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|loc=Northeastern [[Northrend]]
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'''''UNDER CONSTRUCTION''''' related to [[User:GoldenYak/Spider_Kingdom_Expansion_Concept|Spider Kingdom Expansion Concept]]
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He is involved in the following quests:
  
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*{{queststart}} {{questlong|Alliance|71|A Diplomatic Mission}}
  
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The '''Storm Peaks''' are a [[mountain]] range and [[zone]] located in the northeast of [[Northrend]]. It is where a mysterious race of [[giant]]s named the [[storm giant]]s live. The third known [[titan]] city of [[Ulduar]] is also located here. The winds that rip through the mountains are extremely violent and dangerous.
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It was in the Storm Peaks that a titanic battle occurred between [[Aegwynn]] ([[Guardian of Tirisfal]]) and [[Sargeras]]'s avatar (the lord of the [[Burning Legion]]).
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Also shown on the map in ''[[Lands of Mystery]]'' is the [[Temple of Storms]]. The purpose of said temple was unknown. In Wrath of the Lich King, it is now shown to be the home of [[Thorim]].
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== History ==
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The Storm Peaks have a mysterious history. Long ago, the titans lived here. They created Ulduar as their city, and it is from here that they conducted their experiments. It is said that the Storm Peaks are the origin of the storm giants, and perhaps the [[dwarves]] and [[trogg]]s as well. When the titans disappeared, the races were left to fend for themselves. The dwarves moved south into warmer climates, but the storm giants remained and claimed Ulduar as their own. They developed [[crystalline golem]]s to aid them in their research and as guards. Over time, the storm giants have dwindled in number and grown ever more reclusive. Now only a handful remain.
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The storm giants make their home in the Storm Peaks. They are of an impressive size, more than 30 feet tall and powerfully built. The storm giants are capable of summoning small storms. They keep to themselves, hiding in their caves and tunnels below the surface, and avoid visitors. Myths say that the titans created the storm giants; perhaps dwarves have an origin in common to the storm giants. It is possible that the storm giants may know more about the dwarves' past than the dwarves do themselves — however, they are not likely to tell anyone about it. The storm giants like their privacy, and their crystalline golems help maintain that. They are the same [[golem]]s that reside in [[Crystalsong Forest]], gathering crystals to bring back to their masters. In Crystalsong Forest, they are servants and couriers. In the Storm Peaks, they function as door wardens and bodyguards, making sure no intruder gains entrance to the storm giants’ lairs. [[Magnataur]] and [[wendigo]] are known to roam the area. The magnataur are solitary and easy to spot.<ref>''[[Lands of Mystery]]'', 109</ref>
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==Cataclysm==
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After the defeat of [[Yogg-Saron]] and his servants, the [[Iron Dwarves]] and the corrupted watcher [[Loken]], the former [[earthen]] and [[giant]] residents of [[Ulduar]] were able to retake their home. In the wake of the [[Cataclysm]], dark forces from beneath the surface have risen to assault the bastion of the [[Titans]].
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*Valkyrion has been taken by [[User:GoldenYak/Death_Queen_Angerboda|Death Queen Angerboda]] and her [[User:GoldenYak/The_Scourge_Remnants#Angerboda_and_the_Queen.27s_Wrath_Scourge|Scourge remnants]].
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*The [[earthen]]have retaken the [[Ulduar]] complex and it's substructures. The Twilight's Hammer have occupied the [[Iron Dwarf]] holdings and are reanimating them by infusing them with refined liquid [[saronite]]. Together they are assaulting the earthen fortifications.
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*The gigantic [[Iron Colossus]] at [[Narvir's Cradle]] has been partially dismantled. It's interior is exposed and several quests involve venturing inside.
