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Overview
Utgarde Keep was once a long abandoned fortress in the cliffs of Dagger Bay in the Howling Fjord. However, the vrykul half-giants have been taking up position within the keep and causing trouble to the surrounding settlements. The vrykul appear to be allied with the scourge and are launching attacks against horde and alliance settlements in Northrend.

From within the keep, the Dragonflayer clan builds all sorts of neat things that go boom all in the name of the slumbering King Ymiron. How he can be slumbering with his men blowing up the countryside is a good question, but still he slumbers. Ingvar the Plunderer commands a force of proto-dragon riders that descend on unsuspecting enemies without warning. Nothing like walking along minding your own business one minute and then having your head snapped off by a swooping dragon the next. Ingvar's forces deliver death from above by means of force and arcane magic.



Vrykul
The vrykul are a Norse-like half-giant race. It's said that in ancient times the vrykul once founded a vast civilization and one day they mysteriously vanished without a trace. No one knows why they vanished or where they went in the thousands of years that they have been missing. The only remnants of their once great civilization were entire villages and temples left abandoned.

When the alliance and horde arrived in Northrend they were met by the mysterious return of the vrykul who began to attack both factions settlements. Their motives remain unknown, but they have taken up residence in Utgarde Keep where they launch their attacks against horde and alliance alike.

Some insight is offered into the vrykul and their link to humans in the completion of the quest Anguish of Nifflevar that states...

"Human children born of vrykul? And Ymiron ordered the deaths of all human born offspring?"

Thoralius goes silent for a moment.

"As much as I wish to deny what is so plainly presented to me, I cannot. There is no extinct "missing link" to humans as the Explorers' League proposed. The vrykul are the missing link. They are the progenitors of humanity."

Dragonflayer
The Dragonflayer Clan works from within Utgarde Keep constructing weapons of war for use against the alliance and horde. The clans dragon riders are commanded by Ingvar the Plunderer and they are responsible for many attacks against the nearby settlement of Valgarde.

Prince Keleseth
Prince Keleseth can be seen in a vision for the quest Out of Body Experience where Prince Keleseth, Prince Valanar, and Prince Atherann resurrect Archmage Arugal to serve the Lich King. Now Prince Keleseth serves as the scourge overlord of the Howling Fjord and vrykul ambassador in Utgarde Keep. He is one of the more formidable foes residing in Utgarde Keep.

Skarvald & Dalronn
Skarvald the Constructor is believed to be heading up the project to build a secret tunnel leading from Utgarde Keep to Gjalerbron where scourge and vrykul are carrying out rituals to raise fallen vrykul as undead warriors to serve the scourge. Skarvald is kept company by Dalronn the Controller. This necromancer is linked to Skarvald. If you intend to attack one, you will have to deal with the other. One can assume Dalronn is protecting Skarvald to ensure the tunnel is completed, giving the scourge and vrykul a large advantage in the area.

Ingvar the Plunderer
Ingvar the Plunderer resides in Utgarde Keep. From there, he coordinates his attacks on the areas settlements using his proto-dragon riders. Ingvar's raiders possess incredible strength and stamina. Some have even learned to wield arcane magic that can freeze and shatter an enemy into ice shards. The combination of arcane magic and flying proto-dragons make these raiders a deadly force to deal with. Ingvar resides in Utgarde Keep overlooking the land from a balcony. When this foe falls he is resurrected by Annhylde the Caller as a servant of the Lich King. Be wary when facing him.

Lore Resources:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/northrend/howling-fjord.xm...
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/dungeons/utgarde.xml
http://www.wowwiki.com/Utgarde_Keep