Ambermere was the northern stronghold of the Kingdom of Gilneis.

Located in the mountains southeast of the Silver Pine Forest and southwest of Dalaran, and at the junction of Lordaeron, Dalaran and Gilneth, it is an excellent transportation hub for caravans traveling between Silver Pine Forest and Hillsbrad.

Due to its proximity to Dalaran, there is a thriving magic-related industry here. Shops selling magical materials are everywhere, and it is said that many of Dalaran's well-known mages have properties here.

In the early days of the Third War, when the natural disaster ravaged Lordaeron, the Wall of Greymane was quietly built to separate the kingdom of Gilneth from the outside world.

King Jean Greymane ruthlessly abandoned the northern lands of the kingdom, leaving them completely exposed to the effects of natural disasters, without sending a single soldier to defend them. As a result, a large number of people living in this land hated this isolationist king, and directly served the Beimen government in later generations. The civil strife in Gilneth laid the foundation.

As the lord of this land, the rift between Darius Crolley, the powerful man of the Kingdom of Gilneis, and the king has become more and more difficult to heal.

In the second war, he strongly recommended the king to devote himself to a community with a shared future for mankind and send troops to help neighboring countries fight against the orcs, instead of just sending some symbolic armaments and materials. Because in any case, if other countries fall, the kingdom of Gilneys, a small country and a widow, will definitely not be able to resist external threats on its own......

However, his king still insisted on going his way.

Today, the Wall of Greymane is under construction. Nationals in the north who heard the news were moving home with their families, and Ambermere was no exception. Coupled with the recent orc disaster in the hills of Hillsbrad, the number of caravans traveling between the two places has plummeted, and this once prosperous town has become much more deserted, and the cold wind blows, and there is a depression.

After exiting the portal, he identified himself with a soldier in the Silver Hand robes that was ubiquitous in the town, and was led to the inn.

Due to their frequent activities in the vicinity during this time, the members of the Silver Hand Knights simply chartered the largest inn in the town as a base of operations. The innkeeper was of course willing to entertain these financiers in such a bad time, and he was extremely enthusiastic.

Walking into the first floor of the inn, the fireplace was blazing, and a group of high-ranking knights gathered in the hall, nodding their heads when they saw him coming.

"Saints."

"Lord Earl, you're finally here."

Oryx humbly saluted the high-level people, and when he got up, he saw that there were really a lot of people.

Alexandros Mograini stood behind the table, and on the table in front of him was a box locked in divine energy, with several magical seals attached to it.

On the other side of the table, Fairbanks, the High Priest of the Church of the Light, the Priest of the Order of the Silver Hand, and Alexandros' best friend and trusted advisor. Oryx had met him a few times, all in the Knights branch of Stratholme, and had a good impression of this gentle and high-ranking priest.

Standing in the distance seemed to be Ethan Lien, also a high-ranking priest of the Order. In the original history, he was one of the founders of the Scarlet Crusaders, and one of the first followers of the Holy Light to deviate from their original beliefs and fall into evil under the influence of many factors such as fanatical beliefs and the Dreadlord Banazar who occupied Saidan Dassohan.

Bridget's father, Alfred Abidis, stood by the door, holding a steaming cup of ginger soup in his hand, and looked like he had just arrived.

This paladin, who is also a knight of the Order, although after the Second War, he retired to the second line as the magistrate of the Stratholme area, but recently the evil is approaching, and he is recruited back to the Knights to continue to command the regular combat units under the Order.

He was originally there to assist Orrix, the Hand of the King, in clearing the Cult of the Damned, but Aurex has been recuperating from his injuries at home, and he has been following Mograine for the rest of his time.

Even Archbishop Benedictas of the Church of the Light was there, throwing a gentle smile at Aursix.

He hurriedly returned the salute, he recognized only these few, and the rest could not be named, and many of them seemed to be members of the archbishop's entourage.

Looking at the forbidden box in front of Mograini, he guessed that this was probably the issue of discussing the "Rezeb Crystal". It's just that this scene happened much earlier than the original history, and there were fewer people present.

"You've arrived just in time, saint," Mograine began, "and the most knowledgeable practitioners of the divine path I can find are almost all here. ”

With that, he gestured to the young paladins by the door. The latter walked out with the innkeeper and the chef who served the food, and closed the door, leaving the space entirely to the big people present.

Oryx stood quietly in the crowd, and Archbishop Benedictas left his original position, walked up to him, and whispered, "How are your injuries?" ”

"Ah, it's almost already, thank you for your concern, Archbishop." Oryx replied in a low voice.

"If the matter here is not urgent, I suggest you go to the south to recuperate for a while, so as not to leave any ills behind," Benedictas pointed to the ground, "You know, our ancestors suspected that something evil was hidden beneath this land, and the High Elves of the north said so. ”

"I'll think about it, Archbishop."

Oryx, of course, knew that the so-called "evil thing" was Zakaz the Faceless of Krasis.

Nearly 20,000 years ago, the Azeroth Guardian system collapsed. Lord, the wise lord of Riazeroth's defenses, betrayed his siblings, and the Forge of the Will and Ulduar, the seat of Yogsaron's prison, fell.

Guardian Tyr, along with the mortally wounded Azadas, led a small group of Vekus, Earth Spirits, and Mechanical Gnomes with a heavy Flesh Curse to escape to what is now the Tirisfal Glade. There, they were overrun by two Lorcan Faceless Ones of Krasis, with whom Tyr fought for three days and three nights, eventually sacrificing himself to blow themselves up and create an escape for the Tyranic Creations......

Kihiks fled with a serious injury, while Zakaz was mortally wounded and imprisoned in a tomb for Tyr by Azadas. The forest where Tyr died also has a new name, Tirisfa, which means "Fall of Tyr". Seven thousand two hundred years ago, the upper elves landed in the Tirisfal Glade when they first crossed east, but in the five hundred years since they settled, they felt the presence of Zakaz and built a new home with Quel'Thalas.

Two thousand eight hundred years ago, Soladin, the first emperor of mankind, went deep into the tomb of Tyr, fought against Zakhaz, who showed signs of recovery, and sacrificed himself to suppress Zakhaz, an ancient Viku artifact that had been enchanted by the High Elf king Anastarian Sunstairer in the previous troll wars, and left him in a dying state that could not be restored......

Since then, Zakaz has been sealed in the tomb of Tyr, and recently due to the gradual breakage of the seal, the dark aura emitted has become more and more intense, and it has been able to be perceived by powerful professionals.

Speaking of which, the humans who have degenerated from the flesh and blood Viku have always remembered the sacrifices and legends of Tyr. In human culture, Tyre symbolizes courage, sacrifice, and virtue, and his Silver Hand is a symbol of these virtues, which is why the Order is named after the "Silver Hand".

"I was going to bring in Lord Uther and Lord Dasohan, but the Northlands are too busy to get out of the way for a while," Mograine cleared his throat, looked around, and spoke aloud, "to discuss a weapon that might be thrown into this war against the undead. ”

As he spoke, he opened the box in front of him.

A crystal with the power of a particularly ominous shadow floats from the box. Feeling the majesty of the shadow energy contained in it, everyone gasped. Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens