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| character = [[Archmage]] [[Archmage of Kirin Tor|of Kirin Tor]], [[Mage]], [[Wizard]]
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| occupation = Advisor to [[A'dal]] (current); [[Alliance Expedition]] leader, Archmage of Nethergarde, Kirin Tor archmage,<ref name=Shadows & Light 41>[[Shadows & Light]] 41</ref> [[Medivh|Medivh's]] apprentice, Ruler of Nethergarde (previous)
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'''John Turner''' is a wandering level 8 quest giver located in [[the Commons]] in the [[dwarf]] city of [[Ironforge]].
  
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'''Khadgar''' is one of the most powerful wizards to have ever lived. He was the apprentice for the [[Guardian of Tirisfal|Last Guardian]], [[Medivh]], and went on to become one of the greatest heroes of the Alliance during the [[Second War]] and as a commander of the [[Alliance Expedition]] to Draenor. His name is [[dwarven]] and means "trust".<ref name=The Last Guardian 36>[[The Last Guardian]] 36</ref> This gave him an odd dichotomy with Medivh, whose name means "keeper of secrets" in [[Thalassian]].
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== Biography ==
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===Apprenticeship with Medivh===
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At the young age of 17, Khadgar was sent by the [[Kirin Tor]] to apprentice under the wizard [[Medivh]] in his tower at [[Karazhan]]. At first, Khadgar believed Medivh to be nothing more than he appeared to be — a kindly, old, if slightly eccentric wizard — but it wasn't long before he discovered Medivh was actually a [[Guardian of Tirisfal]], a lineage of incredibly powerful wizards empowered by a council to combat the forces of the Burning Legion. Soon after he began to sense something was drastically wrong with his master, though he never suspected that Medivh was actually being controlled by [[Sargeras]], the Dark [[Titan]], he became suspicious of his master's actions and motives.<ref>''[[The Last Guardian]]''</ref>
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Eventually, he unraveled Medivh's plot to open a portal between [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] and [[Draenor]], after meeting a [[History of the Horde|Horde]] emissary, the [[half-orc]] assassin [[Garona]]. Knowing it was already too late to stop the [[Dark Portal]] from opening further, Khadgar and Garona rushed to King [[Llane Wrynn]] of Azeroth for help. The pair, along with Lord [[Anduin Lothar]] and a group of soldiers, returned to Karazhan to find Medivh in psychic link with the orc [[warlock]] [[Gul'dan]]. Khadgar managed to best his master and Sargeras by plunging a sword into Medivh's heart, but not before becoming cursed with frailty and old age. By the end of the events of [[Last Guardian]], Khadgar had gone from a young adult to an old man with a great white beard.
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===The Second War===
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Following Medivh's death and the fall of [[Stormwind]] to the orcs, Khadgar fled north with Lord Lothar and the rest of the refugees to [[Lordaeron]]. He spent the [[Second War]] fighting with the [[Alliance of Lordaeron]], all the while studying Medivh's spells and the nature of the Dark Portal. When the tide of the war turned and the Alliance managed to push the Horde back to the Portal itself, Khadgar attempted to destroy the Dark Portal, effectively severing the link between Azeroth and Draenor. The rift between worlds remained, however. To guard against a second attack from Draenor, Khadgar oversaw the construction of [[Nethergarde Keep]] in the [[Blasted Lands]].
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===The Alliance Expedition===
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Khadgar's fears would be validated only a year after Nethergarde's completion, when the portal opened again, and orc forces began pouring out, striking strategically to steal powerful artifacts. Fearing a second invasion, Khadgar led an [[Alliance Expedition]] to the orc homeworld, where he quickly discovered that the situation was even worse than he had feared. The orcs, under the leadership of the [[shaman (lore)|shaman]] [[Ner'zhul]], were planning on opening doorways to new worlds for the Horde to plunder. Unable to stop Ner'zhul from opening his portals, and unable to contain the terrible energies that were unleashed by the many portals, Draenor was being torn apart.
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To prevent the potential destruction of Azeroth, the archmage used [[Book of Medivh|Medivh's spellbook]] to close the Dark Portal from the other side, thereby shielding Azeroth from the final cataclysm of Draenor's destruction. Khadgar ushered the survivors into one of the rifts (he was trapped on the other side the portal when Draenor exploded and was believed to be dead).<ref name="Shadows & Light 41">[[Shadows & Light]] 41</ref>
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<gallery widths="120">
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File:HeroKhadgarWC2.gif|Khadgar in Warcraft II.
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File:KhadgarCinematicW2.JPG|Khadgar in ''[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]''.
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File:KhadgarDarkPortalW2.JPG|Khadgar closes the Dark Portal.
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==The Burning Crusade==
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[[File:Khadgar in Shattrath.jpg|thumb|Khadgar in WoW.]]
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[[File:A'dal - Khadgar.jpg|thumb|Khadgar with [[A'dal]].]]
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In ''World of Warcraft'', Khadgar is a level 71 [[quest giver]] in the [[Terrace of Light]] of [[Shattrath City]]. He is affiliated with the [[Sha'tar]].
   
