Turalyon General Turalyon ( aka High General Turalyon ) is a famous paladin who served the Alliance army with distinction during and immediately after the Second War . He was second in command to Lord Anduin Lothar , the Supreme Allied Commander , and commanded half of the Alliance forces during the Second War while Anduin Lothar commanded the other half . During the assault on Blackrock Spire , Lord Lothar was struck down in combat by Orgrim Doomhammer . It was General Turalyon that picked up Lothar ' s battle standard and broken sword , and rallied the army of the Alliance to victory over the Horde , eventually capturing Doomhammer , and driving the orc s back to the Dark Portal . As the Lion ' s lieutenant , Turalyon was named Lothar ' s successor as Supreme Commander by the other ( loyal ) members of the Alliance . Since that day , Turalyon has been haunted by Lothar ' s death , which he believed to be his fault . Years later , Turalyon was chosen to lead an expedition through the Dark Portal . Though the expedition was ultimately successful , Turalyon disappeared without explanation . Despite the fact that many believe Turalyon is dead , his son , Arator the Redeemer , when spoken to in Honor Hold , tells the player about a strange dream he has detailing him kneeling over a man , presumably his father , when the skies are red and an army of demons stands before them . This would suggest that he is out there somewhere , perhaps wounded or injured . Danath Trollbane strongly believes he is still alive and continues searching for him to this day . Biography . The Second War . Turalyon was handpicked as one of the first five Knights of the Silver Hand by Alonsus Faol . He , along with his mentor , Uther the Lightbringer , and the other Knights , Tirion Fordring , Saidan Dathrohan and Gavinrad the Dire , were tasked with assisting Lord Anduin Lothar and Khadgar in organizing the defense of Lordaeron against the advancing Horde . Lothar chose Turalyon as his lieutenant , a decision that made an already uncertain Turalyon , question his worth even more . The young Turalyon developed a rapport with Khadgar , who despite his aged appearance , was roughly the same age as the Paladin . Turalyon was also introduced to Alleria Windrunner , the leader of a cadre of rangers who had been sent to assess the situation by the Council of Silvermoon . A mutual attraction formed between Turalyon and Alleria , one that would bloom into a full - fledged relationship . Turalyon fought at Lothar ' s side for first skirmishes at Hillsbrad and Southshore . After forcing the Horde from their initial beach landing , the Alliances forces followed the Horde northeast to the mountain pass leading to the Wildhammer Dwarves ' keep of Aerie Peak . Unknown to the trailing Alliance forces , the Horde ' s goal was not the Dwarven stronghold there . It was merely a feint to lure the bulk of their pursuers into a cat - and - mouse diversion in the mountains and forests of the Hinterlands , while the main body of the Horde marched on the elven homeland of Quel ' Thalas . From this location , the Horde could launch an assault on either Silvermoon or Stromgarde . Lothar sent Turalyon , Khadgar , and Alleria to intercept the Horde before Quel ' Thalas burned . Turalyon led his forces east and then north through the pass now known as Plaguemist Ravine , but they were too late — the Horde had already seized Caer Darrow , taken the Runestone and moved further east into the forests surrounding Stratholme . The Horde preceeded to decimate Stratholme as well as the outlying town of Tyr ' s Hand before moving north and setting fire to Eversong Forest in southern Quel ' thalas . The Allied forces managed to halt the Horde ' s advance into inner Quel ' Thalas , but at the cost of many lives and a sizable portion of the Eversong Forest being destroyed . A distraught Alleria sought comfort in Turalyon ' s arms However , the brutal assault on their home convinced the elves to throw their full support behind the Alliance , and when Turalyon left Quel ' Thalas , it was at the head of an elven armada . They arrived at the Capital City , after passing through the mountainous region of Alterac , just in time to turn back Doomhammer ' s siege , and then chased the orcs back to the beaches of Southshore . The Lion ' s Lieutenant . Turalyon and his comrades rejoined the rest of the Alliance army at the liberation of Ironforge , forcing the Horde to retreat to Blackrock Spire itself . The battle proved to be devastating for both sides . In the midst of the battle , he saw his commander engaging the orc warchief Doomhammer himself ! Seeing the orc having the upper hand , Turalyon fought his way to Lothar ' s aid but he was continuously barred by orc warriors and he could do nothing more but watch as Doomhammer brought his hammer on Lothar ' s helm . Pushing anything in his way Turalyon went to the body of his hero , tears flowing as the warchief laughed and cried victory . Overcome with grief and anger , the paladin grabbed the Lion ' s shattered sword and rallied the Alliance forces with the fierce cry " For Sir Lothar ! " that struck fear into the hearts of even the most blood - thirsty orcs . The frenzied Alliance army attacked the demoralized orcs . In the mist of his anger , Turalyon almost killed Doomhammer but eventually spared his life . The battle lost , the Horde retreated to their last bastion : the Dark Portal . Turalyon gave chase , driving the orcs through the Portal itself , which Khadgar immediately destroyed , seemingly ending the Horde