Operation: Westraven

### Base of operations

Westraven Base Camp, The BarrensFort Triumph, Southern Barrens (after the Cataclysm)

Winterspring Garrison, Winterspring (after the destruction of Fort Triumph)

### Status

Active, became independant from Ravenholdt

Operation: Westraven (founded in 6 L.C. as a recruitment program, sent to Kalimdor in 15 L.C. ) was a covert operation devised by Ravenholdt with the goal of establishing a spy network in Kalimdor with a group of (mostly) rogues comprised mainly of former Alteraci citizens.

## History

### The beginning

After the Second War ended, Ravenholdt saw the fleeing citizens after the destruction of Alterac as potential allies. As an act of spite, they wanted to use Alteraci citizens against their bitter rival, the Alterac-based Syndicate.

These newcomers were trained and used by the guild in their plans of establishing a spy network in Kalimdor. They trained in teams of 5, with the most trustworthy member of each group earning the title of Division Leader.

25 of these people, who would form the backbone of the Operation, were sent to Kalimdor in 15 L.C. aboard *The Otherside* with only rudimentary supplies.

They made a base camp in the Barrens, and the previously assigned groups spread out across the continent.

* Team 1 stayed in the Barrens.
* Team 2 and Team 3 travelled north, settling in Ashenvale and Winterspring respectively
* Team 4 travelled south and settled in Tanaris
* Team 5 travelled southwest and settled in Desolace

Later that year, 50 trainees, called Blades were sent to Kalimdor as a reinforcements/resupply/backup team, but of course, most of them would end up as cannon fodder.

### The Third War

The orcs' exodus to Kalimdor in the year 20 L.C. saw Operation: Westraven become isolated from the rest of Ravenholdt - due to their liaison to RH, Harvey "Lefty" Guildford being slain by incoming orcs - and becoming a self-sustaining, independent organization within Kalimdor with a base camp in the Barrens and Qvendar Al'ganor as its newly established Supreme Leader.

After it became independent, members started referring to the organization as simply "Westraven".

#### Losses

* Altaïre Barnett † (-4 L.C.- 20 L.C.) (sacrificed himself)
* Harvey Guildford † (-16 L.C. - 20 L.C.) (slain by orcs)

### The Dark Times

After the war ended in 22 L.C., Westraven members established a connection to the Grand Alliance.

They were informed that Lordaeron fell, the Alliance lost and King Varian has gone missing en route to Theramore. Their new directive was to locate the king while also continuing their espionage mission. They just missed each other though, as Westraven members were instructed to stay off major trade routes and they didn't want to risk getting too close to Horde territory.

#### Losses

* Godwyn Blacktalon † (-10 L.C. - 25 L.C) (slain by marauders)
* Sylvia Barnett (-4 L.C - ?) (kidnapped in 25 L.C.)

### The Burning Crusade

When the Exodar crashed into Azuremyst Isle in 28 L.C., a small group consisting of **Genevieve Downfeather****, Mavis Amberhawk, Qvendar Al'ganor, Sophia Blacktalon and Theodoric Highsoar** set out to investigate the crash site. There they found an amnesiac, badly injured Draenei hunter, whom they dubbed "Lexodar" and escorted to Ashenvale to heal. Westraven members stayed in Kalimdor even after the Dark Portal reopened.

####  Losses

* Susan Farpeak † (-5 L.C - 28 L.C.) (mauled to death by yetis)

### Wrath of the Lich King

After gaining knowledge about the titan-forged complex of Ulduar in 29 L.C., Westraven sent **Thomas Wingwarden** and a small group consisting of **Daniel Blacktalon, Francis Valordive, Thurman Valordive and Wulfric Highsoar** to investigate. They set up a base camp in Sholazar Basin and stayed there. They later joined the Argent Crusade and fought against the Lich King.

After Varian was finally found, WR helped secure his way back to the Eastern Kingdoms.

#### Losses

* Daniel Blacktalon † (-6 L.C - 29 L.C.) (killed by Scourge forces)
* Francis Valordive † (-2 L.C. - 29 L.C.) (killed by Scourge forces)
* Wulfric Highsoar (MIA) (-11 L.C. - ?) (went missing in 29 L.C.)

### Cataclysm

After Deathwing ravaged Azeroth in 30 L.C., and the Barrens WR base camp was destroyed and most of its inhabitants killed, the remainder of Westraven regrouped at Fort Triumph in the Southern Barrens.

The Desolace Division's hideout was ravaged by centaurs and they were completely eliminated.

To compensate their losses, WR started recruiting Kal'dorei into their ranks.

#### Losses

##### Members

* Alfred Valordive † (-4 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (killed by centaurs)
* Baldric Valordive † (-2 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (killed by volcano eruption)
* Benedict Falconcry † (-12 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (killed by centaurs)
* Genevieve Downfeather † (-3 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (killed by Deathwing)
* Geoffrey Downfeather † (-3 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (crushed under rubble)
* Lysandra Blacktalon † (-8 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (killed by Deathwing)
* Theodoric Highsoar † (-5 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (commit suicide after seeing his significant other get killed by Deathwing)
* Vanessa Farpeak † (0 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (killed by centaurs)
* Winfried Eagleshriek † (-6 L.C. - 30 L.C.) (killed by centaurs)

##### Blades

* Benjamin Cinderflight (-1 L.C. - ? ) (went missing in 30 L.C.)

