Khadgar Khadgar is one of the most powerful mages to have ever lived . He was the apprentice for the Last Guardian , Medivh , and went on to become one of the greatest heroes of the Alliance during the Second War and as a commander of the Alliance Expedition to Draenor . His name means " trust " in Dwarven . This gave him an odd dichotomy with Medivh , whose name means " keeper of secrets " in Thalassian . He is voiced by in " World of Warcraft " . Biography . Apprenticeship with Medivh . At the young age of 17 , Khadgar was sent by the Kirin Tor to apprentice under the wizard Medivh in his tower at Karazhan . At first , Khadgar believed Medivh to be nothing more than he appeared to be — a kindly , old , if slightly eccentric wizard . But it was not long before he discovered that Medivh was , actually , a Guardian of Tirisfal , a lineage of " incredibly " powerful wizards empowered by a council to combat the forces of the Burning Legion . Soon after , he began to sense something was drastically wrong with his master . Although he never suspected that Medivh was actually being controlled by Sargeras , the Dark Titan , he became suspicious of his master ' s actions and motives . Eventually , he unraveled Medivh ' s plot to open a portal between Azeroth and Draenor , after meeting a Horde emissary , the half - Orcish assassin Garona . Knowing it was already too late to stop the Dark Portal from opening further , Khadgar and Garona rushed to King Llane Wrynn of Azeroth for help . The pair , along with Lord Anduin Lothar and a group of soldiers , returned to Karazhan to find Medivh in psychic link with the Orcish warlock Gul ' dan . Khadgar managed to best his master and Sargeras by plunging a sword into Medivh ' s heart , but not before becoming cursed with frailty and old age . By the end of the events of The Last Guardian , Khadgar had gone from a young adult to an old man with a great white beard . The Second War . Following Medivh ' s death and the fall of Stormwind to the orcs , Khadgar fled north with Lord Lothar and the rest of the refugees to Lordaeron . He spent the Second War fighting with the Alliance of Lordaeron , all the while studying Medivh ' s spells and the nature of the Dark Portal . When the tide of the war turned and the Alliance managed to push the Horde back to the Portal itself , Khadgar attempted to destroy the Dark Portal , effectively severing the link between Azeroth and Draenor . The rift between worlds remained , however . To guard against a second attack from Draenor , Khadgar oversaw the construction of Nethergarde Keep in the Blasted Lands . The Alliance Expedition . Khadgar ' s fears would be validated only a year after Nethergarde ' s completion , when the portal opened again , and Orcish forces began pouring out , striking strategically to steal powerful artifacts . Fearing a second invasion , Khadgar led an Alliance Expedition to the orcish homeworld , where he quickly discovered that the situation was even " worse " than he had feared . The orcs , under the leadership of the shaman Ner ' zhul , were planning on opening doorways to new worlds for the Horde to plunder . Unable to stop Ner ' zhul from opening his portals , and unable to contain the terrible energies that were unleashed by the many portals , Draenor was being torn apart . To prevent the potential destruction of Azeroth , the archmage used Medivh ' s spellbook and the Skull of Gul ' dan to close the Dark Portal from the other side , thereby shielding Azeroth from the final cataclysm of Draenor ' s destruction . Khadgar ushered the survivors into one of the rifts ( he was trapped on the other side of the portal when Draenor exploded and was believed to be dead ) . The Burning Crusade . In " World of Warcraft " , Khadgar is a level 71 quest giver in the Terrace of Light of Shattrath City . He is affiliated with the Sha ' tar . He starts the following quests : See List of Shattrath City NPCs . Khadgar , now an advisor to the naaru called A ' dal , can be found in the center dome of the Terrace of Light of Shattrath City , located in the western borders of Terokkar Forest . He appears as an NPC representing the need of the Alliance and the Horde to work together to defeat the Burning Legion ( much like the Argent Dawn in Azeroth , which encourages the rival factions to ally against the Scourge ) . It would appear that at some point in their travels , the Expedition encountered the Naaru , and have joined their holy quest to stop the Legion in its tracks . Because of Outland ' s nature , it is a strategic location in the Nether , and is the perfect staging ground for Legion invasions or a resistance . Khadgar explains to the varied race s of Azeroth that although they may have withstood the Burning Legion twice , the Burning Legion is still marching across the universe continuing their Burning Crusade , an