Changes: The Birth of the Lich King

Trouble at Auchindoun
Start	Spymistress Mehlisah Highcrown
End	Field Commander Mahfuun
Level	70 (Requires 68)
Type	Dungeon
Category	Shattrath City
Experience	9500 EXP (or 5 70 at level 70)
Reputation	+150 Lower City
Next	[70] The Codex of Blood

Revision as of 07:56, 4 December 2011

Objectives

Report to Field Commander Mahfuun at the entrance to the Shadow Labyrinth at Auchindoun in Terokkar Forest.

Description

I have spies within Auchindoun and they have been sending me disturbing reports. That place has been nothing but trouble ever since it exploded a couple of years ago. Something in there has gone horribly wrong - again - and the Shadow Council is now on a war footing. Though the reports were lacking on details, their preparations appear to be directed inward. You must make your way to the entrance of the Shadow Labyrinth. My field commander, Mahfuun, will fill you in on what needs to be done.

Completion

It's about time that you arrived. Mehlisah said that she would be sending help days ago. And we've been fighting in here longer than that!

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-<B style="font-weight:normal;background-color:#2b2b2b;">[  [[WoWWiki:Article_type|Source Text]]  ]</B>[[Category:Lore|Birth of the Lich King]][[Category:History of Warcraft|Birth of the Lich King]][[Category:In-Game Books|Birth of the Lich King]]
+| name= Trouble at Auchindoun
+| faction= Neutral
+| level= 70
+| levelreq = 68
+| type= Dungeon
+| category = Shattrath City
+| start = [[Spymistress Mehlisah Highcrown]]
+| end = [[Field Commander Mahfuun]]
+| reputation = +150 [[Lower City]]
+| experience = 9500 EXP (or {{cost|5|70|}} at level 70)
+| rewards =
+| next  = {{questlong|Neutral|70|The Codex of Blood|The Codex of Blood|id=10094}}
+| id = 10177
+}}
+== Objectives ==
+Report to [[Field Commander Mahfuun]] at the entrance to the Shadow Labyrinth at [[Auchindoun]] in [[Terokkar Forest]].
+==  Description ==
+I have spies within [[Auchindoun]] and they have been sending me disturbing reports. That place has been nothing but trouble ever since it exploded a couple of years ago.
+Something in there has gone horribly wrong - again - and the Shadow Council is now on a war footing. Though the reports were lacking on details, their preparations appear to be directed inward.
+You must make your way to the entrance of the Shadow Labyrinth. My field commander, Mahfuun, will fill you in on what needs to be done.
+==  Completion ==
+It's about time that you arrived.
+Mehlisah said that she would be sending help days ago. &nbsp;And we've been fighting in here longer than that!
+==  Gains ==
+Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
+*9500 [[XP]] (or {{cost|5|70|}} at level 70)
+*150 [[reputation]] with [[Lower City]]
+== Quest progression ==
+# Quest:Trouble at Auchindoun
+# [[Quest:The Codex of Blood]]
+# [[Quest:Into the Heart of the Labyrinth]]
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+{{Elinks-quest|10177}}
+[[Category:Shadow Labyrinth quests|Trouble at Auchindoun]]
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+[[Category:Lower City quests]]
-''The Birth of the Lich King'' is a section of the [[History of Warcraft]], Chapter IV.  It is set immediately following the events of [[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal]]. It is also available as an [[:Category:In-Game Books|in-game book]].
-Found at:
-* Reliquary of [[Scholomance]] in the [[Western Plaguelands]].
-Timeline:
-* &larr; Previous book: [[The Alliance of Lordaeron]]
-* &rarr; Next book: [[Icecrown and the Frozen Throne]]
-<blockquote>
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-[[Ner'zhul]] and his followers entered the [[Twisting Nether]], the ethereal plane that connects all of the worlds scattered throughout the [[Great Dark Beyond]]. Unfortunately [[Kil'jaeden]] and his demonic minions were waiting for them. Kil'jaeden, who had sworn to take vengeance on Ner'zhul for his prideful defiance, slowly tore the old shaman's body apart, piece by piece. Kil'jaeden kept the shaman's spirit alive and intact, thus leaving Ner'zhul painfully aware of his body's gross dismemberment. Though Ner'zhul pleaded with the demon to release his spirit and grant him death, the demon grimly replied that the Blood Pact they had made long ago was still binding, and that Ner'zhul still had a purpose to serve.
-The orcs' failure to conquer the world for the [[Burning Legion]] forced Kil'jaeden to create a new army to sew chaos throughout the kingdoms of the [[Azeroth]]. This new army could not be allowed to fall prey to the same petty rivalries and infighting that had plagued the Horde. It would have to be merciless and single-minded in its mission. This time, Kil'jaeden could not afford to fail.
-Holding Ner'zhul's spirit helpless in stasis, Kil'jaeden gave him one last chance to serve the Legion or suffer eternal torment. Once again, Ner'zhul recklessly agreed to the demon's pact. Ner'zhul's spirit was placed within a specially crafted block of diamond-hard ice gathered from the far reaches of the Twisting Nether. Encased within the frozen cask, Ner'zhul felt his consciousness expand ten thousand-fold. Warped by the demon's chaotic powers, Ner'zhul became a spectral being of unfathomable power. At that moment, the orc known as Ner'zhul was shattered forever, and the [[Lich King]] was born.
-Ner'zhul's loyal [[death knight]]s and [[Shadowmoon]] followers were also transformed by the demon's chaotic energies. The wicked spellcasters were ripped apart and remade as skeletal [[lich]]es. The demons had ensured that even in death, Ner'zhul's followers would serve him unquestioningly.
-When the time was right, Kil'jaeden explained the mission for which he had created the Lich King. Ner'zhul was to spread a [[plague]] of death and terror across Azeroth that would snuff out human civilization forever. All those who died from the dreaded plague would arise as the [[undead]], and their spirits would be bound to Ner'zhul's iron will forever. Kil'jaeden promised that if Ner'zhul accomplished his dark mission of scouring humanity from the world, he would be freed from his curse and granted a new, healthy body to inhabit.
-Though Ner'zhul was agreeable and seemingly anxious to play his part, Kil'jaeden remained skeptical of his pawn's loyalties. Keeping the Lich King bodiless and trapped within the crystal cask assured his good conduct for the short term, but the demon knew that he would need to keep a watchful eye on him. To this end, Kil'jaeden called upon his elite demon guard, the vampiric [[dreadlord]]s, to police Ner'zhul and ensure that he accomplished his dread task. [[Tichondrius]], the most powerful and cunning of the dreadlords, warmed to the challenge; he was fascinated by the plague's severity and the Lich King's unbridled potential for genocide.
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-</blockquote>
-==Source==
-[http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/chapter4.html#25 Worldofwarcraft.com]