The skull on Illidan's hand is called the Skull of Gul'dan
As a prestigious but infamous magic weapon, it passed through the hands of six owners and was finally acquired by Illidan. The previous owners either died violently or disappeared, even if they did not suffer bad luck for a while.
Hibernating underground like a rat crossing the street, not daring to show his true face to others
This magic weapon carries the thoughts and memories of its first owner, Gul'dan, the first warlock in the orc tribe and the leader of the Shadow Council. In order to pursue the powerful artifact and power in the Tomb of Sargeras, he
Lead the elite tribe to break away from the large army and go alone to the Lost Islands in the middle of the endless sea to search for the legendary treasures
However, when he finally opened the door to the tomb after going through all kinds of hardships, what was waiting for him was a swarm of demons - it turned out that before Sargeras' "death", he had expected that someone would covet him.
power, so many traps and many powerful bloodthirsty demons were set up in the tomb, just waiting for those stupid tomb robbers to fall into the trap.
After Gul'dan died in the tomb, his broken body was picked up by a surviving subordinate. Although the soul and body of the orc warlock had been destroyed, even if it was a broken corpse, Gul'dan still carried the memories and knowledge of his life.
The head was still extremely powerful, and after many wars and changes of hands, it fell into the hands of the Chief of the Bonechewer Clan: Halkan Spinebreaker
Like most traditional orcs, Harkan's purpose of collecting skulls is extremely simple - he just uses this great man's body as a souvenir, and does not care about the powerful energy attached to it compared to the later ones.
A holder of magic weapons for several times, he is indeed too simple and more like an orc, a martial orc from Draenor.
However, this collection did not bring any good luck to Halkan. On the contrary, it caused him to be killed: Ner'zhul, who wanted to collect artifacts to leave Outland, ordered Grom Hellscream to ask for the skull, but he was unable to do so.
Rejected by the Bonechewer leader, Grom was angry and went on a killing spree without hesitation, killing Halkan and many of his followers to retrieve the Skull of Gul'dan for Ner'zhul.
Later, as a semi-coercive transaction with Deathwing, the orc shaman exchanged the skull for another artifact, the "Eye of Dalaran", and gave the skull of Gul'dan to the Black Dragon King. At that time, Neshar
Leo became the fourth owner of this magic weapon
However, compared to the previous holders, Neltharion's possession of the skull was shorter - guessing the Black Dragon's original intention, he must have gotten the news that the Alliance was preparing to close the Dark Portal, and wanted to use Gul'dan
The Skull opens a rift that can travel between Azeroth and Draenor at any time, so that his descendants will not be left alone in the outside world.
Of course, there is another theory besides this, that is, Neltharion intends to use this magic weapon to unlock some powerful seals... such as those prisons and barriers where the ancient evil gods are imprisoned. Comparing the two, they are ruthless and cold.
The Black Dragon King seems more likely to use the skull for a second purpose
However, the plan is "people", and the success is in the sky. Before the Black Dragon King had time to implement his plan, he encountered the Alliance expeditionary force on the Blade's Edge Mountains of Draenor, and Khadgar, the commander at the time, used a trick to unite half of the
Gruul, the ogre king with the body of a god, defeated Neltharion together.
The elementium armor was damaged by Khadgar's Great Disintegration Technique. The furious but helpless Black Dragon King had no choice but to flee. At the same time, he also forgot Gul'dan's head on the Blade's Edge Mountains and gave it to Khadgar.
The master who obtained this magic weapon used it and several other artifacts to seal the Dark Portal, cutting off the crisis of the two worlds being destroyed together. At the moment when the Dark Portal was about to close, Khadgar used these artifacts
Give them to a griffon knight and order him to pass through the enchantment gate as quickly as possible and return them to Dalaran for safekeeping.
So after that, artifacts such as the Skull of Gul'dan and the Book of Medivh were transported to Dalaran and sealed away intact... waiting for their destiny's next owner.
Time flies, more than ten years pass by in the blink of an eye, and after a brief period of peace, war returns to Azeroth again
As the pioneers of the Burning Legion's invasion of the world, Arthas and Kel'Thuzad broke through the Magic City, killed the mage lord Antonidas, took the Book of Medivh from his hands, and became the Legion's second-in-command.
Also one of Sargeras' right-hand men: Archimonde the Defiler was summoned to this plane.
The first thing Archimonde did when he came to the world was to completely destroy Dalaran, turning this magical city that had endured for thousands of years into a devastated ruins. At the same time, he discovered in the ruins
A magical weapon with considerable power - the Skull of Gul'dan, which is well kept by the mages.
