| Saidan Dathrohan | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Human |
| Level | 62 (Elite) |
| Class | Paladin |
| Affiliation(s) | The Scarlet Crusade, formerly the Knights of the Silver Hand |
| Occupation | Master of the Crusade |
| Location | The Scarlet Bastion, Stratholme |
| Status | Dead (Possessed by Balnazzar) |
| Relative(s) | Unknown |
Saidan Dathrohan was one of the first Knights of the Silver Hand, and subsequently Grand Crusader of the Scarlet Crusade. He was later killed by Balnazzar, in order for the demon to possess his corpse.Template:Cite
Conflict with Fordring
Following the Second War, Dathrohan was called to Mardenholde to investigate rumors of orcish activity, and discovered the orc Eitrigg hiding in the remains of a ruined guard tower. Dathrohan was horrified to see his childhood friend and fellow paladin Tirion Fordring defending the orc, and arrested him. Dathrohan oversaw Fordring's exile for his crime, and the supposed draining of his powers of the 
[Holy Light].
The Grand Crusader
Subsequent to the disbanding of the Silver Hand and the fall of Lordaeron to the Scourge, Dathrohan was slain by the Dreadlord Balnazzar, who then proceeded to possess his corpse (his power sustains the body so it does not decompose; in fact, it appears in all respects as if alive). Balnazzar under his new guise helped found the Scarlet Crusade, and became its Grand Crusader.Template:Cite Alternatively, the "Grand Crusader" (who is not mentioned by name), may have appeared after the Crusade's founding, as indicated High Inquisitor Fairbanks.[1] Once Highlord Mograine was murdered, Balnazzar used Dathrohan's form to slowly transform the Crusade into a paranoid regime. From the Scarlet Bastion in the ruins of Stratholme, he directly leads a group of warriors known as the Crimson Legion and manipulates the two supreme chiefs of the Crusade, Isillien and Abbendis.
Failed Assault on Naxxramas
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Several items that drop within Naxxramas bear the title "Grand Crusader," such as Belt of the Grand Crusader, 
[Leggings of the Grand Crusader], and Spaulders of the Grand Crusader. This hints that Balnazzar may have at one time attempted to raid Naxxramas together with his Crimson Crusaders, but was repelled by the servants of Kel'Thuzad, who claimed parts of his armor in the process. It is quite possible that it was during this encounter that Balnazzar struck the deal with Kel'Thuzad in order to get rid of Highlord Mograine, at the same time securing his own survival.