Zar'jira

The naga sorceress Zar'jira, known to the Darkspear tribe as the Sea Witch, was a supposed goddess that the Underworld Minions, including a band of murlocs, worshiped on the Darkspear islands in the Maelstrom until Thrall destroyed their cavern of worship. The murlocs' leader, the murloc sorcerer, referred to her as "the exalted one".

Third War
The Sea Witch demanded regular sacrifices from her murloc worshipers, which led them to capture visitors to their island chain. Thrall, his soldiers, the Darkspears, and Kul'Tiras Marines were captured by her followers to be sacrificed. The Horde and Darkspears managed to escape due to Thrall's efforts, though they lost Sen'jin. The Kul Tiras soldiers weren't so lucky. Afterwards, Thrall managed to hold back her followers and escape on the boats. Afterwards, the volcano on the island began to erupt — which started the sinking of the island. Thrall's forces and the remaining Darkspears quickly repaired their ships as they held the line against attacks. They successfully escaped, and as they left, the Sea Witch taunted Thrall that the "Dark Tide" would soon claim him.

Cataclysm
After the Cataclysm, Zar'jira travels to the Echo Isles, leading her Spitescale naga to finish what she started, the extermination of the Darkspear tribe. The fight to vanquish her involves Vol'jin, Vanira, Zuni and multiple "phases". Zar'jira's death comes at great cost: Zuni is killed and his soul is torn by Zar'jira's power. The immense power released by the Sea Witch's death was utilized by Vol'jin to contact Thrall.

Objective of

 * An Ancient Enemy

In the RPG
Zar'jira was a powerful naga spellcaster who had used magic to gain the murloc followers.

Memorable quotes

 * Echo Isles
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Notes and trivia

 * In Cataclysm, Zar'jira uses the same model as Lady Vashj.
 * The character appeared in the Warcraft III demo, an extension of the Exodus of the Horde tutorial campaign. The missions featuring her were omitted from the release of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos but were included with Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
 * After the level is completed, the Underground Minions team has an icon of a night elf. Later, they have an icon of a human soldier.
 * Zar'jira is voiced by Jessica Straus.

Speculation
The Sea Witch uses a banshee model in Warcraft III. Alliance & Horde Compendium stated that Zar'jira was indeed a naga sea witch. In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Zar'jira was revealed to be a naga. In Reforged, her model is that of a naga sea witch as well. As she is translucent in WoW, however, she may also be a banshee or a ghost.

It seems the Manifestations of the Sea Witch that Zar'jira summoned may be the creature with the banshee model encountered in Warcraft III, if it wasn't Zar'jira herself.