The Lore Of World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
World of Warcraft’s second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, is fondly remembered by fans since it involved the final confrontation with Warcraft 3’s most iconic villain, Arthas Menethil. Along with a host of new raids, dungeons, quests and zones, a brand new class was also added to the game, the death knight. Much happened during the course of players’ travels in the frozen continent of Northrend, but the most important events are included here.
When Wrath of the Lich King was released, it brought with it the ability for players to become the first «Hero Class,» a term given to a class that begins at a higher level than others. Before the forces of Azeroth went to Northrend, the events concerning this new class unfolded. The death knights were once unwilling servants of the Lich King who acted as the Scourge's most fearsome soldiers, their only purpose to rain terror down upon the living. A person of any race could technically become a death knight since all it would take is a powerful necromancer to reanimate the corpse, provided their brain and body were still intact. The highest-ranking death knight at the time was Darion Mograine who wielded the famous sword, the Ashbringer, after his father. He had sacrificed his own life to free his father's spirit from eternal torment, but Kel'thuzad had raised him into undead servitude, forcing him to commit terrible acts in the name of the Scourge.
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A similar fate had befallen other death knights whom World of Warcraft fans could now play as via the new Hero Class in Wrath of the Lich King. A select few of these undead soldiers, the player included, eventually managed to break free from the Lich King’s control. Darion Mograine was
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