Dargrul
- "Dargrul the Underking" redirects here. For information on how to defeat Dargrul in Neltharion's Lair, see Dargrul (tactics).
 Dargrul | |
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| Title | <The Underking> |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Drogbar (Humanoid) |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Affiliation(s) | Drogbar, Understone tribe[1] |
| Occupation | King of the drogbar, Leader of the Understone tribe |
| Location | Various |
| Status |
Deceased (lore) Killable  |
| Student(s) | Agrogg & Gorgrogg (disciples)[2] |
| Companion(s) | Ularogg Cragshaper (advisor) |
Dargrul the Underking was the leader of the drogbar and the most powerful Underking since the age of Neltharion. Soon after the Burning Legion's arrival, Dargrul destroyed the peace between the tauren and the drogbar tribes of Highmountain by murdering High Chieftain Ulan and stealing the Hammer of Khaz'goroth, a powerful artifact protected by the tauren. Using the terrible power of the Hammer, the Underking intended to take control of Highmountain.[3] He served as the main antagonist of the Highmountain storyline.
Biography
A Mountain Divided
When the Burning Legion returned to Azeroth, Dargrul and a mysterious bodyguard convened a meeting at Thunder Totem with the tauren chieftains. As the Legion had begun marching on Dargrul's lands, the Underking was impatient and prickly, frustrated with the tauren's refusal to use the Hammer of Khaz'goroth against the enemy. When the tauren sage Spiritwalker Ebonhorn revealed that the spirits of Neltharion's Vault had shown him that the Legion's fall would come at the hands of outsiders empowered by the hammer, Dargrul was outraged, saying that the tauren's ancestor had used the weapon to banish Deathwing from the region and that it therefore belonged to Highmountain alone. When Ebonhorn said that he was certain of what he had seen and that Highmountain's people were bound by fate to aid the outsiders, High Chieftain Ulan said that the Highmountain Tribe would obey the spirits, and the other chieftains begrudgingly agreed. In response, however, Dargrul claimed that he had also visited Neltharion's Vault but had seen nothing of outsiders — only that strength would drive back the Legion. Without warning, the Underking leapt forward and grabbed the hammer, saying that since the tauren were unworthy to wield it, he would do so himself. The Underking's hooded bodyguard used his magic to call forth great spikes from the earth which locked the three lesser chieftains in place. When Mayla, daughter of Ulan, said that Dargrul was starting war, he responded by saying that he was ending the war — that the Legion could not be reasoned with, that he knew the tauren would not act and that he would not let his people's fate rest in their hands any longer. When High Chieftain Ulan tried to stop Dargrul by saying that the drogbar relied on the tauren for food, the Underking replied that he would take all of Highmountain by force. He then used the hammer's power to instantly kill Ulan before fleeing, leaving the tauren tribes divided and weakened.[4]
Legion
For centuries, the tauren and the drogbar tribes of Highmountain lived in peace. But soon after the Legion's arrival, a drogbar leader named Dargrul the Underking destroyed their unity and stole the Hammer of Khaz'goroth, a powerful artifact protected by the Highmountain tauren. Using the terrible power of the Hammer, the Underking intends to take control of Highmountain.[5]
Halfway the battle between Jale Rivermane and the adventurer against Gelmogg, the Underking arrived and turned everyone into stone. He questioned Gelmogg if he was having trouble, then used the Hammer of Khaz'goroth to turn him into a crystalline earth fury.[6] Certain that Gelmogg would be victorious, Dargrul told him to join the rest of his at Riverbend before running off.[7]
Consequently, Jale quickly went to her hometown to tell everyone to evacuate with the Underking's arrival. Unfortunately, the power of the artifact did devastating damage to the village.[8] After the adventurer rescued Jale and her allies, Warbrave Oro challenged the Underking only to be brutally killed by the power of the Hammer of Khaz'goroth.[9]
When the tauren tribes of Highmountain and their allies of the Stonedark clan marched to Snowblind Mesa, the Underking sent his forces into battle. When the tide of battle turned against him, Dargrul fled to the Understone Breach and destroyed it with the hammer as he took refuge in Neltharion's Lair.[10]
Within the Black Aspect's former lair, Dargrul questioned the champions that the tauren believed they were prophesied to seize the hammer. He taunted them to see one worthy of wielding the power of a titan. He was eventually defeated and couldn't believe it, certain that he was chosen by the hammer. However, Spiritwalker Ebonhorn replied that the hammer never chose him, as the hammer sought a wielder who possessed true strength, which the Underking was found lacking.[11]
Locations
| Notable appearances | ||||||||
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| Location | Level range | Health range | ||||||
 [10-45] Crystal Fury
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102 - 110 | 5,561,068 | ||||||
| [10-45] Dargrul and the Hammer
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102 - 110 | 1,600,641 | ||||||
| [10-45] The Underking
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103 - 110 | 2,473,307 | ||||||
| Dargrul (tactics) | 102 - 112 |
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Quotes
- Main article: Crystal Fury (quest)#Notes
- Main article: The Underking Comes#Notes
- Main article: Dargrul and the Hammer#Notes
- Main article: The Underking#Notes
- Main article: Dargrul (tactics)#Quotes
Trivia
- Dargrul is voiced by J.B. Blanc.
Gallery
Dargrul's model as shown on the Legion website.
Patch changes
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Added.
References
- ^ [45D WQ] Neltharion's Lair: Stonedark Slaves - Navarrogg says: My people have been taken by Dargrul's minions, forced to do his dark bidding or face death at the hands of his slavers. Aid them if you are able.
- ^ [45WQ] Stonebinder Bounty
- ^ Legion: Key Lore Figures
- ^ Highmountain: A Mountain Divided
- ^ Legion - Characters
- ^ [10-45] Crystal Fury
- ^ [10-45] High Water
- ^ [10-45] The Underking Comes
- ^ [10-45] Dargrul and the Hammer
- ^ [10-45] The Underking
- ^ Dargrul (tactics)