The Sword of Kings

Objectives
Find Strom'kar, the Warbreaker and deal with Zakajz.
 * (Optional) Speak with Aerylia to go to Dalaran
 * (Optional) Take the Portal to Dalaran Crater
 * Go to the Tomb of Tyr in Tirisfal Glades
 * Deal with Zakajz permanently
 * Take Odyn's portal back to Skyhold

Description
The first king of the humans, Thoradin, performed many acts of heroism and valor. While on a personal quest near the end of his reign, he stumbled upon the tomb of my brother Tyr... and the grave-prison of the monstrosity he died fighting. Thoradin unintentionally awoke the beast and gave his life to keep it from escaping.

It is Thoradin's sword, Strom'kar, that has kept the monster at bay. Retrieve it and finish what Tyr and Thoradin started. Kill Zakajz the Corrupted.

Completion
A mighty blade! Forged by the son of vrykul, enchanted by elven sorcery, and quenched in the blood of a C'thraxxi. It will serve you well,. With it, you will put an end to our enemies!

Gains

 * 18,850 XP

Stage 1: Culling the Cultists

 * Twilight cultists are camped near the entrance. Investigate what they are doing here.


 * Investigate the camp.

Stage 2: The Ghost King

 * The ghost of Thoradin is being tortured by the ritualists. Slay the ritualists and free him.


 * Slay the ritualists torturing Thoradin (3)
 * yell
 * say

Deal with the ritualists, who shouldn't be a problem.

Stage 3: Thoradin's Folly

 * The ghost has much information. Follow Thoradin and listen to his tale.


 * Follow and listen to Thoradin.
 * say
 * say
 * say

Stage 4: The Tomb of Tyr

 * The broken seal beckons from the lake bottom. Enter the Tomb of Tyr.


 * Enter the Tomb of Tyr.
 * say

You can speak with Thoradin again to get more information about him:
 * Down there a malevolent creature is slowly coming back to life despite my sacrifice. You must brave its corrupted depths and slay it for the last time. I will share what knowledge I have with you.


 * I am Thoradin, first king of Arathor.
 * Long ago humans were warring tribes of barbarians, slowly being exterminated by the trolls. My tribe, the Arathi, and I unified the tribes to form the kingdom of Arathor. With my noble brothers Ignaeus and Lordain we pushed back the trolls, though I knew it was but temporary.
 * After a time we allied with the elves and fought the longest and bloodiest war humanity had ever seen. If not for the arrogance of the trolls we would have perished. Instead we gained the strongest of friendships with the elves, and the teachings of their magic. The cost was countless soldiers and my great friend, Lordain.
 * Once the kingdom was safe and growing ever stronger I relinquished my crown and began my quest.
 * Once the kingdom was safe and growing ever stronger I relinquished my crown and began my quest.


 * After seeing Arathor in good hands, I took my closest retainers and began my quest for the origins of our tribes. We roamed throughout these lands digging up pieces of the past until our path came here.
 * In my excitement and need for answers I ignored the warnings and had my mages break open the seals to something beneath this lake. It was a tomb like nothing I had ever seen before. We were so close and rushed in deeper before truly understanding what we were seeing. Lying there was the being that brought our ancestors here, bearing the symbol that had haunted and inspired people from this area forever.
 * But that wasn't all. The monster this "Tyr" fought also lay here, and I had broken the seals that kept it dead.
 * It had been laying down there for countless centuries, its master an ancient evil that Tyr fought even longer ago. With the seals down it began to heal and in its awakening it called deep below the earth for aid.
 * Horrific creatures crawled out of the chasm inside the prison and we were attacked. I knew I had made a terrible mistake, this thing was more powerful than even the trolls. I knew it had to be stopped before fully awakening.
 * We made the ultimate sacrifice. Even barely conscious the monster killed the last of my comrades easily, but they gave me time. I managed to bury my sword, Strom'kar, into its brain even as its claws crushed the life from me.
 * It is dead, but the seals cannot be replaced. Its death is only temporary.
 * We made the ultimate sacrifice. Even barely conscious the monster killed the last of my comrades easily, but they gave me time. I managed to bury my sword, Strom'kar, into its brain even as its claws crushed the life from me.
 * It is dead, but the seals cannot be replaced. Its death is only temporary.


 * I call it Strom'kar, the Warbreaker.
 * The Arathi held to the oldest ways of weaponsmithing, older than I can remember. I used those and special metals to craft my sword. Then I took it through the greatest battles any of us had ever seen and it never let us down. It has saved my life many times and turned many a battle in my hands to victory.
 * After the Troll Wars the grateful elves gave me a personal gift. Their greatest mages and smiths took Strom'kar and empowered it with strong elven enchantments. I think it is that magic that is keeping the creature from awakening. I fear what centuries of lying buried in that monster has done to the Warbreaker.
 * After the Troll Wars the grateful elves gave me a personal gift. Their greatest mages and smiths took Strom'kar and empowered it with strong elven enchantments. I think it is that magic that is keeping the creature from awakening. I fear what centuries of lying buried in that monster has done to the Warbreaker.

Once you're done talking, make your way down the lake to the tomb.
 * yell

Once you enter the tomb:
 * say

Pulling the Flesh Spawn to the Faceless Oppressor, then using Whirlwind, will make it much easier with the constant use of Victory Rush.

Stage 5: Cleansing the Desecration

 * The prison entrance is blocked with corruption. Cleanse the tomb of the corrupting void tendrils.


 * Void Tendrils killed (4)
 * say
 * say

Simply interrupt the Tendrils' Ephemeral cast after charging, then deal with them.

Stage 6: The Root of the Corruption

 * The corrupter has finally appeared. Slay Soth'ozz and complete the cleansing of the tomb.


 * Kill Soth'ozz
 * yell

Simple fight: interrupts it casts and Charge when he teleports. Deal with the adds with Whirlwind. Rinse and repeat.

Stage 7: The Dark Passage

 * The way below is uncovered, make your way to the prison of Zakajz.

Head down the whole until the path is blocked by a barrier.
 * Reach the prison chamber.
 * say

Kill the Faceless Illusionist to bring down the barrier, then press forward.

Stage 8: A Quick Execution

 * Zakazj is struggling to defend itself. Draw out the sword and perform the final blow!


 * Take the sword
 * The camera pans to the corpse of Zakajz, with Strom'kar lodged into its skull.
 * yell

Cross the bridge (be careful not to fall down) and attempt to take the blade... which causes Zakajz to reawaken!
 * say

Stage 9: To Kill a C'Thraxxi

 * Zakajz is awake but neither fully healed or fully in control of its mind. Fight it back into unconsciousness!


 * Defeat Zakajz
 * say

At ~40% health:
 * yell

Keep attacking, avoiding his cone attacks. After defeating him:
 * say
 * say

Final Stage: The Warbreaker

 * Zakajz has been defeated again, but it is not permanent. Take up Strom'kar and deal the final true blow.

Grab Strom'kar, the Warbreaker from the skull, then use the Execute! ability to finish the job.
 * Take Strom'kar, the Warbreaker.
 * Zakajz killed permanently.
 * say
 * say

Step into the light to get back to Skyhold.