Merithra

Merithra, known as Merithra of the Dream, is the current Aspect of the green dragonflight and a child of the former Dragon Aspect Ysera. Following her mother's death, she became the de facto leader of the green dragonflightThe Vow Eternal - "Merithra, who had stepped up as the informal head of the green dragonflight after the loss of her mother.", until her ascension to Aspect on the Dragon Isles.
During the War of the Ancients, Merithra led the green flight in the Ohn'ahran Plains of the Dragon Isles and forged a pact with Teera, the matriarch of the centaur clans. Millennia later, Merithra played a major role in the War of the Shifting Sands, but was taken captive by the qiraji and trapped in Ahn'Qiraj alongside the red Caelestrasz and the blue Arygos. She remained trapped there for a thousand years before she was freed by adventurers.
During the Fourth War, following Ysera's death, Merithra stepped forward to represent the green dragonflight and worked with a mortal hero to help save the Emerald Dream from an infestation of the Void. While not confident she could live up to her mother's legacy, she decided she would do her best to fulfill the task ahead. When the Dragon Isles reawakened, Merithra led efforts to re-empower her flight's oathstone, and renewed her pact with the centaur clans in order to defend the Emerald Dream from the Primalists.
==Biography==
===War of the Ancients===
During the War of the Ancients, the Maruuk centaur settled on the Ohn'ahran Plains near the Emerald Gardens, the green dragonflight's home in the Broodlands. The dragons were initially hostile toward their new neighbors and fought with them over territory, which soon led to a large-scale confrontation. Merithra, daughter of Ysera, flew to fight the centaur, but was knocked out of the sky by the centaur matriarch Teera. The two fought each other across the plains, reshaping the landscape in the process, but they were both evenly matched and neither could defeat the other. When they were both exhausted, hostile proto-dragons took the opportunity to attack. Merithra and Teera realized that both of their peoples would be doomed if they continued to fight, so they allied against their common enemy and destroyed them.Storykeeper Jaru
Teera and Merithra's friendship ended the enmity between dragons and centaur and proved that it would only be beneficial if they laid down arms against each other. They met upon the hill of Drusahl and made a pact of respect: the green flight and the Maruuk promised to stay out of each other's way but come to the aid of the other when their livelihoods were threatened. The Horn of Drusahl was created as a physical manifestation of their oath.By Broken RoadGemisath#Quotes
===War of the Shifting Sands===
During the War of the Shifting Sands, the dragon Anachronos enlisted the bronze dragonflight and fought alongside the night elves against the qiraji. The sheer numbers of qiraji and silithid proved overwhelming, however, and so Anachronos called upon the progeny of the other dragonflights, including Merithra.
Along with Caelestrasz and Arygos, she helped push the qiraji back into Ahn'Qiraj which allowed Anachronos, Fandral Staghelm, and the night elves to create a magical barrier to seal the fortress. The three dragons and their companions flew headlong into the insect city as the Scarab Wall was erected behind them, leaving them imprisoned within the walls of C'Thun.The War of the Shifting Sands
With the betrayal and death of Arygos, and the death of Caelestrasz in the Bastion of Twilight, Merithra became the last one alive of the three former captives.
===Dawn of the Aspects===
Following Deathwing's defeat, Merithra accompanied her mother to a meeting of the former Aspects at Wyrmrest Temple. She began to tell them that there were rumors of renewed activity from the Emerald Nightmare in the Rift of Aln, and suggested that the Nightmare might be searching for a new Nightmare Lord. Ysera pointedly told her daughter that they'd already discussed the subject and that, with the loss of the Aspects' powers, the protection of the Emerald Dream now fell to mortal druids.Dawn of the Aspects, part I, chapter 1
===Battle for Azeroth===
During the Fourth War, the Emerald Dream was invaded by terrible creatures of the Void, causing Merithra to call for aid as she was doubtful that she could combat this threat on her own.In Darkness, I Dream After entering the Dream, she directed her allies to combat the Void in order to secure the Emerald Dreamway,Null the Void and to acquire fragments of the dragonflight's power.Shards of Emerald She became distressed upon learning that Karkarius and Thessera chose to give up and embrace death rather than fight for their lives.Don't Close Your Eyes
Agreeing to help empower the Heart of Azeroth, Merithra ventured to the ancient heart of the Emerald Dream, where she planned on empowering the Heart of Azeroth with the essence of her dragonflight. However, she was surprised to discover that the area was withering in the Void's grasp.We Must Go Deeper She subsequently asked her allies to destroy the Void forces in order to continue with their quest, and personally felt responsible for the corruption that had taken hold.Before I Wake Believing that Ysera would be pleased that some of the green dragonflight's power would go toward saving the world, Merithra had her allies throw the emerald fragments in the lake, where she and other green dragons combined them with their power into a powerful dragonscale.The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
With the Emerald Dream fighting back against the Void, Merithra directed champions to bring the dragonscale back to Magni Bronzebeard in the Chamber of Heart. She subsequently made her way to the chamber as well, where she channeled her power into the Heart Forge and expressed pride in standing with the other dragonflights in defense of Azeroth.The Long Awake
She later journeyed to Mount Hyjal after sensing the distress of Nordrassil caused by Azerite elementals invading the area.
