Tyr's Guard

The Tyr's Guard is a secret order of paladins sworn to protect the tomb in Tyr's Fall and The Silver Hand (artifact). Originally an order of vrykul dedicated to protecting Tyr's body for eternity, they were replaced upon their death by their human descendants, who carried out their secret mission for centuries. However, even after they became paladins following the Second War, the Tyr's Guard was decimated by the undead Scourge during the Third War, but the survivors continued to carry out their duty under the leadership of a paladin named Travard.
During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, the cultists of the Twilight's Hammer and their leader Twilight Deacon Farthing threatened the safety of their secret charge, and the Tyr's Guard requested aid from the paladins of the reformed Order of the Silver Hand. After they secured the legendary hammer at the Sanctum of Light, the Tomb of Tyr was believed to have collapsed with all its secrets, with Travard as the last surviving member of the order. It was later revealed that the tomb had only partially collapsed, and that Travard resumed his duties alone for years.
Following the rediscovery of the Dragon Isles, Watcher Koranos and the adventurer returned to the tomb and recruited Travard for their mission of restoring Tyr; the tomb at last collapsing in earnest while Travard dedicated himself to reviving the legendary keeper in the order's name. Using Tyrhold as their new base of operations, Travard and Koranos recruited new members across the Dragon Isles to restore the Tyr's Guard, and together, they began their quest to retrieve the disk containing the keeper's memories.
==Background==
===Origins===
Thousands of years ago, the titan-forged Tyr, Archaedas, Ironaya and their followers fled Ulduar after stealing the Discs of Norgannon from the corrupted Loken. To pursue them and recover the discs, Loken sent two of the most powerful C'Thrax generals, Zakajz and Kith'ix. Fearing for his allies, Tyr faced them alone for days and sacrificed himself to defeat them. After they found his lifeless body, the vrykul who accompanied them were so moved by the Keeper's sacrifice that they decided to settle at the battle site to guard Tyr's grave forever.
In honor of her friend, Ironaya named the glade "Tyr's Fall", which in the vrykul tongue translated to Tirisfal. They then built a tomb to bury Tyr and his foe where they lay, and created a shrine out of his silver hand atop his tomb, as a memorial to his sacrifice. His hammer, The Silver Hand (artifact), was stored inside the tomb as well. The vrykul then enchanted the tomb with protective wards and bound the legendary hammer to these magical seals, thereby preventing anyone from touching it in the future. Among them was Yrgrim the Truthseeker, the champion of Tyr, who helped to build the tomb and decided to stay guarding his tomb. While most other refugees continued south, the vrykul were moved by Yrgrim's example and stayed with him. Yrgrim stayed at Tirisfal Glades for several years, teaching the vrykul there about the pursuit of justice and nobility. Once he had taught them all that he could, he departed to find a champion that could bear his artifact in his stead.
At some point, humanity emerged in Tirisfal Glades, while the iron-skinned vrykul who lived there slowly died off after they suffered from the curse of flesh. Yet one group of vrykul lasted longer than the others, and formed the Tyr's Guard to protect the tomb. As they knew that they would not live forever, they started inducting some of the fledgling humans into their ranks, and taught them the history of the fallen keeper Tyr, his tenets of self-sacrifice and justice, and the truth of what laid within the tomb.
In the ancient days, the only time they ever failed their task was when the legendary human king Thoradin, obsessed with his race's history after abdicating his throne, eventually managed to discover Tyr's final resting place. When Thoradin arrived at the tomb, Tyr's Guard confronted him, and though they did not want them to disturb the gravesite, they also did not want bloodshed. However, Thoradin and his followers forced their way past, and the Tyr's Guard knew that Thoradin's magi had broken the tomb's wards. As they feared that further meddling could awaken the C'Thrax buried inside, and unleash its evil on the world, they made a vow that they would not enter the catacombs again.