For the eredar demon who was extremely powerful in his own right, he did not need these "gadgets" to add to the cake, so the Defiler generously gave it to another general of the Burning Legion - the leader of Nasrezim.
,Dark Lord Titodios
The Dread Lord who obtained the skull took it to Felwood, where the Burning Legion was engaged in a fierce battle with the main force of the night elf resistance. Titodios planned to use the powerful magic power of the Skull of Gul'dan to pollute Felwood.
Let the creatures and indigenous people here become slaves serving the legion.
In fact, the Dread Lord also successfully completed this plan and even opened a small dark door. Doom Guards, Hellhounds, Hellfires, Succubi, Void Walkers, and Eredar mages all swarmed out of it, one after another.
Continuously join the invading army at the front
However, by this time, Titodios' good luck had come to an end: his pollution of the forest attracted the attention of Archdruid Malfurion and Sentinel Commander Tyrande.
Illidan, who was released from the dungeon, came here and searched for the source of the pollution.
Illidan, who was alone, happened to meet Arthas, who was still a death knight. Although the night elves didn't know that this guy in front of him would be his lifelong enemy in the future, they still felt that the other person was extremely annoying. After two disagreements, they immediately started fighting.
For a long time, they were evenly matched, and no one could do anything to anyone.
Finally, the impatient Illidan took the lead to stop and asked Arthas's origins and why he came to this point. Facing the elves' interrogation, the death knight did not seem to do much to conceal his identity and the pollution of Felwood.
All the reasons were told to the other party - including the Skull of Gul'dan in Titodios' hands.
So Illidan unstoppably took the first step of his fall: he took away the skull in the sacrifice of a group of demons, and started a fierce battle with the Dread Lord who came after hearing the news. Finally, after absorbing the magic energy, he gained powerful power.
Illidan killed Titodios on the spot and transformed into his current demon form.
Since then, the Skull of Gul'dan has been in Illidan's hands and has never changed its owner.
"Sure enough, it is an extremely powerful force..." Sargeras praised in the knight's consciousness space, "Only relying on the obsession and memory after death, such terrifying energy can be preserved. Gul'dan must have made a breakthrough during his lifetime.
The realm of mortals”
"So what, wouldn't he be devoured by a group of low-level demons in the end?" Regan snorted, with a hint of disdain in his tone, "Compared to the cold-blooded animals who pursue strength and limits, I admire him more.
Mentor...maybe Ner'zhul is weak in character, but his loyalty to his race is unquestionable."
"Different perspectives will lead to different conclusions," Sargeras said. "Perhaps in the narrow concept of a nation and a nation, everything Ner'zhul did may not be said to be benevolent, but in comparison, Gul'dan is only
As a mere mortal, he created many unprecedented forcible techniques. If we look at the large professional group of warlocks, the contribution made by their ancestors is obviously outstanding."
Regan shrugged: "Okay, Mr. Titan, I now find that your family should be the best in the universe in terms of eloquence."
"Haha, thank you for the compliment, young partner," Sargeras laughed, "but now you should not insist on quarreling with me, but need to focus on Illidan's battle... After all, the plane is the strongest
From a reader’s perspective, you are still a little immature compared to them.”
Sargeras added: "If you want to defeat the human traitor in Northrend, you must learn more experience in future battles and process it with your own understanding and creation."
"Here, I hope you can remember Gul'dan's example. All powerful powers are not born. They are developed by people by accident or necessity, and then continue to be used by future generations... If you
Your ideal does not stop at the current plane, then you must take a different path from ordinary people: that is the self-sublimation of power!"
"So that's it..." Sargeras' words were like a morning star, allowing Regen to realize something crucial between the "mundane" and the "superworld" - in terms of the Holy Light Trial, this
In the hands of a senior knight, the spell will always be Holy Light Judgment, and it will not change its standard in any case, but in the hands of a novice Paladin, it is completely different: maybe it will become half-baked Holy Light Magic,
Maybe it will have something unexpected mixed in
——Although none of this will meet the "standard" in the literal definition, for the rookie knight, it is unique and belongs directly to him.
"Thanks for the advice, my friend!" Regan said gratefully, "Maybe you..."
However, halfway through the words, the rest of the words suddenly disappeared. Only the knight's lips were closed up and down, but no sound came out, and then disappeared, as well as all the movements in the entire rooftop space - a powerful silence.
The magic silenced all sounds, including the friction of Karthus' vocal cords.
"In my world, only one person needs to speak up!" Illidan's voice was like a roaring lang, which made Karl, who had lost the ability to sing magic, turn pale!
Being unable to recite a spell may mean death for a mage!