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For strategy on the Blackrock Depths encounter, see Princess Moira Bronzebeard (tactics).

Moira Thaurissan
Title	<Dark Iron Representative>
Gender	Female
Race	Dwarf (Humanoid)
Level	?? (Boss)
Class	Priest
Affiliation(s)	Ironforge, Dark Iron clan, Alliance
Occupation	Princess of Ironforge, Queen-Regent of the Dark Iron clan, Council of Three Hammers
Location	The Imperial Seat, Blackrock Depths (pre-Cataclysm) The High Seat, Ironforge (post-Cataclysm)
Status	Alive (lore), killable (WoW)
Relative(s)	Elder Bronzebeard, Madoran Bronzebeard (ancestors), Magni Bronzebeard (father), Muradin Bronzebeard, Brann Bronzebeard (uncles), Dagran Thaurissan (husband), Dagran Thaurissan II (son)

Queen-Regent Moira Thaurissan (born Bronzebeard) is the daughter of King Magni Bronzebeard of Ironforge and the widow of Emperor Dagran Thaurissan of the Dark Iron clan. She is the Dark Iron representative of the Council of Three Hammers that rules Ironforge following the petrification of her father.

Background

Moira Bronzebead was born to King Magni Bronzebeard, King of Ironforge. Magni was upset that Moira was not the male heir he had hoped for, and he treated Moira poorly. Upset by her father's neglect, Moira ran off and married Dark Iron Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, who she claimed showed her the respect her father did not give her. King Magni Bronzebeard, upset that Moira ran off and married his arch enemy, sent a team to kill Emperor Thaurissan and retrieve the presumably ensorcelled Moira back to Ironforge. Yet Moira refused to come home and announced that she was pregnant; additionally, the death of her husband has left a terrible, fiery rage within her heart. She disappeared, estranged from her father, who still believed she was captured and seduced via magical means. Despite the rift between father and daughter, Magni hoped that someday Moira would return to Ironforge, and never made any move to disinherit her.

In the wake of King Magni’s petrification, Moira returned to Ironforge with her infant son Dagran Thaurissan II to claim the throne. Backed by the Dark Iron clan, Moira ruled Ironforge arrogantly and with an iron fist. She held all the people of Ironforge hostage--including Prince Anduin Wrynn, who was there as a temporary steward until a proper heir could be found. In a dinner with Anduin Wrynn, Moira revealed that she was not ensorcelled by her husband but rather fell in love with him because he respected her, unlike her father who always wanted a son and didn’t think a female was fit to rule.

When King Varian Wrynn heard that Moira and her Dark Iron clan had taken over Ironforge and held his son hostage, he was enraged. Varian and eighteen SI:7 operatives embarked on a mission to liberate Ironforge and assassinate Moira. When Varian was about to execute Moira, Anduin--who had rushed back to Ironforge--convinced Varian that it would be better to guide Moira to be a better leader instead. Despite Moira being a tyrant who held the city hostage, she was still the legitimate heir to the throne and killing her would only put the succession of Ironforge into question, thus leading to more chaos and conflict. Where as if she lived; through her and her son all dwarven clans could unite. Varian slowly agreed, but was also conflicted as Moira had caused so much chaos and had already threatened the safety of his son. Varian agreed to spare Moira’s life but stipulated that if Moira was to be a leader and unite the dwarves, then she’d have to earn her crown by earning her people's respect. In order to take into account the opinions of all dwarves, Varian called for the formation of the Council of Three Hammers, which includes Moira's uncle Muradin and Wildhammer Thane Falstad Wildhammer.

Cataclysm

During the Dun Morogh storyline, Moira is involved in the following quests:

•  [10] Demanding Answers
•  [10] Seize the Ambassador

Even though Moira is Queen-Regent to the Dark Iron clan, some Dark Irons are not loyal to her or her son. Moira refuses to believe that Dark Irons are attacking Ironforge until Muradin vouches for the loyalty of the messenger. After Muradin and Falstad call her out for not being able to control her own people, she determines who is responsible for the attacks and has Dark Iron Ambassador Slaghammer, who is working for the Twilight's Hammer, arrested for treason.

Quotes

Ironforge

• You stand before Moira, Queen-Regent of the Dark Iron Clan. Watch your tongue!
• Why have you approached me? Take care, my patience is short!
• Ironforge has need of our sorcery, as well as our strength.
• In time, my son shall rule the Dark Irons, and perhaps all of Ironforge as well.

Objective of

•  Overthrow the Council

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

Preceded by: Dagran Thaurissan

Position: Empress of the Dark Iron Dwarves (as Queen-Regent to Dagran Thaurissan II)

Succeeded by: Incumbent

Preceded by: Magni Bronzebeard

Position: Lord of Ironforge (as the Dark Iron clan representative of the Council of Three Hammers and Regent to Dagran Thaurissan II)

Succeeded by: Incumbent