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| − | | name = Malygos the Spellweaver |
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| − | | titles = The Spellweaver (or Spell-weaver), Lord of Magic, Steward of Magic, Guardian of Magic, The Hand of Magic |
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| − | | gender = Male |
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| − | | race = Blue dragon |
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| + | |itemid=2738}} |
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| − | | creature = Dragonkin |
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| − | | level = ?? |
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| − | | type = Boss |
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| − | | occupation = Aspect of the blue dragonflight, guardian of magic and hidden arcanum |
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| − | | location = [[The Eye of Eternity]], [[The Nexus]]; [[Coldarra]], [[Borean Tundra]] |
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| − | | relatives = [[Sindragosa]], [[Saragosa]], [[Haleh]] (consorts); [[Keristrasza]] (unwilling consort); [[Arygos]], [[Balacgos]] (sons); [[Tyrygosa|Tyrigosa]] (daughter, presumed) |
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| − | | affiliation = [[Blue dragonflight]], [[Dragon Aspects]] |
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| − | | faction = Neutral |
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| − | | status = Deceased (lore), Killable (WoW) |
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| − | | instance = The Eye of Eternity |
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| + | ==Source== |
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| − | '''Malygos''' was the Aspect of the [[blue dragonflight]] and one of the most ancient creatures living on Azeroth, and one of only a handful who were alive at the time the Titans departed. [[Norgannon]], the [[Titan]] master-magician and keeper of lore, granted Malygos a portion of his vast power. From then on, Malygos would be known as the Spell-weaver, the guardian of magic and hidden arcanum. Malygos was a leviathan with small wings. His body was covered with crystalline scales of pure azure. His body shone with shifting colors that change constantly from blue to silver. |
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| + | This item can be looted from most mobs in [[Northern Stranglethorn]]. |
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| + | ==Quests== |
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| − | With lucidity restored to him, there were some - particularly the [[red dragonflight]], and even [[Kalecgos|members of his own]] - who did not like where his mind was going.<ref>[[Night of the Dragon]], 163</ref> Believing that the spellcasters of the mortal races were responsible for all of Azeroth's troubles, Malygos began a [[Nexus War|terrible war]] to purge the world of "rogue" magic users, including the [[Kirin Tor]] of [[Dalaran]]. Realizing the situation had grown out of hand, [[Alexstrasza]] rallied the remaining dragonflights in the [[Wyrmrest Accord]] to combat Malygos's genocidal crusade. After much conflict around the [[Nexus]], heroes entered Malygos' inner sanctum and, with the aid of the red dragonflight, killed him, ending the war but depriving magic of its appointed guardian at a crucial point. |
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| + | * [[Quest:The Green Hills of Stranglethorn]] (objective) |
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| − | == Biography == |
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| − | Malygos is the oldest of the five Aspects, possibly the oldest dragon still living.<ref>{{ref book |author= Knaak, Richard A. | authorlink = Richard A. Knaak | title = [[Day of the Dragon]] |date= February 2001 | isbn = 0671041515 | pages = 147}}</ref> He was closest to his brother [[Neltharion]], the Earth Warder, prior to [[the War of the Ancients]]. |
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| − | === The War of the Ancients === |
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| − | [[File:MalygosLegends.jpg|thumb|Malygos in ''Warcraft Legends''.]] |
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| − | During [[The War of the Ancients]] when [[Queen Azshara]] and her [[Highborne]] opened a portal in the [[Well of Eternity]] to allow the [[Burning Legion]] access to the world of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]], the [[Dragon Aspects|Great Aspect]]s congregated at the lair of [[Alexstrasza]] to discuss the coming invasion and what part they should play in defending the world. Neltharion proposed that to end the invasion of [[demons]], the dragonflights should create a weapon with which they could eradicate the [[demon]] armies. |
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| − | Neltharion persuaded Malygos to aid him in convincing the other Great Aspects to lend a part of their power to create the weapon, the [[Dragon Soul]]. The artifact was a simple unassuming golden disc created by Neltharion. The Dragon Soul was to be used as a weapon against the demons. All the Great Aspects and their flights contributed a bit of their power in creating the Dragon Soul with the exception of Neltharion. Through the disk, Neltharion was able to magically take control of all other dragons including the other Great Aspects. |
