| The Defense of Strahnbrad | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Strahnbrad | |||||||||||||
| Result | Alliance victory | |||||||||||||
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| Previous | The Warning | |||||||||||||
| Next | Blackrock and Roll | |||||||||||||
The Defense of Strahnbrad is Chapter One of the Human campaign, The Scourge of Lordaeron, in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
Background[]
- Main article: The Warning
Creeps[]
- 2
Gnolls - 1 Gnoll Poacher
Critters[]
Villagers[]
- Farmer Jerrett (male)
- Farmer Ted (male)
- Garth (male), retired Footman
- Gerard (male)
- Thornby (male), retired Footman
- Benedict (male), Bandit leader disguised as victim
- Mike (male)
- Scott (male)
- Joe (male)
- Dean (male)
- Stephanie (female)
- Maria (female)
- Amy Diane (female)
- Matilda (female)
- Alicia (female)
- Jeremy (kid)
- Blake (kid)
- Ryan (kid)
- 8 male unnamed villagers
- 8 female unnamed villagers
- 4 unnamed kids
Loading screen[]
Recent orc uprisings in southern Lordaeron have forced the Alliance to take decisive measures. To contain the orcish threat, King Terenas has sent two of the realm's greatest paladins - his son, Prince Arthas, and the legendary Uther the Lightbringer - to deal with the orcs once and for all.
Transcript[]
- Uther the Lightbringer: Welcome, Prince Arthas. The men and I are honored by your presence.
- Arthas: Can the formalities, Uther. I'm not king yet. It's good to see you.
- Uther the Lightbringer: You too, lad. I'm pleased that King Terenas sent you to help me.
- Arthas: Father still hopes your patience and experience might rub off on me.
- Uther the Lightbringer: It is a father's right to dream, isn't it?
- Arthas and Uther laugh together.
- Arthas: Look, here's where we stand. Our scouts have confirmed that there is an orc encampment hidden somewhere over the next ridge.
- Uther the Lightbringer: As I suspected...
- Arthas: It gets worse. They're preparing to attack the nearby village of Strahnbrad. As far as we know, the village is completely defenseless.
- Uther the Lightbringer: I need to move against the orcs' base immediately. Can you handle Strahnbrad's defense on your own?
- Arthas: Of course, Uther. Don't worry about me.
- Uther the Lightbringer: Good. Meet me at the orc camp once you've saved the village. Be careful, Arthas.
- NEW UNIT ACQUIRED
Footman - Footmen are versatile soldiers equipped for melee combat.
HINT - Use Holy Light to heal wounded units.
During the mission[]
Note: you can visit the village to the south-west to obtain two more footmen and an optional quest.
- Farmer Ted: Welcome to our village.
- Maria: Hello!
- Stephanie: Greetings, milord!
- Thornby: We'll fight for Lordaeron. Get your swords!
- Alicia: Please, you're my only hope! A group of gnolls kidnapped my little Timmy and took him to their hideout in the forest. Could you find him and bring him home?
- OPTIONAL QUEST
Save Timmy - Slay the Gnoll kidnappers
Save Timmy[]
- - Slay the Gnoll kidnappers
- Something has been agitating the local beasts lately. Just yesterday, a half-starved pack of Gnolls pillaged a local farmhouse, stealing livestock and kidnapping a young boy named Timmy. Hopefully, the cretins haven't eaten him yet.
Tactics: To save Timmy go to the ruins taking the road north-east of the quest giver's farm and you will find two Level 1 Gnolls and a Level 1 Gnoll Poacher defending two cages (one of them with Timmy inside). Take out the gnolls (one of them drops a Potion of Healing) and you will be rewarded with a Ring of Protection.
- Little Timmy: Help! Help me, please. I'm trapped in the cage.
- Little Timmy: Please get me out of here. I want to go home.
- Alicia: Oh, thanks so much! I have a reward for you.
NEW ITEM RECEIVED - Ring of Protection +1
- <Increases the armor of the Hero by 1 when worn.>
- Benedict: Save us!
- Footman: It's a trap!
