Koltira Deathweaver

Koltira Deathweaver
Gender	Male
Race(s)	Darkfallen, formerly blood elf (Humanoid / Undead)
Class	Blood Death knight
Affiliation(s)	Knights of the Ebon Blade, Warsong Offensive, Undercity, Kingdom of Quel'Thalas
Former affiliation(s)	Acherus Knights (Scourge)
Occupation	Champion of the Ebon Blade, Forsaken general
Location	Various
Status	Active (undead)
Relative(s)	Faltora (deceased brother)
Companion(s)	Bloodmist (Deathcharger)

“Come then, you ragged sacks of flesh. Come and learn what it takes to slay an elf.”

— Koltira during the Scourge invasion of Quel'Thalas

Koltira Deathweaver is a Darkfallen death knight of the New Horde, serving as the Horde counterpart to Thassarian. In life, Koltira was a valiant defender of Quel'Thalas, and took to the field during the brutal Scourge invasion. He was killed in battle by Thassarian, and was promptly reanimated as a powerful death knight under the Lich King's sway. Despite Thassarian being his killer, Koltira came to develop a strong bond with the human, the two placing inordinate amounts of value on the safety of the other (for ruthless death knights of the Scourge), and considering each other brothers in death.

Along with many other death knights, Koltira broke away from the Lich King's grasp when his free will was restored to him at the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel, and he joined the newly-formed Knights of the Ebon Blade under Highlord Darion Mograine. While Thassarian opted to join the Alliance to reunite with his sister and serve his king, Koltira—conversely lacking such purpose with his own monarch and family dead—chose to join the Horde, the faction his people (renamed the blood elves in honor of the fallen high elves) were now a part of.

Biography

Third War

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Koltira (alive)

Koltira (dead)

Since his liberation, Koltira is tormented by the shades from the Realm of Shadows.

Koltira's first encounter with the death knight Thassarian was during the defense of Quel'Thalas against the impending Scourge invasion, where he was defending An'owyn with his brother Faltora and the high elf Merriel. Merriel was quickly slain and Faltora charged Thassarian directly, only to be quickly beaten. Koltira noticed, however, that Thassarian hesitated in killing him. While attempting to flee, Faltora was killed by an abomination, but Koltira managed to escape.

Several hours later, Koltira followed and ambushed Thassarian. Feeling the conflict inside Thassarian, he offered Thassarian the choice to turn away from the Scourge and join him. Thassarian refused but spared his life until the next time they meet. The next day, the elfgates failed and the Scourge entered Silvermoon where Koltira and Thassarian continued their duel. Thassarian emerged victorious and took Koltira's life. Koltira was then raised as a Darkfallen and another death knight of the Scourge. Despite being his murderer, Thassarian and Koltira developed a bond during their service under Arthas and came to see each other as brothers.

Wrath of the Lich King

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Years later, Koltira and Thassarian were ordered by the Lich King to join Highlord Darion Mograine's forces in crushing the Argent Dawn at Light's Hope Chapel using the necropolis Acherus. Thassarian, Koltira, and Orbaz Bloodbane were stationed at Acherus: The Ebon Hold. Their first mission was to go behind enemy lines and find out what they could about the Crimson Dawn. During the process, Koltira got captured and Thassarian was willing to break the Scourge code concerning the weak to free him.

At the close of the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel, in a confrontation with the Lich King, Tirion Fordring cleansed the Ashbringer and freed the Knights of the Ebon Blade from the Scourge. Koltira and Thassarian parted ways, with Thassarian joining the Alliance and Koltira unable to decide if he should join the majority of his people, now the blood elves, in the Horde, or follow Thassarian into the Alliance. After Thassarian told him to go with his people, Koltira decided to join the Horde, enlisting at Agmar's Hammer to Overlord Agmar. He was allowed to stay but he realized that he is being hunted by shadows.

Despite their parting, Koltira and Thassarian still consider each other brothers, and Thassarian said that if Koltira ever asked him for help, he would help him.

