Hello everyone!
The Burning Legion has invaded azeroth once again and paladins are able to pick up 3 different
artifacts to empower them in this war.
For holy paladins, it’s the Silver Hand.
A secret order of paladins has been watching over the resting place of the great titan
watcher Tyr for hundreds of years.
Histories tell that his powerful warhammer was buried there with him.
Now recent events, like warriors and shadow priests going into the tomb to claim their
artifacts, it has threatened the safety of their secret charge and they have appealed
for help from paladins across Azeroth.
We meet up with Travard, a member of the tyrs guard who have spent centuries guarding and
keeping the tomb of tyr a secret.
We must reclaim the Silver Hand before those with evil intent can seize it.
To free it from its wards, we need relics called the Sparks of Tyr.
Travard has one, as does his brother Galford who journeyed to Northrend to seek aid from
the Tyr’s homeland, but has not returned yet.
We go out in search of his brother as well as the spark and as we go through the quest,
I’ll talk more about tyr and the history behind the Silver hand.
“My brother spoke of a dragon called Lanigosa at Wyrmrest Temple.
Seek her out while I prepare a strike force for the tomb.”
Long ago, the legendary titans crafted stone- and iron-skinned giants to make war on the
Old Gods and free Azeroth from their oppressive will.
The giants were led by beings known as the keepers, and the mightiest of these commanders
was named Tyr.
Armed with an immense hammer, Tyr helped his kin break the strength of the Old Gods and
their dark armies.
He forged a glorious new destiny for Azeroth.
Tyr was a warrior without equal, but his greatest trait was his conviction.
He never gave up.
He never strayed from his titan-bestowed quest.
The mere sight of his argent hammer on the battlefield inspired courage in everyone who
fought at his side.
As great a warrior as Tyr was, he did not always escape his battles unharmed.
An example of this was his confrontation with the monstrous proto-dragon named Galakrond.
""Countless years after the keepers defeated the Old Gods and imprisoned them beneath the
earth, Galakrond emerged to rule the skies of the world.
A fierce hunger compelled the proto-dragon to eat everything in his path.
""When Tyr learned about the creature, he feared Galakrond would soon devour all nature.
He gathered five other proto-dragons to wage war on him.
""Though the five proto-dragons would eventually vanquish Galakrond, their initial attacks
on him went poorly.
Tyr's new allies did not always work together.
Even when they did, Galakrond proved too mighty for the combined strength of the keeper and
the proto-dragons.
""In one battle, Tyr himself grappled with Galakrond and pummeled the beast with his
hammer.
The blows had little effect.
Tyr's weapon was knocked from his grasp, and Galakrond consumed the keeper's hand.
""Only with the help of his five winged allies did Tyr escape with his life.""
These 5 winged allies would be empowered and become the dragon aspects.
The blue dragon Lanigosa told Galford many stories about titan keeper Tyr like the one
where he battled with Galakrond and how the blue dragon Kalecgos saw Tyr’s severed hand
at Galakron’s Rest.
Galford got very excited and left to check it out, so we trace his steps.
“Galakron’s Rest can be dangerous, Perhaps a tracking spell will be of use.
There!
A bit of magic to help you follow in Galford’s footsteps.
Good luck!”
Friendly Taunka Spirit: Your friend came seeking answers, his mind flooded by memories stored
in the Spark of the noble watcher.
He learned of Tyr’s ancient battle against Galakrond, and of the hand he lost in the
dragon’s maw.”
This friendly taunka spirit is speculated to be Buniq, a taunka that showed up in the
comic Warcraft Legends Volume 3.
She was on a quest to gain a relic which would probe herself worthy of Akiak, a quest that
would prove too much as Akiak found her dead body next to the massive remains of Galakrond,
impaled by the spear of a magnataur.
A similar vision showed up in the novel Dawn of the Aspects which Jaina figured could be
Tyr in disguise but considering that it’s a female Tauren, it could also well be Buniq.
Either way, the spirit tells us what happened next.
Friendly Taunka Spirit: A silver hand was forged by Jotun.
Tyr’s dearest friend for many ages.
When Tyr found proof of Loken’s betrayal, it was Jotun who stayed behind to hold off
the fallen watcher’s pursuit.”
Friendly Taunka Spirit: “Your friend sought out Jotun, but the Spark did not warn him
of the cruel curse with which Loken twisted the watcher’s mind.
The paladin rushed to the chasm south of here, only to meet his doom.”
""Keeper Tyr worked with a giant named Jotun to replace his appendage.
They mined a vein of pure silver deep within Azeroth.
Jotun used the metal to forge a hand for his injured companion.
""Tyr was in awe of Jotun's craftsmanship, and he asked the giant for one final favor:
to reforge his warhammer so that it would incorporate the image of his new hand.
The giant did so, but he inquired why the keeper wanted to draw more attention to his
wound.
""Tyr replied that he did not consider his argent hand a reminder of defeat.
For him it was a symbol of the sacrifice he had made to defend Azeroth, and he wanted
the world to see it that way as well.
