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Life here in Northrend is not as glamorous as I would have hoped. The Vrykul seem to be an aggressive race and I have had to perform such tasks as slaying and dismembering their bodies to deter further attack. I have also met a group of Taunka at Camp Winterhoof. Greatmother Ankha and Chieftan Ashtotem have been concerned about the goings on at Gjalerbron - a Vrykul controlled fortress just to the east of Camp Winterhoof. Apparently they had been performing living sacrifices in some kind of twisted awakening ritual to turn fallen Vrykul into Scourge warriors.
I ventured over there and managed to find cage keys on some of the Vrykul I killed and used them to free the prisoners - many of them Taunka. I'm glad that I managed to spare them their lives but I don't think it was enough. The Vrykul continue to capture their living sacrifices regardless. Deep inside the main building at Gjalerbron The necrolords are looking over dormant Vrykul that I believe can be awakened using a strange kind of wand-like device. I found one of them in the hands of a dead Scourge, but I haven't managed to use it successfully - the Vrykul that I apply it to keel over and die. I suppose I shouldn't be concerned - who knows what would have happened had I been able to re-activate them.
From one of the slain Vrykul I found a tattered and bloodied scroll detailing an attack on Camp Winterhoof by Glacion, a Frost Wyrm. I hastily took the plans to Celea Frozenmane who advised me that I should figure out a way to call down the Frost Wyrm and destroy him before it was too late. Upon investigation of the eastern side of Gjalerbron I noticed that there was a Wyrmcaller performing strange rituals around runic circles on the floor. With the aid of some nearby allies, we ambushed him and took a cold horn from his body - a device presumably used to summon forth his undead dragon. We used it to call Glacion from his position circling above and managed, with some effort, to slay him. Hopefully the attack on Camp Winterhoof has been temporarily averted but I don't think this will mean that the Taunka can live in peace. They are planning to push into the northern parts of the continent soon, where it is safer. I'm not convinced this is the best plan of action having heard stories about the fates of previous expeditions, but this land has been their home for a long time. As a spiritual race, they can sense the danger around them.
Apart from the Vrykul threat, there have been many other strange happenings around Howling Fjord. The delicate nature of the area has been disturbed and I can't help but feel that the Horde and Alliance expeditions are partially responsible, even though we wouldn't be here if it weren't for the Lich King and his Scourge armies.
The area has gradually been thawing and as a plea for help the secretive Frost Nymphs of the Frozen Glade have allowed themselves to be seen by outsiders for the first time. Their sisters from the Vibrant Glade have become twisted and violent due to the recent change of habitat. There are a few Taunka looking over the activities at a Dwarven dig site south of Camp Winterhoof. One of these Taunka, Sage Mistwalker, asked me to infiltrate Rivenwood (using a disguise) in order to help Ulfang - a distressed worg that had lost his alpha male status to an impostor. I have also taken a trip up Frostblade Peak to meditate at Frostblade Shrine - indeed, everything has been preying on my mind. It did help me to calm down a lot just by looking out over the world.
Saturday November 15, 2008 Comment
