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Halls of Reflection
	; Halls of Reflection loading screen
Location	Icecrown Citadel, Icecrown
End boss	Twilight Master Velius
Instance info
Type	Dungeon
Advised level	80
Player limit	5

Revision as of 04:22, 14 May 2011

UNDER CONSTRUCTION related to Spider Kingdom Expansion Concept

The Halls of Reflection is the third and last wing of the Icecrown Citadel instances. Once the private inner sanctum of the former Lich King, it has been almost completely abandoned by the new lord of the Scourge. Velius and the Twilight's Hammer of Northrend have infiltrated this area, in search of the great saronite necropolis, Malykriss, the Vile Hold..

Lore

When the Knights of the Ebon Blade rebelled against the Lich King, they took with them the mighty necropolis Acherus, the Ebon Hold. In response to the loss of this most potent weapon, the Lich King devised an even more powerful fortress to replace it - Malykriss, the Vile Hold. Constructed completely of the dark metal saronite, the solidified blood of Yogg-Saron himself, Malykriss was to be the ultimate weapon of the Lich King, a mobile engine of destruction that would carry his will to all the corners of Azeroth.

The Lich King was defeated before he could unleash the power of Malykriss, but the dark structure was actually completed prior to his fall. It has lain dormant within the depths of Icecrown, waiting. Visions of the powerful fortress have filled Velius' mind since he bonded saronite armor to his own flesh. The whispers of the Old Gods demand that he seize the vessel for the forces of Twilight. And so he shall.

Nearly all of Velius' lieutenants have been sacrificed in order for him to reach the Halls of Reflection. All that stands between the heroes of the Alliance and the Horde is Twilight Lord Xarosan, the last of Velius' subordinates.

Dungeon denizens

Bosses

Twilight Lord Xarosan: The last of the Twilight's Hammer sub-commanders. He is a night elf highborne who has been gathering power and knowledge since the Great Sundering.

File:IconSmall Thorim Small.gifTwilight Master Velius: The leader of the Twilight's Hammer. He has thrown the balance of power in Northrend into utter chaos, all for the opportunity to seize the greatest weapon of the Lich King. Who knows what dark plans he will bring to fruition if the mighty Malykriss falls into his hands? For the sake of Northrend, and all of Azeroth, he must be stopped.

Monsters

Mob	Normal mode notes	Heroic mode
Sword's Rest
Twilight Haruspex	High elf. Shadow Word: Pain: 1,200 shadow/2 for 8 sec. Circle of Destruction: 1369-1631 shadow AoE + knockback. Cower in Fear: 4 second fear. Dark Mending: Heal for 32-37k	SW:P: 2,500/2. CoD: 3,194-3,806. Dark Mending: 51-59k.
Twilight Pyromaniac	Human. Fireball: 5,225-5,775 fire. Flamestrike: 3,700-4,300 fire + 6k over 8 sec. Frostbolt: 4,750-5,250 frost. Chains of Ice: 6 sec root. Hallucination: Summons in a hallucination with same health as mage.	Fireball: 6175-6825. Flamestrike: 5625-5375 + 8k/8. Frostbolt: 5225-5775.
Twilight Assailant	Human rogue. Deadly Poison: 465 nature/3 sec for 12. Shadowstep: 3,000 damage. Envenomed Dagger Throw: 465 nature/3 sec, -15% movement speed for 12 sec. Kidney Shot. 3 sec stun	Deadly: 1065/3 sec. Shadowstep: 7,000 damage. EDT: 1065/3 sec
Twilight Sentinel	Human warrior. Spectral Strike: 100% weapon damage, ignores armor. Shield Bash: 10% weapon damage, 4 second interrupt. Tortured Enrage: +100% melee attack speed for 8 sec.	Shield Bash: 20% weapon damage
Twilight Rimeweaver	Dwarf frost shaman. Black Ice Lance: 2775-3225 damage. Soul Rime: +50% incoming magical damage for 15 sec. Freezing Darkness: 4275-4725 damage, 2 sec stun. Frost Trap.	Shoot: 4163-4837 damage. Ice Shot: 5700-6300 damage.

