Dragonflayer clan

Dragonflayer clan
Main leader	Unknown
Formerly	King Ymiron
Secondary leaders	Unknown
Formerly	Queen Angerboda †
Race(s)	Vrykul
Base of operations	Utgarde Keep, Wyrmskull Village, Nifflevar, Voldrune, Halgrind
Theater of operations	Howling Fjord

The Dragonflayer clan^[1] is a vrykul clan under the control of the slumbering King Ymiron. They have taken up residence in Utgarde Keep, on the shores of Lake Cauldros, within the Howling Fjord of Northrend. Ingvar the Plunderer commands the clan's dragon-riders in their attacks against the town of Valgarde.

History[]

Ancient past[]

Thousands of years ago before the Sundering, King Ymiron was the leader of the Dragonflayer clan when they were still titan-forged iron.^[2] Under his leadership the clan finally gained the upper hand against its foes and in a coordinated offensive, the vrykul attacked and drove the jalgar into Kalimdor's lush central forests.^[3]

15,000 years ago,^[4] the clan found themselves afflicted by the curse of flesh. Ymiron blamed the titans and then tried to purge the “weakness” from his own people.^[2]

When vrykul women began giving birth to small, malformed children - a development that spread fear and superstition among the vrykul clans, Ymiron blamed the absent Keepers for it. He ordered the weak and ugly children born to Dragonflayer women be killed, but some vrykul could not bear to do it and secreted them away to Tirisfal Glades, where legends told that other vrykul had fled there with Tyr long ago. In an effort to stave off the curse of flesh, the Dragonflayers went to sleep beneath northern Kalimdor in facilities such as Gjalerbron.^[3]

Wrath of the Lich King[]

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Shortly before the beginning of the war against the Lich King, the slumbering vrykul awakened. Many of them would come to believe that the Lich King was a god of death, such as the Dragonflayer clan, and pledged themselves to the Scourge.

During the war, they began attacking Valgarde, the primary Alliance fortresses in eastern Northrend.^[5] They captured a number of Alliance soldiers and either left them impaled ^[6] or imprisoned in Wyrmskull Village.^[7] They were also making plans to attack Westguard Keep; the details of the plans were in the hands of Yanis the Mystic. However, he was killed and the [Dragonflayer Battle Plans] were retrieved.^[1]

Some Dragonflayer pitted their prisoners against powerful vrykul gladiators, then threw out their corpses for a necromancer to raise as ghouls when they lost.^[8]An Alliance force entered the Utgarde Catacombs where this was taking place, freeing the prisoners and defying the vrykul champions in [10-30] The Ring of Judgment. They also took the [Ancient Cipher].^[9]

Yet another faction of the clan led by Skeld Drakeson traveled to the Ember clutch to breed Proto-Whelps and Red Proto-Drakes. The Ember Clutch Ancient charged an adventurer with driving them out.^[10]

Queen Angerboda was found by the Forsaken to be awakening her husband King Ymiron. She was killed before she could finish the task and the Lich King spirited the still-dormant king away to Utgarde Pinnacle, promising that if her killers were foolish enough to follow him there, he would have the chance to avenge his wife.^[11]

The Royal Apothecary Society designed a new Forsaken Blight, capable of killing all life in Halgrind. Thorvald, the chieftain of the town, fled when the Forsaken took the city. The remaining vrykul, while not dropping dead from exposure, found themselves trapped and slowly killed. He was killed later for his blood.^[12]

The Dragonflayers in Voldrune in the Grizzly Hills imbued talismans with flame to control proto-drakes. As the vrykul prepared for war, they were killed by adventurers who took command of Flamebringer to kill Thane Torvald Eriksson.

Adventurers ventured into the halls of Utgarde Keep and its pinnacle to permanently remove the threat posed by the Dragonflayer. Despite fighting alongside a few members of the Ymirjar, the elite army of vrykul loyal to the Lich King, they were almost entirely wiped out. In the end, even their king, Ymiron, would fall at the invaders' hands.

Exploring Azeroth[]

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According to reports from Westguard Keep after the war against the Jailer, the vrykul of Howling Fjord were keeping to themselves.^[13]

Members[]

Named[]

Name	Role	Status	Location
King Ymiron	Champion of the Valarjar, Former King of the vrykul and leader of the Dragonflayer.	Killable (Wow) Alive (lore)	Ymiron's Seat, Utgarde Keep Skyhold (lore)
Queen Angerboda	Queen of the Vrykul and wife of Ymiron.	Killable (Wow) Deceased (lore)	Gjalerbron
Ingvar the Plunderer	Commander of the assaults on Valgarde. Killed and transformed into a vargul for his failure, then killed again.	Killable (Wow) Deceased (lore)	Tyr's Terrace, Utgarde Keep
Yanis the Mystic	Hand of Ingvar	Killable	Wyrmskull Village
Svala Sorrowgrave	Formerly Ingvar's lieutenant. Was transformed into a Valkyr by the Lich King as a reward for her service.	Killable (Wow) Deceased (lore)	Observance Hall, Utgarde Keep
Skadi the Ruthless	Powerful vrykul warrior. Earned his title by slaughtering any vrykul parents who did not kill their malformed offspring as their king demanded. Uses Grauf as a proto-drake mount and commands a small army of vargul.	Killable (Wow) Deceased (lore)	Eagle's Eye, Utgarde Keep
Thorvald	Former chieftain of Halgrind	Killable	Thorvald's Camp, Howling Fjord
Firjus the Soul Crusher	Gladiator at the Ring of Judgement	Killable	Utgarde Catacombs, Utgarde Keep
Yorus the Flesh Harvester	Gladiator at the Ring of Judgement	Killable	Utgarde Catacombs, Utgarde Keep
Jlarborn the Strategist	Gladiator at the Ring of Judgement	Killable	Utgarde Catacombs, Utgarde Keep
Oluf the Violent	Gladiator at the Ring of Judgement	Killable	Utgarde Catacombs, Utgarde Keep
Skeld Drakeson	Leader of Vrykul in Ember Clutch	Killable	Ember Clutch, Howling Fjord
Skarvald the Constructor	Minion of Dalronn the Controller	Killable	Utgarde Keep
Vigdis the War Maiden (presumed)	Wandering warrior riding on a Black Proto-Drake.	Killable	Howling Fjord