Velen Velen has been the leader of the draenei people since their flight from Argus 25 , 000 years before the first orcish invasion of Azeroth . As his title entails , he has been granted the gift of prophecy , and — aided by the Light — rejected offers of dark power from Sargeras and has guided his people as they fled from , and later fought against , the Burning Legion who had ensnared their eredar brethren . He is first among the draenei and is the nemesis ( formerly best friend ) of Kil ' jaeden . During the event following Kil ' jaeden ' s defeat at the Sunwell , Velen calls Kil ' jaeden his " brother " , they at least treated each other like brothers ; " Kil ' jaeden had loved Velen as a brother , closer than that , loved him almost as another aspect of himself " . He is voiced by Alan Shearman . Biography . Twenty - five thousand years ago , the world of Argus was shaped into a paradise by the eredar race who called it home . Velen , who is known and respected for his immense wisdom , compassion and magical prowess , rose as a leader of Argus , alongside Archimonde and Kil ' jaeden , with whom he formed a deep friendship and affection . He even saw both of them as " extensions of his soul " , so deep was their friendship . He was particularly close to Kil ' jaeden , whom they love and respect each other as brothers . One day , the peace of the eredar was shattered . Sargeras , Destroyer of Worlds , had noticed the achievements of the eredar . Instead of destroying Argus , Sargeras appeared before the leaders of the eredar . Presenting himself as a benevolent entity , Sargeras offered to transform the eredar into an even more powerful race of beings , with the goal of unifying all the races of the universe . In return , they would serve Sargeras as his perfect spellcasters , spreading his universal union with every world they touched . Two of the eredar ' s triumvirate of leaders , Archimonde and Kil ' jaeden , along with two - thirds of the eredar population , took the offer . Only one eredar leader realized the true horror of Sargeras ' Burning Crusade : Velen . Velen , unlike Archimonde and Kil ' jaeden , had the gift of " Sight " , and was granted a vision by the naaru K ' ure of the truth of Sargeras ' plot . The utopia that Sargeras had promised was a lie , much to Velen ' s horror . He at first saw himself at the head of a vast eredar force of the Light , spreading the gifts of their race to worlds beyond count , as Sargeras had said ; the next moment , he saw the truth . Sargeras had no intention of unification . His vision was one of death , of razing entire worlds to bare rock and ashes . And the eredar were not to be the bringers of enlightenment with their new powers ; they would be man ' ari , twisted , malevolent shadows of their former selves devoted to the destruction of worlds for the glory of Sargeras ' terrible Burning Crusade . Horrified , Velen attempted to warn Archimonde and Kil ' jaeden but they didn ' t believe him and thought it was only a delusion . Velen desperately prayed for guidance . K ' ure appeared before him , reassured Velen that his plight had been heard , and instructed him to gather up his followers and go to the highest mountain on Argus , during the longest day of the year . Velen and his followers barely escaped the newly created Burning Legion . From then on , Kil ' jaeden vowed to hunt down Velen and his followers and slaughter them , even if it took a thousand years . The Legion chased the exiles , or " draenei " ( " Exiled Ones " ) as they had come to be known , across the universe for thousands of years . Each time Kil ' jaeden approached , the naaru granted new powers to Velen to preserve his race . After millennia of flight , Velen and his people were finally able to evade the Legion and settle on a world they named Draenor . Draenor . Velen and the draenei were taken from Argus via the crystal - ship that became known by the orcs as Oshu ' gun — " Mountain of Spirits " . As they settled onto their new homeworld , the draenei came into contact with the orc ish clans , and began to trade with them ; the relations with the orcs were cordial , but aloof and businesslike . While the draenei established themselves and built the city of Shattrath as their capital , Velen set up his own private refuge at the Temple of Karabor , on the eastern edge of the lands of the Shadowmoon Clan . While he was visiting the town of Telmor in Terokkar Forest , Velen met two orcs who would later shape the destiny of the Horde — Durotan , heir to the chieftainship of the Frostwolf clan , and the future Orgrim Doomhammer ; Telmor ' s captain of the guard , Velen ' s friend Restalaan , had rescued them from an ogre attack . Their dinner discussions spoke much of the orcish heritage and of the prophecy relating to the Doomhammer , which Orgrim would receive upon the death of his father — the prophecy of how , after bringing salvation then doom in the hands of the last of the Doomhammer line , it would pass into the hands of one of non - Blackrock lineage , who would wield it and lead the orcs to salvation . Corruption of the orcs . Over the eons after their escape from Argus , Kil ' jaeden continued his search for Velen and his followers , but was frustrated when he found only traces