The trash waves of Falric and Marwyn have been removed, and are replaced with several packs of Twilight's Hammer forces. The hallways leading to Xarosan's chamber and the Shadow Throne are gauntlets of sorts, with four trash mob packs spawning within 30 seconds of each other at the far end of the hall and running towards the players.

Gallery

Xarosan has an agenda all his own.
In the Shadow Throne, the master of Twilight awaits.
The dread Malykriss.

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-It says something about Spoiler Protection of some sort, so that a reader has to select the text to see the information. It gives an example of this, but it does not occur in any part of the Timeline. What's the point of it then?--[[User:Neri|Neri]] 05:33, 20 Feb 2006 (EST)
+|name=Halls of Reflection
+|ss=Halls of Reflection loading screen.jpg
+|caption=Halls of Reflection loading screen
+|loc=[[Icecrown Citadel]], [[User:GoldenYak/New_Icecrown|Icecrown]]
+|boss=[[User:GoldenYak/Twilight_Master_Velius|Twilight Master Velius]]
+|type=Dungeon
+|level=80
+|players=5
+}}
-I'm going to admit the various timelines released by Blizzard are screwed up. Each labels the events in the games at different points in time.
-==Timeline Issues==
-It seems that various timelines printed in official sources don't seem to agree with each other and get retconned every now and then...
+'''''UNDER CONSTRUCTION''''' related to [[User:GoldenYak/Spider_Kingdom_Expansion_Concept|Spider Kingdom Expansion Concept]]
-For example, the timeline in [[Lands of Conflict]] is different than timeline in first edition of the [[Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game]], Second edition has a different timeline than in Lands of Conflict, and Lands of Mystery makes refrences to the timeline as it is in the second edition sourcebook.
+The '''Halls of Reflection''' is the third and last wing of the [[User:GoldenYak/New_Icecrown|Icecrown Citadel]] instances. Once the private inner sanctum of the former [[Lich King]], it has been almost completely abandoned by the new lord of the Scourge. [[User:GoldenYak/Twilight_Master_Velius|Velius]] and the Twilight's Hammer of Northrend have infiltrated this area, in search of the great [[saronite]] [[necropolis]], Malykriss, the Vile Hold..
-The books themselves describe events in a clear order, often stating that a book takes place after a previous book. The events described in every sourcebook predate the start of the World of Warcraft RPG. The newest book, [[Lands of Mystery]] clearly takes place before World of Warcraft, as Brann Bronzebeard has not yet gone missing, as per introduction lore in World of Warcraft manual.
+==Lore==
-Here are some examples.
+When the [[Knights of the Ebon Blade]] rebelled against the [[Lich King]], they took with them the mighty [[necropolis]] [[Acherus]], the Ebon Hold. In response to the loss of this most potent weapon, the Lich King devised an even more powerful fortress to replace it - [[Malykriss]], the Vile Hold. Constructed completely of the dark metal [[saronite]], the solidified blood of [[Yogg-Saron]] himself, Malykriss was to be the ultimate weapon of the Lich King, a mobile engine of destruction that would carry his will to all the corners of Azeroth.
+The Lich King was defeated before he could unleash the power of Malykriss, but the dark structure was actually completed prior to his fall. It has lain dormant within the depths of Icecrown, waiting. Visions of the powerful fortress have filled Velius' mind since he bonded saronite armor to his own flesh. The whispers of the [[Old Gods]] demand that he seize the vessel for the forces of Twilight. And so he shall.
-The first edition sourcebook clearly states that it is set approximately one year(26 years after WC1) after the events of Reign of Chaos, which it states occured 25 years after WC1. However it briefly touches on what will happen later that year(events of frozen throne). Each sourcebook released after it are approximately one year after the events of Frozen Throne.
