Hunt for the Fountain of Health

The Hunt for the Fountain of Health was an expedition led by Duke Maxen Montclair in a desperate bid to save the life of his wife, Duchess Mairaed Montclair immediately after the events of the March on the Highlands.

Revelation of Mairaed's Illness
In the midst of the hostilities during the March on the Highlands, word reached Duke Maxen Montclair that Duchess Mairaed Montclair had fallen deathly ill. To make matters worse, the healers and apothecaries in service to the Duchy of Westridge were unable to quell Mairaed's sickness with their magic or medicinal capabilities. The ailment that Mairaed suffered was completely unknown, and some even suspected that the Duchess was poisoned. Greatly distraught by the news, Maxen swore to find a cure for his ailing wife at the close of the siege of Strom.

After the Grand Alliance suffered a crushing defeat that saw Strom in ruins, Duke Maxen led the forces of the First Regiment of the Stormwind Army into the Hinterlands following a legend told by the Explorer's League of a mystical fountain of health that cured all known ailments where magic had failed. Commander Demitria Rione of the League of Lordaeron pledged her support in the venture alongside Sir Olendir Fahennia, a knight of the Brotherhood of the Horse that once courted the Duchess.

Investigation
The First Regiment begun their search by investigating the troll ruins of the Hinterlands said by the Explorer's League to have connection to the legendary fountain. The regiment moved on both the ruins of Shandra'alor and those nearby Valorwind Lake, finding carvings of trolls worshiping the fountain. Unable to find any clues pointing to the fountain's whereabouts, Duke Maxen ordered that the regiment move into the Eastern Plaguelands to search the other troll ruins of Lordaeron.