### Mists of Pandaria

After the bombing of Theramore, Westraven's original team was all but wiped out.

Qvendar ordered a temporary retreat. The surviving members (Mavis Amberhawk, Qvendar Al'ganor, Sophia Blacktalon, Thurman Valordive, Thomas Wingwarden, Lysel Xelqua and "Lexodar") briefly returned to the Eastern Kingdoms to negotiate an alliance with Last Heroes of Lordaeron. (*See: The founding of Last Heroes of Lordaeron)*

Westraven bargained with Ravenholdt to give them men and supplies in return for information. Qvendar was advised that he should travel across the land, searching for allies to aid him in his mission.

The recruitment mission began when Qvendar, Dalyon Dalfel and Thomas Wingwarden - the rest were sent back to Kalimdor and tasked with finding the missing members - travelled to the Ghostlands. They saw a flash of light and heard an inhumane screech from a house. They ran in to investigate and found out that it was the family Somnium trying to break the Lich King's control over their father, Falsus. With the help of Dalyon, they managed to break Falsus out of his mindless state. The sin'dorei in return gave the three adventurers a letter of transit to Silvermoon. They talked to a few vendors there, and established trade connections to the city.

Then they travelled to Tirisfal Glades, where Dalyon explained what happened to the former human kingdoms.

Their next trip led them to Gilneas, where a wild worg almost bit Thomas, who, while trying to avoid the beast, tripped and fell down a hill. He was later found by the brothers Whitebrow, who escorted him to a graveyard, where they met up with Qvendar and Dalyon. Two of the brothers, Reveneu and Weldon joined Westraven, while Daloaf stayed behind to maintain the connection with their dead mother.

In the Wetlands, they saw a gnome stuck in mud and swearing like a sailor. They helped him get out, and Thomas took pity on him, as he saw that something is clearly not right, and promised that he will heal him.

After that, they travelled to the Searing Gorge. Here they met a badly injured Tronis Blackblade, who was bored of the constant struggle inside Blackrock Mountain and left the region to find new adventures. They healed him and told him of their cause. Tronis gladly joined them, as he regarded them appearing as a sign from the Light.

The path then led them to the Swamp of Sorrows, where they met Trigon and Honestas, a couple that devoutly followed the ways of the Holy Light.

Their next destination was Duskwood, where they reunited with Falsus, Candor, Scintillatio and Timismus Somnium, who all joined the group, along with Zalat Qahlanven, their informator, whom they saved from suicide.

Dalyon, the two paladins and Falsus volunteered to escort Zalat to Outland, the rest continued on southwards, to Stranglethorn Vale. Near Zul'Gurub, they saw a Zandalari and a Farraki troll fighting against Gurubashi tribemembers. They questioned them, to which the sand troll explained that he left his village in Zul'Farrak due to them taking up the custom of consuming blood, which he disagreed with, and moved to Zandalar, where his old friend lived. They lived there in relative peace, until their fishing boat was taken off-course by a heavy storm one day, and they ended up in Stranglethorn. They stated that they wish to remain independant, and took the travellers to their camp, which was later ambushed by the Venture Co. and forced them to flee to Booty Bay.

Mavis Amberhawk, after discovering that her spouse, Sophia Blacktalon, has been kidnapped, requested the help of the renowned scholar, Arcturius Baldwin, to help her find her, and although she failed to save her from a troll ritual, she played crucial role in uncovering the mistery surrounding the oddly dwindling numbers of the Stranglethorn Guerilla Corps. Mavis ultimately decided that although she admired Qvendar's dedication to the cause, she no longer wished to partake in what she regarded as a pointless ordeal that took everything from her, and after travelling back one final time to Kalimdor to help set up the new outposts, deserted from Westraven.

In Booty Bay, the rest of the group met Xaviditas Moneygrab, a lowly swindler, who tried to trick them into buying weapons of dubious quality for "a reasonable price". Thomas was almost fooled, but Qvendar saw right through it, and threatened to kill the goblin, but offered to spare him if he helped them, which he agreed to.

The only thing left now was to find a ship back to Kalimdor. By chance, they found a drunken pirate, Darrel "Bloodtooth" Johnson in Booty Bay. They helped him sober up, and he explained that his entire crew is being held captive and tortured by a rival pirate gang. Qvendar offered to help defeat these pirates in return for Darrel and his crew joining them, and lending them his ship, *Sanguis*, which they agreed in.

Qvendar then returned to Kalimdor with these men and women, as well as supplies and money from LHOL, and started rebuilding his outposts. Soon enough, a new and much stronger Westraven returned to Kalimdor in 33 L.C., where they regrouped in Winterspring. Southward expansion began immediately; they built the new Ashenvale/Stonetalon outpost, a Feralas outpost and an Un'goro oupost.