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*The [[Watcher_(titanic)|Titanic Watchers]] [[Thorim]] and [[Hodir]], along with [[Freya|Watcher Freya's]] [[Avatar_of_Freya|avatar]], are present throughout the region, aiding the Earthen in fighting back the Twilight's Hammer and their [[Faceless One]] allies.
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*[[Nerubians]] have infiltrated the lower Ulduar substructures.
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*Ulduar itself has become an un-instanced questing area. The Ulduar raid has been removed. Watcher [[Mimiron]] is located here with his [[Mechagnome]] servants, as well as [[Dalaran]] forces. The Twilight's Hammer are conducting dark rituals throughout Ulduar.
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*The Twilight's Hammer forces throughout all of Storm Peaks are being led by a vrykul woman called [[Sara]].
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==Geography==
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The Storm Peaks have treacherous paths, powerful winds, jagged cliffs, and hungry monsters. They are also home to the storm giants, one of the oldest races in the world and the keepers of the titans' legacy. The two biggest dangers in the Storm Peaks aren’t necessarily its inhabitants. The wind is fierce and constant, and can easily tug someone off a cliff. One look at those paths it has cut through the cliffs and one realizes how deadly wind can be. The second danger is sunlight. The peaks are covered in ice and the light reflects from every angle. Up here the ice is everywhere. Wearing dark glasses is the only way to survive — otherwise a person is blinded every time he moves his head, and before long he will take a misstep and tumble off a cliff or down a ravine. The weather doesn’t help — it is either clear and sunny, with the nasty glare, or dark as night and pouring, with sheets of freezing rain, hail, or snow battering down and making every surface as slick as oil.
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One would think the Storm Peaks were mountains, but that is not entirely accurate. They do have the highest elevation of any other region in Northrend. On the edge of the peaks, one can look out over [[Icecrown Glacier]] to the west, Crystalsong Forest to the south, [[Zul'Drak]] to the east, and the ocean to the north. But they are not mountains. They are actually cliffs. The "peaks" are the spots where wind has not cut away the ice and rock, as opposed to the narrow paths it has carved. Through large parts of this region, a person can literally leap from peak to peak, provided the wind does not throw him over the edge. Ulduar, like much of Northrend, is sparsely inhabited. The storm giants stay hidden, their golems don’t bother anyone unless someone approaches their masters’ homes, and the magnataur and wendigo are infrequent and large enough to spot from a distance. It is a good place to be alone with one's own thoughts, if you don’t mind the biting wind, the searing cold, and the repetitive stretches of ice and rock. The peaks are handsome in an austere way. Little grows here — a random bush sprouting in a nook along a cliff face or a few tough blades of grass in a crack. Everything else is stone and ice. Animals appear to be rare, and its unknown what the wendigo and magnataur eat to survive. Perhaps they eat each other and any travelers they can find.
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No one lives here except the storm giants, their golems, and beasts like the wendigo and magnataur. The latter have caves they have found or dug into the ice and rock. The storm giants have their city, Ulduar, and the Temple of Storms.<ref>''[[Lands of Conflict]]'', 109</ref>
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===Map and subregions===
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[[Image:WorldMap-TheStormPeaks.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Storm Peaks map]]
