Lorewalker Mo' - The Unseen Path

While the broken isles have been largely ignored by the wider world for generations, it was not undefended. The hunters of the unseen path have been quietly watching this ancient battlefield, waiting for the legion to come again.

With the coming of the legion, it was time for watchers to act. The secretive order decided they needed a new leader, one who had tracked the enemies of Azeroth and killed many of them. The adventurer was called to the ancient trueshot lodge. The lodge was built atop a high peak in highmountain with the aid of a spirit beast, the eagle Ohn’ahra.

The time for just watching is over, and the unseen path began moving against the more subtle legion assaults that other heroes would miss. They first headed to Bradensbrook in Val’sharah, often passed up by adventurers tackling the more obvious threat, rescuing the villagers from the risen dead attracted the attention of wandering hunters keen to join the path.

The famous Mok’nathal beastmaster Rexxar challenged the hunter to survive the night with him, joining the path after their success. In Stormheim a Vrykul hunter was having trouble with the local mages. Some of their number had been killed by a savage beast and beastmaster Hilaire’s pet Cora had been blamed, with her help the hunter tracked the real culprit down and the mages released the beast. The Vrykul joined the path in thanks.

A signal flare was then seen from the southern watchtower of the lodge, on investigating they find that archmage Khadgar was contacting the path. He had learned of a legion attack on Dalaran, and called on the unseen path to protect the people. The path mobilised, stopping legion attacks on key regions and gathering intelligence on their movements. They then gathered resources for their local allies, and sought out new champions.

In highmountain they joined the legendary Hemet Nessingwary’s latest hunt, after finishing the hunt both he and his apprentice Addie Fizzlebog joined the path. Out in Stormheim they aided a Gilnean huntsman in caring for his hound. Huntsman Blake and his hound Baron agreed to join the path and help them track down some kidnapped mages who had been trying to stop the coming attack.

They were last seen in Suramar near the city, Baron was quickly on the scene and on the scent. They tracked the trail of the mages to a legion camp, where they encountered a powerful demon, Hakkar the Houndmaster. The felhounds at his command feed on arcane magic and had devoured the mages. Hunting beasts is second nature to hunters, hunting demons is a different game and they needed an expert. They sought out Kira Iresoul of the warlock’s Black harvest for information on felhounds and their weakness.

Felhounds use their antenna to seek sources of magic to feed on, since hunters gave up their mana bar felhounds just aren’t interested. To catch one for study, they needed a trap using the remains of mana wyrms as bait. The hunter caught a felhound from the ruins of Faronaar for Iresoul to examine. The beast had been heavily altered, almost immune to magic and heavily armoured, something special would be needed to stop them. The path called out to all the factions of hunters and sent a warning to Khadgar in Dalaran.

The Farstriders had experience making unique weaponry, having fought the Amani’s gods before and knew a trick for arrows using corrupted wood. The hunter gathered some from darkheart thicket. Next on the shopping list was the arrowheads and ammo. There is a kind of ore often found with leystone underwater called Azura ore. This highly empowered metal could pierce the felhound’s hide. Next they needed bait to draw out the hounds, the renegade mage Millificent Manastorm had made such a thing and hidden it. A few missions later and it was restored. The sentinels provided a demon-hunting enchantment for the arrows and the plan was ready.

The trap was set in violet hold, with khadgar infusing it with some of his arcane essence. The houndmaster’s pet was drawn to it and slaughtered in a hail of arrows Hakkar was then dispatched and Dalaran was safe. The hunter was named huntmaster of the unseen path.

In the aftermath of the siege of the nighthold, the nightborne were starting to leave Suramar and find a new path in the world. Nighthuntress Sylene reached out to the path, offering to aid in their hunts on the broken shore. After stopping an attack against the lodge she joined the path.

The titan keeper Odyn also enjoys a glorious hunt, and challenges the huntmaster to his great trial. A night time hunt against the mighty beasts of the eternal hunt. After stalking and slaying many beasts, a special prey came down from the skies. The wolf-hawk, an ancestor of the wyvern long lost to the living world. After being defeated the beast serves as the huntmaster’s mount.

The hunters of the unseen path are the watchers in the wild, stalking the threats to our world and protecting the people from the wilds.