Nathanos Blightcaller Nathanos Blightcaller is the champion of the Banshee Queen of the Forsaken . History . In life , Nathanos Marris was the first and last of the human ranger lords , trained by the high elves in the ways of war . He was a disciple of Sylvanas Windrunner , formerly Ranger - General of Quel ' Thalas and now the Banshee Queen of the Forsaken . Nathanos ' s accomplishments were unprecedented . He was a tactical genius , responsible for Alliance victories spanning a decade of conflict . Sensing the encroaching turmoil that overshadowed Lordaeron , he sent his younger brother Thereas to the kingdom of Stormwind , making sure no harm would befall him . When the Scourge came , he defended himself at his house , but the mighty abomination Ramstein the Gorger slew him . Nathanos became a mindless servant of the Lich King until he was freed by the Banshee Queen . He took the name Blightcaller and was given the title " Champion of the Forsaken " . Pre - Cataclysm . Nathanos ( a level 62 elite quest giver ) resided at the Marris Stead in the Eastern Plaguelands with his pet blighthound s . There he recruited Horde soldiers to fight against corrupted animals ( such as plaguebat s ) , the Scourge , and the Scarlet Crusade rs of Tyr ' s Hand . His presence was discovered by the Alliance after five of the best agents were sent to investigate the Marris farmstead . Four never returned , and the fifth made it back to Stormwind only to end up dead in his sleep three days later . Once it was determined that Nathanos was the Blightcaller , King Varian Wrynn enlisted Alliance adventurers to gather an army and destroy him . In Cataclysm . Nathanos is absent from the Eastern Plaguelands in Cataclysm . A quest refers to him as the " former occupant " of the Marris Stead , and many of his quests are now given by other NPCs in the zone . He was relocated to Undercity where he offered hunter s the option to unlearn their talents . In Legion . Alliance players encounter Blightcaller during the quest . He is defeated , but not killed , on the deck of The Skyfire by Genn Greymane and an adventurer . Horde players experience the same event , but instead Genn Greymane is defeated and The Skyfire is destroyed . In data mined audio files , Nathanos ' narrative appears to indicate he will lead players on a quest to rescue the Banshee Queen , Sylvanas Windrunner . Quests . Pre - Cataclysm . Nathanos was involved in the following quests : His death is the objective of the quest . Pre - Cataclysm strategy . One strategy for the original plaguelands version of Nathanos was to take him down as fast as possible , whilst reducing the aggro on weaker party members . This enabled the group to at least complete the quest , or gain honor under the Honor system for the kill , while all the party was ( still ) alive . At least 8 people in a raid group at lower levels were required to defeat him , with a main and off - tank . The strategy was to focus on Nathanos himself and take him down as fast as possible . He could be taken down in a minute or so , at which point no more skeletons would spawn . The Blighthounds would not do any serious damage until he was dead . Players were advised to deal with them second , and the skeletons third . There was a need to avoid healing , as 2 - 4 skeletons would be attracted to the healer . This included direct heals , heal over time spells , Warlock ' s drain spells , bandage s , potions , pet heals , and life stealing enchants . Rather than heal , players were encouraged to run ; stop fighting to reduce threat ( trinkets etc with Spirit bonuses are useful here ) and heal normally ; or let the tanks do the healing to attract aggro back . At level 80 or higher , Blightcaller was easy to solo , especially as a tank .