Lor'themar Theron

Lor'themar Theron
Title	<Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas>
Gender	Male
Race	Blood elf (Humanoid)
Level	?? (Boss)
Class	Ranger (All), Paladin(TCG)
Affiliation(s)	Horde, Quel'Thalas, formerly Alliance of Lordaeron
Occupation	Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas
Location	Sunfury Spire, Silvermoon City
Status	Alive

Lor'themar Theron is the Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas, and was the leader of the blood elves of Azeroth in the absence of Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider. After Kael'thas' betrayal and eventual death, Lor'themar has become the sole leader of his people and seeks to lead them to a brighter future.

Biography

Second War

In the Second War, Lor'themar was second-in-command to Sylvanas Windrunner, Ranger-General of Silvermoon, he defended Quel'Thalas against the invasion of the Horde, then he accompanied Turalyon and the Alliance forces to Capital City and helped them to defend themselves against the orcish threat.^{[citation needed]} 

Third War

Many years later the traitorous Prince Arthas, having already ravaged his own homeland, the Kingdom of Lordaeron, led the undead Scourge against the high elves. The Ranger Corps fought Arthas at every turn but were pushed further and further back towards their capital. Sylvanas Windrunner was slain by Arthas outside Silvermoon, the city was sacked, and King Anasterian and the entire Convocation of Silvermoon were killed battling the invading undead. After Sylvanas' death, Lor'themar assumed temporary leadership of the high elves and, along with his much-reduced forces, remained in Quel'Thalas after the fall of Silvermoon as a resistance to the Scourge remnants.

Not long afterwards, Prince Kael'thas returned from Dalaran to proclaim the rebirth of the former high elves as the blood elves, or sin'dorei, in honor of their fallen brethren. Chosen as Regent of Quel'Thalas, Lor'themar was commanded to "safeguard the land and seek a cure for their people" while Kael'thas took a group of the blood elf forces to join the Alliance resistance against the Scourge in Lordaeron, led by Lord Garithos. His old friend Halduron Brightwing, Ranger-General of Silvermoon, aided him in this task.

The Sunwell

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Lor'themar in the Sunwell Trilogy

After the Third War, the traitor Dar'Khan Drathir pursued Anveena Teague, the current avatar of the Sunwell, into Quel'Thalas. Lor'themar and Halduron rallied the blood elves in alliance with the band of adventurers and blue dragons who had joined together to protect Anveena and threw back the Scourge. While Lor'themar and Halduron fought against Dar'Khan's undead minions, their comrades were able to awaken Anveena to her true nature: she is, in actuality, an artificial being created to house the reaccumulation of the Sunwell's energies. Upon realizing this, she unleashed her powers upon Dar'Khan and the Scourge, destroying them entirely. Anveena elected to remain in the Sunwell Grove to help restore it, and Halduron and Lor'themar pledged to aid her, as well as keeping her existence a secret. Sometime after, Grand Magister Rommath arrived as herald of the prince, bringing the message that Lor'themar was to prepare the blood elven people to come join their prince in the promised haven of Outland.

In a discussion with Halduron, Lor'themar revealed his past with Dar'khan Drathir. Back when Lor'themar was a Ranger Captain, he befriended Drathir who used Theron's trust to allow the Scourge to reach the Sunwell. Lor'themar held himself personally responsible for this and swore revenge on Dar'khan.

Current status

Dar'Khan Drathir managed to survive the fury of Anveena and again he had intentions to steal the power of the Sunwell. Magister Kaendris sent Horde troops to defeat Dar'Khan, and after his defeat Lor'themar sent a letter to Thrall in which he requested an equal seat with the rest of the Horde.

Kael'thas later returned to Silvermoon City with felblood elves and the kidnapped M'uru. Lor'themar told his people that they would endure despite the betrayal of Kael'thas. Also, the restoration of the Sunwell following the banishment of Kael'thas meant that the fount of magic had returned.

What happens after this point is unknown. Currently, Lor'themar leads Quel'Thalas as Regent Lord of Silvermoon, and all of the sentries – which had previously said that Kael'thas would lead them to glory – would correct themselves and say that it would be Lor'themar who would lead them.

