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So how about the "fencers" you work with? The people always in the act of defending themselves. The ones doing everything they can to avoid punctures to their brand, persona, egos, and position security.
They work hard to stay at arm's length from us. That's not a problem until we need them to get our work done.
Diffusing defenses is our best offense.
Accommodating "off putting" behavior by co-workers and bosses just enables them. When colleagues and bosses want to keep us at a distance they will:
- Become inaccessible
- Always be in a rush
- Be unapproachable, dismissive, negative, and critical
- Give off negative body language: scowls, crossed arms, stares
- Reject our work
We generally assume that these behaviors are signs of arrogance, superiority, power plays, or egotism. We often take it personally, believing it's an insult to our capabilities, value, or style.
We'll never find out the truth until we penetrate the barriers they put up.
Understand your opponent before you strike your position!
People will keep us at arm's length for a lot of reasons. It may be because we:
- Are unknown to them, untested, and unproven
- Haven't demonstrated our trustworthiness
- Appear to lack savvy, know-how, or good judgment
- Act with too much deference, uncertainty, or cockiness
- Have a prior affiliation within or outside the company that creates unease
- Present a disconcerting work style, way of speaking, or appearance
We need to figure out what's getting in the way of the relationship. Start by:
- noticing what triggers their defenses
- getting insights from others who have experienced similar reactions
- talking to colleagues who have gained the kind of relationship you want
You don't need pointed weapons to pierce their defenses. Try approaches like these instead:
1. Don't pretend to be something you're not. Be your best authentic self with them. No one let's his/her guard down when we puff ourselves up, oversell our capabilities, overplay our eagerness, and make exaggerated promises.
2. Find a way to break the ice through laughter. Share a funny moment that involved you. This is not about telling jokes: It's about helping them to laugh with you by being a wee bit self-deprecating.
3. Share interesting information. Ask a penetrating question. Make an observation and ask for his/her insight. Help him/her talk to you about work-related subjects that matter to them.
4. Deliver good work and make an appointment to get their feedback. Generate dialogue, seek an honest critique, and respond with appreciation.
5. If all this fails, confront. Give forth a resounding "en garde! (get ready!)"
Here's what I did when I was at my wits ends.
- I told one boss to stop scowling at me every time I suggested an idea. (That made him laugh and ended his use of his "look" with me.)
- I declared to several union stewards that open dialogue was the only way we would get things done. (That opened communication channels and kept them open.)
- I used "impact on the bottom line" questions to gain support by knowledge experts for one of my projects. (That converted them to collaborators.)
Every touch scores a point.
Too often we allow people to keep us at bay. Accepting with their barriers inhibits our growth, stalls our productivity, and chokes our courage.
Building good relationships is an art. Being business fit means knowing how to get from arm's length to engagement. No need for swords and Kevlar. Just some good old-fashioned conversation will do!
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Everything was working for Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner in his last start against the Braves.
So much so that he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before Chris Johnson hit a bloop single to right-center field to break up the bid.
"He certainly has the command and the stuff," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said after the game, agreeing that Bumgarner possesses no-hit potential. "But it's so hard to do."
In total, the left-hander allowed just two hits in seven innings of work for his second straight win. The outing also marked the 10th time in Bumgarner's career that he pitched at least seven innings and yielded three or fewer hits.
"Sometimes you see disappointment there and they lose their focus," Bochy said, describing a common reaction among pitchers who lose a no-hitter. "But he got his concentration right back and made great pitches after that."
He'll look to have that same type of success on Wednesday against the Padres at AT&T Park in the series finale.
Eric Stults, the Padres' de facto ace, takes the hill after a spectacular start against the D-backs, in which he picked up his sixth win of the season.
The left-hander allowed just one run on two hits in a complete-game effort on Friday. It marked the fifth time in his past six starts that Stults has tossed at least seven innings and allowed two runs or less.
Throwing all four of his pitches for strikes, Stults threw breaking balls behind in the count and well-located fastballs while ahead, confusing the D-backs' hitters throughout the night.
"That was a masterful performance," Padres manager Bud Black said after the game. "They didn't threaten because Eric was outstanding. What you saw was a mix of pitches, any of which can be thrown for a strike. When Eric can do that, he's so tough. He can throw a fastball in the low 90s and a curve in the mid-60s. When you don't know what's coming, that's incredibly difficult to deal with."
