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WotLK Player Chronicles

WotLK Player Chronicles | Vikstone's Classic Expedition

Between November 2008 and August 2009, Vikstone didn’t journey through Northrend alone. Over 50 players from Terokkar-US answered the call when elite quests required allies. This page honors them. Every name, every screenshot, and every shared victory is preserved here for Vikstone’s Classic Expedition.

Preserving the Heroes of Terokkar-US (2008-2009)

Sometimes, help came from my guildmates from Trinity Exiles, brothers and sisters in arms who’d been there since Vanilla WoW and Star Wars Galaxies. Sometimes it was strangers passing through the zone who stopped when they saw me struggling with an impossible fight.

Each of us has a role to play.

– Tirion Fordring –

Mid-fight, in the chaos of elite encounters and scripted events, I recorded those who stood beside Vikstone. These screenshots are from 2008-2009, during the original Wrath of the Lich King expansion. As my night elf warrior played through WotLK, I experienced each encounter as it happened, not knowing what came next.

Friends Who Never Let You Fight Alone

These screenshots remind me of what I loved most about WoW back then: the sense of community and a reliance on one another when information wasn’t readily available. Even Horde players helped me when I was stuck. Some players became famous across the server. That’s just how it was on the Terokkar US server. Everyone pitched in.

Now, many years later, Terokkar-US no longer exists as it once did. Characters were deleted. Guilds disbanded. Players moved on, and the game’s social fabric changed. Some of these players I grouped with once – a brief encounter, a stranger lending a hand. Others, like Mardagan, journeyed with me across 20 elite quests, becoming true companions in the fight against the Scourge.

We all moved on eventually, but those guildmates and friends made Wrath special. I put this all down mainly to remember the people I played with. It’s a tribute to our shared late nights and close calls. That’s what made the game legendary.

It’s the people you tackled it with.

The Companions

These names on this page belong to players who kept showing up. Quest after quest, zone after zone, they answered the call so many times that Vikstone’s story became partly theirs. These are the companions of the expedition.

Before the Gate of Horror (6) — **Before the Gate of Horror**

Mardagan

Trinity Exiles | Human Paladin | 20 quests

Twenty elite quests, more than any other player in this archive. Mardagan stood beside Vikstone from the Amphitheater of Anguish in Zul’Drak to the gladiator pits of Valhalas, then through the five-player fights leading to the gates of Icecrown Citadel. When I needed a paladin, he was usually online. He later inspired a character of the same name in The Shadow of the Lich.

Gabe

Trinity Exiles | 8 quests

Gabe was there at the beginning and the middle. He helped me in Prisoner of War back in Borean Tundra (my first dungeon quest), then ran the entire Amphitheater of Anguish chain in Zul’Drak, all five bouts plus the champion. He inspired Father Gabriel in The Shadow of the Lich, the scholar the red dragonflight came to trust.

Briee

Trinity Exiles | Night Elf Hunter | 7 quests

Briee’s seven quests were all one campaign: the Amphitheater of Anguish, start to finish. From The Champion’s Call through every arena bout to The Champion of Anguish, her pet and her arrows were part of my crew that cleared the ring.

Deajavu

Trinity Exiles | Night Elf Rogue | 7 quests

Like Briee, Deajavu committed to the whole Amphitheater of Anguish run. A rogue in an arena chain is pure damage and pure trust, since nobody is off-tanking for you when the champion turns your way.

Superjosh

Poets and Pirates | Human Paladin | 6 quests

Superjosh was not a guildmate, and he still fought all six rounds of the Battle at Valhalas beside Vikstone and Mardagan, from Fallen Heroes to the Final Challenge in the pit at Jotunheim.

Sikotic

Trinity Exiles | Night Elf Death Knight | 5 quests

Sikotic’s five quests trace the middle of the expedition: Prisoner of War in Borean Tundra, then a string of Dragonblight elites including The Plume of Alystros and Wanton Warlord. A death knight guildmate in 2009 was OP, and the dude was way ahead of most of us in gear and skills.

