Detheroc

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Detheroc

Gender	Male
Race	Nathrezim
Character class	Dreadlord
Affiliation	The Burning Legion
Occupation	Agent of the Burning Legion

Detheroc is the name of a member of a demonic race known as the Dreadlords that appears in the Warcraft III expansion pack, The Frozen Throne. Along with his brothers Balnazzar and Varimathras, Detheroc was charged by his masters within the Burning Legion to oversee the Undead Scourge, particularly in the regions that once comprised the kingdoms of Lordaeron and Quel'Thalas, now referred to as the Plaguelands. The trio's base of operations was within the ruined capital city of Lordaeron, home of the hidden Undercity.

The three Dreadlords' power was usurped when, after the defeat of the Legion's master Archimonde at Mount Hyjal, an Undead Civil War was sparked when the Scourge's Death Knight Prince Arthas returned to claim the city for himself. After Arthas' departure for Northrend, Detheroc's brother, Varimathras, was forced on pain of death into the service of the Dark Ranger Sylvanas Windrunner, who had recently been released from being mentally controlled by the Lich King. Working together, the two timed an assault on Detheroc's stronghold while he was sleeping, not only destroying the Dreadlord's forces, but also releasing his army of human mind slaves, led by the human supremistic knight Lord Garithos. This victory was instrumental in Sylvanas' capture of the Undercity, and the establishment of The Forsaken, an army of Undead not controlled by the Scourge.

Detheroc is also the name of a Player vs. Player server in the World of Warcraft online gaming universe.