To Father Leander, bishop of the Church of the Holy Light:

Year 625, by the King's Calendar, December 10

Holy Father,

Our march within Icecrown Citadel is unstoppable. With each passing day, we push deeper and deeper into the Citadel, the rightousness of our cause bolstering our spirits, the warmth of the Holy Light lifting our hearts!

Not even the Lich King's most powerful minions are able to halt our progress! The first test of our spirit was that of Lord Marrowgar, Guardian of the Spire atop which the Frozen Throne sits. -It- was truly a monstrous sight to behold. Whispers amongst the troops say the Lich King himself has animated the bones of thousands of adventurers in order to create this... mockery of life and I'm inclined to believe that. One would be hard pressed to find words to describe the terror this fiend presented.

Lord Marrowgar made quick work of the initial assault, its terrible weapon mowing our troops down as if they were nothing but blades of grass. Its visage was that of terror and its horrible voice froze the blood in our veins. We would have surely perished, if not for the stalwart hearts of the men and women of Ebon Flame. This group -for they bow to no king or country- of likeminded individuals fought with the fury and strength unlike anything I have ever seen. Where others have given up hope and were destroyed by the hands of this skeletal abomination, the warriors of the Flame pressed forward, relentlessly striking at the beast.

It was almost as if the Holy Light itself manifested on the battlefield, in the form of these Champions of Justice. Their actions bolstered our belief that our cause was just and that the Light is truly at our side even in these cursed halls. It was thanks only to their courage and unwavering spirit that we managed to overcome Lord Marrowgar and advance to the inner sanctums of the Citadel...

Eternal servant of the Holy Light,
Sir Daric Brighthammer, Knight of the Silver Hand

It has been too long since we've had an update here, but then again, the game isn't exactly overflowing with new content or exciting developments.

We've cleared Coliseum several times already. Enerdhil has been appointed and has excelled incredibly as the Officer in charge of the Ranged team. The next few raids should prove to be quite exciting, since Sofiana has collected the 30 necessary shards to forge [Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings]. So, we only have to defeat Yogg-Saron with one guardian disabled to allow Sofi, and Ebon Flame, to proudly carry the legendary mace into Icecrown Citadel.

Our preparations are moving along well. Once we enter Icecrown Citadel, we will significantly step up the effort and guild functions, such as the Flame of the Night, will once again happen on a daily basis.

It has been a long, hard battle. The enemies we faced, listed from greatest to smallest, were the summer, disconnections, Yogg-Saron and Megan Fox. On 17 August 2009, on the last attempt of our raiding week, Ebon Flame made a million slices and burn marks and arrow holes on the brain of Yogg-Saron. Apparently he didn't like that and decided to die.



Congratulations everyone and thanks for the continued dedication.

The latest Knights Review has finally been completed. Congratulations to those who have made the list for the first time. You can see the updated list here. In-game ranks will be adjusted today or tomorrow.

The guild bank purchased [Pattern: Savior's Slippers] and Sofiana has learned to craft the cloth item. We also found [Pattern: Belt of Arctic Life] in Ulduar today and Xenier now knows how to craft the caster leather.

Please request Runed Orbs from the bank as usual, if you are interested in either of these items. If you have any questions, please contact Heba.

Only a week after regrouping and restarting our raiding effort again, we finally killed Mimiron. Or well, we broke his choppertank. What seemed almost impossible a few weeks ago, now feels effortless. Well done everyone!

It is once again time for us to take stock of what we have and think about our way forward. All members are expected to read this post and answer the questions at the end. This is critically important for us and will influence upcoming decisions.

Welcome to the new Ebon Flame front page. Following a massive amount of work by Jadenn and Kinta, this should now function more like a portal to easier reach all the most used parts of the website. I'll briefly discuss the changes:

• This central news section will no longer be used for role playing stories. Instead, we will use it to better communicate important announcements or forum topics which everyone should take note of.
  
• In the top left corner we feature our current recruitment status and supply a few convenient links to make it as easy as possible for people to apply.
  
• Right underneath that, you will see all the upcoming events. To sign up for any of those events, just click on it and it will take you directly to the raid calendar. From now, all non-raid events should also be added to the raid calendar to make these events clearly visible here on the front page.
  
• Lower down, also on the left side we have a new role playing section. We will use this to frequently feature some of the amazing stories and backgrounds our members write. A link will always be added to the end which you (non-members as well) can use to read the entire piece.
  
• Finally, in the bottom left corner, we have the Hall of Flame. We will use this section to acknowledge the members who perform particularly well during a raid (the Flame of the Night).

Ulduar's secrets and mysteries do not hold the Flame up for long.

Our march to the hiding-place of Yogg-Saron proceeds ... eventfully.

Kinta and Maelor continues talking quietly while the people of the Flame gather. Maelor is still holding the large Naaru hammer in his hand, as if it had only just been used. As the noise dies down they turn to face the crowd. Maelor rests the head of the hammer on the ground while still holding the hilt in his hand.

I thank you all for coming, and welcome to Ulduar. I’m sure most of you have been here several times to explore the ancient halls of the titans, but the picture has changed dramatically only a few minutes ago.

Thorim the Stormlord had finally awoken from his stupor, only to walk straight into a trap set by his brother Lokin. Now both Thorim and the proto-drake broodmother have been captured and taken into the depths of Ulduar. Through our attempts to gain the alliance of the Storm Giants, I fear we have made a far worse enemy.

We have been focussing so much on the war against the Lich King we didn’t even notice the slow corruption imposing itself upon us. This ends now! Our War Commander will instruct us on how we must prepare for our journey into the dark depths of Ulduar. Ebon Flame has to mobilize at once and prepare for war.

Kinta quickly steps forward and starts talking in a hurried voice.

Folks, we must prepare for the worst. We do not know what horrors await inside and fighting a hidden enemy often proves disasterous. With the little time we have Telsadar, Chess, Sofi and Faela will drive every fighter to perfect his form, every mage to study the most ancient of magic and every arrow to hit the mark. Sienn, Xenier, Friya, Carenne and Verannion, led by Grandmaster Heba, will ensure our armour is strong, our blades are sharp and our elixirs are potent. From information gathered by Sessiah's skirmishes, Ravincal will formulate strategies and Perlin will ensure the treasury is ready for war.

Each of us has a part to play now. We do not wish for this, but it is something we must do. Ebon Flame has always protected Azeroth against the greatest enemies, and so we shall do again!

Maelor nods at Kinta and starts speaking:

We go to cleanse the taint this place leaves on the world and to free our allies and us from its corruption. Perhaps we will find powerful treasures or ancient knowledge to take with us for the final assault on Ice Crown Citadel.

Let the cries of the Flame drown away the silent whispers!
Let the spirit of the Flame clash violently with the evil hidden below!
Let us remind the world why we must stand together.
For all life on Azeroth!

FOR THE FLAME!