+Nearly all of Velius' lieutenants have been sacrificed in order for him to reach the Halls of Reflection. All that stands between the heroes of the Alliance and the Horde is Twilight Lord Xarosan, the last of Velius' subordinates.
-Lands of Conflict "adjusted"* the timeline around a bit moving the events of Warcraft 3 backwards to 20 years after Warcraft 1, with many of the events set after it adjusted between 20-25 years after warcraft 1. The book taking place at a newly adjusted "25 years after WC1". This version of the timeline seems to be the one used in this article. It seems to be the least reliable version.
+==Dungeon denizens==
-The second edition of World of Warcraft RPG uses the same timeline from Warcraft RPG first edition, with Warcraft 3 being set 25 years after WC1. However it sets the new book at 30 years after WC1(just after the events of Lands of Conflict), approximately 2 years after Frozen Throne. Refrences in Lands of Mystery state that it takes place 2 years after Frozen Throne as well, clearly in refrence to the second edition book, placing it in the same year as the second edition. Since Brann Bronzebeard is not yet missing it occurs before the start of World of Warcraft. Which would be approximately 32 years after WC1 going by that version of the timeline.
+===Bosses===
+;{{RaceIcon|Highborne|Male}}[[User:GoldenYak/Twilight_Lord_Xarosan|Twilight Lord Xarosan]]: The last of the Twilight's Hammer sub-commanders. He is a night elf highborne who has been gathering power and knowledge since the Great Sundering.
+;{{RaceIconExt|Thorim|Small}}[[User:GoldenYak/Twilight_Master_Velius_(Halls_of_Reflection)|Twilight Master Velius]]: The leader of the Twilight's Hammer. He has thrown the balance of power in Northrend into utter chaos, all for the opportunity to seize the greatest weapon of the Lich King. Who knows what dark plans he will bring to fruition if the mighty Malykriss falls into his hands? For the sake of Northrend, and all of Azeroth, he must be stopped.
-Metzen is said to be in charge of the timelines printed in various official sources, but I'm beginning to think he doesn't really have a clear idea, how much time passes between each event. But considering that Lands of Conflict's version seems to be least reliable timeline compared to other sources, I think it should be ignored, and this article adjusted to reflect the most current printed timeline. At least until blizzard changes its mind again..
+===Monsters===
--[[User:Baggins|Baggins]] 02:36, 15 April 2006 (EDT)
+{|class="darktable"
+!Mob !! Normal mode notes !! Heroic mode
+|-
+!colspan=3|Sword's Rest
+|-
+|{{RaceIcon|HighElf|Male}}{{NPC||Twilight Haruspex}}
+|High elf. Shadow Word: Pain: 1,200 shadow/2 for 8 sec. Circle of Destruction: 1369-1631 shadow AoE + knockback. Cower in Fear: 4 second fear. Dark Mending: Heal for 32-37k
+|SW:P: 2,500/2. CoD: 3,194-3,806. Dark Mending: 51-59k.
+|-
+|{{RaceIcon|Human|Female}}{{NPC||Twilight Pyromaniac}}
+|Human. Fireball: 5,225-5,775 fire. Flamestrike: 3,700-4,300 fire + 6k over 8 sec. Frostbolt: 4,750-5,250 frost. Chains of Ice: 6 sec root. Hallucination: Summons in a hallucination with same health as mage.
+|Fireball: 6175-6825. Flamestrike: 5625-5375 + 8k/8. Frostbolt: 5225-5775.
+|-
+|{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}}{{NPC||Twilight Assailant}}
+|Human rogue. Deadly Poison: 465 nature/3 sec for 12. Shadowstep: 3,000 damage. Envenomed Dagger Throw: 465 nature/3 sec, -15% movement speed for 12 sec. Kidney Shot. 3 sec stun
+|Deadly: 1065/3 sec. Shadowstep: 7,000 damage. EDT: 1065/3 sec
+|-
+|{{RaceIcon|Human|Male}}{{NPC||Twilight Sentinel}}
+|Human warrior. Spectral Strike: 100% weapon damage, ignores armor. Shield Bash: 10% weapon damage, 4 second interrupt. Tortured Enrage: +100% melee attack speed for 8 sec.