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Tate arrived at the team's temporary workout facility in Arizona on Monday for extended spring workouts and took a physical on Tuesday. He'll now get in baseball shape in preparation for a return to one of the Padres' Minor League affiliates.
"It's been the same kind of things that I've been dealing with in my life for a long time," said Tate, who didn't disclose details. "They were issues that I finally felt I needed to address -- not just for me to play baseball, but to live life and enjoy it.
"But I feel like those issues are behind me. I'm relieved that I can now focus on the baseball side of it."
Giants: Scutaro back in action
• Second baseman Marco Scutaro was back in the lineup on Tuesday. However, for the next four to six weeks, he'll do it wearing a splint to keep his left pinkie straight.
"The thing to understand is the doctor said there's a tendon through here that makes your finger be straight, so if that tendon's damaged, that's why the finger [curls in]," Scutaro said. "To try and get it back straight, you have to keep it like that for weeks."
Scutaro said the pinkie feels good enough to return to action and that he'll take things day by day.
"[Aggravating it is] the concern, I want to come back and play," he said. "If tomorrow it feels OK, then I'll play tomorrow too."
He went 2-for-4 in his return Tuesday night.
Worth noting
• In 13 career games against the Giants, Stults is 4-3 with a 5.34 ERA.
• Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera, the National League leader in steals (31), sat out his second straight game Tuesday with a mild strain of his left hamstring. Black said late Tuesday night that Cabrera will likely go on the disabled list on Wednesday.
• Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval is scheduled to begin his rehab assignment with Class A San Jose as the designated hitter Friday, while no date has been set for the start of Angel Pagan's rehab assignment, Bochy said Tuesday.
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" | Perhaps the most accomplished of all living wizards, Khadgar was an apprentice to the Guardian Medivh until he helped defeat his master and destroy the Dark Portal created to summon the orcs to Azeroth. Though cursed with frailty and age, Khadgar nevertheless remains an exemplar for the Alliance, leading counterattacks against the Burning Legion and all who would threaten his world with annihilation.
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Khadgar | |
Title | The Apprentice, Young Trust |
Gender | Male |
Race | Human (Humanoid) |
Level | 71 Elite |
Character class | Archmage of Kirin Tor, Mage, Wizard |
Health | 21,543 |
Mana | 21,996 |
Reaction | Alliance Horde |
Affiliation | Alliance of Lordaeron (formerly) |
Position | Advisor to A'dal (current); Alliance Expedition leader, Archmage of Nethergarde, Kirin Tor archmage,[1] Medivh's apprentice, Ruler of Nethergarde (previous) |
Location | Terrace of Light, Shattrath City |
Status | Alive |
Mentor(s) | Guzbah, Medivh |
See |
- For Khadgar's Warcraft II statistics, see Warcraft II units.
Khadgar is one of the most powerful wizards to have ever lived. He was the apprentice for the Last Guardian, Medivh, and went on to become one of the greatest heroes of the Alliance during the Second War and as a commander of the Alliance Expedition to Draenor.
His name means "trust" in Dwarven.[2] This gave him an odd dichotomy with Medivh, whose name means "keeper of secrets" in Thalassian.
He is voiced by Tony Amendola in World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor.
[show]Biography Edit
Apprenticeship with MedivhEdit
At the young age of 17, Khadgar was sent by the Kirin Tor to apprentice under the wizard Medivh in his tower at Karazhan. At first, Khadgar believed Medivh to be nothing more than he appeared to be — a kindly, old, if slightly eccentric wizard.
But it was not long before he discovered that Medivh was, actually, a Guardian of Tirisfal, a lineage of incredibly powerful wizards empowered by a council to combat the forces of the Burning Legion. Soon after, he began to sense something was drastically wrong with his master. Although he never suspected that Medivh was actually being controlled by Sargeras, the Dark Titan, he became suspicious of his master's actions and motives.[3]
Eventually, he unraveled Medivh's plot to open a portal between Azeroth and Draenor, after meeting a Horde emissary, the half-Orcish assassin Garona. Knowing it was already too late to stop the Dark Portal from opening further, Khadgar and Garona rushed to King Llane Wrynn of Azeroth for help. The pair, along with Lord Anduin Lothar and a group of soldiers, returned to Karazhan to find Medivh in psychic link with the Orcish warlock Gul'dan.
