Xenedar
 The Xenedar | |
|---|---|
 The Xenedar after crashing | |
| Type | Dimensional ship |
| Ruler(s) |
 Xe'ra |
| Affiliation | Army of the Light |
| Location | Western Krokuun |
| Status | Crashed |
The Xenedar is a dimensional ship belonging to the Army of the Light and their former headquarters. It split off from the Genedar some time after the draenei fled Argus.[1]
Background
A Thousand Years of War
Aboard the Xenedar, after he trained for several years along with Alleria Windrunner, Turalyon was eventually infused with the Light by Xe'ra, granting him immortality.[2] 500 Nether-years later, Turalyon had become the High Exarch of the Army of the Light. Following a failed assault to try and shut down Argus' barriers, the demonic assassin named Eradication snuck aboard the Xenedar and ambushed Turalyon, stabbing him and Lothraxion with a dagger that cut them off from the Light. As he prepared to trap Turalyon's soul within a soulstone, they were ultimately saved by the unexpected arrival of Alleria and her mastery over the shadows. When Xe'ra arrived, Turalyon pleaded for mercy for Alleria, who still refused to renounce the Void, and she was imprisoned instead.[3]
Legion
During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, after Illidan Stormrage used the Sargerite Keystone to connect Argus with Azeroth, the Armies of Legionfall traveled to the demonic world aboard another dimensional ship, the Vindicaar. Soon after, the Xenedar joined them, only for it to be immediately shot down by Chief Engineer Ishkar using the Burning Legion's cannons.[4]
It would later be discovered that Turalyon, High Exarch of the Army of the Light, had survived the crash.[5] After an adventurer united with him, and later with his wife Alleria Windrunner, the three traveled to the crashed Xenedar to retrieve Xe'ra, the naaru who had previously sent her sentience core, 
[Light's Heart], to Azeroth.[6] The Light Mother was then brought to the Vindicaar, as the Army of the Light secured the Xenedar to avoid it falling into the Legion's hands.[7]
Following the end of the Argus Campaign, the Vindicaar replaced the Xenedar as the dimensional ship and headquarters of the Army of the Light.[8]
Inhabitants
Commander Vecaya
Xe'ra
Guardians of the Light- Lightforged Bulwarks
- Lightforged Dragoons
- Lightforged Warpriests
Notes and trivia
- It was described as a warship used to engage the Burning Legion in tactical guerilla strikes on Argus for centuries.[9]
- The way the Xenedar crash-landed, with its back in the side of a mountain, is similar to the crash of the Exodar.
- The Xenedar greatly damaged the ground of the area upon crashing, revealing golden argunite in its trail.
- In some early concept art, the ship was called "Benodar".[10]
- In Hearthstone, it appears as an uncollectible legendary paladin location in the Caverns of Time set.
- In the The Great Dark Beyond expansion, the starship known as The Exile's Hope bears a resemblance to the Xenedar, though they remain separate vessels.
Gallery
Concept art
The Xenedar in Hearthstone.
Patch changes
- Patch 7.3.0 (2017-08-29): Added.
References
- ^ Lost Codex BlizzCon 2017 Interview
- ^ A Thousand Years of War Part Two: The Emerald Star
- ^ A Thousand Years of War Part Three: Shadow and Light
- ^
[45] Into the Night
- ^ [45] The Prophet's Gambit
- ^ [45] The Light Mother
- ^ [45] Light's Return
- ^
[40-80] The Lightforged
- ^ Patch 7.3 Preview: The Campaign for Argus *Updated Sept. 12
- ^ Argus by Jimmy Lo on ArtStation - "Surface of Argus looking towards Benodar..."
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