While this is speculation, I'm guessing that despite Vectus' failed efforts in Scholomance, the technology for creating plagued drakes lived on and was passed to the vrykul in return for their obedience to the Lich King. Chained to posts around the village, it's apparent that these drakes too are simply for riding, rather than spreading the plague. The plagued proto drakes appear again in the village of Ymirheim, located in Icecrown and populated by the Ymirjar - the elite warriors of the Lich King. They're first seen over in the Stormpeaks - the vrykul of Brunnhildar Village are pitted against the vrykul of Valkyrion, who have decided it would be a really amazing idea to swear to serve the Lich King. Oddly, the Cult of the Damned appear to have nothing to do with this latest incarnation rather it's the vrykul that serve the Lich King that are using the things as mounts. Not to be confused with the plagued drakes in Howling Fjord - a result of the Forsaken meddling with their own plague, these proto drakes are much farther north. Plagued dragons have returned in Wrath of the Lich King in the form of plagued proto-drakes. While the mission in Scholomance was largely unsuccessful due to player interference, the plagued dragons live on. The Plagued Dragonflight holds the distinction of being the only dragonflight that wasn't specifically bred or created by the dragons themselves - they were engineered by the Cult of the Damned to spread the plague. Go on, help her out - after all, getting rid of a few dragon eggs ought to be helpful, and the frozen eggs ought to be remarkably helpful in her patron's research. The black dragons are bad, after all, evil and intent on wiping out Azeroth, and besides, Tinkee says that her patron will very much appreciate all the hard work you've done and reward you suitably for your efforts. Of course it'd be a good idea to help her. What kind of research? Why, on dragons, of course – the black dragons that riddle the peaks of Blackrock Spire. Players doing quests out in the Burning Steppes can discover the first indicator of this plan - a goblin named Tinkee Steamboil is doing some special research up at Flame Crest and asks players to help her. While the plague cauldrons had been moderately successful in spreading the plague across Lordaeron, the Scourge needed to engineer something far more powerful to spread the plague further.
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