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“We need to know what we’re up against. Use the eye of dominion to assume control of a lithe stalker and scout out the area. There are a few spots in particular I saw when flying in that I want you to get a closer look at: the overlook in the northeast, the work area in the southeast, the large forge near the center, and the ritual area in the southwest.
The stalker can leap far and won’t be hurt by large falls – use that to your advantage to get up and down from those ramparts.”
-Vereth the Cunning
Vereth the Cunning at the Rise of Suffering has requested that you use a Lithe Stalker to scout out Malykriss.
You will be able to choose one of these rewards:
You will also receive:
Upon completion of this quest you will gain:
Quest Giver: Vereth the Cunning — Rise of Suffering, Icecrown [54, 72]
Objective: Use a Lithe Stalker to scout four locations inside Malykriss: The Vile Hold: the Altar of Sacrifice, the Blood Forge, the Icy Lookout, and the Runeworks.
Quick Facts
Walkthrough
Take Control of the Lithe Stalker
| Button | Ability | Function |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leap | 5-45 yard range. Leaps to target location. Also breaks combat. The stalker takes no fall damage. |
| 2 | Iron Chain | Attaches a chain to a Scourge bomb, allowing you to drag it to a Lumbering Atrocity (used in follow-up quests, not needed here). |
| 3 | Heave | Knocks targets away. Bonus damage to gargoyles in stone form. |
| 4 | Throw Rock | Minor damage, distracts a target without drawing aggro. Fun but not required for this quest. |
| Location | Quest Text Description | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Lookout | “The overlook in the northeast” | [60.6, 68.7] | Highest point. On the eastern wall. |
| Blood Forge | “The large forge near the center” | [58.1, 70.9] | Northern side of the forges, ground level. |
| Runeworks | “The work area in the southeast” | [59.1, 74.4] | On a ramp to the south. |
| Altar of Sacrifice | “The ritual area in the southwest” | [56.3, 79.1] | Southern ridge, outskirts of Malykriss. |
Efficiency Tips
Lore & Secrets
Inside Arthas’s Replacement Acherus
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Vikstone's War Journal“We need to know what we’re up against,” Vereth said. “Use the eye of dominion to assume control of a lithe stalker and scout out the area. There are a few spots in particular I saw when flying in that I want you to get a closer look at: the overlook in the northeast, the work area in the southeast, the large forge near the center, and the ritual area in the southwest. The stalker can leap far and won’t be hurt by large falls. Use that to your advantage to get up and down from those ramparts. Flying may be a bit more graceful, but there’s no way we could get in as close as the stalker without being detected.”
The stalker has four things it can do and not one of them is a weapon. It leaps, forty-five yards at the far end, and the leap takes it out of a fight rather than into one. It can drag a chain. It can shove a thing away from itself. And it can throw a stone to turn a head without the head knowing who turned it.
Then I went in, and nothing looked at me.
Not the guards on the approach. Not the death knights on the northeast overlook, drilling in ranks. Not the laborers in the southeast with the saronite coming up out of the pit under them. Not the gargoyles on the walls. I walked the length of an unfinished Scourge fortress in the open with my hands empty and every creature in it saw a stalker going about its business and went back to work.
The forge in the middle is the reason for all of it. It runs at a rate you would set if you had a date to meet, and the plate coming off it is not for the things working the pit. It is being made to fit people who do not exist yet.
The overlook told me who they are for. There were more of them up there than Vereth had guessed.
The ritual area in the southwest is where the new ones are made. I stood in it for some time in a body nobody minded, and then I went back and reported the position, the numbers, and the rate, and I did not write down the rest, and Vereth did not ask me to.
“Excellent work. It seems more death knights remained loyal to Arthas than I initially thought. He certainly is sparing nothing in his attempt to replace Acherus. A pure saronite citadel would be hard to destroy. But there’s no need to destroy it. We can halt production and put down these death knight leaders before they become a real threat.”
Halt production. He is not talking about the forge.
Vereth had seen enough to know that a saronite citadel would not come down by force, and his alternative was to halt the production and kill the leadership, which starts with the Scourge’s own supply lines and the discovery that Generosity Abounds.