 
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* {{questclass|Alliance|Paladin|13|The Tome of Divinity (3)}} (Dwarf)
  
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* {{Questlong|Neutral|65|Allegiance to the Aldor}}
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* {{questclass|Alliance|Paladin|13|The Tome of Divinity (4)}} (Dwarf)
  
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* {{Questlong|Neutral|65|Allegiance to the Scryers}}
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* {{Questlong|Neutral|65|Voren'thal the Seer}}
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* {{Questlong|Neutral|70+|Entry Into Karazhan}} (Dungeon)
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* {{Questlong|Neutral|70+|The Second and Third Fragments}} (Dungeon)
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* {{Questlong|Neutral|70+|The Master's Touch}} (Dungeon)
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* {{Questlong|Neutral|70|The Violet Eye}}
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* {{Questlong|Neutral|70|The Tempest Key}}
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Khadgar, now an advisor to the naaru called [[A'dal]], can be found in the center dome of the [[Terrace of Light]] of [[Shattrath City]], located in the western borders of [[Terokkar Forest]]. He appears as an NPC representing the need of the [[Alliance]] and the [[Horde]] to work together to defeat the [[Burning Legion]] (much like the [[Argent Dawn]] in Azeroth, which encourages the rival factions to ally against the [[Scourge]]). It would appear that at some point in their travels, the Expedition encountered the [[naaru]], and have joined their holy quest to stop the Legion in its tracks. Because of Outland's nature, it is a strategic location in the Nether, and is the perfect staging ground for Legion invasions or a resistance.
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Khadgar explains to the varied [[race]]s of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]] that although they may have withstood the Burning Legion twice, the Burning Legion is still marching across the universe continuing their [[Burning Crusade]], an ongoing war to snuff out life in the universe, burning planets and crushing everyone in their path and that [[adventurer]]s must join the fight.<ref>{{ref web
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|url = http://bbs.ngacn.cc/read.php?tid=350403&fpage=3
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|title = CGW：World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
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|date = 16-11-2005
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|work = Computer Gaming World, December, 2005 by Jeff Green
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|quote = "The [[Burning Crusade]]," says [[Metzen]], "is the [[Burning Legion]]'s ongoing war to snuff out life in the universe, to put it mildly." Khadgar explains to the varied races of Azeroth that although they may have withstood the Burning Legion twice, the bad guys are still marching across the universe, burning planets and crushing everyone in their path—and that mortal heroes (like you) must join the fight.
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==== Khadgar's story in his own words ====
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After touring Shattrath with his servant, this conversation opens with Khadgar:
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{{gossip|''I've heard your name spoken only in whispers, mage. Who are you?''}}
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:I am Khadgar, former apprentice to the fallen [[Guardian of Tirisfal|Guardian]], [[Medivh]]. I'm sure you've heard his name before.''
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:It was I who discovered that Medivh had been possessed by the Evil One, [[Sargeras]] - and that he had opened the Dark Portal between this world and Azeroth. Though I honored my Master, I was forced to slay him and put his tortured soul to rest.
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{{gossip|''Go on, please.''}}
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:I fought alongside Lord [[Anduin Lothar]] as we drove the [[Horde]] from our lands in Azeroth. As the heir of Medivh's legacy, I could do no less.
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:When the call finally came to invade this grim world - and put an end to the orcs' evil forever - I stepped forward along with my friends [[Turalyon]], [[Alleria Windrunner|Alleria]], [[Danath Trollbane|Danath]] and [[Kurdran Wildhammer|Kurdran]].
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{{gossip|''I see.''}}
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:My comrades and I called ourselves the [[Sons of Lothar]] - in honor of the greatest, most selfless man we ever knew. We gave our all to defeat [[Ner'zhul]] and end his madness.
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:As this doomed world fell apart around us, we shattered the [[Dark Portal]] to prevent any further harm from befalling our beloved Azeroth.
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{{gossip|''What did you do then?''}}
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:Trapped in this broken wasteland, we did our best to survive. Over time we sensed that a new evil was closing in around us from the [[Twisting Nether]]. More foul than the [[Fel orc|dark orcs]] - it was the [[Burning Legion]] itself that sought to take hold of this... Outland.
