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High Thane Falstad Wildhammer
Title	Dragonreaver, High Thane of Aerie Peak
Gender	Male
Race	Wildhammer dwarf
Level	?? (Boss)
Class	Gryphon Rider, Fighter
Affiliation(s)	Wildhammer Clan, Alliance
Occupation	Gryphon Rider, High Thane of Aerie Peak, Council of Three Hammers
Location	The High Seat, Ironforge or Aerie Peak
Status	Alive
Relative(s)	Khardros Wildhammer (ancestor) Kurdran Wildhammer (brother) Maz Drachrip (hereditary predecessor)
Companion(s)	Molok (fellow windrider, like a brother)

Falstad Wildhammer, also known as Falstad Dragonreaver, is the High Thane of the Wildhammer Clan and brother of the gryphon rider Kurdran Wildhammer. He rules the Wildhammer clan from Aerie Peak in the Hinterlands and serves as a member of the Council of Three Hammers in Ironforge.

Occupation

The Wildhammer Dwarves are stuck in conflict against local Troll tribes. They wish to maintain their independence, something that their people have valued since the War of the Three Hammers, but the increasing number of Trolls in their land causes growing concern. Falstad also sees the Scourge just beyond the horizon, and knows that one day, his people will have to make a stand against the undead as well. To this end, he seeks to increase the Wildhammers’ ties with the Alliance without actually joining, which puts him in an interesting position. Since he has not officially joined the Alliance, he lacks their full support; but the Horde does not yet consider him an enemy either. He has yet to decide if joining the Alliance would be beneficial enough to risk the wrath of the Horde, but his people lean more in that direction, especially with many of them working side-by-side with the Stormpike clan and the few remaining high elves.

Falstad does have one thing in his favor: the red dragonflight. As a member of the party that freed the Dragonqueen, and a personal friend of her mate Korialstrasz, he is one of the most respected humanoids in the eyes of the red dragons. While he has yet to call upon their favor, Falstad considers flying to Grim Batol to ask for aid, or just to discuss matters with the dragons. If Falstad could be persuaded to join the Alliance, perhaps he could bring the red dragonflight with him.

Due to his fighting prowess against dragons, Falstad is often known as “Falstad Dragonreaver,” but his real last name is (like Muradin Bronzebeard) that of his clan: Wildhammer.

Lore

Falstad Dragonreaver was a noble gryphon rider of the Wildhammer dwarf clan of Hinterlands, commanding a small flight of such riders who patrolled the shores of Lordaeron for any hostile draconic activity after the Second War. Falstad and his comrades protected the town of Hasic from certain doom, and then transported human mage Rhonin and his companions across the Great Sea to Khaz Modan. During the journey, however, the group was ambushed and Falstad's kinsmen were killed. Nevertheless, at the incentive of Vereesa Windrunner, Falstad continued to Khaz Modan. Later, with the help of a clan of hill dwarves, Falstad reached Grim Batol and fought in the final battle there to free the Red Dragon Queen Alexstrasza.

Following the presumed death or retirement of High Thane Maz Drachrip, ruler of Aerie Peak and the Wildhammer Clan, Falstad succeeded him through hereditary monarchy as the High Thane and continues to rule the Wildhammer Clan to this day.

World of Warcraft

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Falstad Wildhammer is a level 50 quest giver located at Aerie Peak in the Hinterlands.

He starts the following quest:

•  [43] Gryphon Master Talonaxe

Falstad Wildhammer's Copper Coin may be found in the wishing well of Dalaran. It reads "I hope I end up in another book eventually."

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

Falstad does have a cameo appearance later in the novel Stormrage in which he appears with Rhonin and Vereesa Windrunner at the wedding of Malfurion Stormrage and Tyrande Whisperwind.

In Cataclysm

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Falstad Wildhammer

Falstad Wildhammer was to be seated in the Council of Three Hammers, but was replaced by Kurdran Wildhammer during the Cataclysm beta. At the Blizzcon 2010 Lore panel this alteration was raised by a player who would come to be known as the "Red Shirt Guy," and Metzen and Afrasiabi promised to fix the mistake.. On November 3, 2010, Kurdran was replaced with Falstad once again in the latest Cataclysm beta build, and a new dwarf NPC named "Wildhammer Fact Checker," complete with a red tabard, was placed next to Falstad.

Quotes

Falstad as depicted in Alliance Player's Guide.

• "Stand back, wizard! Would you like it in two neat halves or chopped into little fragments?"
• "Aye, 'tis the hammer that impresses the ladies most 'tisn't it?"
• "If there's a hint at all in your words that we're cowards, human, I'll do to you what I kept Molok from doing."
• "He's a mage, after all, and everyone knows that they're all mad!"
• "Those rough-hewn hills that look like my grandmother, beard and all? Aye, 'tis a good choice! We'll descend toward those!."
• "Would he prefer I walk into the mouth of the dragon or just lie down in front of the beast and let it gnaw on me at its leisure?"
• "It'd take a hand's worth of you hill dwarves to bring one from the Aerie down!"

In Ironforge:

• A wee bit stuffy in here, isn't it? Oh, I miss the open skies of the Hinterlands!
• The Council of Three Hammers requires me presence, but I'd rather be riding me gryphon.
• It'd take a hand's worth of these hill dwarves to take one from the Aerie down!

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

Preceded by: Maz Drachrip

Position: High Thane of Hinterlands & Wildhammer Clan

Succeeded by: Incumbent

Preceded by: Magni Bronzebeard

Position: Lord of Ironforge (as the Wildhammer clan representative of the Council of Three Hammers and Regent to Dagran Thaurissan II)

Succeeded by: Incumbent