Digging up the Dead Chapter 2 of the Undead Campaign , Act 2 " Path of the Damned " in . Battle . Arthas gathered his forces on the outskirts of Andorhal in preparation for recovering the remains of the Necromancer Kel ' Thuzad . The Cultists provided him with several Meat Wagons , which would both preserve and transport Kel ' Thuzad ' s remains . When Arthas asked why they couldn ' t simply resurrect Kel ' Thuzad on the spot , the Cultists explained that to raise a being of Kel ' Thuzad ' s power , they would require a powerful nexus of magic . Arthas led his forces to Kel ' Thuzad ' s grave . Along the way , they encountered some resistance from the Champions of Peace . The undead easily overwhelmed these humans and arrived at the grave . The Paladin Gavinrad the Dire , who was guarding the site told Arthas to stop this madness before it was too late . Arthas ordered Gavinrad to stand aside . Gavinrad instead attacked the undead . He was no match for Arthas and the Scourge warriors and was slain . As Arthas entered the graveyard , he suddenly heard the disembodied voice of Kel ' Thuzad . A ghostly apparition of Kel ' Thuzad then appeared before the Death Knight . The necromancer had clearly been expecting him . Kel ' Thuzad ' s remains were exhumed and loaded into a meat wagon . However , when Tichondrius inspected the remains , he informed Arthas that they were so badly decomposed , that they would never survive the journey to Quel ' Thalas . The power of the High Elves ' Sunwell was needed to resurrect Kel ' Thuzad . Tichondrius told Arthas that he would have to steal a special urn from the nearby Silver Hand camp . The urn would protect the remains . Arthas found a nearby goldmine and established a base . The Acolytes summoned the necessary buildings from Northrend while ghouls harvested lumber . Eventually , Arthas ' s forces were strong enough and he led them into battle . To reach the Silver Hand camp , they had to fight their way through a town protected by the Champions of Light and the Champions of Truth . The Paladin Ballador the Bright confronted Arthas and told the fallen Prince that he deserved a " gruesome death " for his treachery . Arthas defeated Ballador and left him for dead . Ballador , however , would somehow survive his injuries . As Arthas moved deeper into the town , he encountered another paladin Sage Truthbearer who rebuked Arthas for repaying Uther ' s loyalty like this . Although the paladin was considerably more powerful than the first two , Arthas triumphed again . He slew Sage Truthbearer and looted a pair of Gloves of Haste from paladin ' s corpse . These magical gloves allowed Arthas to wield the Frostmourne with greater speed . Finally , Arthas arrived at the Silver Hand camp where he found Uther waiting . Uther angrily told his former student that he had destroyed his father ' s kingdom in a matter of days . Arthas told him to hand over the urn . Uther was disgusted . The urn contained the late king ' s ashes . Arthas didn ' t care and engaged Uther in battle . Uther proved to be an incredibly powerful foe . He used his skills and magics to slay many of Arthas ' s minions . Inevitably , however , he fell before the death knight and the numerous undead warriors . In his dying moments , Uther expressed hope that there was a special place in Hell waiting for Arthas . Arthas ' s reply was that they may never find out as he intended to live forever . The death knight retrieved the urn , emptied it , and placed Kel ' Thuzad ' s remains inside . Tichondrius appeared again and congratulated Arthas . Kel ' Thuzad ' s ghost appeared as well , although only Arthas was aware of his presence . Kel ' Thuzad told Arthas not to trust Tichondrius . The Dreadlords , he explained , were the Lich King ' s jailors . Kel ' Thuzad promised to tell Arthas everything once he had been resurrected .