During the war against the Lich King, Koltira journeyed to the Horde fortress of Agmar's Hammer in Dragonblight, where he charged Horde members with powering his runeblade and striking against the local Scourge threats. Later, he was aiding the Horde while on Orgrim's Hammer, dispensing missions against the Lich King's power bases in the area.

Being a former Scourge minion, he knew many things about the Scourge and sent random soldiers to gather information about the cult, find flesh giant spines, neutralizing plague cauldrons, and kill important Scourge members. His efforts and those of Thassarian allowed the Alliance and Horde forces to break through Mord'rethar: The Death Gate, Aldur'thar: The Desolation Gate and Corp'rethar: The Horror Gate, each made almost entirely of saronite, near indestructible, and manned by massive Scourge constructs, as it was the sole way for any kind of force to invade Icecrown Citadel.

He later appeared with Thassarian and their brethren of the Ebon Blade in the Cathedral of Darkness, arriving in time to battle Arthas Menethil himself and relieve the Argent Crusaders of their unfavorable predicament. After Tirion destroyed what remained of the Lich King's heart, Arthas was temporarily wounded, and Koltira was in favor of finishing him off on the spot, however, Darion was more in favor of patience and everyone pulled back through a Death Gate.

Cataclysm

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Koltira in Andorhal.

Following the Cataclysm, the Alliance and the Forsaken began fighting with each other and the Scourge over control of Andorhal in the Western Plaguelands. The Alliance, led by Thassarian, took control of the western portion of the town while the Horde, led by Koltira Deathweaver, took control of the eastern portion. Over the course of the Battle for Andorhal, Koltira sent Horde heroes to deal with the remaining Scourge forces and, after defeating them, Thassarian and Koltira entered a truce. Despite this apparent ceasefire, however, some time afterward, human farmers formed a militia and launched a sneak attack on Koltira's Forsaken forces. Koltira began to fend the Alliance forces off, and instructed the player to locate Lindsay Ravensun, whose input Koltira had been somewhat dismissive of earlier.

Upon meeting Ravensun, it was revealed that she was, in fact, none other than the Dark Lady herself in disguise. She sent Horde agents and Val'kyr to assault the Alliance forces and turn the battle around. After the Alliance was defeated, Sylvanas confronted Koltira about the truce with Thassarian, and scolded him for being weak. A portal to the Undercity was opened, and Koltira was pulled through by a hooked chain, where Sylvanas would attempt to purge him of his compassion for Thassarian and make him more of a servant of the Horde - more specifically, a servant of Sylvanas and the Forsaken.

Legion

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Koltira imprisoned in the Apothecarium.

Over the years since Koltira was imprisoned, the Ebon Blade made several attempts to negotiate with Sylvanas for his release, but she refused them all. Whether he knew of this of not, Koltira never gave up hope that his order was trying to free him.

With the third invasion of the Burning Legion threatening all of Azeroth, Thassarian made a personal request of the order's new Deathlord to help him rescue Koltira from the Undercity. Koltira is successfully broken out of the Apothecarium after the Deathlord assisted Thassarian in fighting through the guards. Afterward, he remarks that he'd rather not talk about his captivity, and wants to focus on the invasion instead.

Shadowlands

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Thassarian and Koltira Deathweaver have made their way to Oribos and are looking at the Maw. He later patrolled the interior and protected it from the Mawsworn.

Locations

Location	Level range	Reaction	Notes
Various, Plaguelands: The Scarlet Enclave	8-30 Normal/Elite	Alliance Horde	As part of the death knight starting experience.
Acherus: The Ebon Hold, Eastern Plaguelands	15-30 Elite	Alliance Horde
Agmar's Hammer, Dragonblight	15-30 Elite	Alliance Horde	As part of the Dragonblight storyline.
Orgrim's Hammer, Icecrown	25-30 Elite	Alliance Horde	As part of the Icecrown storyline.
Andorhal, Western Plaguelands	15-30 Elite	Alliance Horde	As part of the Western Plaguelands storyline.
Apothecary, Undercity	10-45	Alliance Horde	As part of the Death Knight Campaign.
Acherus: The Ebon Hold	10-45 Elite	Alliance Horde	As part of the Death Knight Campaign.
Oribos	60 Elite	Alliance Horde
Caverns of Time, Tanaris	80 Elite	Alliance Horde	During WoW's 20th Anniversary.

