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| name = Bloodhoof tribe
 
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|caption=Icecrown Citadel
| image = TaurenCrest.jpg
 
 
|capital=[[Icecrown Citadel]]
| affiliation = [[Horde]]
 
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|government=Monarchy
| membership =
 
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|ruler=The [[Lich King]] [[Arthas Menethil]]
| races = {{Race|Tauren}}
 
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|level=77-80
| theater = [[Mulgore]], [[Thunder Bluff]]
 
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|loc=North-central [[Northrend]]
| leader = [[Baine Bloodhoof]], [[Cairne Bloodhoof]] (formerly)
 
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|races={{Race|Scourge}}<br>{{Race|Vrykul}}<br>{{Race|Darkfallen}}
| leaders =
 
 
|affiliation=[[Scourge]]
| capital = [[Thunder Bluff]]
 
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|pop=Unknown, perhaps 250,000 (all undead)<ref>[[Lands of Mystery]]</ref>
| capitals = [[Camp Aparaje]], [[Grimtotem Post]], [[Darkcloud Pinnacle]]
 
| faction = Horde
 
| character = [[Warrior]]s, [[Hunter]]s, [[Shaman]], [[Druid]], [[Paladin]]. [[Priest]]
 
| alignment =
 
 
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{{about||the large building complex|Icecrown Citadel|the raid instance|Icecrown Citadel (instance)}}
   
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'''Icecrown''', also known as '''Ice Crown'''<ref>"Ice Crown", [[Warcraft III]] map.</ref>, is a [[zone]] composed of mostly [[Icecrown Glacier]] and the immediate area around it. In [[Lands of Mystery]], the whole zone was called "Icecrown Glacier". Icecrown is surrounded by mountains. The ground is neither frozen earth nor covered with snow; it is solid ice. Hence, nothing grows here.
The '''Bloodhoof tribe''' of [[Tauren]] reside in the grasslands of [[Mulgore]]. They are members of the [[Horde]] and were led by [[Cairne Bloodhoof]] who presided over the Tauren capital of [[Thunder Bluff]]. After his manufactured defeat by [[Magatha Grimtotem]] at the hands of [[Garrosh Hellscream]], Cairne's son [[Baine Bloodhoof]] is the new High Chieftan of the Bloodhoof clan and leader of the unifed Tauren tribes of Mulgore. Baine can now be found on the [[High Rise]] in Thunder Bluff, the former seat of his father. The Tauren can be found in all areas of the world, trying to restore the balance of the world which was lost during the occupation of the [[Burning Legion]]. The Tauren owe allegiance to [[Warchief Thrall]] and the Horde due to their assistance in ridding Mulgore of the marauding [[centaurs]], thus giving the Tauren a place to call home. However, along with many other of the Horde races, the Tauren have become ''wary'' of the [[Orcs]], after the defeat of their former High Cheiftan, Cairne Bloodhoof by Garrosh Hellscream, all be it a fixed contest. Baine Bloodhoof made an uneasy peace with Hellscream and the Horde after an apology by Garrosh but are still wary of the Orcish core of the Horde along with the [[Trolls]] and the [[Forsaken]] neither of which trust the leadership of Hellscream.
 
   
== Lore ==
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==History==
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The name of Icecrown became infamous when [[Kil'jaeden]] hurled the [[Lich King]] back into the mortal world. [[Ner'zhul|Ner'zhul's]] prison slammed into the glacier and created the [[Frozen Throne]]. The impact was seen as far away as the [[Grizzly Hills]]. Here the Lich King remained until freed by [[Arthas]], and the two beings merged into Arthas' body. From the [[Icecrown Citadel]], he commands the [[Scourge]].
The orcs first met up with the Bloodhoof tribe when then arrived on [[Kalimdor]].<ref name="LF"/>
 
   
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Apparently, troops of the [[Scarlet Crusade]] succeeded in approaching the stronghold during a counter offensive, but in the end were repelled by the Scourge. [[Orman of Stromgarde]] was the highest-ranking human among the countless casualties of this failed assault.
Shortly before the Horde's arrival on Kalimdor, their ships were caught in a storm. While most of Thrall's soldiers made it to land, their ships were destroyed and they did not all make landfall at the same point. Thus Thrall set out with the soldiers who'd been on board his ship to search for the rest of his forces. After discovering signs of a recent battle during their exploration of the new land, they found a single bull-like humanoid (which they would later know was called a "tauren") being attacked by a group of "horse men" (which they would later be told were known as "centaurs"). Thrall attacked the centaurs but was too late to save the tauren's life. It wasn't long before they stumbled on a similar sight: two more injured tauren being overwhelmed by a centaur band. Again, Thrall and his orcs and trolls got involved on behalf of the tauren, and again were unable to save their lives despite killing the centaurs.<ref name="LF"/>
 
