Med ' an Med ' an is the main protagonist of the third and fourth volumes of the , and has yet to appear in " World of Warcraft " or other related media . Retcon of Guardian role . It appears that Med ' an ' s role as Guardian has been retcon ned away by the that was introduced preceding the launch of the Legion expansion . This was confirmed at BlizzCon 2016 . Though his role as Guardian is not considered canon , his existence is still up for debate , as Alex Afrasiabi states he could still make an appearance in some other capacity . As such , the information below is solely based on the comic . Biography . Med ' an is portrayed as the last Guardian of Tirisfal , a founder of the New Council of Tirisfal , and the son of Garona Halforcen and Medivh . His unusual parentage and training gave him the unique ability to interweave shamanic magic with the arcane and divine . This gift , however , has also drawn him into conflict with cultists who believe he is the subject of an ancient prophecy and dark entities who would make his power their own . The " three realms " in the prophecy refer to the world which his racial heritage originated from , which is Argus for draenei , Draenor for orc , and Azeroth for human . Birth and childhood . Med ' an was conceived during a tryst between the half - orc half - draenei assassin Garona Halforcen and the Guardian Medivh while she resided in Karazhan as an emissary for the warlock Gul ' dan . She gave birth following her assassination of King Llane Wrynn of Stormwind and , fearing that she may again be compelled to kill those closest to her , gave him up to Meryl Winterstorm , a millenia - old undead mage and member of the original Council of Tirisfal . Meryl raised Med ' an as his adopted son in the war - torn region of Duskwood , while Garona secretly watched over him from afar . Taking up residence in Brightwood Grove , Meryl taught Med ' an armed combat and , as the youth grew closer to adulthood , helped guide him in his mastery of shaman ic and arcane magic . Learning the truth . While gathering firewood one night , not long after King Varian Wrynn ' s victory over Onyxia , Med ' an and Meryl fell under attack from a band of Twilight Cultists . Dispatched by the Forsaken mage Stasia Fallshadow , who had witnessed Med ' an in a vision relating to an ancient prophecy , the cultists gained the upper hand until Garona emerged from the shadows , swiftly killing the assailants and giving Meryl and Med ' an a chance to escape . Med ' an recognized Garona as a woman who had once protected him as a child , and hearing an utterance of Eredun — the language of the Burning Legion — went back to help her . Upon returning to the scene of the ambush , however , he found that she had disappeared . In truth , Garona had been Stasia ' s target , Med ' an the bait to lure her out of hiding , and the demonic phrase a control word once used by Gul ' dan to magically ensorcel her . Eager to find the woman responsible for his rescue and unsure of why Meryl would hide her identity , Med ' an listened in on a conversation between Meryl and Koron , a Forsaken spy . Learning that she was actually his mother and that the ogre Cho ' gall , leader of the Twilight ' s Hammer clan , had captured her with the intent of sending her to Theramore to assassinate King Varian Wrynn and others at an upcoming peace summit , Med ' an stole Koron ' s vampire bat , Snubnose , and set out alone to rescue her . Theramore peace summit . Med ' an managed to track down Stasia and his mother to an island off the coast of Dustwallow Marsh and there observed them from a safe distance . Awakening the next morning to sounds of an argument , Med ' an discovered that Garona was being magically controlled and the mental programming was beginning to wear off , but Stasia was planning on killing her after completing the task . The cultists disembarked and Med ' an took flight after them , but by the time he arrived in Theramore the peace summit had already become a battlefield . Amid the chaos , Med ' an found Garona in a furious battle with Varian Wrynn , who desired vengeance for the murder of his father . Med ' an attempted to aid his mother , saving Anduin ' s life and getting injured by Fanghorn in the process . Sensing that her forces were being defeated , Stasia spoke the command word to paralyze Garona , leaving her to be killed by the king . Med ' an lept to her defense but was tossed aside by Varian , only to be captured by a retreating Stasia . Escape from Ahn ' Qiraj . While his mother was detained for questioning as a prisoner of Theramore by Jaina Proudmoore , and the Alliance and Horde prepared for the coming war against the Lich King , Med ' an was taken into the depths of Ahn ' Qiraj . There , Cho ' gall hung him on the corpse of the Old God C ' Thun , where he would be tormented by the Old God ' s mad whisperings , and began making preperations for its resurrection . In Theramore , Aegwynn ' s sorcery helped Garona break through a mental barrier to reveal the location of her son , just as Meryl arrived . Valeera Sanguinar reluctantly joined the undead mage and the two teleported into Ahn ' Qiraj , where they did battle with the Twilight Cult and killed Stasia . Making