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At the summit of Icecrown, Arthas shattered the prison of the Frozen Throne and joined his destiny with that of Ner'zhul. Arthas's road to the frozen summit ran through the destruction of Stratholme, his choice to claim Frostmourne, the murder of Terenas, and the fall of Quel'Thalas. The fallen northern kingdoms remain scarred, while their destroyer sits far away above Icecrown.
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At the summit of Icecrown, Arthas shattered the prison of the Frozen Throne and joined his destiny with that of Ner'zhul. The Frozen Throne shows him taking the helm and becoming the Lich King. The human prince who had sought to save Lordaeron from the plague was now bound to the power commanding the Scourge.
Arthas's road to the frozen summit ran through the destruction of Stratholme, his choice to claim Frostmourne, the murder of Terenas, and the fall of Quel'Thalas. His service to the Lich King had made him an instrument of the plague he once opposed. When that master's prison was threatened by Illidan, the weakening death knight returned to Northrend and fought to keep the Scourge's center intact.
The ascent is an ending within the original Warcraft III story, not an invitation to import later campaigns against the Lich King. Arthas's merger with Ner'zhul explains the looming menace behind the undead in the original World of Warcraft. The fallen northern kingdoms remain scarred, while their destroyer sits far away above Icecrown.
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