Wopak

Trinity Exiles | Dwarf Warrior | 5 quests

A fellow warrior, which meant we understood each other. Wopak was there for Prisoner of War in Borean Tundra and returned for the endgame, joining the five-player fights at the Fleshwerks and the walls of Icecrown Citadel itself in Shatter the Shards and The Guardians of Corp’rethar. I always looked up to him over the years, especially in his ability to tank. Wopak inspired the dwarf character of the same name in The Shadow of the Lich novel.

Calvey

Trinity Exiles | Draenei Hunter | 2 quests

Calvey joined for two of the hardest fights on this page, the five-player quests at the very walls of Icecrown Citadel. She inspired the huntress Calvey in The Shadow of the Lich. She has been with Trinity Exiles since nearly the beginning, including the days of Star Wars Galaxies.

The Guildmates and Regulars

Trinity Exiles carried this expedition, with help from a few regulars from other guilds who kept crossing paths with us. Two, three, four quests each.

Apollyn

Trinity Exiles | Human Death Knight | 3 quests

Apollyn joined for the full Onslaught Harbor storyline in Icecrown, three five-player fights ending with The Admiral Revealed, where the Scarlet Onslaught’s leader turned out to be the dreadlord Mal’Ganis.

Baddad

The Chosen One | Night Elf Rogue | 2 quests

Baddad crossed paths with Vikstone twice in Icecrown, once against the frost wyrm Chillmaw in Threat From Above and once in the Onslaught Harbor fights.

Bonvitch

Knights of the Abyss | 2 quests

Bonvitch showed up in the Storm Peaks for Sirana Iceshriek, then again for Thrusting Hodir’s Spear, the one where you leap onto a wild wyrm mid-flight and ride it down. That quest was renamed Forging Hodir’s Spear, one of many changes Blizzard made years later. Technically, I filmed Bonvitch using my netherwing drake (drake cam).

Buri

Trinity Exiles | 3 quests

Buri worked the Dragonblight bounty boards with Vikstone, clearing Really Big Worm in Ice Heart Cavern along with the wanted posters for Kreug Oathbreaker and Onslaught Commander Iustus.

Combatant

Crusaders of Stormwind | Human Warrior | 2 quests

A warrior from another guild who stayed for two rounds of the Onslaught Harbor storyline, including the Mal’Ganis reveal in The Admiral Revealed.

Cytoplasm

Perpetually Undecided | Night Elf Death Knight | 2 quests

Great name, better guild name. Cytoplasm fought through Second Chances and The Admiral Revealed at Onslaught Harbor.

Dagerthy

Trinity Exiles | Night Elf Druid | 3 quests

Dagerthy healed and shapeshifted through the entire Onslaught Harbor chain in Icecrown, all three five-player fights.

The Guardians of Corp'rethar — **The Guardians of Corp’rethar**

Dowilob

Trinity Exiles | 2 quests

Dowilob answered two calls in Zul’Drak, the troll storyline of The Gods Have Spoken and the bounty hunt Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper.

Freakuout

Unholy Wrath | Night Elf Death Knight | 2 quests

Freakuout joined the five-player work around the Fleshwerks in Icecrown, including the fight against the flesh giant Coprous the Defiled.

Harock

Trinity Exiles | Night Elf Death Knight | 3 quests

Harock fought three bouts in the Amphitheater of Anguish, standing in the ring for From Beyond, Tuskarrmageddon, and Yggdras. Vikstone was able to finish this series early on during his journey and obtain the De-Raged Waraxe.

Hibiscus

Trinity Exiles | Night Elf Druid | 2 quests

Hibiscus was there at the end, joining the five-player quests at the gates of Icecrown Citadel in Shatter the Shards and The Guardians of Corp’rethar.

Hyperian

Trinity Exiles | Human Warrior | 4 quests

Another warrior of the Exiles. Hyperian fought three rounds in the Amphitheater of Anguish and tracked down Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper, all in Zul’Drak.