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{{gossip|''What happened next?''}}
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:While my comrades held the line against the encroaching darkness, I used my magic to reach out into the [[Great Dark Beyond]]. There, I sensed beings of immense [[Light]] - of unfathomable purity.
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:It was [[A'dal]] and his naaru I had found. It was nothing short of... a miracle.
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{{gossip|''I see.''}}
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:<Khadgar grins to himself>
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:I convinced A'dal and his brethren to return here with me. I believe that only their power can drive the Legion from this universe. But as you will no doubt find - their power must first live in our hearts.
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:To combat the darkness, we must become beacons of their eternal Light.
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[[File:Khadgar crisis.jpg|thumb|As seen in the [[News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal!|movie]].]]
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====Wrath in Shattrath====
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{{For|quotes and transcript of the video ''News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal!''|Gnomeregan Gnews Gnetwork#News From Outland}}
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One day an unknown odor caused havoc in [[Shattrath City]]. Khadgar was interviewed by [[Strombone]] and he told that in all his days in [[Outland]] he had never smelled such a terrible stench. He said that there were refugees from all over in this city and it would be very hard to know where it comes from.<ref name=crisis>{{ref web|url = http://media.worldofwarcraft.com/movies/video_loader/wow_video.htm?vid=crisisatdaportal-en&dir=movies/crisisatdaportal&crisisatdaportal&rating=wow|title = Crisis at the Portal|accessdate = 20-07-2009|author = [[Blizzard Entertainment Inc.]]|date = April 19, 2007 |work = News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal|language = English}}</ref>
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Strombone then asked if something like that had happened before, and Khadgar told him about [[Tobias the Filth Gorger]]. Finally it was discovered that Tobias was, indeed, the source of the odor.<ref name=crisis/>
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==Authorship==
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As would be expected from an experienced and powerful mage, Khadgar has written a number of books and essays, including:
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*{{item|icon=|Powers of the Void}}
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*'''Khadgar's Mystical Journal, Volume 1-8.'''
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*{{item|icon=|Khadgar's Essays on Dimensional Convergence}}.
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== Khadgar's age and appearance ==
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[[File:Khadgar_Comic_Closeup.jpg|thumb|Khadgar in the WoW comic.]]
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Medivh's curse caused Khadgar to grow old and his hair turn snow white, however in ''Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'' and ''Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal'', when he is first shown, he appears as a middle-aged man with a trimmed goatee and cropped red hair,. Later in the game, he is shown to have a strip of white going through his hair and a longer greying beard (much as his appearance in the artwork of ''Shadows & Light'').
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From here, one can assume that Khadgar somehow countered or at least reduced the severity of the curse, and went on to age naturally from a middle-aged man to an old man between the destruction of the Dark Portal and the events leading up to the Burning Crusade. It is also possible that he may have cropped and dyed his hair and beard shortly before the end of ''Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'', then let it grow out and lose the color during his time with the Alliance expedition in ''Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal''. However, there is further confusion when we look at the monument erected in his honor in the [[Valley of Heroes]]. He is clearly shown as an old man with a long, white beard. This interpretation of him could not have been made unless this was how he was last seen since the closing of the Dark Portal.
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In ''[[Beyond the Dark Portal]]'', Khadgar states that he was cursed at age 17, and at the time of the Alliance Expedition's entering Draenor he was 22 years of age, putting him approximately in his late 30s or early 40s by ''Burning Crusade''.
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Khadgar was once young and excited to be following the path of magic. Now he understands the dangers; and though he has accumulated incredible magical powers, he has also paid a terrible price that causes him to act as he appears — old before his time. His words are considered and thoughtful; since the corruption of a man he considered near to a father, his trust must be earned. He continues to accumulate arcane power out of a sense of duty calling him to protect Azeroth against an evil he knows all too well, and his pursuit of both knowledge and his enemies occasionally borders on the zealous.<ref name="Shadows & Light 41">[[Shadows & Light]] 41</ref><ref name="Shadows & Light 42">[[Shadows & Light]] 42</ref>
