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Wrathion
NPC Sheet
Identity
- Full Name: Wrathion
- Role: Black dragon prince and manipulator
Profile
- Race: Dragon
- Subrace: Black dragon
- Gender: Male
- Condition: Living
Overview
Wrathion, the Black Prince, is a black dragon whose campaigns against corruption and existential threats repeatedly place him among Azeroth’s most useful and least trustworthy allies.
Role in the Lore
Wrathion chooses Redyn as his Ravenholdt operative during the Fangs of the Father campaign. After Wrathion provokes Fahrad’s corruption into the open and withholds the full context, Redyn kills Fahrad and resolves never again to trust Wrathion plainly.
In Pandaria, Wrathion’s program creates the Celestial Artifacts for a small set of Alliance and Horde champions. His later anger at Varian’s mercy toward the Horde, followed by his role in enabling Garrosh’s escape, confirms Redyn’s judgment that Wrathion identifies real dangers but manipulates others into serving his preferred solution.
Relationships
- Redyn - former chosen operative and lasting skeptic
- Fahrad - final black dragon target during the Fangs of the Father campaign
- Lord Jorach Ravenholdt - leader of Ravenholdt during Redyn’s campaign
Affiliations
- Black dragonflight - bloodline and burden
Timeline
- Uses Redyn during the Fangs of the Father campaign.
- Provokes Fahrad’s corruption into manifesting.
- Creates a small set of Celestial Artifacts during the Pandaria campaign.
- Later contributes to the chain of events that produces the Iron Horde crisis.
Hooks
- How Redyn verifies Wrathion’s claims during later forced cooperation.
- Which contingencies Redyn keeps prepared whenever Wrathion is involved.
Sources and Notes
- Canon source: Wrathion on Warcraft Wiki.