Warning: Spoilers for World of Warcraft: The War Within max-level campaign below.
After his apparent demise at the beginning ofThe War Within,World of Warcrafthas revealed that Khadgar was able to survive his encounter with Xal’atath. Though he did not emerge from the encounter unscathed, it seems like Khadgar’s time inWorld of Warcraftis not over yet.
Recently,World of Warcraftadded the final max-levelThe War Withincampaign chapter to the game. Beyond experiencing the story itself, completing the finale also finishes the achievementWorld of Warcraftplayers need to unlock the Earthen– the new allied race inThe War Within.
However, during the final cinematic of the story chapter, the truth behind Khadgar’s apparent death has been revealed. After hearing Khadgar’s guiding voice, Alleria confronts Xal’atath as she is using the Dark Heart to absorb the shadowy energies of Beledar, the massive crystal that creates thedynamic environmental effects in Hallowfall inWoW: The War Within. With a well-placed arrow, Alleria strikes the artifact, disrupting her efforts, and miraculously releasing Khadgar from within the Dark Heart itself. He nearly dies from the trauma, but Anduin is finally able to call upon the Light and save Khadgar from the brink.
Khadgar Lives in World of Warcraft: The War Within
In the following narration, it is revealed that Khadgar avoided certain death duringthe destruction of Dalaran inWorld of Warcraft: The War Withinby transmuting himself into energy, which was absorbed into the Dark Heart. Doing so allowed him to survive, but left him with a lingering injury – Khadgar is now paraplegic, bound to a magical wheelchair.
Interestingly enough, Khadgar isn’t the only character who comes back from the grave during this questline. Queen Neferess – the mother of Ansurek, thefirst raid boss ofWoW: The War Within– appears as well. Though she was thought to be dead, Ansurek actually turned her mother into an Ascended monstrosity, whom the heroes confront and incapacitate, possibly opening up a future where she can be healed.
This campaign finale is one of the last parts of the story players will get for the time being. The base campaign is now over, but fans can expect an epilogue to become available onSeptember 10 once the Nerub-ar Palace raid opens inWoW: The War Within, likely pertaining to the death of Ansurek and the aftermath for the rest of the Nerubians. After that, players will have to wait until Patch 10.0.5 for the next chapter of the Worldsoul Saga.
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In this opening chapter of The Worldsoul Saga, you’ll journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the Nerubian empire, where the inscrutable Harbinger of the Void has gathered her arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees.
