Garithos, though despising non-humans, joined forces with the undead and their inhuman allies to this end.
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With Varimathras' assistance, the undead forces successfully deposed the leadership of Detheroc and his army, allying with the considerable forces of the mind-controlled Grand Marshal Garithos in order to free Lordaeron from the control of the remaining dreadlord, Balnazzar. First, the dreadlord Varimathras fell to the Dark Lady, and swiftly sold his loyalty to Lady Sylvanas in return for sparing him. With their leader's sharp cunning and the assistance of their banshees, the undead forcibly coerced a number of lingering forces in Lordaeron to fighting their battles with them such as gnolls, bandits, and ogres. Lady Sylvanas Windrunner rallied half of the standing undead forces in Lordaeron and staged a coup for control over the undead empire. The Forsaken move into the Ruins of Lordaeron. Arthas left Kel'Thuzad in command of his forces when he departed. Still fanatically loyal to the Lich King, Arthas heeded the call of his master and returned to Northrend as Illidan launched his second attempt to destroy the Lich King directly. Arthas the death knight and his lieutenant Kel'Thuzad the lich were suddenly thrust into an undead civil war. Even the Lich King's champion, Arthas, began to weaken as the Lich King's power waned. Their spirits and memories were somehow returned to their undead bodies. The result was that many undead under the Lich King's mental domination had their conscious will restored. Inexorably this resulted in a partial loss of control of the more distant Scourge forces. In the wake of Illidan's failed attempt to melt the icy continent of Northrend, the powerful energies possessed by the Lich King inside his Frozen Throne slowly began to decay. Instead, the kingdom's fallen were risen into undeath as Scourge minions and forced to wage an unholy war against everything and everyone that they once held dear. Death offered no escape for the scores of humans killed during the Lich King's campaign to scour the living from Lordaeron. Sylvanas Windrunner, Banshee Queen of the Forsaken.ĭuring the Third War, the once-glorious capital of Lordaeron, Capital City, was decimated by a Scourge army under the command of Prince Arthas Menethil. In the end, the Forsaken's chances of victory against the Lich King were bolstered, while the Horde gained an invaluable foothold in the Eastern Kingdoms. Thus, the tauren convinced Warchief Thrall, despite his misgivings, to forge an alliance of convenience between the Forsaken and the Horde. Specifically, Archdruid Hamuul Runetotem saw the potential for redemption in Sylvanas' people, even though he was fully aware of the Forsaken's sinister nature. The kind-hearted tauren of Thunder Bluff proved to be the most promising contact. As a means to further her own goals and protect her budding nation, Sylvanas sent emissaries to various factions in search of allies. Many of the free-willed undead, however, found a purpose to their cursed existence through the banshee queen's burning desire to destroy the Lich King.ĭespite not being affiliated with the Scourge, the Forsaken came under threat from humans who were dedicated to eradicating all undead. While some Forsaken feared Sylvanas, others valued the security she provided. Under their new queen's guidance, the independent undead – known as Forsaken – established the Undercity beneath the ruins of Lordaeron's capital. Defeated during an attack on her kingdom and transformed into a powerful Scourge banshee, Sylvanas had also regained her freedom from the Lich King. In their darkest hour, the renegade undead were rallied together by the former ranger-general of Quel'Thalas, Sylvanas Windrunner. Those who did not descend into madness were faced with a chilling realization: the entirety of Azeroth sought their destruction. Although this freedom seemed to be a blessing at first, these former humans were soon tormented by memories of the unspeakable horrors that they had committed as mindless Scourge agents. When the Lich King's grasp on his vast armies faltered after the Third War, a contingent of undead broke free of their master's iron will. Gutterspeak, Common, Thalassian, Darnassian, Death knight, Hunter, Mage, Monk, Priest, Rogue, Warlock, WarriorĪpothecary, Assassin, Dark ranger, Mad scientist, Necromancerįighter, Shadow ascendant, Spymaster, LightslayerĪndorhal, Deathknell, The Sepulcher, Tarren Mill, Sludge Fields