+|Shield Bash: 20% weapon damage
+|-
+|{{RaceIcon|Dwarf|Male}}{{NPC||Twilight Rimeweaver}}
+|Dwarf frost shaman. Black Ice Lance: 2775-3225 damage. Soul Rime: +50% incoming magical damage for 15 sec. Freezing Darkness: 4275-4725 damage, 2 sec stun. Frost Trap.
+|Shoot: 4163-4837 damage. Ice Shot: 5700-6300 damage.
+|-
+|}
+The trash waves of Falric and Marwyn have been removed, and are replaced with several packs of Twilight's Hammer forces. The hallways leading to Xarosan's chamber and the Shadow Throne are gauntlets of sorts, with four trash mob packs spawning within 30 seconds of each other at the far end of the hall and running towards the players.
-Now, we have yet another official timeline in [[Alliance Player's Guide]], june 2006...[[User:Baggins|Baggins]] 07:46, 10 July 2006 (EDT)
+==Gallery==
-== War of the shifting sands, problem. ==
+<gallery>
+File:HallsofReflection Scene.jpg|Xarosan has an agenda all his own.
+File:The Shadow Throne.jpg|In the Shadow Throne, the master of Twilight awaits.
+File:Halls_of_Reflection_Saronite_Necropolis.jpg|The dread Malykriss.
+</gallery>
+[[Category:Fan fiction| ]]
-the timeline on the main page shows the war of the shifting sands to happen before the war of the ancients, but that conflicts with events detailed in the war of the ancients trilogy. During the war malfurian was young and not yet mated to Tyrande, but in wow it is quite clear that malfurion's son was killed by General Rajaxx of the Quirajii, not to mention that during the war of the ancients malfurion was somewhat unknown and in the war of the shifting sands he was clearly a powerful leader of his people.
-:Malfurion doesn't have a son.  You're confusing Malfurion with [[Fandral Staghelm]].  -- [[User:Maenos|Maenos]] 22:29, 14 November 2006 (EST)
-== "The spirit of Balnazzar" ==
-In the section of the article entitled [[Timeline#Between 21 and 25 Years After the First War|Between 21 and 25 Years After the First War]], there's a note that the "spirit of Balnazzar [...] possesses the body of the paladin Saiden Dathrohan." This seems inaccurate, since when you kill Dathrohan, he transforms into Balnazzar, not resurrects Balnazzar. It seems more likely that the dreadlord is actually masquerading as this paladin rather than possessing his body. See the article on [[Balnazzar]] for more information. I'd like to change that note to something more accurate but can't quite think of what that might be yet. {{User:Montag/sig}}
-== Epoch ==
-I was wondering, for us in articles, if we could establish a WoW version of AD and BC. Blizzard have been going off the first war/first warcraft game, so i've made a few ideas i'd like to propose.
-# War:
-#*BW - Before War
-#*AW - Anno War
-# Warcraft (Short):
-#*BW - Before Warcraft
-#*AW - Anno Warcraft
-# Warcraft (Long):
-#*BWC - Before Warcraft
-#*AWC - Anno Warcraft
-# First War:
-#*BFW - Before First War
-#*AFW - Anno First War
-Let me know what you think. --[[User:Zeal|<span title="Zeal Vurte">Zeal</span>]]&nbsp;<small>([[User talk:Zeal|<span title="Zeal's Talk">talk</span>]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Zeal|<span title="Zeal's Contributions">contr</span>]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;[http://www.zealvurte.co.uk <span title="Zeal's Website">web</span>])</small> 00:23, 28 December 2006 (EST)
-:The only problem I have with it is that there isn't any straightforward locked down timeline and Blizzard keeps on releasing a new timeline, with changes practically every time they release a new book or game, :p...
-:Its the main reason I've been hesistant to give specific dates when I list information from the RPG. This article has some accuracy issues as well, sometimes refrencing a hodge podge of dates from random timelines, including the first one established in Warcraft I & 2, and later ones.[[User:Baggins|Baggins]] 00:27, 28 December 2006 (EST)
