Northrend Bestiary

World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King has aprotect itself from the immensely cold temperatures
new Bestiary that many players are quite excitedand stands an average of about ten feet tall. While
about. In this informative guide, you will be introduced tothey are good at masking their location, and often
the new creatures that will be released with this newreside in caves, they seem to lack basic intelligence,
game expansion that are considered to be "known"but have a violent temper.
and some information on the three types of beastsFlesh Giant
that not so much is known about. If you want to haveThe Flesh Giant is an immense creature that is literally
the advantage of what you will come up against increated from an assortment of flesh pieces. In some
WotLK, this is guide for you!instances, it is not uncommon to see that part of the
Nerubian Vizieroverall composition of the beast is mechanical based.
This is a particularly interesting beast that is consideredThe pieces that make up the composition of this
to be a half-humanoid and half-spider. Thesecreature have been obtained from many different
characters are said to be the main rulers in thecorpses. These beasts are enslaved to the individual
underground kingdom of the Nerubians. Those that arethat they serve, and exhibit a massive amount of
considered to be Nerubians are part of a race that isstrength.
considered to be not only ancient, but highly intelligent.Taunka
Their native land is that of the ever-popularIn World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King, is a
"Northrend", a piece of land that drifted to the far northtype of tauren that has adjusted to the cold climates
after the great Cataclysm. This rests underneath thethat it lives in. Their home rests in the frozen wasteland
popular kingdom that is known as "Azjol-Nerub". Thisto the North known as "Northrend". While it is believed
race once served under the control of the spiderlordsthat their demeanor is largely due to the fact that they
that were Nerubian based. However, a great warhave learned to survive in the harshest conditions, it is
occurred that is widely known as the "War of theimportant to know and understand that this type of
Spider", and they rose to power.creature has recently allied with the faction of the
Due to the high level of intelligence that this particularHorde.
race has, it is believed that they have a "secret" leaderJormungar
that instructs their moves, their laws, and otherThe Jormungar is a very interesting beast that will be
activities. It is believed that they keep this leader in thein the Wrath of the Lich King by World of Warcraft.
shadows to avoid bringing his existence intoThis particular beast is especially aggressive. In times
knowledge so that he cannot be overthrown or outpast, it is believed that these creatures served the
witted by the Scourge. These creatures are planningNerubians in the way of heavy labor and slave like
to achieve victory over the Scourge.work. However, when the empire of this people
Plague Eruptorcollapsed, these creatures made their escape to
The Plague Eruptor is a type of walking corpse thatfreedom. They are strong, and can adapt quickly to
works to spread devastation in the areas in whichtheir environment.
they visit. These terrifying characters are all part of theMagnataur
dreaded Scourge army that is working to destroyThese creatures are quite massive in size. The upper
anything and everything in their path. While this type ofpart of their body reflects a giant, while the lower part
character is incredibly violent, super fast, and has anis that of a mammoth. These creatures are relatively
unbelievable amount of strength, these characteristicsstrong, can adapt easily, and have been known to eat
are far from the most frightening ability that they have.their own if the case calls for it. Often described as
These monstrous characters have nodules thatplain out "mean" this is a misunderstood beast that has
contain the plague. When the nodules burst, it rapidlyhad to work diligently to survive in the toughest of
spreads the ominous sickness.times.
Shovel TusksIron Dwarf
The Shovel Tusks resemble what we know as theThe ever-popular Iron Dwarf is a Dwarf that is
common moose, the only difference is that the antlerscomposed of metal. It is common to see the cities and
that they have on top of their head is curved backitems that they create crafted of metal as well. It is
and they have tusks that they use to dig for food, andbelieved that they are both dwarf and titan.
even protect themselves. These beasts have beenUnknown Beasts
said to be extremely territorial over their space, and willThe "Unknown" Beasts are that of the:o Darkfalleno
stop at absolutely nothing to protect their area fromProto-Dragono Ice Troll
invaders.Until the actual release of Wrath of the Lich King, little
Wendigois known about the characters. Here, you have been
These beasts are actually humanoid creatures. It is aintroduced to the Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary by
tall creature that is relatively dense in size and worksWorld of Warcraft. It is important to know and
to protect the area that it resides in. In addition to this,understand these beasts so that you may engage in
there are two dangerous horns that actually emergeproductive game play once you experience this
from the head of this ferocious beast. While it doesexpansion for yourself.
reflect that of the standard orc, it is covered in fur to