Scalecommander Emberthal

Scalecommander Emberthal is one of the five Scalecommanders of the dracthyr. She led the Adamant Vigil and serves as the main neutral dracthyr that players interact with.
==Biography==
===Ancient past===
Emberthal, and all dracthyr, were created by Neltharion the Earth-Warder, Dragon Aspect of the black dragonflight, as the ultimate soldiers. After a battle against Raszageth of the Primal Incarnates, the dracthyr were put into a magical stasis by the blue dragonflight on the Forbidden Reach.
===Dragonflight===
====Forbidden Reach====
20,000 years later, the dracthyr including Emberthal awoke when the Primalists attacked the Forbidden Reach to free Raszageth. Because of their long slumber, they could remember little besides that Neltharion was their creator. Emberthal was the only survivor of her weyrn, the rest of the Adamant Vigil having died in the attack.
====Legacies====
Emberthal encounters Nozdormu, who helps her with her amnesia by informing her about the history of dragonkind. She is shocked to learn that her own creator, Neltharion, turned against his own kind and became Deathwing, having been corrupted by the whispers of the Old Gods. Even further still when she learned that after the defeat of Raszageth, Neltharion sealed the dracthyr away and essentially forgot about them.
====Dragon Isles====
As the Dragonscale Expedition prepares to leave for the Dragon Isles, Emberthal travels to Stormwind and Orgrimmar to inform the dracthyr there of what Nozdormu told her.
In the Waking Shores, Emberthal aids Wrathion and the black flight in retaking the Obsidian Citadel from the djaradin. Afterward, she travels to the Obsidian Observatory, a place that had been of personal importance to Neltharion.A Personal History While there, she and a dracthyr adventurer uncover records of Neltharion's plans to make the dracthyr to fight the Incarnates. When Emberthal sees that Neltharion had only made them as soldiers for war, she decides that is something the dracthyr must make peace with.Runs in the Family
Some time afterward, Emberthal heard that the blue dragonflight was in the Azure Span, and went to investigate alongside Telash Greywing given the dracthyr's history with the blue dragons. There they encountered Khadgar, who explained that he and the Kirin Tor were not the servants of the blue flight, but rather their friends. Khadgar was unnerved by the dracthyr saying that the blue dragons had imprisoned them, and promised to investigate.Shades of BlueThe Azure Wizard Emberthal and Telash then traveled to the Azure Archives to learn about their captivity by Malygos. With the help of Sindragosa's arcane simulacrum, they uncovered Malygos's journals detailing how Neltharion had been beside himself and insisted the dracthyr had needed to be contained. Telash did not take the information well and ran further into the archives, insisting that Sindragosa was lying, while Emberthal stayed behind to speak to her and read more from Malygos's library.Wayward ArchivistsFor Blue Eyes Only
====Return to the Forbidden Reach====
Following the death of Raszageth, her storms around the Forbidden Reach vanished, opening the way for the dracthyr and their allies to return.Hidden Legacies Scalecommander Emberthal, who viewed the isle as the closet thing to a home the dracthyr had, was determined to claim it and had the support of Ebyssian, who tried to take on an advisory role for the Scalecommander. However, it was not a smooth partnership, with Emberthal making it clear that she was not pleased with Ebyssian's decision to hide from the rest of the world and frequently criticized Ebyssian as the pair worked together, even as he attempted to diffuse matters.Emberthal Awaits With Talon Damos as her second-in-command, and accompanied by adventurers, Emberthal lead a group of dracthyr further into Reach, while Ebyssian remained behind at Morqut Village.The Best We Have