For thousands of years, Tyr's Guard continued its sacred duty. New members came and went, and over time they adopted more techniques to help them protect Tyr's tomb. In particular, the defenders felt an affinity toward the paladins of the Order of the Silver Hand, holy warriors who arose to battle the orcish Horde in the Second War. The members of Tyr's Guard learned how to wield the Holy Light, and they became mighty paladins. Yet even this newfound power could not save the order from the Scourging of Lordaeron. When the Scourge swept over the human kingdom of Lordaeron, the Tyr's Guard crumbled. Following the Third War, only a few brave members, led by a paladin named Travard, remained to uphold their ancient vows.Libram of Ancient Kings: The Silver Hand
===Legion===
At the time of the third invasion of the Burning Legion, Travard and Efrina went to Dalaran to seek for help, but with the ongoing invasion, no one wanted to come to their aid, and the old paladin hoped that the remnants of their order would be enough to carry out their duty. Following the Battle for Broken Shore, a champion of the Light was sent by Lord Maxwell Tyrosus to find Travard in the city, and to bring him at Krasus' Landing to help his organization.An Urgent Gathering
In order to save Azeroth from the Legion, Tyrosus asked the hero paladin to search for legendary holy artifacts.Weapons of Legend (paladin) At their request, he redirected them to Travard, announcing that the small order of paladins has come forward claiming to know the location of the Tomb of Tyr. The old paladin then explained that they are the protectors of The Silver Hand (artifact), and that recent intrusions of the Twilight's Hammer have revealed the secret position of the tomb, endangering the ancient weapon.The Mysterious Paladin
While he prepared a strike force for the tomb, Travard sent the hero paladin to Dragonblight in order to find his brother Galford, as the latter journeyed to Northrend to find the Spark of Tyr, a mysterious artifact that would allow them to pass the wards protecting the warhammer. However, after he learned about the fight between Tyr and Galakrond from the blue dragon Lanigosa, and discovered the Spark of Tyr at Galakrond's Rest, Galford tried to meet the titanic watcher Jotun (without knowing about his curse) and was killed. The champion of the Light then fought Jotun, who handed them the Spark of Tyr in a moment of lucidity, and they brought the artifact back to Travard who learned with sadness of his brother's death.The Brother's Trail
As too many knew about the location of the tomb, Travard stated that it was necessary to close it forever, but only after they recovered the hammer. With the help of Tyrosus, the old paladin gathered the members of the Tyr's Guard and departed with troops of the Argent Crusade. When the hero paladin arrived at Tyr's Fall, Travard and his paladins had just finished eliminating the cultists of the Twilight's Hammer at their camp, although there had been casualties during the battle. When they entered the tomb, they discovered many abominations of the void and had to eliminate them before Travard could begin the ritual to claim the hammer. However, the ritual could not be performed as one of the Sparks of Tyr was stolen and taken in the depths of the tomb. During their descent towards the Grave-Prison of Zakajz, the Tyr's Guard eliminated many void creatures, until they encountered the Horrific Aberration who killed Efrina and her brother Duvall. After they slew the monster, Travard resumed the ritual while his allies protected him from Mordoth the Hunter, and once the hero paladin was in possession of The Silver Hand, everyone fled from the tomb which began to crumble.
As the only remaining member of the Tyr's Guard, Travard explained that Tyr's body and its secrets, as well as the prison of Zakajz the Corruptor, were now buried and protected under tons of stones and water. He then announced that the champion of the Light was in his opinion the most worthy person to carry and protect the legendary artifact, and that they would soon meet again.The Silver Hand (quest)
Following the restoration of the Order of the Silver Hand, with Travard's assistance, the Head archivist Sister Elda recorded the writings of the Tyr's Guard in the Libram of Ancient Kings.
===Dragonflight===
At some point after his order was decimated and the artifacts within the Tomb of Tyr were secured; Travard found that the tomb had not fully collapsed. He endeavored instead to remain, standing vigil over it as the last remaining Tyr's Guard for several years. However, at some point, the defense systems locked him out for unknown reasons.Travard's dialogue during A Sliver of Silver.
When a hero alongside Watcher Koranos ventured to the tomb to find the memories of Tyr, they found Travard frustratedly locked out. The old paladin decided to aid them by activating the various mechanisms in the tomb, hoping that they contained enough memories to activate the Silver Scale in order to revive Tyr's new body. He defended the group in the main chamber before leading them to the Darkwalk; where they found a second console after the first short-circuit. The hero activated the console with the Silver Scale, showing them Tyr's last stand against Zakajz the Corruptor. When the keeper faced an image of Mordoth the Hunter; Travard realized that the creature who eliminated his brethren was hunting for Tyr. After witnessing Tyr's sacrifice, Travard told Koranos and the hero that his faith had been renewed and returned to Thaldraszus with them, while the Tomb of Tyr collapsed once more, this time definitively.
In Tyrhold, Travard was present when the Silver Scale was presented before Tyr, and then stated that his new mission, as the last of the Tyr's Guard, was to aid the Dragon Aspects in restoring the legendary keeper. He stated that he would gather elements of the Knights of the Silver Hand to aid in restoring him, and that if Tyr was awakened, he would aid him in his mission.Travard's dialogue in Tyrhold, after A Sliver of Silver is completed.
