Icecrown Glacier Icecrown Glacier is a large glacier located in Icecrown and can be found within the ground itself in an area between and . In " Lands of Mystery " , the whole zone was called " Icecrown Glacier " . History . Before the Lich King , this region was the capital of Azjol - Nerub , the nerubian spider kingdom ( The nerubians now dwell in ruins by that same name ) . Then Ner ' zhul arrived , and he used his magic to draw many dead or dying creatures onto the glacier and into his army . He conquered the nerubians and built his undead army . Travelers learned to avoid the place . The glacier has seen its share of battle within the past few decades : the Scourge fighting and destroying nerubians , furbolg s and Drakkari ; adventurers assaulting the citadel and requiring rescue ; Arthas and Illidan Stormrage fighting for the right to open the Frozen Throne ' s chamber . More than one adventurer has sneaked onto Icecrown Glacier , trying to kill the Lich King and destroy the Scourge . None return . Many consider the glacier the most evil place in all Azeroth . The Lich King sits on the Frozen Throne at the bottom of the rift , and his glory and power are terrible . Four stone obelisks carved with runes of powerful magic surround the Frozen Throne . Bridges of pale blue , translucent energy stretch from the obelisk platforms to the Frozen Throne . Jets of frost periodically spew blue flames into the air , and there are glyphs carved into the rocky ground surrounding the Frozen Throne . Whoever wishes to enter the Throne Chamber , to risk the Lich King ’ s wrath , must activate all four obelisks . People and Culture . " Nothing lives here — the Lich King and his Scourge aren ' t exactly alive - but the glacier teems with undead creatures . More creatures inhabit this one region than the rest of the continent ( Its roughly estimated to have a population of 250 , 000 beings ) . All of the beings here are undead , which makes it a really awful place to visit . Still , one must give the Lich King credit . He landed in the coldest part of the coldest continent on Azeroth and figured out a way to get loyal , hardworking servants . Undead don ' t feel cold . They don ' t need food or drink . They don ' t breathe . And they don ' t get distracted or lazy or bored . No wonder he managed to build his citadel in a few years when it would have taken others decades . All his servants do exactly what he commands , for as long as he requires . " Geography . Icecrown Glacier is a glacier in north - central Northrend that collided with the icy continent millennia ago . Icecrown Glacier now composes most of the zone called Icecrown . This is the Lich King ' s domain , the center of his power , and it ’ s crawling with Scourge monstrosities . The Icecrown Citadel is a castle on top of a solid chunk of ice . Somewhere beneath this ice is the real northwest corner of this continent . It ' s not known how far it extends — it could go all the way to the shoreline or be just beyond the end of Crystalsong Forest . The important thing is , what ' s here now is not frozen soil or snow - covered forest . It ' s all ice . Nothing grows here . Nothing lives here . A few penguins and walruses and other Arctic sea creatures might use the shore as a resting place but that ' s about it . The one thing it does have , of course , is undead . It has undead in spades . Describing the glacier is easy : ice . That about covers it . Literally . A sheet of ice , several feet thick even at the edges , coats the entire region . A river cuts down through it , from the upper corner to Lake Wintergrasp below , and much of that is frozen over as well , at least on the surface . Along the southern edges a few stunted trees cling to survival but that ’ s where the glacier ends and real soil begins again . The glacier isn ’ t flat , though . It has levels , some of them gentle hills and valleys and others abrupt tears and sudden cliffs . The banks of the river drop sharply to the water , too high and steep for anyone caught in the water to climb back out . Just like the Howling Fjord , Icecrown Glacier has only one real settlement . Unlike the Fjord , the glacier has no exceptions . Icecrown Citadel teems with Scourge forces , and undead wander the landscape , on missions for their cursed leader . References . [ [ Category : Lore ] ] [ [ fr : Glacier de la Couronne de glace ] ]