His anger became legendary. Master of the Undead Scourge army, wielder of the Frostmourne runeblade and enemy of every free creature in Azeroth. The Lich King is a being of unimaginable power and boundless meanness, his cold soul practically extinguished while he made plans to destroy all life in the world of Warcraft. But this was not always the case. Before his soul was united with the spirit of the Orc shaman Ner'zhul, the Lich King was Arthas Menethil, Crown Prince of Lordaeron and loyal Paladin of the Silver Hand. When the plague of the Undead threatened everything he held dear, Arthas set out on an ill-fated quest a runic blade capable of saving his homeland. But the object of his research demanded too heavy a price from its new owner, cursing him to a terrible descent into darkness. Arthas chose a path that led him through the arctic northern wastes to the Frozen Throne, where he eventually faced the darkest fate possible.