   
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In ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]'', Icecrown, previously ravaged by the tremendous force unleashed when Arthas and the Lich King merged into a single being, has been heavily fortified by the Scourge. Massive walls and ramparts have been erected throughout the region and [[Angrathar the Wrathgate]] bars entry from the bordering [[Dragonblight]], while the reconstructed [[Icecrown Citadel]] looms overhead.
After finding some of his lost troops, Thrall's search for the others took him to higher ground, from which he was able to see a large army of centaurs in the canyon below. He noticed they were marching to the north.<ref name="LF"/>
 
   
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==Geography==
Soon after that, Thrall's force was attacked by yet another centaur band. After once again routing the centaurs, Thrall was approached by a trio of tauren led by an aged, yet large and strong, tauren who introduced himself as Cairne. Cairne complimented the "greenskins" on their fighting prowess. Thrall told Cairne his name and that of his people, the orcs. He went on to say that they had come across the sea seeking their destiny. Cairne told Thrall that there was an [[Oracle]] to the north who might be able to help him, which prompted Thrall to mention the centaur army he had seen marching in that direction. Cairne was alarmed by the news, since it was clear to him that the centaurs were on their way to raid his village. He rushed off immediately along with his contingent. Wanting to learn more of the Oracle and also motivated by a desire to help, Thrall and his soldiers followed Cairne to the village where they successfully repulsed the centaur assault together.<ref name="LF"/>
 
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[[File:WorldMap-IcecrownGlacier.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The Icecrown map in World of Warcraft.]]
   
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After the battle, Cairne told Thrall of his tauren plight. The centaurs had driven off all the game in the region and, in order to avoid starving, the tauren would have to travel across the [[Barrens]] to Mulgore. Cairne worried that they would be overtaken by the swift centaurs before they could get there. Thrall pledged that he would escort the tauren to their destination and help protect their [[kodo]] beasts from attacks in return for being told the location of the Oracle. Cairne accepted the offer, and they were on their way. It was the beginning of a relationship of mutual respect and cooperation between the two peoples that continues to this day.<ref name="LF">[[Landfall]]</ref>
 
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|[[Aldur'thar: The Desolation Gate]]{{·}} [[Argent Vanguard|The Argent Vanguard]]{{·}} [[Argent Tournament Grounds]]{{·}} [[Balargarde Fortress]]{{·}} [[Battlescar Spire]]{{·}} [[Blackwatch]]{{·}} [[Bombardment|The Bombardment]]{{·}}[[Breach|The Breach]]{{·}}[[Broken Front|The Broken Front]]{{·}} [[Cathedral of Darkness]]{{·}} [[Circle of Suffering|The Circle of Suffering]]{{·}} [[The Conflagration]]{{·}} [[Corp'rethar: The Horror Gate]]{{·}} [[Court of Bones|The Court of Bones]]{{·}} [[Crusaders' Pinnacle]]{{·}} [[Death's Rise]]{{·}} [[Deathspeaker's Watch]]{{·}} [[First Legion Forward Camp]]{{·}} [[Fleshwerks|The Fleshwerks]]{{·}} [[Hall of Horrors]]{{·}} [[Halls of the Ancestors]]{{·}} [[Hidden Hollow|The Hidden Hollow]]{{·}} [[Icecrown Citadel]]{{·}} [[Icecrown Glacier]]{{·}} [[Ironwall Dam]]{{·}} [[Ironwall Rampart]]{{·}} [[Jotunheim]]{{·}} [[Kul'galar Keep]]{{·}} [[Malykriss: The Vile Hold]]{{·}} [[Mord'rethar: The Death Gate]]{{·}} [[Naz'anak: The Forgotten Depths]]{{·}} [[Njorndar Village]]{{·}} [[Onslaught Harbor]]{{·}} [[Rise of Suffering]]{{·}} [[Sanctum of Reanimation]]{{·}} [[Saronite Mines]]{{·}} [[Savage Ledge]]{{·}} [[Scourgeholme]]{{·}} [[Shadow Vault|The Shadow Vault]]{{·}} [[Silent Vigil]]{{·}} [[Sindragosa's Fall]]{{·}} [[Ufrang's Hall]]{{·}} [[Underhalls|The Underhalls]]{{·}} [[Valhalas]]{{·}} [[Valley of Echoes]]{{·}} [[Valley of Fallen Heroes|The Valley of Fallen Heroes]]{{·}} [[Valley of Lost Hope|The Valley of Lost Hope]]{{·}} [[Weeping Quarry]]{{·}} [[Ymirheim]]
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[[File:WC3x-U08.jpg|thumb|250px|left|On the [[WCIII]] map seen on a loading screen.]]
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[[File:Icecrown-Wrath-Login.jpg|thumb|300px|The gates of Icecrown Citadel, as seen in the Wrath of the Lich King login screen.]]
Thrall and his troops cleared the path of any centaurs standing in the way of the caravan while Cairne and his tauren fought off repeated attacks from behind aimed at the vulnerable kodos. When the caravan had almost reached its destination, Thrall saw a huge force of centaur charging at them. The orc Warchief despaired that they wouldn't make it. But Cairne would not allow himself to be defeated when he was so close to his objective, and used his might to start a rockslide that blocked the way of the centaurs.<ref name="TLM"/>
 