their way further into the ruined temple , they confronted the increasingly hideous Cho ' gall , mutated by the power of the Old God . Together they managed to recover Med ' an , but were intercepted by Cho ' gall . Unable to fend off Cho ' gall and with Meryl knocked unconscious , Valeera grew desperate and offered her body willingly to the dreadlord Kathra ' Natir in order to use his power to fend off Chog ' all . This gave Med ' an enough time to revive Meryl who was able to teleport them all away to a secure location . It was there that Kathra ' Natir coveted Med ' an ' s body and power and tried to possess Med ' an ' s body in order to take his powers for his own . Med ' an however , was able to reject the demon through his own will . In order to lure the demon away from Valeera , Meryl was forced to become its host . The trio teleported to Theramore , where Aegwynn immediately recognized the youth as her grandson but remained silent . Med ' an was taken to see his mother , only to find that Garona had escaped . Meryl used his sorcery to determine her location , the now vacant Onyxia ' s Lair , and Valeera set out alone to recover her — with Med ' an following close behind . Family reunions . Med ' an arrived at Onyxia ' s Lair to find his mother preparing to leave on Valeera ' s wyvern while Valeera fought her rescuer , the draenei paladin Vindicator Maraad . In their brief reunion , Garona revealed to Med ' an that he was part - draenei and that Maraad was his great uncle . Unwilling to put her son at risk while she still remained subject to Cho ' gall ' s magic , she asked Med ' an to stay behind with Maraad and Meryl , and to tell Jaina everything that had happened . In the cavern Med ' an seperated Maraad and Valeera , telling them that they weren ' t enemies and that Garona had departed . Though he did not know it at the time , she secretly traveled to Ahn ' Qiraj . Med ' an then again fell victim to the whisperings of C ' Thun , but Maraad channeled the Holy Light to help him . As the group teleported back to Theramore , Med ' an asked Maraad if he could be taught to use the Light , and Maraad agreed to teach him what he could , if he was willing to dedicate himself to years of discipline . New Council of Tirisfal . In Theramore , Med ' an and his newfound allies discussed the threat of Cho ' gall and the Twilight ' s Hammer clan . With the armies of the Horde and Alliance now focused on the war in Northrend , Meryl and Aegwynn decided that it was time for the Council of Tirisfal to begin anew . Med ' an began training with Maraad to use the Light , showing a natural affinity for it and quickly grasping the basics to help drive away the Old One ' s continued whispers . Meanwhile , it was decided that the re - formed council must also include practitioners of nature and divine magic , a result of the on - going Nexus War and the actions of Malygos the Spellweaver , Aspect of the blue dragonflight . To that end , the group prepared to travel to Durotar , Dun Morogh , and Outland to seek out noteworthy candidates . As Jaina returned from Razor Hill with the shaman Reghar Earthfury , Theramore came under attack from a Faceless One that had been awakened by Cho ' gall . During the battle , Med ' an intuitively wove together arcane and shamanic magic to defeat the ancient creature , then healed Valeera by simultaneously calling upon the power of the Light and the earth . Unaware that he had done anything special , he remarked simply that he had only done what others had taught him , and that he still had much to learn . Realizing that Med ' an must be chosen as the new Guardian of Tirisfal and that he would not be safe on Azeroth , it was decided that he would travel with Maraad to Shattrath City , beyond the reach of the Old God . Aegwynn also came to the conclusion that she should not burden her grandson with Medivh ' s legacy , and asked Meryl to keep his father ' s identity a secret . Even so , that night Med ' an was visited by a vision of his father , beckoning him to Karazhan . Journey to Outland . Unwilling to face the truth — that he was the son of the hated man who opened the Dark Portal and brought ruin to both Azeroth and Draenor — Med ' an traveled to Outland with his great uncle . There he was shown the Path of Glory and the ruins of Auchindoun , causing Med ' an to feel even more shame in his unique ancestry . In Shattrath , however , Med ' an learned from Khadgar , who had once served his father and worked alongside Garona , that the two had been doomed even before birth , victims of Sargeras and Gul ' dan . Even so , he says that for Med ' an to have been born they must have fought against their fate , and through him the demonic forces may yet be undone . Before returning to Azeroth with Dalynnia Wrathscar , A ' dal urged Med ' an to meditate on his decisions , cautioning that his choices could lead him to become a weapon against evil or a bringer of doom . Into Karazhan . Returning through the Dark Portal , Med ' an decided that he must hear what his father has to tell , and teleported to the nearby tower of Karazhan , following his father ' s voice . There he met not his father , but an avatar of Medivh ' s remaining power , which had waited for