Plagued dragon
| Plagued dragons | |
|---|---|
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| Breath | Disease |
| Major leader(s) | None |
| Formerly |
 Vectus † |
| Area(s) | Scholomance, Storm Peaks, Icecrown |
| Homeworld | Azeroth |
| Language(s) | Draconic |
| Affiliation | Scourge |
| Status | Defunct |
Plagued dragons are dragons and proto-drakes that have been infused with the Plague of Undeath by the Cult of the Damned.
Background
World of Warcraft
By the Year 25 ADP, the experiment had begun within Scholomance as another method of spreading the plague. The necromancers of Scholomance, working under Vectus, used black dragon eggs from the Burning Steppes as the basis for their experiments,[1] and hoped to unleash the plagued dragons on Azeroth as a dragonflight. However, the Argent Dawn caught wind of their activities and worked to destroy the abominable plagued dragons before they could be deployed.[2]
The Archlich Kel'Thuzad once nursed a plague-infected whelp to adulthood, feeding it only the finest liquefied remains.[3]
Wrath of the Lich King
During the war against the Lich King in 27 ADP, the Hyldnir frost vrykul of Valkyrion joined the ranks of the Scourge and served the Lich King by capturing proto-drakes and their eggs, infecting them with the plague through the Blighted Pool, waters filled with corruption and disease in the Storm Peaks. The infected creatures became their mounts and nest all around in the mountains above their village.[4] These plagued proto-drakes were also used as mounts by the vrykul of Valkyrion in Icecrown, and were later targeted by Gretta the Arbiter who ordered adventurers to destroy the plagued eggs.[5]
Dragonflight Codex
Even after the return of the Dragon Isles in 40 ADP, no one knows the current state or whereabouts of the plague brood. The Argent Crusade had seen ongoing cultist activity on the island of Caer Darrow over the years, but the Cult of the Damned seemed to have lost interest in draconic experiments.[6]
Known
Notes
- Notably, both incarnations of plagued dragons are not listed as undead, meaning that they were meant to represent a sort of living draconic host; rather than the more commonplace undead dragons.
Gallery
References
- ^ Vectus says: We await a batch of black dragon eggs from the Burning Steppes. We believe that, through their study, we will advance our knowledge dramatically.
- ^
[58D] Plagued Hatchlings
- ^ Scourged Whelpling
- ^ Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 148
- ^ [25-30 Daily] The Aberrations Must Die
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex, pg. 182
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