World of Warcraft Cinematic Quest Guide

World of Warcraft
Cinematic Quest Guide

last updated on April 17, 2018

The World of Warcraft: Cinematic Quest Guide is a massive cinematic walkthrough of the storyline quests in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King from the Alliance perspective. Incorporating WoWHead’s integrated tool-tips, it portrays the tale of a Night Elf Warrior named Vikstone in his mission to kill the Lich King and avenge his murdered clan. It’s a nostalgic twist between a role-playing story and a quest guide, allowing all World of Warcraft veterans to re-live specific moments in the game’s lore just as they all took place from 2009-2010.

Wrath of the Lich King: A Tale of Revenge

ergeant Vikstone is a legendary Night Elf veteran returning home after fighting several campaigns against the Horde and the Burning Legion. Vikstone discovers that the Lich King is responsible for murdering every surviving member of his clan during the events of The Burning Crusade. His family was the last of an ancient bloodline, built upon the tenets of the Warrior.

Swearing to avenge them, he travels to the continent of Northrend on a final mission to stop the Lich King, an entity the Vrykuls called “the God of Death.” In this new world, he finds himself in the middle of one of Azeroth’s most destructive wars. Vikstone makes his necessary transformation throughout the journey in order to kill what’s left of Arthas Menethil. In his quest to gain enough power to one day face the Lich King, he questions his own sense of morality as he cuts down everyone and everything that stands in his way.

You probably think you’re quite strong — fighting these undead and crushing their bones beneath your war machines. That is nothing compared to the strength it took to create them.

– Matthias Lehner –

History has shown him that anyone can be killed, even the Lich King.

Vikstone began his tale at level 70 following the events of The Burning Crusade. His evolution in gear, talent specializations (Arms, Fury, Protection) and appearances are all captured in a chronological fashion as he progresses through the quest lines, from Borean Tundra to Icecrown on the Terokkar realm (circa 2008-2009). It is the greatest undertaking of his military career. Experience the entire story of Wrath of the Lich King through his eyes.

Over 50 different players assist him in major boss fights and elite quests throughout the game, a process that took over 22,000 screenshots to capture.

Wrath of the Lich King is the story of Arthas’ retribution. His crimes are revealed to Vikstone throughout the story in his several confrontations with the Lich King, before the final confrontation. There is no way to tell the story of Arthas Menethil without telling the story of Vikstone.

Foreword

Northrend Atlas

Boss Fights and Guest Appearances

The Making of the Guide

Why the Warrior Class?

The Author’s History in World of Warcraft

Map of Northrend

1. Foreword

8 Quests

2.1 Borean Tundra Quests

The Borean Tundra is located in the far western edge of Northrend, and is the home of the tuskarr, Drakkari trolls, and blue dragons. The Undead Scourge and the naga also inhabit the zone. Important landmarks of the region include the tuskarr capital of Kaskala and the Riplash Ruins. Coldarra is an island just off the coast. Kaskala is currently under siege and the tuskarr have moved to Unu’pe.

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2.2 Howling Fjord Quests

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2.3 Dragonblight Quests

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2.4 Grizzly Hills Quests

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2.5 Sholazar Basin Quests

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2.6 Zul’Drak Quests

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2.7 The Storm Peaks Quests

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2.8 Icecrown Quests

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Boss Fights and Guest Appearances

eatured in Boss Fights and Guest Appearances are notable members of my guild Trinity Exiles and the many individual players who were on the Terokkar realm during that era. For a large portion of the encounters, it was all spontaneous, with random players offering to lend a hand to Vikstone, and vice versa. If you played World of Warcraft in 2009 on this server, you might be in one of the

following quests. One of my major motivations to bring back this guide was to immortalize my friends, many of whom I would never get the chance to play with again. To me they will always be “Terokkar’s finest.”

Epilogue

When it comes to this tale, does Vikstone ever kill the Lich King, avenge his family, and save Azeroth from certain destruction?

It’s pretty to think so.

One can simply try to understand what Blizzard intended to represent with Northrend. To me, it posed the theme of redemption and the prospect of Valhalla, where all warriors slain in combat aspire to go in Norse mythology to feast with the Gods. I wanted to leave the ending to this story open, because it was the journey that made it worthwhile. As a Night Elf, Vikstone was immortal to time just like the Lich King but in the end there would be only one man left standing. When it comes to who was morally right in his actions, Vikstone was ruthless, cutting down thousands of NPCs and players throughout his lifetime. His decision to fight the Lich King would have meant certain death and thus permanently end his family’s bloodline. He was prepared to make it his final act, perhaps to receive retribution for his own crimes and atrocities that he had committed in previous campaigns. Was there any good left in Arthas Menethil’s heart? Was any man truly beyond the reach of forgiveness? It was a question that would always linger in Vikstone’s heart as he found himself falling into the same darkness that befell Arthas.

In my heart I like to think Vikstone eventually succeeds on his final mission, destroys Ner’zhul, and frees the soul of Matthias Lehner so he can gain redemption for his sins and enter Valhalla.

The final resting place of a true warrior.