Battle for Light's Hope Chapel

Battle for Light's Hope Chapel
Concurrent: Scourge Invasions of Stormwind and Orgrimmar
Next: Battle for the Ebon Hold
Conflict: War against the Lich King
Date: October, 619 K.C.
Place: Light's Hope Chapel, Eastern Plaguelands
Outcome: Tactical Argent Dawn victory Formation of the Argent Crusade and the Order of the Ebon Blade Declararation of War against the Lich King
Belligerents:
Undead Scourge Death Knights of Acherus	Argent Dawn Brotherhood of the Light Order of the Silver Hand
Commanders and Leaders:
The Lich King, Arthas Menethil Highlord Darion Mograine Thassarian Koltira Deathweaver Orbaz Bloodbane	Tirion Fordring Lord Maxwell Tyrosus Korfax, Champion of the Light Eligor Dawnbringer Leonid Barthalomew the Revered Nicholas Zverenhoff Rayne Rimblat Earthshatter
Strength:
10,000 total ~10 Flesh Behemoths ~1,000 Abominations ~8,500 Ghouls ~500 Vargul	300 total ~300 Defenders of the Light
Casualties and Losses:
Near annihilation	~100 Defenders of the Light

The Battle for Light's Hope Chapel was the conflict fought between the Undead Scourge Death Knights that would later become the Order of the Ebon Blade and the Argent Dawn at the Light's Hope Chapel that resulted in the creation of the Argent Crusade and the defection of a large portion of the Scourge's Death Knights.

With the union of the Argent Dawn and the Silver Hand, the Argent Crusade became official. This battle marks the first official declaration of War against the Lich King.

The Light of Dawn

Under the watchful eye of the Lich King himself, Highlord Darion Mograine marched his death knights from Acherus onto the human-occupied regions of the Plaguelands below. The first to resist and the first to fall were the Scarlet Crusade forces operating out of New Avalon and Havenshire. No matter how hard they fought, the undead could not be swayed. The death knights and their zombified minions pressed the attack, eventually fixing their sights upon Light's Hope Chapel. With only the Argent Dawn and a handful of heroes standing against them as well as being backed into a meager old chapel, it seemed like an easy victory that would bring glory to the death knights of Acherus.

However, the assault proved to be nothing more than a suicide mission where the death knights would be sacrificed in order to lore Tirion Fordring out of hiding. Beneath the chapel was the Sanctum of Light, a catacomb built to house the remains of the mightiest heroes of Lordaeron. The power of the Light resonated so strongly that Darion and his minions could not touch it.

The spirit of Alexandros Mograine reached out to show Darion the error of his ways, but the reunion was cut short with the arrival of the Lich King. The forces of Light's Hope charged to protect Tirion, but they were swatted away like flies before the death knight. Before the life is strangled from the paladin completely, Darion tossed the Corrupted Ashbringer to him using the last of his strength. The legendary sword is purified with holy Light energy once more, and Tirion manages to wound the Lich King. The undead retreat to Northrend, taunting the paladin to finish the fight there.

With the Ashbringer returned and under the leadership of Tirion, the Argent Dawn and Knights of the Silver Hand combined into the Argent Crusade. Darion took on the role of Deathlord of the Knights of the Ebon Blade, aligning themselves with Tirion for revenge and redemption. Thus, the campaign against the Lich King was officially underway.

Notable Survivors

Here is a total list of currently cataloged participants in the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel, whether they be Alliance or Horde, enemy or ally, combatant or noncombatant, etc.

*^{Status indicates whether said person was alive or dead at time of battle and is not indicative of current status.}

	Name	Race	Class	Faction	Involvement	Status*
	Tirion Fordring	Human	Paladin	Order of the Silver Hand	Lead field organizer for the Silver Hand and Argent Dawn. Combatant.	Alive
	Lord Maxwell Tyrosus	Human	Paladin	Argent Dawn	Field organizer and leader of the Argent Dawn. Combatant.	Alive
	Korfax, Champion of the Light	Human	Warrior	Argent Dawn	Field organizer and combatant.	Alive
	Eligor Dawnbringer	Human	Paladin	Argent Dawn	Field organizer and combatant.	Alive
	Leonid Barthalomew the Revered	Forsaken	Paladin	Argent Dawn	Field organizer and combatant.	Alive
	Duke Nicholas Zverenhoff	Human	Paladin	Argent Dawn	Field organizer and combatant.	Alive
	Rayne	Kaldorei	Druid	Cenarion Circle	Healer and combatant.	Alive
	Rimblat Earthshatter	Tauren	Shaman	Earthen Ring	Combatant.	Alive
	Lavernius Jur	Kaldorei	Druid	Neutral	Healer and combatant.	Alive
	Tarondu Amberglaze	Sin'dorei	Ranger	Horde	Combatant	Alive
	Darion Mograine	Human	Death Knight	Undead Scourge	Lead field organizer for Scourge ground assault and combatant. Defected from the Scourge.	Alive
	Thassarian	Human	Death Knight	Undead Scourge	Field organizer and combatant. Defected from the Scourge.	Alive
	Koltira Deathweaver	Sin'dorei	Death Knight	Undead Scourge	Field organizer and combatant. Defected from the Scourge.	Alive
	Lich King (Arthas Menethil)	Human	Death Knight	Undead Scourge	Lead organizer of Scourge assault on Plaguelands and combatant.	Alive
	Orbaz Bloodbane	Human	Death Knight	Undead Scourge	Combatant. Fled with Lich King.	Alive

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