Abilities

The Scarlet Enclave

•  Blood Strike — Instantly strike the enemy, causing 60% weapon damage plus 55 for each disease effect on the target.
•  Icy Touch — Deals 2 to 2 Frost damage modified by attack power and reduces the target's ranged, melee attack, and casting speed by 15% for 20 sec.
•  Plague Strike — A vicious strike that deals weapon damage and plagues the target, dealing Shadow damage over 12 sec.

Icecrown

•  Cleave — Inflicts weapon damage plus additional damage to an enemy and its nearest allies, affecting up to 3 targets.

As a follower

As a Class Hall champion, Koltira Deathweaver is a Blood Death Knight with the following abilities:

•  Death Gate (Ability) — Reduces mission duration by 20%.
•  Blood (Specialization) — A dark guardian who manipulates and corrupts life energy to sustain themselves in the face of an enemy onslaught, countering some Bosses. Counters: Boss
•  Death and Decay (Ability) — Corrupts the ground, causing Shadow damage to counter Minions. Counters: Minions

He can also be assigned as a bodyguard:

•  Bodyguard — Can accompany you as a guardian in the Broken Isles when assigned as a Combat Ally.

Quests

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Scarlet Enclave

While in the service of the Lich King:

•   [8-30] Brothers In Death
•   [8-30] Bloody Breakout

Dragonblight

•  [15-30] Koltira and the Language of Death
•  [15-30] In Service of Blood
•  [15-30] In Service of Frost
•  [15-30] In Service of Unholy
•  [15-30] The Power to Destroy
•  [15-30] The Translated Tome

Icecrown

Koltira aboard Orgrim's Hammer in Icecrown.

•  [25-30] Takes One to Know One
•  [25-30] Poke and Prod
•  [25-30] That's Abominable!
•  [25-30G3] Against the Giants
•  [25-30G5] Coprous the Defiled
•  [25-30G5] Basic Chemistry
•  [25-30] Sneak Preview
•  [25-30] Drag and Drop
•  [25-30] Not a Bug
•  [25-30G3] Need More Info
•  [25-30G5] No Rest For The Wicked
•  [25-30G5] The Ironwall Rampart
•  [25-30G5] Before the Gate of Horror
•  [25-30G5] The Guardians of Corp'rethar
•  [25-30G5] Shatter the Shards
•  [25-30G5 Daily] Neutralizing the Plague
•  [25-30] Chain of Command
•  [25-30] Cannot Reproduce
•  [25-30] Raise the Barricades
•  [25-30] Bloodspattered Banners
•  [25-30] It's All Fun and Games
•  [25-30] If He Cannot Be Turned
•  [25-30] The Shadow Vault
•  [25-30] Opportunity
•  [25-30] Return to the Surface
•  [25-30] Field Repairs
•  [25-30] Futility
•  [25-30] Cradle of the Frostbrood
•  [25-30] Knowledge is a Terrible Burden
•  [25-30] Argent Aid

Western Plaguelands

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•  [15-30] The Battle for Andorhal
•  [15-30] Warchief's Command: Western Plaguelands!
•  [15-30] Scourge First... Alliance Later
•  [15-30] Scholomancer
•  [15-30] Brute Strength
•  [15-30] Araj the Summoner
•  [15-30] Victory, For Now

•  [15-30] The Battle Resumes!
•  [15-30] Ashes to Ashes
•  [15-30] Lindsay Ravensun, Revealed
•  [15-30] The Farmers' Militia

Legion

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•   [10-45] Champion: Koltira Deathweaver

Quotes

Gossip

Scarlet Hold

I'm badly injured, but I'll do what I can to help. Try and stay inside of my anti-magic barrier or the acolytes' magic will tear you apart.