of where they had been . His agents had managed to locate Draenor , and reported back to him both the conditions the draenei lived in and the people that lived on their world . Realizing that he had found the tool of vengeance , Kil ' jaeden appeared to the elder shaman Ner ' zhul , and informed him that the draenei were plotting against them . Over a short span of time , the draenei came under increasing attack by the orcs , convinced that the draenei were their enemies . Concerned , Velen sent a courier to Ner ' zhul , asking for a reason behind the attacks , and requesting a meeting in the shadow of Oshu ' gun . The orcs , however , had killed the courier , and Ner ' zhul did not wish to attend the meeting himself . Instead , he sent for Durotan , who captured Velen and his entourage . Velen tried to explain the true purpose of Oshu ' gun to the Frostwolves but Durotan and his chief shaman , Drek ' Thar , grew angered by what they perceived as blasphemy . Despite this , and despite the orders from Ner ' zhul , Durotan released Velen and his fellows , taking their ata ' mal crystals instead . Over time , attacks against the draenei became increasingly violent . The newly established Horde , now directed by Ner ' zhul ' s apprentice , Gul ' dan - who had become Kil ' jaeden ' s pupil in the art of the warlock - began to assault and destroy draenei settlements to appease their new master . Durotan led the assault on Telmor , utilizing one of the captured crystals to allow him to lower the draenei ' s defensive cover . Velen ' s refuge at the Temple of Karabor was also attacked and defiled by Gul ' dan and his new warlocks , who renamed it the Black Temple and set it up as the headquarters of their Shadow Council . After the attacks increased — including the final assault that destroyed the city of Shattrath — Velen and some of his followers went into hiding in Zangarmarsh , establishing Telredor , and were never found by either the orcs or Kil ' jaeden ' s minions . . . Escape from Outland . Velen and his remaining followers remained hidden over the decades that passed since the draenei were massacred by the demonically - possessed Horde . During that period , great changes occurred in Draenor : The Dark Portal to the world of Azeroth was opened , and the orcs invaded - but after years of warfare , they were finally defeated . When Ner ' zhul , in a desperate attempt to escape Kil ' Jaeden ' s wrath , tried to open portals to other worlds for the Horde to conquer , the incredible energies tore Draenor apart . In order to prevent this catastrophe from affecting their world , the Alliance Expedition under the command of the archmage Khadgar sealed the Dark Portal , cutting off both the orcs already in Azeroth and those they were battling on the fields of Hellfire Peninsula . Almost two decades passed before anyone travelled through portals to Draenor - now known as Outland . The half - demon night elf Illidan Stormrage , accompanied by his naga and blood elf allies , sought refuge from Kil ' jaeden after Illidan failed to destroy the Lich King , the imprisoned spirit of Ner ' zhul who controlled the Scourge back in Azeroth . As the blood elves , under the command of Prince Kael ' thas Sunstrider , took up residence in the naaru interdimensional fortress of Tempest Keep , Velen decided it was time to gather what remained of his people and find a new place to take refuge once more . Aided by the Broken Farseer Nobundo , who introduced shamanism to the draenei , Velen personally led a raid to capture the Exodar , one of Tempest Keep ' s satellite structures , and attempted to use it in order to escape Outland . The blood elves , realizing the draenei ' s intentions , sabotaged the transdimensional " engine " of the Exodar . As the draenei attempted to travel the dimensional planes , the reactor malfunctioned , hurtling the Exodar and its crew across the Twisting Nether until one month ago , where it appeared - coincidentally - in the world of Azeroth . The damaged Exodar screamed across the skies of northern Kalimdor , pods ejecting and spreading across a small island chain off the coast of Darkshore , before crashing on the west coast of what is now called Azuremyst Isle . After the dust settled and the draenei began to establish themselves in settlements built from the wreckage of the Exodar , Velen and his people set themselves to exploring their new homeworld . Word of a heroic Alliance of Light - wielding races had reached the Prophet and his people , and they set out to discover their potential new allies in their continued resistance to the Burning Crusade . Today . Having survived the crash , Velen continues to lead the draenei people from his new refuge in the Vault of Lights , deep inside the largest intact portion of the crashed Exodar , which now serves as the draenei capital in Azeroth . Velen ' s Vision . In recent years , Velen , the noble leader of the draenei , was granted a vision . . . In it he saw the Broken : formerly healthy draenei who had de - evolved during the orcs ' murderous crusade to wipe out the draenei race . According to Velen ' s vision , the Broken would rise to power once again and aid their displaced brethren . Velen ' s vision was given substance in the form of Nobundo , a