In the Shadow of the Sun

This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

Lor'themar, still with the fresh scars of Kaelthas' betrayal and the civil war that ran concurrent, has become the sole leader of the Blood Elven people. Despite his status, and despite Rommath and even Halduron's support in taking a more prestigious role and attire, Lor'themar retains the belief that he is the Regent Lord -- not the King.

After receiving numerous letters from Archmage Aethas Sunreaver, all of which Lor’themar had chosen to ignore, Aethas announces that he will be visiting Silvermoon City. Lor’themar personally greets the Archmage, and decides to hear out his plea.

Aethas reveals that Malygos the Spellweaver has resolved the destroy all mortal spell-casters, and requests the aid of his people in dealing with the threat the crazed aspect poses, on behalf of the Kirin Tor. Rommath immediately denies the request, citing the Kirin Tor's refusal to assist the sin'dorei as they faced execution in the dungeons of Dalaran. Aethas persists, though Rommath assures him that none of his magisters will assist in this task. He coldly notes that only the Regent Lord can overrule the Grand Magister's judgement.

Lor'themar asserts his authority on the matter, silencing their bickering. He mentions that he has business in the south, and retires to his royal quarters. Pondering the matter, Lor'themar finds himself agreeing with Rommath's deduction. After conferring with Halduron, he concludes that perhaps aid would be acceptable, if Aethas is given a clear boundary in which to report back to Quel'Thalas and act. Halduron likens his words to that of a King's more so than a Ranger's, though Lor'themar does not rise to the provocation.

Days later, atop his hawkstrider, Lor’themar and several Farstrider honor guards begin the journey south. Halduron expresses disdain for Lor'themar's decision to partake in the journey, though the Regent Lord continues on.

Lor’themar arrives at the Quel'Lithien Lodge of High Elves, and is greeted by the cold response of the quel'dorei Farstriders present. He throws down his weapons, and requests an audience with a former comrade -- Ranger Lord Hawkspear, and Aurora Skycaller. Quietly making his way across the structure he had once been greeted upon with cheers rather than blades, Lor'themar comes face-to-face with Hawkspear and Skycaller.

Lor'themar reveals that a number of the Sunfury had returned to Quel'Thalas, and Hawkspear asks as to whether Lor’themar is here to apologize on behalf of Prince Kael'thas. Lor'themar says that would likely be so, if the Prince was still alive. Lor'themar painfully tells the story of the fate that befell their scion, and Aurora concludes that the Sunwell has thus been returned to its people.

Hawkspear inquires about who will take the crown of Quel'Thalas, and Lor'themar states that there are none alive with any right to it. Having informed them of this turn of events, Lor’themar mentions that now the Ghostlands have become far more secure, he could offer the quel'dorei aid and supplies.

Despite Lor’themar's good intentions, Hawkspear is furious at the notion, and reveals that Lor'themar had banished those few who would retain quel'dorei ethics from their home. In addition, he mentions that Horde agents on behalf of one Nathanos Blightcaller had attacked the lodge. Hawkspear states that by rights, he should kill Lor'themar, and send his head to Sylvanas.

Hawkspear instead outright demands that Lor'themar begone from the lodge, and the Regent Lord immediately leaves with his three Farstriders.

Reflecting on Hawkspear's words during the journey north, Lor'themar cannot find himself to fault them. Later, he reiterates the tale to Halduron, and reasons that he had no choice but to banish them -- he could not afford to lead a nation violently divided. They speak of Nathanos, though Halduron argues that while trusting the Forsaken was a risk, no one else would fight for Quel'Thalas.

Later, Lor'themar begins to consider how to deal with Aethas' request. His thought is interrupted by a courier, who states that an individual of importance is here to see him. Lor’themar notes that he is unavailable, though the courier informs him that the Banshee Queen will not wait.

Lor’themar quickly ventures into Sunfury Spire to meet with the Dark Lady; his memories of what Arthas did to the people of Silvermoon a fresh wound once again upon looking at her face.

Sylvanas informs him that the Horde has declared war on the Lich King -- and that the Forsaken will now bring their vengeance down upon him. She insists that as fellow members of the Horde, the sin’dorei dedicate troops to her war effort.

Lor’themar is apprehensive, citing that he had only just overcome the civil war at Quel'Danas. Sylvanas angrily informs him that if he does not assist in defeating the Lich King, the Scourge would likely destroy Quel'Thalas once again. Torn between sending his weary people to find more death in Northrend, and simply awaiting a second culling of Silvermoon, Lor’themar agrees to send soldiers to the Undercity.

