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Before Darion’s sacrificeThe Betrayal of Alexandros Mograine
Alexandros Mograine became one of the Scourge’s most dangerous enemies. Yet the betrayal that ended his life came from within his own family. Under Balnazzar’s influence, Renault Mograine turned against his father and lured him into an ambush near Stratholme.
After Alexandros fought through the undead, Renault took his father’s sword and murdered him with it. The weapon became corrupted. Kel’Thuzad later raised Alexandros as a death knight in Naxxramas, placing a former enemy of the undead among the Four Horsemen. For Darion, the loss of his father was only the beginning: neither the man nor his blade had found peace.
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A Son Enters Naxxramas
Darion Mograine refused to abandon his father. With volunteers from the Argent Dawn, he entered Naxxramas and confronted Alexandros among the Four Horsemen. Defeating his undead body allowed Darion to recover Ashbringer, but his father’s spirit remained bound to the weapon.
Darion carried it to the Scarlet Monastery. There, Renault attacked his brother, only to face the spirit of the father he had murdered. Alexandros killed Renault. Darion had uncovered the betrayal and survived the confrontation, yet vengeance had not given his father peace.
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An Act of Love
Carrying the corrupted blade, Darion sought out Tirion Fordring, then living in exile. Tirion could sense Alexandros’s imprisoned soul. He offered no ritual or easy cure: undoing such an evil would require an act of love greater than the betrayal that had corrupted the sword.
Darion left with a possible answer rather than a restored weapon. Before returning to his allies, he urged Tirion to take up his former calling again. Their meeting connected the Mograine family’s struggle with the exiled paladin.
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The First Battle for Light’s Hope
Darion returned to the defenders of Light’s Hope Chapel with the corrupted sword. The Scourge sought more than a military victory: the remains of Lordaeron’s fallen champions rested beneath the chapel, beyond its grasp. The defenders could not hold indefinitely against the approaching army.
Remembering Tirion’s counsel, Darion drove the blade into his own heart. His sacrifice freed his father’s soul and awakened a devastating response from the champions buried beneath the chapel. The defenders survived, but Kel’Thuzad recovered Darion and the still-corrupted weapon. Darion was raised as a death knight.
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