Northrend may not be the friendliest place in World of Warcraft, but its frigid shores harbor more than just the Scourge. In fact, the frozen continent has all kinds of secrets buried beneath the snow and ice if you know the right places to look.
World of Warcraft has been a home for Easter eggs, references, and hidden treasures since its inception, and Wrath of the Lich King is sure to add even more covert items, mounts, events, and more to the game. Whether you’re new to Northrend or reliving the nostalgia of one of the best gaming stories ever told, chances are you’re not privy to all the buried content that Wrath of the Lich King has to offer Has.
8/8 Higher Learning
This Easter egg is a nod to the popular tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Across Dalaran there are a number of books bearing the names of the various schools of magic within D&D. However, the books appear only occasionally, and sometimes the books that appear are not actually relevant to the Advanced Learning achievement.
Along with an achievement for successfully tracking down and reading all eight books, you will also receive a toy that allows you to teleport to one of the towers in Dalaran. Speak to Archmage Vargoth, who is in the same tower, and he will reward you with a Kirin Tor Familiar battle pet that has the appearance of an arcane elemental and will sometimes set off arcane explosions while you are outside.
7/8 Dalaran Sewers
Not only is the Dalaran sewers a great spot for fishing and the place to find an Easter egg that references the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but it’s also littered with bottles of Underbelly Elixir for you to pick up and drink. This gives your character one of three visual effects.
The first is that your character turns into a flying wasp. The second makes it so that every other person you see has the appearance of a mage in the Netherwind Regalia tier set. After all, Dalaran is the city of mages. The last effect also has a mechanical advantage as it increases your fishing skill by ten and turns you into a “hungry” tuskarr. Due to the fishing benefit of the Tuskarr transformation, it’s a good habit to collect these in the sewers before long fishing trips.
6/8 Rare hunter pets
Hunters have always had highly coveted pets in every previous version of the game, and WotLK is no different. While these pets don’t give you any mechanical advantages whatsoever, they do have quite a unique look. King Krush is the only lime green devilsaur you’ll find in the game, Aotana is a parrot colored in a unique blue-purple model, and there are also a number of spirit beasts available throughout Northrend.
The spirit beasts include a purple tinted spooky night saber named Gondria, a blue spirit bear named Arcturis, a type of snow jaguar named Loque’nahak (good luck pronouncing it), and a lightning wolf named Skoll. All of the beasts listed here are rare spawns, so good luck catching them!
5/8 Wolf transmog
A questline in Grizzly Hills contains little-known loot for players who have the Inscription profession, which allows you to turn your character into a wolf. The item in question is called Technique: Rituals of the New Moon and has a chance to drop off NPCs in Silvermoon City after you advance the questline far enough for them to become hostile.
Once you learn this recipe, you can craft the off-hand item, Rituals of the New Moon, which has a use that turns you into a wolf. Now you can spend your time between raids howling at the moon. Supposedly it’s a pretty relaxing activity.
4/8 am fishing
Completing Angel Dailies in Wrath has a chance to reward you with a number of items that are useful for both cosmetic and, in some cases, mechanical purposes. Speak to Marcia Chase in Dalaran and complete her quests each day to receive a Bag of Fish Treasures that has a chance of containing all of the items below.
The bag may contain fishing accessories, including a Weatherworn Bucket Hat, Eternium Fishing Line of the Highest Trial, or a Bone or Jeweled Fishing Pole. There’s also a chance for a sealed vial of poison, leading to a quest that grants reputation with the Kirin Tor, a crab battle pet, a toy compass, and a unique diamond-tipped hat or cane to spice up your bank alt. Also, while fishing for these dailies, there’s always a chance you’ll raise a sea turtle mount as long as you’re fishing in Northrend.
3/8 Terky the Murloc
If you’re passionate about collecting battle pets, Terky the Murloc is a must-have, easily acquired from a hidden underwater cave in the Borean Tundra. This secret was so well kept that it wasn’t even discovered until Cataclysm was released almost two years later.
At the base of a tower in the deep south of Borean Tundra is a rift that will lead you to a secret underwater cave. Inside the cave you will find a bright white sphere on top of an altar. Loot the orb and you’ll get the White Murloc Egg, which Terky the Murloc will summon as your battle pet.
2/8 Quel’Delar, sister of the High Blade
There’s no shortage of great epic weapons in Wrath, but one of the coolest available is hands down the Quel’Delar. Those of you who played Vanilla may remember a similarly named item that was the subject of a quest called Quel’Serrar, which takes you to Onyxia’s Lair. Like its sister blade, Quel’Delar will send your character on a grand questline that ultimately rewards you with a powerful weapon.
However, unlike Quel’Serrar, there is a wide range of epic weapons, including swords and clubs, to choose from at the end of this quest line. However, it all starts with looting a battered hilt from one of the Icecrown dungeons: The Forge of Souls, Pit of Saron or Halls of Reflection. The wide range of weapons at the end of the questline means many classes will be interested in looting this item, so roll up.
1/8 The time-lost Proto Drake
Last, and perhaps most memorable of all, is the elusive Time-Lost Proto Drake epic flying mount. This mount is a drop from a rare breed in Storm Peaks also known as the Time-Lost Proto Drake. What makes this rare spawn particularly difficult to pin down is the fact that it shares a spawn with another rare monster called Vyragosa.
Currently, many people are camping this rare spawn with add-ons that will notify them exactly when it appears. So you’ll need to download your own Rare Spawn Search add-on if you want any chance of successfully securing this mount. If you’re on a player versus player (PvP) server, it might be a good idea to have your Resilience gear handy. Also, be sure and kill Vyragosa every time she spawns so you have a chance for the Time-Lost Proto Drake to spawn in her place.
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