Random Unable to Sleep Musing: Watcher Tyr

[Shaila]

Watcher Tyr is missing.

The vrykul have a place in Utgarde named after him. Could this mean he was very closely involved with the vrykul?

Could Tyr have been closely involved with their human offspring as well? Could Tyr's Bay and Tyr's Hand have been where the very first humans have arrived after escaping Northrend and the vrykul with Tyr's help? We know the first recorded humans appeared in Lordaeron after all.

Knights of the Silver Hand: What does a silver hand have to do with the Light? Could it be they named the order after the original savior of humanity? Titans and their offspring are made of stone and iron and other such materials. Could Tyr have been silver? In Norse mythology, Tyr was one handed. Could he have lost one of his silver hands somehow and left it behind with the humans as a sacred artifact?

What happened to it if so?

[Shaila]

I've just been told the Knights of the Silver Hand were named for a silver hand being a common icon in Warcraft games.

Poo.

I still think my explanation could be a good in-universe one.

[Tarq]

I like yours better, yeah.

[Ulthanon]

fuck that, Shai's explanation is better. its cannon.

[uthas]

Any of the answers you come up with are bound to be better than whatever Blizzard has in mind, Shai. Namely, Tyr is missing because they forgot about him.

[Denne]

It's fairly obvious. Tyr is is Gilneas preparing the other hero classes and training them in the additional player dances. Also, he's the next guy you're supposed to see in the Chained Essence of Eranikus questline after talking with Umbranse the Spiritspeaker. Go seek him out again in Winterspring to pick up the follow-up.