Nearly a month ago we posted about the build 8471 Undead Drake mount. Much like then we still know very little about it, however, we now have some shots of it actually mounted courtesy of heretic in the forums. Here is the video posted from June:

Here are the new mounted shots, keep in mind they are from a private server and not the actual Alpha:

So the Alpha information is slowing down, which is making me dig in deeper to find information to post on. Found some random stuff in the form of blue posts that you might find interesting. Dahnek, in our forums, shared a Bornakk post about the cost of flying in Northrend:

The current plan is to allow players to use their flying mounts once a character hits level 77 in Northrend. I understand you feel they don’t add to aspects of the game that you are looking for, but we believe they do add to the game and we are building the new content with the ability to use them in mind.

You will be able to use the same mounts that you current use in Outland. There will be some sort of process to complete to be able to use the mount once a character hits level 77, but the exact details are undecided at this time. If you are referring to needing a large sum of gold to use them, sort of like a new tier of flying skill, that isn’t the current plan.

EU CM Wryxian echoed that statement with a similar post:

Well there’s definitely no current plan to make people pay huge amounts to fly again in Northrend; opening the skies of Northrend to flight won’t be the next big money sink.

As you’ve mentioned, at the Worldwide Invitational it was stated that we’ll be able to fly our current mounts — and I assume, Druid flight form — at level 77. Regarding the “defrosting” that was referred to at the developer panel, it was pretty clear from the way it was mentioned that it was a relatively off-the-cuff remark, intended only as an example of one possibility to achieve this.

The only thing we can take from this is that currently it is planned that somethingwill happen at level 77 to enable flight in Northrend but exactly what that something is, has yet to be revealed.

So bottom line is you won’t have to worry about some gawd awful amount of money to save up in order to fly in Northrend.

Via Blue post, I found this fantastic rendering of the Lich King. Not sure of the story behind the image, it is from a Worldofraids gallery. I suggest following that link to WoR as the image quality is way better. I reduced it to host it here. 

Finally, there is a new website out that is a lot like Be Imba, it parses WoWArmory and then analyzes your gear and tells you how bad you suck. Try it out, it’s called WoW-Heroes. 

Here are a couple of DK related screens from WotLKWiki. Like most every other picture posted here, I can’t give any insight. Although just from looking it is easy to speculate and guess. Like this first one for example, clearly this is our Ghoul in action.

Here is another shot of a DK at what looks like the Ebon Hold boat dock. This, to my knowledge, is the first shot of a Death Knight from Alpha, if this is indeead from live Alpha, at Ebon Hold. The picture looks real. A few things that make me think it is real is the only having one presence active, having the AD rep trinket on, and the new mount model.

Here is another shot of future DK loot.

Here is a couple shots of a new and cool looking mob. The Vengeful Geist is said to be “running all over the lower part of Wintergarde Keep and the town under Naxxramas”. Thanks ElGee!