Subscribe to the BlogWe’ve played the game, but exactly who is the Lich King? Is it the spirit of Ner’Zhul, bound to this world by the demon Kil’Jaeden? Is it a corrupted Prince Arthas? Or is it both? The Lich KingThe Beginning
The story of the Lich King begins with Nerhul, a powerful orc shaman and leader of his people. Nerhul fell in league with the demon Kilaeden and set about the downfall of the orcs that led to the rise of the bloodthirsty Horde and the destruction of Draenor.
When confronted by Kilaeden, Nerhul refused to submit fully to the will of the Burning Legion. He was tortured by the demon and eventually given an ultimatum: serve the Legion or suffer an eternity of agony. Nerhul relented and was given new life as the leader of the Undead Scourge. He was known as the Lich King. His spirit was bound to a suit of armor and the runeblade Frostmourne. To prevent further rebellion, the raiments of the Lich King were sealed inside an icy tomb wrenched from the farthest reaches of the Twisting Nether.
As time passed, Nerhul sought a way to subvert his captors. He carved a crack in his ice prison and pushed the sword Frostmourne through it, allowing it to settle in the frozen wasteland of Northrend. Recruiting an ambitious Mage of Dalaran by the name of Kelhuzad, Nerhul set about putting his nefarious plan in motion. He crafted a plague that could be carried by grain and gave it to Kelhuzad to distribute among the townships in Azeroth. Few suspected that the plague, far from being a mere disease, would also revive the dead and compel them to serve the Lich King ends.
Ostensibly to pave the way for the Burning Legion invasion of Azeroth, the Scourge quickly set about fortifying the Legion hold on Azeroth. As the Scourge progressed, it came to the attention of a young Paladin in the service of the Order of the Silver Hand. A prince, by the name of Arthas Menethil. After seeing his people torn asunder by the undead, Arthas vowed to protect his people and chase the Scourge to the ends of the earth.
He confronted the dreadlord Malanis in the city of Stratholme and rather than see his people fall into undeath, he ordered the city purged. The shattered remnants of Stratholme stand today in what is now the Eastern Plaguelands. Continuing his pursuit of Malanis, believing him to be behind the Scourge, Arthas chased the dreadlord to Northrend, where he encountered his old friend, Muradin Bronzebeard. Muradin told Arthas of a sword which legend held, could save his people. That blade name: Frostmourne.12next
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