Demon Soul The Demon Soul , formerly known as the Dragon Soul , was an artifact created shortly before the War of the Ancients . Though it appeared to be a featureless golden disk , it was in fact a talisman of immense power created by the Aspect of the black dragonflight , Neltharion the Earth Warder . . . later known in history as the Black Scourge , Deathwing . It is also known for creating a new breed of dragons . These dragons being the dragons you ride when on a Heart of the Aspects mount and the younger one being the Soul of the Aspects pet . Origin . At some point shortly before the War of the Ancients , Neltharion used his own essence and the skills of his goblin artificer - servants to create an artifact of incredible power , in order to combat the invading forces of the Burning Legion . However - possibly due to his corruption by the Old Gods , who sought freedom from their imprisonment by the Titans eons earlier - Neltharion also wished to use it to control the other Dragonflights , and make himself a god to be worshipped by the mortal races . However , during an accidental cave - in that tore a scale from his body , Neltharion found that his matter - even as small as a scale - could damage the Soul ( which it did ) , and thus he had to take great care to avoid damaging it . When it was ready , Neltharion revealed his creation to his fellow Aspects , and convinced them to give their own essences , which then made them and their flight unable to damage the disc . In the last combined flight of the dragons of Azeroth against the Burning Legion , Neltharion arrayed the dragons of all the other flights into a magical matrix that enhanced the device ' s power greatly . During this battle , Neltharion revealed his madness and used the Dragon Soul to wreak havoc on both the Burning Legion and the helpless night elves . He demanded that all of Azeroth , including the other dragon flights and the Great Aspects , bow to his mastery . Malygos , the Aspect of Magic , and his blue dragonflight attempted to stop Neltharion , who summarily executed nearly the entirety of the flight with the exception of Malygos . Few others escaped , some of whom died soon after . Sindragosa , Malygos ` prime consort , escaped Neltharion only to later succumb to her wounds . The other dragons were locked in Neltharion ' s control until the unexpected intervention of Korialstrasz broke his concentration and allowed the other dragons to counter - attack . Though the ranks of the Dragonflights were decimated , Neltharion was forced to retreat from the field of battle , taking the Dragon Soul with him . Neltharion ' s Corruption , and the Theft of the Soul . In time , it became clear that the powerful Soul was corrupting Neltharion ' s body , causing it to bloat and tear ; his beloved creation was ripping him apart . With the aid of his goblin artificers , Neltharion had immense adamantium plates bolted into the scales in order to keep the destructive power at bay . Driven completely to madness , it is around this time ( probably influenced by the future - Korialstrasz , known as Krasus ) that the artifact became known as the Demon Soul , and that Neltharion received the name he is known by today . In order to prevent it from being used against them again , Broxigar , Korialstrasz ( Krasus ) , along with the night elf druid Malfurion Stormrage , attempted to steal the artifact . Malfurion succeeded in obtaining the artifact , but was captured by Queen Azshara ' s soldiers . . . led by his own brother , Illidan , who had agreed to obtain the artifact to allow Sargeras entry into Azeroth . The Soul was used as part of a portal to be opened within the depths of the Well of Eternity itself . Before the portal could be opened , however , the Soul ' s spellwork was disrupted and back in the possession of the resistors . After the Legion was banished from Azeroth and the Sundering of the World finished , Malfurion and the four remaining Aspects placed a spell on the Demon Soul that would prevent Deathwing from ever using it again , and then hid the foul disk in a place where only the four dragons would find it . . . but not Deathwing . The Power Unleashed . Ten thousand years later , Deathwing - seeking to rebuild his shattered Dragonflight using the eggs of his nemesis , Alexstrasza - found the Demon Soul and led the orcs of the Dragonmaw Clan to it . Nekros Skullcrusher , a former warlock , was entrusted with the disk by the Dragonmaw chieftain , the elder shaman Zuluhed the Whacked . With it , the Dragonmaws managed to capture the Dragonqueen , much to everyone ' s surprise ( including Alexstrasza ' s ) , and use her children to fight for the Horde . Korialstrasz - in his guise as Krasus , a member of the senior council of the Kirin Tor of Dalaran - had discovered Deathwing ' s identity as Lord Prestor , and his revealing the location of the Soul to the orcs . Sending his student , Rhonin , on a mission to free Alexstrasza , Krasus attempted to obtain the aid of the other three Aspects - Malygos , Nozdormu and Ysera - to free Alexstrasza from the orcs . . . and subsequently from Deathwing himself . Rhonin , who had been " rescued " by Deathwing twice during the course of his mission , was manipulated by the black Aspect to locate Alexstrasza and free her ( or so he led Rhonin to believe ) . Giving him one of his scales to act as a talisman , allowing him to communicate with Rhonin and see what the human mage saw , Deathwing sent Rhonin on his way to Grim Batol . He finally discovered Alexstrasza ' s location , and the imminent moveout of the Dragonmaw Clan ( under the belief that the Alliance intended to invade ) . As Deathwing held the upper hand in a battle with the other , weakened Aspects , including the now - free Alexstrasza , Rhonin was able to use the scale Deathwing had given him to destroy the disk . Cutting the scale across the surface , Rhonin unleashed the power trapped within . . . and with a quick spell , returned to the Aspects their essence given at the creation of the Dragon Soul , who proceeded to defeat and hunt their treacherous brother . Resurfacing and Destruction . Though the Demon Soul ' s power was lost with its destruction , it still had enough power within it to be of some use . Sintharia , Prime Consort of the Destroyer , collected the fragments of the Demon Soul and found power within them still . Using their power combined with Balacgos ' s Bane , a stolen staff of the naaru and the essence of the nether dragon Zzeraku , Sintharia ( or Sinestra , as she preferred to be called ) experimented with the eggs of various dragonflights . The end result was the twilight dragonflight , a sinister creation that could absorb magical energy from any living thing - particularly enemy dragons . One such monstrosity , Dargonax , was a cunning and ambitious creature who sought to overthrow his " mother " and take the world for himself . Zendarin Windrunner , a cousin of the Windrunner sisters , had allied himself with Sintharia in order to gain access to a vast fount of energy and steal the partially restored Demon Soul . Ultimately this brought him into conflict with his cousin Vereesa , who sought revenge for Zendarin ' s attempted kidnapping of her twin sons . The battle resulted in the death of Zendarin and the final destruction of the Demon Soul , when the naaru staff he carried touched the foul artifact as he released all of its energy . This was possible because Sintharia had shielded the artifact from all Azerothian magic , and the staff had been from Outland . Sintharia attempted to reconstruct it - having fallen to the same protective madness over the artifact as Deathwing had - but it was once again destroyed , this time for good , when it impacted with the unstable Balacgos ' s Bane thrown by Korialstrasz , obliterating both artifacts . Whispers of Demon soul . ( Old Gods whispered through the Demon soul to Neltharion ) . In World of Warcraft . While the Demon Soul itself is long gone , Sartharion in 25 - man Obsidian Sanctum drops a spellcasting trinket known as the . Ulduar . When you enter the mind of Yogg - Saron in Ulduar , you can see a flashback of the Dragon Aspects creating the Dragon Soul , ten thousand years earlier .