Nazgrel

Nazgrel
Title	Advisor to Thrall, Overseer of Thrallmar
Gender	Male
Race	Orc (Humanoid)
Level	62 (Elite)
Class	Shaman (TCG), Raider, Far Seer (WC3)
Affiliation(s)	Horde, Frostwolf Clan
Occupation	Overseer of Thrallmar, Chief of Thrall's Security
Location	Thrallmar, Hellfire Peninsula
Status	Alive
Relative(s)	Kash'drakor (ancestor)

"The struggle to free the orcish people from our tainted blood has not been easy."

Nazgrel is a level 62 elite quest giver located in the barracks of Thrallmar in Outland's Hellfire Peninsula.

Biography

Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans

Nazgrel, the last living relative of Kash'drakor, was an orc who apparently helped Thrall to liberate the orcish clans from the internment camps in the cancelled game Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans.

The Founding of Durotar

After the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Thrall took the Horde to an area of The Barrens, which he claimed as his own, and named it Durotar after his father. The capital city was Orgrimmar, and Nazgrel was placed in charge of its security.

Nazgrel despises the Alliance, and humans in particular. He views Thrall's continued insistence that the humans can be reasoned with to be a weakness, and feels that victory through war is the only way that the Alliance will end their persecution of the Horde. However, Nazgrel is completely loyal to his Warchief, and thus does not act on his opinions.

During the construction of Orgrimmar, Bloodfeather, a harpy queen, assaulted the caravans of supplies coming to Orgrimmar, but Nazgrel was unable to leave the fledging city to deal with her. Fortunately, Rexxar, a recent arrival to Orgrimmar, offered to assist Nazgrel, and was sent to dispose of her. Nazgrel was pleased when he returned with the harpy's heart, and rewarded him with items from the armory.

Nazgrel was uneasy as news of the humans' actions at the coast reached Thrall, but obeyed Thrall's command for peace, letting Rexxar handle them. But when they lost contact with Gar'thok's outpost, Nazgrel accompanied Rexxar to investigate, and they found the outpost destroyed and human camps along the coast. Nazgrel, Rexxar and Rokhan proceeded to kill the humans to take revenge for their actions. Later, Nazgrel perceived that perhaps an attack was imminent, and so sent Rexxar and his allies to the Echo Islands to warn the trolls.

In World of Warcraft

This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

Since that time, Nazgrel has continued to serve unquestioningly at Thrall's side. Before patch 2.01, he could be found inside Grommash Hold in the Valley of Wisdom, in the orcish capital of Orgrimmar.

The Burning Crusade

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

Nazgrel in Thrallmar

In the Burning Crusade, Nazgrel has relocated from Orgrimmar to Outland, where he commands the outpost of Thrallmar in Hellfire Peninsula. This move is most likely to give him a more active part in World of Warcraft, as he works as the major figurehead in the frontier town, similar to Danath Trollbane for the Alliance.

He starts the following quests:

•  [61] Eradicate the Burning Legion
•  [61] Forge Camp: Mageddon
•  [61] Cannons of Rage
•  [61] Doorway to the Abyss
•  [63+] Cruel's Intentions (Group)
•  [62] The Warchief's Mandate
•  [62] The Assassin
•  [62] Messenger to Thrall
•  [63+] The Foot of the Citadel (Group)
•  [70] Grand Master Rohok
•  [70+] The Will of the Warchief (Dungeon)
•  [70] Revered Among Thrallmar

Completes:

•  [70] The Fall of Magtheridon (Raid)

See List of Hellfire Peninsula NPCs.

Quote

• So you've recently arrived from Azeroth, eh? You'd best steel yourself, <class> - there are perils in this land unlike anything the Horde has faced before. I am Nazgrel - right hand to our mighty warchief. Thrall. He honored me with the task of safeguarding this brave expedition and - by all spirits - I shall!
• Once our warchief heard the Dark Portal had been reopened, he Immediately gathered his advisers to plan this daring expedition. Though a few of his councilors have their doubts. Thrall holds out the hope that we might discover new insights into the history of our people. He believes that somewhere amidst the wreckage of this world, the true tale of the orcish people lies hidden.

I must amidst that in my darkest moments...I fear that that tale should remain untold.

The Horde has risked much to venture into Outland - Resources, manpower - even the tactical defense of our lands is at stake. Despite all else, Thrall believed in the promise of this ravaged land. There is a stranger light in his eyes these days - as if he senses some stirring revelation the rest of us do not.

Still, he is my warchief and my blood-brother. I would follow him through the gates of the abyss itself.

Trivia

• Nazgrel is one of the randomly generated names for Far Seer heroes in Warcraft III multiplayer games, and is likely a reference to Nazgrel, the character first featured in the cancelled Warcraft Adventures, and later in Cycle of Hatred, World of Warcraft and The Frozen Throne campaigns. Nazgrel is a shaman in the TCG as well.

• Nazgrel was originally a major character in the cancelled Warcraft Adventures. His importance to the story, or what class he was is in the story is unknown (he may have been a shaman or far seer). He did not appear in the Lord of the Clans.

• An Artifact,  [Serathil], mentions Nazgrel. It says "This weapon was crafted on Draenor for Kash'drakor and used in the Blood River War that ended with the annihilation of the Dark Scar Clan. Nazgrel is the last surviving relative of Kash'drakor."

Warcraft III statistics

Nazgrel
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Race	Orc
Base unit	Raider
Faction	Horde
Statistics
Hit points	1450 HP (+138% more than a regular Frozen Throne Raider)
Combat
Range	1 (melee)
Armor	5 medium armor (+400% more than a regular Frozen Throne Raider)

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB