Neptulon Neptulon the Tidehunter reigns supreme in his domain , the deep ocean . Users of boats and other such water - crossing utilities risk his wrath ; entering his domain without express permission is tantamount to doom . He revels in taking those who feel invulnerable , especially Therazane ' s rocky beaches and the flames of Ragnaros , when given the chance . He rules over all water , whether it be the sea , the ocean , river or lake . All water elemental s worship him , as do all creatures that use water or the cold for their abilities . It is said that when an intelligent creature drowns , his or her soul will pass through his realm on the way to its end . It is supposed that he keeps those souls which amuse and interest him , but Neptulon only laughs at such suppositions . Background . Elemental Lord . The Old Gods ' armies were led by the powerful Elemental Lord s : Ragnaros the Firelord , Therazane the Stonemother , Al ' Akir the Windlord , and Neptulon the Tidehunter , who is the strongest of them all . Their chaotic forces raged across the face of the world and clashed with the colossal Titan s . Though the elementals were powerful beyond mortal comprehension , their combined forces could not stop the mighty Titans . One by one , the elemental lords fell , and their forces dispersed . The Pantheon shattered the Old Gods ' citadels and chained the four elemental lords far beneath the surface of the world . Without the Old Gods ' power to keep their raging spirits bound to the physical world , the elementals were banished to an abyssal plane , where they would contend with one another for all eternity . With the elementals ' departure , nature calmed , and the world settled into a peaceful harmony . Stone of the Tides and Fall of Gurubashi . According to a book , " The Stone of the Tides " , the Gurubashi trolls had access to a powerful artifact , which allowed them to gain control over the water based magic . As later told in the book " The Fall of Gurubashi " , Neptulon ( referred to there as Neptulos ) sent his mighty krakken to destroy the troll nation . It is unknown whether there is connection between the two stories . It is also unknown how exactly Neptulon came to appear on Azeroth , thousands of years after the battle with the Titans . Perhaps a backstory of this event is similar to that of summoning Ragnaros to aid with war ( seeing as the event occurred when Gurubashi were preparing for some kind of invasion ) . This would mean that Neptulon is still present somewhere under the waters of the Great Sea . In World of Warcraft . Aspect of Neptulon . An is provided for the quest , given by Duke Hydraxis in Azshara . Maws . If you kill Maws during the Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest - line , a world - wide emote is heard : " The beast returns from whence it came . The wrath of Neptulon has subsided . " In Burning Crusade . Skar ' this the Heretic . After completing the Serpentshrine Cavern attunement quest , if you return to Heroic Slave Pens the dialogue of this NPC is as follows : " They fear my words . They make an example out of me . A mockery of the one true god , Neptulon . " " < Skar ' this spits . > " " Retribution comesss , mortal . The glorious hand of the Tidehunter will one day sweep through the non - believers like a scythe against a new harvest . " In Wrath of Lich King . Jack Adams . In the quest at Scalawag Point , after getting Jack Adams drunk he might say " Sweet Neptulon , that was one drink too many . " In Cataclysm . Desolace . Neptulon sent one of his lieutenants , Lord Hydronis with some water elemental to Desolace to fight the invasion of the Naga areas . Vashj ' ir . Neptulon will appear in person in the Throne of the Tides via the Abyssal Depths . Horde and Alliance on the premises guided by the Earthen Ring ( conducted by Erunak Stonespeaker ) effectively fight the naga but it ' s not enough to prevent the imprisonment of Neptulon by Lady Naz ' jar helped by Ozumat . Adventurers have entered the Kingdom of Neptulon and fought to push these aside for the servants of the old gods and their corruption released to the Throne of the Tides . According to the quest chains in Vashj ' ir , Neptulon would have been stolen from his most powerful artifact , his trident by the naga . Quotes . When he gives his power to player against Ozumat Skills and abilities . Neptulon prefers to toy with his prey , dragging it under the water only to let it briefly escape . Sometimes he will maroon a hapless victim on some lonely island and torture it with tidal waves and swirling whirlpools . He always attempts to identify those who cannot survive long underwater , dragging them away to deal with other opponents later . He loves to douse flame whenever he can and harbors a particular hatred of fire elementals . Neptulon is most dangerous in the water , and even more so when his foe also touches water . If he or his opponent are land - bound , then he is weakened in his attacks . This spells destruction for most ships that cross his path . He can easily overturn even large craft of up to 600 feet in length , and stop massive vessels of up to 1 , 100 feet . Even those ocean - going behemoths that stretch to 2 , 400 feet can be slowed to half speed . Drench . Neptulon ' s touch can extinguish most flames of non - magical origin , save those of large wildfires . He has the ability to dispel even magical fires , but those are many times more difficult to drench . Frost storm . Neptulon has the ability to form into a massive swirling storm of freezing water , drawn from the very deepest part of the oceans and chilled by his elemental power . The storm is a 300 foot churning sphere of water that moves as he wills , at his swim speed , even extending out of the water into the air or onto the nearby ground ( although at least half the sphere must always be in the water ) . Within the storm , he threatens all adjacent squares out to a distance of 25 feet from the affected zone and can make an infinite number of attacks of opportunity per round . This ability lasts for up to ten minutes , although he can end it at will . In addition to his normal attacks from that range , Neptulon may also perform any of the following abilities at will : Vortex . When underwater , Neptulon can transform himself into a vortex once every 10 minutes ; he can maintain this form for a very long time . He is 5 feet wide at the base , 50 feet wide at the top , and up to 80 feet tall . He controls his exact height however , which at minimum must be 10 feet tall . Even the largest of creatures may be caught in the vortex , and they can even take damage . Those who come into contact with the vortex will have difficulty in stopping themselves from being picked up bodily and held suspended in the powerful currents , and even more difficulty in surviving . A creature that can swim is usually allowed to go free from the vortex , but they too , will have difficulty in living through this ordeal . Neptulon enjoys leaving any creatures within the vortex where he wants , depositing them wherever the vortex happens to be . Typically he does this in fairly harmful surroundings , such as natural vents , in deep water , or near other dangerous creatures . If the vortex ' s base touches the ocean floor , it creates a swirling cloud of debris . This cloud is centered on Neptulon and has a diameter equal to half the vortex ' s height . The cloud obscures all vision beyond five feet . Creatures five feet away have some concealment , while those farther away are completely concealed from those within or on the other side of the cloud . Those spellcasters caught in the cloud will have to concentrate hard to cast a spell . Speculation . Neptulon could be the mysterious force directly responsible for transformations of the naga , the insidious influence behind Queen Azshara , the recent invasions of murlocs , and other underwater events , including the beached sea creatures at Darkshore and the presence of the Twilight Hammer at Blackfathom Deeps . It is known that the Old Gods were involved in the naga transformation , and Neptulon may have been a conduit for the change . However , given that the Naga are trying to overthrow the Elemental Lord , this casts doubt on this theory . Princess Tempestria is the only Water Elemental who have the title of Princess . Thunderaan and Theradras and the children of Elemental Lords . Princess Tempestria may be Neptulon ' s daughter ?