Arathi Navy

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NeutralArathi Navy
Main leader IconSmall Arathi Male.gif Emperor Thoradin IX
Secondary leaders IconSmall Arathi Female.gif General Steelstrike (Third Fleet)
Race(s) ArathiArathiArathiArathi Arathi
Base of operations Tenir's Ascent (Third Fleet)
Theater of operations Landmass beyond the Storming Sea, Khaz Algar, Siren Isle
Language(s) Common
Affiliation Arathi Empire
Status Active

The Arathi Navy[1][2] (or Air Navy)[3] is a branch of the Arathi Empire's military. It is divided into a number of fleets, with its Third Fleet being part of the Hallowfall Expedition.

History

A depiction of the journey across the Storming Sea.

More than a decade before the war in Khaz Algar,[4] the emperor of the Arathi Empire assigned the Third Fleet to the Hallowfall Expedition, placing it under the command of General Vaelisia Steelstrike.[5][6] The fleet traveled past "Titan's Isle" and across the Storming Sea, braving its impassable tempests. The armada was nearly destroyed in a final storm but was suddenly enveloped in Holy Light from the Emperor's Vision. In a flash, the light transported the entire fleet to Hallowfall, deep in Khaz Algar beneath the surface of Azeroth. The Arathi fought to regain control of the airships, and many died as the Third Fleet crashed into the cliffs of the cavern.[7][5][8][9] One the ships that was lost was The Soundness led by Sky-Captain Roed.[10] With no way to contact home,[8] the surviving Arathi settled in Hallowfall under the light of the giant crystal (or "star") they named Beledar,[7][5][8] which they interpreted as the fulfillment of the prophesied star.[11] The land in the cavern proved fertile, allowing them to build the holy city of Mereldar and a new society.[5] In south-central Hallowfall, the Arathi built Tenir's Ascent, their main airship dock. Nearby, the Lightspark Sky Academy was founded, under the supervision of Headmaster Fynch, in order to train Arathi wishing to join the airship crews.[12]

During the Day of Darkness, Sky-Captain Velhan of the Indomitable, who was out on patrol looking for any signs of encroaching threats, ordered a return to Mereldar to defend it from potential threats. However, without Beledar's light, the airship crashed. Rather than continuing the journey, Velhan ordered the crew to stay and await rescue, but they were soon attacked by the Kobyss. Many crew members perished, but when they finally returned to Mereldar, Velhan's report was very different from what had happened. After retiring from service, Velhan gathered a group of like-minded Arathi who wanted to live a safer life outside of Mereldar. Together, they returned to the Indomitable's crash site[13] and established a settlement, which they named Velhan's Claim.[14]

The War Within

The War Within This section concerns content related to The War Within.

The Reckoning above the Ruptured Lake.

During the war in Khaz Algar, Livia's Patience was attacked by Sureki forces from Azj-Kahet. The Arathi brought out The Reckoning in response. Great Kyron and General Steelstrike sent adventurers to evacuate the townsfolk[15] and hold back the nerubians while the Reckoning prepared to launch a bombardment on the town. The crew then brought the ship over to the balcony of the Patient Lake Inn, allowing adventurers, Anduin Wrynn, Alleria Windrunner, and Faerin Lothar to climb aboard.[16] Anduin noticed the nerubians aiming a Void-empowered ballista shot at the ship and leaped off the balcony to stop them, destroying the ballista at the last second. The Reckoning took off and circled above the town, bombarding the Sureki with ballista strikes, Faerin's Sacred Flame, and Alleria's Void abilities, until the latter two decided to steer the ship down through the Whispering Chasm into Azj-Kahet to rescue Anduin, inadvertently delivering the ship into a nerubian trap. The Kaheti fired ballista webs at the Reckoning, trapping it in place[17] above the Ruptured Lake, where it then remained stuck.

