Shell of the Earth Guardian(Eng. Scale of the Earth-Warder) - an incredibly durable shield created from the stolen scales of the black dragon Neltharionbetter known as Deathwing. Forged from the same scale Scale Shard(Eng. Scaleshard) - a one-handed blade that is used in conjunction with a shield. The sword and shield were owned by the vrykul king Magnar Icepick, and after his death, the artifacts ended up in a tomb under the supervision of ghosts.

As the Burning Legion's new invasion across the Broken Isles began, Keeper Odin sent the new leader of the Valarjar to the tomb to retrieve the artifacts. The hero was accompanied by Hrutnir, who was the son of Magnar and wished to bring his father to the Halls of Valor. Although they had to fight Magnar and his servants in the underground halls of the tomb, after the defeat, the king agreed to hand over his weapons and ascend to the sky fortress.

The life and death of Magnar

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One day, a vrykul king named Magnar Frostcleaver snuck into Neltharion's Lair and stole a scale that belonged to a black dragon. Although Magnar was attacked by a torrent of raging flames, the scale protected him from death, although he was cast out of his lair on the slopes of Highmountain. The scale was used to create a shield called the Shell of the Earth Guardian and a one-handed sword known as the Scale Shard.

Magnar, armed with new weapons, led his warriors to numerous victories which culminated in the Battle of Suramara Pass. Secret admirers of Helia, who made their way into the army of Magnar, betrayed their ruler. First, the Ice Ax witnessed the death of his own son Khrutnir, who accompanied him, and then he himself died. However, the traitors paid for it in full: the body of Magnar was found on a pile of corpses of his enemies.

Although Icepick, who died at the height of his fame, was supposed to go to the Halls of Valor, he accused Odin of taking Hrutnir ahead of time. Magnar was buried in a tomb on the Isle of Thrown Shield and became a maddened ghost who issued commands to fellow ghostly minions. Hrutnir did end up in the Halls of Valor and became a Valarjar, but he didn't get the chance to meet his father's ghost for a long time to convince him to join Odin's army.

Receipt

The source of information in this section is an addendum Legion to World of Warcraft.

Appointing a new leader for his Valarjar army, Odin announced to this famous warrior that he would need the most powerful weapon to wage war against the Burning Legion. Odin has already picked up three artifacts worthy of the hero's attention, and invited him to choose the search for which the order will be engaged in the first place. After listening to stories about weapons, the warrior decided to find a shield called the Carapace of the Guardian of the Earth and created from the scales of the black dragon Neltharion.

Odin, having heard about the choice of the hero, said that long ago, the great king Magnar Icepick wielded a shield and a sword made from dragon scales. Although Odin wanted Magnar to join the ranks of the Valarjar, the king died and was buried. However, his son Khrutnir became Valarjar, and Odin promised that he would take the new leader to the place where his father would bury. The task of the warrior was not only to take possession of the artifact, but also to save Magnar, if such an opportunity presented itself.

The hero met with Hruthnir at the Sky Platform, and together they jumped to Azeroth directly from the Halls of Valor. They landed on the Isle of Shield toss, located northeast of Stormheim. Hrutnir reported that the tomb was very close, and they headed towards it along the road. Animated skeletons suddenly crawled out of the ground, disturbed for a mysterious reason. The two Valarjar fought them and kept going until they reached the entrance to the underground halls.

Although the undead also crowded at the entrance, they were dealt with by a group of imps, led by Pillik. Hruthnir immediately attacked the defilers and, together with the hero, was able to destroy the demons, although Pillik kept trying to slip away. When the demons died, Hrutnir stepped to the door to the tomb and opened it. Stepping inside, the two warriors saw many vrykul ghosts attempting to protect their king's resting place. The guards did not obey the son of the leader, and the soldiers had to fight them. Hrutnir mentioned the strange madness of his father that had seized the guards.

Crypt of the Ice Ax

Finally they reached the door that led to the Crypt of the Ice Axe. It was protected by several fireballs, but the warriors managed to destroy them and throw open the doors. Inside, they immediately saw the ghost of Magnar, clutching a shield and a dragonscale blade in his hands. Along the walls stood the same ghostly guardians, waiting for their leader's instructions. Hrutnir, wanting to save his father, decided to try to talk to him and convince him to go to the Halls of Valor. True, the son was afraid that his father would set his minions on the two Valarjars, so the hero promised to protect him.

Hrutnir went to the center of the hall and addressed the ghostly king, calling himself his son, sent by Odin. But Magnar interrupted him and declared that the stranger could not be his son, because he was feasting in the Halls of Valor, where Odin called him before his time. The king demanded that the uninvited guests be removed from the tomb and attacked them. Hrutnir tried to explain that he was indeed the son of Magnar, who died in the battle on the pass due to betrayal. The memories were painful for the king. He yelled that he could not protect his son, and Hrutnir reminded that everyone died in that battle, including Magnar.

