Thargas Anvilmar
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| Title | <Defender of Thandol Span> |
| Gender | Male |
| Race(s) | Ironforge dwarf[1] (Humanoid) |
| Level | 30 |
| Class | Warrior |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Affiliation(s) | Anvilmar family, Ironforge |
| Occupation | Patriarch of the Anvilmars, Hero of Ironforge[2] |
| Location | Wetlands |
| Status | Alive |
| Relative(s) | Hjalmar (brother), Modimus (ancestor)[3] |
Thargas Anvilmar is an Ironforge dwarf in service of king Magni Bronzebeard who has fought alongside King Varian. He is currently the patriarch of the Anvilmars and the last direct descendant of Modimus Anvilmar, the last High King of all dwarves. He is described as one of the finest heroes of Ironforge and is noted to swing wide.[2]
Thargas made his first appearance in-game as a quest giver in Cataclysm.
Biography
First War
Thargas fought in the First War and was imprisoned in the Blackrock Depths. He was released by his brother Hjalmar.[4]
World of Warcraft: The Comic
Thargas Anvilmar was sent by King Magni Bronzebeard to meet Varian Wrynn ("Lo'Gosh"), Valeera Sanguinar and Broll Bearmantle at Menethil Harbor and escort them back to Ironforge. After they landed, Thargas followed them to an inn where he helped the three companions fight a band from the Defias Brotherhood. He then told Varian and his friends about another "King Varian" who has returned to Stormwind.
When Thargas, Varian, Broll Bearmantle, and Valeera Sanguinar were traveling on their way to Ironforge; they were attacked by a group of Dark Iron dwarves. When the heroes defeated them; their leader, Gunnar Flyntrock, told Thargas that his brother, Hjalmar Anvilmar, was captured by the Dark Iron dwarves at Thandol Span. The company then decided to go and rescue him.
At Thandol Span, they found Hjalmar held captive by Dark Iron dwarves under the command of Balgaras the Foul. Balgaras intended to kill Hjalmar by melting the Helm of the Anvilmars onto his face. However, Thargas cut his hand off before he could cast a fire spell, and Hjalmar was thus set free. With his other hand, Balgaras lit one of the explosives. Hjalmar jumped in front of the blast to prevent it from killing his brother and was mortally injured by the explosion. Before he died, he gave the Helm of the Anvilmars to Thargas telling him to save Thandol Span. In Hjalmar's name, Thargas killed many Dark Irons and helped save the span.[5]
Afterward, he returned to Ironforge where the group decided to investigate the disappearance of Marshal Windsor in the Blackrock Depths. Thargas then aided him in driving off Onyxia from Stormwind and assaulting Onyxia's Lair. After Onyxia was slain, Thargas departed with the Stormwind soldiers who were returning to the Eastern Kingdoms so that he could sort out the affairs involving his brother's death and his own estates. Varian thanked Thargas for his aid and friendship and told him that Anvilmar could always count on Stormwind as an ally.
Wolfheart
Thargas, along with other representatives of the Council of Three Hammers, attended the summit to vote Gilneas into the Alliance. He represented the Bronzebeard clan.[6]
Cataclysm
After the Cataclysm, Longbraid the Grim sent Alliance adventurers to aid Thargas[2] in defending the Thandol Span and retaking Dun Modr. He could initially be found just outside the town, poised for combat and standing over the corpses of several Twilight Riflemen. Thargas requested to kill the cult members in Dun Modr.[7]
He then participated in the battle for Thandol Span against the cultists. He discovered that Balgaras, Calamoth Ashbeard, and their companions were alive, whereas they had been killed before, now seemingly brought back with the power of the Twilight's Hammer. Thargas was joined by the dwarves of the Wetlands, and together they defeated the Dark Irons. Thargas hoped Calamoth was gone for good.[8] After the battle, Thargas sent the adventurer to inform Captain Nials in Refuge Pointe in the Arathi Highlands about the Twilight's Hammer.[9]
Tides of War
Thargas was present during a meeting with Varian and other Alliance leaders and ambassadors to decide on the best way to destroy the Horde's blockade around Kalimdor after the Destruction of Theramore.[10]
Quests
[10-30] Anvilmar the Hero 
- [10-30] The Twilight's Hammer Revealed
- [10-30] The Battle of Thandol Span
- [10-30] Into Arathi
Quotes
- Main article: The Battle of Thandol Span#Notes
Notes and trivia
- Thargas referred to himself as the impetuous brother and Hjalmar as the levelheaded one.[5]
- Thargas hates sea and air travel as they make him sick.[11][12]
- Thargas' first ever appearance was as an action figure in DC Unlimited's World of Warcraft: Series 1 action figure set, where he appeared to be wearing Destroyer Armor.
- In World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue III, the DC catalog description reads: "Living beneath the snow-capped mountains of Khaz Modan, the noble dwarves revel in the thoughts of vicious battles. Many, like Thargas, are quick to rise up and defend friends in the Alliance, fighting with unmatched courage and valor."[13]
- An unused NPC representing Thargas is situated in the same ID range as other legendary warriors presumably meant to appear in Skyhold. He and most of these NPCs didn't make it out of the Legion alpha stage.
- Another unused NPC was meant for the scrapped Wetlands Legion Invasions.
Speculation
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- As a member of the Anvilmar family, he may be a senator of Ironforge.
- His last words in the comic to Varian Wrynn were that he was going to make arrangements regarding his brother's death and his own estates, possibly implying he will succeed his brother as senator.
- In Tides of Darkness, Orgrim Doomhammer recalls shortly before the Second War that the Horde had encountered "one or two" dwarves on Azeroth thus far.[14] He may have been referring to Thargas and Hjalmar, given that Thargas fought in the First War and was imprisoned in Blackrock Depths, where Hjalmar released him. Anduin Lothar remembered having previously met dwarves "once or twice" back in Stormwind after Ironforge joined the Alliance. He may have fought alongside Thargas and Hjalmar during the First War, as he had been impressed by the strength and endurance of dwarves.[15]
Gallery
The action figure.
Thargas takes on a group of Dark Irons
Patch changes
- Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.
References
- ^ Conflicting Loyalties
- ^ a b c [10-30] Anvilmar the Hero
- ^ Ask CDev#Ask CDev Answers - Round 3
- ^ Descent
- ^ a b Last of the Line
- ^ Wolfheart
- ^ [10-30] The Twilight's Hammer Revealed
- ^ [10-30] The Battle of Thandol Span
- ^ [10-30] Into Arathi
- ^ Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War
- ^ Through the Mirror Darkly
- ^ Flashback
- ^ World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue III, pg. 100
- ^ Tides of Darkness, pg. 61
- ^ Tides of Darkness, pg. 336