Khadgar managed to best his master and Sargeras by plunging a sword into Medivh's heart, but not before becoming cursed with frailty and old age. By the end of the events of Last Guardian, Khadgar had gone from a young adult to an old man with a great white beard.
The Second WarEdit
Following Medivh's death and the fall of Stormwind to the orcs, Khadgar fled north with Lord Lothar and the rest of the refugees to Lordaeron.
He spent the Second War fighting with the Alliance of Lordaeron, all the while studying Medivh's spells and the nature of the Dark Portal.
When the tide of the war turned and the Alliance managed to push the Horde back to the Portal itself, Khadgar attempted to destroy the Dark Portal, effectively severing the link between Azeroth and Draenor. The rift between worlds remained, however. To guard against a second attack from Draenor, Khadgar oversaw the construction of Nethergarde Keep in the Blasted Lands.
The Alliance ExpeditionEdit
Khadgar's fears would be validated only a year after Nethergarde's completion, when the portal opened again, and Orcish forces began pouring out, striking strategically to steal powerful artifacts. Fearing a second invasion, Khadgar led an Alliance Expedition to the orcish homeworld, where he quickly discovered that the situation was even worse than he had feared.
The orcs, under the leadership of the shaman Ner'zhul, were planning on opening doorways to new worlds for the Horde to plunder. Unable to stop Ner'zhul from opening his portals, and unable to contain the terrible energies that were unleashed by the many portals, Draenor was being torn apart.
To prevent the potential destruction of Azeroth, the archmage used Medivh's spellbook and the Skull of Gul'dan to close the Dark Portal from the other side, thereby shielding Azeroth from the final cataclysm of Draenor's destruction. Khadgar ushered the survivors into one of the rifts (he was trapped on the other side the portal when Draenor exploded and was believed to be dead).[4]
The Burning CrusadeEdit
In World of Warcraft, Khadgar is a level 71 quest giver in the Terrace of Light of Shattrath City. He is affiliated with the Sha'tar.
He starts the following quests:
- [65] City of Light
- [65] Allegiance to the Aldor
- [65] Allegiance to the Scryers
- [65] Ishanah
- [65] Voren'thal the Seer
- [70+] Entry Into Karazhan (Dungeon)
- [70+] The Second and Third Fragments (Dungeon)
- [70+] The Master's Touch (Dungeon)
- [70] The Violet Eye
- [70] The Tempest Key
See List of Shattrath City NPCs.
Khadgar, now an advisor to the naaru called A'dal, can be found in the center dome of the Terrace of Light of Shattrath City, located in the western borders of Terokkar Forest. He appears as an NPC representing the need of the Alliance and the Horde to work together to defeat the Burning Legion (much like the Argent Dawn in Azeroth, which encourages the rival factions to ally against the Scourge).
It would appear that at some point in their travels, the Expedition encountered the Naaru, and have joined their holy quest to stop the Legion in its tracks. Because of Outland's nature, it is a strategic location in the Nether, and is the perfect staging ground for Legion invasions or a resistance.
Khadgar explains to the varied races of Azeroth that although they may have withstood the Burning Legion twice, the Burning Legion is still marching across the universe continuing their Burning Crusade, an ongoing war to snuff out life in the universe, burning planets and crushing everyone in their path and that adventurers must join the fight.[5]
Khadgar's story in his own words Edit
After touring Shattrath with his servant, this conversation opens with Khadgar:
I've heard your name spoken only in whispers, mage. Who are you?
- I am Khadgar, former apprentice to the fallen Guardian, Medivh. I'm sure you've heard his name before.
- It was I who discovered that Medivh had been possessed by the Evil One, Sargeras - and that he had opened the Dark Portal between this world and Azeroth. Though I honored my Master, I was forced to slay him and put his tortured soul to rest.
- I fought alongside Lord Anduin Lothar as we drove the Horde from our lands in Azeroth. As the heir of Medivh's legacy, I could do no less.
- When the call finally came to invade this grim world - and put an end to the orcs' evil forever - I stepped forward along with my friends Turalyon, Alleria, Danath and Kurdran.
