Dragonflayer clan

The Dragonflayer clanDragonflayer Battle Plans (quest) is a vrykul clan under the control of the slumbering King Ymiron. They have taken up residence in Utgarde Keep, on the shores of Lake Cauldros, within the Howling Fjord of Northrend. Ingvar the Plunderer commands the clan's dragon-riders in their attacks against the town of Valgarde.
==History==
===Ancient past===
Thousands of years ago before the Sundering, King Ymiron was the leader of the Dragonflayer clan when they were still titan-forged iron.Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 20 Under his leadership the clan finally gained the upper hand against its foes and in a coordinated offensive, the vrykul attacked and drove the jalgar into Kalimdor's lush central forests.
15,000 years ago,Anguish of Nifflevar the clan found themselves afflicted by the curse of flesh. Ymiron blamed the titans and then tried to purge the “weakness” from his own people.
When vrykul women began giving birth to small, malformed children - a development that spread fear and superstition among the vrykul clans, Ymiron blamed the absent Keepers for it. He ordered the weak and ugly children born to Dragonflayer women be killed, but some vrykul could not bear to do it and secreted them away to Tirisfal Glades, where legends told that other vrykul had fled there with Tyr long ago. In an effort to stave off the curse of flesh, the Dragonflayers went to sleep beneath northern Kalimdor in facilities such as Gjalerbron.
===Wrath of the Lich King===
Shortly before the beginning of the war against the Lich King, the slumbering vrykul awakened. Many of them would come to believe that the Lich King was a god of death, such as the Dragonflayer clan, and pledged themselves to the Scourge.
During the war, they began attacking Valgarde, the primary Alliance fortresses in eastern Northrend.If Valgarde Falls... They captured a number of Alliance soldiers and either left them impaled Rescuing the Rescuers or imprisoned in Wyrmskull Village.Prisoners of Wyrmskull They were also making plans to attack Westguard Keep; the details of the plans were in the hands of Yanis the Mystic. However, he was killed and the Dragonflayer Battle Plans were retrieved.
Some Dragonflayer pitted their prisoners against powerful vrykul gladiators, then threw out their corpses for a necromancer to raise as ghouls when they lost.The Depths of DepravityAn Alliance force entered the Utgarde Catacombs where this was taking place, freeing the prisoners and defying the vrykul champions in The Ring of Judgment. They also took the Ancient Cipher.Stunning Defeat at the Ring
Yet another faction of the clan led by Skeld Drakeson traveled to the Ember clutch to breed Proto-Whelps and Red Proto-Drakes. The Ember Clutch Ancient charged an adventurer with driving them out.Root Causes
Queen Angerboda was found by the Forsaken to be awakening her husband King Ymiron. She was killed before she could finish the task and the Lich King spirited the still-dormant king away to Utgarde Pinnacle, promising that if her killers were foolish enough to follow him there, he would have the chance to avenge his wife.The Slumbering King
The Royal Apothecary Society designed a new Forsaken Blight, capable of killing all life in Halgrind. Thorvald, the chieftain of the town, fled when the Forsaken took the city. The remaining vrykul, while not dropping dead from exposure, found themselves trapped and slowly killed. He was killed later for his blood.A Tailor-Made Formula
The Dragonflayers in Voldrune in the Grizzly Hills imbued talismans with flame to control proto-drakes. As the vrykul prepared for war, they were killed by adventurers who took command of Flamebringer to kill Thane Torvald Eriksson.
Adventurers ventured into the halls of Utgarde Keep and its pinnacle to permanently remove the threat posed by the Dragonflayer. Despite fighting alongside a few members of the Ymirjar, the elite army of vrykul loyal to the Lich King, they were almost entirely wiped out. In the end, even their king, Ymiron, would fall at the invaders' hands.
===Exploring Azeroth===
According to reports from Westguard Keep after the war against the Jailer, the vrykul of Howling Fjord were keeping to themselves.Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 15
==Members==
===Named===
Name 	Role 	Status 	Location
 	Champion of the Valarjar, Former King of the vrykul and leader of the Dragonflayer. 	(Wow) (lore)	Ymiron's Seat, Utgarde Keep Skyhold (lore)
 	Queen of the Vrykul and wife of Ymiron. 	(Wow) (lore)	Gjalerbron
 	Commander of the assaults on Valgarde. Killed and transformed into a vargul for his failure, then killed again. 	(Wow) (lore)	Tyr's Terrace, Utgarde Keep
 	Hand of Ingvar 	 	Wyrmskull Village
 	Formerly Ingvar's lieutenant. Was transformed into a Valkyr by the as a reward for her service. 	(Wow) (lore)	Observance Hall, Utgarde Keep
 	Powerful vrykul warrior. Earned his title by slaughtering any vrykul parents who did not kill their malformed offspring as their king demanded. Uses as a proto-drake mount and commands a small army of vargul.	(Wow) (lore)	Eagle's Eye, Utgarde Keep
 	Former chieftain of Halgrind 	 	Thorvald's Camp, Howling Fjord
 	Gladiator at the Ring of Judgement 	 	Utgarde Catacombs, Utgarde Keep
 	Gladiator at the Ring of Judgement 	 	Utgarde Catacombs, Utgarde Keep
 	Gladiator at the Ring of Judgement 	 	Utgarde Catacombs, Utgarde Keep
 	Gladiator at the Ring of Judgement 	 	Utgarde Catacombs, Utgarde Keep
 	Leader of Vrykul in Ember Clutch 	 	Ember Clutch, Howling Fjord
 	Minion of Dalronn the Controller 	 	Utgarde Keep
(presumed)	Wandering warrior riding on a Black Proto-Drake. 	 	Howling Fjord
===Unnamed===
* Dragonflayer Invader
** Dragonflayer Worg
* Dragonflayer Ironhelm
* Dragonflayer Fleshripper
* Dragonflayer Berserker
* Dragonflayer Lieutenant
* Dragonflayer Tribesman
==Items and objects==
*Dragonflayer Harpoon
*Ceremonial Dragonflayer Harpoon
*Dragonflayer Battle Plans
*Dragonflayer Blood Sample
*Dragonflayer Cage Key
*Dragonflayer Hatchet
*Dragonflayer Patriarch's Blood
*Dragonflayer Seer's Bindings
*Dragonflayer Vest
*Dragonflayer's Seething Shortsword
==References==
 
Category:Scourge