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Now that the game has advanced and its characters have grown, Dagran II is a teenager and is taking on a more prominent role in the game\u2019s story.\u00a0 Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the free-spirited dwarf making his way into the thick of WoW\u2019s story in the game\u2019s next expansion, The War Within.\u00a0 Everything to know about Dagran II, WoW's new prominent dwarf character Dagran II will be a key member of the coalition of dwarven characters who will play a major role in The War Within. He\u2019ll be in the thick of things alongside his mother, Moira, and his grandfather, Magni Bronzebeard. But Dagran has more in common with another member of the Bronzebeard lineage: Magni\u2019s brother, Brann.\u00a0 In WoW lore, Brann Bronzebeard is a stereotypical \u201cexplorer\u201d type of character and has accompanied players on countless quests into dungeons. 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Now that the game has advanced and its characters have grown, Dagran II is a teenager and is taking on a more prominent role in the game\u2019s story.\u00a0 Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the free-spirited dwarf making his way into the thick of WoW\u2019s story in the game\u2019s next expansion, The War Within.\u00a0 Everything to know about Dagran II, WoW's new prominent dwarf character Dagran II will be a key member of the coalition of dwarven characters who will play a major role in The War Within. He\u2019ll be in the thick of things alongside his mother, Moira, and his grandfather, Magni Bronzebeard. But Dagran has more in common with another member of the Bronzebeard lineage: Magni\u2019s brother, Brann.\u00a0 In WoW lore, Brann Bronzebeard is a stereotypical \u201cexplorer\u201d type of character and has accompanied players on countless quests into dungeons. 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World of Warcraft: The War Within <\/em>will introduce plenty of new characters to the game\u2019s story. Among them will be Dagran Thaurissan II<\/strong>, a dwarven character who is coming of age in the new expansion and will be exploring the continent of Khaz Algar alongside the players.\u00a0<\/p>

Dagran Thaurissan II is the son of Moira Thaurissan and Dagran Thaurissan. Veteran World of Warcraft <\/em>players should recognize the original Emperor Dagran as the final boss of the Blackrock Depths dungeon from WoW Classic<\/em><\/a>. And while his father may have been one of WoW<\/em>\u2019s original villains, Dagran II is going to enter this new era of the game as a rising hero. Now that the game has advanced and its characters have grown, Dagran II is a teenager and is taking on a more prominent role in the game\u2019s story.\u00a0<\/p>

Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the free-spirited dwarf making his way into the thick of WoW<\/em>\u2019s story in the game\u2019s next expansion, The War Within<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>