""When Jotun finished reshaping the hammer, Tyr named his weapon the Silver Hand.""
The Silver Hand, Part Five
As the ages passed on Azeroth, the unity between Tyr and his fellow keepers crumbled.
Keeper Loken fell under the sway of the imprisoned Old God Yogg-Saron.
The once-noble giant turned on his kin, his betrayal ignited chaos among the earthen,
vrykul, and other titan-forged creatures who served the keepers.
Only Tyr and a handful of his closest allies eluded Loken's wrath.
Though they planned to strike down the corrupted keeper, they first needed to find a refuge
for the earthen and their other innocent servants.
Tyr rallied the titan-forged to his side and ventured south in search of a place that was
safe from Loken's reach.
The journey was harsh, and many of the titan-forged worried for the future.
Only the sight of Tyr leading the way, his legendary hammer always in hand, gave them
the hope they needed to continue.
Nearly all
of Tyr's followers traveled south, but not Jotun.
Inspired by the keeper's ideals of personal sacrifice, the giant stayed behind to distract
Loken and help mask his allies' escape.
Jotun succeeded, but he was punished for his heroics.
When Loken learned that many of the titan-forged had fled south, he captured Jotun and twisted
his mind.
The cursed giant was forced to search the lands surrounding Ulduar and destroy Tyr,
anything that symbolized his power, and anyone who followed his ideals.
As his first act, Jotun shattered the anvil he had used to craft Tyr's hand and reshape
his warhammer.
Lanigosa: “I’ve been looking all over for you.
Have you found...Oh no....
I am truly sorry.
It looks as though your friend was crushed.
What could have...”
Jotun: “Leave this place!
Loken’s curse compels me to slay the allies of Tyr.
Until he comes to collect Tyr’s spark, I must defend it!”
“What is this essence the giant speaks of?
I would have words with you.”
“A just cause hero.
I shall stand with you against the might of Jotun.
Be ready!”
“You leave me no choice.
I must destroy you!”
Pew pew pew pew pew
“The pain!
It frees my mind of the curse...for the moment.
Loken’s enchantment won’t let me die.
We have only a moment before I fall into madnesss again.
Here is the spark.
Take it and flee!
Keep the memory of my fallen friend alive.”
“If you desire, I can take you back to your city in the sky.
I will return later for Galfrord’s remains.”
“For Tyr!”
We smacked some sense back into Jotun but his curse will live on.
Not much we can do about that at the moment, nor can we do much for Galford, but we did
retrieve the spark which means we get to go into the tomb, do our ritual, and claim the
weapon.
“Take the portal to tyrs tomb”
From the writings of Tyr's Guard, recounting Tyr's death:
""Loken awakened two of the Old Gods' most powerful generals and sent them after Tyr.
These enormous creatures were called the C'Thraxxi.
They stormed south and caught up with Tyr and the titan-forged refugees in the land
we know as Tirisfal.
Or, as the vrykul called it, 'Tyr's Fall.'
""Tyr stood against the C'Thraxxi alone.
It would be his final-and greatest-hour.
""Tyr called upon all the lessons he had learned in battle.
He wielded the Silver Hand as if it were an extension of his own body.
The C'Thraxxi slashed at his metal hide, but Tyr's hammer shielded him in holy power and
mended his wounds.
The battle dragged on, with neither the keeper nor his enemies giving any ground.
""Tyr knew there was only one way to secure the safety of his allies.
He unleashed his immense powers, igniting an explosion of arcane magic that blasted
a massive crater in the earth.
Tyr and one of his foes were killed instantly.
The other, on the verge of death, retreated from the battle site.""
After Tyr's sacrifice, his allies entombed the fallen keeper and the dead C'Thrax where
they lay.
None of the titan-forged felt worthy of taking up their leader's hammer, and they buried
it with his corpse.
Tyr's followers then enchanted the tomb with protective wards.
They bound the Silver Hand to these magical seals, thereby preventing anyone from touching
it in the future.
Of all the titan-forged who had come south, the vrykul were the most moved by what Tyr
had done to protect them.
They decided to stay in the region and stand vigil over the keeper's tomb.
An excerpt from Legends of the Silver Hand, by the historian Evelyna:
""At some point in Azeroth's distant past, humanity emerged in Tirisfal Glades.
The iron-skinned vrykul who lived there slowly died off.
Many of them suffered from the curse of flesh, a strange malady that transformed them into
creatures of flesh and blood.
""Yet one group of vrykul lasted longer than the others.
They formed a secretive group-Tyr's Guard-to protect Keeper Tyr's tomb.
The vrykul of this order knew that they would not live forever, and so they inducted some
of the fledgling humans into their ranks.
""The vrykul taught the human members of Tyr's Guard the history of the fallen keeper, his
tenets of self-sacrifice and justice, and the truth of what lay within the tomb.""
In the ancient days, the only humans ever to breach Tyr's tomb and bypass its protectors
were following the legendary human king Thoradin.
After the elderly ruler abdicated his throne, he became obsessed with his race's history.
Thoradin's curiosity eventually led him to discover Tyr's final resting place.