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| − | During one of the final battles the Great Aspects called all of their flights together and flew toward the battle where the Ancients had already perished and only night elves were holding back the Demons. With ease, a crazed Neltharion, now known as Deathwing, destroyed both demons and night elves by using the Dragon Soul—now known as the Demon Soul—against them. The other Aspects tried to stop Neltharion. Malygos's flight surrounded Deathwing in an attempt to take the Demon Soul from him. With a single command, they were engulfed by the magic of the Demon Soul and were pulverized. Malygos was also terribly injured, both mentally and physically, but did not suffer the same fate as his flight. |
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| − | [[Krasus]] helped ease this loss by going to Malygos' lair, taking eggs that still had life and storing them somewhere unknown; at the end of the war, he handed them over to [[Nozdormu]]. |
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| − | With his flight nearly annihilated, Malygos began to lose his mind. He felt deep guilt for his role in convincing the other [[Dragon Aspects|Aspects]] to infuse their powers into the [[Demon Soul]]. He traveled to his lair in Northrend, where he hid for millennia. Feelings of remorse paralyzed him. During the ten thousand years following the War of the Ancients, he was rarely seen by the other Aspects. His body was a caricature of his former self, almost always being in the form of an insect-like creature; a thin body surrounded by frozen ice, almost skeletal. |
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| − | === The Second War === |
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| − | After the [[Second War]], Alexstrasza was kidnapped by the [[Dragonmaw Clan|Dragonmaw]] [[orc]]s and taken to [[Grim Batol]]. Her younger consort [[Korialstrasz]], known as Krasus when disguised as an [[elf]], visited Malygos to seek his aid in an attempt to free Alexstrasza. Although Malygos initially refused, [[Krasus]] convinced Malygos to assist him by revealing that Deathwing was still alive and that Deathwing had indirectly led the Dragonmaw orcs to find the Demon Soul. Krasus finally said that Alexstrasza could use her powers over life to grant Malygos a new dragonflight. Seeing an opportunity to avenge the death of his flight, see their resurrection, and redeem himself, Malygos agreed to rejoin the world and confront Deathwing. |
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| − | After Deathwing was defeated and the Demon Soul destroyed, Malygos seemed to reclaim the vitality of his former self. [[Rhonin]] the [[mage]] destroyed the artifact using a scale of Deathwing and with a spell, all the magic and power of the Demon Soul was transferred back to the other Great Aspects, returning their full power to them. Although still a sparsely populated dragonflight, the blue brood grows slowly, giving hope to Malygos. |
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| − | ===Nexus Point=== |
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| − | [[File:Malygos Comic.jpg|thumb|Malygos in the World of Warcraft Comic.]] |
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| − | [[Tyrygosa]] learned in [[Outland]] that nothing can save the [[Nether dragons]] unless an extremely powerful source of arcane power can revitalize them enough to free themselves. Tyrygosa, [[Kadavan]], and [[Zzeraku]] open a dimensional rift to Azeroth and bring a group of enthralled Netherwing dragons to the [[Nexus]] where they absorb its magical energies. Yet Zzeraku and the Nether dragons grow mad with power, and frustrated with everyone they've ever encountered trying to use them, decide to be masters of their own destinies and conquer Azeroth for themselves. Tyrygosa tries to reason with Zzeraku, telling him that by following Deathwing's path, Azeroth will rise against them and lead to their destruction. Though conflicted with Tyrygosa's sincere concern for his kind, Zzeraku believes that only by gaining power can he safeguard his people. The Netherwing dragons attack the [[Blue Dragonflight]], and in the midst of the chaos, Malygos awakens from his slumber. In his insanity, Malygos misinterprets the Nether dragons arrogant proclamations of being the embodiment of the Nexus and absorbs them and their power. The dragon's Nether-warped physiology began to affect the Spell-Weaver himself, ultimately helping him regain some of his lost sanity.<ref>[[Blizzcon 2007]] Lore Panel</ref> |
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| − | ===The Nexus War=== |
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| − | [[File:Malygos2.jpg|thumb|Malygos flying above the Nexus.]] |