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[[File:Icecrown Art 1.jpg|thumb|300px|Icecrown in art.]]
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[[File:Icecrown Art 2.jpg|thumb|300px|More art - possibly concept of Icecrown Citadel.]]
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[[File:Icecrown Art 4.jpg|thumb|300px|More art - possibly [[Sindragosa's Fall]].]]
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[[File:Icecrown Art 3.jpg|thumb|300px|More art.]]
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[[File:Wrath Wall Peter Lee.jpg|thumb|300px|More art - possibly concept of [[Mord'rethar: The Death Gate|Mord'rethar]], [[Corp'rethar: The Horror Gate|Corp'rethar]], [[Aldur'thar: The Desolation Gate|Aldur'thar]] or the [[Ironwall Dam]].]]
   
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===Instances===
The two peoples parted as friends, with the orc and troll force going to find the Oracle as well as their brethren ([[Grom Hellscream]] and his [[Warsong clan|Warsongs]] were still unaccounted for), while the tauren left to search for a site on which to build their new home. Grateful for Thrall's assistance, Cairne gave him a number of kodos which proved to be quite useful as the Horde continued their journey.<ref name="TLM">[[The Long March]]</ref>
 
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{| class="darktable zebra"
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! Instance name
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! Level range
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! Group size
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! Approximate run time
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| {{portal|Trial of the Champion|wotlk}} || 80
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| 5-player
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| 20 minutes
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| {{portal|Trial of the Crusader|raid}} ([[Trial of the Grand Crusader|Heroic]]) || 80 (Raid)
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| 10/25-player
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| 1–2 hours
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| {{portal|Forge of Souls|wotlk|Frozen Halls: Forge of Souls}} || 80
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| 5-player
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| 20–30 minutes
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| {{portal|Pit of Saron|wotlk|Frozen Halls: Pit of Saron}} || 80
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| 5-player
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| 1 hour
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| {{portal|Halls of Reflection|wotlk|Frozen Halls: Halls of Reflection}} || 80
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| 5-player
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| 30 min - 1 hour
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| {{portal|Icecrown Citadel (instance)|raid|Icecrown Citadel}} || 80 (Raid)
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| 10/25-player
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| 5+ hours
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==Members==
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===Travel hubs===
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==== Flight paths ====
* {{RaceIconExt|Cairne}} {{NPC|Horde|Cairne Bloodhoof|High Chieftain}} (deceased)
 
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* [[Death's Rise]]
* {{RaceIconExt|Baine}} {{NPC|Horde|Baine Bloodhoof|High Chieftain}}
 
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* [[Shadow Vault (Icecrown)|The Shadow Vault]]
* {{RaceIcon|Tauren|Male|Small}} {{NPC|Neutral|Elder Bloodhoof}}
 
