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The nathrezim, also called dreadlords or dread lords in the Common tongue, are a race of cruel and cunning Death beings who were created by Sire Denathrius to be the greatest spies and infiltrators in all of reality. In their own language, they refer to themselves as thal'kituun, meaning unseen guests; for this reason, they are also called the unseen ones or the Unseen. These incredibly powerful vampiric beings are masters of dark sorcery and are deadly foes on the battlefield, but they generally prefer to manipulate and undermine their enemies from the shadows.

Sire Denathrius — the ruler of the realm of Revendreth in the Shadowlands — originally created the nathrezim for the purpose of spreading the influence of Death throughout the cosmos by infiltrating the other cosmic forces. As such, they are closely related to the venthyr. Denathrius later pretended to exile the dreadlords from the Shadowlands, but they secretly remained in service to him and his ally, the Jailer. Many nathrezim became demons and settled on the world of Nathreza in the Twisting Nether, later becoming prominent members of the Burning Legion in which they served as the trusted lieutenants of Kil'jaeden the Deceiver, all while secretly working to further Denathrius' plans.

During the Third War, the dreadlords served Kil'jaeden and Archimonde as the jailors of The Lich King and commanders of the Undead Scourge on Azeroth. They played prominent roles in many of the Legion's actions in the years thereafter (even after Nathreza was largely destroyed by Illidan Stormrage) particularly during the Legion's third invasion of Azeroth. Finally, the unseen guests returned in force to the Shadowlands after eons of supposed exile, openly revealing their allegiance to Denathrius and the Jailer and aiding them in their efforts to remake reality.