Rommath is outraged at this, and confronts Lor’themar for giving in to what was essentially blackmail. Lor’themar states that he does what needs to be done for the survival of Quel’Thalas -- even if that means playing the role of a pawn. Rommath simply notes that another leader of the sin’dorei had once said something similar, and that they had buried him on Quel’Danas. He leaves to inform the Blood Knight leadership of the Regent Lord’s decision.

Lor’themar finally agrees to support Aethas' endeavour, though not on behalf of the Kirin Tor. He sends Aethas to confer with Rommath, and Lor'themar notes - against his better judgement - that things will end as they will them to.

World of Warcraft- Lor'themar Theron

Regent Lord Lor’themar Theron is well-aware of the suffering that the blood elves have faced in recent years. After surviving the brutal Scourge invasion of Quel’Thalas, he was entrusted with watching over the elven kingdom while Prince Kael’thas journeyed to Outland. Not long afterward, Lor’themar’s will was tested when the prince, twisted by demonic energies, returned to Azeroth and attempted to use the Sunwell for nefarious purposes. Kael’thas was later killed for his treachery, leaving Lor’themar to guide the fate of the blood elves. With the Sunwell reborn, a bright future now lies ahead for Quel’Thalas. Fittingly, it will be Lor’themar, who weathered many of the kingdom’s darkest days, leading his people toward their new destiny.

In World of Warcraft

The Burning Crusade

Lor'themar Theron's current World of Warcraft model.

Lor'themar Theron <Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas> is a level ?? quest giver located in Sunfury Spire in the blood elf capital of Silvermoon City.

After defeating Dar'Khan Drathir, players turn in his head to Lor'themar after turning it in at Tranquillien; blood elves are given a letter from Lor'themar to deliver to Thrall, informing him that Dar'Khan had been defeated and that the blood elves requested an equal seat at the table with the rest of the Horde. Players first go to the Undercity to obtain a seal from Sylvanas, before continuing to Orgrimmar.

He starts the following quests:

•  [21] Envoy to the Horde.

He ends the following quests:

•   [21] Hero of the Sin'dorei.
•  [21] Friend of the Sin'dorei.
•  [21] Allegiance to the Horde.

See List of Silvermoon City NPCs.

Wrath of the Lich King

Lor'themar Theron is seen at the Sunwell during the quest to restore Quel'Delar, alongside Rommath and Auric Sunchaser. He is initially skeptical of the blade's authenticity, though quickly changes his opinion upon inspection. For a non-Blood Elf, Lor'themar thanks the player for returning Quel'Delar to "its rightful owners", and attempts to take it. However, the blade knocks him back, cutting off a large portion of his health.

Rommath holds the player in an ice tomb in retaliation, and the Sunwell Guardians express concern for the Regent Lord's well being, quickly surrounding the player with weapons drawn. They immediately blame Auric for the apparent treachery and demand he drop his weapon, though Auric explains that Quel'Delar decides on its owner, not the other way around. Rommath grudgingly accepts this reasoning, and calls the guards off. Auric congratulates the player on having restored the blade.

For Blood Elf players, Lor'themar gives words of support for their part in restoring the blade, bowing before them. Lor'themar names the player a hero and inspiration to the sin'dorei, a "symbol of our endurance in the face of tragedy and treachery", and Rommath instructs them to take the reforged blade to Archmage Aethas Sunreaver.

Cataclysm

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Lor'themar has been given a new model, a large set of new quotes, and his own voice actor.

Abilities

• Cleave - 110% weapon damage to up to three targets.
• Arcane Shock - 23125 to 26875 arcane damage, reflectable, 20 yard range
• Mana Burn -11875 to 13125 mana burned, 2 damage for each mana burned, 30 yard range
• Mass Charm - 15 second charm, 50 yard radius around Lor'themar

Tactics

The battle with Lor’themar, Rommath, and Halduron can be intimidating for a small raid, and is somewhat comparable to the Council of Three Hammers encounter. Rommath and Haulduron can prove a serious threat to the raid, and killing all three may seem daunting at first. It is vital that the raid keep in mind that their respawn timers are only 5 to 10 minutes, unlike other city leaders.