When Thoradin arrived at the tomb, Tyr's Guard confronted him.
A tense standoff ensued.
The former king was accompanied by a powerful retinue of guards and learned sorcerers.
Though the members of Tyr's Guard did not want them to disturb the gravesite, they also
did not want bloodshed.
Thoradin and his followers forced their way past Tyr's Guard.
Much of what happened next is shrouded in rumor.
It is said that Thoradin and his retinue ventured into the darkened catacombs, and they were
never seen again.
Tyr's Guard knew that Thoradin's magi had broken the tomb's wards in their foolish quest
to explore the gravesite.
The order's members made a vow that day-they would not enter the catacombs again, for fear
that further meddling could awaken the C'Thrax buried inside and unleash its evil on the
world.
For thousands of years, Tyr's Guard continued its sacred duty.
New members came and went, and over time they adopted more techniques to help them protect
Tyr's tomb.
In particular, the defenders felt an affinity toward paladins, holy warriors who arose to
battle the orcish Horde in the Second War.
The members of Tyr's Guard learned how to wield the Holy Light, and they became mighty
paladins.
Yet even this newfound power could not save the order from the undead Scourge.
When the Scourge swept over the human kingdom of Lordaeron, Tyr's Guard crumbled.
Only a few brave members, led by a paladin named Travard, remained to uphold their ancient
vows.
“Ah there you are.
The area was secured, at great cost.
This cannot continue, we must retrieve the Silver Hand and destroy the entrance to the
tomb.
I will complete the ritual to release the Hammer and collapse the tomb, but we must
be quick.
I can sense evil emanating from the tomb.”
“You and I shall lead a small team in first.
Let me know when you are ready.”
“Just a brief swim and we’ll reach the tomb.”
“Behold the tomb of tyr build by the mighty....wait!
These monsters dare befoul the tomb?!
This cannot stand!
Destroy these abominations!”
Notice how the faceless one is now called masterless, a nice touch to show that the
events with the warrior and priest did happen and the tomb no longer holds the body of the
C’thraxxi.
That doesn’t mean it’s empty since other creatures of the void have found their way
into our reality.
“It pains me to see such destruction threaten the resting place of the silver hand.”
Slices the way open
“Look there!
The sacred hammer’s wards remain strong!
First we must purge this infestation.
Let me know when you are ready.”
“Watch yourselves!
Let us cleanse this chamber!”
“Well done everyone, let’s...Wait, what is that?”
G’norz the Crazed shows up
“At last we can begin!
After the ritual is complete and we have the hammer, the complex will collapse, sealing
Tyr’s resting place forever.”
“Something is wrong.
One of the other Sparks isn’t here!”
“Wait, I can sense it below, probably taken by one of those monsters.
We must have it.
We will begin the search when you are ready, champion.”
“Once we clear an area, reinforcements will secure it.
Onward paladins!”
Clear the darkwalk
“Argent crusaders, secure the area!
We will press on!”
“I’ll take care of this!”
Grave-prison of Zakasj
“This chasm oozes darknesss...Light protect us!
That thing has what we need.
Prepare yourselves ,friends.”
“Destroy the monster!
For the Light!”
Fight with Horrific Aberration “No!
They are...gone!”
“The last of my brothers and sisters.
I am all that remains of the Tyr’s guard.
I have the spark.
The battle this place has seen has warped reality too much.
We must finish this now.”
“We have wounded!
Aid them while I cover you!”
Heal the wounded
Mordoth the Hunter: “Life....to consume....”
“A dark presence emerged from the void...We need to move now!”
Everyone is out of the passage, but something large and malevolent is coming up from below.
Run with Travard to the crypt.
“Excellent, and with no time to waste.
Let’s move!”
“Everything is in place for me to complete the ritual!
All of you, defend the tunnel!”
“Why ... flee?
The void....inevitable....”
“That thing is too powerful!
Focus on staying alive and keep it at bay!”
“Just a few more moments!
Stay strong!”
“It is done.
Quickly, take up the hammer!
In so doing, you will ensure Tyr’s remains are protected for all time!”
Pick up weapon, I have the powerrrrrrrrrrrrr
Cinematic: “we have the hammer!
Everyone, run!
The tomb is collapsing!”
“Your escape...means nothing.
Will find you again...”
“Apologies for the hasty retreat!
The tomb’s collapse was triggered by the hammr’s removal.
Though his halls are no more, Tyr is now protected by several tons of stone and water.
The prison is buried as well.”
“I can think of no one better to hold the silver hand, wield it well.
Return to Tyrosus and tell him of our success.
We will meet again.”
We barely escaped the tomb alive and Mordoth the Hunter didn’t seem all that impressed
with the tomb collapsing in on him.
Considering how powerful these creatures of the void are, I can’t wait for the moment
where the story will dive deeper into the Void Lords and what their reality might be
like.
For now though, we’ve obtained the silver hand and with it, paladins will contineu their
adventurers through the broken isles and the war against the Legion.
Tyr can hopefully enjoy his eternal slumber so for now thank you very much for watching
everyone.
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