- Benedict: Take everything, men. Take all the valuables.
- Gerard: Help! Bandits are stealing our belongings!
- Menag: Heh! We'll take their coin just like everyone else's!
- Gerard: Those bandits stole my ledger. Without it, I will lose my entire farm! Please, retrieve it from their camp! It would mean so much to us.
- OPTIONAL QUEST
Bandit Lord
Bandit Lord[]
- - Slay Menag, the Bandit Lord
- - Return Ledger to Gerard
- The cunning Bandit Lord, Menag, has been terrorizing the lands around Strahnbrad for months. He and his lackeys just made off with a ledger full of vital information regarding the estate of the local farmer, Gerard.
Tactics: Follow Menag to his camp south-east of Gerald, killing three Bandits on the way. When you arive, Menag and his last bandits will attack Arthas and his forces. Destroy them (one of the Bandits drops a Potion of Mana); after Menag is killed, pick Gerard's Lost Ledger and go back to the cart by the bridge.
- Menag: Say your prayers!
- Gerard: Thank you for helping me.
- Gerard: Please, take this item.
NEW ITEM RECEIVED: Tome of Strength.
- Note: This tome isn't received as item in the inventory, but it increases Arthas' STR rating by 1 immediately.
Note: As Arthas approached the gates of Strahnbrad, a man ran outside fleeing from two Blackrock Orc Grunts.
- Dean: Save us!
- Grunt: He's escaping! Kill him!
- Arthas: Damn! The attack has already begun! To arms, my brothers!
Defend Strahnbrad[]
- - Travel to Strahnbrad
- - Arthas must survive
- - Defeat the Slave Master and his guards
- Strahnbrad may already be under attack by Orcish forces! Immediate action must be taken! Make your way to the village and slay any marauding Orcs you encounter.
Note: if after you enter Strahnbrad you go southwest you will find three footmen fighting two grunts, and you can help them win the battle.
One footman is heard shouting: "Attack!"
Note: in the northwest you will find the Slave Master and his two grunt guards.
- Slave Master: Haul these wretches off with the rest of them!
- Grunt: Move 'em out!
Completion[]
- Sylvia: Bless you, Prince Arthas!
- Daniel: But what about the others who were taken away?
- Arthas: Don't worry, son. We'll find them and bring them home safe.
- Knight: Prince Arthas, Lord Uther needs you at the orc encampment immediately!
- Arthas: Never a dull moment... Let's get moving!
Forces[]
- 1 Slave Master †
- 1 Raider
- 11 Grunts
- 1 Bandit Lord
- 1 Enforcer
- 3 Brigands
- 11 Bandits
Trivia[]
- Intact and burning City Buildings can be seen.
- Arthas' first line (Can the formalities, Uther) caused a big argument among the game developers on whether or not canning, a modern invention, exists in Lordaeron.[2]
- Thornby's dialogue was slightly different in the official strategy guide: "We will help fight for Lordaeron. Come on boys, grab your swords."
- Villagers killed will appear as ghosts at night in the graveyard next to the entrance of Strahnbrad.
- The female villager Alicia is named after Tim Campbell's wife. Little Timmy is named after Tim himself, and the other children are named after his friends.[2]
- One of the shops in Strahnbrad is called Bob's Guns, a joke about similar gunshops being used as doodads in Starcraft.
- Both are likely named after a programmer of the original Starcraft named Bob.[2]
- In Reforged, the name "Bloodhill Bandits" is not used and the members that appear are instead designated as members of the Syndicate.
- Menag is shown as a Dark Wizard.
- Originally, the Slave Master's model had red skin, indicating that he was a Fel Orc, now it has been changed to be a normal Orc (although it still has bumps).
- Although there is still a Slave Master model that is a Fel Orc under the name of Mathog.
References[]
- ^ Only nine units can be acquired and can die. Arthas cannot die.
- ^ a b c Warcraft III - Design Insights Highlights 01: Human Campaign
External links[]
BlizzPlanet.com Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos - Human Campaign - Chapter 1 - The Defense of Strahnbrad
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