User:SC2Hayasui/Zarkus'ai Citadel

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The Zarkus'ai Citadel houses many demonic entities and Old God's abomination that all serve Yogg-Saron. The Old God of Death himself has appointed the powerful abyssal Zarkus'ai ultimate control over the fortress.

Background

As preparation for his vengeance against the world of Azeroth, Yogg-Saron personally created a fortress that hovers in the skies of Azeroth as a means of terrorizing the planet's residents. It serves as a potential gateway for the Legion to pour out of and to incite chaos among the world. Yogg-Saron leaves the powerful abyssal Zarkus'ai to watch over the citadel in his stead. Unlike other abyssals, Zarkus'ai possesses the power to shift his demonic flames and with his flame change, so does his power. Created by Yogg-Saron himself, Zarkus'ai burns with a portion of the Demon Lord's power and poses a serious threat to the mortal world of Azeroth.

Boss Encounters

The citadel houses many demonic horrors, minions and Old God's abominations.

Felgrand Sanctuary

• Zerekip the Deceptive - A cunningly cruel creature, Zerekip has a brutal mentality and has recruited several demons to keep an eye on the citadel's entryway. Protected by the brutal felguard Krazgrimeth, Zerekip obnoxiously taunts the world of Azeroth. A fel imp of unusual size, Zerekip burns with power and has the ability to overwhelm any enemy using his "minions" to divide and destroy.

• Des Suvar the Unbound - The observer is an intelligent race of demons that feed on various magic sources. Des Suvar is once such demon and he mercilessly preys on any form of magic present. Proclaiming himself the Magic Hungerer, Des Suvar brags about being unstoppable and only his superiors can possible defeat him. He cares little for the mortal races as he deems their magic weak but that doesn't stop him from feasting on the energy.

• Terronoxxis - Darkness lurks within the deepest chambers of the Citadel, where void beings feast relentlessly on the souls of its victims. Terronoxxis, an extremely powerful Void Dragon, burns with dark agony as the void lords tear at his spirit. This beast is feared by other demons as they dare not travel down corridors marked with searing void symbols.

• Doom Mistress Kez'mara - Self-proclaimed Mistress of Death, Kez'mara arrogantly taunts her minions into infighting just for her amusement. She sees death merely as "break time" due to her ability to remove death from an individual, thus returning life to them. Kez'mara eagerly awaits the time to assault the world of Azeroth, where she believes she is bound to find "deathly pleasure" in toying with the mortal world.

The Hateful Hallway

• Fel Lord Rok'ganar - Appreciated by the societies of the Legion, Rok'ganar guards through the hallway that Zarkus'ai still holds their cage bounding to the mighty abyssal. However it was unpleasant surprise for his Legion's progeny that Rok'ganar is the incredible Fel lord of the Legion that gives their strength to his will by lay down on Azeroth's attack.

• Rhoggrax, Emanation of the Legion - The chaotic C'Thrax served to the Legion's will, Rhoggrax takes the new choice of upper hand for the work of Old Gods to wipe out Azeroth easily. Therefore Rhoggrax makes it's own process that the Legion will now make it's true assault in whole attempt for all time. This means that Rhoggrax is to be hunted down near the citadel.

• Hive Tyrant Rukk'ja - The Rukk'jaran of the Aqir have bestowed the precious gift of the Burning Legion as they worse to incorporate the Legion's artificers, Hive Tyrant Rukk'ja awaits his own will to consume Azeroth and unleashes the swarm upon it's victims. As they consistence of Yogg-Saron's command, Rukk'ja will surely defend this hive from the intruders that entered the Citadel.

• Sentinus - A mysterious construct, Sentinus appears inaminate, alone in its secluded lair. No demon is authorized to investigate the specialties of this golem lest them find themselves horribly consumed by its mystic lust for demonic essence.

Sanctum of Endless Anguish

• Calamity Lord Gruz'tak - The most feared terrorguard of the Zarkus'ai Citadel, Gruz'tak recklessly eliminate any who fail them as their ultimate punishment. Being a master of terrible agony, destruction and demonic prowess, the Gruz'tak seek to dominate any challengers that would test them. This creature know no mercy and will bring an immediate end to whatever goes up against them.

• Krosus the Restored - Since Gul'dan's absence in Nighthold, Yogg-Saron attains to reconstruct the body of Krosus filled with fel and saronite energy combined to it's power. Krosus awaits to his resurgence for crushing down the enemies of Azeroth for his plans of the Legion until Zarkus'ai comes to eradicate own life on every Azerothian population.

• Thundaloth - Amongst the void terrors of Ny'alotha, Thundaloth awares the blood feeding over the monster behind the cage in the Citadel who feeds their victim's corpses. Now serving to Yogg-Saron's order, Thundaloth escaped from the destruction of original Ny'alotha and served to Mythrax and his master Yogg-Saron, the Old God of Death who preserved to the orb. Her sense of his intruder's target who has a fold of Thundaloth bewares into him.

• Agony Lord Xaxzarros - The mighty annihilan are a fearsome race of demons, able to inflict ultimate doom on its victims while simultaneously carving a path of death through waves of enemies. One pitlord, Xaxzarros, seeks to use his arsenal of devastating abilities to crush both friend and foe. One should take great caution when inspecting the Sanctum, or they may find themselves with a body in many pieces.