one - time draenei vindicator who had regressed while the orcs decimated his race and tore the planet apart . Like his fellow Broken , Nobundo had lost contact with the Light , and so he ventured far into the deserts of Outland to meditate and pray for guidance . After decades of silence , an unfamiliar voice finally answered his prayers . It was not the Light that whispered to him , but the Wind . The breeze spoke to him of lost truths , of the might of the elements - - of the delicate balance of power embraced by the shaman . Nobundo listened eagerly and learned all he could . When he judged the time was right , he departed the desert determined to use this knowledge to help the draenei race . However , most draenei refugees greeted the sight of a Broken with skepticism and outright prejudice . Only one of the healthy draenei did not shun the Broken : the wise and perceptive Velen . Velen had heard the philosophy of the shaman before , but Nobundo revealed new truths . The elements were timeless ; they stretched across the cosmos to inhabit every world they touched . With the proper training , the draenei might learn to wield this overlooked , seemingly inexhaustible source of power . Velen rejoiced to realize that his vision was coming to pass . Accordingly he took Nobundo with him when he and his fellow refugees took possession of the naaru satellite structure Exodar from the blood elves . Thus it was that Nobundo journeyed with the draenei to the world of Azeroth . Nobundo found that unlike the desolate wastes of Outland , Azeroth possessed abundant elemental energies . He shared his knowledge of shamanism with the draenei on Azeroth , and all who adopted its path flourished . The time for the draenei shaman to test themselves draws near , for the battle against the Burning Legion is once again at hand . And the fate not only of Azeroth , but of all worlds , hangs in the balance . In World of Warcraft . Prophet Velen is a level ? ? ( Boss ) quest giver located within the Vault of Lights deep inside the Exodar , the draenei capital on Azeroth . He starts the following quests : See List of the Exodar NPCs and List of Bloodmyst Isle NPCs . The Prophecy of the Sunwell . According to A ' dal , Velen made the following prophecy : The first line refers to Silvermoon City and its destruction by the Scourge ; the second to the blood elves ' reverence of Prince Kael ' thas , and his " gift " of the naaru M ' uru to give power to the Blood Knight order ; the third refers to the Blood Knights ' discovery of Kael ' thas ' treachery ( Kael ' thas and his fel elves capture M ' uru and take him to the Sunwell ) , and the fourth refers to Lady Liadrin , the Blood Knight leader , who renounces her ties to Kael ' thas and swears her allegiance to the Sha ' tar and the Shattered Sun Offensive . The Fall of the Deceiver . Following the defeat of Kil ' jaeden in the Sunwell Plateau , Velen will arrive to congratulate the players , accompanied by Lady Liadrin , leader of the Blood Knights . In Cataclysm . Velen prophesies an upcoming battle between the light and dark , Velen also played a role in the Swamp of Sorrows storyline . He has received a new staff model . He is also present at the Elemental Invasion meeting , discussing the earthquakes stating that he can feel them in the Exodar . In Mists of Pandaria . Velen is referred to once in Mists of Pandaria . Varian finds his sons broken body after Garrosh rang the Divine Bell and calls for aid from Velen . In Warlords of Draenor . A version of Velen from an alternate - timeline works with Alliance players in Shadowmoon Valley shortly after they arrive in Draenor . In Legion . Velen will play a part in the establishment and joining of the priest Order Hall , the Netherlight Temple . Tactics . After entering the Vault of Lights , gather up in the middle , go slowly to upstairs by killing the Shields of Velen . When you enter his circle , DPS should spread out a little bit ( not too much , just around the circle ) . Be sure that healers heal the aoe classes during the add waves , and every single dps should go for the Shields and Exodar Peacekeepers when they come to you . The Prophet is surrounded by four Shields of Velen . These guards are relatively weak and can be taken down quickly . However , if any of these 4 guards evade , Velen and the rest of the guards will reset . He also seems to be leashed with random NPC ' s and guards nearby , so if they evade , he will reset . Right when you start the fight , he will spawn adds and the four guards standing next to him . You should bring members who can AoE , and if possible , a Paladin to AoE tank the adds ( they don ' t hit hard ) . After you kill all the adds , focus on the boss . He hits for around 6k against plate and casts an AoE Holy Smite . Be sure to have your healers aware of it when it is cast . From time to time , he will knock back the main tank , dropping threat , and start attacking person with second threat . He is tauntable . After a while , Velen spawns another " wave " of adds , repeat the earlier process . Alternately , a hunter can range tank Velen with adequate healing and reduces the difficulty of the encounter . Speculation . Velen ' s history is similar to Moses ' exodus , but this is just a speculation .