years to deliver him a message . The avatar magically transported Med ' an to a gigantic chess board where they , along with Garona , Llane , Aegwynn , Khadgar , and Anduin Lothar , played the roles of chess pieces . Atop the board , Medivh told Med ' an of his life , possession by Sargeras , rebellious affair with Garona , eventual death at the hands of Khadgar and Anduin , and redemptive return to the world as the Last Guardian , guiding the denizens of Azeroth to victory at the Battle of Mount Hyjal . Declaring that he wished for Med ' an to have the freedom that he himself was deprived of , Med ' an was magically granted armor and Medivh ' s power to do with whatever he chose . In an instant the chess board was transformed , with Med ' an ' s own allies taking place of the chess pieces , and Cho ' gall and an army of elemental s appearing as his opponents . Deciding that he would fight the ogre , he issued a challenge and then teleported back to Theramore . There he found the city under siege by a " real " army of elementals , summoned from the Elemental Plane by Cho ' gall to wreak havoc on Azeroth . Joining battle alongside the new order — now counting Rohan and Hamuul Runetotem as members — Med ' an wielded his powers to try and free the elementals from the Old God ' s control . Meryl , who had recently returned from a meeting in Ahn ' Qiraj with Garona , during which he tasked her with finding the base of Atiesh , was forced to rely again upon the power of the demon Kathra ' Natir , and a hasty attempt to infuse Med ' an with the powers of the council failed and knocked him unconscious , but Broll Bearmantle ' s arrival paved the way for a victory . Guardian of Tirisfal . Upon awakening , Med ' an was informed by Aegwynn that the council , now complete , was preparing a formal investiture ceremony . He explained to her that he had traveled to Karazhan and there had been granted knowledge and power by his father . Concerned that some of the other members of the council might not accept him as Guardian were they to know his heritage , she wished for him to keep it a secret , but tired of secrets and lies , Med ' an stated that they would have to accept him for who he is if they wanted him as their Guardian . Entering the meeting , Med ' an requested that the members offer him their power so that he could fight Cho ' gall and fulfill the prophecy by bringing about peace . Aegwynn , Maarad , and Meryl explained his particular parentage and upbringing , while Reghar and Hamuul offered support , saying that his mixed heritage made him an ideal choice . Broll , Dalynnia , and Rohan agreed , should he wish to accept the role , though Meryl noted that he could not join the Order , as he could not allow the demon within him to have access to the group . As the members of the Order prepared to transport themselves to the Twisting Nether , where they could safely perform the necessary rites upon Med ' an , Meryl set out for Silithus with Valeera and Aegwynn , eager to rejoin Garona and lend their aid to the new Guardian when the time for battle arrived . Return to Ahn ' Qiraj . In the Twisting Nether , the council performed the investiture ceremony and Med ' an thanked them for their trust and shared power , vowing to use it wisely before teleporting to Ahn ' Qiraj . There he joined his allies and did battle with Cho ' gall , who revealed to him that his plan was to sacrifice Med ' an and use his potent magical power to resurrect C ' Thun . Cho ' gall began performing the rites and channeled a great deal of energy , but Med ' an was able to contain it within a ward around the ogre . In Meryl ' s following attempt to have Med ' an cleanse the Base of Atiesh of its demonic taint , however , Meryl lost his hold over Kathra ' Natir and the demon traced the flow of Med ' an ' s magical energy into the Twisting Nether , attacking the Council and weakening Med ' an . At Aegwynn and Meryl ' s behest , Valeera and Garona delivered the now - purified base of Atiesh to Med ' an , while an injured Aegwynn gave up her life so that Meryl might channel her remaining energy into her grandson . In the Twisting Nether , the surviving Council members managed to restrain the dreadlord using their combined powers . Restoring Atiesh , Greatstaff of the Guardian to its rightful state , Med ' an focused the powers of the council through it to defeat Cho ' gall . Following the battle , the Council mourned the death of Aegwynn , but Med ' an offered them comfort , saying that she willingly gave her life and will live on through him . With the battle over , Med ' an returned the powers to the Council , thanking them for letting him see the world through their eyes and showing him how much he has left to learn . At Morgan ' s Plot , west of Karazhan , the Council laid Aegwynn to rest , near Medivh . Meryl , having regained control over Kathra ' Natir , renamed himself Meryl Felstorm and went into exile with Garona , vowing to hunt down and destroy what remained of the Twilight ' s Hammer . The rest of the Council parted ways while Med ' an remained under the care and tutelage of his uncle , Maraad . In Cataclysm . It has been stated that Med ' an will not appear in " " , as he will be otherwise occupied .