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+ | |name=Drak'Tharon Keep |
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+ | |aka=DTK |
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+ | |caption=The Drak'Tharon Keep loading graphic |
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− | |name=Reins of the Spectral Steed |
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+ | |loc=Northwestern [[Grizzly Hills]], on the border with [[Zul'Drak]] |
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+ | |races={{Race|Ice Troll }}<br />{{Race|Scourge }} |
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+ | |boss=[[The Prophet Tharon'ja]] |
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+ | |minlevel=72 |
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+ | |players=5 |
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− | |skill=Riding (300) |
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+ | |bosses={{Drak'Tharon Keep}} |
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− | |rfaction=Baradin's Wardens |
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+ | |lockout= |
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− | |rep=Exalted |
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+ | |pop=2,000 |
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− | |effect=Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount. |
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+ | }} |
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+ | [[File:Drak'Tharon Keep bosses.jpg|thumb|250px|The Drak'Tharon Keep bosses]] |
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+ | [[File:Zul Drak -- Exterior building shot copy1.jpg|thumb|The entrance to Drak'Tharon Keep.]] |
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+ | '''Drak'Tharon Keep''' contains 1 instance for level 74-76 players. Like [[Blackrock Mountain]], Drak'Tharon connects two zones (the [[Grizzly Hills]] and [[Zul'Drak]]) in the northwest and southwest corners, respectively. |
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+ | The undead [[Drakkari]] [[ice troll]]s have begun pouring from their stronghold of Drak'Tharon Keep, and are assaulting the [[furbolg]]. The invasion is oddly credited to the Drakkari themselves, not the Scourge.<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/northrend/grizzly-hills.xml|title=Grizzly Hills on the official WotLK site}}</ref> |
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+ | On [[heroic]], it awards approximately 2000 [[reputation]]. |
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+ | ==History== |
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+ | Drak'Tharon Keep was likely used as {{npc||Mal'Ganis||Mal'Ganis's}} base in the [[Third War]]. It was here he was "killed" by Arthas wielding [[Frostmourne]].<ref>[[Frostmourne (Warcraft III)]] (It is prominent on the loading screen and fits the best.)</ref> |
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+ | The [[Scourge]] controls Drak'Tharon Keep in the [[Grizzly Hills]], just south of Zul'Drak's southwest corner.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{ref book |author= Kiley, Ellen P. |authorlink= Ellen P. Kiley |title=[[Lands of Mystery]] |isbn=9781588467843 |pages=176}}</ref> This ancient stone citadel once belonged to the Drakkari trolls. The Drakkari built Drak'Tharon Keep before the furbolgs built Grizzlemaw. The [[Frostpaw tribe|Frostpaws]] gathered the tribes together in part to fend off the new Drakkari threat. Both races hated each other; with the new keep the Drakkari were more organized, and the trolls were more unified than the furbolgs, even though the furbolgs had greater numbers. The existence of Grizzlemaw affected the balance, and the furbolgs' victory over the Drakkari in a series of skirmishes may have led to the eventual loss of Drak'Tharon to the Scourge. The Scourge ultimately drove them out and took possession, and now the Scourge has a garrison here holding the mountain passes. It's a well-placed, solidly-built structure, and the small group of undead within can easily hold the keep against forces ten times its size, particularly since they don’t need food or water during a siege.<ref>{{ref book |author= Kiley, Ellen P. |authorlink= Ellen P. Kiley |title=[[Lands of Mystery]] |isbn=9781588467843 |pages=102, 104}}</ref> Two thousand Scourge creatures patrol the ruined old keep. They often fight Drakkari and occasionally furbolgs, though they have yet to attack either Gundrak or Grizzlemaw directly.<ref>{{ref book |author= Kiley, Ellen P. |authorlink= Ellen P. Kiley |title=[[Lands of Mystery]] |isbn=9781588467843 |pages=177}}</ref> Armed Scourge patrols wander the countryside, scaring anyone they meet. These patrols either attack living people or act menacing to frighten them away.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> |
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+ | The keep itself is located in the icy northlands of [[Northrend]], in the northwestern part of the [[Grizzly Hills]]. It is an ancient [[ice troll]] stronghold that has since been claimed by the [[Scourge]]. The undead control passage into the lands beyond from here. |
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+ | == Geography == |
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+ | {| class="darktable" |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | [[Aviary]]{{·}} [[Drak'Tharon Overlook]]{{·}} [[Draknid Lair]]{{·}} [[Fall of Return]]{{·}} [[Hall of Departure]]{{·}} [[Hall of Return]]{{·}} [[Raptor Pens]]{{·}} [[Temple of the Forgotten]]{{·}} [[The Warlord's Terrace]] |
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+ | |} |
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+ | <gallery> |
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+ | Image:InstanceMap-DrakTharonKeep1.jpg |
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+ | Image:InstanceMap-DrakTharonKeep2.jpg |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | |||
