In World of Warcraft: Thrall, Twilight of the Aspects, Medivh appears before Thrall and curiously Medivh knew this Thrall was timetraveling and knew why he was in this alternate Azeroth accessed by him through Caverns of Time.

Medivh knew Thrall was in this alternate world searching for Nozdormu, and hinted him how to find Nozdormu. Medivh reveals he has seen the future. In fact, several futures. Including End Time?

In the novel by Dungeons & Dragons famed author Jeff Grubb, Warcraft: The Last Guardian (2002), Medivh, Khadgar and Garona were able to see the past and the future through visions while within the Tower of Kharazhan.

At the end of that novel, Khadgar buries Medivh’s decapitated body. However, Khadgar sensed a presence he felt the moment he came to Kharazhan the first day. This presence finally revealed himself to Khadgar at Medivh’s graveyard. It was Medivh.

This Medivh told Khadgar he had come from the future. However, Khadgar just buried him, how could that be?

Well, later on in World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred (2006) by Keith R.A. DeCandido — Blizzard Entertainment explains that Medivh’s mother Aegwynn resurrected Medivh at some point before Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

This is why you see Medivh appearing before Thrall, warning him to take the Horde and sail west to Kalimdor in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

At the end of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Archimonde is defeated, the World Tree is blown in the explosion caused by the army of wisps that killed Archimonde, and Medivh says during the cinematic the following words:

Medivh: “The roots will heal in time, as will the entire world. The sacrifices have been made. Just as the orcs, humans, and night elves discarded their old hatreds and stood united against a common foe, so did Nature herself rise up to banish the Shadow… forever. As for me, I came back to ensure that there would be a future, to teach the world that it no longer needed Guardians. The hope for future generations has always resided in mortal hands. And now that my task is done, I will take my place… amongst the legends of the past.”

That was the last time we ever see Medivh since Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. All we have seen in-game is his echo. His son Med’an also met the Echo of Medivh in Karazhan in the DC Comics World of Warcraft series by Walter Simonson.

However, out of the blue we see Medivh in World of Warcraft: Thrall, Twilight of the Aspects.

Was that Medivh a version of that parallel world? Or was that Medivh the very same Medivh that said the omnious words at the end of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos?

Did Medivh truly meant “I’ll take my place … among the legends of the past”? In simple terms — did Medivh decide to remove himself from that present to take the mantle and responsibility of time keeping?

Think about that for a second.

Medivh had seen the dark future where the Burning Legion had invaded Azeroth and won. After his resurrection, Medivh decided to warn Thrall, King Terenas, Arthas, Jaina, and Malfurion about this dark future event — orchestrating the union of Orcs, Night Elves and Humans to meet up all the way at the top of Mount Hyjal to prevent that dark future.

Now we have Medivh teaching Thrall how to find Nozdormu where all the Bronze dragons failed to do so. Where even Nozdormu was powerless to find and free himself from the Old gods’ booby trap.

Didn’t Medivh, thus, become the catalyst to prevent The Hour of Twilight?

Medivh saved Azeroth once more from another dark future through Thrall. Once Nozdormu was freed and unstuck from his time trap, Nozdormu was able to help Ysera and Alexstrasza retrieve the Dragon Soul to defeat Deathwing and avert the Hour of Twilight.

Since you dared to enter this Spoiler page, then I am free to talk about the end cinematic of Fall of Deathwing.

This event marks the Dawning of the Age of Mortals. The Dragon Aspects: Alexstrasza, Ysera, Kalecgos and Nozdormu — all lost their powers when Deathwing died. They gave all their powers granted by the Titans to make this happen.

In the end cinematic you can see the glow in their eyes vanishes, and Nozdormu’s sand-filled pauldrons start vanishing — showing the Dragon Aspects no longer have their Aspect powers, and have thus become mortal themselves.

Alexstrasza’s words during the end cinematic:

“The champions who fought at our side assured the survival of our world, but now we must see it with mortal eyes. We Dragon Aspects have fulfilled our great purpose and our ancient power is expended.

But although our day draws to an end, life endures, and new generations will be born.

Today’s victory belongs to all who stood against the Shadow. You are Azeroth’s true Guardians, and the future of this world is in your hands.

For the Dawning of the Age of Mortals has begun.”

There’s again the same word used by Medivh in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos end cinematic (Eternity’s End): Guardians.

“to teach the world that it no longer needed Guardians. The hope for future generations has always resided in mortal hands.” … “You are Azeroth’s true Guardians” … “the Dawning of the Age of Mortals has begun.”

There’s a cool symmetry going on here with Medivh the Last Guardian. Medivh acknowledged there was no need for mortals to pick a single champion to become a Guardian. All mortals must now be the Guardians of Azeroth. What are the long term plans of Blizzard’s Creative Team? Hard to foresee. With the Dragon Aspects going mortal now, I can predict the Dragon Aspects will be mixing up with mortal races far more. Can you picture in your mind a playable Drakonid race coming down the pipeline post-Mists of Pandaria? I’d definitely love to play as a Drakonid — shapeshifting into a drake (flying mount mode) — Hint: Mages with Tarecgosa’s staff and alchemists mechanic; and shapeshifting into another race: Night Elf, Blood Elf, Human, Gnome? Hint: Worgen / Human mechanic.

I should apply to join Creative Team, geez.

Anyway, now that the Dragon Aspects have lost their ancient power granted by the Titans, someone has to monitor the timeways. Maybe Medivh foresaw Nozdormu would eventually have problems seeing the future, or making sense of how to avert it. Thus, Medivh took himself the responsibility to take over Nozdormu’s time keeper mantleship.

Maybe we will meet Medivh sometime … no pun … in the future.

Sources

Visit our BlizzCon 2011 Panels Transcript Archive to learn more about several features in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.

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