Halford Wyrmbane

High Commander Halford Wyrmbane is a mighty paladin at the head of the 7th Legion.
Once a knight in the ranks of the Alliance of Lordaeron who fought against the orcs during the Second War, he later became a paladin of the Order of the Silver Hand, before taking the leadership of the 7th Legion. As their High Commander, he led this elite special ops regiment composed of veterans in many battles, bringing victory to the Alliance on numerous occasions, including the Battle of Mount Hyjal at the time of the Third War.
During the War against the Lich King, he led the 7th Legion from Wintergarde Keep, a major Alliance base in the Dragonblight. Following the Cataclysm, he led his soldiers to Gilneas in order to reclaim the ruined kingdom from the Forsaken. At the time of the Fourth War, he led the 7th Legion's might against the Horde from the Wind's Redemption in Kul Tiras.
==History==
At the time of the Second War, Halford Wyrmbane served as a knight during the founding of the Order of the Silver Hand. Believing priestly orders couldn't mix with martial skills, he continued to focus only on combat training. After observing the first paladins, however, Wyrmbane became inspired by the faith and dedication of Turalyon. When the Alliance Expedition was presumed lost following the Invasion of Draenor, Wyrmbane realized that warriors could also be devout followers of the Light. Wyrmbane vowed to honor Turalyon's sacrifice by being both a soldier and a paladin,#Gossip and later joined the ranks of the Knights of the Silver Hand.
At some point, he became the leader of the 7th Legion and had led his troops in crucial wars throughout recent times, timing back from the Battle of Mount Hyjal, and continues to lead the 7th Legion to this day.
===Wrath of the Lich King===
During the war against the Lich King, Halford commanded the 7th Legion forces from Wintergarde Keep, who served as their headquarters and the main Alliance base on the eastern borders of Dragonblight.
At some point during his campaign, he discovered the spies of the Cult of the Damned among his troops, and hanged them at the entrance of the keep to serve as ghoul baits.High Commander Halford Wyrmbane (quest) When adventurers were sent to warn him about the traitors, he announced their grim fate, before explaining the situation of the arrival of Naxxramas sent by the Lich King in response to a crushing assault led by Lord Bolvar Fordragon at Angrathar the Wrathgate.Naxxramas and the Fall of Wintergarde He then directed the adventurers into freeing trapped villagers from Scourge-occupied town center.Flight of the Wintergarde DefenderRescue from Town Square
Once the citizens were rescued and back to work, Wyrmbane sent the Alliance heroes to meet Cavalier Durkon, one of his soldiers he had sent to investigate the town's crypt, as the undead who keep attacking the keep come from the ruins of Wintergarde and the town's crypt where the Scourge managed to send a necrolord.Find Durkon! After the necrolord was eliminated and its tome returned to the High Commander, the latter redirected the adventurers to Inquisitor Hallard in order to interrogate Mayor Godfrey Goodard, now a ghoul in the service of the Scourge, so that he could reveal his masters' plans and the content in the book.Understanding the Language of Death Having thus learned for the existence of the Wintergarde Mausoleum, he dispatched Duke August Foehammer and Ambo Cash to the front lines in preparation for their next assault,A Righteous Sermon and sent the adventurers to clear the Wintergarde Mine.The Demo-gnome He later thanked the adventurers for their efforts against the Scourge and helping to boost the morale of the troops, before sending them to report to Duke August Foehammer at Thorson's Post, in order to continue the offensive against the undead under the command of a lich.Into Hostile Territory
Having learned of the existence of a book called The Path of Redemption (Updated version), a journal that holds the prophetic ramblings of High General Abbendis of the Scarlet Onslaught, but also the motivations and goals of the Scarlet zealots, he accordingly requested a copy of the book from the Onslaught Base Camp. Once in possession of it, he wondered about the sanity of Abbendis who said to heard the Light speak to her, but that despite her ramblings, the book gave them a glimpse of the mind of the Scarlet zealots, and that Lord Bolvar would be pleased.The Path of Redemption (quest)
After coming into possession of the phylactery of the lich,Chasing Icestorm: Thel'zan's Phylactery Halford sent his men to accompany the adventurers and Lord Bolvar Fordragon to defeat Thel'zan the Duskbringer,Finality (quest)An End And A Beginning formerly known as the treacherous priest Inigo Montoy of the Brotherhood of Light who was responsible for stealing the phylactery of Kel'Thuzad to the Argent Dawn, which — as it was not destroyed — allowed the Archlich to regain corporeal form.
Following the destruction of Thel'zan, Wyrmbane thanked the adventurers for saving Wintergarde, and also for restoring faith to Alliance forces in the region. He sent them to join the rest of their force at the Wrathgate with a special commendation, only given to those that have gone above and beyond the call of duty in the name of the Alliance.To Fordragon Hold!
He is later seen on the Isle of Conquest battling against the Horde, being opposed to Overlord Agmar and his Kor'kron.