Agmar's Hammer

Leave me be, fool!

Orgrim's Hammer

You're wasting time. Go kill the minions of the Lich King, druid!

Andorhal

With the death of the Lich King, all I have left is my duty. There is no family, there are no friends... there is only this.

War.

Undercity

<Koltira glowers at you.>

Leave... I have nothing to say to you.

Oribos

Do you know how I died, <name>? It was during the defense of Quel'Thalas, under the command of Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner.

She gave her life to save her kingdom, her people, and for her efforts she was raised into undeath. Just as I was. But then our paths diverged.

Sylvanas has inflicted more loss and suffering than either of us endured in life. She imprisoned me in the bowels of Undercity for years after I dared to staunch the bleeding with a momentary truce.

Not even the Ebon Blade could negotiate my release. Say what you will about the Banshee Queen... but she has never relented in life or in death.

Sylvanas will not be an easy foe to fell. She never was.

On-click

Greetings

• "I shall serve."
• "What is your desire?"
• "You need only ask."

Farewell

• "Death alone cannot stop us."
• "We have died so that others may live."
• "We do what the living cannot."

Dialogue

Legion

Main article: A Personal Request#Notes

Main article: Champion: Koltira Deathweaver#Notes

Combat ally

Aggro

• I am right by your side.
• We fight as one.
• The Ebon Blade stands together!

Killed a mob

• Death to our enemies!
• The Ebon Blade prevails!
• I'm just warming up!

Defeated

• I am hurt... I need to recover...
• Go on without me... Complete our task...

Oribos

On approach

• Koltira Deathweaver says: Do you recall anything from the moment of your death, Thassarian? Did the kyrian come for your soul?

Thassarian says: If they did, then I have no memory of it.

Koltira Deathweaver says: I see. What fate do you supposed the Arbiter would have chosen for us?

Thassarian says: It is pointless to speculate. What has happened cannot be changed. We can only move forward, as inexorable as Death itself.

Thassarian says: And what of you, Koltira? What do you remember of your own demise?

Koltira Deathweaver says: I remember you were the one who killed me.

Thassarian says: You are most welcome.

• Thassarian says: The Helm of Domination has been shattered. A strange thought. For so long it has been a symbol of our curse and our duty.

Koltira Deathweaver says: And now we wield our blades on behalf of the one who wore it.

Thassarian says: Bolvar Fordragon is no longer the Lich King. If we are to take orders from anyone, I could think of far worse leaders to issue them.

Koltira Deathweaver says: Like Genn Greymane, for instance?

Thassarian says: Or Sylvanas Windrunner.

Koltira Deathweaver says: Point taken.

WoW's Anniversary

Gossip

It is good to celebrate the past, but we also must mourn it.

 Are there things you'd rather forget?

I do not want to wallow in painful memories, but I don't want to forget them either. Pretending there was only joy in the past dooms you to repeating old mistakes.

 But you should still celebrate the good memories.

I do celebrate, just not as obviously as others.

Dialogue

Lord Thassarian says: I don't see what any of this serves.

Koltira Deathweaver says: Have you no time for reflection or even relaxation? Even death deserves a holiday.

Lord Thassarian says: We could be preparing, or planning.

Koltira Deathweaver says: We have defeated the Lich King, and the powers that made him. We will be ready for what is next.

Lord Thassarian says: The Ebon Blade should demand more of ourselves.

Koltira Deathweaver says: You know, that's why they made a play about you.