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| − | Malygos, with clearer eyes, took note of the large number of mortal spellcasters running around [[Azeroth]], recklessly using arcane magic, and worried they may bring the [[Burning Legion]] to Azeroth in force again, as the [[Highborne]] once did (one of his last few memories before going mad). Thus he deemed the lesser races' use of magic as unacceptable, and he proceeded to declare war on all magic users, particularly the [[Kirin Tor]] of [[Dalaran]]. Dalaran therefore moved to Northrend, as a capital for both the war against the [[Lich King]], and the Kirin Tor's fight with Malygos. The [[red dragonflight]] - keeping Alexstrasza's promise to Rhonin after the events of ''[[Day of the Dragon]]'' - stepped up to defend the mortals from their cousins' crusade against spellcasters. |
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| − | The [[Arcanomicon]] was given to Malygos ages ago by the titan [[Norgannon]], the Arcanomicon has been continuously updated and revised by the [[blue dragon]]s over the long years of Malygos's seclusion. Malygos planed to use the Arcanomicon to locate and tap into the ley lines and divert the magical powers that course beneath the earth to his home base in [[Northrend]], the [[Nexus]].<ref>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/dungeons/nexus.xml</ref> The consequences had been violent, dangerous, and deadly. The world’s crust had splintered, and the resulting unstable rifts had torn the very fabric of the magical dimension known as the Twisting Nether. Malygos’s misguided attempts to “correct” the perceived misuse of arcane magic had to be halted - whatever the cost. Dragon had fought against dragon in the bitter Nexus War, and it had been the Life-Binder herself who had reached the agonizing decision that Malygos — not long recovered from millennia of insanity — had to be destroyed. Alexstrasza had taken her flight and allied with the magi of the Kirin Tor. With all that was at stake, the remaining flights had agreed to join the reds in their bitter task. The alliance of dragons became known as the [[Wyrmrest Accord]]. |
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| − | ===Coldarra=== |
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| − | As Coldarra is inaccessible without flying mounts, players are sent there on the back of a red dragon from NPCs located at [[Amber Ledge]]. On Coldarra, players meet [[Keristrasza]], who sends them on a quest to build a trap for [[Saragosa]], Malygos' consort. Keristrasza burns Saragosa's body at the culmination of the quest line, infuriating Malygos. Malygos descends upon the area and uses his magic to freeze Keristrasza and put her under his control. She is then forced to become his new consort and subsequently becomes a boss within the [[Nexus]]. |
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| − | ===The Eye of Eternity=== |
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| − | Malygos made his final stand in the [[Eye of Eternity]], his personal realm. Ultimately, the [[red dragonflight]] arrived to lend their aid, attacking the Aspect of Magic alongside the adventurers who had come to defeat him. Malygos met his end at the hands of [[Alexstrasza]], imploring his sister with his last breath to see that mortals would destroy everything. The [[Heart of Magic]] was taken from his body by Alexstrasza and given to [[Korialstrasz]]. |
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| − | [[File:YoggMalygos.jpg|thumb|Malygos in his high-elf form, long before high elves came to be, as seen in Yogg-Saron's mind chamber.]] |
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| − | During the battle against [[Yogg-Saron (tactics)|Yogg-Saron]] in [[Ulduar (instance)|Ulduar]], Malygos appears in a form resembling a male high-elf with blue hair, along with the other [[Dragon Aspects|Aspects]], during a flashback of the creation of the [[Demon Soul|Dragon Soul]], ten thousand years earlier. Malygos is also wearing the [[Frostfire Robe|frostfire robes]] in their original coloring. |
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| − | ===Legacy=== |
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| − | Malygos' legacy is carried on in the confines of [[Coldarra]], where the [[Blue Dragonflight]] are torn between two new leaders in Malygos' absence. The first, [[Kalecgos]], believes that the flight should take a more active role in world affairs. The second, [[Arygos]], believes the opposite - that the Blue flight should retreat into seclusion from the world. Their rivalry comes to head when it is revealed that Arygos had entered into a dark alliance with none other than the Blue Dragonflight's original despoiler, [[Deathwing the Destroyer]], to remove Kalecgos from the picture. Deathwing, though eager to see Kalecgos dead, warns Arygos not to make the same mistakes as his father. |
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| − | Arygos' plot is later unveiled, and he flees Coldarra, swearing that Neltharion will destroy them all. Kalecgos thus becomes the official successor to Malygos, as both the leader of the Blue Dragonflight and the Aspect of Magic. |
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| − | == Personality == |