====Fury Incarnate====
As he had faith Tyr would need him again soon, Travard made the hard decision to leave the past behind and reforge Tyr's Guard. If Tyr was to walk the world again, the Tyr's Guard would be his vanguard and his servants, following his values and carrying his will.Travard's dialogue in Reforging the Tyr's Guard He and Watcher Koranos later met a representative of the Silver Hand to find worty recruits. However, while the Silver Hand envoy gave them the names of a few of their paladins, none of them were what they were looking for. As a result, they ended up seeking out four paladins he felt fit the virtues he was after. These came in the form of the Zandalari prelate Nolaki, the blood elf Talthis, the Kul Tiran Hadwin, and the Lightforged draenei Valunei. From their camp near Brackenhide Hollow, which served as their training grounds, Travard began their rigorous formation and taught them the story of the legendary keeper.
In order to triangulate the location of Tyr's disc, Chronormu asked Travard and the Tyr's Guard to help the adventurer deliver three beacons to three different places in the timeways.We Have the Technology (Thaldraszus) Before they began their quest, Travard announced that his recruits were now ready for their last assignments to become full-fledged members of the Tyr's Guard.Reforging the Tyr's Guard After each new recruit received their equipment, all of them were sent to fight against the decay gnolls and their corruption around Brackenhide Hollow with the help of the adventurer.An Exemplar of Justice: HadwinAn Exemplar of Order: TalthisAn Exemplar of Sacrifice: NolakiAn Exemplar of Compassion: Valunei Once they all successfully complete their trials, Travard organized the Tyr's Guard initiation ceremony on the steps of Tyrhold. Bathed in the Light, their tabards changed to a brilliant gold and white, signifying the Guard's reformation.For Tyr!
Now ready, the Tyr's Guard met Chromie and Eternus who announced they had determined where the paladins needed to place the beacons.First Steps (quest) Three groups were sent to place them in the timelines, Travard and the adventurer traveled at the Temple of Order during the Winterskorn War,Tyrangulation Hadwin and Nolaki went to an unknown destination, while Talthis and Valunei ended up in Ny'alotha at the time of the Black Empire. Since the latter were the only ones who did not return, Travard led the Tyr's Guard to help them, and discovered that Valunei had fallen prey to a n'raqi who took the appearance of her former master Iriska. Once the abomination was killed, the paladins guarded the last beacon until the signal was operational.The Final Beacon
Although they were successful, the paladins barely made it back from their battle with the Black Empire. Worried for his recruits after such an experience, and for himself because of the weight of his responsibilities, Travard asked the adventurer to speak with each member of them to ensure that they were doing well. Once assured everyone was ready to continue their duty, Eternus announced that Tyr's disc was in the Nighthold, and Nozdormu confirmed that Grand Magistrix Elisande was in its possession. However, Travard ordered his subordinates to rest, and announced that he and Koranos set up their headquarters in Tyrhold, where they would continue to train and prepare for their future incursion into Suramar City.Dislocated Disc Located
==Culture==
Before they embark on their last training trial, it is a tradition that recruits receive their gear from the highest-ranking Tyr's Guard, who bestow their tabard and shield on them.Walking the Path of Tyr The members originally wore the same tabard as the Knights of the Silver Hand, both being inspired by the same story. Since the reformation of the organization, they now use a custom tabard of their own, with the same iconography and design, but instead, with the colors of gold and white over light blue and silver.
When Travard and Koranos sought recruits to reform the Guard, they recruited individuals who had an intense commitment to the virtues that made Tyr the greatest of the keepers: justice, order, compassion, and self-sacrifice.
They consider themselves to be “Brothers” and “Sisters”.Nolaki's dialogue in Dislocated Disc Located
==Members==
===Named===
Name	Role 	Status
 	Leader of the Tyr's Guard.	
 	Exemplar of Justice. 	
 	Exemplar of Order. 	
 	Exemplar of Sacrifice. 	
 	Exemplar of Compassion. 	
 	Member of the Tyr's Guard.	
 	Member of the Tyr's Guard.	
 	Member of the Tyr's Guard.	
===Unnamed===
* Fallen Paladins
* Vrykul caretakers
* Iron vrykul caretakers
==Notes==
*The order has writings that recount Tyr and Odyn's battle against Ragnaros, and Tyr's death against the C'Thraxxi.
*According to Galford, ancient warnings have been given to the Tyr's Guard, telling them not to go on a pilgrimage to Tyr's homeland in Northrend.Carelessly Dropped Note
**While the reason for these warnings was not given, it is most certainly due to the presence of the corrupted Loken and his armies in Ulduar.
==References==
Category:Paladin organizations
Category:Vrykul organizations
Category:Human organizations
Category:Tirisfal Glades