Prolific reporter Crampleflap Fizzlewrench explains it all...
THE mission was simple: establish relations with the Warsong Defensive. The Golden Crusader and a band of loyal Justicars embarked on a diplomatic mission into the Tundra in an attempt to seek more reinforcements of the Warsong Defensive to aid the effort in Icecrown.
On direct orders from Tirion Fording, bearer of the Ashbringer, the group of Paladins were seeking a peaceful discussion. They were gravely mistaken. Tensions have always ran high with Garrosh Hellscream manning the keep, yet Thrall had managed to keep him under control, at least for a while.
Jereck, who strives to resolve the differences between the sentient races of Azeroth allowed me to join him on his diplomatic mission on a strictly journalistic basis. We set off from Valiance Keep and headed across the tundra towards the looming keep that is Warsong Hold. The Orcish architecture seemed sinister yet impressive by any standard.
As we neared the entrance Garrosh himself, accompanied by a troop of worg riders surrounded us and this conversation transpired between Garrosh and Jereck:
"Lay down your weapons, Alliance scum! You are trespassing in my keep, and now you are my prisoners."
"Lord Hellscream, we bear the banner of the Argent Crusade, we mean you or you people no harm."
"Silence! You shall be taken to the keep and shown to the dungeons."
"Hellscream! We are here on Behalf of Tirion Fording! Icecrown needs your aid, you must list- ugh..."
Jereck was knocked out by a brute with a club, seeing the meeting was turning sour I hid behind a conveniently placed Nerubian corpse.
"Take him and the others to the keep."
And with that they took their leave and the Crusaders with them. Upon seeing this I attempted to get a better view of where they were being taken however, the Keep is far too large and well guarded for me to have entered. No word from the Golden Crusader has been received, however one Crusader who managed to escape gave us a short statement:
"They... they wouldn't listen... Jereck kept trying to plead our case... but they would just torture him, so the rest of us stayed quiet. Jereck did not quit... the resolve was in his eyes so they took him away... we didn't see him again. Hellscream let us go... but he kept Jereck... I... I am the only one who survived the trip home, the rest, weakened by our imprisonment were easily slain by the scourge. He told me to apologise to Fording... but that he would keep Jereck due to his lack of obedience a-and insulting manner... that's just not Jereck.... he... he was just trying to help us all... Hellscream wouldn't listen to him... he wouldn't listen... now Jereck is doomed to a fate of torture and pain... or worse..."
The Crusader who asked not to be named has taken a leave of absence and is now recovering in the Exodar under the healing light of Prophet Velen and the Naaru. Word from Jereck is yet to be heard, but does hope remain for our grand Crusader? Only time will tell.
Thrall has told us that he is trying to negotiate Jereck's release yet he believes that Hellscream wouldn't lie about Jereck and that if he was infact insulting and disobedient, there isn't much he can do. So to my brothers of the Alliance, I leave you with this: will you leave the Golden Crusader to his fate? Or will you fight to get him free? I know I will. The light help us all.
THE mission was simple: establish relations with the Warsong Defensive. The Golden Crusader and a band of loyal Justicars embarked on a diplomatic mission into the Tundra in an attempt to seek more reinforcements of the Warsong Defensive to aid the effort in Icecrown. On direct orders from Tirion Fording, bearer of the Ashbringer, the group of Paladins were seeking a peaceful discussion. They were gravely mistaken. Tensions have always ran high with Garrosh Hellscream manning the keep, yet Thrall had managed to keep him under control, at least for a while.
Jereck, who strives to resolve the differences between the sentient races of Azeroth allowed me to join him on his diplomatic mission on a strictly journalistic basis. We set off from Valiance Keep and headed across the tundra towards the looming keep that is Warsong Hold. The Orcish architecture seemed sinister yet impressive by any standard.
As we neared the entrance Garrosh himself, accompanied by a troop of worg riders surrounded us and this conversation transpired between Garrosh and Jereck:
"Lay down your weapons, Alliance scum! You are trespassing in my keep, and now you are my prisoners."
"Lord Hellscream, we bear the banner of the Argent Crusade, we mean you or you people no harm."
"Silence! You shall be taken to the keep and shown to the dungeons."
"Hellscream! We are here on Behalf of Tirion Fording! Icecrown needs your aid, you must list- ugh..."
Jereck was knocked out by a brute with a club, seeing the meeting was turning sour I hid behind a conveniently placed Nerubian corpse.
"Take him and the others to the keep."
And with that they took their leave and the Crusaders with them. Upon seeing this I attempted to get a better view of where they were being taken however, the Keep is far too large and well guarded for me to have entered. No word from the Golden Crusader has been received, however one Crusader who managed to escape gave us a short statement:
"They... they wouldn't listen... Jereck kept trying to plead our case... but they would just torture him, so the rest of us stayed quiet. Jereck did not quit... the resolve was in his eyes so they took him away... we didn't see him again. Hellscream let us go... but he kept Jereck... I... I am the only one who survived the trip home, the rest, weakened by our imprisonment were easily slain by the scourge. He told me to apologise to Fording... but that he would keep Jereck due to his lack of obedience a-and insulting manner... that's just not Jereck.... he... he was just trying to help us all... Hellscream wouldn't listen to him... he wouldn't listen... now Jereck is doomed to a fate of torture and pain... or worse..."
The Crusader who asked not to be named has taken a leave of absence and is now recovering in the Exodar under the healing light of Prophet Velen and the Naaru. Word from Jereck is yet to be heard, but does hope remain for our grand Crusader? Only time will tell.
Thrall has told us that he is trying to negotiate Jereck's release yet he believes that Hellscream wouldn't lie about Jereck and that if he was infact insulting and disobedient, there isn't much he can do. So to my brothers of the Alliance, I leave you with this: will you leave the Golden Crusader to his fate? Or will you fight to get him free? I know I will. The light help us all.
Throughout the campaign for Northrend the Argent Crusade have earned themselves a reputation for their many battles against the Scourge. Recently the Crusaders have managed to capture ground in Icecrown including a small outpost before the Court of Bones itself. In northern Icecrown the Argent Tournament has been a controversial but popular draw, bringing in hundreds of the Alliance and Horde’s best adventurers and mercenaries daily. But it seems this has not satisfied their leader Highlord Tirion Fordring.