Some time later, the Arathi completed construction of their flagship, The Dawnbreaker. A new warship designed with the firepower to turn the tide in the war against Azj-Kahet. However, on its christening day, the Order of Night attacked the ceremony. The new leader of the Order, Speaker Shadowcrown had forged an alliance with Azj-Kahet and masterminded an audacious plan to steal the flagship. Heroic outsiders, whose appearance General Steelstrike had requested to witness this historic launch, managed to stop the Order of Night and the Sureki from capturing The Darnbreaker and destroying Mereldar.[18]

When a goblin salvage team discovered an isle with a strange "singing crystal" at its center, the Arathi, like the goblins and earthen, took a keen interest in this crystal, Lorandel, as they named it which turned out to be similar to Beledar. Thus, they organized a joint expedition to Siren Isle where Lorandel was located.[19] The captain of the The Dauntless, Elaena Lancekat volunteered to serve as captain of The Starchaser, a new airship the Arathi built for this expedition.[20]

Fleets

Third Fleet

The Dawnbreaker, the new flagship of the Third Fleet.

The Third Fleet is part of the Hallowfall Expedition and is under the command of General Steelstrike. It is composed of several airships, each led by a Sky-Captain. The expedition's original airships were not fit for underground flight; newer aircrafts have innovations that fix that issue.[21]

Named airships
Name Captain Location Status
Ariah's Ascent Unknown Hallowfall Derelict
The Valiant Ghost Unknown Hallowfall Derelict
The Dauntless Unknown (formerly Lancekat) Hallowfall Active
The Dawnbreaker Unknown Hallowfall Active
The Embers IconSmall KulTiran Female.gif Sky-Captain Clairmonte Hallowfall Active
The Empire's Reach II IconSmall Arathi Female.gif Sky-Captain Estraella Hallowfall Active
The Indomitable IconSmall Arathi Male.gif Sky-Captain Velhan Hallowfall Derelict
The Mighty Lynx IconSmall KulTiran Male.gif Sky-Captain Dornald Hallowfall Active
The Reckoning Unknown Azj-Kahet Derelict
The Resolute Flame IconSmall Arathi Female.gif Sky-Captain Onaro Hallowfall Active
The Righteous Hammer IconSmall Arathi Male.gif Sky-Captain Aerthin Hallowfall Active
The Soundness IconSmall Arathi Male.gif Sky-Captain Roed Hallowfall Derelict
The Starchaser IconSmall Arathi Female.gif Sky-Captain Lancekat Siren Isle Active

Notes

  • The crashed airship found in Fortune's Fall might be called the Fortune.

Gallery

  • Concept art
  • Arathi airship concept art.
    Arathi airship concept art.
  • Arathi skiff concept art.
    Arathi skiff concept art.
  • Arathi shipyard concept art.
    Arathi shipyard concept art.
  • Arathi airship concept art 2.jpg
  • Arathi airship concept art 3.jpg
  • Arathor workshop concept art.jpeg
  • Catarina Pulli arathi mashinery concept art.jpg

References

 
  1. ^ N [80W] Glow in the Dark
  2. ^ Ryfus Sacredpyr#Quotes
  3. ^  [The Big Book of Arathi Idioms]
  4. ^ Wenren Althal quotes
  5. ^ a b c d Beledar- The Emperor's Vision
  6. ^ Ryfus Sacredpyr quotes
  7. ^ a b N [75-78] Spar Day
  8. ^ a b c Izaeh Strongiron quotes
  9. ^ N [75-78] Where the Light Touches
  10. ^ Captain's Chest (Hallowfall)
  11. ^ The Art of World of Warcraft: The War Within, pg. 107
  12. ^ N [75-78] Care Package
  13. ^ N [75-78] Crash Recovery
  14. ^ N [75-78] Situational Awareness
  15. ^ N [75-78] Running on Reserves
  16. ^ N [75-78] Trapdoor Sprung
  17. ^ N [75-78] The Rise of the Reckoning
  18. ^ Dawnbreaker#Narrative
  19. ^ N [80] The Expedition Awaits
  20. ^ Sky-Captain Elaena Lancekat#Quotes
  21. ^ Little Spark
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