But the king did not believe him and pointed to his phantom army, which he seemed to think was alive. Hruthnir asked his father to go to the Halls of Valor with him to become a Valarjar, but the king had had enough of arguing. He ordered the guards to punish the strangers for insolence, and they entered the battle. The hero and Khrutnir had enough strength to put the ghosts to rest. Magnar demanded that the demon who is tormenting him now reveal his name. Hrutnir introduced himself loudly and asked his father to look at him carefully to find out.

The mad king again accused the stranger of lying and attacked, promising to personally send him to Helheim for saying the name of Hrutnir. After a long battle, the two Valarjar were able to defeat the ghost, and Magnar finally came to his senses. He looked at Hruthnir and recognized his son, who had fallen into the Halls of Valor. Hruthnir promised that his father would also become one of the Valarjar and that the mortal warrior would avenge him. Magnar agreed to give his weapon to the hero so that it would bring death to all minions of Helya. The leader of the Valarjar took up his sword and blade, feeling the incredible power within them. The father and son went to the Halls of Valor, and the hero followed them to show Odin the weapon he had become the owner of.

We don't know much about class weapons, but even the meager description from the official site gives a lot. new information about the history of World of Warcraft. The main thing is to ask the right questions. Today we will talk about the artifacts of warriors.

The official site says:

Stromkar, the Peacekeeper

This sword belonged to the leader of the barbarians, who for the first time united disparate tribes under one banner, founding the state of Arathor. A talented strategist and tactician, King Thoradin went on to become famous for bringing an end to the troll wars. Later, his sword was lost while trying to subdue the monster K "Traxi in the tomb under Tirisfal. Lost, but not forgotten, Stromkar absorbed dark energy for millennia.

Okay, let's start with what kind of monster K "Traxi" was? What was it doing in a forgotten tomb under Tirisfal? What was Thoradin doing in the same tomb? As we will see later during the review of other artifacts, Tirisfal is officially the place where The Guardian Tyr has retired, so what does that mean in the context of Stromkar's story and his latest adventure?

Thoradin, dude, have you lost your sword? Or perhaps Thoradin died there? We know little about Thoradin's life: he united the human tribes against the Arathi and joined the high elf forces during the troll wars, gaining their respect, which eventually led to their joining the Alliance during the Second War. And, of course, he founded Arathor, the first united nation of humans.

Tirisfal could be inside his realm, and perhaps he and his Stromkar ended up in that tomb at the very end of Thoradin's life, during the last attempt to protect his people. Perhaps the task of finding an artifact will reveal to us a lost part of human history.

The rise of the kingdom of Arathor took place in early stage human history, more than 2800 years before the events of modern World of Warcraft, and this is not the stage where much is known.

Warswords of the Valarjar

A long time ago, the keeper Odin betrayed the sorceress Helia, killed her and turned her into a ghostly val "kira. He forged a pair of swords for the strongest of the Valjar thunder fighters, but Helia stole the swords and endowed them with her rage. She handed the artifact to her knight, who killed the great heroes and doomed their souls to eternal service in Helheim. fighting swords The Valarjar drag the master into the thick of the fight, and their powerful blows easily break through the defense, leaving the enemy no chance to respond.

Great, now we know that there was a titan keeper like Odin, and he didn't hang out in Ulduar as many would expect. We'll hear more about Odin and Helya later, and in Legion they'll also appear in the vrykul questline (and the Warriors' Citadel - ed.), so I'm interested in a key part of this artifact: the struggle for power between an ancient titan keeper and a sorceress (who is potentially also a titan keeper, or just a powerful vrykul) named Helya.

And also a possible story about the origin of the val'kyr. Was Helya the first val'kyr? Why did Odin decide to do this to her? And how did he lose control of her after? How do we get our hands on these swords, after all?

Shell of the Earth Guardian

An impenetrable shield created from the scales of the black dragon aspect of Neltharion, the Guardian of the Earth, before he succumbed to the corruption of the ancient gods. The shield served the preeminent vrykul king Magnar, granting him victory after victory against all odds. The king fell in battle only thanks to the betrayal of the minions of the Val'kyr Helia. Now the Carapace of the Guardian of the Earth rests with the body of Magnar under the King's Road in Stormheim.

Again we see the story of Helia and the Val'kyr. It's interesting to see how the Val'kyr oppose Odin, and the vrykul who serve him get involved in a conflict between them. This time, everything is quite simple: the shield is a piece of Neltharion's scale, which is at least 11,000 years old.