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| − | Malygos, Lord of Magic, is said to have created magic and spells. His command of magic is quite impressive, rivaling that of a demigod, although he does not aspire to such power. While physically he is not as powerful as some of the other Aspects, Malygos counters this disadvantage with his phenomenal command of magic. |
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| − | Before the [[War of the Ancients]], Malygos was described to often appear with an amused expression on his face. While physically dragons cannot smile, it appeared he often walked around with a smirk. He is said to have had a sense of humour and an optimistic personality, enjoying using magic and illusions to entertain audiences. |
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| − | Like most of his kind, Malygos is a solitary creature who avoids contact with others. He dwells in [[Northrend]], in a lair filled with some of the greatest magical artifacts known to exist. He spends his days studying magic, refining his abilities, and studying the various planes of the multiverse both remotely and in person, while his few remaining children scour the world for ancient artifacts and repositories of arcane power. |
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| − | Malygos does not seek out combat; and although he and his dragonflight are still routinely hunted by black dragons, he avoids their kind if at all possible. He protects his lair and himself with illusions and misdirection. Those who discover his home are encouraged to depart through a variety of means; Malygos takes direct action only as a last resort. When he does fight, he engages spellcasters first, using his breath weapon and other abilities to sweep spells from their minds.<ref>[[Shadows & Light]], 91</ref> |
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| − | ==Memorable quotes== |
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| − | *"[[Dragon Soul|It]] is the weapon like no other! It must be like no other." |
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| − | *"[[Deathwing|He]] didn't impart his own power, didn't impart his own! Tell [[Rhonin|him]], [[Ysera]]! Tell him how, after the demons were defeated, he turned on us! Used our own power on us!"<ref>''[[Day of the Dragon]]'', 343</ref> |
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| − | *"Such a pleasure to see you [[Alexstrasza|Queen of Life]]! And you too, my fair dream!" |
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| − | *"Give the Timeless one more time? How droll! I will not let dour Nozdormu leave without pressing him on that jest!" |
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| − | *"I lost much - too much! But you, you who call yourself Krasus, you who once also wore the form of dragon, you lost all, too!" |
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| − | *"Much to babble about, much to babble about!" (to [[Nozdormu]]) |
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| − | *"That [[Dragon Soul|obscenity]] should have never become reality, and as I've become instrumental in encouraging its creation, 'tis only fair, old friend, that I erase it!" |
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| − | *"I have lost much in my time, mortal, too much in fact. Your lesser intellect could not possibly begin to understand the pain that infernal [[Demon Soul|disk]] can impart on its victims, Now begone from my realm before I show you a piece of what I have suffered!" |
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| − | *"What could you hope to accomplish, to storm brazenly into [[Eye of Eternity|my domain]]? To employ MAGIC? Against ME?" |
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| − | *"UNTHINKABLE! The mortals will destroy... everything... my sister... what have you-" (last words) |
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| − | ==Trivia== |
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| − | *Malygos is voiced by [[Cam Clarke]], who has also provided the voices of [[Medivh]], [[Nexus-Prince Shaffar]] and the playable blood elf male in ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade|Burning Crusade]]''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164682/</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Clarke</ref> |
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| − | *His model is shared with his son, [[Arygos]]. |
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| − | == Gallery == |
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| − | File:Malgos.jpg|Malygos in WoW. |
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| − | File:MalygosTEoE.JPG|In [[The Eye of Eternity]] |
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| − | </gallery> |
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| − | File:Malygos Sara Forlenza.jpg|Malygos fanart by Sara Forlenza. |
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| − | </gallery> |
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Revision as of 08:46, 27 November 2011
- For the old version, see
[Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 14].
- Green Hills of Stranglethorn - Page 14
- Quest Item
Source
This item can be looted from most mobs in Northern Stranglethorn.
Quests
- Quest:The Green Hills of Stranglethorn (objective)