menace and allowing the humans to rebuild . Expedition to Draenor . Only a few years later , General Turalyon was handpicked by King Terenas Menethil II to lead an expeditionary force also nicknamed the Sons of Lothar through the reformed Dark Portal and into Draenor . There it was discovered that Ner ' zhul , with the aid of Deathwing , was planning to use a number of powerful artifacts to open more portals , allowing the Horde to escape and plunder other worlds . Upon arriving , Turalyon renewed his relationship with Alleria Windrunner and lay siege to the Hellfire Citadel . Unfortunately , Ner ' zhul had already escaped . While they were determined to go after the mad shaman and the Skull of Gul ' dan , Deathwing was in a different direction . The Skull was needed to close the portal so the Alliance forces split up : Khadgar , Turalyon , and Alleria going after the black dragon while Danath Trollbane , Alleria ' s rangers and the Wildhammer dwarves followed Ner ' zhul . Turalyon ' s group encountered a gronn and ogres on the way and agreed to aid in their assault on Deathwing . After a fierce battle against the black dragonflight , they managed to gain the skull and rejoined Danath ' s forces in a final attempt to lay siege on the Black Temple . However , the Alliance forces ultimately failed to stop Ner ' zhul from opening and escaping into his portals , and the subsequent chaotic energy the portals released began to destroy the planet . Rather than risk Azeroth being damaged by Draenor ' s destruction , the brave paladin selflessly assisted Archmage Khadgar in destroying the Dark Portal on Draenor . As Draenor tore apart around them , Turalyon lead the forces of the Alliance Expedition that were with him through a portal to yet another world , one they could barely make sense of . After the set of cataclysmic events that changed Draenor into Outland were over , Turalyon , Alleria , Khadgar , Danath and the other Alliance troops all returned to Draenor . After briefly surveying the damage , Turalyon led his friends back to Honor Hold , which had remained standing despite the chaos that created Outland . However , although many of his friends do , Turalyon as well as Alleria do not appear anywhere in Outland , making his current whereabouts unknown , despite Tigole telling us that all of the people depicted in the statues in the Valley of Heroes would be seen in The Burning Crusade expansion . He is immortalized in a massive stone statue in the Valley of Heroes in Stormwind , alongside the other leaders of the Alliance Expedition . The broken sword in his hand is most likely Lothar ' s , as he took up the shattered blade in combat against the Horde when Lothar fell . In World of Warcraft . In Legion . Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner appear in - game ( not as statues ) at the homeworld of the Eredar , Argus , in patch 7 . 3 . Turalyon has the full title of " High Exarch Turalyon " and is leading the assault by the Army of the Light . In the Paladin Order Hall final quest , the holy nathrezim , , talks about how Turalyon sent him to help defend Netherlight Temple . Personality . Turalyon is a kind and gentle soul who only wishes the world to be at peace . His innocence and understanding personality allow him to see through people for who they truly are . An example would be his friendship with Khadgar , as wizards were often discriminated against by holy orders . He has no special hatred for his enemies either and is very merciful : he refused to kill Doomhammer even when the warchief killed Lothar , whom Turalyon admired very much . However , when innocent lives were threatened Turalyon ' s passive nature changed to that of a determined avenger willing to do what was necessary , setting aside his own well being and putting the lives of the endangered as the top priority . It was these traits that drew Alleria Windrunner to fall in love with him . During his time under Lothar , and for a time afterwards , Turalyon would often doubt his own abilities as a leader , feeling that Lothar could do things better . Most notably , was when the Alliance army was driven from Quel ' Thalas , he blamed himself for the defeat , even though the cause of the defeat came from the red dragons enslaved by the Horde , creatures that neither he nor anyone in the Alliance had any means of stopping . Faith . At an early age Turalyon joined the ranks of priesthood and fell under the guidance of Uther , at that time a knight of Lordaeron and a cleric apprentice of the Archbishop . He believed in the Holy Light , but was never able to feel its full strength . When he saw the destruction the Horde wrought in Azeroth , he felt his faith falter . It was only when Lothar was struck down that Turalyon ' s faith was revitalized and it was so strong that both the Alliance and Horde forces were completely stunned . Turalyon would draw upon his skill as a paladin and his experience in command to defeat Doomhammer . Combat . Although he was initially a priest , Turalyon is a skilled and fearsome warrior and can fight as well as any knight . He , like Lothar , is usually seen leading contingents of knights , smashing aside any foe with his warhammer and his aura , spreading encouragement to his own troops and fear into the hearts of his enemies . His determination and faith gives him enough strength to fight dozens of much larger orcs . A skilled tactician , Turalyon is known for his tactics of surprising enemy forces with fearsome charges of knights and foot soldiers while supporting them with arrow and magic .