Bolvar Fordragon Highlord Bolvar Fordragon was a venerated paladin of the Alliance and served as the Regent of Stormwind following the disappearance of King Varian Wrynn . Upon Varian ' s return , Bolvar was named the commander of the Alliance forces sent to take the battle to the Scourge in Northrend . After the treachery of Grand Apothecary Putress at the Battle of Angrathar the Wrathgate , Fordragon was believed to have been killed , either by the Forsaken Blight or the fires of the red dragonflight . However , Fordragon survived , his body altered by the dragons ' flame , and was taken by the Scourge into Icecrown Citadel , tortured by the Lich King in an attempt to break his will . However , the noble spirit of Fordragon resisted the Lich King ' s depredations . After the death of Arthas Menethil , the mortal host of the Lich King , Fordragon demanded that Tirion Fordring place the Helm of Domination , containing all of the powers of the Scourge , on his head , so that he would forever be the jailer of the damned - imprisoning the Lich King within the Frozen Throne once more and containing the threat of the Scourge . He is voiced by Carlos Larkin . Biography . Lord Bolvar was as stalwart and loyal of a soldier as they come , perhaps to a fault . While he did his best to look after Stormwind ’ s interests , he seemed to have fallen under the charm of the alluring Lady Katrana Prestor , much like many others in the kingdom . By deferring to her judgment , he had allowed for some crucial gaps in the defenses of human - controlled territory . He was one of the few who was aware that the true king of Stormwind , Varian Wrynn , was missing ( and probably alive ) . This was one of the justifications for keeping most of Stormwind ’ s army centralized ; Katrana had convinced Bolvar that the boy King , Anduin , would be the next target of whoever captured or killed the real King on his diplomatic mission . It was suspected that Varian was captured because his trip to Theramore signified an effort to make peace with the Horde , and a number of forces wished the fighting between the Alliance and the Horde to continue . Wrath of the Lich King . Upon Varian ' s return , Fordragon commanded the defense of Stormwind against a surprise Scourge attack , and afterwards led the armies of the Alliance to Northrend , where he aids Alliance players in defeating the lich Thel ' zan the Duskbringer . In a bold maneuver , his forces laid siege to Angrathar the Wrathgate , the rear entrance to the dread Icecrown Citadel . Both Bolvar and Dranosh Saurfang , commander of the Horde ' s Kor ' kron Vanguard , confronted the Lich King himself , with both Alliance and Horde armies in the battle . During the encounter , in which Saurfang fell to Frostmourne , an explosion rang out behind the Lich King , and out came Grand Apothecary Putress . Announcing to the Scourge leader that the Forsaken have neither forgotten nor forgiven him , a number of catapults moved behind him and launched an unprovoked attack on both Alliance and Horde forces . Bolvar ordered his troops to fall back , but was eventually killed by the gas , the life sucked out of him , and his very body rotting before finally dying . The Forsaken attack was considered by the Alliance to be outright treachery on the part of the Horde , giving King Varian — who had considered Bolvar a brother — a reason to purge the Horde from Lordaeron . Enraged , Varian led Alliance forces in a to bring Putress to justice . Bolvar ' s shield is recovered by Alliance warriors at the behest of Alexstrasza and returned to King Varian in . Fall of the Lich King . It is later revealed that Bolvar ' s body was recovered by the Scourge along with that of Dranosh Saurfang , and has been tortured mercilessly by the Lich King . Despite the Lich King ' s extensive efforts to corrupt him , however , he has thus far managed to resist . After the Lich King is slain in Icecrown Citadel , a cinematic opens up , at last revealing Bolvar ' s fate . Jailor of the Damned . After Arthas Menethil was slain , Tirion Fordring took up the Helm of Domination , the crown of the Lich King , preparing to don it himself . As he did so , Bolvar intervened , calling from his seat upon the Frozen Throne , his body warped by the red dragonflight ' s fire . As a last act of service to Azeroth , Bolvar asked that Tirion place the Helm of Domination on his head . As the self - appointed " Jailor of the Damned , " Bolvar seeks to keep the Scourge under control . As Bolvar encased himself and the Frozen Throne once again in ice , he warned Tirion that no one could know what happened . Tirion would have to tell the world that the Lich King was dead , yet as his voice changed , he added that Bolvar Fordragon had died with him , warning Tirion to " leave this place , and never return " Legion . Several years before " Legion " , a blood elf named Lyandra Sunstrider traveled to Icecrown Citadel in order to obtain the runeblade Felo ' melorn . But eventually she was killed by the Scourge . Aethas Sunreaver sends an adventurer to locate Lyandra and the runeblade . Bolvar says that they can try to take the blade , but if they fail to do so , they will join the Scourge . Bolvar also aided the Death Knight s in their mission , he sends them to gather Frostmourne ' s shards . World of Warcraft Trading Card Game . Highlord Bolvar Fordragon is featured in the TCG set Servants of the Betrayer . The card image shows him fighting Onyxia ' s Elite Guard s .