Ysera Ysera , the green Dragon Aspect , was charged with the protection of the Emerald Dream , but also watched over Azeroth . To the druid s , she was known as the " mother " of Cenarius , but since she is a dragon , this is not literal . Eonar the titan blessed Alexstrasza ' s younger sister , the lithe green dragon Ysera , with a portion of nature ' s influence . Ysera fell into an eternal trance , bound to the waking Dream of Creation . Known as the Dreamer , she would watch over the growing wilds of the world from her verdant realm , the Emerald Dream . Ysera was one of the Dragon Aspect s that gave some of her power to the Demon Soul , not knowing Neltharion would betray the Aspect s . After the War of the Ancients , Alexstrasza planted a magical acorn from the Mother Tree G ' Hanir within the second Well of Eternity , created by Illidan . The Tree grew large till it reached the heavens and was crowned Nordrassil . Ysera enchanted the tree so that it would be bound to the Emerald Dream . Biography . " You are bound to the waking Dream of Creation . Nature is your realm , and all things have caught glimpses of the Emerald Dream when they sleep . You see them all , Ysera . And they see you , though they may not know it . Like the Life - Binder , you touch all living beings , and sing to them the songs of creation and interconnectedness . " - Blessing of the Green Aspect , given by Eonar Ysera is green , and her skin glitters with countless emeralds for scales . Her physical form is ghostly , ethereal , like watching a living dream or vision . The Emerald Dream is a place where all living beings dream when sleeping . It is a place of where sentient beings have dreams of hope , and faith for a better tomorrow . From the Emerald Dream , Ysera can observe all lesser races . Her eyes are always closed , although you can see her pupils move constantly below her eyelids as if watching many dreams at once . There are only a few recorded moments in history where Ysera has opened her eyes . When she does , a person can see eyes of many colors , like a rainbow . The eyes of every sentient creature can be seen at once through her eyes . Ysera opened her eyes during the War of the Ancients after seeing Malorne dead , and again when addressing Malfurion Stormrage on his druidic prowess . She opened them another time during the Second War , before Krasus , when he tried to convince her to help free Alexstrasza . Ysera also opened her eyes after she regained her powers during the fight against Deathwing . Ysera fought alongside the other Dragon Aspects against the evil of Deathwing while Rhonin destroyed the Demon Soul . She regained her full powers once the Demon Soul was destroyed . ( This story is told in the novel " Day of the Dragon " . ) She has been silent since the appearance of the Emerald Nightmare , and may be in danger , and might be corrupted , which would explain why she wrongly commanded the emerald Owls at the Emerald Dragonshrine . Appearance and abilities . Ysera can assume the form of a female from any race , which she chooses depending on whom she is talking to . Often she wears a dress of emerald green , emerald jewellery , and has emerald - green hair . Ysera avoids and dislikes combat , especially in her realm . When angered , she is terrible , paranoid and impulsive . She keeps herself isolated in the Eye of Ysera within the Emerald Dream , and is rarely seen in the real world . When she does visit the living plane , she shapeshifts into a humanoid form , covered by a green hood , and her eyes are always closed . When in combat , she attacks with her greenish breath to put her opponents to sleep , and rarely strikes to kill . She prefers to neutralize her enemies and banish them away from her realm . Ysera can travel from mind to mind to travel anywhere she wishes by entering the dreams of any living being sleeping . She may enter the dreams of a target to communicate with or warn the sleeping creature . Ysera has the ability to planeshift between the real world and the Emerald Dream . Against the Nightmare Lord . Following the defeat of the Lich King , the situation in the Emerald Dream became even more dire , as the insidious Nightmare Lord unfolded his master plan to enslave Azeroth . Ysera led the green dragons , ancients and druids against the Nightmare . Ysera was captured by the Nightmare Lord while assisting Tyrande Whisperwind and Thura in freeing Malfurion Stormrage . The Aspect remained imprisoned within the Eye of Ysera for most of the remainder of the crisis , working with Lucan Foxblood to assist Malfurion in stopping the Nightmare . Ysera was freed again by her consort Eranikus , who sacrificed himself to free her . Ysera was forced to leave the remainder of the battle to Malfurion , who was ultimately successful in stopping Xavius and largely halting the Nightmare . Ysera , with Alextrasza , later presided over the long - awaited wedding of Malfurion and Tyrande , and gave her blessing to Teldrassil , which she had withheld when the tree was first made . In World of Warcraft . Until recently , Ysera was the only Aspect whose current activities were known ; she was in the Emerald Dream coordinating the battle against the mysterious Emerald Nightmare , along with Malfurion and Cenarius . In Wrath of the Lich King . Ysera appeared at the Emerald Dragonshrine in Dragonblight . She used a generic green dragon model , though this was simply a placeholder . Recently , Nishera the Garden Keeper asked Ysera for help against the Scourge — who were raising frost wyrm s at the other dragonshrines . Instead , Ysera , affected by the Nightmare , commanded the defenders of the Emerald Dragonshrine to attack anyone not of the green dragonflight . Ulduar . During the battle against Yogg - Saron in Ulduar , Ysera appears in night - elf form , along with the other Aspects , during a flashback of the creation of the Dragon Soul , ten thousand years earlier . Oddly enough , Ysera ' s eyes are open in the vision , the reverse of her usual habit ; they are also blue , a change from both Ysera ' s rainbow / green and the night elf norm of silver or gold . In Cataclysm . Ysera helped Malfurion Stormrage and Hamuul Runetotem to protect Mount Hyjal and Nordrassil , including doing battle with Ragnaros . It is also interesting to note that her eyes are open . While the reason behind this is not known , Alex Afrasiabi confirmed that this is intentional . She was also given a new humanoid model based on the ones used by Sylvanas and Alexstrasza . Like them , her head is unique , while their bodies are similar . Her animations as a result are also based on High / Blood Elves , despite taking a night elven guise . Depending on how far along one is with the Mount Hyjal quests , Ysera can not only be found at Nordrassil , but also at the Gates of Sothann . Ysera at the Nordrassil Inn is involved in the following quests : At the lake ' s edge south of the inn : In Legion . Cenarius slowly fell to the Emerald Nightmare , Ysera tried to find a cure for him , but she herself was corrupted by Xavius into a dragon of Nightmare . Together , Ysera and Xavius captured Malfurion Stormrage . When hearing this , Tyrande rushed to save her husband , but Xavius told her that she must choose between spending Furion ' s last moments with him , or to return to Temple of Elune in order to defend it from Ysera and her forces . Tyrande choose to defend the temple , during the attack , Ysera was killed . Ysera can later be found in ghost form in the Emerald Dream after Xavius is defeated .