Nazgrel


 * "The struggle to free the orcish people from our tainted blood has not been easy."

Nazgrel is an orcish commander, and was an advisor to the Horde’s former leader, Warchief Thrall. In The Burning Crusade Nazgrel commands the Horde forces of Thrallmar in Hellfire Peninsula, a fortress in the world of Outland.

Biography
Nazgrel is the last living relative of Kash'drakor, a famed warrior in orcish history.

The Third War
Nazgrel was one of the orcs that followed Warchief Thrall and the New Horde to Kalimdor following the liberation of all the internment camps, and the dark omens of the mysterious Prophet.

The Founding of Durotar
After the Battle of Mount Hyjal, Thrall took his orcish brethren to an area of The Barrens, which he claimed as his own, naming it Durotar after his father. Founding the capital of this new nation,Orgrimmar, Nazgrel was placed in charge of its security.

Nazgrel despises the Alliance, and humans in particular. He views Thrall's continued insistence that the humans can be reasoned with to be a weakness, and feels that victory through war is the only way that the Alliance will end their persecution of the Horde. However, Nazgrel is completely loyal to his Warchief, and thus does not act on his opinions.

During the construction of Orgrimmar, Bloodfeather, a harpy queen, assaulted the caravans of supplies coming to Orgrimmar, but Nazgrel was unable to leave the fledging city to deal with her. Fortunately, Rexxar, a recent arrival to Orgrimmar, offered to assist Nazgrel, and was sent to dispose of her. Nazgrel was pleased when he returned with the harpy's heart, and rewarded him with items from the armory.

Nazgrel was uneasy as news of the humans' actions at the coast reached Thrall, but obeyed Thrall's command for peace, letting Rexxar handle them. But when they lost contact with Gar'thok's outpost, Nazgrel accompanied Rexxar to investigate, and they found the outpost destroyed and human camps along the coast. Nazgrel, Rexxar and Rokhan proceeded to kill the humans to take revenge for their actions. Later, Nazgrel perceived that perhaps an attack was imminent, and so sent Rexxar and his allies to the Echo Islands to warn the trolls.

In World of Warcraft
Since Admiral Proudmoore's invasion of Durotar, Nazgrel has continued to serve Thrall unquestioningly. Before patch 2.01, he could be found inside Grommash Hold in the Valley of Wisdom, in the orcish capital of Orgrimmar.

The Burning Crusade
In the Burning Crusade, Nazgrel has relocated from Orgrimmar to Outland, where he commands the outpost of Thrallmar in Hellfire Peninsula. This move is most likely to give him a more active part in World of Warcraft, as he works as the major figurehead in the frontier town, similar to Danath Trollbane for the Alliance.

He starts the following quests:
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Completes:
 * (Raid)

See List of Hellfire Peninsula NPCs.

Quotes

 * So you've recently arrived from Azeroth, eh? You'd best steel yourself, - there are perils in this land unlike anything the Horde has faced before. I am Nazgrel - right hand to our mighty warchief. Thrall. He honored me with the task of safeguarding this brave expedition and - by all spirits - I shall!
 * Once our warchief heard the Dark Portal had been reopened, he Immediately gathered his advisers to plan this daring expedition. Though a few of his councilors have their doubts. Thrall holds out the hope that we might discover new insights into the history of our people. He believes that somewhere amidst the wreckage of this world, the true tale of the orcish people lies hidden.
 * I must amidst that in my darkest moments...I fear that that tale should remain untold.
 * The Horde has risked much to venture into Outland - Resources, manpower - even the tactical defense of our lands is at stake. Despite all else, Thrall believed in the promise of this ravaged land. There is a stranger light in his eyes these days - as if he senses some stirring revelation the rest of us do not.
 * Still, he is my warchief and my blood-brother. I would follow him through the gates of the abyss itself.

Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans
In the cancelled Warcraft Adventures Nazgrel was a Frostwolf Clan orc who helped Thrall to liberate the orcish clans from the internment camps in the cancelled game. Nazgrel was shown as a traditional orcish Raider, a warrior that rides a giant wolf into battle. Thrall interrupted his sacred hunt of a ferocious wendigo that cost him the life of his mount, for which Nazgrel was furious. He was known to the Far Seer and Chieftain of the Frostwolves, Drek’thar, by name.

Speculation
Nazgrel has been shown in every game since Warcraft Adventures as a Raider. The Horde drew most, if not all of its Raiders and Far Seers from the Frostwolf Clan. It is highly likely that he is part of this clan. If so, Nazgrel is unlike other Frostwolf Clan orcs such as Drek’thar, not departing from Kalimdor to return across the Great Sea to their previous home in the Alterac Mountains.

Although "Nazgrel" is one of the random names for Far Seers in Warcraft III, this is likely to be just a homage to the character from Warcraft Adventures, who had yet to feature in canonical lore. He is listed a shaman in the Trading Card Game, perhaps mistakenly due to this appearance in.