish the Orcish capital city of Orgrimmar, located in Durotar, before departing with his people for the plains of Mulgore, the Taurens' new home. Ever since his placement as leader of the united Tauren, Magatha Grimtotem, the "Elder Crone" and Matriarch of the Grimtotem clan, has constantly challenged Cairne's rule, arguing that she is the only one fit to rule the Tauren people.
Game Appearances
Cairne is a playable hero in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and in the orc bonus campaign in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
Quotes
* "The Spirits rage around you young one, they feel your anguish, your grief."
* "We tauren have always held great respect for the works of the Earthmother."
* "Take heart young one, the Earthmother is near."
* "I am Cairne, chief of the Bloodhoof tauren."
* "Ish-Nee-Alo Po-Rah, warrior."
* "My old bone aches."
* "Our debt to you orcs can only be repaid with blood."
Dreadlords are a race of demonic creatures found in the fictional Warcraft Universe.
Known as the Nathrezim in their native tongue, they were discovered by Kil'jaeden, first in command of the Burning Legion, the army of the fallen immortal titan, Sargeras. Kil'jaeden realized that they were a race for whom trickery, deception, and manipulation came naturally and enslaved their entire race to use as puppets for Sargeras' destruction from world to world.
In the Burning Legion's Second Invasion of Azeroth, the Dreadlords were used as commanders among the race of Undead in their attack on the peoples of Azeroth. With their vampiric powers they were great generals to the Undead army, but it was not enough to overcome the might of the mortal races combined with that of the Night Elves.
Three high ranking Dreadlords and several other lower ranking ones were left behind to guard the fallen lands of Lordaeron and were unaware of the fall of the Burning Legion at the Battle of Mt. Hyjal. They had been long awaiting news from their lord, Archimonde. Though they rousted King Arthas from the Capital City and gained control of most of his previous forces, the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner, no longer under the control of the weakening Lich King, fought with them and successfully defeated the Dreadlord's grip on the Plague Lands, establishing a faction known as the Forsaken, a variation of the Undead not loyal to the Lich King.
Known Dreadlords
Balnazzar
Balnazzar was a mighty dreadlord in the fictional world of Azeroth, who was left in charge of Lordaeron when Archimonde and The Burning Legion traveled West to Kalimdor.
When he received word of the Legion's fall, he took control of The North-Eastern Kingdoms until he was defeated and captured by the army of the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner. Sylvanas then ordered Balnazzar's brother, Varimathras, to kill him; after which Sylvanas' forces, with Varimathras as second in command, then took control of the region known as Tirisfal Glades.
Balnazzar reappears in World of Warcraft as the true leader of the Scarlet Crusade's detachment in Stratholme. The members of the Crusade do not know that their leader is a dreadlord, as Balnazzar possessed the Paladin (Grand Crusader Dathrohan) that leads them. In-game, players fight Dathrohan, who unexpectedly turns into Balnazzar when nearly defeated.
The possible discontinuity of Balnazzar's survival is so far unexplained. In the game, he implies that he faked his own death. Varimathras' involvement is not elaborated on, so his true loyalty remains in question, however no current evidence supports any disloyalty to the Forsaken. Varimathras has stated in Warcraft III that Nathrezim are forbidden to destroy one another, but he could have meant that they are unable to.
Detheroc
Detheroc is the name of a member of a demonic race known as the Dreadlords that appears in the Warcraft III expansion pack, The Frozen Throne. Along with his brothers Balnazzar and Varimathras, Detheroc was charged by his masters within the Burning Legion to oversee the Undead Scourge, particularly in the regions that once comprised the kingdoms of Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas, now referred to as the Plaguelands. The trio's base of operations was within the ruined capital city of Lordaeron, home of the hidden Undercity.
The three Dreadlords' power was usurped when, after the defeat of the Legion's master Archimonde at Mount Hyjal, an Undead Civil War was sparked when the Scourge's Death Knight Prince Arthas returned to claim the city for himself. After Arthas' departure for Northrend, Detheroc's brother, Varimathras, was forced on pain of death into the service of the Dark Ranger Sylvanas Windrunner, who had recently been released from being mentally controlled by the Lich King. Working together, the two timed an assault on Detheroc's stronghold while he was sleeping, not only destroying the Dreadlord's forces, but also releasing his army of human mind slaves, led by the human supremistic knight Lord Garithos. This victory was instrumental in Sylvanas' capture of the Undercity, and the establishment of The Forsaken, an army of Undead not controlled by the Scourge.
Tichondrius
Varimathras
Other Dreadlords
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne included appearances by several minor Dreadlord characters. Among these were Dethecus, who appeared in the second chapter of the Scourge campaign, and Dalvengyr.
Few Dreadlords remain alive in Azeroth aside from the traitorous Varimathras. A character named Solenor the Slayer, who disguises himself as a gnome while roaming the southern part of the Silithus desert, has made an appearance in World of Warcraft. The Dreadlord model has also been used in WoW for minions in the Tainted Scar in Blasted Lands.
