Storm drake

For the storm dragons of Skywall, see Storm dragon.

The storm dragonflight^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] are dragons possessing the power of the storms and who make their lairs in the mountain peaks of both Stormheim and Suramar in the Broken Isles,^[5] and also inhabit the island of Jorundall.^[7] Yet more can be found at Stormshroud Peak in Thaldraszus on the Dragon Isles.

Havi described the storm dragons as being "born of the gods".^[8] Long ago, the Thorignir brood of storm dragons swore fealty to the titan keepers. The great Nithogg did not agree with that decision and refused to be their subject, believing that one day he would be more powerful than even the keepers. Instead, he took up roost in the mountain Nastrondir, where he raised his brood and terrorized the nearby lands.^[9] Hakkap One-leg was the first vrykul who learned to tame the storm drakes of Stormheim.^[10] Storm dragons play a large role in the Stormheim storyline.

Description[]

Storm drake eggs — Eggs of the storm drakes.

The storm dragons of Stormheim are associated with thunder and lightning. They are as intelligent as the other, more well-known dragons encountered so far. Most, if not all, storm dragons appear to be capable of speech^[11] and the Thorignir brood presides over the Trial of Will to determine the worth of those who seek the Aegis of Aggramar.^[12] Storm dragons normally live in colonies.^[2] Storm dragon whelplings hunger for the flesh of animals, but the young ones cannot stomach it raw. Cooking the meat with lightning allows the whelps to consume it.^[13]

There are several identified broods of storm dragons within Stormheim:

The Thorignir under Thrymjaris, allied with Odyn and protecting Stormheim
The brood of Nithogg who terrorize the nearby lands.
The Skysunders which were once storm drakes of great honor, charged with the protection of Shield's Rest. Now they have fallen into the madness of Helya's dark magics.^[3]

Notable[]

Aleifir
Daumyr <Broodmother of Bones>
Drakol'nir
Erilar
Fathnyr
Hrafsir
Hridmogir
Nithogg
Shae <Inna's Mount>
Stormtalon
Stormwing Matriarch
Thrymjaris <Mother of the Thorignir>
Vaengir
Vethir

Types[]

Brood of Nithogg
- Adult Squallhunter <Brood of Nithogg>
- Alpha Squallhunter <Brood of Nithogg>
- Juvenile Squallhunter <Brood of Nithogg>
- Rampaging Squallhunter <Brood of Nithogg>
- Squallhunter Drawing <Brood of Nithogg>
- Squallhunter Whelpling
Skysunders
- Tormented Skysunder
Stormwing
Storm Drakes
Thorignir
- Juvenile Thorignir
Thunderscale on Jorundall
On Elunaria
- Eonar Drake

As a companion pet[]

[Stormborne Whelpling] is a guaranteed drop from the Stormwing Matriarch in Stormheim.
[Thunderscale Whelpling]

As a mount[]

[Valarjar Stormwing] is a rare reward from [Valarjar Strongbox], the paragon reward of the Valarjar.
[Island Thunderscale]

Arena mounts[]

[Vindictive Gladiator's Storm Dragon] is a reward from [Gladiator: Legion Season 1].
[Fearless Gladiator's Storm Dragon] is a reward from [Gladiator: Legion Season 2].
[Cruel Gladiator's Storm Dragon] is a reward from [Gladiator: Legion Season 3].
[Ferocious Gladiator's Storm Dragon] is a reward from [Gladiator: Legion Season 4].
[Fierce Gladiator's Storm Dragon] is a reward from [Gladiator: Legion Season 5].

Notes and trivia[]

Fighting storm dragons with a metal hammer has its risks.^[14]
The lightning breath of a storm drake can create dragon glass crystals.^[15]
Green storm drakes can be observed flying among the mountains on the planet Elunaria.
Daeris, Halgir, Skalfir, and Slepnar didn't make it past Legion beta.
At BlizzCon 2015, the storm dragons were described as "a fledgling new dragonflight".^[5] This idea that they were a new dragon type was abandoned rather quickly, as the storm dragons are said to have existed since ancient times. Their status as a dragonflight is later re-affirmed during the Dragonflight expansion; where they are recruited into the Valdrakken Accord by the primal incarnate, Vyranoth.