Karass
praetor of the Daelaam
Karass was a protoss high templar and praetor of the Daelaam whose mastery of psionic powers was considered legendary. On the eve of the Second Great War he led a force to Ulaan and sacrificed himself and his troops to cover the escape of Dark Prelate Zeratul.
Karass was a protoss high templar who held the rank of praetor within the Daelaam. His command of psionic power was reckoned legendary among his people. (StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty)
The mission to Ulaan#
On the eve of the Second Great War, Karass led a Daelaam force in pursuit of the Queen of Blades, Sarah Kerrigan, to the world of Ulaan. There he met Dark Prelate Zeratul, who had come to the same place in search of an ancient prophecy. Karass placed himself and his soldiers at Zeratul's disposal, and together the two broke through the zerg patrols guarding the world to find the prophecy that both Zeratul and Kerrigan sought. (StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty)
Sacrifice#
Shortly after the prophecy was found, Kerrigan attacked the outnumbered protoss. Recognizing that the knowledge they had recovered mattered more than their own survival, Karass instructed Zeratul to escape with it. The praetor and his troops then turned to fight, buying the dark templar the time he needed with their lives. Zeratul withdrew aboard the Void Seeker, reluctant to abandon his ally, and swore that Karass' sacrifice would not be in vain. (StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karass?
- Karass was a protoss high templar who held the rank of praetor within the Daelaam. His command of psionic power was reckoned legendary among his people.
- Why did Karass go to Ulaan?
- On the eve of the Second Great War, Karass led a Daelaam force in pursuit of the Queen of Blades, Sarah Kerrigan, to the world of Ulaan. There he met Dark Prelate Zeratul, who had come to the same place in search of an ancient prophecy.
- How did Karass help Zeratul?
- Karass placed himself and his soldiers at Zeratul's disposal, and together the two broke through the zerg patrols guarding the world to find the prophecy that both Zeratul and Kerrigan sought.
- How did Karass die?
- Shortly after the prophecy was found, Kerrigan attacked the outnumbered protoss. Recognizing that the knowledge mattered more than their survival, Karass instructed Zeratul to escape with it, then he and his troops turned to fight and gave their lives to buy the dark templar the time he needed to withdraw aboard the Void Seeker.
Sources
- GameStarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard Entertainment, 2010
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Zeratul
Zeratul was a revered Nerazim mystic and dark prelate who allied with Tassadar against the zerg, slew the cerebrate Zasz, and was manipulated by Kerrigan into killing Raszagal. His decades-long pursuit of the xel'naga prophecy shaped the fate of the protoss, and he gave his life freeing Artanis from Amon.
Daelaam
The Daelaam was the unified protoss government that bound the Khalai, Nerazim, Purifiers, and some Tal'darim together after the fall of Aiur, led by Hierarch Artanis through the End War against Amon and the reclamation of their homeworld.
Protoss
The protoss are an ancient, psionically gifted humanoid species native to Aiur, uplifted by the xel'naga and bound together by the Khala. Among the three dominant species of the galaxy, they are the most technologically advanced, and the most divided by their own history.
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Void Seeker
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Daelaam
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High Templar
High templar are the most honored members of the protoss race, veteran Templar who forgo physical combat to develop their psionic powers into potent weapons. They wield psionic storms, drain energy from their foes, and may merge with another to become an archon.
The Prophecy of Ulaan: the warning that foretold the End War
The prophecy of Ulaan was a xel'naga foretelling created by Ouros that warned of the end of the Infinite Cycle at the hands of Amon, the Fallen One. Stored in fragments on the world of Ulaan, it guided Zeratul from the eve of the Second Great War to the depths of the Void, where its final purpose was revealed and fulfilled.
Ulaan
Ulaan was a moon once inhabited by the xel'naga, where fragments of an ancient prophecy were kept in separate shrines. In 2504 it drew both Zeratul and the Queen of Blades, whose forces clashed over the relics.
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