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The Edge of Winter
Start	Arcanist Taelis
End	Arcanist Taelis
Level	80
Type	Daily
Category	Argent Tournament
Experience	22050
Reputation	+250 The Silver Covenant
Rewards	2x [Aspirant's Seal] 13 23
Repeatable	Yes
Previous	The Argent Tournament
Next	Up to the Challenge

Contents 1 Objectives 2 Description 3 Rewards 4 Progress 5 Completion 6 Notes 7 Quest progression 8 Patches and hotfixes 9 External links

Objectives

Arcanist Taelis at the Argent Tournament Grounds wants you to bring him Winter's Edge.

•  [Winter's Edge]

Description

The Ironforge grand champion's squire told me an intriguing story.

In the center of Winter's Breath Lake in northern Howling Fjord, you will find a maiden encased in ice. She is the guardian of an ancient sword and waits there for the blade's new bearer to free her.

South of here, overlooking the exit to the Crystal Vice, you will find Lord Everblaze. Kill him, take his everburning ember, and use it to set the maiden free. Prove your worth and earn the weapon that she has guarded for so long, <name>.

Rewards

You will receive: 2x  [Aspirant's Seal] and 22,050 experience (or 13 23 at level 80).

Progress

Did you win the blade?

Completion

The blade is as fine as the squire said it would be, but where did he find out about it? No matter; it will serve its new owner well. Perhaps it's only fair that Ironforge's grand champion be the one to wield it.

Notes

The Crystal Vice is at the northern edge of Dragonblight bordering Crystalsong Forest. Lord Everblaze is situated just to the east of the path coming out of Dragonblight high up on the ridge at ^{[54.8, 75.0]}

. He drops the  [Everburning Ember]. Take the Ember to northern Howling Fjord. Players with slower flying mounts may want to take connecting flight paths to Camp Winterhoof or Fort Wildervar. Winter's Breath Lake is the newly-named lake south of Gjalerbron and Camp Winterhoof. On a floating patch of ice at the center of the lake (^{[42.2, 19.7]}

) is the Maiden of Winter's Breath Lake, a frost nymph encased in a block of ice. Use the Ember to free her from the Curse of Ice and retrieve  [Winter's Edge].

Maiden of Winter's Breath Lake says: Thank you, mortal, for freeing me from this curse. I beg you, take this blade.

Quest progression

1.  [80] The Argent Tournament
2. •  [80] Mastery Of Melee
   •  [80] Mastery Of The Charge
   •  [80] Mastery Of The Shield-Breaker
3.  [80] Up To The Challenge and complete the daily quests listed below to earn enough [Aspirant's Seals] to continue. (15 seals at 5 per day)
   •  [80 Daily] A Blade Fit For A Champion -or- The Edge Of Winter -or- A Worthy Weapon
   •  [80 Daily] Training In The Field
   •  [80 Daily] Learning The Reins
4.  [80] The Aspirant's Challenge
5. Players will be offered one of these quests based on their race:
   •  [80] A Valiant Of The Exodar
   •  [80] A Valiant Of Ironforge
   •  [80] A Valiant Of Gnomeregan
   •  [80] A Valiant Of Stormwind
   •  [80] A Valiant Of Darnassus
6.  [80] The Valiant's Charge and complete the daily quests listed below to earn enough [Valiant's Seals] to continue. (25 seals at 5 per day)
   •  [80 Daily] A Blade Fit For A Champion -or- The Edge Of Winter -or- A Worthy Weapon
   •  [80 Daily] A Valiant's Field Training
   •  [80 Daily] The Grand Melee
   •  [80 Daily] At The Enemy's Gates
7.  [80] The Valiant's Challenge
8.  [80] A Champion Rises

After completing "The Valiant's Challenge", the following quests open up allowing players to repeat the valiant stage of daily quests (steps six and seven) for the other factions with which they have not yet earned the right to champion:

•  [80] Valiant Of The Exodar
•  [80] Valiant Of Ironforge
•  [80] Valiant Of Gnomeregan
•  [80] Valiant Of Stormwind
•  [80] Valiant Of Darnassus

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Added. 
  

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB