[Lore] Icecrown Citadel, Frostmourne (Part III)

 

Frostmourne, better known by its original English name as Frostmourne is a leaf that Ner'zhul, the Lich King, extracted from his Frozen Throne, intending for Arthas Menethil - his potential host - to discover it on the continent of Northrend. Currently carried by the new Lich King

 

History: Muradin Bronzebeard (brother of King Magni and Brann Bronzebeard), a dwarf expeditionary last seen in Northrend, was searching for the weapon after learning of the tremendous power of Frostmourne, just as Arthas and his men arrived. When the forces of the Dreadlord Mal'Ganis (sent by Archimonde as the Lich King's guardian and conspirator who influenced Arthas to destroy Stratholme) began to corner them, Arthas and Muradin marched to claim the weapon.

 

Deep within a cave (later called the Frostmourne Cavern by the Scarlet Onslaught), was kept by The Guardian (little information is known, except that they kept the sword in this cave and were in charge of preventing anyone who tried to possess it, to the point of fighting to avoid it, supposedly it is a type of elemental manifestation) and their other guardians, who tried to warn Arthas of the danger that said said sword represented, but he destroyed them without any regard. When they found the sword, Muradin read the inscription on his dais:

Whoever takes this blade will wield eternal power. Just as the blade tears the flesh, so the power will mark the spirit.

Muradin after reading this came to the conclusion that the sword was cursed, but Arthas said that he would gladly carry any curse that weighs on him in order to save his land. When Arthas said this, the ice trapped by the sword shattered in a huge explosion. A fragment of this ice hit Muradin, knocking him senseless and this being the last time anything was heard of him (it was speculated that he died but it was later revealed that Yorg Stormbloom, King of the Frostborn, is Muradin, and we can see him in a quest chain in the Storm Peaks in the Frostborn village) Arthas did not hesitate to discard his hammer and take up the sword. Sword in hand, Arthas returned to his base and staged a counterattack against Mal'Ganis, quickly destroying the Dreadlord's base. He faced Arthas and they fought, telling him that Ner'zhul knew that he (Arthas) would take the cursed sword without hesitation. He spoke to her now as if Arthas were now one of his own. To the demon's surprise, Arthas used the moonblade to kill the Dreadlord at the command of the Lich King.

From the moment Arthas took on the Frostmourne, he lost his soul to the Lich King and became a death knight. After a relatively short time in Northrend with the sword, Arthas returned to Lordaeron. Having been converted to The Scourge through Frostmourne / Ner'zhul, Arthas killed his father, King Terenas and claimed his throne.

 

The origin: Tichondrius (member of the fiery legion and belonging to the race of the nathrezim, being their leader) affirmed that the Lich King forged the sword; this is unlikely, as Ner'zhul possibly lacked the power to create items from the Frozen Throne. Tichondrius was perhaps trying to avoid telling Arthas about the Burning Legion. Ner'zhul himself told Arthas that the Frostmourne was once locked within the Frozen Throne alongside him. It is more likely that the sword was forged by someone belonging to the Legion, and Kil'jaeden put it in prison for unknown reasons. If this were so, it is quite likely to give Ner'zhul an escape route. For now, the exact origins of the Frostmourne are a mystery, various sources suggest that it was forged by the Legion and not Ner'zhul:

 

Frostmourne is an artifact of great evil and tremendous power, forged by demons to contain the powers of the Lich King. Ner'zhul threw the sword out of the Frozen Throne and devised a way for Arthas to find it. Desperate for any power strong enough to defeat the Scourge, in his arrogance, Prince Arthas took possession of the runeblade and thereby sealed his curse, just as Ner'zhul planned.

 

The official history section of Wrath of the Lich King tells that the Frostmourne precedes Ner'zhul:

 

Ner'zhul's spirit was magically encased within ancient ancient armor and bound to the mighty Frostmourne Blade-rune. To ensure Ner'zhul's obedience, Kil'jaeden sealed the armor and sword within a block of ice mined from the confines of the Twisting Nether.

 

The ripening: Frostmourne has the ability to drain the life of its victims - and the soul of whom it touches. The Lich King is able to see and hear through the eyes and ears of one who carries the Frostmourne; This ability cannot be avoided by any mortal means. The Lich King can communicate with the bearer by telepathy, on any plane and at any distance. The Lich King uses this ability to slowly corrupt its wielder. This has serious repercussions. The individual who wears it does not usually do so willingly. Over time the person goes from being good to neutral and from neutral to finally evil. A person who is not Undead, by carrying it will become one. Finally the sword is able to suck the soul. Frostmourne, therefore, retains the memory and abilities of its victims. In fact, if the wielder is a mile or less from the sword, he is controlled by it, not fully realizing the controlled. If the distance is greater, the sword cannot control the bearer's body, in which case this subject can realize what the sword does to him (if he did not already know).

 

The Lich King can take possession of a soulless body that comes into contact with him and Frostmourne at the same time. The soul absorbed by the sword is shattered at the expense of itself, passing to the power of the Lich King, lost for all eternity. The souls that are linked to the King, go on to grant him their memories and abilities. He only did this once, with Prince Arthas Menethil.

 

The power of the sword in Warcraft III: In Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Frostmourne increased Arthas's base damage by 22 points, and allowed him to deal Chaos damage, which is fully effective against all types of armor (including buildings and divine beings). For balance reasons, the effect was only applied in the Frostmourne quest and not during the “Path of the Damned” or “Legacy of the Damned” campaigns.

 

The power of the sword in Warcraft RPG: In the Monster Manual, Frostmourne is a unique and indestructible item - a bastard sword with the following abilities: Increased hit rating, increased damage, increased critical rating, increased haste, the ability to cast incorporeal creatures until they become corporeal, the ability to create bleeding wounds and reduce the stamina of their victims, extra damage against beings aligned with the good, extra damage against the living, and drain life from the wounded with it.

 

Frostmourne at Blizzcon '07: The Frostmourne stats as a World of Warcraft item were displayed on the BlizzCon 2007 Lore panel. The developers commented that they were “still working out the details” and that the effect on equipping “is deprived of certain powers. " Closing the topic with “We will bring you more information in the future, we promise"The quote that is attached to the object,"Say hello to the king, baby”Is a phrase popularized by Bruce Campbell at the end of Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness, and by Duke Nukem in various games.

 

 

Frostmourne at Blizzcon '09: During the class panel at BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard developers announced that players will not be able to obtain the sword in the Icecrown Citadel raid. In its place, there will be a two-handed ax called the Shadow Agony.

They were also very clear as to why we couldn't get Frostmourne. Textually not «we can loot this object because well ... it would steal your soul and we would have a new lich king and ... it would be a bummer«.

 

Frostmourne in patch 3.3: Right at the end of the Well of Saron, the leper gnome Krick He recounts that Arthas has left Frostmourne unguarded in the Halls of Reflection, his private sanctuary, in the Frozen Halls of Icecrown Citadel.

 

 

Curiosity: In a hidden cave, in the game X-men Origins: Wolverine. Inside the cave, Wolverine finds a skeleton with an exclamation point above its head, as if it were a person who gives missions in WoW, and a sword that is a replica of Frostmourne. Finding this room unlocks the “WoW!” Achievement / trophy, depending on which platform it is played on (Xbox 360 or Playstation 3). The description of the achievement confirms: "You feel cold as a lifeless skeleton and the name" Arthas "is read on the sword"