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| [[Abandoned Camp]]{{·}} [[Bor's Breath]]{{·}} [[Bouldercrag's Refuge]]{{·}} [[Brann's Base-Camp]]{{·}} [[Broodmother's Nest|The Broodmother's Nest]]{{·}} [[Brunnhildar Village]]{{·}} [[Camp Tunka'lo]]{{·}} [[Crystalweb Cavern]]{{·}} [[Dun Niffelem]]{{·}} [[Fjorn's Anvil (subzone)|Fjorn's Anvil]]{{·}} [[Foot Steppes|The Foot Steppes]]{{·}} [[Forlorn Mine|The Forlorn Mine]]{{·}} [[Frostfield Lake]]{{·}} [[Frosthold]]{{·}} [[Frostgrip's Hollow]]{{·}} [[The Frozen Mine]]{{·}} [[Garm]]{{·}} [[Garm's Bane]]{{·}} [[Garm's Rise]]{{·}} [[Grom'arsh Crash-Site]]{{·}} [[Halls of Stone]]{{·}} [[Halls of Lightning]]{{·}} [[Hall of the Shaper]]{{·}} [[Hibernal Cavern]]{{·}} [[Howling Hollow|The Howling Hollow]]{{·}} [[Inventor's Library|The Inventor's Library]]{{·}} [[K3]]{{·}} [[Loken's Bargain]]{{·}} [[Mimir's Workshop]]{{·}} [[Narvir's Cradle]]{{·}} [[Nidavelir]]{{·}} [[Pit of the Fang|The Pit of the Fang]]{{·}} [[Plain of Echoes]]{{·}} [[Ricket's Folly]]{{·}} [[Rohemdal Pass]]{{·}} [[Sifreldar Village]]{{·}} [[Snowblind Hills]]{{·}} [[Snowblind Terrace]]{{·}} [[Snowdrift Plains]]{{·}}[[Temple of Invention]]{{·}} [[Temple of Life]]{{·}} [[Temple of Order]]{{·}} [[Temple of Storms]]{{·}} [[Temple of Winter]]{{·}} [[Temple of Wisdom]]{{·}}[[Terrace of the Makers]]{{·}} [[Thunderfall]]{{·}} [[Torseg's Rest]]{{·}} [[Uldis]]{{·}} [[Ulduar]]{{·}} [[Valkyrion]]{{·}} [[Valley of Ancient Winters]]
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===Instances===
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| {{portal|Halls of Stone|wotlk}} || 77-79 || 5 || 1 hour
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| {{portal|Halls of Lightning|wotlk}} || 80 || 5 || 1 hour
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| {{portal|Ulduar (instance)|raid|Ulduar}} || 80 || 10-25 || 3+ hours
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== Quests and Storylines ==
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===Changes to Instances in Storm Peaks===
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*The Twilight's Hammer have infiltrated the Halls of Lightning, and are attempting to activate the armies of [[Iron Vrykul]] that still slumber there.
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*Loken has been replaced by [[Jotun]], the Curse Bearer. He has sequestered himself in the Terrestrial Watchtower.
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===Jotun's Quotes===
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;Intro
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:{{text|yell|I have witnessed the rise and fall of empires... the birth and extinction of entire species... Over countless millennia the foolishness of mortals has remained the only constant. Your presence here confirms this.}}
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:{{text|yell|My master has shown me the future, and you have no place in it. Azeroth will be reborn in darkness. [[Yogg-Saron]] shall be released! The Pantheon shall fall!}}
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;Aggro
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*{{text|yell|What hope is there for you? None!}}
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;Lightning Nova
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*{{text|yell|You cannot hide from fate!}}
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*{{text|yell|Come closer. I will make it quick.}}
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*{{text|yell|Your flesh cannot hold out for long.}}
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;75% health
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*{{text|yell|You stare blindly into the abyss!}}
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;50% health
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*{{text|yell|Your ignorance is profound. Can you not see where this path leads?}}
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;25% health
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*{{text|yell|You cross the precipice of oblivion!}}
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;Killing a player
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*{{text|yell|I do this out of mercy.}}
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*{{text|yell|You would thank me if you knew what I know...}}
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*{{text|yell|I do this for your sake.}}
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;Death
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*{{text|yell|Forgive me... I was not strong enough to grant you mercy...}}
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==Gallery==
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Revision as of 06:19, 3 February 2011

