Vyranoth

Vyranoth the Frozenheart is one of the four Primal Incarnates. Along with her brethren, she rejected the gift of the titans and turned to the elements instead, becoming an incarnation of frost.

Vyranoth was old and dear friends with Alexstrasza. Her den was in the Frozen Fangs, an ice and snow-covered region on the northern coast of northern Kalimdor.

While the proto-dragons who would become known as the Dragon Aspects accepted the gift of the titans, the proto-dragons who would become the Primal Incarnates rejected it. Tensions rose between the Primalists who wished to cleanse the world of the titans' "stain" and the dragonflights, Vyranoth was the last Primal Incarnate to join, and the last to imbue herself with elemental energy. Though she always distrusted the titans and keepers, her friendship with Alexstrasza had convinced her to initially try and give the ordered dragons a chance despite her misgivings. Early into the Aspects' rule, Vyranoth made Alexstrasza promise to her that dragons being infused with Order magic would always be a choice and never be forced on someone.

Open war between the primal and ordered dragons broke out about 20,000 years ago, when Raszageth struck first by leading an assault on Neltharion and his dracthyr army on the Forbidden Reach. In the battle, she destroyed Oathbinder, the titan relic which Neltharion was using to control the dracthyr. This caused Neltharion to give in to the Old Gods for the first time and use their power to seal her away within the Froststone Vault. It was only after her friend Raszageth was imprisoned that Vyranoth became an Incarnate. What finally convinced Vyranoth to join the Incarnates was a combination of that, and the revelation that Alexstrasza had broken her promise to Vyranoth and allowed the kidnapping of proto-dragon eggs to imbue with Order magic.

A cataclysmic conflict ensued between Primalists and dragonflights known as the War of the Scaleborn. Vyranoth and Fyrakk were ever loyal to the Incarnate's ideals, but Iridikron truly embraced the war. At the end, he struck terrible bargains to keep their cause alive. Alexstrasza believes the other incarnates never knew the true depths of his depravity. Despite the Primalists' alliance with the djaradin to end the dragons' reign, the remaining Primal Incarnates were ultimately defeated, but Alexstrasza, having failed to restore peace between the two groups, still couldn't bear to kill them given they had once been as close as clutch-mates, and decided to imprison them instead, within the titanic Vault of the Incarnates.

20,000 years later, Raszageth the Storm-Eater schemed to release her kin from the Vault. Though Raszageth died, she succeeded in her endeavor, and Iridikron, Fyrakk, and Vyranoth were released. Seeing how Raszageth's haste led to her downfall, Alexstrasza speculated that the Incarnates would take their time to gather their strengths first, and that Iridikron's mastery of the earth would harbor them in the meantime.

Fyrakk was eager to take revenge for their sister, but Iridikron did not want to rush in and believed they needed to even the scales with the Aspects first. The Incarnates adventured to the Forbidden Reach as the last echoes of Raszageth's storm faded, where they breached an ancient vault belonging to Neltharion and found a device that would give them the location of Zaralek Cavern, the Earth-Warder's secret underground. They had no interest in the laboratory of Aberrus itself, but in the molten fire that could be found below. Scalecommander Sarkareth and the Sundered Flame followed behind them secretly to claim Neltharion's legacy.

They found one of the hidden entry points to Zaralek right below Valdrakken, where they broke through the ground and sent Fyrakk down, blazing through the earth, to claim the elemental power below and wake the djaradin's Elders at the Zaqali Caldera.

Some time later, Vyranoth met with her old friend Alexstrasza within the Waking Shores. During this Vyranoth reflected on how Alexstrasza spoke to her after her imprisonment, recalling how the Dragon Queen had said that it "didn't feel like a victory without her." However, Vyranoth was enraged, recalling how Alexstrasza promised how to not force the Titan's will upon them and then did nothing when they warped the children, still in the shell of their eggs. In response, Alexstrasza declared that it was an abhorrent act that never should have occurred and that she regretted her part in it every day. She then mentioned that while Vyranoth had always fought for the good of dragonkind, Iridikron did not and simply craved vengeance. However Vyranoth was unmoved, called her naïve, declared that all that remained was vengeance, and departed.

After the events of the Dawn of the Infinite, Iridikron departed and left the war against the Aspects to Fyrakk and Vyranoth. However, Vyranoth grew weary of Fyrakk as he had become increasingly more and more unhinged; setting his sights on the nascent world tree, Amirdrassil. The two even briefly clashed when Fyrakk tried to burn Gerithus, as she was more focused on removing the titans' iron grip on this world over causing harm to their enemies. Some time after this, the two reunited at Lunedane, where she discovered that Fyrakk had struck a bargain with the Druids of the Flame, where they agreed to open the way to the Emerald Dream on the condition that Fyrakk ensured that they would become immortal. However, she was displeased and feared that the Primalists were losing sight of their goals, a concern that Fyrakk waved away as he revealed that there was something he wanted her to see. She was subsequently shocked to see that the druids of the flame and Fyrakk using their fire magics and the shadowflame to corrupt Keeper Larodar and learned that Fyrakk that intended to do the same to Amirdrassil, a notion that disgusted her as she wanted to deny the aspects their prize and not twist it into some vile abomination. Fyrakk was unmoved and declared that they couldn't win the war bound by her ideals. In response, Vyranoth declared that the course was set and the pair departed from Lunedane.

