The yearly celebration of all our fallen heroes is upon us! That is right folks, the Harvest Festival started yesterday and will run through Saturday. The Harvest Festival isn't as exciting as some of the other seasonal events, like the Midsummer Fire Festival or
Children's Week, but it is worth checking out if you haven't been apart of it previously.
I will be bringing my
new level 30 character over to Ironforge to crash the festivities and grab some of that free
food and
drink. After having my fill, my buddy and I will be making our trek out to Western Plaguelands and honoring the first Paladin of the Knights of the Silver Hand, Uther Lightbringer. The quest is an easy one – and worth a lot of XP – but Uther is quite possibly the most deserving of the recognition since it was Arthas, the first Death Knight, that felled him.
For the hordies out there, you guys need to head to Ogrimmar for your side of the festival. Your champion is a more complicated individual than the pure of heart Lightbringer. Grommash Hellscream, best friend of Warchief Thrall and drinker of Mannoroth's blood is the target of horde affection. By drinking the blood of the demon, Hellscream aligned the horde with the Burning Legion. In the end he redeemed himself, but paid the ultimate price to break the curse and free his people.
If you wish to lean more about the fallen heroes head over to the
Uther Lightbringer or
Grom Hellscream WoWWiki pages. Grom is also a feature in two of the Warcraft novels,
Warcraft: Lord of the Clans and
Rise of the Horde, both by Christie Golden. Uther has not had such treatment.
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