It should not be taken as representing official lore. This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. He then instructed Tirion to tell the world that the Lich King was dead - and that Bolvar Fordragon died with him. As the self-appointed 'Jailer of the Damned,' Bolvar sought to keep the Scourge under control for the sake of Azeroth, and while he encased himself and the Frozen Throne once again in ice, he warned Tirion that no one could know what happened here. As a last act of service to Azeroth, Bolvar asked that Tirion place the Helm of Domination on his head. While Tirion was ready for this sacrifice and took up the Helm of Domination, Bolvar intervened, calling from his seat upon the Frozen Throne, his body warped by the red dragonflight's fire and his mind scarred, he could never walk among the living as he once did. Somebody would have to take Arthas's place. Īfter the death of Arthas, the spirit of King Terenas Menethil II warned that an uncontrolled Scourge would be all the more dangerous. When Highlord Tirion Fordring and his champions arrived at the top of Icecrown Citadel, they discovered the disfigured Bolvar Fordragon suspended by chains above the Frozen Throne, where Lich King tortured him but could not break him. The area was rebuilt into a much more complex and extreme form at some point after the Lich King ended his dormancy. Lich King Bolvar seated on the Frozen Throne.ĭuring the war against the Lich King, the Frozen Throne served as the final subzone of the Icecrown Citadel raid, where the Lich King was encountered. 'The Frozen Throne' came to refer to the remnants of the crystal that Arthas physically sat upon as an actual throne. Arthas donned the Helm of Domination, which contained Ner'zhul's spirit, and they merged into the new Lich King. Illidan was ultimately defeated by King Arthas, who ascended the spire and shattered the throne with Frostmourne. Illidan led an army of blood elves (led by Prince Kael'thas) and naga (led by Lady Vashj) to Icecrown in a bid to attack the throne directly. įearing that Kil'jaeden would punish him for his failure, Illidan went to Outland, but the demon lord quickly found him and commanded that he try again. As a result, the Lich King began losing his power daily. Though he did not succeed in destroying the throne, Illidan's spell did rupture it. The intervention of his brother Malfurion, along with his former jailer Maiev Shadowsong and Prince Kael'thas, stopped Illidan from completing his spell. Illidan and his naga summoners used the eye, combined with Dalaran's natural magical energies, to create devastating earthquakes that would tear Icecrown apart. To this end, he recovered the Eye of Sargeras and brought it to Dalaran. Illidan Stormrage was charged by Kil'jaeden with destroying the Frozen Throne.

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