Vyranoth then made her way to Valdrakken, where she was stopped by Captain Drine, but the Primal Incarnate demanded to speak with Alexstrasza. Upon the Dragon Queen's arrival, Vyranoth revealed that Fyrakk intended to not destroy the World Tree as the Aspects thought, but to claim its power as his own as a reflection of his heart which has become cruel, blazing with insatiable malice, and wreathed in shadow. After denouncing him as her brother, Vyranoth prepared to depart when Alexstrasza implored her to stand by their side. Astonished by such a request, she demanded to know why she should, to which Alexstrasza pointed out that she was a protector of his world while acknowledging her own past failings and asked that she stand with them for all of dragonkind. After a moment, Vyranoth wordlessly followed Alexstrasza silently agreeing to her old friend's request.

After establishing an understanding and trust with Alexstrasza, Vyranoth joined the Dragon Queen and the Dream Wardens to help protect Amirdrassil from Fyrakk. At the Central Encampment, Vyranoth convened with Alexstrasza, Merithra, Tyrande Whisperwind, and Wrathion to discuss Fyrakk's decision to abandon his attack on Amirdrassil. Vyranoth warned that Fyrakk would return as he couldn't control himself for long, while Alexstrasza deferred to Merithra as to how they should defend her realm. Merithra declared that they must know if their enemies sought other places within the Dream, like the Wellspring Temple and the Eye of Ysera. As Tyrande and adventurers sought out the Druids of the Flame to uncover their aims, Merithra sought to learn more about the Primalists from Vyranoth. After the pair returned, Merithra expressed her confusion as to why Fyrakk was holding back and placed his troops so from his goal of claiming Amirdrassil. Vyranoth revealed that Fyrakk craved power, the power to subjugate, and that whatever he was planning, it was a means to that end. When Alexstrasza declared that they had to go and observe his soldiers and learn what they were up to, Merithra started to object, only for Vyranoth to declare Fyrakk was her responsibility now.

While heading off to investigate a primalists camp in the north of the Dream, Vyranoth reunited with Buri, one of her claws, who defected from the Primalists to serve her once more. Knowing that the Primalists weren't organized, Vyranoth sent champions to infiltrate their camp and search for any information as to what Fyrakk was planning. This allowed Vyranoth to learn that while Buri had remained loyal to her, Lethka had chosen to side with Fyrakk and sought to destroy Cinder Summit. Following this, Vyranoth admitted that she hadn't informed anyone of her intentions when she chose to go to Alexstrasza. She further revealed that that she happy to see her old guard and was glad that they willing to return to her side. After Buri informed her that Fyrakk was interested in the Wellspring of Life and was last seen with Terro, Vyranoth set off to reunite with another of her claws. While Buri and the champion were able to rally other Primalists to her side, she discovered that Lethka had murdered Terro for preferring the Frozenheart over the Fyrakk. Lethka further accused her of abandoning them to her regrets, while Fyrakk continued on the path to victory.

Determined to avenge Terro, Vyranoth gave chase, while Buri and the champions sought out the last claw Suzska. The pair subsequently learned that Fyrakk sought to corrupt the Wellspring with his flames in order to burn all of Azeroth. The champion was then sent to Suzska, who after declaring that Fyrakk was not sound enough to lead an attack and his plan is doomed to fail, realigned with Vyranoth. Suzska further revealed that the power within the Cinder Summit was powerful to either destroy the barrier around the wellspring or Vyranoth and thus champions to aid her. Upon reaching Vyranoth, it was revealed that the Frozenheart was using her power to prevent Cinder Summit from exploding, and leaving the task of killing Lethka to them. While acknowledging that the deed had to be done, Vyranoth found that she couldn't celebrate the loss of a friend.

With her loyal claws be her side, Vyranoth returned to Alexstrasza and the others, and informed them that Fyrakk was after the Wellspring.

Speak if you must.

• Ancient Bough

• Fyrakk has lost sight of our true aim. He seeks power and fire, not the liberation of dragonkind from the Titans' corruption.

• Alexstrasza and I have spoken at length. We have achieved understanding and, I believe, trust.

• Therefore, I am trusting both her and you as I endeavor to stop my brother from undoing all we have fought for.

Fyrakk's assault on the Emerald Dream must be stopped.

• Central Encampment, Emerald Dream

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