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With the Death Knight on the back burner for the time being, I am hitting Howling Fjord hard and heavy. The questing is so very well planned in the Wrath of the Lich King, and the stories are amazing. The zones have many sub-zones this time around with quest-hubs with chains anywhere from 5-20 quests deep. And, with the linear chains lead to each of the various sub-zones. All are very well thought out in efforts to avoid overcrowding in various areas.

So, with these amazing stories comes little lessons in lore and happenstance along the way. Today’s adventure in northern Howling Fjord lead me to Gjalerbron, where after slaying Queen Angerboda for the quest The Slumbering King, the Lich King yells:

which equates to the fact that I will see Ymiron again. And now, having done the quest line leading up to that moment, I understand why he is angry. But, I have to do some reaserch on why he is so sleepy.

Winding down the zone I was able to get into a party for Utgarde Keep, one of the two instances within Howing Fjord. The story about the Keep’s existence, and how it relates to the zone is very evident. And, much to my amazement, the first boss was the good ol’ Death Knight teacher-guy from back in Eastern Plaguelands – none other than Prince Keleseth. Knowing that he is a hard and fast member of the scourage, which I am working to exterminate throughout Northrend, I was happy to take part in kicking his ass.

Overall, Utgarde Keep was a great first WOTLK dungeon experience. The story lines were great, and the imagery and interaction was amazing.