#### Gains

* Candor, Falsus, Scintillatio and Timismus Somnium
* Reveneu and Weldon Whitebrow
* Trigon and Honestas
* Tronis Blackblade
* Ver'dim and Zel'orf
* Darrel "Bloodtooth" Johnson and his crew
* Xaviditas Moneygrab
* Zalat Qahlanven
* Zelnader Speloner

#### Losses

* Adorian Cinderflight † (-6 L.C - 32 L.C.) (killed during during the bombing of Theramore)
* Angus Barnett † (0 L.C. - 32 L.C.) (killed during the bombing of Theramore)
* Galen Amberhawk † (-4 L.C. - 32 L.C.) (killed during the raid on Fort Triumph)
* Mavis Amberhawk (deserted)
* Sophia Blacktalon † (-2 L.C. - 33 L.C. ) (sacrificed by trolls in Stranglethorn Vale)

### Warlords of Draenor

Qvendar sent his new recruits to Outland to defeat Admissum Somnium with the aid of Rhogen the Blind.

*See: Battle of the Red Sands*

## Original members

Division leaders are marked with ⭐.

Members of the Northrend Expedition are marked with ❄️.

### Ashenvale Divison †

* Adorian Cinderflight † (-6 L.C - 32 L.C.) "Swallow"
* Baldric Valordive † (-2 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Heron"
* Geoffrey Downfeather † (-3 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Eagle"
* Mavis Amberhawk⭐ † (-2 L.C. - 36 L.C., deserted in 33 L.C.) "Raven"
* Sophia Blacktalon † (-2 L.C. - 33 L.C.) "Cuckoo"

### Barrens Division †

*Mostly killed by Deathwing after the Cataclysm.*

* Altaïre Barnett † (-4 L.C.- 20 L.C.) "Mockingbird"
* Genevieve Downfeather † (-3 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Quail"
* Lysandra Blacktalon † (-8 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Crow"
* Qvendar Al'ganor ⭐ "Falcon"
* Theodoric Highsoar † (-5 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Magpie"

### Desolace Division †

*Completely wiped out by centaurs after the Cataclysm.*

* Alfred Valordive † (-4 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Pelican"
* Benedict Falconcry ⭐ † (-12 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Sparrow"
* Tiffany Vermillion † (-5 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Finch"
* Vanessa Farpeak † (0 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Parrot"
* Winfried Eagleshriek † (-6 L.C. - 30 L.C.) "Snipe"

### Tanaris Division †

* Galen Amberhawk † (-4 L.C. - 32 L.C.) "Vulture"
* Godwyn Blacktalon † (-10 L.C. - 25 L.C) "Pheasant"
* Sylvia Barnett (MIA) (-4 L.C - ?) "Thrush"
* Thomas Wingwarden ⭐❄️ "Dove"
* Thurman Valordive ❄️ "Shrike"

### Winterspring Division †

* Angus Barnett ⭐ † (0 L.C. - 32 L.C.) "Owl"
* Daniel Blacktalon ❄️ † (-6 L.C - 29 L.C.) "Seagull"
* Francis Valordive ❄️ † (-2 L.C. - 29 L.C.) "Ibis"
* Susan Farpeak † (-5 L.C - 28 L.C.) "Hawk"
* Wulfric Highsoar ❄️ (MIA) (-11 L.C. - ?) "Grouse"

### Blades

* Benjamin Cinderflight (Desolace Division)

## Current lineup (as of 34 L.C.)

### Ashenvale/Stonetalon Division (33 L.C.)

* Mavis Amberhawk (deserted shortly afterwards)

### Feralas Division (33 L.C.)

* Reveneu Whitebrow
* Weldon Whitebrow
* Zalat Qahlanven

### New Winterspring Division (33 L.C.)

* Honestas
* Trigon

#### Supply Caravan

*These people help ship supplies from Stranglethorn to Ratchet*.

* Tronis Blackblade
* Ver'dim
* Xaviditas Moneygrab
* Zel'orf
* Zelnader Speloner

## Uniform (Meta)

The in-game standard issue WR armor sets for rogues are the Discovery Armor, the Flowing Water Armor, the Ravenholdt uniform (Assassination Armor with Cloaked Shoulderpads and Deadly Gladiator's Leather Helm), or a mix between the three.

Members of the Northrend Expedition wore a mixture of these three, along with elements from the black recolour of the Northrend Leather Garb.

## Gallery

The layout of the original Westraven outposts.The Winterspring outpost became the new base of operations following the alliance with Last Heroes of Lordaeron.Qvendar appointed Winterspring the new main base due to it being relatively isolated from the rest of Kalimdor, difficult to access, and having a harsh climate, in addition to being a vantage point overlooking Azshara and, more importantly, Orgrimmar.Mavis Amberhawk lighting the campfire at the new Ashenvale/Stonetalon outpost overlooking the Sludgewerks in 33 L.C. This outpost, coincidentally, is right next to Quviner Pass.The memorial graves of Adorian Cinderflight, Baldric Valordive and Geoffrey Downfeather - the three fallen members of the Ashenvale Division - at the Ashenvale/Stonetalon outpost.