Banthok Icemist
 Banthok Icemist | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Taunka (Humanoid) |
| Level | 15-30 |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Affiliation(s) | Warsong Offensive |
| Location | Icemist Village, Dragonblight |
| Status | Alive |
| Relative(s) | Greatmother Icemist (mother), Roanauk Icemist (father) |
Banthok Icemist is the son of Greatmother Icemist and Roanauk Icemist, High Chieftain of the Taunka.
History
At the time of the war against the Lich King, a fissure into Azjol-Nerub opened near Icemist Village, and Scourge nerubians poured out. The Anub'ar razed Icemist,[1] with the survivors fleeing to the Westwind Refugee Camp.[2] In this dark hour, the taunka were discovered Garrosh Hellscream and his orc forces upon their arrival in Northrend.[3]
After the taunka formally joined the Horde,[4] they prepared to strike back against the Anub'ar in order to take back Icemist and free the High Chieftain from his imprisonment in Icemist. While the Horde attacked the Anub'ar by ground and sky to thin their numbers,[5][6] Banthok set off to the village determined to rescue his father.[7] Upon his arrival, Banthok discovered that his father was imprisoned through the use of a magical key, whose fragments were held by three powerful Anub'ar magi and called his allies with claiming the fragments, which he expertly manipulated into a new key.[8] The pair subsequently freed the High Chieftain, where the trio was set upon by the Under-King Anub'et'kan. After a fierce fight, the Crypt lord was slain, with Banthok having a fragment of his husk taken as a trophy in order to show the Horde forces at Agmar's Hammer, which taunka retreated too.[9]
In the aftermath, his father swore the Blood Oath of the Horde, fully bringing the taunka into the Horde.[10]
Quests
[15-30] Chains of the Anub'ar 
- [15-30] Return of the High Chief
- [15-30] Strength of Icemist
Patch changes
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
References
- ^ [15-30] Victory Nears...
- ^ [15-30] The Taunka and the Tauren
- ^ Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Features/Zones#Borean Tundra
- ^ [15-30] Blood Oath of the Horde
- ^ [15-30] The Might of the Horde
- ^ [15-30] Blightbeasts be Damned!
- ^ [15-30] Strength of Icemist
- ^ [15-30] Chains of the Anub'ar
- ^ [15-30] Return of the High Chief
- ^ [15-30] All Hail Roanauk!