Night Watch

For the garrison mission, see  The Night Watch. For the Azsuna elven guards, see Nightwatchers.

The Night Watch
Main leader	Unknown
Formerly	Commander Althea Ebonlocke †
Race(s)	Human
Base of operations	Darkshire
Theater of operations	Duskwood
Affiliation	Kingdom of Stormwind (Alliance)
Formerly	Althea's defectors of the Veiled Hand (Burning Legion)
Status	Active

The Night Watch (also simply known as the Watchers and Watchmen) is an policing militia created to defend Darkshire from the dangers plaguing Duskwood.

The most prominent dangers are the undead of Raven Hill Cemetery and Tranquil Gardens Cemetery, and the worgen of Brightwood Grove and Roland's Doom. The Night Watch does what it can to keep the region safe, often relying on the recruitment of citizens and passersbyers to aid in their defense.

History

The Night Watch was established when Stormwind pulled all of their troops out of the troubled region during the time when the kingdom was under the influence of Katrana Prestor. It has been formed and trained entirely by the people of the forest.

Around the time when the Cataclysm hit, the Twilight's Hammer cult tried to recruit citizens of Darkshire, leaving apocalyptic notes at the houses. As such, the Night Watch was on high alert.

Even with King Varian Wrynn's return, Stormwind's forces were so taxed by greater evils that they couldn't spare a single footman to protect Darkshire. It was up to the Night Watch and the heroes of the Alliance to keep the area safe.

During the Burning Legion's third invasion, Althea Ebonlocke and some of the Night Watchers in Darkshire betrayed the Alliance and joined the Veiled Hand. They had the town under strict watch. Watcher Ladimore was the only known member to oppose the cult within the town, and she thought there was dark magic involved. Watchers outside of Darkshire appear to have not joined the cult, as Watcher Danuser can be found as a member of the Unseen Path, still calling himself a Night Watchman as well as using the group's title and speaking about his active duty as a watcher.

With Althea's death, it is unknown who now leads the uncorrupted watchmen.

Members

• Named

  •   Watcher Ladimore <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Merant <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Thayer <The Night Watch>
  •   Ambrose ^†
  •   Watcher Danuser <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Eva <The Restless Dead> (formerly)

  Unknown affiliation

  •   Watcher Blomberg <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Callahan <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Corwin <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Cutford <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Dodds <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Gelwin <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Hutchins <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Paige <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Sarys <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Selkin <The Night Watch>

  Unnamed

  •   Night Watch Guard <The Night Watch>
  •   Vigilant Guard ^†

• Veiled Hand

  •   Commander Althea Ebonlocke <Leader of The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Backus <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Brownell <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Bukouris <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Fraizer <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Hartin <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Jan <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Jordan <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Keefer <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Keller <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Mocarski <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Petras <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Royce <The Night Watch>
  •   Watcher Wollpert <The Night Watch>

The subject of this section did not make it out of the beta stages.

•   Vashaum Nightwither
•   Brannon Aybara <Hunter Trainer>
•   Watcher Benjamin
•   Watcher Kern
•   Watcher Kleeman
•   Watcher Larsen
•   Kern the Enforcer

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

•   Helvas Grange

Items

•  [Gunnysack of the Night Watch]
•  [Bandolier of the Night Watch]
•  [Night Watch Gauntlets]
•  [Night Watch Pantaloons]
•  [Quiver of the Night Watch]
•  [Watch Master's Cloak]
•  [Night Watch Shortsword]

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Night Watch units move deftly and swiftly through Duskwood. The crafty warriors stalk their undead prey, avoiding direct confrontation with supernatural and mundane opponents. The carefully placed tracks of a member of the Night Watch militia typically lead pursuers into a deadly ambush where eager warriors wait with bows ready. Multiple units often work together under the direction of Commander Althea Ebonlocke. Priests bless the arrows of the Night Watch militia; thus, improving them when battling undead.

Trivia

• The Night Watch may be a reference to the Night's Watch group in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin. Both the Night's Watch and the Night Watch fight to protect the realm from an undead threat, but both have been all but forgotten by their respective kings.
• The name may also be a reference to Rembrandt's famous painting called The Night Watch.
• Most of the names of the members of the Night Watch are taken from the names of killers from various detective novels, such as Blomberg, Backus, Keefer, Callahan, Keller, and Paige.

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB