Tichondrius Tichondrius was the leader of the Nathrezim of the Burning Legion , under the command of Kil ' jaeden . He was a major character in the Warcraft III " Path of the Damned " , " The Invasion of Kalimdor " , and " Eternity ' s End " campaigns . While he appeared often , he was never available for the user to control . Biography . War of the Ancients . Tichondrius did not appear to have any part in the War of the Ancients , though at times in WarCraft III , his comments implied firsthand experience . Since he is not mentioned in the War of the Ancients trilogy , he may not have played a significant or noteworthy role . The Scourge of Lordaeron . Prior to the Third War , Tichondrius was chosen by Kil ' jaeden to personally police the newest agent of the Legion , Ner ' zhul , the malefic Lich King . Tichondrius was none too pleased with the appointment , but accepted it in the end . As befitting his status as the greatest of the Nathrezim , Tichondrius was placed in charge of a number of Scourge operations . Following the corruption of Prince Arthas Menethil , Tichondrius introduced himself to the Death Knight , providing him with orders from Ner ' zhul , especially concerning the resurrection of Kel ' Thuzad . Because he didn ' t entirely trust Arthas , Tichondrius pretended to be another one of the Lich King ' s followers . The ghost of Kel ' Thuzad , however , informed Arthas that Tichondrius and the other dreadlords were actually the Lich King ' s jailers . Tichondrius regularly discussed the Scourge ' s progress with his colleagues , Anetheron and Mephistroth , who remained on a Legion planet in the Nether . The Darkener expressed ( justified ) concern that Ner ' zhul had alternative plans for his new " champion , " but Mephistroth pointed out that he " wouldn ' t dare undermine our efforts now . " The dreadlord continued his work , eventually overseeing the death of Uther the Lightbringer , the invasion and destruction of Quel ' Thalas , and the siege of Dalaran . Once Archimonde was summoned , he decreed that the Lich King was no longer needed , and gave Tichondrius control of the Scourge . Invasion of Kalimdor . The human s , having lost their most powerful leaders and heroes , quickly fell before the might of the Legion , now joined by Mannoroth . Mannoroth was still sore over the orc s ' failure to conquer Azeroth years before , and was angrier still when Tichondrius smugly observed that the Scourge had done the job the orcs couldn ' t . Mannoroth became even more enraged when Tichondrius informed him that the orcs had left the continent . The pit lord was eager to take his frustrations out on the orcs , so at the first opportunity he and Tichondrius picked up the trail and followed the orcs to the ancient land of Kalimdor . The arrival at Kalimdor reminded the pair of demon lords only too well that the threat of the night elves still remained , as well as the demigod , Cenarius . Mannoroth suspected that unless weakened , they would still pose a considerable threat . Tichondrius , however , came up with a solution . He knew that the orcs had earned the wrath of Cenarius , and he believed that corrupting the orcs once again would give them the power to defeat Cenarius , leaving him defeated when the Legion began their invasion of Kalimdor in full . Encouraged by the Darkener ' s plot , Mannoroth spilt his burning blood into a sacred pool . . . Death . In spite of Mannoroth ' s death at the hands of Grom Hellscream , Tichondrius proceeded with the invasion . The Scourge , more dangerous than ever thanks to the demonic support of felhound s , doomguard and infernal s , was more than successful in penetrating Ashenvale without Cenarius ' s intervention . The combined forces of the orcs and the humans , coupled with the resistance of the night elves , eventually managed to halt their progress . As the invasion of Kalimdor progressed , Tichondrius began corrupting the forests of Felwood using a powerful warlock artifact , the Skull of Gul ' dan . However , the skull was consumed by Illidan Stormrage , who had been tipped off by none other than Arthas . Transformed by the skull into a demon - hybrid , Illidan used his newfound power to defeat Tichondrius and slew him along with his demonic forces . After his death , his brother , Anetheron became the new lord of the Nathrezim . In Cataclysm . Tichondrius makes an appearance in the quest , where you have to help Illidan defeat him . In Legion . Tichondrius returns in " " as a boss in the Nighthold .