- My comrades and I called ourselves the Sons of Lothar - in honor of the greatest, most selfless man we ever knew. We gave our all to defeat Ner'zhul and end his madness.
- As this doomed world fell apart around us, we shattered the Dark Portal to prevent any further harm from befalling our beloved Azeroth.
- Trapped in this broken wasteland, we did our best to survive. Over time we sensed that a new evil was closing in around us from the Twisting Nether. More foul than the dark orcs - it was the Burning Legion itself that sought to take hold of this... Outland.
- While my comrades held the line against the encroaching darkness, I used my magic to reach out into the Great Dark Beyond. There, I sensed beings of immense Light - of unfathomable purity.
- It was A'dal and his naaru I had found. It was nothing short of... a miracle.
- <Khadgar smiles to himself>
- I convinced A'dal and his brethren to return here with me. I believe that only their power can drive the Legion from this universe. But as you will no doubt find - their power must first live in our hearts.
- To combat the darkness, we must become beacons of their eternal Light.
Wrath in ShattrathEdit
- For quotes and transcript of the video News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal!, see Gnomeregan Gnews Gnetwork#News From Outland.
One day an unknown odor caused havoc in Shattrath City. Khadgar was interviewed by Strombone and he told that in all his days in Outland he had never smelled such a terrible stench. He said that there were refugees from all over in this city and it would be very hard to know where it comes from.[6]
Strombone then asked if something like that had happened before, and Khadgar told him about Tobias the Filth Gorger. Finally it was discovered that Tobias was, indeed, the source of the odor.[6]
Warlords of Draenor Edit
Khadgar is one of the protagonists who drives the main storyline throughout Warlords of Draenor, accompanying players through the various zones as they level from 90 to 100 and also guiding them through a long quest line to obtain a legendary ring. Khadgar now wields [Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian] (Medivh's legendary staff), an item which was once available to players.
Through the new Dark Portal Edit
Khadgar leads adventurers through the new temporally altered Dark Portal to the alternate timeline version of Draenor (pre-Outland) to try to stem the Iron Tide and close the portal from the Draenor side as they battle in Tanaan Jungle.
Attempting to thwart Gul'dan Edit
The quests for the ring Edit
As would be expected from an experienced and powerful mage, Khadgar has written a number of books and essays, including:
- [Powers of the Void]
- Khadgar's Mystical Journal, Volume 1-8.
- [Khadgar's Essays on Dimensional Convergence].
Khadgar's age and appearance Edit
Medivh's curse caused Khadgar to grow old and his hair turn snow white, however in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, when he is first shown, he appears as a middle-aged man with a trimmed goatee and cropped, red hair.
Later in the game, he is shown to have a strip of white going through his hair and a longer, greying beard (much as his appearance in the artwork of Shadows & Light).
From here, one can assume that Khadgar somehow countered or at least reduced the severity of the curse, and went on to age naturally from a middle-aged man to an old man between the destruction of the Dark Portal and the events leading up to the Burning Crusade.
It is also possible that he may have cropped and dyed his hair and beard shortly before the end of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, then let it grow out and lose the color during his time with the Alliance expedition in Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal. However, there is further confusion when we look at the monument erected in his honor in the Valley of Heroes. He is clearly shown as an old man with a long, white beard. This interpretation of him could not have been made unless this was how he was last seen since the closing of the Dark Portal.
In Beyond the Dark Portal, Khadgar states that he was cursed at age 17, and at the time of the Alliance Expedition's entering Draenor he was 22 years of age, putting him approximately in his late 30s or early 40s by Burning Crusade.
In Warlords of Draenor Khadgar's appearance is significantly different from the last time players saw him in the Outland version of Shattrath city. He appears to have not only shaved his beard and chopped off the majority of his hair, but also negated some of the aging-effects of Medivh's curse. It is also possible that he hides his cursed appearance behind an illusion, though there has been no official comment from Blizzard as to why his appearance has changed.
Khadgar was once young and excited to be following the path of magic. Now he understands the dangers; and though he has accumulated incredible magical powers, he has also paid a terrible price that causes him to act as he appears — old before his time.