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* [[Crusaders' Pinnacle]]
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* [[Argent Vanguard]]
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* [[Argent Tournament Grounds]]
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===Regions adjacent to Icecrown===
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|-
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! Zone Name
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! Faction
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! Level Range
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! Direction
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! Access
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| [[Lake Wintergrasp]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}{{Alliance Icon Small}} || PvP
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| Southwest|| By flight path
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| [[Dragonblight]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}{{Alliance Icon Small}} || 71-75
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| South || By flight path
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| [[Sholazar Basin]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}{{Alliance Icon Small}} || 75-78
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| West|| By flight path
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| [[Crystalsong Forest]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}{{Alliance Icon Small}} || 77-80
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| Southeast || By foot and flight path
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| [[Hrothgar's Landing]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}{{Alliance Icon Small}} || 77-80
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| North|| By flying mount
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| [[Storm Peaks]] || {{Horde Icon Small}}{{Alliance Icon Small}} || 77-80
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| East|| By flight path
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== Notable characters ==
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===Scourge===
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* {{RaceIconExt|LichKing}} [[Lich King]] in [[Icecrown Citadel]]
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* {{RaceIcon|HumanDeathKnight|Male}} [[Orbaz Bloodbane]] in [[Icecrown Citadel]]
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===Burning Legion===
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* {{RaceIconExt|Dreadlord}} [[Mal'Ganis]] in [[Hidden Hollow]]
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===Scarlet Onslaught===
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* {{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Barean Westwind]] in [[Onslaught Harbor]]
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* {{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[High Abbot Landgren]] in [[Onslaught Harbor]]
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===Argent Crusade===
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* {{RaceIconExt|Tirion}} [[Tirion Fordring]] in [[Argent Vanguard]] and later, at [[Crusaders' Pinnacle]]
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* {{RaceIcon|Human|Male}} [[Crusader Bridenbrad]] at [[Silent Vigil]]
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===Knights of the Ebon Blade===
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* {{RaceIconExt|Darion}} [[The Ebon Watcher]] ([[Darion Mograine]]) at [[Valley of Echoes]] and in [[Argent Vanguard]]
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* {{RaceIcon|HumanDeathKnight|Male}} [[Thassarian]] aboard ''[[The Skybreaker]]''
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* {{RaceIcon|BloodElfDeathKnight|Male}} [[Koltira Deathweaver]] aboard ''[[Orgrim's Hammer]]''
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* {{RaceIcon|BloodElfDeathKnight|Male}} [[Baron Sliver]] at the [[Shadow Vault]]
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===The Sha'tar===
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* {{RaceIconExt|Naaru}} [[A'dal]] at [[Silent Vigil]] (upon completing [[Quest:The Boon of A'dal]])
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== Quests ==
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{{main|Icecrown quests}}
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== Resources ==
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* [[Ore]]
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** [[Saronite]] Node
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** [[Titanium]] Node
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* [[Herb]]s
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** [[Icethorn]]
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** [[Lichbloom]]
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== Wild creatures ==
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Unknown
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Rare elite NPCs associated with the {{achievement|Northern Exposure}} achievement.
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*[[High Thane Jorfus]]
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*[[Hildana Deathstealer]]
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*[[Putridus the Ancient]]
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== Notes ==
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* Due to the heavy Scourge presence in Icecrown, both the Horde and the Alliance are using flying gunships as their base of operations in Icecrown instead of the traditional ground base. However, both Horde and Alliance have an Argent base camp known as [[Argent Vanguard]], which is located in the southeast of the zone. New players to the zone should start here in order to pick up important quests which will update many phases of the zone.<ref>http://www.getbuffed.com/getbuffed/videos/show/5</ref>
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== Battle.net map ==
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{{Warcraft III}}
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These frozen woods are haunted by souls in torment, enslaved by the dark magic of the [[Undead]]. The tileset is called "Northrend".
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
   
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==External links==
[[Category:Tauren tribes]]
 
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{{Elinks-zone|210}}
   
[[fr:Sabot-de-sang]]
 
[[nl:Bloodhoof tribe]]
 
   
{{Tauren|doc=}}
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{{Icecrown}}
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{{Northrend}}
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[[Category:Icecrown| ]]
 
[[Category:Northrend]]
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[[Category:Scourge territories]]
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[[Category:Warcraft III maps]]
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[[Category:Woods]]
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[[nl:Icecrown]]

Revision as of 09:41, 6 July 2011

NeutralIcecrown
Level: 77-80
Icecrowncitadel
Icecrown Citadel
Capital(s) Icecrown Citadel
Population Unknown, perhaps 250,000 (all undead)[1]
Races ScourgeScourgeScourgeScourge Scourge
VrykulVrykul Vrykul
Government Monarchy
Ruler(s) The Lich King Arthas Menethil
Affiliation Scourge
Location North-central Northrend
For the large building complex, see Icecrown Citadel. For the raid instance, see Icecrown Citadel (instance).

Icecrown, also known as Ice Crown[2], is a zone composed of mostly Icecrown Glacier and the immediate area around it. In Lands of Mystery, the whole zone was called "Icecrown Glacier". Icecrown is surrounded by mountains. The ground is neither frozen earth nor covered with snow; it is solid ice. Hence, nothing grows here.

History

The name of Icecrown became infamous when Kil'jaeden hurled the Lich King back into the mortal world. Ner'zhul's prison slammed into the glacier and created the Frozen Throne. The impact was seen as far away as the Grizzly Hills. Here the Lich King remained until freed by Arthas, and the two beings merged into Arthas' body. From the Icecrown Citadel, he commands the Scourge.