Merithra later returned to the Chamber of Heart where she joined Kalecgos, Alexstrasza, Ebyssian, and Chromie in empowering the Heart of Azeroth.We Stand United In a conversation with her aunt Alexstrasza, Merithra asked what her mother had truly been like before she became an Aspect and expressed doubt that she would be able to live up to Ysera's legacy. Alexstrasza explained that despite appearances, Ysera's strength was subtle yet indispensable for Azeroth, and encouraged her to have faith in herself.Merithra#Chamber of Heart
===Shadowlands===
A vision of Merithra appears in Ysera's dreams while still within a wildseed, named as 'Daughter'.
After the Winter Queen gifted the Sisters' Tear to Tyrande Whisperwind, Ysera's soul told Tyrande to bring the tear to Merithra, who knew of a place where it could be protected.A Gift of Hope
===The Vow Eternal===
Merithra was one of many dragons who assembled at Wyrmrest Temple when they felt a strange longing sensation in their hearts. Alexstrasza informed them that it was the call of the reawakening Dragon Isles which were calling the dragons back home.The Vow Eternal
===Dragonflight===
By the time the Dragon Isles awakened, the green dragonflight was in an unstable state. Although Merithra had stepped up as their de facto leader, it is possible that not all of the flight agreed that she should lead them. Upon returning to the Isles, Merithra and the greens entered the Emerald Dream to empower their Emerald Oathstone.Next Steppes Shortly after they returned to the Emerald Gardens in the Ohn'ahran Plains, they were attacked by a Primalist army led by Koroleth, who sought to reach the Emerald Dream portal on the Ancient Bough. The greens repelled them,With the Wind at Our Backs leading to a stalemate. Merithra hoped that the neighboring Maruuk centaur clans could help turn the tide and sent an emissary, Gemisath, to ask the centaur to honor the pact she had once made with their ancestors.The Emissary's Arrival Khanam Matra Sarest agreed to help the dragons, but the centaur of Clan Nokhud allied with the Primalists and attacked the other clans.The Khanam Matra The Nokhud provided the Primalists with a new weapon, the dragonkiller ballista, with which they breached the greens' defenses.
Using the captive Ohn'ahra, Koroleth and the Nokhud leader, Balakar Khan, then blew the Horn of Drusahl to summon Merithra, her son Gerithus, and Solethus into a trap. As the dragons approached the Horn, the Nokhud tried to kill Merithra with one of their ballistae, but Solethus sacrificed himself by absorbing the bolt meant for her.Blowing of the Horn Khanam Matra Sarest and an adventurer sought Merithra out at the Watering Hole, explained the Nokhud's betrayal, and told her that she still had the support of clans Teerai, Shikaar, and Ohn'ir. Merithra accepted their aidGreen Dragon Down and flew with Gerithus, the hero, and Solethus' body back to the Shady Sanctuary, where she gave the hero her blessing so they could rally the rest of the green flight.Shady Sanctuary (quest)
Merithra then led her forces to join up with the centaur clans and meet the Primalist army at the Storm Scar, where Koroleth was trying to break down the magical shield protecting the Ancient Bough.The Primalist Front After Sarest and the hero destroyed the dragonkiller ballistae,Justice for Solethus Merithra flew into battle with her fellow dragons and destroyed Koroleth's defenses with her poison breath,Deconstruct Additional Pylons allowing Sarest and the hero to kill her. With the Primalists scattering,Stormbreaker (quest) Merithra then invited the centaur khans and the adventurer to join her at the Ancient Bough,The Isle of Emerald where they held a ceremony to renew the vow Merithra had made with the centaur's first matriarch, Teera, through an exchange of ceremonial gifts. Merithra and Sarest vowed that dragons and centaur would work together to protect the Dream and the Ohn'ahran Plains, causing the Emerald Oathstone to reawaken.Renewal of Vows Merithra then sent the adventurer onward to help the Kirin Tor claim the blue dragonflight's Azure Oathstone.Into the Azure
Tyrande and Malfurion brought The Sisters' Tear to the Ancient Bough. Knowing they held the hopes of souls of so many fallen night elves, they asked Merithra if she was sure it would be safe there. Merithra told them to follow her and they stepped into the Emerald Dream portal.Ancient Bough - "Stay a while and listen."
