Farkhan Al-Tamarrayh

**Haldvarion** is a black dragon hailing from the brood of Neltharion famed by Uldumani stories as a legendary figure, better known as the Chainbreaker, for successfully leading the Uldumani slave revolt against the late Qirajid Empire during the War of the Shifting Sands. His leadership was marked with a turnaround for the Qirajid supremacy over southern Kalimdor.

Masquerading as an Akhman Emir Halvar, his victory against the Qirajid was thought to result in usurping the Qirajid throne, crowning himself as the Black Raja, a moniker given by his own men for his draconic nature and deep affinity with fire that left countless armies reduced to fields of ash and charred bones. In his failure to join the other Dragons in sacrificing themselves to forever seal the Black City of Ahn'Qiraj, Haldvarion was cursed by his Bronze Dragon lover Razmodra to live the lives of mortals, stripped of his memories, powers and identity.

In the past, much of written Uldumani history was decided by Haldvarion's schemes and contributions to the humans, influenced by his deep obsession with the Uldumani culture. With the Padishate tumultuous stagnation, Sultanates' distrust and looming doom from the Naga-infested waters and Zulians gathering in the north, Haldvarion's return sparks another shift in Uldum's, as well as Kalimdor's, destiny.

## Haldvarion

### Title

Wali of house Al-Tamarrayh
The Chainbreaker

### Former Title(s)

The Black Raja
Al-Madraghanas

### Race

Black Dragon
Uldumani Human (Disguise)

### Affiliation

Padishate of Uldum
Himself

### Former Affiliation

Qirajid Empire
The Black Dragonflight

### Relatives

Neltharion (Father)
Sintharia (Mother)
Nefarion (Brother)
Onyxia (Sister)
Irion (Son)

Razmodra (Lover)
Galiyah Al-Nur (Lover)
Several thousand Uldumani human lovers and children

### Companions

Bundibal (Monkey Pet)
Alim Sayyid (Bodyguard)

## History

### Early life

Born in western Dustwallow Marsh after being hatched by Sintharia, though the clutch numbered in no less than five hundred eggs, Haldvarion is one of the 183 dragons that survived the natural causes , and later one of the 9 dragons that survived the hardships of the genetic corruption of the Old Gods inherited from both parents.

Coming of age, the remnants of the clutch left the region to spread themselves out into Kalimdor, each staking a claim over mountains, lakes and forests. Two went west, thick with Centaur hordes battling over the the ownership of the steppes. Four went north, to the ancestral lands of the tauren to mingle with the nomadic bullmen of Mulgore and Barrens. One went north, to the fabled elven groves and another east to the isle of Kezan, ripe for reclamation after a rumoured slave revolt against the Zandalari overlords. It thusly fell upon Haldvarion to assert himself in the south, to the nascent sultanates of Uldum that controlled lands in Ahn'qiraj, Uldum and Silithus, battling the Farraki Empire in the north, with which they shared most of their contemporary borders.

Living under the name and face of Halvar, a merchant of goods, Haldvarion's presence in Akhma was felt quickly. His name became tied with rumours of uncovering the secrets of gold - knowledge that allows one to create gold out of ordinary stone and lead. With accumulating wealth, Haldvarion raised armies of sellswords, acquired Uldumani lands through purchase, while stealing away those owned by the Farraki through conquest.

Tal Hadir, a city birthed seemingly overnight, became Haldvarion's seat of power. Nestled between the mountainous sides of Northern Akhman and neighbouring Yimarad, the city's natural defense played in its favour during the Farraki raids in Uldum, its economy strengthened by nearby quarries, attracting the attention of craftsmen, giving Tal Hadir its much deserved renown.

To place himself into Uldumani nobility, Haldvarion was to wed himself to the daughter of a nearby sheikh of Musul. On the night that they were to be wed, Haldvarion charmed the sheikh's daughter, demanding her concubinage. Drunk on his words, his demands were accepted. Rife with high taxes, lack of trade and criminality, Musul's walis reluctantly sided themselves with Haldvarion, striking a deal in which Tal Hadir provided weapons and coin, fueling the Fallah uprising that ended the Sheikh's reign, installing Haldvarion as the new sheikh of Musul.