Hello everyone! I’ve counted your votes and the card you wanted me to talk about most
is Emperor Thaurissan! “By the power of ragnaros, I have the power!”
Finally a card that actually has some story behind it! I....Can hardly believe it.
Let’s begin shall we?!
Emperor Dagran Thaurissan is the former ruler of the Dark Iron Clan and the history of the
clan is that once upon a time, many years ago, all 3 dwarven clans, Dark Iron, Bronzebeard
and Wildhammer, all lived together within Ironforge under the rule of High King Modimus
Anvilmar. Anvilmar passed away of old age though and the three clans got in a war with eachother
over who would rule Ironforge. In the end of that civil war it was the Bronzebeard clan that
claimed victory and they kicked the other 2 clans out of their mountain. The Wildhammers
moved away and build Grim Batol while the dark irons moved to the Redridge Mountains
and build their city called Thaurissan, named after their leader who Dagran is a descendant
of. Despite the years being good to all 3 clans, the dark irons could not swallow their
defeat and Thaurissan together with his wife modgud plotted for revenge. He lead an attack
on the Bronzebeards in Ironforge while his wife led the assault on the Wildhammers in Grim
Batol. Both battles were lost with Modgud actually being killed while Thaurissan was
pushed back. The Bronzebeards teamed up with the Wildhammer and they were planning to march
upon the Dark Irons and finish this once and for all, but before they could, Thaurissan
did the work for them. He tried to summon a supernatural minion
that would ensure his victory, he called upon the ancient powers sleeping beneath the world
but to his shock, and ultimately his doom, the creature that emerged was more terrible
than any nightmare he could have imagined.
“BY FIRE BE PURGED”
Ragnaros the Firelord had been summoned from the Firelands into Azeroth and his entering
of the world seared the land and created the massive volcano we now call blackrock spire or
blackrock mountain. Thaurissan was killed by the forces he had unleashed, but those
dark iron dwarves that survived Ragnaros entering the world, were enslaved by him and his elementals. The bronzebeard
and the wildhammers turned their armies around. They saw the devestation, they were not willing to go anywhere the wrath of Ragnaros
and many years later, Dagran Thaurissan entered the story. This means that the
card description used in Hearthstone is actually wrong since the description says:
His second greatest regret is summoning an evil Firelord who enslaved his entire people.
Even the Black Dragon Nefarian has it wrong: 'Emperor Thaurissan summoned Ragnaros into this world. Please...Destroy him.
We’re not sure what his first greatest regret is, but he was not the one who summoned the
firelord, he’s a descendant of the one who did. It's certain that it’s not him because
the art used for the card is the same used for the enemy that you fight during the blackrock
mountain adventure. In that battle we see Moira Bronzebeard and if you kill her, if
you kill Thaurissan’s wife, he will smite you down: 'No! Moira! You will PAY!...DIEEEE
The story behind all of that is that Dagran had his people kidnap Moira Bronzebeard, the daughter
of Mangi Bronzebeard , at the time, leader of the Bronzebeard clan. Her father always
believed that Dagran used some sort of magic on her, but in truth, Moira fell in love with
Dagran because he showed her kindness and the respect her father never gave her for
simply being a woman. She even became pregnant with Dagran's child, but her father send adventurers
into blackrock mountain to slay Dagran and save his daughter. Moira was devestated about
losing her husband and when her father, just before the cataclysm, turned into a crystal,
she returned home to claim leadership of Ironforge. This eventually resulted in the formation
of the council of 3 hammers, in which the 3 different clans, bronzebeard, dark iron
and wildhammer, were all represented. Moira is currently working hard to prove that the dark iron
dwarfs can be trusted and she's carving out a future for her son: 'In time, my son shall rule the dark irons and perhaps, all Ironforge as well. '
And that’s the story behind Dagran Thaurissan even though his legacy still lives on. On
a final note, his quote when he enters the battle, that's a referance to he-man’s catchphrase
He-man: By the power of grey skull...I HAVE THE POWERRRR
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