Tyr Tyr was a titanic watcher . He once resided at the Temple of Order , but was absent during the time of Loken ' s rebellion . It is said that no indications of struggle or guardians were present . Tyr is one of the only keepers left by the titan s not to appear in the Ulduar complex . History . Tyr was one of the great titanic watchers , known as keepers , who were tasked to shape and guard Azeroth once the titans left it to its own devices . Tyr was instrumental in dismantling the Old Gods ' Black Empire and sealing them deep inside Azeroth . Tyr and Odyn also defeated Ragnaros the Firelord , forcing him back to his fortress in the east of Kalimdor , before the Elemental Lords were sealed in the Elemental Plane . Tyr lost his hand while fighting Galakrond . His attacker , known to most as the Father of Dragons , was a giant proto - drake deformed from eating his own kind , trying to fulfill ever - lasting hunger . Tyr forged an alliance with the proto - dragons Alexstrasza , Ysera , Neltharion , Malygos , and Nozdormu . The dragons , lead by Tyr , fought with Galakrond . When he lost his hand and later defeated him , they honed their strengths without the aid of the keeper . During a particularly brutal battle , Galakrond bit off Tyr ' s right hand , suffusing the keeper ' s form with necrotic energy . Tyr survived , but was unable to heal his hand ; many years later , he replaced it with a hand of purest silver . It was after this event that they became known as the five aspects and chose to hide . Tyr had always seen bravery in the dragons , and it was the reason he chose to fight alongside them against Galakrond , and imbue them with the powers they had to control various aspects of Azeroth . When one of his fellow keepers , Loken , fell to the corruption of Yogg - Saron , Tyr and his allies stole the Discs of Norgannon to investigate the extent of Loken ' s betrayal . Discovering the theft , Loken sent horrific monsters — two C ' Thraxxi — after Tyr ' s group , but Tyr sacrificed his life to fight the creatures while his comrades escaped with the discs . The Keepers Archaedas and Ironaya buried Tyr and his foe beneath the glade where they fell , which since became known as Tirisfal ; " Tyr ' s fall . " The story of Tyr has since slipped into memory , as the young race of human s struggled to survive using the limited supplies provided to them by the parents who had abandoned them . They occasionally took to gathering around a fire whilst trying to read from scrolls telling of ancient heroes and leaders – tales from the civilization that had cast these creatures out . One of these scrolls spoke of a great leader , a paragon of order and justice , who sacrificed his right hand in a fight against an unfathomable evil . In this way , the story impressed upon those who read it that true order and lasting justice can only be accomplished through personal sacrifice . Weapons . The Silver Hand . As one of the titanic watchers , Keeper Tyr bore The Silver Hand in countless battles against the titans ' enemies . After his death , his hammer was buried with him somewhere beneath the land now named in his honor : Tirisfal . Truthguard . The titanic watchers Tyr and Archaedas created Truthguard when their comrade , Loken , fell to corruption . They gave Truthguard to a vrykul champion who used it to expose Loken ' s treachery . When Tyr and his allies later stole the Discs of Norgannon and fled , the champion stayed behind and held off many of Loken ' s servants . A desperate Loken sent horrific monsters after Tyr , who fell in combat . In time the vrykul champion migrated to Stormheim in the Broken Isles , where the shield was eventually entombed in the Path of Kings .