After reaching the Lost Atheneum, Emberthal instructed her people to secure it, as she investigated the ruins for any information. She privately admitted to adventurers that after everything that happened, everything the dracthyr have been through, she questioned if what she sought wasn't there. Her musings were cut off after Damos' called out to her, and she rushed out to check on him only to discover that he and the others had been slain by Scalecommander Sarkareth and the Sundered Flame.Inheritance Amidst her grief, Ebyssian arrived and revealed that the Sundered Flame had begun attacking members of the Dragonscale Expedition at High Creche. As he offered comfort to Emberthal for her loss, she lashed out at him demanding to know how many black dragons he had lost, causing Ebyssian to remark that while he had never buried his own, he did help bury generations of the Highmountain Tribe. A surprised Emberthal then realized that they had both lost many who were close to them.Aiding the Expedition As the duo fought against the Sundered Flame, Emberthal tasked adventurers with pushing the Sundered Flame back, though she took no pleasure in it feeling that every dead dracthyr was a tragedy that should have been avoided. In time, the group discovered the black dragon Adamanthia trapped in stasis, and discovered that Neltharion was not only responsible but had used her as a means to imprison and draw the essence of the black dragonflight from the dracthyr during their imprisonment. Though desiring to free her from her torment, Ebyssian advised caution and declared that they should learn more before attempting to destroy her oubliette.Keeping the Flame at BayAn Interdisciplinary Approach
After discovering that Sarkareth was at Dragonskull Island, Emberthal and Ebyssian once more had a clash of views, before Emberthal headed off to the island alone.Chasing the Flame Upon reaching the isle, Emberthal recalled how the island was a dark place, full of pain and failure, and recalled the last time she had been present was before she was a Scalecommander. She subsequently ventured into the cave determined to find Sarkareth, where she encountered the risen dead of failed Scalecommanders and memoirs of Neltharion, before discovering Sarkareth surrounded by his Sundered Flame. Despite her desire to bring justice to her fallen allies, Emberthal could not bring herself to slaughter the other dracthyr, and so Sarkareth was able to escape. In the face of Sarkareth calling Emberthal a coward, Ebyssian countered it wasn't weakness that stayed her hand, but the strength in her compassion, conviction, and loyalty to her people, which should be an inspiration to them all.A Creche Divided He then approached Emberthal and questioned what she would do if she followed Sarkareth, causing her to remark that she would extinguish him as she had been trained to do by Neltharion. In response, he remarked that the enemy was one of her own, as were the dracthyr that followed him, and that like her they were soldiers who had been conditioned to claim victory at any cost. Outraged, Emberthal asked how Ebyssian could presume to know them after he hid amongst the mortals while other dragons fought and died to protect the world. Ebyssian then acknowledged that she was right; he had turned away from the world, and he was just content to be "Ebonhorn" with Highmountain as his home. He admitted that while he should have done more, his shame as Neltharion's offspring prevented that, and that he had come to the Forbidden Reach to face that, only to find her. When Emberthal declared he must be disappointed, he rejected the notion by pointing out that she had defied his voice inside of her, that she chose compassion over violence, and declared that their family doesn't have to live in his shadow. He then vowed that they would help one another, as he promised to aid Emberthal in ensuring that Sarkareth would face justice for all he had done.Return to Viridia 
In the aftermath, she instructed adventurers to work with Scalecommander Viridia in building Morqut Village as a safe place for the dracthyr, the tuskarr, and their allies in the Reach.Return to Viridia
====Embers of Neltharion====
After the Incarnates opened the way into the Zaralek Cavern, Alexstrasza called upon Ebyssian, Sabellian, Wrathion, and the adventurer to enter and deal with Fyrakk.A Crack in the World While Sabellian and Wrathion immediately set off to the caverns, Ebyssian detoured and recruited Scalecommander Emberthal to their mission.Where the Flames Fell Unwillingly to wait for Ebyssian and Emberthal to arrive, Sabellian and Wrathion ventured forth into the caverns, where they did battle with the Primalists, lost a skirmish against Fyrakk, and made allies of the Loamm Niffen.The Patience of Princes Thus when Ebyssian and Emberthal arrived, they found a safe haven in Loamm, with Emberthal expressing her fascination at the fact an entire world existed below them.Smells Like Loamm At the same time the Black dragonflight acknowledged that they were hearing whispers from within the caverns and Sabellian shared that he had discovered that the Sundered Flame were seeking a laboratory known as Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible, to which Emberthal realized securing it was Scalecommander Sarkareth goal.Six Hundred Feet Under