===Cataclysm===
During the Cataclysm, Halford Wyrmbane led the 7th Legion forces into the Ruins of Gilneas, supporting the Gilneas Liberation Front against the Forsaken in order to regain the kingdom for the Alliance. He ordered Master Sergeant Pietro Zaren to take and hold the Cathedral Quarter of Gilneas City, and then work with Lord Darius Crowley's worgen in order to advance into enemy territories, and thus destroy their outposts and lines of communication.
His plan was to allow troops to attack the Forsaken Forward Command, once the King Varian Wrynn's armada of warships arrives on the shores of the kingdom. He also mentions that once Gilneas was secured, the Alliance would prepare to retake Lordaeron.Orders from High Command He was later present on the deck of the X-2 Pincer submarine when the rest of the fleet arrived.What Tomorrow Brings
For the rest of the campaign, Halford Wyrmbane was more than likely at the head of the Alliance forces in the region.
===Legion===
During the events of Legion, Halford Wyrmbane appears when an Alliance player reaches Prestige rank 2, alongside several other wartime leaders of the Alliance. There, he can be found among the procession using a sword similar to that of Admiral Taylor's Greatsword.
Learning that Turalyon was alive, how the Light had sustained and transformed him, and witnessing his return to Azeroth only strengthened Wyrmbane's resolve and devotion, feeling that his faith and his choice to become a paladin had been well placed all those years ago.
===Battle for Azeroth===
Halford Wyrmbane greets heroes recently returned from the Battle for Lordaeron in Stormwind Harbor. He expresses melancholy over the number of Alliance soldiers lost in the fight.
On King Anduin Wrynn's orders, the 7th Legion traveled to Kul Tiras with Genn Greymane to ensure that Jaina Proudmoore's mission of getting the Kul Tirans to rejoin the Alliance succeeded.The Nation of Kul Tiras Halford can be found aboard the Wind's Redemption docked at Boralus, where on orders from Anduin he directs the Alliance's operations to secure their position on Zandalar and Kul Tiras.War of Shadows Once footholds are secured, he co-leads the Alliance's war effort on Zandalar alongside Shandris Feathermoon.
A version of Halford appears in the Vision of Stormwind, the alternate timeline where N'Zoth takes over Stormwind. He had been captured by Inquisitor Darkspeak who attempted to break his mind and make him submit to the Void, but Halford refused to abandon the Light. Despite the adventurer slaying Halford's captor, his wounds proved too much and he died soon after, urging the adventurer to save the civilians of Stormwind with his last breath.
==Locations==
==Abilities==
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==Quests==
#High Commander Halford Wyrmbane (quest) 
#Naxxramas and the Fall of Wintergarde 
#Return to the High Commander 
#Rescue from Town Square 
#Find Durkon! 
#Mystery of the Tome 
#Understanding the Language of Death 
#A Righteous Sermon 
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#The Demo-gnome 
#Understanding the Scourge War Machine 
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#Into Hostile Territory 
#Chasing Icestorm: Thel'zan's Phylactery 
#Finality (quest) 
#An End And A Beginning 
#To Fordragon Hold! 
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*The Path of Redemption (quest) 
==Quotes==
===Gossip in Dragonblight===
*Through the valleys and peaks of Mount Hyjal, across the shifting sands of Silithus, against the Legion's dread armies - we have fought. We are the nameless, faceless, sons and daughters of the Alliance. By the Light and by the might of the Alliance, the first strike belongs to us and the last strike is all that our enemies see.
:We are 7th Legion.
===Battle for Azeroth===
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;Greetings
*We are the sons and daughters of the Alliance.
*The Horde will fall.
*Your legend grows.
*Fate smiles upon us this day.
*Soldier!
;Pissed
*You try my patience.
*Do you seek the brig, soldier?
*Do you want to know what happened to the first six legions? Do you want to find out?!
;Farewell
*By the Light, the first strike belongs to us.
*When next we meet.
*By the might of the Alliance, our enemies see only defeat.
*Our work has just begun.
*Light be with you.
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;Boralus initial
*The 7th Legion represents the best that Azeroth has to offer.
:For the Alliance!
;Boralus later
The campaign proceeds apace, <name>. You have certainly been doing your part.
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==Notes and trivia==
*His generic name is 7th Legion Marine and "Alliance Officer" in Vol'dun.
**His mounts are an armored horse and gryphon.
*Several unused IDs suggest he was initially planned to have a bigger role in Legion.Wowhead, Wowhead, Wowhead
*During the Battle for Azeroth alpha, Mage-Commander Lyra was named Marshal Inora Wyrmbane, suggesting that she was somehow related to Halford.
*Halford is voiced by Fred Tatasciore in Battle for Azeroth.
==Gallery==
Halford Wyrmbane TCG.jpg|Halford Wyrmbane in the TCG.
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==See also==
*High Commander Halford Wyrmbane (Wrathgate), TCG card
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==External links==
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