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Khadgar rarely enters a battle unprepared. He will retreat when needed, only to return with more than enough force to overcome his enemies. In one-on one combat, he will initially probe his opponent while raising his own defenses, then strike decisively. He is driven to utterly destroy demonic and orcish enemies, but often settles combats that arise through circumstance by simply teleporting himself or his enemies far from the field of battle.<ref name="Shadows & Light 42">[[Shadows & Light]] 42</ref>
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==Possesions==
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[[File:Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight.jpg|thumb|Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight]]
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===Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight===
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The innovative archmage Khadgar created the first of these pipes while studying with acolytes in Dalaran. Though the pipe of insight can look like any pipe, it is most often made with a stem of gnarled wood and a deep bowl made of yellowed bone. Sometimes the bowl has mystical lettering or runes carved into it.<ref name=More Magic and Mayhem 143>[[More Magic and Mayhem]] 143</ref>
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===Khadgar’s Gem of Health===
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This is a flawless sapphire, set in a platinum circlet, offset by tiny diamonds. The stones seem to glow with their own mystical life. When held or worn by a character, the flickering matches the owner’s heartbeat. The first of these special jewels was created by the archmage Khadgar to help keep him alive during his trials. Since then, others have been able to duplicate the creation.<ref name=More Magic and Mayhem 142-143>[[More Magic and Mayhem]] 142-143</ref>
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===Staff of Nethergarde===
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This simple oak staff is engraved with arcane glyphs and topped by a globe of cloudy crystal 6 inches in diameter. The staff of Nethergarde was crafted by Khadgar while studying portal magic in the Black Morass and protecting Azeroth against another invasion by the Horde.<ref name="Shadows & Light 169">[[Shadows & Light]] 169</ref>
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==Valley of Heroes Monument==
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[[File:Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor.jpg|thumb|Valley of Heroes]]
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[[File:Khadgar_cataclysm_cinematic.PNG|thumb|Khadgar's statue seen at Cataclysm cinematic.]]
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Archmage Khadgar has since been immortalized in stone, along with the other leaders from the expeditionary force, in the [[Valley of Heroes]] in [[Stormwind]].
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Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor
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Former apprentice of Medivh. Supreme Commander of the Alliance Expedition that marched into the orc homeworld of Draenor. Presumed deceased.
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Never did one so selflessly delve into the dark heart of magic and warfare. We wish you well, bold wanderer. Wherever you are.
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- [[Antonidas]] - Archmage of Dalaran
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==Notes==
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*He also has a herb named after him, [[Khadgar's Whisker]].
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*His essays on Dimensional Convergence are also highly valued by the mages of Stormwind and Nethergarde.
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*During the video [[News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal!]] Khadgar was given an unique voice but he has a default human voice in-game.<ref name=crisis/>
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==Videos==
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! Destruction of the Dark Portal || Destruction of the Dark Portal, take two
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== Gallery ==
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File:Khadgar_in_manual.jpg|Khadgar in the Warcraft II manual.
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File:Khad2.jpg|Khadgar at [[Nethergarde Keep]] with [[Leyan Steelson]].
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File:Khadgar_Comic.jpg|Khadgar speaking with Med'an in the WoW comic.
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==References==
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==External links==
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AllianceKhadgar of Dalaran
Image of Khadgar of Dalaran
Title The Apprentice, Young Trust
Gender Male
Race Human (Humanoid)
Level 71 Elite
Class Archmage of Kirin Tor, Mage, Wizard
Affiliation(s) Sha'tar, Sons of Lothar, (formely the Alliance Expedition, Alliance of Lordaeron, Kirin Tor)
Occupation Advisor to A'dal (current); Alliance Expedition leader, Archmage of Nethergarde, Kirin Tor archmage,Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many Medivh's apprentice, Ruler of Nethergarde (previous)
Location Terrace of Light, Shattrath City
Status Alive
Mentor(s) Guzbah, Medivh

