This Thread is dedicated to the whole Futhark Theory and not to discuss if this could be the right one or not.
Futhark is in my opinion the one dropping the Appearance.
We need to get more information on the datamined leads.
I will update the Post with new information gathered in this thread
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1st Part - Facts to proof Futhark Theorie:
If you compare the two skull models in the pictures. One is a Runecarver Sword hilt and the other from the artifact weapon.
directupload.net/file/d/4507/fa2a2ajv_jpg.htm
directupload.net/file/d/4507/x759ec55_jpg.htm
The other fact is, that we are looking for "Runes of the Darkening"
• He is a Master Runecarver .
• It fits in the Vrykul look of the sword. Like the Red Sword of Courage from WotLK.
Datamined Text of Futhark:
95104;"Your presence is NOT welcome in OUR chamber! Your kind could never fathom the knowledge flowing through these runes!";"";0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;22522
95105;"I won't bother with you, peasants. I'll let my students deal with your kind.";"";0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;22522
95106;"Very well. I'll deal with you myself.";"";0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;22522
He refers to "Your kind" - Our kind are people who uses Runes on a daily basis and are known for that therefore have knowledge of runes.
In addition the Corrupted Runecarver are his "students" - so there we have the Darkening (Corrupt) part of the "Runes of the Darkening"
Strange thing is - most of the Runecarvers do have yellow eyes - the corrupted ones and Futhark do have red ones.
Origin of "Runes of the Darkening":
"Written in an ancient language that no living soul remembers, yet somehow the words leap to your tongue, yearning to be read."
-> It's the language from the Shadowlands - cause every DK was in the Shadowlands for some time - they feel oddly connected to it. But because they were only a short time on this Plane of Death they can't just feel familiar.
2nd Part - Trigger Item and the possibilities how to get it:
Glowing Runestone - Item *PLS DONT think it's the Harpy stone - Mysterious Runestone*
wowhead.com/item=132132/glowing-runestone
flavor text: "A cold stone with a glowing rune. It has the same look as the wards."
This could be a hint where to find it.
Storage options:
• Container Item - like a Quest Object on the ground
• Chest Item - like the one from the Kosumoth Hidden Quest (the Weathered Relic was stored in "Mound of Dirt"
• NPC drop (not likely cause it should have dropped by now)
• NPC Gift -> no Container & no drop location
Rune Scroll - Item
wowhead.com/item=124055/runed-scroll
wowhead.com/spell=183614/runed-scroll
flagged as Quest NPC but is hostile:
wowhead.com/npc=107401/areg-bloodrune (he has the runecarver model with yellow eyes [not "corrupted" red eyes])
3rd Part - Information on possible NPC/Spell/Items found that may be related to the Quest
Futhark <Master Runecarver> - NPC
wowhead.com/npc=97611/futhark
Corrupted Runecarver - NPC (Students of Futhark)
wowhead.com/npc=98848/corrupted-runecarver
Elder Runecarver <Bladewind Raiders> - NPC Location: Open World
wowhead.com/npc=97994/elder-runecarver
Captured Runecarver - NPC
wowhead.com/npc=101013/captured-runecarver
Captured Runecarver - NPC *2*
wowhead.com/spell=194532/captured-runecarver
-> it's odd that there is one spell and one npc with the identical name
Target - Runecarver Channel - NPC
wowhead.com/npc=108922/target-runecarver-channel
Send Disgraved Runecarver Event - Spell
wowhead.com/spell=197170/send-disgraved-runecarver-event
Conversation - Disgraced Runecarver - Spell
wowhead.com/spell=196975/conversation-disgraced-runecarver
Decrepit Runecarver - NPC
Location: Maw of Souls
wowhead.com/npc=102769/decrepit-runecarver
Conversation - Tomb Corruption Precast
wowhead.com/spell=209638/conversation-tomb-corruption-precast
Conversation - Tomb Corruption - Spell
wowhead.com/spell=204363/conversation-tomb-corruption
Activate Runestone - Spell
wowhead.com/spell=216204/activate-runestone
Rune Channeling - Spell
wowhead.com/spell=184862/rune-channeling
Runic Wardstone Base
wowhead.com/npc=101360/runic-wardstone-base
Runic Wardstone
wowhead.com/npc=101325/runic-wardstone
Special Frost Death Knight Quest launch
wowhead.com/spell=190092/special-frost-death-knight-quest-launch
Baric's Ritual - See Runes
wowhead.com/spell=193086/barics-ritual-see-runes
wowhead.com/object=244740/barics-ritual-essence
Ghost Vrykul Ritual
wowhead.com/spell=209680/conversation-ghost-vrykul-ritual
wowhead.com/spell=209726/complete-scene-vrykul-ghost-scene
wowhead.com/spell=187771/summon-vrykul-ghost
Conversation Necromancer Mythics
wowhead.com/spell=198532/conversation-necromancer-mystics
4th Part - Possible locations to check for the hidden room/container
• Stormheim
• Helheim
Strongly recommend area around Helheim Haustvard and Helheim itself - cause it's a big area where nothing big happened yet.