His words are considered and thoughtful; since the corruption of a man he considered near to a father, his trust must be earned. He continues to accumulate arcane power out of a sense of duty calling him to protect Azeroth against an evil he knows all too well, and his pursuit of both knowledge and his enemies occasionally borders on the zealous.[4][7]
Khadgar rarely enters a battle unprepared. He will retreat when needed, only to return with more than enough force to overcome his enemies. In one-on one combat, he will initially probe his opponent while raising his own defenses, then strike decisively. He is driven to utterly destroy Demonic and Orcish enemies, but often settles combats that arise through circumstance by simply teleporting himself or his enemies far from the field of battle.[7]
Khadgar's Pipe of InsightEdit
The innovative archmage Khadgar created the first of these pipes while studying with acolytes in Dalaran. Though the pipe of insight can look like any pipe, it is most often made with a stem of gnarled wood and a deep bowl made of yellowed bone. Sometimes the bowl has mystical lettering or runes carved into it.[8]
Khadgar's Gem of HealthEdit
This is a flawless sapphire, set in a platinum circlet, offset by tiny diamonds. The stones seem to glow with their own mystical life. When held or worn by a character, the flickering matches the owner's heartbeat.
The first of these special jewels was created by the archmage Khadgar to help keep him alive during his trials. Since then, others have been able to duplicate the creation.[9]
Staff of NethergardeEdit
This simple oak staff is engraved with arcane glyphs and topped by a globe of cloudy crystal 6 inches in diameter. The staff of Nethergarde was crafted by Khadgar while studying portal magic in the Black Morass and protecting Azeroth against another invasion by the Horde.[10]
Valley of Heroes MonumentEdit
Archmage Khadgar has since been immortalized in stone, along with the other leaders from the expeditionary force, in the Valley of Heroes in Stormwind.
Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor
Former apprentice of Medivh. Supreme Commander of the Alliance Expedition that marched into the orcish homeworld of Draenor. Presumed deceased.
Never did one so selflessly delve into the dark heart of magic and warfare. We wish you well, bold wanderer. Wherever you are.
- Antonidas - Archmage of Dalaran
- He also has an herb named after him, Khadgar's Whisker.
- His essays on Dimensional Convergence are also highly valued by the mages of Stormwind and Nethergarde.
- Khadgar was given a unique voice during the video News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal!, but he has a default human voice in-game.[6]
- He respects the Mage Antonidas and mourns his death.
- Khadgar is the only person to ever shut down the Dark Portal, not just once, not just twice, but three times.
- Khadgar will be a key character in the "Warcraft" movie that releases in 2016. He will be portrayed by young actor Ben Schnetzer, which was announced during Blizzcon 2014.
- In Warlords of Draenor, Khadgar is voiced by Tony Amendola
Media Edit
Images Edit
Videos Edit
- ^ Shadows & Light 41
- ^ The Last Guardian 36
- ^ The Last Guardian
- ^ a b Shadows & Light 41
- ^ CGW:World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (English). Computer Gaming World, December, 2005 by Jeff Green (2005-11-16). Retrieved on 2009-07-21. ""The Burning Crusade," says Metzen, "is the Burning Legion's ongoing war to snuff out life in the universe, to put it mildly." Khadgar explains to the varied races of Azeroth that although they may have withstood the Burning Legion twice, the bad guys are still marching across the universe, burning planets and crushing everyone in their path—and that mortal heroes (like you) must join the fight."
- ^ a b c Blizzard Entertainment Inc. 2007-04-19. Crisis at the Portal (English). News From Outland: Crisis at Da Portal. Retrieved on 2009-07-20.
- ^ a b Shadows & Light 42
- ^ More Magic and Mayhem 143
- ^ More Magic and Mayhem 142-143
- ^ Shadows & Light 169
External links Edit
Burning Crusade |
Shattrath City |
Warlords of Draenor | ||
Iron Horde Invasion | ||
Blasted Lands | Orgrimmar, Stormwind City | |
Blasted Lands, Orgrimmar, Stormwind City, and Vale of Eternal Blossoms (Shrine of Seven Stars, Shrine of Two Moons) | ||
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Preceded by: None | Position: Master of Nethergarde Keep | Succeeded by: Archmage Thas'ranan and General Lordenson |
Preceded by: None | Position: Leader of the Sons of Lothar | Succeeded by: Incumbent |
Preceded by: Deathwing | Position: Wielder of The Skull of Gul'dan | Succeeded by: Burning Legion, eventually Illidan Stormrage |


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