Template:Warcraft II Hero Khadgar is one of the most powerful wizards to have ever lived. He was the apprentice for the Last Guardian, Medivh, and went on to become one of the greatest heroes of the Alliance during the Second War and as a commander of the Alliance Expedition to Draenor. His name is dwarven and means "trust".Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many This gave him an odd dichotomy with Medivh, whose name means "keeper of secrets" in Thalassian.

Biography

Apprenticeship with Medivh

WoW-novel-logo-16x62 This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

At the young age of 17, Khadgar was sent by the Kirin Tor to apprentice under the wizard Medivh in his tower at Karazhan. At first, Khadgar believed Medivh to be nothing more than he appeared to be — a kindly, old, if slightly eccentric wizard — but it wasn't long before he discovered Medivh was actually a Guardian of Tirisfal, a lineage of incredibly powerful wizards empowered by a council to combat the forces of the Burning Legion. Soon after he began to sense something was drastically wrong with his master, though he never suspected that Medivh was actually being controlled by Sargeras, the Dark Titan, he became suspicious of his master's actions and motives.[1]

Eventually, he unraveled Medivh's plot to open a portal between Azeroth and Draenor, after meeting a Horde emissary, the half-orc assassin Garona. Knowing it was already too late to stop the Dark Portal from opening further, Khadgar and Garona rushed to King Llane Wrynn of Azeroth for help. The pair, along with Lord Anduin Lothar and a group of soldiers, returned to Karazhan to find Medivh in psychic link with the orc warlock Gul'dan. Khadgar managed to best his master and Sargeras by plunging a sword into Medivh's heart, but not before becoming cursed with frailty and old age. By the end of the events of Last Guardian, Khadgar had gone from a young adult to an old man with a great white beard.

The Second War

Following Medivh's death and the fall of Stormwind to the orcs, Khadgar fled north with Lord Lothar and the rest of the refugees to Lordaeron. He spent the Second War fighting with the Alliance of Lordaeron, all the while studying Medivh's spells and the nature of the Dark Portal. When the tide of the war turned and the Alliance managed to push the Horde back to the Portal itself, Khadgar attempted to destroy the Dark Portal, effectively severing the link between Azeroth and Draenor. The rift between worlds remained, however. To guard against a second attack from Draenor, Khadgar oversaw the construction of Nethergarde Keep in the Blasted Lands.

The Alliance Expedition

Khadgar's fears would be validated only a year after Nethergarde's completion, when the portal opened again, and orc forces began pouring out, striking strategically to steal powerful artifacts. Fearing a second invasion, Khadgar led an Alliance Expedition to the orc homeworld, where he quickly discovered that the situation was even worse than he had feared. The orcs, under the leadership of the shaman Ner'zhul, were planning on opening doorways to new worlds for the Horde to plunder. Unable to stop Ner'zhul from opening his portals, and unable to contain the terrible energies that were unleashed by the many portals, Draenor was being torn apart.

To prevent the potential destruction of Azeroth, the archmage used Medivh's spellbook to close the Dark Portal from the other side, thereby shielding Azeroth from the final cataclysm of Draenor's destruction. Khadgar ushered the survivors into one of the rifts (he was trapped on the other side the portal when Draenor exploded and was believed to be dead).[2]

The Burning Crusade

Khadgar in Shattrath

Khadgar in WoW.