Sometime later Merithra welcomed Rymek, a drakonid who presented himself as an ambassador of the blue dragonflight, who had arrived to learn and help protect the Emerald Gardens.A Day in the Groves As she helped educate Rymek on the green dragonflight and the garden, she directed adventurers with waking Ancients so that they may further help keep the garden safe, and with culling the lashers, in order to collect their seeds and deliver them to the Sisters of the Garden with the intuition of using them to cultivate the vegetation in the garden. As adventures carried out these tasks, they discovered that one of the ancients had been slain. Merithra was deeply troubled by this and feared that the Primalists were preparing for another attack.Seeds for the FutureWake the Ancients Unbeknownst to her, the Primalists had already begun their attack, as Rymek and his companions were in reality members of the Primalists, taking advantage of the trust between her and Kalecgos in order to gain access to the Emerald Dream.
Ignorant of Rymek's true purpose, she sent him with adventurers to help her son with his magical project, which was focused on returning Ysera to life, and later granted him access to the Ancient Bough.Gerithus's ResearchAnchors to LifeTo Somnikus While there, Rymek was able to manipulate his way into gaining access to the Emerald Dream portal, where he used his powers to claim the area for the Primalists.The Chittering of RocksSo Close Merithra was stunned by the betrayal and feared that the Primalists didn't just seek to attack the Emerald Dream but to claim the Sisters' Tear, which was meant to be a new beginning for the night elven people.So CloseAnd Yet So Far Though Rymek's magic prevented them from entering the grove, Merithra realized that there was a way in from death. However, her first course of action was to gather allies. Thus, sent adventurers to rally the druids and Maruuk Centaur within the Shady Sanctuary.Rallying Nature's Allies
 
Soon afterward, she was approached by Somnikus, who informed her that Malfurion had taken Ysera's place in death, so that her mother may return to life, and that as soon as Ysera reached the Dream, they would make way for the defenders.Storm's Rest Following the barrier's destruction, Ysera was reunited with her daughter, Merithra, who noted that she was different, that she had been touched by Death.Reunited, Once Again With Ysera returned to them, the green dragonflight moved as one to save the nascent World Tree from being destroyed by Rymek. Merithra also revealed to her mortal allies that Lunedane must be secure in order to eradicate the Primalist from the Emerald Dream, and that an ancient artifact within would have the power to expel their enemies all at once. However, she admitted that she didn't know if her mother had the power to use it and command it anymore but that it was something they would have to deal with once Rymek was stopped.The Emerald Dragonflight For her part, Ysera declared that she was no longer connected to the Dream as she had once been and that someone new must arise to take her place.The Emerald Dragonflight
Following Rymek's death, mother and daughter turned their attention towards healing the Dream.Winter's Fall However when the time came to activate the power within Lunedane, Merithra was caught off guard when Ysera encouraged her daughter to step out of the shadow of her wings and spread her own. Merithra initially refused, pointing out that the Dreamer had always been Ysera and that she wasn't ready for it. In response, Ysera remarked that few ever think they were, when the time came, and gave her daughter one last encouragement. After reflecting on how the Emerald Flight and the Dream had felt different with her mother's death, she admitted that she thought it would return to as it did before with her return. However, she declared that everything had changed, that it was time to accept that change, and to move forward with the power they have. Thus Merithra stepped forward, activating the power within the Lunedane, destroying the Primalists forces, and securing her place as the new Dreamer.The Dreamer (quest)
Following this, Ysera admitted that from the moment she reentered the Dream, she knew things were different, and that it was only fitting that her daughter would be the one to ascend after she had taken care of the flight since her death, that she must in fact lead the Emerald Flight. Thus when Merithra offered to return "The Dreamer" mantle back to her, Ysera refused, and declared that Merithra was the leader of the green dragonflight and that when they reclaimed their full powers, she would be the Aspect. With that declaration Merithra accepted the position, pledging that she would do her best as leader of the green dragonflight and do whatever it takes. Following this mother and daughter took to the skies and flew together once more.
