Chapter 898
There were many classes with AOE skills in the party . Lonesome Flower was a Mage with numerous AOE abilities, while Sesame Rice Ball, Remnant Dream and even Wandering all had at least one .
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The spiders that spawned had very little HP, but their strength was in their numbers and their speed .
After they had cleared out the entire field, the gates that led to Baron Rivendare opened up .
Footsteps grew louder and louder as the Boss approached . As difficult as it was to believe, the Boss was even uglier and more distorted than the Stitches .
This was Baron Rivendare's number one subordinate, Ramstein the Gorger – an elite Abomination and the final Boss that Lu Li and the others had to defeat to complete the First Clear .
Ramstein was one of the Scourge's most infamous Abominations, a horror stitched together from numerous corpses and empowered by a ceaseless hunger . This monster had committed unspeakable atrocities on countless innocent souls when the Scourge forces overran Stratholme .
There was a quest for Ramstein which Hachi Chan shared to everyone else: "Ramstein the Gorger lies deep within Stratholme and has brought upon nothing but violence and destruction . You will make him understand the wrath and take vengeance for the countless innocent souls that he has murdered . Do not hold back and do not let calm the rage burning inside of you . "
When Lu Li was told that there was a quest here, he realized that the chances of them successfully defeating the Boss had increased from a paltry 30% to 50% .
When Ramstein the Gorger appeared, the System notified Lu Li and the others that they received a buff called Nathanos Blightcaller's rage . This increased their HP by 20%, Attack by 20%, and also gave 20% Armor Penetration against Ramstein .
Nathanos Blightcaller was the NPC that had originally given out the quest . He, too, was an Undead, but Hachi Chan wasn't afraid to approach him .
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His real name was Nathanos Marris, and there were very little records of him in Dawn's literature . There were very few people that knew of him as Marris often kept to himself .
He lived in his old and humble home, the Marris Stead in Eastern Plaguelands .
Nathanos Marris could be seen conversing with two Paladins named Raleigh the True and Bilger the Straight-Laced in the Old Hillsbrad Foothill Instance of the Caverns of Time .
The invasion of Lordaeron changed the fates of many, including Raleigh, who joined the Scarlet Crusade .
Eventually, he left after witnessing innocent people being tortured simply because they weren't members . He then moved to Southshore where he gave out quests to players that often involved assassinating high-ranking officials of the organization .
Lu Li suspected that Raleigh was a member of the Assassin League, but he had no proof to back it up .
On the other hand, Bilger the Straight-Laced was traumatized from the war . He became an alcoholic and was no longer a Paladin knight, referring to himself as Brewmaster Bilger of the Southshore Inn .
Bilger had a quest that was well worth the time, but Lu Li was too weak to accept it as of now . He planned on waiting until Lv50 to attempt it with others .
Nathanos was the only Human Ranger Lord in the history of Dawn, and was a disciple of Sylvanas Windrunner . However, the truth behind this had its doubts .
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The High Elves left after the Second War and stayed in Quel'Thalas and Silvermoon City, secluded and separated from the rest of the world . It would be quite bizarre for the High Elves to train up and give so much attention to a mere human .
It was even stranger that he was close to Sylvanas Windrunner and was a pupil that had trained under her . However, the fact that Nathanos had become a powerful ranger lord was undisputed .
Kael'thas Sunstrider opposed his inclusion in their ranks, but Sylvanas was impressed with his abilities and insisted on it anyways, thus taking him under her wing .
Though he had recieved training from the High Elves, Nathanos spent the majority of his time in his home north of Quel'Thalas called the Marris Stead .
There weren't many records of him, but the respect and acknowledgment that he had received was similar to that of heroes such as Highlord Fordragon and Anduin Lothar .
Nathanos was responsible for many of the Alliance's victories spanning a decade of conflict . However, after the fall of Stratholme and the death of Terenas and Arthas, the Scourge swept over the once-great nation of Lordaeron .
Under the relentless attacks of the Scourge, towns and cities were destroyed one by one . Nathanos stood his ground in the Marris Stead and prepared to fend off the Scourge army .
Despite his training and bravery, his efforts were futile and he was murdered by Ramstein the Abomination . He rose as a mindless thrall of the Scourge, bound to the will of the Lich King, spreading the plague of death through the kingdom of his birth .
It was a gruesome sight to behold, but this happened all over the kingdom of Lordaeron .
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When the power of the Frozen Throne grew weaker and Arthas lost his control over the majority of the Scourge, Sylvanas became free from his grasp .
She succeeded in using her abilities as a banshee to repossess her corpse and became a corporeal Undead creature .
Sylvanas planned her revenge against Arthas, but he fled to Northend . She then scoured the Lordaeron for signs of Nathanos and when she found him, she tore him free from the Lich King's will and named him her champion .
He was no longer called Nathanos Marris but was given a new name – Nathanos Blightcaller .
Nathanos gave out a quest to Horde players which instructed them to find the Quel'Thalas Registry, but not to read through it . However, players would often curiously skim through the registry in order to discover more about his past life .
Lu Li has also read through the Quel'Thalas Registry, which included Sylvanas' high praises towards the human ranger lord .
"Nathanos has the greatest potential I've ever seen, despite being a human . I'm pleased to have had the privilege of training him . "
"For centuries, High Elves have segregated themselves from the outside world, but I will be the first to own up to this mistake . Though it's true that there are certain magics and sorceries that shouldn't be exposed to Humans, I will not allow the choices that my ancestors made to continue any longer . "
"Quel'dorei and the rest of the races in the world should live together in peace . We must practice our patience and acceptance . "
As the commander of the rangers in Silvermoon City, Sylvanas insisted that Nathanos be included amongst the ranks of the ranger lords .
Sylvanas came back for her disciple because of their inseparable bond and the hardships they had endured together .
Nathanos became cold and full of vengeance after becoming an Undead and spoke to players as if they were dirt .
However, in front of Hachi Chan, he was much nicer and acted like a gentleman . Based on her descriptions of him, Nathanos had a warm and kind side to him and he would often play fetch with his two loyal dogs .
King Varian Wrynn of Stormwind once asked in a public event to honour Nathanos, "Do you know how many ranger lords there are in the world and how many humans there are within them?"
He was once a tactical genius and had led the Alliance to countless victories, but now he was a forgotten warrior . Eventually, Varian Wrynn would send out an order to assassinate him . Nathanos will become a future raid boss and would require more than 40 players to slay him .
Usually, players would skip the quest that Hachi Chan had just shared, even though the rewards were quite handsome and included a piece of Dark Gold equipment .
Hachi Chan was quite close with Nathanos and he even wanted to take her under his wing as a disciple, much like what Sylvanas had done to him in the past .
However, he was a Horde NPC and had a bounty directly offered by the king of Stormwind . Lu Li wasn't sure how appropriate this was .