+ | == Dungeon Denizens == |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Abomination|Small}} [[Abomination]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Bat|Small}} [[Bat]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Beetle|Small}} [[Beetle]]s (critters) |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Devilsaur|Small}} [[Devilsaur]] (one, {{npc||King Dred}}) |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|DireTroll|Small}} [[Dire troll]] (one, {{npc||Trollgore}}) |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Ghoul|Small}} [[Ghoul]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIcon|IceTroll|Male|Small}} [[Ice troll]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIcon|Lich|Male|Small}} [[Lich]] (one, {{npc||Novos the Summoner}}) |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|LichKing|Small}} The {{npc||Lich King}} |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Necromancer|Small}} [[Necromancer]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIcon|Orc|Female|Small}} [[Orc]] (one, {{npc||Kurzel}}) |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Raptor|Small}} [[Raptor]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Rat|Small}} [[Rat]]s (critters) |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|ScourgeTroll|Small}} [[Scourge troll]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|SkeletalMage|Small}} [[Skeletal mage]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|SkeletalWarrior|Small}} [[Skeletal warrior]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|SkeletalWindSerpent|Small}} [[Skeletal wind serpent]] (one, {{npc||The Prophet Tharon'ja}}) |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Spider|Small}} [[Spider]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Wight|Small}} [[Wight]]s |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Zombie|Small}} [[Zombie]]s |
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+ | |||
+ | ===Bosses=== |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|DireTroll|Small}} {{npc||Trollgore}} |
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+ | *{{RaceIcon|Lich|Male|Small}} {{npc||Novos the Summoner}} |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|Devilsaur|Small}} {{npc||King Dred}} |
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+ | *{{RaceIconExt|SkeletalWindSerpent|Small}} {{npc||The Prophet Tharon'ja}} |
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+ | |||
+ | ===Encounters=== |
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+ | {| class="darktable" |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! Bosses || Monsters |
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+ | |- valign=top |
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+ | * '''Hall of Departure |
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+ | * {{NPC||Risen Drakkari Soulmage}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Risen Drakkari Warrior}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Scourge Reanimator}} |
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+ | |- valign=top class="alt" |
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+ | | |
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+ | * '''The Warlord's Terrace |
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+ | **{{RaceIconExt|DireTroll|Small}} {{NPC||Trollgore}} |
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+ | | |
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+ | * {{NPC||Flesheating Ghoul}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Ghoul Tormentor}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Wretched Belcher}} |
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+ | |- valign=top |
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+ | | |
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+ | * '''Drak'Tharon Keep (Webbed Hall) |
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+ | | |
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+ | * {{NPC||Darkweb Hatchling}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Darkweb Recluse}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Darkweb Victim}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Guardian}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Shaman}} |
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+ | |- valign=top class="alt" |
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+ | | |
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+ | * '''Hall of the Forgotten |
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+ | **{{RaceIcon|Lich|Male|Small}} {{NPC||Novos the Summoner}} |
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+ | | |
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+ | * {{NPC||Crystal Handler}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Fetid Troll Corpse}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Hulking Corpse}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Risen Shadowcaster}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Rotted Troll Corpse}} |
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+ | |- valign=top |
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+ | | |
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+ | * '''The Aviary |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Bat}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Risen Drakkari Bat Rider}} |
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+ | |- valign=top class="alt" |
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+ | | |
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+ | * '''Raptor Pens |
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+ | **{{RaceIconExt|Devilsaur|Small}} {{NPC||King Dred}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Gutripper}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Raptor Mount}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Scytheclaw}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Risen Drakkari Handler}} |
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+ | |- valign=top |
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+ | | |