By the time of Scalecommander Sarkareth's death, Merithra had taken her place at the Seat of the Aspects in Valdrakken besides her fellow Aspects. After the Black dragonflight arrived and informed the Aspects of what transpired within Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible and that Ebyssian was selected to be the new Aspect of the flight, Alexstrasza declared that the threat of Aberrus had been quailed and had made them grow stronger, while declaring that soon Azeroth would welcome a s symbol hope from the Emerald Dream and that they would protect it. Merithra agreed with her and reflected on how such a small seed fueled by hope and love thrived, with the time nearing for it to return from the Dream to fulfill its purpose. She further admitted that while she had filled the role of Aspects for the green dragonflight, she had been afraid to acknowledge it, because doing so would admit that her mother was truly gone. However, after declaring that she wasn't gone and that she wasn't a child, Merithra vowed that it was her place to lead the flight, and she would gladly do so.
==Locations==
==Quests==
*Imperial Qiraji Regalia (quest) 
*In Darkness, I Dream 
*Enter the Dreamway 
*Shards of Emerald 
*Null the Void 
*Don't Close Your Eyes 
*Don't Close Your Eyes 
*Before I Wake 
*The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of 
*The Long Awake 
#With the Wind at Our Backs 
#Shady Sanctuary (quest) 
#The Primalist Front 
#Justice for Solethus 
#Deconstruct Additional Pylons and Starve the Storm
#Stormbreaker (quest) 
#The Isle of Emerald 
#Renewal of Vows 
==Quotes==
;Gossip
:Heroes of the Brood? C'Thun must be banished! We can assist you, mortal!
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===Battle for Azeroth===
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====Val'sharah====
;Gossip
:I fear that even if Azeroth is saved, my brothers and sisters of the green dragonflight are doomed.
:Still, we will do everything in our power to help save the world.
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:I am Merithra, daughter of Ysera, the dreamer.
:I had thought that she would be here forever. Until she wasn't.
:For eons my flight has watched over the Dream and the realms of nature. I cannot hide from this duty. Even if I fail, I must try.
:There is too much at stake to do nothing.
====Emerald Dreamway====
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:Ysera, the Dreamer, lost her life in Val'sharah after she was corrupted by the Nightmare.
:In the end, it seemed as if Elune welcomed her spirit with open arms. I pray she is at peace.
====Mount Hyjal====
;Gossip
:I could feel the distress of Nordrassil deep within the Dream. With all that this world has endured, we cannot lose another great tree.
:Thankfully, we have you on our side, and the Heart of Azeroth.
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===Dragonflight===
===Dialogue===
====Gossip====
;Shady Sanctuary
:Thank you for coming here, <race>. Your assistance is appreciated.
;The Storm Scar
:The battle has begun. Whatever happens, we must not allow the Primalists to set foot within the Ancient Bough.
;Ancient Bough
:The green dragonflight's charge has always been to protect the Emerald Dream. As our strength grows here in the Dragon Isles, so too does our ability to keep the Dream safe.
;Ancient Bough after Renewal of Vows
:This world still needs much healing, but I find comfort in the fact that you are here to aid us, <name>. Go now and complete your task.
:I should stay.
;Leafy Repose
:Welcome to the Emerald Gardens, the ancient home of my flight in the Dragon Isles.
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::I am Merithra of the Dream, the daughter of Ysera.
::Since my mother's death, I have served as the leader of the green dragonflight. 
::At times, I wish that mantle had not fallen to me. 
::Still, I have hope that we will endure and grow again.
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==Trivia==
*During Cataclysm, a "Merithra of the Nightmare" NPC was datamined but was never implemented.
*Merithra is voiced by Jennifer Hale.
==Speculation==
Her father is likely Eranikus as he was the only dragon explicitly identified as Ysera's consort, though it's possible that Ysera had multiple consorts like Alexstrasza and Malygos did.
==Gallery==
File:Merithra TCG.jpg|Merithra in the Trading Card Game.
File:Merithra.jpg|Merithra's dragon form.
File:Merithra of the Dream.jpg|Merithra's night elven form (old model).
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