Azshara’s Court - Guards (Part II)
During the Highborne era, most guards, including those who served as Queen Azshara’s personal protectors, were lowborn Kaldorei [The Demon Soul, Chapter Seven]. With the exception of the Moon Guard, anyone who had notable sorcerous abilities was typically Highborne, since magic was the exclusive birthright of society’s upper echelons. Most high ranking officers, such as Lord Kur’talos Ravencrest, were nobles, but not Highborne [Page: Kur’talos Ravencrest]. Specialization in both physical and magical combat may have not become commonplace until the Spellblades and spell-fencers of contemporary Nightborne society [Dungeon Journal: Spellblade Aluriel].
Before the Sundering, military service was a matter of bloodline over skill [Stormrage, Chapter One, The Demon Soul, Chapter Three], which effectively made joining the army into a status symbol [Page: Sentinels].
Sentinels and other guard organizations patrolled the edges of every major settlement. Although many were doubtful that the Kaldorei would harm their own, making it unnecessary for such policing, every settlement was permitted to maintain its own security for the comfort of the general populace. Lord Ravencrest and those like him watched the areas beyond the elven empire, ever vigilant of the non-elven races [The Well of Eternity, Chapter Seventeen].
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For the Moon Guard, see here
The Suramar Guard was Suramar’s central peacekeeping force before the Sundering. While most prisoners of any importance were held in Black Rook Hold, the Suramar Guard had a small facility designed to hold criminals. Although the prison was only the base of dead tree, the Suramar Guard was proud that there was no more solid building for holding prisoners except for Ravencrest’s Black Rook Hold [The Well of Eternity, Chapter Twenty-One].
Jarod held the rank of captain in the Suramar guard [The Well of Eternity, Chapter Twenty]. Since the Shadowsongs are not of noble blood, he rose to the rank through virtue of his own hard work and skill [Page: Jarod Shadowsong].
Patrol Captain Gerdo <City Watch>
Dalion <Armsmaster of the Duskwatch>
Lieutenant Strathmar (presumed)
Duskrider Silaryn (presumed)
Commander Domitille (presumed)
The Duskwatch acts as Suramar’s primary guard force next to the Nightguard. It is unclear what relation the Duskwatch has to the Nightguard, if any.
Because the Duskwatch is a Nightborne regiment, it may not have existed before the Sundering in the capacity that it does now. However, it could be the successor of the old Suramar Guard.
Gerdo has dedicated his entire life to keeping the peace in Suramar [Dungeon Journal, Court of Stars].
Andaris is promoted to First Arcanist of the Duskwatch following Thalyssra’s exile [Quest: Those Scrying Eyes].
Andaris may be the sister of Allaris and Athrikus Narassin [Quest: Finding the Scepter].
Spellblade Aluriel <Captain of the Magistrix’s Guard>
Advisor Melandrus <First Blade of the Grand Magistrix> (presumed)
Thoramir <Second Blade of Elisande> (presumed)
Erasmus Moonblade <Second Blade of Elisande> (presumed)
Captain Ghrail (presumed)
It is unclear what relation the Nightguard has to the Duskwatch, if any. Given that the Duskwatch acts as Suramar’s primary peacekeeping force, it is possible that the Nightguard are Elisande’s personal guards or the palace guard. Because Aluriel is both a member of the Nightguard and Captain of the Magistrix’s Guard, it might be that they are one in the same and that the Nightguard is, in fact, Elisande’s royal guard.
Aluriel specialized in both physical and magical combat, making her the first Spellblade. She studied with the mages at the University of Suramar while spending her days in physical combat training. Eventually, Aluriel, who also spent some time in the Suramar artificery, crafted her own weapons and armor out of the Nightwell. She rose quickly through the ranks of the Nightguard [Dungeon Journal: Spellblade Aluriel].
Because of the references to the Nightwell and Nightguard in her biography, both of which may only have existed in post-Sundering Nightborne society, it is entirely possible that Aluriel was either not born before the Sundering, or did not hold such a prestigious rank in the guard before the Sundering.
Thoramir is one of Aluriel’s lieutenants and a skilled spell-fencer [Quest: Waxing Crescent].
Silgryn may rank above him [Quest: Waxing Crescent].
Erasmus Moonblade held the rank of Second Blade of Elisande up until his death, at which point it may have been given to Thoramir.
Silgryn has had thousands of years of training [NPC: Silgryn Sounds].
He may rank above Thoramir, since Thoramir tells him that his own position as one of Aluriel’s lieutenants and Second Blade of Elisande would have gone to Silgryn, had he not joined the Nightfallen rebellion [Quest: Waxing Crescent].
The Nightwatchers, which are led by Nightwatcher Thaldrys, are both the royal guards of Prince Farondis and main peacekeeping force for his city, Nar’thalas.
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