NeutralThe Storm Peaks
Storm Peaks
Location Northeastern Northrend

UNDER CONSTRUCTION related to Spider Kingdom Expansion Concept

The Storm Peaks are a mountain range and zone located in the northeast of Northrend. It is where a mysterious race of giants named the storm giants live. The third known titan city of Ulduar is also located here. The winds that rip through the mountains are extremely violent and dangerous.

It was in the Storm Peaks that a titanic battle occurred between Aegwynn (Guardian of Tirisfal) and Sargeras's avatar (the lord of the Burning Legion).

Also shown on the map in Lands of Mystery is the Temple of Storms. The purpose of said temple was unknown. In Wrath of the Lich King, it is now shown to be the home of Thorim.

History

The Storm Peaks have a mysterious history. Long ago, the titans lived here. They created Ulduar as their city, and it is from here that they conducted their experiments. It is said that the Storm Peaks are the origin of the storm giants, and perhaps the dwarves and troggs as well. When the titans disappeared, the races were left to fend for themselves. The dwarves moved south into warmer climates, but the storm giants remained and claimed Ulduar as their own. They developed crystalline golems to aid them in their research and as guards. Over time, the storm giants have dwindled in number and grown ever more reclusive. Now only a handful remain.

The storm giants make their home in the Storm Peaks. They are of an impressive size, more than 30 feet tall and powerfully built. The storm giants are capable of summoning small storms. They keep to themselves, hiding in their caves and tunnels below the surface, and avoid visitors. Myths say that the titans created the storm giants; perhaps dwarves have an origin in common to the storm giants. It is possible that the storm giants may know more about the dwarves' past than the dwarves do themselves — however, they are not likely to tell anyone about it. The storm giants like their privacy, and their crystalline golems help maintain that. They are the same golems that reside in Crystalsong Forest, gathering crystals to bring back to their masters. In Crystalsong Forest, they are servants and couriers. In the Storm Peaks, they function as door wardens and bodyguards, making sure no intruder gains entrance to the storm giants’ lairs. Magnataur and wendigo are known to roam the area. The magnataur are solitary and easy to spot.[1]

Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

After the defeat of Yogg-Saron and his servants, the Iron Dwarves and the corrupted watcher Loken, the former earthen and giant residents of Ulduar were able to retake their home. In the wake of the Cataclysm, dark forces from beneath the surface have risen to assault the bastion of the Titans.

  • Valkyrion has been taken by Death Queen Angerboda and her Scourge remnants.
  • The earthenhave retaken the Ulduar complex and it's substructures. The Twilight's Hammer have occupied the Iron Dwarf holdings and are reanimating them by infusing them with refined liquid saronite. Together they are assaulting the earthen fortifications.
  • The gigantic Iron Colossus at Narvir's Cradle has been partially dismantled. It's interior is exposed and several quests involve venturing inside.
  • The Titanic Watchers Thorim and Hodir, along with Watcher Freya's avatar, are present throughout the region, aiding the Earthen in fighting back the Twilight's Hammer and their Faceless One allies.
  • Nerubians have infiltrated the lower Ulduar substructures.
  • Ulduar itself has become an un-instanced questing area. The Ulduar raid has been removed. Watcher Mimiron is located here with his Mechagnome servants, as well as Dalaran forces. The Twilight's Hammer are conducting dark rituals throughout Ulduar.
  • The Twilight's Hammer forces throughout all of Storm Peaks are being led by a vrykul woman called Sara.

Geography

The Storm Peaks have treacherous paths, powerful winds, jagged cliffs, and hungry monsters. They are also home to the storm giants, one of the oldest races in the world and the keepers of the titans' legacy. The two biggest dangers in the Storm Peaks aren’t necessarily its inhabitants. The wind is fierce and constant, and can easily tug someone off a cliff. One look at those paths it has cut through the cliffs and one realizes how deadly wind can be. The second danger is sunlight. The peaks are covered in ice and the light reflects from every angle. Up here the ice is everywhere. Wearing dark glasses is the only way to survive — otherwise a person is blinded every time he moves his head, and before long he will take a misstep and tumble off a cliff or down a ravine. The weather doesn’t help — it is either clear and sunny, with the nasty glare, or dark as night and pouring, with sheets of freezing rain, hail, or snow battering down and making every surface as slick as oil.