Jartal

Harmony | Draenei Shaman | 2 quests

Jartal’s totems anchored the five-player fights at the Fleshwerks in Icecrown, including the takedown of Coprous the Defiled.

Javeen

Trinity Exiles | Night Elf Druid | 2 quests

Javeen stepped into the Amphitheater of Anguish for two of its heaviest bouts, Tuskarrmageddon and Yggdras.

Mcgabe

Trinity Exiles | Human Priest | 2 quests

Mcgabe kept the arena crew alive through Tuskarrmageddon and Yggdras in the Amphitheater of Anguish, which is exactly where you want a priest. This was Gabe’s alt, of course.

Natea

Trinity Exiles | Draenei Paladin | 2 quests

Natea brought her paladin to the Fleshwerks in Icecrown for Basic Chemistry and the fight against Coprous the Defiled.

Septem

Trinity Exiles | Human Paladin | 2 quests

Septem joined Vikstone twice in Zul’Drak, for The Gods Have Spoken and the bounty Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper.

Toity

Vortex | Gnome Mage | 2 quests

Toity’s gnome mage helped bring down two of Grizzly Hills’ three-player fights, the worg battle Hour of the Worg and the corrupted bear god Ursoc himself in Ursoc, the Bear God.

Zaboomafu

Trinity Exiles | Dwarf Paladin | 3 quests

Zaboomafu cleared the Dragonblight wanted board with Vikstone, hunting down High Shaman Bloodpaw, Kreug Oathbreaker, and Onslaught Commander Iustus.

The Friends and Strangers Who Stopped

Most of these players grouped with Vikstone exactly once, including those from my guild. A stranger passing through the zone, a name in general chat, someone who saw me getting wtfpwned and stopped to help. This included even Horde players.

Amarenn

Trinity Exiles | Human Warlock | 1 quest

Amarenn’s warlock joined the Dragonblight bounty hunt for Kreug Oathbreaker.

Aswin

Trinity Exiles | Human Warrior | 1 quest

Aswin helped bring down the giant jormungar of Ice Heart Cavern in Really Big Worm.

Biggiet

Gypsies | Human Mage | 1 quest

Biggiet stopped in Grizzly Hills for the three-player worg fight in Hour of the Worg.

Bombadil

Trinity Exiles | Gnome Mage | 1 quest

Bombadil answered the call for Against the Giants in Icecrown. This quest is meant for more than two players, but he did so much DPS while I simply tanked as Vikstone.

Brachii

Silly Latin Name | 1 quest

Brachii, of the immortally named Silly Latin Name, joined the five-player fight in Basic Chemistry at the Fleshwerks.

Cathayia

The Reaper Strain | Human Mage | 1 quest

Cathayia helped rescue Archmage Evanor from Coldarra in Prisoner of War, one of the earliest elite fights of the expedition.

Celrinn

Soul Sovereignty | Night Elf Hunter | 1 quest

Celrinn joined the fight against the giants of Howling Fjord in March of the Giants.

Cyndren

Imperium | Night Elf Druid | 1 quest

Cyndren stopped in Icecrown to help take down the frost wyrm Chillmaw in Threat From Above.

Disinfekt

with a vengeance | Blood Elf Paladin | 1 quest

A Horde paladin along the way. Disinfekt is listed here because that was Terokkar, where even the other faction sometimes stopped to help. He joined the Chillmaw fight in Threat From Above.

Dryskol

Human Paladin | 1 quest

Dryskol joined the three-player fight against the harpy matriarch Sirana Iceshriek in the Storm Peaks.

Elliptical

Recession | 1 quest

Elliptical, guilded in Recession, which was a very 2009 name, helped bring down the elite Malas the Corrupter in Zul’Drak.

Entrei

Trinity Exiles | Draenei Death Knight | 1 quest

Entrei stood against the corrupted bear god himself in Ursoc, the Bear God at Grizzlemaw.

