Xedrix Lanshire rises from an abandoned nobleman's son to a Ravenholdt assassin, settling a bloody score with his family before hiding their fortune across Azeroth. After the Lich King raises him, he finds the caches emptied and begins hunting the thieves.
While scouting from Stromgarde, Cerothel follows signs of the Dragonmaw clan into Grim Batol and meets the red dragon Axtroz. He secures permission for the Grin to use the surrounding grounds, provided the keep and its guardians remain undisturbed.