One would think the Storm Peaks were mountains, but that is not entirely accurate. They do have the highest elevation of any other region in Northrend. On the edge of the peaks, one can look out over Icecrown Glacier to the west, Crystalsong Forest to the south, Zul'Drak to the east, and the ocean to the north. But they are not mountains. They are actually cliffs. The "peaks" are the spots where wind has not cut away the ice and rock, as opposed to the narrow paths it has carved. Through large parts of this region, a person can literally leap from peak to peak, provided the wind does not throw him over the edge. Ulduar, like much of Northrend, is sparsely inhabited. The storm giants stay hidden, their golems don’t bother anyone unless someone approaches their masters’ homes, and the magnataur and wendigo are infrequent and large enough to spot from a distance. It is a good place to be alone with one's own thoughts, if you don’t mind the biting wind, the searing cold, and the repetitive stretches of ice and rock. The peaks are handsome in an austere way. Little grows here — a random bush sprouting in a nook along a cliff face or a few tough blades of grass in a crack. Everything else is stone and ice. Animals appear to be rare, and its unknown what the wendigo and magnataur eat to survive. Perhaps they eat each other and any travelers they can find.

No one lives here except the storm giants, their golems, and beasts like the wendigo and magnataur. The latter have caves they have found or dug into the ice and rock. The storm giants have their city, Ulduar, and the Temple of Storms.[2]

Map and subregions

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Storm Peaks map

Abandoned Camp · Bor's Breath · Bouldercrag's Refuge · Brann's Base-Camp · The Broodmother's Nest · Brunnhildar Village · Camp Tunka'lo · Crystalweb Cavern · Dun Niffelem · Fjorn's Anvil · The Foot Steppes · The Forlorn Mine · Frostfield Lake · Frosthold · Frostgrip's Hollow · The Frozen Mine · Garm · Garm's Bane · Garm's Rise · Grom'arsh Crash-Site · Halls of Stone · Halls of Lightning · Hall of the Shaper · Hibernal Cavern · The Howling Hollow · The Inventor's Library · K3 · Loken's Bargain · Mimir's Workshop · Narvir's Cradle · Nidavelir · The Pit of the Fang · Plain of Echoes · Ricket's Folly · Rohemdal Pass · Sifreldar Village · Snowblind Hills · Snowblind Terrace · Snowdrift Plains · Temple of Invention · Temple of Life · Temple of Order · Temple of Storms · Temple of Winter · Temple of Wisdom · Terrace of the Makers · Thunderfall · Torseg's Rest · Uldis · Ulduar · Valkyrion · Valley of Ancient Winters

Instances

Instance name Level range Group size Approximate run time
Instance portal Halls of Stone 77-79 5 1 hour
Instance portal Halls of Lightning 80 5 1 hour
Instance portal Ulduar 80 10-25 3+ hours

Quests and Storylines

Changes to Instances in Storm Peaks

  • The Twilight's Hammer have infiltrated the Halls of Lightning, and are attempting to activate the armies of Iron Vrykul that still slumber there.
  • Loken has been replaced by Jotun, the Curse Bearer. He has sequestered himself in the Terrestrial Watchtower.

Jotun's Quotes

Intro
I have witnessed the rise and fall of empires... the birth and extinction of entire species... Over countless millennia the foolishness of mortals has remained the only constant. Your presence here confirms this.
My master has shown me the future, and you have no place in it. Azeroth will be reborn in darkness. Yogg-Saron shall be released! The Pantheon shall fall!
Aggro
  • What hope is there for you? None!
Lightning Nova
  • You cannot hide from fate!
  • Come closer. I will make it quick.
  • Your flesh cannot hold out for long.
75% health
  • You stare blindly into the abyss!
50% health
  • Your ignorance is profound. Can you not see where this path leads?
25% health
  • You cross the precipice of oblivion!
Killing a player
  • I do this out of mercy.
  • You would thank me if you knew what I know...
  • I do this for your sake.
Death
  • Forgive me... I was not strong enough to grant you mercy...

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  1. ^ Lands of Mystery, 109
  2. ^ Lands of Conflict, 109
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