Given that Neltharion's old lair was in the Broken Isles, it's not surprising that the artifact is there, but I wonder how the vrykul got it. Perhaps the aspects in the old days worked much more closely with the titan keepers than we were shown in the game before? We know that the Keeper Tyr once empowered them, so it's possible they worked together before Loken's corruption.

In addition, the history of the shield affects the history of other artifacts, which we will look at later, such as the history of the paladin. But one thing is clear - sometime in the distant past, Tyr traveled all the way through today's Eastern Kingdoms. Did he do it before or after the Schism? We know that the human nation is about 2800 years old, but how long ago did Tyre travel? And how much time did people spend fighting tribes with each other?

We still have a lot to learn. This is just the beginning.

We don't know much about class weapons, but even the sparse description from the official site gives a lot of new information about the history of World of Warcraft. The main thing is to ask the right questions. Today we will talk about the artifacts of warriors.

Stromkar, the Peacemaker

"This sword belonged to the leader of the barbarians, who for the first time united disparate tribes under one banner, founding the state of Arathor. A talented strategist and tactician, King Thoradin later became famous for putting an end to the troll wars. Later, his sword disappeared while trying to subdue the monster K" Traksi in tomb near Tirisfal. Lost but not forgotten, Stromkar has been absorbing dark energy for millennia."

Okay, let's start with what kind of monster K "Traxi" was? What was it doing in a forgotten tomb under Tirisfal? What was Thoradin doing in the same tomb? As we will see later during the review of other artifacts, Tirisfal is officially the place where The Guardian Tyr has retired, so what does that mean in the context of Stromkar's story and his latest adventure?

Thoradin, dude, have you lost your sword? Or perhaps Thoradin died there? We know little about Thoradin's life: he united the human tribes against the Arathi and joined the high elf forces during the troll wars, gaining their respect, which eventually led to their joining the Alliance during the Second War. And, of course, he founded Arathor, the first united nation of humans.

Tirisfal could be inside his realm, and perhaps he and his Stromkar ended up in that tomb at the very end of Thoradin's life, during a last attempt to protect his people. Perhaps the task of finding an artifact will reveal to us a lost part of human history.

The rise of the kingdom of Arathor took place at a very early stage in human history, more than 2800 years before the events of modern World of Warcraft, and this is not a stage about which much is known.

Warswords of the Valarjar

"Long ago, the keeper Odin betrayed the sorceress Helia, killed her and turned her into a ghostly val" kyra. He forged a pair of swords for the strongest of the Valjar lightning fighters, but Helya stole the swords and imbued them with her fury. She gave the artifact to her knight, who killed great heroes and doomed their souls to eternal service in Helheim. The war swords of the Valarjar draw the wielder into the thick of the fight, and their powerful blows easily break through the defense, leaving no chance for the enemy to retaliate."

Great, now we know that there was a titan keeper like Odin, and he didn't hang out in Ulduar as many would expect. We'll hear more about Odin and Helya at a later date, and they'll also appear in the vrykul questline in Legion, so I'm interested in the key part of this artifact: the struggle for power between the ancient titan keeper and a sorceress (who is also potentially a titan keeper, or just a powerful vrykul) named Helya.

And also a possible story about the origin of the val'kyr. Was Helya the first val'kyr? Why did Odin decide to do this to her? And how did he lose control of her after? How do we get our hands on these swords, after all?

Shell of the Earth Guardian

"An impenetrable shield crafted from the scales of the black dragon aspect of Neltharion, the Guardian of the Earth, before he succumbed to the corruption of the Old Gods. The shield served the preeminent vrykul king Magnar, granting him one victory after another against all odds. The king fell in battle only through the betrayal of the minions of the Val "Kira Helia. The Carapace of the Earth-Warder now rests with Magnar's body beneath Kingsroad in Stormheim."

Again we see the story of Helia and the Val'kyr. It's interesting to see how the Val'kyr oppose Odin, and the vrykul who serve him get involved in a conflict between them. This time, everything is quite simple: the shield is a piece of Neltharion's scale, which is at least 11,000 years old.

Given that Neltharion's old lair was in the Broken Isles, it's not surprising that the artifact is there, but I wonder how the vrykul got it. Perhaps the aspects in the old days worked much more closely with the titan keepers than we were shown in the game before? We know that the Keeper Tyr once empowered them, so it's possible they worked together before Loken's corruption.

In addition, the history of the shield affects the history of other artifacts, which we will look at later, such as the history of the paladin. But one thing is clear - sometime in the distant past, Tyr traveled all the way through today's Eastern Kingdoms. Did he do it before or after the Schism? We know that the human nation is about 2800 years old, but how long ago did Tyre travel? And how much time did people spend fighting tribes with each other?

We still have a lot to learn. This is just the beginning.