ongoing war to snuff out life in the universe , burning planets and crushing everyone in their path and that adventurer s must join the fight . Khadgar ' s story in his own words . After touring Shattrath with his servant , this conversation opens with Khadgar : Wrath in Shattrath . One day an unknown odor caused havoc in Shattrath City . Khadgar was interviewed by Strombone and he told that in all his days in Outland he had never smelled such a terrible stench . He said that there were refugees from all over in this city and it would be very hard to know where it comes from . Strombone then asked if something like that had happened before , and Khadgar told him about Tobias the Filth Gorger . Finally it was discovered that Tobias was , indeed , the source of the odor . Warlords of Draenor . Khadgar , together with Maraad and Thrall was one of the first people to enter the Dark Portal when it opened the way to the alternate Draenor . He is seen wielding Atiesh , Greatstaff of the Guardian . Khadgar and the adventurers deactivated the Dark Portal on Draenor ' s side . While aiming the Worldbreaker , he and others fought off the Iron Horde . When the portal collapsed , they left on one of the Iron Horde ' s ships . After reaching a safe location away from the Iron horde , Khadgar opened a portal for Gazlowe and Baros Alexston who oversaw the establishment of Garrison s at Frostfire Ridge and Lunarfall respectively . Khadgar stayed in Starfall Outpost in order to find Gul ' dan using the . He located Gul ' dan in Gul ' var , but Gul ' dan escaped before an adventurer and Cordana Felsong could capture him . Khadgar retreated to Zangarra , where he was ambushed by Garona , who had been sent by Gul ' dan . Sometime later , Khadgar was visited by Jaina at Zangarra in Talador , she told him he was forbidden to work with the Horde . Despite her warnings , Khadgar worked both with the Alliance and the Horde . Khadgar participated in the Battle for Shattrath to free the city from Orgrim Doomhammer and Blackhand . Blackhand managed to kill Maraad and Orgrim ( who had betrayed him when he saw the killing of innocents ) . With the help of Yrel and Durotan , Khadgar and adventurers freed the city . Legendary Quest . A short time later , Khadgar sent the adventurer to obtain an Orb of Dominion , an artifact used by the Shadow Council to brainwash their spies , in order to break Gul ' dan ' s hold over Garona ' s mind . The adventurer returned with the Orb , and Khadgar used it to expose Garona ' s Demon Within , a shadowy representation of Gul ' dan ' s will . When the creature was slain , Garona thanked Khadgar and the adventurer for her freedom , vowing to fight alongside them . Fury of Hellfire . Khadgar sent an adventurer to obtain a Tome of Chaos and Draenic Sea Chart from Hellfire Citadel , when the adventurer collected what Khadgar requested , he sent the adventurer to Cordana Felsong , so she could help them destroy the Tome and map . Unfortunately , Cordana had secretly aligned with Gul ' dan and betrayed Khadgar by taking the Orb of Dominion , opening a portal and escaping . Khadgar was bitter when he heard about her betrayal . He teleported adventurers to Hellfire Citadel in order to thwart Gul ' dan . He is seen shortly after Gorefiend ' s defeat . He teleported adventurers further into the citadel , accompanying Yrel and the rest of the forces assaulting Hellfire Citadel . Khadgar and the host of heroes ultimately defeated Archimonde atop the citadel . When the Defiler was defeated , Yrel asked Khadgar if it is over , but Khadgar expressed his fears that this was only the beginning . Legion . Though he was unable to stop Gul ' dan from opening the Tomb of Sargeras , allowing the Legion to flood into Azeroth once more , Khadgar is determined to find the means to reseal the portal and foil the Legion ' s invasion . He knows that the combined forces of the greatest champions of Azeroth are necessary to succeed , even as dissenting voices speak against a coalition and risk ultimate destruction by the demons . In the animated Harbingers short , Khadgar travels to Kharazan in order to find anything - a weapon , a spell - that can help stop the most recent invasion of the Burning Legion . There , he meets with the spirit of Medivh , who urges him to consider becoming a Guardian . He presses that the Guardian ' s power is the only thing that can stop the invasion ; further , he can pass along that mantle to Khadgar . All Khadgar has to do is absorb the energies from an ancient tome that Medivh imbued with his essence before his death . Khadgar , despite the visions of destruction wrought by the Legion , refuses the tome . He knows the power is far too great a temptation . Instead , he burns the book , and in that moment , the " spirit " of Medivh is revealed to be nothing more than a dreadlord . The demon moves to