Notes and trivia

• Although Koltira died as a high elf, he is later identified by Thassarian as a blood elf while they are both members of the Scourge. It is possible that others began to consider him a blood elf following later conflicts between the Scourge and blood elves in the Eastern Kingdoms and Northrend.
• He calls his runeblade Byfrost, and his deathcharger Bloodmist.
• When asked about if he would show up in Mists of Pandaria Blizzard has admitted that they are debating whether or not to catch up with Koltira now or later. Furthermore, they mentioned that Koltira was in bad straights.
• Exactly when Koltira formally joined the Horde military is unclear. His first appearance in Northrend is when the war against the Lich King is in full swing, in the Horde fortress of Agmar's Hammer.
• Thassarian says that he and Koltira were "hated enemies in life", though Thassarian was already undead at the time they did battle and prior to that, the humans and high elves were allies prior to King Anasterian's abandonment of the Alliance. It is possible that Thassarian was referring to his first (and only) encounter with Koltira prior to the latter's undeath—the Scourge invasion—in which the two were indeed enemies.
• Koltira may have been a Farstrider in life, or at least a ranger. He is shown in the World of Warcraft: Death Knight manga to have been a proficient archer as well as a swordsman, and took part in one of the Farstriders' first attempts to protect the outer elfgates. In Oribos, he says that he died under the command of Sylvanas, supporting it.
• The Horde death knight tier 9 armor sets are named after him.
• A legendary waist item called  [Koltira's Newfound Will] references Koltira and his backstory.
• As a bodyguard, Koltira rides a Crimson Deathcharger on the ground, and a  [Winged Steed of the Ebon Blade] in the air.
• He has two sets of invisible Follower recruiting spells:
  • The first one has the following description:  Follower: Nazgrim — "Koltira was raised into undeath as a Death Knight after being slain by the knight, Thassarian. Despite death at Thassarian's hand, they treated each other as friends up till they found themselves on opposing sides in the Battle for Andorhal. In this battle they held a truce that prevented outright hostilities until Sylvanas Windrunner became involved and he was cast into the Undercity by the Bainshee Queen. When asked about this Koltira refuses to speak any further." The name of the spell is misattributed to Nazgrim.
  • The second one has the following description:  Champion: Koltira — "Within the ranks of the Ebon Blade there are few death knights who can match the swiftness and agility of Koltira Deathweaver. His prowess with the runeblade is legendary." The spell is associated to a buff that says "Koltira Deathweaver is a powerful blood death knight, who uses the vampiric powers undeath to protect his allies."
• Koltira is voiced by Grant George in Legion.

Speculation

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

Why Koltira would find himself fighting for his "queen," Lady Sylvanas Windrunner, is curious, as his stated reason for joining the Horde was to reconcile with his people, now calling themselves the blood elves, and to fight once more for Quel'Thalas. Though not directly addressed as of yet, one of the following may have been a factor:

• During the Scourge invasion in which Koltira was slain, the military leader of Quel'Thalas (and thus Koltira's leader during the battle) was indeed Ranger General Sylvanas Windrunner. It is possible that she called him to service once more.
• The Forsaken contain a number of undead high elves killed during the same battle as Koltira. It is possible that Koltira found the solace he was looking for not with his living kin, but with his undead.
• It is also possible that Koltira never officially joined the Forsaken at all, yet was only dispensed to aid his former ranger-general during the Battle for Andorhal. Although, this is somewhat less likely than the above, considering he is even faction-tagged as part of the Undercity.
• Koltira may have been lacking a purpose once more with the Lich King dead. It is known that death knights are afflicted with the innate need to cause pain, lest they suffer blinding pain and hysteria themselves. Joining the Forsaken military (as the blood elven forces were, for the most part, inactive during the Cataclysm era) may have been in order to sate it, given the Forsaken's abundance of very direct enemies in the region.

It is also unknown if Koltira still considers himself a member of the Forsaken after his imprisonment in the Undercity.

Since Thassarian is canonically the character who completed the quest   [8-30] Where Kings Walk, Koltira may be the one who completed the Horde equivalent,   [8-30] Saurfang's Blessing.

Gallery

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  Koltira, captured by the Scarlet Crusade.
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  Koltira, death knight of Acherus
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  In Oribos.
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  Koltira in the TCG.
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  Brothers in Death in the TCG.

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Sylvanas arrests Koltira

Patch changes

• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

See also

• Koltira Deathweaver, TCG card

External links

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