

Arthas replied that the voice was telling him to enact his vengeance. Mal'Ganis revealed to Arthas that the whispers he was hearing from Frostmourne were actually the voice of the Lich King, and asked him what the Lich King's next instructions were. He fought through hordes of undead before reaching the dreadlord. With Frostmourne in hand, Arthas set out to find Mal'Ganis. He claimed the blade and seemingly killed his old friend in the process. Arthas, willing to pay any price to save his people, did not heed Muradin's warning. Upon finding Frostmourne, however, Muradin realized it was cursed and said they should leave it be. After Muradin told Arthas of an ancient and powerful runeblade and mourneblade called Frostmourne, which had the potential to slay Mal'Ganis, the two friends set out to look for the weapon. Upon his arrival, he encountered an old friend by the name of Muradin Bronzebeard. Before Mal'Ganis fled, he told Arthas to meet him in the arctic land of Northrend.Īrthas gathered an army and set sail for Northrend. In Stratholme, Arthas encountered and fought a dreadlord by the name of Mal'Ganis. Uther and Jaina refused to follow his demands, however, and Arthas went on to purge the city without them. Upon discovering that the grain stores in the city had been infected, Arthas ordered Uther and a Kirin Tor mage named Jaina Proudmoore to help him purge the city in order to prevent the plague from spreading further. Arthas was a promising knight, though he eventually spiraled down a path of vengeance.Īrthas's downfall began at Stratholme, one of the first cities to be struck by the plague. He joined the Order of the Silver Hand led by Uther the Lightbringer, and was trained as a paladin.

Arthas Menethil, the crown prince of Lordaeron, was the son of King Terenas Menethil II, and Queen Lianne Menethil and brother of Princess Calia Menethil.