With the removal of portals from Shattrath and Dalaran, potential raids will find the response to an attack on Lor’themar nowhere near as quick as it was previously, a standard ‘silent raid’ can be in and out before the Horde can mount a defense. It is still a good idea to keep an eye out for Horde players that come in behind the main chamber from the Undercity. Your tank should hold Lor'themar to one side of the room to give healers adequate distance to avoid Lor'themar's Mana Burn ability. PVP trinkets are a must for this fight in order to deal with Lor'themar's Mass Charm spell.

The combined HP levels of the three Silvermoon leaders can make this a long boss fight, their total HP pool being extremely high and with several mechanics to take into account for each boss. This is countered by players only needing to kill Lor'themar and the relatively low chance of a Horde defense force gaining swift knowledge of a Silvermoon raid. Thus, player interference is much less likely than in some of the more populated cities.

Halduron strikes swiftly when in melee range, and will periodically use a multi-shot ability similar to Sylvanas', hitting up to ten members of the raid. Rommath will rely on fire-based attacks - fireball on his current target and flamestrike on a certain location. Rommath’s Molten Armor can be dispelled, but he will immediately recast it. Focussing on Halduron, Rommath and Lor'themar respectively will allow more breathing space, as without Halduron and Rommath's abilities to consider, the battle drops in difficulty.

Like Halduron, Lor'themar strikes swiftly in melee range, and generally alternates between his cleave and arcane shock abilities. His mana burn has increased in potency, though he will only infrequently cast his mass charm. With luck, subtlety, and enough concentrated DPS, Lor'themar will fall.

Ranger-General?

It is stated that Lor'themar Theron was second-in-command to Sylvanas Windrunner, however there isn't any source that state him being Ranger-General of Silvermoon, even Dark Factions shows Halduron being chosen after Sylvanas' downfall.

Quotes

The Sunwell Trilogy

• "Come, let us welcome our wayward brother home by planting his grinning head on an end of a spear."

TCG

• "The blood elves will endure any hardship, overcome any obstacle, and emerge stronger than before."

Gossip text(Post Patch 2.4)

• "Be strong. Kael'thas has betrayed us and what we know is in flux, but do not lose heart. We will endure, as we always have. Arthas did not crush our spirit when he swept through our land, and neither will Kael'thas. Let it serve as a lesson to us all as we move forward to our prosperous future."

Chronicle

What I told Aethas was a lie, of course. My will, in fact, means little. I can pretend my power is real, but in the end, there is nothing honest here. Either you can wash your hands of it, play the martyr, be victimized, and accomplish nothing, or you can fight and victimize others in your turn and thus become the very thing you battle. If ever I once rationalized my choices using any other logic, I have certainly come to see the fatuity of such claims. Captain Hawkspear was right: I deal with the devil indeed, but the Sunwell may never have been restored had we not sunk to levels of atrocity. He and Aurora can sleep soundly knowing they have never compromised their ethics, but if they deny that they prosper in the wake of those who have, then they delude themselves as much as any sin'dorei ever has.

Here I find myself frighteningly close to stating that the ends justify the means. The day that I would dare take that perspective, one would only have to turn me upon the ruins of the Magisters' Terrace to demonstrate the folly in such a claim. This is the line I walk, finally understanding that the actions I take in necessity are nonetheless indefensible. Those truths can never be reconciled, but sometimes I can hold them both side by side and accept their individual validity. Such a revelation might be called profound if I were ignorant enough not to realize that I am only learning what Kael'thas, and Anasterian before him, and every other who has ever been tasked with honest leadership, has also learned in his or her own turn. I do not think it can be taught. All we do is walk the road we are given with such dignity as we can muster, each to our own glory or demise, and pray that there yet remains something of our own hearts when all is said and done. By the sun, I hope that there will remain something of mine.

[Signed] Lor'themar Theron

Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas

in the year 6937 [Thalassian calendar]

World of Warcraft

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Greetings

• "The eternal sun guides us all."
• "As Regent lord of Quel'thalas, I will defend my people against any who would do us harm."
• "Silvermoon will rise again. All will know the power and glory of the Sin'dorei."
• "The blood elves will endure any hardship, overcome any obstacle, and emerge stronger than before."

Irritated

• "Do. NOT. Touch. The HAIR!"

