Trudging through the Ashes

Trudging through the Ashes is chapter 1 of Path of the Damned.

Creeps

 * 1 Assassin
 * 6 Bandit
 * 2 Mud Golems
 * 1 Rock Golem

Critters

 * 7 Sheep

Villagers

 * Robert (male)
 * Tyler (male)
 * 38 male unnamed villagers
 * 14 female unnamed villagers
 * 9 unnamed children
 * 7 Riderless Horses



Transcript of the mission

 * Arthas: What trickery is this?
 * Arthas: Mal'Ganis! I don't know how you survived, but I will--
 * Tichondrius: Calm yourself, Prince Arthas. I am Tichondrius. Like Mal'Ganis, I am a dreadlord, but I am not your enemy. In truth, I've come to congratulate you.
 * Arthas: Congratulate me?
 * Tichondrius: By killing your own father and delivering this land to the Scourge, you have passed your first test. The Lich King is pleased with your... enthusiasm.
 * Arthas: Yes. I've damned everyone and everything I've ever loved in his name, and I still feel no remorse. No shame. No pity.
 * Tichondrius: The runeblade that you carry was forged by the Lich King and empowered to steal souls. Yours was the first one it claimed.
 * Arthas: Then I'll make do without one. What is the Lich King's will?
 * Tichondrius: The Cult of the Damned must be rallied once again. Many of the acolytes have been in hiding from the populace. Once you've rallied them, I will give you further instructions.
 * BTNAcolyte.png Acolyte: Greetings, great lord. Our master, Kel'Thuzad, told us that you would come.
 * Arthas: Kel'Thuzad? How could he have known that--
 * BTNAcolyte.png Acolyte: Be wary. If the townsfolk see your undead minions, they'll call the local guards to stop you.
 * BTNFootman.png Footman: Prince Arthas? Arm yourselves!
 * BTNKnight.png Knight: How could you murder your own father?
 * BTNFootman.png Footman: You bastard!
 * BTNFootman.png Footman: Kill them all!
 * BTNKnight.png Knight: You've betrayed us all!
 * BTNKnight.png Knight: You should burn in hell!
 * BTNAcolyte.png Acolyte: Seek out the local graveyards. Those buried there will serve you well.
 * Arthas: I'm in luck. These graves were dug recently.
 * Arthas: Arise, in the name of the Lich King.

The mission ends with the dreadlord congratulating Arthas on his job, and assigning him his next "undertaking".


 * Tichondrius: Well done, death knight. The Cult is nearly assembled.
 * Arthas: Lordaeron lies in ashes. What good are these cultists to us now?
 * Tichondrius: They will aid you in your next undertaking.
 * Arthas: And what's that?
 * Tichondrius: You will go to Andorhal and recover the remains of the acolytes' former master, the necromancer, Kel'Thuzad.