Who was the Headless Horseman BEFORE he lost his head?

You beat him every Hallow's End and walk away with your candy. But before the flaming pumpkin, the Headless Horseman of World of Warcraft was a paladin of the Silver Hand, a pumpkin farmer and a father of two. Sir Thomas Thomson stood with Uther at Stratholme when Arthas ordered the purge, and he refused. Years later, serving the Scarlet Crusade under Grand Crusader Saidan Dathrohan, he rode down three refugees in the Western Plaguelands. What he found at Dalson's Tears drove him mad, led to his beheading on Hallow's End night, and to the cremation that never happened, where the dreadlord Balnazzar turned him into the Horseman. We follow his whole story, from classic Warcraft to the Horseman's return in 2023 with Suzannah, Jerome Hayton and the seventh page of his prayer book. 100% canon World of Warcraft lore. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 The Horseman you beat every year 1:26 A pumpkin farm in Tirisfal Glades 2:56 Stratholme: the day Thomas sided with Uther 3:21 Baron Rivendare's grain 4:43 A ship to Kalimdor 6:31 The mentor: Saidan Dathrohan 7:58 The Silver Hand splits 8:28 The first purge 9:21 Dalson's Tears 11:10 Madness and rhymes 11:57 Why Hallow's End? 12:48 The beheading 13:42 The cremation that never happened 15:04 The Horseman's reign 16:28 The first release 17:21 The end of Balnazzar 18:02 The return (Hallow's End 2023) 18:32 Shades of the Monastery 20:31 The terrace with the fountain 21:15 Jerome Hayton 22:57 Suzannah 23:46 The reunion 24:54 Who really made the Horseman? 26:51 Ending #WorldofWarcraft #WarcraftLore #HeadlessHorseman