-::Well until i see reason otherwise, i'm sticking with what makes sense in terms of timelines, which i expressed in [[Talk:War of the Ancients (Alternate History)|War of the Ancients]]. Makes it straightfoward and locked down enough for me. Was merely considering appending (New) and (Old) to dates. --[[User:Zeal|<span title="Zeal Vurte">Zeal</span>]]&nbsp;<small>([[User talk:Zeal|<span title="Zeal's Talk">talk</span>]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Zeal|<span title="Zeal's Contributions">contr</span>]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;[http://www.zealvurte.co.uk <span title="Zeal's Website">web</span>])</small> 00:52, 28 December 2006 (EST)
-:::So you are saying you just want to say happens before event, or after event, but don't plan to be super "specific" with numbering the dates?[[User:Baggins|Baggins]] 00:54, 28 December 2006 (EST)
-::::I plan to be specific with dates as Blizzard wish to give, eg. Warcraft 3 = 21 AW (Old). --[[User:Zeal|<span title="Zeal Vurte">Zeal</span>]]&nbsp;<small>([[User talk:Zeal|<span title="Zeal's Talk">talk</span>]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Zeal|<span title="Zeal's Contributions">contr</span>]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;[http://www.zealvurte.co.uk <span title="Zeal's Website">web</span>])</small> 01:01, 28 December 2006 (EST)
-:::::Well there you see we have a problem, which timeline from Blizzard do we choose? One time line states Warcraft 3 ends in year 21 {{Cite|WoWOSG|39}}, another states it ended in year 20 {{Cite|LoC|35}}, and some of the most recent timelines says it ended 25 years or in some 26 after {{Cite|APG|161}}{{Cite|WoWRPG|11}}{{Cite|WRPG|33}}. Or you can go back to the warcraft 3 manual itself, it gives yet another date, and I'm sure I'm not refrencing every possible timeline option out there...
-:::::You only used one event for an example, and I just refrenced 3 seperate timelines used by Blizzard, and I can assure you that for some individual events, they have been moved up or down the timeline into different years each timeline, so they don't all match up.[[User:Baggins|Baggins]] 01:12, 28 December 2006 (EST)
-::::::So many edit conflicts :p Didn't realize retcons were a topic up for debate for this issue :p Newest official source is always the most accurate source. In most cases, WoW, or it's website, is that source. I can't see any reason to ever reference retconed timelines unless it's a talk about the differences or the timeline specific to that source, and in that case, it's easy enough to append the source to the differing dates. --[[User:Zeal|<span title="Zeal Vurte">Zeal</span>]]&nbsp;<small>([[User talk:Zeal|<span title="Zeal's Talk">talk</span>]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Zeal|<span title="Zeal's Contributions">contr</span>]]&nbsp;-&nbsp;[http://www.zealvurte.co.uk <span title="Zeal's Website">web</span>])</small> 01:23, 28 December 2006 (EST)
-Nope the official site's timeline is not the newest timeline source, it hasn't been updated or altered in ages. Infact most of it is just taken from the Warcraft 3 manual, or WoW manual, which are also out of date. To be honest Blizzard's most recent released timeline would have to be the one in [[Alliance Player's Guide]]. I think to be fair we would have to post every single possible timeline Blizzard ever released, and let people decide for themselves from that. But that is not needed on individual pages.
-Ingame WoW does not have a specific timeline either, quests happen out of order, and some events have not yet occured in the literature side of events either.
-This is one reason why bookkeepers as a whole have probably avoided using specific dates... Too much of a chance of Blizzard changing things yet again.[[User:Baggins|Baggins]] 01:26, 28 December 2006 (EST)

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