"Legends of Warcraft" series — Legends #19. The prehistory of Warcraft in order, from the creation of the universe to the last Guardian of Tirisfal. The episodes are listed in order at the end of the post.
Aegwynn was the most powerful Guardian of Tirisfal in history. She hunted demons for centuries, faced an avatar of Sargeras in Northrend and defeated it, locking its body away in the Tomb of Sargeras. What she did not know was that the titan's spirit had hidden inside her. When Aegwynn decided to choose her own successor by herself, she had a son, Medivh, and both the Guardian's power and the shadow of Sargeras passed to him.
The Guardian who would not obey
Aegwynn was chosen as Guardian of Tirisfal while still young. She was stronger than any Guardian before her, and she knew it. Over time, she began acting on her own and ignoring the orders of the Council of Tirisfal, which had chosen the Guardian precisely to keep that power in check.
She lived far longer than a normal human life, because the Guardian's power extended the life of whoever carried it.
Read more: Legends of Warcraft #16: Dalaran and Tirisfal.
The battle in Northrend
Aegwynn discovered that demons were hunting dragons in Northrend. She went there and faced the demons, and then found out it was a trap. Waiting for her was an avatar of Sargeras, the fallen titan who commanded the Burning Legion.
Aegwynn fought the avatar and won. She destroyed its physical form and took the body to an ancient temple in the Broken Isles, sunk beneath the sea since the Sundering. That place became the Tomb of Sargeras, the same one Gul'dan seeks in the Second War and that opens the way to Legion.
Read more: The Tomb of Sargeras: the audio drama and Patch 7.2: Kil'jaeden and the Tomb of Sargeras.
The trap inside the victory
Aegwynn's victory was exactly what Sargeras wanted. The moment the avatar died, the titan's spirit hid inside the Guardian herself. Aegwynn did not notice.
Sargeras stayed there, quiet, waiting for a body he could use.
Medivh, the chosen son
When the Council of Tirisfal asked Aegwynn to pass her power to a successor of their choosing, she refused. She decided that she herself would choose the next Guardian: a son of her own.
Aegwynn joined with Nielas Aran, the court mage of the kingdom of Azeroth, and had a son, Medivh. The Guardian's power passed to the baby while he was still in the womb. Along with the power went the spirit of Sargeras, which finally had a body to shape from the very beginning.
Medivh grew up in Stormwind, in his father's care. The power awoke in him in his teenage years and left him in a coma for almost ten years. When he woke up, he was no longer just himself. Only later did he go to live in Karazhan, the tower in Deadwind Pass.
Read more: Medivh and Karazhan: the life of the Last Guardian and Atiesh and the legacy of Medivh.
The end of the Guardians
Aegwynn's choice put an end to the order of Guardians. Medivh, controlled by Sargeras, helped Gul'dan open the Dark Portal and brought the Horde to Azeroth. He was killed by Anduin Lothar and Khadgar, and there was no other Guardian after him.
Aegwynn outlived her son. She appears later in the story, already old, carrying the guilt of having given Sargeras the path he was looking for.
Who's who in this episode
| Name | Who it is | |------|--------| | Aegwynn | The Guardian of Tirisfal who defeated the avatar of Sargeras. | | Avatar of Sargeras | The body Sargeras used to face Aegwynn in Northrend. | | Tomb of Sargeras | The temple in the Broken Isles where the avatar's body was locked away. | | Nielas Aran | The court mage of Azeroth and Medivh's father. | | Medivh | The last Guardian, who was born already carrying the spirit of Sargeras. | | Karazhan | The tower in Deadwind Pass where Medivh lived. |
Where to see it in WotLK
- Karazhan, in Deadwind Pass: the tower where Medivh lived, now a TBC raid.
- The Black Morass, in the Caverns of Time: the TBC dungeon where you protect Medivh while he opens the Dark Portal.
- Northrend: the land where Aegwynn defeated the avatar of Sargeras.
- Swamp of Sorrows and Blasted Lands: the Dark Portal her son opened.
Frequently asked questions
Who was Aegwynn?
A Guardian of Tirisfal, the most powerful of the order. She defeated an avatar of Sargeras and is Medivh's mother.
What is the Tomb of Sargeras?
The temple in the Broken Isles where Aegwynn locked away the body of the avatar of Sargeras. Gul'dan seeks it in the Second War, and it is opened in Legion.
Why was Medivh possessed by Sargeras?
Because Sargeras' spirit hid inside Aegwynn when she defeated the avatar, and it passed to Medivh along with the Guardian's power, before he was born.
"Legends of Warcraft" series
← Previous: Legends #18: The War of the Shifting Sands Next → Legends #20: The War of the Three Hammers
- Legends #1: The Creation
- Legends #2: The origin of Azeroth
- Legends #3: Time to leave
- Legends #4: A new beginning
- Legends #5: The evolution of Azeroth
- Legends #6: The rise of the Trolls
- Legends #7: The new empires
- Legends #8: The War of the Ancients
- Legends #9: After the Sundering
- Legends #10: The split of the Elves
- Legends #11: The Sunwell
- Legends #12: The end of the Pantheon
- Legends #13: The betrayal of Loken
- Legends #14: The sacrifice of Tyr
- Legends #15: The rise of Arathor
- Legends #16: Dalaran and Tirisfal
- Legends #17: The Seven Kingdoms
- Legends #18: The War of the Shifting Sands
- Legends #19: The song of Aegwynn (you are here)
- Legends #20: The War of the Three Hammers
- Legends #21: The last Guardian
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