finish him off , but Khadgar flings it from the topmost window of the tower using a beam of arcane energy . Though he did not find a single weapon or spell , he came to the realization that success depended on combining the forces of the Alliance and Horde . Authorship . As would be expected from an experienced and powerful mage , Khadgar has written a number of books and essays , including : Khadgar ' s age and appearance . Medivh ' s curse caused Khadgar to grow old and his hair turn snow white , however in " Warcraft II : Tides of Darkness " and " Warcraft II : Beyond the Dark Portal " , when he is first shown , he appears as a middle - aged man with a trimmed goatee and cropped , red hair . Later in the game , he is shown to have a strip of white going through his hair and a longer , greying beard ( much as his appearance in the artwork of " Shadows & Light " ) . From here , one can assume that Khadgar somehow countered or at least reduced the severity of the curse , and went on to age naturally from a middle - aged man to an old man between the destruction of the Dark Portal and the events leading up to the Burning Crusade . It is also possible that he may have cropped and dyed his hair and beard shortly before the end of " Warcraft II : Tides of Darkness " , then let it grow out and lose the color during his time with the Alliance expedition in " Warcraft II : Beyond the Dark Portal " . However , there is further confusion when we look at the monument erected in his honor in the Valley of Heroes . He is clearly shown as an old man with a long , white beard . This interpretation of him could not have been made unless this was how he was last seen since the closing of the Dark Portal . In " Beyond the Dark Portal " , Khadgar states that he was cursed at age 17 , and at the time of the Alliance Expedition ' s entering Draenor he was 22 years of age , putting him approximately in his late 30s or early 40s by " Burning Crusade " . In Warlords of Draenor Khadgar ' s appearance is significantly different from the last time players saw him in the Outland version of Shattrath city . He appears to have not only shaved his beard and chopped off the majority of his hair , but also negated some of the aging - effects of Medivh ' s curse . It is also possible that he hides his cursed appearance behind an illusion , though there has been no official comment from Blizzard as to why his appearance has changed . Personality . Khadgar was once young and excited to be following the path of magic . Now he understands the dangers ; and though he has accumulated incredible magical powers , he has also paid a terrible price that causes him to act as he appears — old before his time . His words are considered and thoughtful ; since the corruption of a man he considered near to a father , his trust must be earned . He continues to accumulate arcane power out of a sense of duty calling him to protect Azeroth against an evil he knows all too well , and his pursuit of both knowledge and his enemies occasionally borders on the zealous . Khadgar rarely enters a battle unprepared . He will retreat when needed , only to return with more than enough force to overcome his enemies . In one - on one combat , he will initially probe his opponent while raising his own defenses , then strike decisively . He is driven to utterly destroy Demonic and Orcish enemies , but often settles combats that arise through circumstance by simply teleporting himself or his enemies far from the field of battle . Possesions . Khadgar ’ s Pipe of Insight . The innovative archmage Khadgar created the first of these pipes while studying with acolytes in Dalaran . Though the pipe of insight can look like any pipe , it is most often made with a stem of gnarled wood and a deep bowl made of yellowed bone . Sometimes the bowl has mystical lettering or runes carved into it , likewise this item is also seen in " Warcraft III " . Khadgar ’ s Gem of Health . This is a flawless sapphire , set in a platinum circlet , offset by tiny diamonds . The stones seem to glow with their own mystical life . When held or worn by a character , the flickering matches the owner ’ s heartbeat , this item is also seen in " Warcraft III " . The first of these special jewels was created by the archmage Khadgar to help keep him alive during his trials . Since then , others have been able to duplicate the creation . Staff of Nethergarde . This simple oak staff is engraved with arcane glyphs and topped by a globe of cloudy crystal 6 inches in diameter . The staff of Nethergarde was crafted by Khadgar while studying portal magic in the Black Morass and protecting Azeroth against another invasion by the Horde . Valley of Heroes Monument . Archmage Khadgar has since been immortalized in stone , along with the other leaders from the expeditionary force , in the Valley of Heroes in Stormwind .