Erytria

Republic | Human Death Knight | 1 quest

Erytria joined the fight against Malas the Corrupter in Zul’Drak.

Fieroth

The Crusade | Gnome Mage | 1 quest

Fieroth’s mage joined Vikstone for Chain of Command in Icecrown. Actually, he avenged me after I got blitzed to death from an overpull.

Fogo

Hurricane | 1 quest

Fogo stopped for the Chillmaw fight in Threat From Above, one of Icecrown’s classic pickup-group magnets.

Goldn

Vae Victus | Draenei Priest | 1 quest

Goldn healed the five-player fight in Second Chances at Onslaught Harbor.

Hashaan

Convicted | Human Paladin | 1 quest

Hashaan joined the push to stop the ritual at Zol’Heb in Convocation at Zol’Heb.

Healwithlove

Asleep at the Keyboard | Human Priest | 1 quest

Healwithlove, of Asleep at the Keyboard, healed the fight at Zol’Heb in Convocation at Zol’Heb.

Hearcraft

1 quest

Hearcraft joined the Zul’Drak bounty hunt Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper.

Hooblerlol

Resistance is Futile | Blood Elf Paladin | 1 quest

Another Horde paladin who crossed the faction line to fight Chillmaw in Threat From Above.

Jkingg

Vande- Industries | 1 quest

Jkingg joined the five-player fight in Second Chances at Onslaught Harbor.

Ogamiitto

Night Elf Rogue | 1 quest

Ogamiitto’s blades joined the worg fight in Hour of the Worg in Grizzly Hills.

Sanathel

The Supremacy | Human Warrior | 1 quest

Sanathel joined the Onslaught Harbor fight in Second Chances.

Sandybabie

Warriors of SW | Night Elf Hunter | 1 quest

Sandybabie was there for The Battle for the Undercity, marching beside Vikstone in one of the expansion’s biggest story moments. I wrote about this quest chain in more detail in my Wrathgate post.

Sizzor

Cyber Nation | Rogue | 1 quest

Sizzor joined the Zul’Drak bounty hunt Wanted: Ragemane’s Flipper.

Slaygn

Till Death Do We Part | Night Elf Hunter | 1 quest

Slaygn joined A Hero’s Burden in Sholazar Basin, the fight against Artruis the Heartless that forces a choice no player forgets.

Thimbles

Poets and Pirates | Gnome Warlock | 1 quest

Thimbles brought warlock fire to the Chillmaw fight in Threat From Above.

Trichome

Army of One | Dwarf Death Knight | 1 quest

Trichome joined the fight at Zol’Heb in Convocation at Zol’Heb.

Vor

Phantom Raiders | 1 quest

Vor joined the D.E.H.T.A. operation in The Assassination of Harold Lane in Borean Tundra.

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Contents

WotLK Player Chronicles | Vikstone's Classic Expedition

Preserving the Heroes of Terokkar-US (2008-2009)

Friends Who Never Let You Fight Alone

Amarenn

Apollyn

Aswin

Baddad

Biggiet

Bombadil

Bonvitch

Brachii

Briee

Buri

Calvey

Cathayia

Celrinn

Combatant

Cyndren

Cytoplasm

Dagerthy

Deajavu

Disinfekt

Dowilob

Dryskol

Elliptical

Entrei

Erytria

Fieroth

Fogo

Freakuout

Gabe

Goldn

Harock

Hashaan

Healwithlove

Hearcraft

Hibiscus

Hooblerlol

Hyperian

Jartal

Javeen

Jkingg

Mardagan

Mcgabe

Natea

Ogamiitto

Sanathel

Sandybabie

Septem

Sikotic

Sizzor

Slaygn

Superjosh

Thimbles

Toity

Trichome

Vor

Wopak

Zaboomafu

The Companions

Mardagan

Gabe

Briee

Deajavu

Superjosh

Sikotic