Aggro

• "Our enemies will fall!"
• "You've come a long way to die."

Killing a Player

• "It was inevitable!"
• "You die in vain!"

Death

• "Glory to the... SIN'DOREI!"

Sound Files

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/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Lorthemar\\VO_QE_Lorthemar_Greeting02.ogg") 
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/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Lorthemar\\VO_QE_Lorthemar_Greeting04.ogg") 
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Lorthemar\\VO_QE_Lorthemar_Pissed01.ogg") 
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Lorthemar\\VO_QE_Lorthemar_Slay01.ogg")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Lorthemar\\VO_QE_Lorthemar_Slay02.ogg")
/script PlaySoundFile("Sound\\Creature\\Lorthemar\\VO_QE_Lorthemar_Death01.ogg")

Gallery

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  Lor'themar lost an eye during the undead siege.

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  Lor'themar Theron battles the Scourge.

• Lor'themar.jpg

  Lor'themar and his councillors.

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  Lor'themar's World of Warcraft model prior to patch 4.0.1.

Trivia

• In the trading card game, Lor'themar is portrayed as a paladin, though nothing in the lore has suggested he is one. However, this might be because of blood elves being the first Horde race to have paladins, (blood knights) and Lor'themar was listed as a paladin (blood knight) to emphasize this. Similarly, Velen is a shaman in the card game despite being a priest in lore.
• Though he seems to have spent much of his life as a Ranger, iconicly fond of bows, Lor'themar seems to prefer very close range, or melee combat. He was seen fighting with a sword in the Sunwell trilogy, and also used a spear/shield combo in Tides of Darkness, making him more of a Warrior archetype, rather than the Hunter, which is often associated with Elven Ranger's.
• Even though he lost an eye and got a scar right above it during the Undead Invasion of Silvermoon in the Trilogy of the Sunwell comic, he still appears to have two eyes and a scarless face in World of Warcraft. (This might be just a graphical limitation on the part of the game).
  • In the mosaic, Lor'themar seems to have two functional eyes and scarless face again. It is likely this is just a mistake on Blizzard's part as it is unlikely Lor'themar's eye was healed to be functional again.
• Lor'themar Theron is the racial leader of the blood elves in World of Warcraft. Out of all racial leaders, his model was the least unique until Cataclysm. After Cataclysm and his "upgrade", this title would now fall to Tyrande Whisperwind.
  • Partly because of the above (and also because of his general lack of involvement in the overall storyline), it is a common sight on various WoW-related message boards that when someone mentions the name "Lor'themar Theron", the typical response is "Who?" or "Never heard of him". This issue was brought up during the 2010 Blizzcon, where it was stated that Blizzard would like to put Lor'themar "on the front lines" a little more in the future.
• It is interesting to note that Lor'themar, unlike the other faction leaders, does not have a two hour respawn timer upon being killed by an Alliance raid, instead respawning (along with Halduron and Rommath) roughly 5–10 minutes following his death.
• Lor'themar was the main character of the fan story In the Shadow of the Sun, which won the grand prize in Blizzard's first global creative writing contest. The story has since been accepted as offical lore by Blizzard, and has been put forward as Lor'themar's tale in the faction leader short stories series.
• Lor'themar is the only racial leader to have full dialogue for various aspects of his faction leader battle. No other racial leader has a full set of quotes encompassing their pull, killing players, and their death (however he had to wait a few years for that).
• Halduron refers to Lor'themar as a "schemer" during the Quel'Delar questline, which is somewhat strange considering they have long been close friends and comrades.
• Lor'themar appears to be wielding a  [Greatsword of the Sin'dorei], or a weapon with an identical model. Curiously, he wields it with only one hand. Prior to his Cataclysm update, Lor'themar used a warglaive-esque blade and a shield.

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12):
  • Updated with a new model.
  • Updated for level 85.
    
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Updated for level 80.
  
• Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

Preceded by: Anasterian Sunstrider (High King of Quel'Thalas)

Position: Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas (Co-ruler with Kael'thas Sunstrider, Lord of the Blood Elves)

Succeeded by: Himself (alone)

Preceded by: Kael'thas Sunstrider (Lord of the Blood Elves) Himself (Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas)

Position: Regent Lord of Quel'Thalas (alone)

Succeeded by: Incumbent