Prince Arthas Menethil and Lady Jaina Proudmoore along with captain Falric began Lordaeron's search for answers on the new threat. Kel'Thuzad and the dreadlord Mal'Ganis were instructed to begin paving the way, but Ner'zhul, ever mindful of Kil'jaeden's schemes, secretly sought a way out of his prison.Īfter preparing for many long months, Kel'Thuzad and his Cult of the Damned finally struck the first blow by releasing the plague upon Lordaeron. Kel'Thuzad was soon ensnared by the Lich King, faithfully serving him as the first of a " Cult of the Damned" a cult that would worship the Lich King as a god and be taught necromancy to better aid their undead armies. Kel'Thuzad, a mage and a prominent member of Dalaran's Kirin Tor, answered his call. The Lich King then used his telepathy to reach out into Azeroth and summon any dark soul that would hear his call, focusing on masters of the arcane. Having by now established control over most of Northrend, the dreadlords urged Ner'zhul to proceed with the agreed-upon plan to prepare the world for the invasion of the Burning Legion. The Lich King was impressed by his enemy, however, and adopted nerubian architecture for his own, as a testament to the spider lords' tenacity and age. The 10-year conflict known as the War of the Spider ultimately ended with the Lich King's first major triumph (while the nerubians were immune to the plague, their corpses could still be reanimated). The Lich King entered a war with the kingdom of Azjol-Nerub, whose ancient inhabitants were immune to his plague of undeath. Thus, his powers began growing at an exponential rate a fact that the dreadlords were well aware of. As he devoured more and more souls, he only grew in power as the individual undead under his control gave him "much needed nourishment". Thus, using his psychic and necromantic powers, he was able to conquer much of Northrend. The plague of undeath that came from the Frozen Throne transformed each of them into his undead servants. Within the Frozen Throne, the Lich King experimented with his psychic powers and enslaved the local indigenous life forms. Sent to watch over him were the dreadlords, led by Tichondrius himself. This new army would not fall victim to the petty infighting that had caused the orcs to fail in conquering Azeroth earlier. Here, he would begin the formation of the Undead Scourge and in the process weaken the world in preparation for the Burning Legion. The Lich King was sent to Azeroth through the Great Dark Beyond, landing in Northrend where the ice that encased him formed into the shape of a throne. Kel'Thuzad comes before the Frozen Throne. The new being was sent to Azeroth with the Helm of Domination and Frostmourne merged with his icy tomb. Encased within the frozen cask and warped by the demon lord's chaotic powers, Ner'zhul felt his consciousness expand ten thousand-fold and he became a spectral being of unfathomable power: the Lich King. When the orc recklessly agreed, Kil'jaeden encased his spirit in a block of diamond-hard ice from the distant reaches of the Twisting Nether. He offered Ner'zhul one last chance to serve the Burning Legion or face eternal torment. Ner'zhul begged for death, but Kil'jaeden said he still had a purpose to serve. Kil'jaeden tore the old shaman's body apart, but kept his spirit intact and aware. When Ner'zhul attempted to escape Draenor, he was immediately apprehended by the demon lord Kil'jaeden.
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