A'dal - Khadgar

Khadgar with A'dal.

Bc icon This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

In World of Warcraft, Khadgar is a level 71 quest giver in the Terrace of Light of Shattrath City. He is affiliated with the Sha'tar.

He starts the following quests:

See List of Shattrath City NPCs.

Khadgar, now an advisor to the naaru called A'dal, can be found in the center dome of the Terrace of Light of Shattrath City, located in the western borders of Terokkar Forest. He appears as an NPC representing the need of the Alliance and the Horde to work together to defeat the Burning Legion (much like the Argent Dawn in Azeroth, which encourages the rival factions to ally against the Scourge). It would appear that at some point in their travels, the Expedition encountered the naaru, and have joined their holy quest to stop the Legion in its tracks. Because of Outland's nature, it is a strategic location in the Nether, and is the perfect staging ground for Legion invasions or a resistance.

Khadgar explains to the varied races of Azeroth that although they may have withstood the Burning Legion twice, the Burning Legion is still marching across the universe continuing their Burning Crusade, an ongoing war to snuff out life in the universe, burning planets and crushing everyone in their path and that adventurers must join the fight.[3]

Khadgar's story in his own words

After touring Shattrath with his servant, this conversation opens with Khadgar:

Gossip I've heard your name spoken only in whispers, mage. Who are you?

I am Khadgar, former apprentice to the fallen Guardian, Medivh. I'm sure you've heard his name before.
It was I who discovered that Medivh had been possessed by the Evil One, Sargeras - and that he had opened the Dark Portal between this world and Azeroth. Though I honored my Master, I was forced to slay him and put his tortured soul to rest.

Gossip Go on, please.

I fought alongside Lord Anduin Lothar as we drove the Horde from our lands in Azeroth. As the heir of Medivh's legacy, I could do no less.
When the call finally came to invade this grim world - and put an end to the orcs' evil forever - I stepped forward along with my friends Turalyon, Alleria, Danath and Kurdran.

Gossip I see.

My comrades and I called ourselves the Sons of Lothar - in honor of the greatest, most selfless man we ever knew. We gave our all to defeat Ner'zhul and end his madness.
As this doomed world fell apart around us, we shattered the Dark Portal to prevent any further harm from befalling our beloved Azeroth.

Gossip What did you do then?

Trapped in this broken wasteland, we did our best to survive. Over time we sensed that a new evil was closing in around us from the Twisting Nether. More foul than the dark orcs - it was the Burning Legion itself that sought to take hold of this... Outland.

Gossip What happened next?

While my comrades held the line against the encroaching darkness, I used my magic to reach out into the Great Dark Beyond. There, I sensed beings of immense Light - of unfathomable purity.
It was A'dal and his naaru I had found. It was nothing short of... a miracle.

Gossip I see.

<Khadgar grins to himself>
I convinced A'dal and his brethren to return here with me. I believe that only their power can drive the Legion from this universe. But as you will no doubt find - their power must first live in our hearts.
To combat the darkness, we must become beacons of their eternal Light.
Khadgar crisis

As seen in the movie.

Wrath in Shattrath

For quotes and transcript of the video News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal!, see Gnomeregan Gnews Gnetwork#News From Outland.

One day an unknown odor caused havoc in Shattrath City. Khadgar was interviewed by Strombone and he told that in all his days in Outland he had never smelled such a terrible stench. He said that there were refugees from all over in this city and it would be very hard to know where it comes from.[4]

Strombone then asked if something like that had happened before, and Khadgar told him about Tobias the Filth Gorger. Finally it was discovered that Tobias was, indeed, the source of the odor.[4]

Authorship

As would be expected from an experienced and powerful mage, Khadgar has written a number of books and essays, including:

Khadgar's age and appearance

Khadgar Comic Closeup

Khadgar in the WoW comic.

Medivh's curse caused Khadgar to grow old and his hair turn snow white, however in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, when he is first shown, he appears as a middle-aged man with a trimmed goatee and cropped red hair,. Later in the game, he is shown to have a strip of white going through his hair and a longer greying beard (much as his appearance in the artwork of Shadows & Light).