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+ | * '''Drak'Tharon Overlook |
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+ | **{{RaceIconExt|SkeletalWindSerpent|Small}} {{NPC||The Prophet Tharon'ja}} |
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+ | | |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Commander}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Guardian}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Drakkari Shaman}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Risen Drakkari Death Knight}} |
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+ | * {{NPC||Scourge Brute}} |
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+ | |- valign=top class="alt" |
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+ | |} |
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+ | |||
+ | === Mobs === |
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+ | *{{npc||Risen Drakkari Handler}} - If [[Crowd control|CCed]] before attacked, you will only have to fight the rider, and not his mount. |
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+ | |||
+ | == Loot == |
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+ | {{main|Drak'Tharon Keep loot}} |
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+ | |||
+ | == Quests == |
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+ | * {{questlong|Neutral|73D|Search and Rescue}} |
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+ | ** {{questlong|Neutral|73D|Head Games}} |
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+ | * {{questlong|Neutral|75D|Cleansing Drak'Tharon}} |
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+ | |||
+ | == Achievements == |
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+ | * {{achievementlong|Drak'Tharon Keep (achievement)}} (regular) |
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+ | * {{achievementlong|Heroic: Drak'Tharon Keep}} |
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+ | * {{Achievementlong|Better Off Dred}} |
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+ | * {{Achievementlong|Consumption Junction}} |
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+ | * {{Achievementlong|Oh Novos!}} |
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+ | * {{Achievementlong|Northrend Dungeon Hero}} (meta) |
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+ | * {{Achievementlong|Glory of the Hero}} (meta) |
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+ | |||
+ | == Gallery == |
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+ | <gallery> |
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+ | Image:Drak Theron - Circular Room.jpg|A circular room. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | |||
+ | == Videos == |
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+ | {| class="darktable" style="text-align:center; |
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+ | ! {{Alliance Icon Small}} All Bosses - Paladin Tanking Perspective |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | <youtube>l8TE1R3LTJo</youtube> |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! {{Horde Icon Small}} All Bosses - Priest Healing Perspective |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | <youtube>SszG8YmcRX0</youtube> |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [How to] Heroic: Drak'Tharon Keep. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! [http://www.youtube.com/user/Cityhunter0505 More guides here] |
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+ | | <youtube>xtNPVYEiv2A</youtube> |
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+ | |} |
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+ | | <youtube>ifnoFY8z52c&feature=PlayList&p=3E895CEA8A5A41C2&index=6</youtube> |
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+ | |||
+ | == References == |
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+ | <references/> |
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+ | |||
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+ | {{elinks-zone|4196|armory=1}} |
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+ | {{Elink|site=World of Strats|link=http://www.worldofstrats.com/DrakTharon/tabid/109/Default.aspx|desc=Drak'Tharon Keep instance guide}} |
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+ | {{Grizzly Hills}} |
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+ | {{Zul'Drak}} |
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+ | {{Instancefooter|Wrath of the Lich King}} |
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+ | [[Category:Drak'Tharon Keep| ]] |
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+ | [[Category:Forts]] |
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+ | [[Category:Scourge]] |
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+ | [[Category:Ice trolls]] |
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+ | [[Category:Instances]] |
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+ | [[Category:Troll territories]] |
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+ | [[Category:Wrath of the Lich King]] |
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+ | [[Category:Passes]] |
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Location | Northwestern Grizzly Hills, on the border with Zul'Drak | ||||||
Population | 2,000 | ||||||
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Ice troll Scourge | ||||||
End boss | The Prophet Tharon'ja | ||||||
Advised level | 74-76 | ||||||
Minimum level | 72 | ||||||
Player limit | 5 | ||||||
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Drak'Tharon Keep contains 1 instance for level 74-76 players. Like Blackrock Mountain, Drak'Tharon connects two zones (the Grizzly Hills and Zul'Drak) in the northwest and southwest corners, respectively.
The undead Drakkari ice trolls have begun pouring from their stronghold of Drak'Tharon Keep, and are assaulting the furbolg. The invasion is oddly credited to the Drakkari themselves, not the Scourge.[1]
On heroic, it awards approximately 2000 reputation.