While Sabellian on dealing with Fyrakk and Wrathion hunting out information about Aberrus, Emberthal found herself reinforced by Ebyssian as she ventured to Nal ks'kol, a titan facility in the southeastern portion of Zaralek.Future Aspects After the pair were able to enter the vault, they discovered Sarkareth and the Sundered Flame had not only entered before them, but that Sarkareth had claimed Oathbinder, the artifact Neltharion used to control the dracthyr. Though Sarkareth attempted to use the artifact to enslave all his kin, he was thwarted by adventurers, and the artifact was destroyed by Emberthal. In the aftermath, an outraged Sarkareth claimed that Neltharion called to them from Aberrus, which confused both Emberthal and brought worry from Ebyssian. Though Sarkareth was able to flee, Emberthal realized that he was going to Aberrus.The Upper Hand (quest) In the aftermath, Emberthal decided to offer Amythora and Marithos, members of the Sundered Flame abandoned by Sarkareth, the chance to move forward and away from the Sundered Flame. As both realized that they had been used and betrayed by Sarkareth, they accepted her offer.Singed
Upon returning to Loamm and seeing if Sabellian and Wrathion had discovered a means to stop Fyrakk, Emberthal, and Ebyssian instead found themselves being questioned by the pair as to what treasures they had found. Unimpressed with their content, he questioned what was truly important and who was the rightful heir to a legacy of deceit, control, and fear. When Sabellian and Wrathion grew outraged at the destruction of the Oathbinder, Ebyssian called them out on their bickering, declared that Emberthal had done right for her people, and encouraged them to let go of the past, as their flight needed them here and now.Aspects of Our Legacy
In time Emberthal arrived at the Brimstone Garrison with the intention of stopping Sarkareth, however, he was unaware that a large force of drakonids still loyal to the memory of Neltharion, were present in Zaralek and had bent the knee to Sarkareth. Ebyssian having discovered this, sent adventurers to aid her. Emberthal welcomed their aid and fought against Sarkareth, during the fight she acknowledged that he had a right to follow the dark whispers if he desired to but requested that he not drag their people down with him, that he let them make their own choice. However, Sarkareth was unmoved and declared that Sundered Flame were his to use as he sought fit. After being beaten, Sarkareth retreated.Fading Embers Knowing that the time had come to assault Aberrus Ebyssian was able to rally Sabellian and the Obsidian Brood and Wrathion and the Blacktalons for the assault and united them with Emberthal.With Our Powers Combined Thus the black dragonflight fought against Sarkareth's within the Brimstone Garrison, defeating them, and forcing Sarkareth to retreat within the safety of Aberrus.
As Sabellian and Wrathion rushed off to prevent Sarkareth from gaining control of the lab, Emberthal made the decision to remain behind, as she had grown weary of fighting her own kin and voiced her own surprise that Ebyssian didn't join them. After a moment of silence, Ebyssian admitted that he felt that the two had to face this without him and that he hoped in their pursuit they would come to see that Neltharion's legacy is death and nothing more. Thus Emberthal invited Ebyssian to join her in finding dracthyr who have yet succumbed to that fate.Stopping Sarkareth
In the aftermath of Sarkareth's death, Emberthal was given the shards of Sarkareth's signet, at the best of Ebyssian who believed that she would appreciate the gesture.All the Broken Pieces, In the end, Ebyssian proved correct, as Emberthal made the decision to treat Sarkareth's corpse with respect, with the hope that his memory would be a lesson, for others to not follow the illusion of Neltharion's legacy, and vowed that it was time for the dracthyr to make their own path. Ebyssian then questioned where she hoped it would lead, causing the Scalecommander to admit that she hoped to lead far from the shadows of the past that have haunted them, to make them free to build a legacy of their own, and admitted that it was Ebyssian himself who had inspired herself to believe in such a future.
In turn, Sabellian and Wrathion both reflected on Neltharion's legacy as both the Earth-Warder and Deathwing, and each made the decision to step down, leaving Ebyssian to be the future Aspect and leader of the black dragonflight. Upon witnessing, Emberthal remarked that Ebyssian's days of hiding were truly over, while Ebyssian was deeply humbled and vowed that their trust and faith would guide his every step.A Legacy, Reforged
====Fractures in Time====
After Emberthal and Ebyssian decided to unbind the ancient siphons that were extracting the black dragonflight essence from dracthyr and Adamanthia from her imprisonment, Emberthal called upon Dracthyr adventures to aid them.Our Destiny However due to her long time in stasis, she lashed out against the trio only for the fighting to cease when she came to her senses. In the aftermath, Emberthal reflected on how the Dracthyr had reclaimed the black dragon essence taken from them and freed the one dragon who decided to help them over obeying Neltharion. She further expressed her hope that Adamanthia would decide to join them after she finished healing and planned on informing her of all that she missed on Azeroth during her imprisonment.Augmenting a Dragon
====Fury Incarnate====
While locating the repatriating independent bands of dracthyr to Valdrakken, Emberthal learned from Amythora that the Sundered Flame lived on and had captured Marithos at the Lonely Falls in the Azure Span.A Single Wing After Marithos was rescued, Emberthal directed her allies to approach Quartermaster Doros in the hope that he would cease the conflict. However, Doros refused and fought to the death under the banner of the Sundered Flame.Seeing Reason Knowing that the Sundered Flame were not going to take Doros' death well and knowing how Marithos and Amythora were vulnerable, Emberthal declared that the perimeter had to be secured and the Sundered Flame kept away from. However, the group was discovered by the Sundered Flame, but before a battle could commence Winglord Dezran arrived and was able to convince the Sundered Flame that they needed to become the Ebon Scales once more, with Emberthal serving as their Scalecommander, a position she accepted, while retaining Dezran as Winglord.Urgent Exfiltration With the Ebon Scales reborn, the dracthyr returned to Valdrakken where Emberthal pledged to work to bring the dracthyr together.On New Wings
==Quests==
;Forbidden Reach
*Stretch Your Wings 
*Train Like We Fight 
*Caldera of the Menders (quest) 
*The Healing Wings 
*Stormsunder Crater (quest) 
*Rally to Emberthal 
==Quotes==
===Gossip===
;Old Weyrn Grounds, Forbidden Reach
I shall seek answers after I have accounted for all of the dracthyr.
;The Lost Atheneum
There is so much we do not know about our past... about our future....
I intend to change that.
==Trivia==
*The specific shade of black used for Emberthal's scales is unavailable to player dracthyr. Her armor color is also unavailable.
*Emberthal is the dracthyr featured in the "Take to the Skies" cinematic.
*Emberthal is voiced by Laila Berzins.Twitter @lberzins_voices: I am elated to have had the honor to voice Emberthal the Dragon in 3 animations for the WOW Trilogy, Dragonflights!
*Her generic name during A Shattered Past is Blacktalon Assassin.
*Emberthal's questlines in the Azure Span and Waking Shores are only available to dracthyr players.
==Gallery==
File:Dragonflight Cinematic Render Dracthyr.png|Emberthal in promotional art.
File:Emberthal cinematic render.png|Emberthal's high-quality model for the Take to the Skies cinematic.
File:Legacies Emberthal.jpg|Emberthal as seen in Legacies.
File:Legacies Emberthal concept.jpg|Legacies concept art.
File:Legacies Emberthal concept 2.jpg|Legacies concept art (back).
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