Keristrasza

Keristrasza was a red dragon and a servant of Alexstrasza the Life-Binder, the Aspect of the red dragonflight, located in Coldarra in the Borean Tundra and eventually in the Nexus. She was imprisoned by Malygos the Lord of Magic when she refused to bow to him. After she was released from the arcane prison he locked her in, she continued the fight against him in the Nexus War and lured Saragosa, Malygos’s consort, to her death. In vengeance, Malygos forced Keristrasza to be his new consort. He tormented her and branded her body with runes until she went madder than him. The only escape for her after that was death,Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 12 at the hands of the adventurers who assaulted the Nexus.
==Background==
During the Nexus War, Keristrasza was incarcerated within one of the blue dragonflight's augmented arcane prisons, which was then broken into pieces and scattered across Coldarra - pieces that were recovered by adventurers questing at the behest of the Wyrmrest Accord.The Cell As a quest giver, Keristrasza could be called by activating the Augmented Arcane Prison, and handled a series of quests that lets the adventurers help in the battle against Malygos.Keristrasza (quest)
In gratitude, Keristrasza aided her rescuers in the fight against the Lord of Magic by luring his consort, Saragosa, to her death.Bait and Switch (quest)Saragosa's End After slaying his consort and luring him into battle with elements of the red dragonflight,Mustering the RedsSpringing the Trap Keristrasza was captured by Malygos, who made her his new consort.Prisoner of War Whether the tortures inflicted on Keristrasza were revenge for the death of Saragosa or a misguided attempt to turn her into an ally is known only to Malygos. Regardless of his intent, her allies heard her cries of anguish and disturbing whispers of her diminishing mind. She was the only dragon not of the blue dragonflight to be a consort of Malygos, and the final consort of Malygos, branded with arcane runes which made her insane.Keristrasza (tactics)#Adventure Guide
Those who had once aided her entered the Nexus and released her from her tortured existence - an unfortunate but necessary end to a sad and tragic tale.
==Locations==
==Quests==
Keristrasza in her human form is involved in a quest chain that provides reputation with the Wyrmrest Accord.
* Keristrasza (quest) 
* Bait and Switch (quest) 
* Saragosa's End 
* Mustering the Reds 
==Quotes==
;Saragosa's End - Mustering the Reds
* If you hadn't rescued me from that prison I surely would have succumbed by now.
: I have not forgotten....
* In times such as these, dear friends are invaluable.
: Be safe, <name>. As safe as one can be in a place like this...
* It is truly a pleasure to see you again, <name>.
* We must hurry, <name>. Malygos' ruinous plans will soon be irreversible.
* When our duty here is behind us, I shall find a way to repay you for my rescue.
* My strength is returning, slowly....
: I hope to be able to show you the glory of my true form soon.
;Mustering the Reds
* I trust you're taking every precaution....
: This is a dangerous place and I couldn't forgive myself if something were to happen to you.
;Gossip while talking to her as she is out of Augmented Arcane Prison
*<Name>! I've been wondering how you were. What's kept you?
*If you hadn't rescued me from that prison I surely would have succumbed by now.
:I have not forgotten....
*My strength is returning, slowly....
:I hope to be able to show you the glory of my true form soon.
*It is truly a pleasure to see you again, <name>.
*We must hurry, Zukau. Malygos' ruinous plans will soon be irreversible.
*In times such as these, dear friends are invaluable.
:Be safe, Zukau. As safe as one can be in a place like this....
*When our duty here is behind us, I shall find a way to repay you for my rescue.
==Notes==
*In her dragon form she is the target of Prisoner of War, the last quest in the chain.
*During the Purge of Dalaran, Archmage Lan'dalock summoned images of various Wrath of the Lich King era bosses, Keristrasza among them, to fight for him against the Horde.
==Patch changes==
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==References==
==External links==
Category:Red dragons
Category:Wyrmrest Accord
Category:Quest givers
Category:Borean Tundra NPCs
Category:Deceased characters