The Summit of Zarkus'ai

• Zarkus'ai - The ultimate abyssal of the legion, Zarkus'ai lords over the entire citadel fortress from his summit throne. Personally empowered by the Legion lord himself called Yogg-Saron, this titanic abyssal possesses the power of multiple fel magics that grant him countless amounts of fel energy to devastate Azeroth once the remaining Legion arrive to ultimately decimate the planet. Possible the only abyssal capable of speech, Zarkus'ai meticulously oversees the growing strength of his Citadel as he waits in burning power for the Legion's imminent return.

Mythic Difficulty

• Kil'jaeden - Following his death at the Tomb of Sargeras, Kil'jaeden resurrected to behalf of his lordship Yogg-Saron, hoping to return to the mortal world of Azeroth in full force and destroy this resilient planet once and for all. Unfortunately for him, his time has come as the mighty heroes of Azeroth, assisted by many more heroes who would see Zarkus'ai destroyed. The Deceiver now has one thing left to do: settle the score with mortals and order a mighty army to besiege Azeroth following his premeditated victory. This time with Kil'jaeden at his full power, things will only get worse.

Achievements

•  Mythic: Zerekip the Deceptive —  Defeat Zerekip the Deceptive in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  You Had One Job! —  Complete the Zerekip encounter on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty without killing Krazgrimeth or allow him to be within 20 yards of Zerekip.

•  Mythic: Des Suvar the Unbound —  Defeat Des Suvar the Unbound in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  Magic Is A Terrible Thing To Waste —  Complete every Surge of Power sequence during the Des Suvar encounter on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty without any player's Power Balance falling below 30%.

•  Mythic: Terronoxxis —  Defeat Terronoxxis in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Heroic difficulty.
  •  Three Seconds To Destructon —  Eliminate Terronoxxis on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty while allowing him to damage no more than one player (four players for 30-man) at a time with his Diffusion Nova attack.

•  Mythic: Doom Mistress Kez'mara —  Defeat Doom Mistress Kez'mara in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  Death Becomes Her —  Slay Doom Mistress Kez'mara on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty within 6 minutes and without any player taking damage from a Doom Blossom.

•  Mythic: Fel General Rok'ganar —  Put Fel General Rok'ganar out of misery in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  I Spill Blood At The Back —  Defeat Fel General Rok'ganar while destroying 4 Tendrils of the Legion during the first phase on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty within 8 minutes.

•  Mythic: Rhoggrax, Emanation of the Legion —  Defeat Rhoggrax, Emanation of the Legion in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  A Slaughter I Remain —  Destroy Rhoggrax, Emanation of the Legion while destroying both Voidflame Orbs on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty.

•  Mythic: Hive Tyrant Rukk'ja —  Eliminate Hive Tyrant Rukk'ja in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •   For The Legion and The Swarm! —  Defeat Hive Tyrant Rukk'ja on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty while killing at least 4 Rukk'jaran Scythefists or 4 Rukk'jaran Banecasters.

•  Mythic: Sentinus —  Bring down Sentinus in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  Blood On Your Hands —  Keep Demonic Blood active for at least 1 minute after first acquiring it during the Sentinus encounter on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty, and then defeat Sentinus while under the effects of Demonic Blood.

•  Mythic: Calamity Lord Gruz'tak —  Defeat Calamity Lord Gruz'tak in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  Then There Were None —  Defeat Calamity Lord Gruz'tak while defeating Malevolentus and Lord Par'torek both on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty.

•  Mythic: Krosus the Restored —  Tear down Krosus the Restored apart in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  Cradle to the Flame —  Destroy Krosus the Restored on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty without any taking damage from the player behind the Dissolver Tentacle's Fel Seethe or Crippler Tentacle's Fel Limb Slam.

•  Mythic: Thundaloth —  Destroy Thundaloth in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic Difficulty.
  •  There's No Smelling Anything —  Eliminate Thundaloth on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty without any players affected by Plague of the Old Gods.

•  Mythic: Agony Lord Xaxzarros —  Defeat Agony Lord Xaxzarros in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty.
  •  Reign of Chaos —  Eliminate Agony Lord Xaxzarros on Normal or Heroic difficulty while there are at least 3 Felfire Infernals and 2 Soulhorror Doomguards active during his demise.

•  Mythic: Zarkus'ai —  Destroy Zarkus'ai in Zarkus'ai Citadel on Mythic difficulty. Title Reward: <Name>, Bane of the Abyss
  •  Burning Bright —  Take down Zarkus'ai on Normal, Heroic or Mythic difficulty while experiencing the following at the time of his destruction.
  • Zarkus'ai's Doomfire Form.
  • Zarkus'ai's Agony Flame Form.
  • Zarkus'ai's Felflame Form.

•  Mythic: Kil'jaeden —  Destroy Kil'jaeden in Zarkus'ai Citadel. Title Reward: <Name> the Deceiver of Old Gods
  •  Flawless Reunion —  Complete the Kil'jaeden fight in Zarkus'ai Citadel on the first try following.
  • Do not let any player die from Saronite Geysers.
  • Defeat four Deceiver's Maws without any raid member dying.
  • Do not let any player die from Infernal Waste.
  • Avoid damage from Saronite Felflame.
  • Avoid take more than 50% health in damage.