History
Drak'Tharon Keep was likely used as Mal'Ganis's base in the Third War. It was here he was "killed" by Arthas wielding Frostmourne.[2]
The Scourge controls Drak'Tharon Keep in the Grizzly Hills, just south of Zul'Drak's southwest corner.[3] This ancient stone citadel once belonged to the Drakkari trolls. The Drakkari built Drak'Tharon Keep before the furbolgs built Grizzlemaw. The Frostpaws gathered the tribes together in part to fend off the new Drakkari threat. Both races hated each other; with the new keep the Drakkari were more organized, and the trolls were more unified than the furbolgs, even though the furbolgs had greater numbers. The existence of Grizzlemaw affected the balance, and the furbolgs' victory over the Drakkari in a series of skirmishes may have led to the eventual loss of Drak'Tharon to the Scourge. The Scourge ultimately drove them out and took possession, and now the Scourge has a garrison here holding the mountain passes. It's a well-placed, solidly-built structure, and the small group of undead within can easily hold the keep against forces ten times its size, particularly since they don’t need food or water during a siege.[4] Two thousand Scourge creatures patrol the ruined old keep. They often fight Drakkari and occasionally furbolgs, though they have yet to attack either Gundrak or Grizzlemaw directly.[5] Armed Scourge patrols wander the countryside, scaring anyone they meet. These patrols either attack living people or act menacing to frighten them away.[3]
The keep itself is located in the icy northlands of Northrend, in the northwestern part of the Grizzly Hills. It is an ancient ice troll stronghold that has since been claimed by the Scourge. The undead control passage into the lands beyond from here.
Geography
Aviary · Drak'Tharon Overlook · Draknid Lair · Fall of Return · Hall of Departure · Hall of Return · Raptor Pens · Temple of the Forgotten · The Warlord's Terrace |
- InstanceMap-DrakTharonKeep1.jpg
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Dungeon Denizens
- File:IconSmall Abomination Small.gif Abominations
- File:IconSmall Bat Small.gif Bats
- File:IconSmall Beetle Small.gif Beetles (critters)
- File:IconSmall Devilsaur Small.gif Devilsaur (one, King Dred)
- File:IconSmall DireTroll Small.gif Dire troll (one, Trollgore)
- File:IconSmall Ghoul Small.gif Ghouls
- Ice trolls
- Lich (one, Novos the Summoner)
- File:IconSmall LichKing Small.gif The Lich King
- File:IconSmall Necromancer Small.gif Necromancers
- Orc (one, Kurzel)
- File:IconSmall Raptor Small.gif Raptors
- File:IconSmall Rat Small.gif Rats (critters)
- File:IconSmall ScourgeTroll Small.gif Scourge trolls
- File:IconSmall SkeletalMage Small.gif Skeletal mages
- File:IconSmall SkeletalWarrior Small.gif Skeletal warriors
- File:IconSmall SkeletalWindSerpent Small.gif Skeletal wind serpent (one, The Prophet Tharon'ja)
- File:IconSmall Spider Small.gif Spiders
- File:IconSmall Wight Small.gif Wights
- File:IconSmall Zombie Small.gif Zombies
Bosses
- File:IconSmall DireTroll Small.gif Trollgore
- Novos the Summoner
- File:IconSmall Devilsaur Small.gif King Dred
- File:IconSmall SkeletalWindSerpent Small.gif The Prophet Tharon'ja
Encounters
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Mobs
- Risen Drakkari Handler - If CCed before attacked, you will only have to fight the rider, and not his mount.
Loot
- Main article: Drak'Tharon Keep loot
Quests
- [73D] Search and Rescue
- [73D] Head Games
- [75D] Cleansing Drak'Tharon
Achievements
- [Drak'Tharon Keep] (regular)
- [Heroic: Drak'Tharon Keep]
- [Better Off Dred]
- [Consumption Junction]
- [Oh Novos!]
- [Northrend Dungeon Hero] (meta)
- [Glory of the Hero] (meta)
Gallery
Videos
All Bosses - Paladin Tanking Perspective |
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All Bosses - Priest Healing Perspective |
[How to] Heroic: Drak'Tharon Keep. |
More guides here |
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References
- ^ Grizzly Hills on the official WotLK site.
- ^ Frostmourne (Warcraft III) (It is prominent on the loading screen and fits the best.)
- ^ a b Kiley, Ellen P.. Lands of Mystery, 176. ISBN 9781588467843.
- ^ Kiley, Ellen P.. Lands of Mystery, 102, 104. ISBN 9781588467843.
- ^ Kiley, Ellen P.. Lands of Mystery, 177. ISBN 9781588467843.
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