Dreadlords in other media
*Dreadlords are also high ranked servants of the Dark One who can channel, in Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time series, that were used as generals in The War of Power (aka The War of the Shadows).
*Dread Lords are also found in the Midkemia based books by Raymond E. Feist, where they portray many of the same features as in Warcraft, such as being from another hellish plane of existence and sucking the life out of whatever they touch, even the grass beneath their feet; they are commonly confused with the Forsaken by the less educated.
*The evil branch of the precursor race in Galactic Civilizations II is named Dread Lords.
Known as the Nathrezim in their native tongue, they were discovered by Kil'jaeden, first in command of the Burning Legion, the army of the fallen immortal titan, Sargeras. Kil'jaeden realized that they were a race for whom trickery, deception, and manipulation came naturally and enslaved their entire race to use as puppets for Sargeras' destruction from world to world.
In the Burning Legion's Second Invasion of Azeroth, the Dreadlords were used as commanders among the race of Undead in their attack on the peoples of Azeroth. With their vampiric powers they were great generals to the Undead army, but it was not enough to overcome the might of the mortal races combined with that of the Night Elves.
Three high ranking Dreadlords and several other lower ranking ones were left behind to guard the fallen lands of Lordaeron and were unaware of the fall of the Burning Legion at the Battle of Mt. Hyjal. They had been long awaiting news from their lord, Archimonde. Though they rousted King Arthas from the Capital City and gained control of most of his previous forces, the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner, no longer under the control of the weakening Lich King, fought with them and successfully defeated the Dreadlord's grip on the Plague Lands, establishing a faction known as the Forsaken, a variation of the Undead not loyal to the Lich King.
Known Dreadlords
Balnazzar
Balnazzar was a mighty dreadlord in the fictional world of Azeroth, who was left in charge of Lordaeron when Archimonde and The Burning Legion traveled West to Kalimdor.
When he received word of the Legion's fall, he took control of The North-Eastern Kingdoms until he was defeated and captured by the army of the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner. Sylvanas then ordered Balnazzar's brother, Varimathras, to kill him; after which Sylvanas' forces, with Varimathras as second in command, then took control of the region known as Tirisfal Glades.
Balnazzar reappears in World of Warcraft as the true leader of the Scarlet Crusade's detachment in Stratholme. The members of the Crusade do not know that their leader is a dreadlord, as Balnazzar possessed the Paladin (Grand Crusader Dathrohan) that leads them. In-game, players fight Dathrohan, who unexpectedly turns into Balnazzar when nearly defeated.
The possible discontinuity of Balnazzar's survival is so far unexplained. In the game, he implies that he faked his own death. Varimathras' involvement is not elaborated on, so his true loyalty remains in question, however no current evidence supports any disloyalty to the Forsaken. Varimathras has stated in Warcraft III that Nathrezim are forbidden to destroy one another, but he could have meant that they are unable to.
Detheroc
Detheroc is the name of a member of a demonic race known as the Dreadlords that appears in the Warcraft III expansion pack, The Frozen Throne. Along with his brothers Balnazzar and Varimathras, Detheroc was charged by his masters within the Burning Legion to oversee the Undead Scourge, particularly in the regions that once comprised the kingdoms of Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas, now referred to as the Plaguelands. The trio's base of operations was within the ruined capital city of Lordaeron, home of the hidden Undercity.
The three Dreadlords' power was usurped when, after the defeat of the Legion's master Archimonde at Mount Hyjal, an Undead Civil War was sparked when the Scourge's Death Knight Prince Arthas returned to claim the city for himself. After Arthas' departure for Northrend, Detheroc's brother, Varimathras, was forced on pain of death into the service of the Dark Ranger Sylvanas Windrunner, who had recently been released from being mentally controlled by the Lich King. Working together, the two timed an assault on Detheroc's stronghold while he was sleeping, not only destroying the Dreadlord's forces, but also releasing his army of human mind slaves, led by the human supremistic knight Lord Garithos. This victory was instrumental in Sylvanas' capture of the Undercity, and the establishment of The Forsaken, an army of Undead not controlled by the Scourge.
Tichondrius
Varimathras
Other Dreadlords
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne included appearances by several minor Dreadlord characters. Among these were Dethecus, who appeared in the second chapter of the Scourge campaign, and Dalvengyr.
Few Dreadlords remain alive in Azeroth aside from the traitorous Varimathras. A character named Solenor the Slayer, who disguises himself as a gnome while roaming the southern part of the Silithus desert, has made an appearance in World of Warcraft. The Dreadlord model has also been used in WoW for minions in the Tainted Scar in Blasted Lands.
Dreadlords in other media
*Dreadlords are also high ranked servants of the Dark One who can channel, in Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time series, that were used as generals in The War of Power (aka The War of the Shadows).
*Dread Lords are also found in the Midkemia based books by Raymond E. Feist, where they portray many of the same features as in Warcraft, such as being from another hellish plane of existence and sucking the life out of whatever they touch, even the grass beneath their feet; they are commonly confused with the Forsaken by the less educated.
*The evil branch of the precursor race in Galactic Civilizations II is named Dread Lords.