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Master Ketiron Before the Cataclysm

Master Ketiron outside Sen'jin Village, shortly before the Cataclysm

Visibly aged by the war against the Scourge, his hair as white as the name of his House, Master Taeril'hane Ketiron retired to his beloved Silvermoon to teach new Blood Knights the mastery of the Light, using his Liadrinist training as a basis. Three years have passed since the fall of the Lich King - but Ketiron was still a servant of the Horde, and soon, the Horde called him back into service...

Zalazane's Demise: The Liberation of the Echo Isles

Ketiron and Vol'jin

Ketiron at the side of Chieftain Vol'jin of the Darkspears at the assembly area outside Sen'jin Village

While in Silvermoon, Ketiron (and many other champions of the Horde) received a letter from the shaman Vanira, an advisor to Chieftain Vol'jin of the Darkspear tribe. Having fought alongside the Darkspear trolls - and accepted at least one into the House Guard under his command - Ketiron greatly admired the jungle trolls' tenacity and bravery, and with his wife Areinnye supporting him, Ketiron rallied fifty of his best House Guards and set out by zeppelin for Durotar.

The Echo Isles had been under the control of the deranged Hexmaster Zalazane for years, ever since he had turned on his fellows, hexed many trolls and raised many more from the dead, and held the Isles in his iron grip. Thousands of soldiers of the Horde, including Ketiron and other members of the Whitehair House Guard, had gone to the Echo Isles to slay Zalazane and bring back his head, only to find that they had been deceived by his black magic - the "heads" proved to be things like painted rocks, coconuts, and the heads of his hexed trolls. Finally, Vol'jin had had enough - gathering allies, Vol'jin rallied an army along the Darkspear Strand outside Sen'jin Village. Ketiron was sent with the other scouts to seed the Echo Isles with frogs imbued with shamanistic sight by Vanira.

To his astonishment, Ketiron discovered that the frogs had discovered a "tiger matriarch" that was in fact a hidden troll druid - a path that he had not known the trolls to follow. She identified herself as Zen'tabra, and pledged her aid to Vol'jin if he retook the Echo Isles. With his people rallied to his banner, Vanira bringing the elements, and Zen'tabra pledging the power of Durotar's beasts, Vol'jin at last gave the order to advance on the Echo Isles. To ensure their ultimate success, Vol'jin first had to appease the great Loa Bwonsamdi, guardian of the Darkspear dead, who had been long neglected ever since the Darkspear fled the Echo Isles. Bwonsamdi was amused by Vol'jin's impetuousness and challenged his army to prove that they had the "mojo" to earn his aid. After fighting off his cursed dead, the army fought against the Loa himself. Impressed, Bwonsamdi pledged that he would aid the Darkspear if they retook the abandoned burnt village on the largest of the Isles. Destroying the traitors on those isles, led by the foul Jun'do, Bwonsamdi blessed the long-immobile tiki warriors and commanded them to obey Vol'jin's orders. At last, the army came to confront Zalazane himself.

With his hexed dire trolls and his foul magics, Zalazane proved both his cleverness and his cowardice, as he fled to a westerly isle. Upon confronting him there, the army found that they could not penetrate the shield that protected the Hexmaster. Zalazane again proved his power by turning Vol'jin's Darkspear guard against their allies. But the Darkspear "traitors" were outnumbered nearly thirty to one, and Zalazane was cornered. Boasting of his invincibility and that his shield was impenetrable, Zalazane was greeted by the evilly mocking laughter of Bwonsamdi...

The Loa condemned Zalazane for trying to usurp his control over the dead, and declared that the traitor would soon join them. Screaming in denial, Zalazane suddenly exploded, the Loa's rage at his betrayal made manifest. His reign over the Echo Isles was over, and the Darkspear tribe could at last return to the lands that Thrall had promised them. Bidding Vol'jin farewell and good luck, Ketiron set out once more for Silvermoon. But he would not be allowed to rest for very long...

Passing the Torch: The Ascension of Warchief Garrosh Hellscream

Master Ketiron Witnesses Garrosh's Ascension

Ketiron stands at the side of Vol'jin and Eitrigg as Garrosh is named Warchief of the Horde

Following the liberation of the Echo Isles and his return to Silvermoon, Ketiron felt a powerful earthquake rattle the entire land of Quel'Thalas. Upon making contact with his allies in Kalimdor and in the southern kingdoms, he learned that the tectonic activity was widespread. Then a message came from Master Pyreanor in Orgrimmar, requesting that Ketiron come immediately on the next zeppelin. Concerned by the urgency in Pyreanor's missive, he set out for Lordaeron to book passage on the Thundercaller.

Upon arriving in Orgrimmar, Ketiron was escorted by Pyreanor's honor guards to Grommash Hold, where he saw a powerful, muscular looking orc bearing stone axes, looking like the Mag'har tribesmen Ketiron had encountered in Outland. To his complete surprise, he realized that this strange figure was Garrosh Hellscream, who had commanded Horde forces in Northrend, right up to the final victory over the Lich King himself - but looking nothing like Ketiron remembered. He was disturbingly reminded of the fel orcs in Outland, and hoped that Garrosh had not made a pact with a demon as his father, Grom, had many years before.

Also present were Eitrigg, Thrall's advisor and an ally of Highlord Fordring, and Vol'jin, fresh from his victory over Zalazane. Once all were assembled, Thrall began to speak, remarking that while a great victory had been won in Northrend, the very earth itself was beginning to cry out in agony. Ketiron knew that the Warchief meant the earthquakes, but was surprised when he also mentioned elemental attacks in the countryside, and utterly shocked when Thrall declared he was leaving for Nagrand to meet with the Earthen Ring. Ketiron, utterly astonished, suddenly realized that Thrall was stepping down...and had named Garrosh to be Warchief in his absence.

Ketiron's mind was racing - Garrosh was popular among the orcs for his brazen leadership in Northrend, but he had made it clear that he favored war with the Alliance...and with Arthas dead, the Master suddenly saw that nothing was holding him back. With the formalities addressed, Ketiron left to return to Quel'Thalas, his mind racing. With Garrosh leading the Horde, he feared that things would turn down a particularly dark road...

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