Voren'thal the Seer
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Blood elf (Humanoid) |
| Level | 12-32 Elite |
| Class | Mage |
| Reaction | Aldor Scryers |
| Affiliation(s) | Scryers, Sha'tar |
| Former affiliation(s) | Sunfury, Illidan's forces, Magisters, Kingdom of Quel'Thalas |
| Occupation | Leader of the Scryers, Seer |
| Former occupation(s) | Close advisor to Kael'thas[1] |
| Location | Seer's Library, Shattrath City[42.8, 91.7] |
| Status | Alive |
“We need to show our people who Kael'thas is really working for.”
Voren'thal the Seer is a blood elf quest giver located in the Seer's Library of the Scryer's Tier in Shattrath City. He is the leader of the Scryers faction.
Biography
The Burning Crusade
Voren'thal, a potent magister and blood elf elder[2] counted among Kael'thas Sunstrider's closest advisors, journeyed with his prince from Azeroth to Outland. During his battles under the Sunfury banner, Voren'thal slew the former draenei vindicator Kaylaan's brother.
When Illidan Stormrage decided to strike against Shattrath City, believing the naaru's holdings could threaten his own sovereignty over Outland,[3] he left the matter to Kael'thas and his blood elves. The prince ordered Voren'thal to lead the attack; however, en route to Shattrath, Voren'thal was struck by a vision of the future: a time when his people would rise up and live free from addiction and despair, restored to their glory. At the heart of the vision was a naaru, shining its Holy Light over Quel'Thalas and easing the torment in the soul of every blood elf it touched. Voren'thal was forever changed by this vision. The blood elves that had followed Kael to Outland had languished on the ruined planet with almost nothing to show for it but further pain. Voren'thal knew that the salvation of his race did not lie with his increasingly unstable prince or the capricious Betrayer.
Voren'thal told his followers of what he had seen, that the key to saving their people may in fact lie with the naaru. Many were optimistic, and shared his sentiments; they were desperate for a new, better path to follow.[4]
The blood elf forces approached Shattrath, and the Aldor vindicators and exarchs prepared to defend their city. However, the unexpected happened - the blood elves put down their weapons before the draenei defenders. Voren'thal stepped forward and demanded an audience with the master of the Sha'tar, the naaru A'dal. As A'dal approached him, Voren'thal went to his knees before the naaru and said, "I've seen you in a vision, naaru. My race's only hope for survival lies with you. My followers and I are here to serve you." A'dal accepted the offer of assistance from Voren'thal and his men, who became known as the Scryers. This defection proved to be devastating to Kael, and subsequently to Illidan; Voren'thal's forces had included many of Kael's most gifted scholars and magisters.
Voren'thal, thereafter known as the Seer,[5] learned to focus and refine his prophetic visions and used this clairvoyance to seek the truth of matters cloaked in falsehoods.[6]
He sent word to Kael'thas, urging him to break away from Illidan and lead their people to Shattrath, but Kael was furious that his army had abandoned him to follow the naaru. Publicly, he condemned the act as treason and an attack on his sovereignty as prince. Privately, he saw Voren'thal's defection as evidence of his own failure.[7]
After the defection, Voren'thal and his followers set a base in what is now known as the Scryer's Tier in the southern part of Shattrath. Voren'thal himself continues to lead the Scryers from within the Seer's Library at the center of the Tier, where he directed the Scryers' efforts against both Kael'thas and Illidan.
Illidan
When Maiev Shadowsong approached A'dal to ask for help against the Betrayer, the naaru refused to help her but advised her to seek out Voren'thal. As she turned to leave, she saw a blood elf walking toward her and thought it was Voren'thal. Embittered by her history with the Highborne and recent conflict with the Illidari blood elves, however, Maiev spurned Voren'thal's aid.[8]
Quests
[15-30] Voren'thal the Seer 
- [15-30] Synthesis of Power
- [15-30] Arcane Tomes
- [25-30G5] Turning Point
- [25-30] Bound for Glory
Quotes
- Gossip
There are those who seek to lie and twist the truth. Seers, on the other hand, bring the truth to light.
The purpose of this library, <name>, is to make a seer out of everyone.
Notes
- According to Kaylaan, Voren'thal only became known as the Seer after founding the Scryers, implying the vision that impelled his defection to the Sha'tar marked the onset of his powers of prophecy. If so, he may owe the manifestation of his clairvoyance to the naaru, especially considering the timing of his first vision and its content.
- According to the quest text in Turning Point, Voren'thal is in rather poor health; he says "My frail health prevents me from aiding you in person with this endeavor", indicating that he is not well. Also, according to the quest text in Bound for Glory, he also appears to be old in relation to other blood elves; Spymaster Thalodien says, "Make sure Voren'thal doesn't topple over with excitement from the news - the old man's getting a bit fragile, if you know what I mean.", pointing once again to the fact that he may be unwell.
Patch changes
- Patch 2.0.3 (2007-01-09): Added.
See also
- Shattrath City NPCs
- Voren'thal the Seer, TCG card
References
- ^
[15-30] Voren'thal's Visions
- ^ [15-30] City of Light
- ^ Ultimate Visual Guide, pg. 146
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3, pg. 141
- ^
[25-30G5] Deathblow to the Legion
- ^ [15-30] Voren'thal's Visions
- ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3, pg. 144
- ^ World of Warcraft: Illidan, chapter 10
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