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Revision as of 16:41, 9 July 2009
- This article is about Archmage Arugal's character biography. For the character's appearance in the Shadowfang Keep instance, see Archmage Arugal (Shadowfang Keep tactics). For his appearance in Grizzly Hills, see Shade of Arugal.
 Archmage Arugal | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Human (Humanoid) |
| Level | 21 Elite |
| Class | Archmage |
| Affiliation(s) | Scourge, Worgen, Wolfcult (current), Kirin Tor (former) |
| Occupation | Lord of Shadowfang Keep |
| Location | Shadowfang Keep, Silverpine Forest or Shadowfang Tower, Grizzly Hills (WOTLK) |
| Status | Killable |
| Relative(s) | Sons of Arugal |
Archmage Arugal is a former mage of Dalaran who lived within the ruins of Shadowfang Keep.
Background
World of Warcraft
- Main article: Archmage Arugal (Shadowfang Keep tactics)
Arugal was once a member of the Kirin Tor of Dalaran. However after the Scourge destroyed Dalaran and many of the wizards died in battle and rose soon after, adding their former might to the growing Scourge, he fled to Shadowfang Keep which looms above Pyrewood Village. Frustrated by their lack of progress, and against the advice of his peers, Arugal elected to summon extra-dimensional entities to bolster Dalaran's diminishing ranks. Arugal's summoning brought the ravenous worgen into the world of Azeroth. The feral wolf-men slaughtered not only the Scourge, but quickly turned on the wizards themselves. The worgen sieged the keep of the noble Baron Silverlaine. Situated above the tiny hamlet of Pyrewood, the keep quickly fell into shadow and ruin. Driven mad with guilt, Arugal adopted the worgen as his children and retreated to the newly dubbed 'Shadowfang Keep'. He resided there, protected by his massive pet, Fenrus — and haunted by the vengeful ghost of Baron Silverlaine.
Wrath of the Lich King
- Main article: Shade of Arugal
After he was defeated and beheaded by agents of the Horde, Arugal's headless body was buried at the foot of the path leading up to his former stronghold of Shadowfang Keep. At the behest of the Lich King, the darkfallen princes Keleseth, Valanar, Theraldis and Atherann resurrected Arugal in the service of the Scourge and sent him to the Grizzly Hills to subvert the trapper communities.
As indicated by Theraldis' comments in 
[75] Out of Body Experience, Arugal was sent to Solstice Village to convert the population into worgen, and later did the same in Silverbrook. He then settled his base of operations in Shadowfang Tower on Bloodmoon Isle, off the Eastwind Shore. The majority of the populations of the trapper villages willingly joined the Wolfcult, while those who resisted were killed or (in the case of the workers of the Hollowstone Mine) cursed to undeath.
He seems to command the Bloodmoon pack of worgs. He has three lieutenants: Varlam (a human cultist atop a worg), Selas (a worgen), and Goremaw (a worg).
Arugal's defeat, along with his three lieutenants, is required for [75G3] Hour of the Worg.