by Byron Mudry on Sep 21, 2008
Will you descend into madness with Arthas?
When The World of Warcraft:Wrath of the Lich King (WotLK) was announced, there was a new instance that captured many players attention, the new Caverns of Time: The Culling of Stratholme. The instance is based on the mission from Warcraft II that started Arthas's turn to evil as he insists on purging the city of Stratholme after its inhabitants became infected by the Dreadlord Mal'Ganis's plague. Now that Blizzard has allowed the creation of level 80 pre-made characters, it allows many players in the Beta a chance to explore and test some of the high level content. That's where Byron "Messiah" Mudry headed as soon as he created a level 80 restoration Druid.
Once the second part of the quest starts, Arthas and his friends will appear by Chromie and move towards the bridge. You get to see Arthas, Uther the Lightbringer and Jaina Proudmoore argue about Arthas's plan. Arthas then declares that he is taking a small force inside the city and you join him as he enters.
You can read all about the instance in our The Culling of Stratholme Preview Guide.