From here, one can assume that Khadgar somehow countered or at least reduced the severity of the curse, and went on to age naturally from a middle-aged man to an old man between the destruction of the Dark Portal and the events leading up to the Burning Crusade. It is also possible that he may have cropped and dyed his hair and beard shortly before the end of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, then let it grow out and lose the color during his time with the Alliance expedition in Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal. However, there is further confusion when we look at the monument erected in his honor in the Valley of Heroes. He is clearly shown as an old man with a long, white beard. This interpretation of him could not have been made unless this was how he was last seen since the closing of the Dark Portal.

In Beyond the Dark Portal, Khadgar states that he was cursed at age 17, and at the time of the Alliance Expedition's entering Draenor he was 22 years of age, putting him approximately in his late 30s or early 40s by Burning Crusade.

Personality

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Khadgar was once young and excited to be following the path of magic. Now he understands the dangers; and though he has accumulated incredible magical powers, he has also paid a terrible price that causes him to act as he appears — old before his time. His words are considered and thoughtful; since the corruption of a man he considered near to a father, his trust must be earned. He continues to accumulate arcane power out of a sense of duty calling him to protect Azeroth against an evil he knows all too well, and his pursuit of both knowledge and his enemies occasionally borders on the zealous.[2][5]

Khadgar rarely enters a battle unprepared. He will retreat when needed, only to return with more than enough force to overcome his enemies. In one-on one combat, he will initially probe his opponent while raising his own defenses, then strike decisively. He is driven to utterly destroy demonic and orcish enemies, but often settles combats that arise through circumstance by simply teleporting himself or his enemies far from the field of battle.[5]

Possesions

Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight

Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight

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Khadgar’s Pipe of Insight

The innovative archmage Khadgar created the first of these pipes while studying with acolytes in Dalaran. Though the pipe of insight can look like any pipe, it is most often made with a stem of gnarled wood and a deep bowl made of yellowed bone. Sometimes the bowl has mystical lettering or runes carved into it.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Khadgar’s Gem of Health

This is a flawless sapphire, set in a platinum circlet, offset by tiny diamonds. The stones seem to glow with their own mystical life. When held or worn by a character, the flickering matches the owner’s heartbeat. The first of these special jewels was created by the archmage Khadgar to help keep him alive during his trials. Since then, others have been able to duplicate the creation.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Staff of Nethergarde

This simple oak staff is engraved with arcane glyphs and topped by a globe of cloudy crystal 6 inches in diameter. The staff of Nethergarde was crafted by Khadgar while studying portal magic in the Black Morass and protecting Azeroth against another invasion by the Horde.[6]

Valley of Heroes Monument

Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor

Valley of Heroes

Khadgar cataclysm cinematic

Khadgar's statue seen at Cataclysm cinematic.

Archmage Khadgar has since been immortalized in stone, along with the other leaders from the expeditionary force, in the Valley of Heroes in Stormwind.

Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor


Former apprentice of Medivh. Supreme Commander of the Alliance Expedition that marched into the orc homeworld of Draenor. Presumed deceased.


Never did one so selflessly delve into the dark heart of magic and warfare. We wish you well, bold wanderer. Wherever you are.


- Antonidas - Archmage of Dalaran

Notes

Videos

Destruction of the Dark Portal Destruction of the Dark Portal, take two

Gallery

References

 
  1. ^ The Last Guardian
  2. ^ a b Shadows & Light 41
  3. ^ CGW：World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (English). Computer Gaming World, December, 2005 by Jeff Green (2005-11-16). Retrieved on 2009-07-21.​ “"The Burning Crusade," says Metzen, "is the Burning Legion's ongoing war to snuff out life in the universe, to put it mildly." Khadgar explains to the varied races of Azeroth that although they may have withstood the Burning Legion twice, the bad guys are still marching across the universe, burning planets and crushing everyone in their path—and that mortal heroes (like you) must join the fight.”
  4. ^ a b c Blizzard Entertainment Inc. 2007-04-19. Crisis at the Portal (English). News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal. Retrieved on 2009-07-20.
  5. ^ a b Shadows & Light 42
  6. ^ Shadows & Light 169

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