Apparently, troops of the Scarlet Crusade succeeded in approaching the stronghold during a counter offensive, but in the end were repelled by the Scourge. Orman of Stromgarde was the highest-ranking human among the countless casualties of this failed assault.

In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Icecrown, previously ravaged by the tremendous force unleashed when Arthas and the Lich King merged into a single being, has been heavily fortified by the Scourge. Massive walls and ramparts have been erected throughout the region and Angrathar the Wrathgate bars entry from the bordering Dragonblight, while the reconstructed Icecrown Citadel looms overhead.

Geography

WorldMap-IcecrownGlacier

The Icecrown map in World of Warcraft.

Subregions
Aldur'thar: The Desolation Gate · The Argent Vanguard · Argent Tournament Grounds · Balargarde Fortress · Battlescar Spire · Blackwatch · The Bombardment · The Breach · The Broken Front · Cathedral of Darkness · The Circle of Suffering · The Conflagration · Corp'rethar: The Horror Gate · The Court of Bones · Crusaders' Pinnacle · Death's Rise · Deathspeaker's Watch · First Legion Forward Camp · The Fleshwerks · Hall of Horrors · Halls of the Ancestors · The Hidden Hollow · Icecrown Citadel · Icecrown Glacier · Ironwall Dam · Ironwall Rampart · Jotunheim · Kul'galar Keep · Malykriss: The Vile Hold · Mord'rethar: The Death Gate · Naz'anak: The Forgotten Depths · Njorndar Village · Onslaught Harbor · Rise of Suffering · Sanctum of Reanimation · Saronite Mines · Savage Ledge · Scourgeholme · The Shadow Vault · Silent Vigil · Sindragosa's Fall · Ufrang's Hall · The Underhalls · Valhalas · Valley of Echoes · The Valley of Fallen Heroes · The Valley of Lost Hope · Weeping Quarry · Ymirheim
WC3x-U08

On the WCIII map seen on a loading screen.

Icecrown-Wrath-Login

The gates of Icecrown Citadel, as seen in the Wrath of the Lich King login screen.

Icecrown Art 1

Icecrown in art.

Icecrown Art 2

More art - possibly concept of Icecrown Citadel.

Icecrown Art 4

More art - possibly Sindragosa's Fall.

Icecrown Art 3

More art.

Wrath Wall Peter Lee

More art - possibly concept of Mord'rethar, Corp'rethar, Aldur'thar or the Ironwall Dam.

Instances

Instance name Level range Group size Approximate run time
Instance portal Trial of the Champion 80 5-player 20 minutes
Instance portal Trial of the Crusader (Heroic) 80 (Raid) 10/25-player 1–2 hours
Instance portal Frozen Halls: Forge of Souls 80 5-player 20–30 minutes
Instance portal Frozen Halls: Pit of Saron 80 5-player 1 hour
Instance portal Frozen Halls: Halls of Reflection 80 5-player 30 min - 1 hour
Instance portal Icecrown Citadel 80 (Raid) 10/25-player 5+ hours

Travel hubs

Flight paths

Regions adjacent to Icecrown

Zone Name Faction Level Range Direction Access
Lake Wintergrasp HordeAlliance PvP Southwest By flight path
Dragonblight HordeAlliance 71-75 South By flight path
Sholazar Basin HordeAlliance 75-78 West By flight path
Crystalsong Forest HordeAlliance 77-80 Southeast By foot and flight path
Hrothgar's Landing HordeAlliance 77-80 North By flying mount
Storm Peaks HordeAlliance 77-80 East By flight path

Notable characters

Scourge

Burning Legion

Scarlet Onslaught

Argent Crusade

Knights of the Ebon Blade

The Sha'tar

Quests

Main article: Icecrown quests

Resources

Wild creatures

Unknown

Rare elite NPCs associated with the Money achievement Northern Exposure achievement.

Notes

  • Due to the heavy Scourge presence in Icecrown, both the Horde and the Alliance are using flying gunships as their base of operations in Icecrown instead of the traditional ground base. However, both Horde and Alliance have an Argent base camp known as Argent Vanguard, which is located in the southeast of the zone. New players to the zone should start here in order to pick up important quests which will update many phases of the zone.[3]

Battle.net map

WC3RoC-logo
This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

These frozen woods are haunted by souls in torment, enslaved by the dark magic of the Undead. The tileset is called "Northrend".

References

External links


nl:Icecrown