There is a World Quest involving Dark Runes:
wowhead.com/quest=43710/dark-runes
5th Part - To give the whole theory a bit of a red line:
• We will have to find the Glowing Runestone.
• Then maybe we find a Runecarver in Maw of Souls - the Hell of WoW where the Valajar get after beeing disgraced somehow. Then maybe he wants to leave hell -> the only option is to be revived.
• After that we need to find his grave - revive him.
• After that he will be called Disgraced Runecarver.
• Tell us to capture a Runecarver to find his former Master Futhark to kill him.
6th Part - Techniques used from Blizzard to hide Hidden Artifact Appearances
• Drop from NPC (Holy Paladin)
• Drop from NPC+Rep. Item (Restro Druid)
• Buy it from NPC (BM Hunter)
• Build it with lootable Item Container all over the existing worlds (Disc Priest)
• Order Hall Event spawn; world interaction, little event with spawn of NPC (Arcane Mage)
• Go through different Portals -> new area with unique NPC Ela'lothen (Feral Druid)*
• Procc - Item will lead to hidden room in old content (UH DK)
• Trigger item requried for dialogue option of existing NPC (Retri Paladin)*
• Daily spawn chance in lootcontainer (Tank Warri)
• Drop from Boss (Tank Druid)
• Search for NPC to interact (Arms Warri)*
• Order Hall Portal (Destro Lock)
• Loot grey items to construct the Appearance (Demo Lock)*
• Trigger item for Questline (Affli Lock)*
• Old Scenario from Order Hall (Sub Rogue)
*the technique could be closely related to ours
7th Part - Interesting discoveries from fellow Deathknights
Notice that for the "Send Disgraved Runecaerver Event", there is an Effect of "Send Script Event(47590)". My first guess would be that this would then call an event/spell with an id of 47590, which happens to be "Freezing Cloud Periodic (Left)", which in turn applies an aura called "Freezing Cloud".
Also of interest is the fact that "Conversation - Disgraced Runecarver" has TWO effects. "Unknown Effect(Effect #219)(746)" and "Send Script Event(47590)". The second effect is the same as above, the Freezing Cloud thing, but the first effect is interesting. Not only is the entire "Unknown Effect" thing odd as all hell, but there IS no event/spell with an ID of 219 and 746 is "First Aid".
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While looking in the "Tideskorn Harbor" area outside of Maw of Souls I found these "Cursed Coins" wowhead.com/object=252163/cursed-coins
I only Found 1 Pile of these "Curse Coins" but what they done was make me Neutral with the Vrykul in the Area for 1min.
The "Buff you get while Neutral looks suspiciously like Remorseless Winter but Greener than Blue.
There is only 1 Pile and it has a big respawn timer
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There are auras in the game that relate to pinging the captured shieldmaiden and runecarver, so I imagine these are related. Whatever interaction with them should be triggered just by being in the same area as them for 15 seconds.
wowhead.com/spell=215006/conversation-vrykul-missing
wowhead.com/spell=204634/ping-captured-vrykul-aura
wowhead.com/spell=204639/ping-captured-vrykul
wowhead.com/spell=194532/captured-runecarver
wowhead.com/spell=194499/captured-shieldmaiden
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flagged as Quest NPC but is hostile:
wowhead.com/npc=107401/areg-bloodrune (he has the runecarver model with yellow eyes [not "corrupted" red eyes])
I've been toying with the idea of trying to figure out how to "disgrace" a runecarver. From what I know of Vrykul, that generally means challenging them in noble combat and defeating them in front of a god or Valkyr(a).
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There is a Grave between two rocks near Stormtorn Flypath in Stormheim
8th Part - Things need to be done
• Try to get the grey Glowing Runestone - after all - Northrend is connected with Vrykul too maybe they exchanged it.
• We need to get more Text lines like the one from Futhark. For example from the Disgraced Runecarver or the Tomb Corruption
Keyword to look for:
Runic
Reanimation/revive/Disgrave
Futhark
Runemaster
Runeward/Rune
• Need to find the Trigger Quest NPC
• Need to find the Room where Futhark is (via Datamining not in person - cause possibly impossible without trigger Item) [like the hidden room from UH DK Artifact in ICC]