| Saidan Dathrohan | |
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| Title | Grand Crusader |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Human |
| Level | 62 (Elite) |
| Class | Paladin, Knight |
| Affiliation(s) | The Scarlet Crusade, Crimson Legion, formerly the Knights of the Silver Hand |
| Occupation | Master of the Crusade, mortal disguise of the dreadlord Balnazzar |
| Location | The Scarlet Bastion, Stratholme |
| Status | Deceased (possessed by Balnazzar) |
Saidan Dathrohan was one of the first Knights of the Silver Hand, and subsequently Grand Crusader of the Scarlet Crusade. He was later killed by Balnazzar in order for the demon to possess his corpse.Template:Cite
Conflict with Fordring
Following the Second War, Dathrohan was called to Mardenholde to witnessed Fordring's exile for his crime and the subsequent draining of his powers of 
[Holy Light].
The Grand Crusader
Dathrohan in WoW
During an assault on the Scourge-held city of Stratholme, Dathrohan was separated from the other former knights of the Silver Hand and captured by the Dreadlord Balnazzar. Balnazzar killed him and possessed his corpse, his powerful magic sustaining the former paladin's body. In his new guise, he helped found the Scarlet Crusade along with Isillien, the Abbendises, and the Mograines.Template:Cite Template:Cite Not long after, the paladin Saidan Dathrohan became Grand Commander Dathrohan.Template:Cite Once Highlord Mograine was murdered, he became the head of the Scarlet Crusade,Template:Cite Balnazzar used Dathrohan's form to slowly transform the Crusade into a paranoid regime. From the Scarlet Bastion in the ruins of Stratholme, he directly leads a group of warriors known as the Crimson Legion and manipulates the two supreme chiefs of the Crusade, Isillien and High General Brigitte Abbendis.
Notes
Saidan Dathrohan is described as helping found the crusade. The "Grand Crusader" (who is not mentioned by name), appears to have come after the Crusade's founding, as indicated High Inquisitor Fairbanks.[1] Dark Factions clarifies that Saidan was only a paladin when he helped form the Crusade, but later was promoted to Grand Crusader. So indeed, the Grand Crusader did come after the founding, though Saidan was around before he became the Grand Crusader.Template:Cite
Failed Assault on Naxxramas
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Several items that drop within Naxxramas bear the title "Grand Crusader" such as 
[Belt of the Grand Crusader], 
[Leggings of the Grand Crusader], and 
[Spaulders of the Grand Crusader]. This hints that Balnazzar may have at one time attempted to raid Naxxramas together with his Crimson Crusaders but was then repelled by the servants of Kel'Thuzad who then claimed parts of his armor in the process. It is quite possible that it was during this encounter that Balnazzar struck the deal with Kel'Thuzad in order to get rid of Highlord Mograine, at the same time securing his own survival.