Putridus the Ancient

Putridus the Ancient is an elite rare mob found in Icecrown. Due to his gigantic girth, he can be seen even from a good 10,000 yards or so, making him an easy mob to spot from such a distance.

Abilities

 * Putrid Punt-Punts an enemy a great distance away, inflicting normal damage.
 * War Stomp-Inflicts normal damage plus 500 to nearby enemies, knocking them back and stunning them for 5 sec.

Loot

 * Giant's Toewrap
 * Abandoned Adventurer's Satchel

Achievement
Putridus the Ancient is a criterion of the achievements:
 * Northern Exposure
 * Frostbitten

Trivia

 * Putridus is one of the 2 mobs that can be seen from a good 10,000 yards or more. The other is the considerably larger Thrym.
 * Putridus was the largest and most powerful rare mob prior to Deathwing's return, but he can still be seen from such a huge distance.