Talaharan

Beyond that of the the deepest, darkest reaches of the Great Dark Beyond lies the Outer Dark; situated far beyond the influence of the Burning Legion and any Old Gods of Azeroth, further than that of any known world to any living being in the universe. It was first discovered by one of the Sunfury’s prominent astromancers during the height of Kael’thas Sunstrider; a Sin’dorei named Oberon Skysearer, whose focus was primarily on the Void and the Twisting Nether, became obsessed with understanding the Great Dark Beyond and studying the origins of the Naaru.

It was through his painstaking research in understanding the Naaru, that Oberon eventually discovered traces of “Talaharan”, or the “Outer Dark” as known in the common tongue. It is a pocket dimension anchored to the Great Dark Beyond, with no connection to the history of Azeroth or its denizens. It is a source of concentrated shadow energy, unlike the shadow magic brought into practice in Azeroth, which is conventionally drawn upon from local sources, because this energy is essentially “grounded” in this particular location.

When the Sha’tar liberated Tempest Keep from Kael’thas Sunstrider, Oberon died in battle and any further research was halted, however, the entirety of his research was retrieved by Tybalt Vorun, one of Dalaran’s finest mages and a self-proclaimed hero. Once Tempest Keep had been fully liberated, Tybalt retired from the world and returned to Dalaran, where he began to research on the existence of an “Outer Dark”; he studied the many books and tomes available in Dalaran’s library, yet he came across nothing of any value. It began to frustrate him greatly, because Oberon’s work spoke of the great power involved with the Outer Plane; the vast amount of shadow energy available in this pocket dimension could be diverted to Azeroth through a magical apparatus, intended to store and distribute the energy at will.

Count Rufus Trevelyan and the Silver Eagle, a former mercenary company, agreed to allow Tybalt to reside in Whitehaven and experiment with Oberon’s design; within four weeks a prototype was built by Tybalt, Count Adrilam and the Court Wizard of House Trevelyan. Upon being initiated the device emitted a deep purple light; it successfully drew power from the Outer Dark and collected it as expected, and Tybalt was the first to experiment with harnessing the power of the Outer Dark. It was released from the apparatus, and it flooded the room in blackness that snuffed out every light; the four were consumed by whatever power they brought upon Azeroth.