Koltira Deathweaver

Koltira Deathweaver is a notable death knight of the New Horde, somewhat similar to his Alliance counterpart Thassarian. He is first seen in Acherus: The Ebon Hold along with Thassarian and Orbaz Bloodbane. After players enter stage two by completing, he is captured by the Scarlet Crusade and winds up in the basement of Scarlet Hold.

During the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel, he takes part in the proceedings as a level 60 elite in.

He is later found as level 80 elite in Agmar's Hammer in the Dragonblight, as well as on Orgrim's Hammer in Icecrown. He calls his runeblade Byfrost.

In Cataclysm, he is located at the Forsaken encampment in Andorhal in the Western Plaguelands, commanding the Horde siege of the city.

Third War
Koltira's first encounter with the death knight Thassarian was during the defense of Quel'thalas against the impending Scourge invasion, where he was defending An'owyn with his brother Faltora and the high elf Merriel. Merriel was quickly slain and Faltora charged Thassarian directly, only to quickly beaten. Koltira noticed however, that Thassarian hesitated in killing him. While attempting to flee, Faltora was killed by an abomination, but Koltira managed to escape.

Several hours later, Koltira followed and ambushed Thassarian. Feeling the conflict inside Thassarian, he offered Thassarian the choice to turn away from the Scourge and join him. Thassarian refused but spared his life until the next time they meet. The next day, the Elfgates failed and the Scourge entered Silvermoon where Koltira and Thassarian continued their duel. Thassarian emerged victorious and took Koltira's life. Koltira was then raised as another death knight of the Scourge. Despite being his murderer, Thassarian and Koltira developed a bond during their service under Arthas and came to see each other as brothers.

After the war
Years later, Koltira and Thassarian were ordered by the Lich King to join Highlord Darion Mograine's forces in crushing the Argent Dawn at Light's Hope Chapel. At the close of the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel, in a confrontation with the Lich King, Tirion Fordring cleansed the Ashbringer freed the Knights of the Ebon Blade from the Scourge. Koltira and Thassarian parted ways, with Thassarian joining the Alliance and Koltira unable to decide if he should join the majority of his people, now the blood elves, in the Horde, or follow Thassarian into the Alliance. After Thassarian told him to go with his people, Koltira decided to join the Horde, enlisting at Agmar's Hammer. Even so, the two are still like brothers, and Thassarian said that if Koltira ever asked him for help, he would help him.

After the Cataclysm
The Alliance and Forsaken are fighting over control of Andorhal and the remaining Scourge presence there. Koltira as a member of the Horde decides to help out his Forsaken allies. The Alliance, led by Thassarian, have taken control of the western portion of the town while the Eastern Horde, led by Koltira Deathweaver, have taken control of the eastern portion. Over the course of the Battle for Andorhal, Koltira sends Horde heroes to deal with the remaining Scourge forces and, after defeating them, Thassarian and Koltira enter a truce. Despite this apparent ceasefire however, the Alliance forces attack the Forsaken. Koltira begins to fend the Alliance forces off, and instructs the player to locate Lindsay Ravensun, whose input Koltira had been somewhat dismissive of earlier.

Upon meeting Ravensun, it is revealed that she is, in fact, none other than the Dark Lady herself in disguise. She sends Horde agents and Val'kyr to assault the Alliance forces and turn the battle around. After the Alliance is defeated, Sylvanas confronts Koltira about the truce with Thassarian, and scolds him for being weak. A portal to the Undercity is opened and Koltira is pulled through by a hooked chain, where Sylvanas will attempt to purge him of his compassion for Thassarian and make him more of a servant of the Horde - more specifically, a servant of Sylvanas and the Forsaken.

World of Warcraft Quests


While in the service of the Lich King:
 * Scarlet Enclave


 * Dragonblight


 * Icecrown

Inconsistencies

 * Although Koltira died as a high elf, he is later identified as a blood elf, even as a member of the Scourge. It is possible that he and others began to consider him a blood elf following later conflicts between the Scourge and blood elves in the Eastern Kingdoms and Northrend.


 * Thassarian says that he and Koltira were "hated enemies in life", though Thassarian was already undead at the time they did battle and prior to that, the humans and high elves were allies.


 * In the Death Knight comic, Koltira Deathweaver joined the Horde specifically to return to his people (who became the Blood Elves) and the government of Quel'thalas. Yet in Cataclysm he's battling to control Andorhal for the Forsaken, is affiliated with the Undercity, and calls Sylvanas "her majesty", even though his majesty and faction should, by his own logic, be Regent Lord Lor'themar Theron and Silvermoon City. It's possible that Koltira has come to identify himself more with the Forsaken, who themselves are in a similar situation to the Knights of the Ebon Blade.