Long story short, he was an Archmage of the council of 6, obssesed with death magic. So one day he decided to betray the Kirin Tor and willingly pledge himself to the Lick King (Ner’zul back in the day). Than he knowingly devised a Plague that pretty much slaughtered all the Humans in the continent of Lordaeron, genocide basically, before being killed by Arthas and Jaina. After Arthas took up the Frostmourne and became a DK etc, Kel’Thuzad joined Arthas as a ghost and whispered in his ear while Arthas was comiting genocide in Quel’thalas. The whole goal of Invasion of Quel’thalas was to bring Kel’Thuzad back to the living. And after coming back as a Lich, together with Arthas he slaughtered most of Lordaeron’s Orcs, used his knowledge of Dalaran to get the Scourge into the city and slaughter most of the city, and summon Archimonde to the world who would pretty much slaughter half the world.
In short he comited genocide in Lordaeron, genocide in Quel’thalas, genocide in Dalaran, killed most of Lordaeron Orcs, and summoned Archimonde and the Legion to the world knowing that they plan to destroy all the world and kill everyone.
If all of this is not deserving to be thrown straightly to the Maw, I don’t know what could possibly be. The Arbiter might have indeed been broken all along.
Ever had those days at work, where you’re almost at the end, exhausted and just want to finish up whatever last task there is so you can go home? Maybe that’s what happened. She just went “Yeah, whatever, ship him off to Maldraxxus. Annnnnd I’m done! Weekend, woohoo! ”
When the Lich King died you saw his soul interacting with the spirit of his father. His soul wasn’t evil in those moments. The Lich King was not the true Arthas.
Same applies for KT. He was a powerful and noble Mage who was simply desperate to protect his people. He turned to the dark arts and the Lich King latched on to him for it.
At some point the true nature of their character is overcome by something else. In KTs case it was the Lich King. When you die, your true nature is probably all that remains. The Arbiter would have seen a powerful spirit who would stop at nothing to protect his people.
I think the way to differentiate between Maldraxxus and Revendreth is duty and loyalty versus ego and individuality.
If you compare Kel’Thuzad and Lady Vashj to Kael’thas and Garrosh, then both Kel’Thuzad and Lady Vashj are loyal to those they serve and do their bidding – good traits for soldiers in Maldraxxus.
On the other hand, then both Kael’thas and Garrosh are driven by their own ego and their personal pursuit for power. Those are sinful traits; avarice, pride, envy.
Basically, then Maldraxxus needs soldiers. Good soldiers do as they’re told. Kel’Thuzad did exceptionally well as the instrument of The Lich King and Arthas, respectively.
I guess the IRL comparison would be with who you place responsibility in war crimes. Is it the soldier that does the act or the general that issues the command?
The purpose, The purpose, The Purpose,The purpose, The purpose, The Purpose,The purpose, The purpose, The Purpose,The purpose, The purpose, The Purpose…
Once a soul has atoned their sins in Revendreth they may choose to either become a venthyr or move to a different realm in Shadowlands that is more suited for them. Denathrius has probably been sided with the Jailer for a while already so maybe he shared the plan with the good 'ol KT and gave him a quick pass through Revendreth to Maldraxxus to do his part.
The Maw houses the most vile and irredeemable souls in existence
Kel’Thuzad was never irredeemable, always had loyality and I think he genially cared for Arthas to the point, risking his own life several times. Ruthless? Yes. Cunning? Totally. Evil? Evil is very subjective.
When you do the Inquisitor-hunt in Revendreth Tremel reads the sinstones of the given inquisitor and trust me, they done far… far worse things than Kel’Thuzad! Yet they not only ended up in Revendreth (literally the last chance before Revendreth, heck the Arbiter judged even Garosh redeemable…) but after their time, became Venthyr themselves
I think its damn rare for a Soul to land in the Maw; actually the Absolution of Souls quest streight up tells you: “Normally, few souls are sent directly here, as even the most evil and prideful beings in existence are given a last chance to atone for their sins in Revendreth If they fail or refuse to seek redemption, they are condemned to an eternity in the Maw” Still, few souls would trickle from Oribos into the Maw, for souls the Arbiter found completely irredeemable
But on an Universal scale? Incomprehensibly few.
Its not even a “real” realm, as Ely Cannon said in an interview: The landmass within the Maw consists of pieces of land that have been ripped from a realm that was destroyed upon entering the Maw’s atmosphere and whose pieces have become burned and desiccated. The Jailer pieced these together into a single landmass by throwing out chains in every direction within the Maw from Torghast and pulling them inwards
So the Maw originally was only the Tower Torghast to lock away the few souls who can not be saved, redeemed or helped and better if they not reincarnate, even their anima would be poisonous to the universe I presume…
And Kel’Thuzad had a cat
Anyone who love cats, can’t be that bad
i think personally, the Arbiter isn’t the good guy/gal/floaty thingy she seems. Haveing quested Bastion, and how their denizens are created, i wouldn’t want that.
But to the point of the Arbiter, she examines and ‘deem’s’ a souls worth, before moving them on. so she has literally put the players she needs, where she needs them. Also to the fact she is unconscious because of purpley energy arrival, i suspect, as time passes at a different pace, in the Shadowlands, what knocked her out wasn’t some strange energy, but an unexpected arrival from the one place she would not expect: Our toons arrival from the ‘inescapable’ Maw.
but its also been a long day and i’ve just got home from work after 9 days on the trot, so take with a grain of salt
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