Ras Frostwhisper

Ras Frostwhisper
Gender	Male
Race	Lich (Undead)
Character class	Mage
Affiliation	Stromgarde (former), The Scourge Cult of the Damned
Position	Overseer of the Scholomance
Location	Scholomance
Status	Killable
See
Scholomance
Blood Steward of Kirtonos Kirtonos the Herald (summoned) Lord Blackwood (Scourge Invasion) Jandice Barov Rattlegore Death Knight Darkreaver (summoned) Marduk Blackpool (summoned) Vectus (summoned) Kormok (summoned) Ras Frostwhisper Instructor Malicia Doctor Theolen Krastinov Lorekeeper Polkelt The Ravenian Lord Alexei Barov Lady Illucia Barov Darkmaster Gandling (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore) (lore)

Ras Frostwhisper in his human form

Ras Frostwhisper was a level 62 elite lich of the Scourge, overseer of everything that happened in Scholomance, and a teacher. He watched over and taught all those who rose to the position of 'Dark Master'. He was a lieutenant and favored pupil of Kel'Thuzad.

Background

Ras Frostwhisper was once a human mage from Stromgarde. He was a hedge mage, a rogue wizard that never received his formal training from Dalaran. He was among the first to join the Cult of the Damned and quickly advanced through its ranks. He turned himself over to the Lich King when the Scourge invaded, in return for immortality. Upon the ground in Stratholme, within the Slaughterhouse, Ras Frostwhisper took a dagger to his own neck and cut from one side to the other-- all the time with a smile upon his face. His corpse fell onto Menethil's Gift and it is there that the Lich King raised his fallen corpse as a Lich, granting him immortality while Leonid Barthalomew the Revered looked on. He now spends his time overseeing the operations in the necromancy school of Scholomance. Magistrate Marduke has a plan to rob the lich of his powers, return him to his mortal form, and slay him once and for all.

Conversion to Mortality

It seems that Ras Frostwhisper does not have a phylactery to contain his soul, like most liches. The soul of the fallen can still be found at Menethil's Gift, where he rose as a lich. The soul will cling to a Keepsake of Remembrance from the lich's earlier life, and then to the physical form of Ras Frostwhisper, restoring his mortality. This is one of the few instances of an undead having his mortality restored.

Quests

•  [60D] The Lich, Ras Frostwhisper

Abilities

• Fear
• Frostbolt
• Frostbolt Volley - a spell that deals damage to all enemies in the room.
• Chill Nova - deals 675 Frost Damage and slams everyone in a 5 yard radius back agains the wall of his lab.
• Freeze - freezes the target in a block of ice, putting him out of action for several seconds.
• Ice Armour

Strategy

It's not too difficult to kill Ras Frostwhisper as long as the healer keeps the tank alive. He has quite a lot of health.

Using the Soulbound Keepsake for the quest can be tricky as it channels for 20 seconds, has a 15 yard range, and causes threat. However, a competent team should be able to keep him busy for the duration.

If you try to solo the conversion process you may find it a bit difficult, since he usually will cast Ice Block before you are done channeling, which will break the channel. I found if I cast a stun on him at the start of the fight, I had enough time before he got to the Ice Block spell (Since he usually does them in a certain order). Another nice thing is that if you're a pally and you do the quest to turn him normal again, he actually is still "undead" after you convert him to mortal, so your undead spells will still work!

Loot

Notable Loot

Alanna's Embrace Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Nexus Crystal]: 1-2 Binds when picked up Cloth Chest 109 Armor +20 Stamina +20 Intellect +20 Spirit Durability 100 / 100 Requires level 57 Equip: Increases spell power by 20. Sell Price: 3 2 22 Bonechill Hammer Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Mace One-Hand Speed 2.4 68 - 127 Damage (40.63 damage per second) Durability 90 / 90 Requires level 57 Chance on hit: Blasts a target for 90 Frost damage. Sell Price: 4 96 23 Boneclenched Gauntlets Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Plate Hands 404 Armor +15 Strength +14 Stamina Durability 45 / 45 Requires level 57 Equip: Increases defense rating by 10. Sell Price: 1 73 30 Death's Clutch Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Shoulder 131 Armor +10 Spirit +10 Agility +10 Intellect +10 Strength +10 Stamina Durability 60 / 60 Requires level 57 Sell Price: 1 83 23 Freezing Lich Robes Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Cloth Chest 88 Armor +15 Stamina Durability 80 / 80 Requires level 57 Equip: Increases spell power by 35. Sell Price: 2 3 5 Frostbite Girdle Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Leather Waist 98 Armor +15 Agility +10 Frost Resistance +5 Strength +15 Stamina Durability 35 / 35 Requires level 57 Sell Price: 1 21 69 Iceblade Hacker Binds when picked up Axe Main Hand Speed 2.00 57 - 106 Damage 1 - 5 Frost Damage (42.2 damage per second) Durability 90 / 90 Requires level 57 Intricately Runed Shield Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Shield Off Hand 2121 Armor 39 Block +8 Stamina Durability 100 / 100 Requires level 57 Equip: Increases the block value of your shield by 24. Sell Price: 3 11 73 Maelstrom Leggings Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Mail Legs 320 Armor +10 Spirit +20 Intellect +20 Stamina Durability 90 / 90 Requires level 57 Equip: Increases spell power by 7. Sell Price: 2 92 Magister's Mantle Item Level 60 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Cloth Shoulder 64 Armor +6 Spirit +22 Intellect +6 Stamina Durability 50 / 50 Requires level 55 Sell Price: 1 45 97 Set: Magister's Regalia (1/8) Shadowy Mail Greaves Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Mail Feet 251 Armor +22 Stamina +10 Shadow Resistance Durability 60 / 60 Requires level 57 Sell Price: 2 41 58 Shivery Handwraps Item Level 62 Disenchants into: [Large Brilliant Shard]: 1 (99.5%) [Nexus Crystal]: 1 (0.5%) Binds when picked up Cloth Hands 55 Armor +12 Stamina +9 Spirit +12 Intellect Durability 30 / 30 Requires level 57 Equip: Increases spell power by 14. Sell Price: 1 6 52 Spellbound Tome Binds when picked up Held In Off-hand"Held In Off-hand" is not in the list (Back, Chest, Feet, Finger, Hands, Head, Held in off-hand, Legs, Main Hand, Neck, ...) of allowed values for the "Item slot" property. +6 Stamina +17 Intellect +3 Spirit Requires level 57 Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power Item Level 60 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Requires Alchemy (300) Use: Teaches you how to make a Flask of Supreme Power [Flask of Supreme Power] Requires Dreamfoil (7) Mountain Silversage (3) Black Lotus (1) Crystal Vial (1) 1 Charges Sell Price: 1 0 0 250250 Corruptor's Scourgestone Item Level 1 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Binds when picked up Human Head of Ras Frostwhisper Item Level 1 Disenchants into: Not disenchantable Quest Item Unique

Notes

• When transformed into a human, Frostwhisper still retains all of his abilities, and will count for the Scholomance achievement.

Trivia

• Ras Frostwhisper appeared as a random Hero of the Scourge in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
• His name is also similar to the Lich, Ras Splinterspine.

Patch changes

• Patch 5.0.4 (28-August-2012): Removed.
  
• Patch 1.4.0 (2005-05-05): Ras Frostwhisper will always drop at least two Rare items.
  
• Patch 1.11.1 (28-Jun-2006): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• Thottbot
• WoWDB