Horde issues: the Forsaken

3rd entry on Horde issues, now it's time to talk a little about the Forsaken and where they are standing in the overall story right now. I'd say that no other race has so interesting and well developed story with a great deal of  tension at the moment. While many races are pretty much standing still or just suffering from somewhat lame personalities, the Forsaken are not. Why I want to bring this up right now is because there's so much lore potential in the Forsaken now that can be utilized to make great storylines or to waste completely.

But what is the situation? If you're committed Alliance player or just ignorant Hordie, you may not have noticed what is happening with the jolly undead. The whole story and reason to exist for the Forsaken was built around revenge on the Lich King. Arthas killed Sylvanas and destroyed Lordaeron and Quel'thalas. Many inhabitants of those nations were turned undead, including ranger general Sylvanas Windrunner. I hope you know the story: While Arthas was busy in Northrend, Sylvanas and some other undead broke away from Lich Kings grasp. They could think themselves and they were horrified seeing what was happening around them. Before Cata, making an undead character, you first regained your consciousness when you were freed from Lich Kings control. Sylvanas, the queen of the Forsaken, swore revenge on the person who did such horrible things. The whole motivation personally for Sylvanas and for all Forsaken was to revenge. Eventually Lich King was destroyed. Sylvanas came to the Frozen Throne to see herself that her archenemy was truly destroyed. Sylvanas would have killed herself there, everything was done, and in a manner of speaking she did, but the valkyr allied themselves with Sylvanas and there was a new beginning for the Forsaken.

Sylvanas was humiliated, after the Wrathgate battle, where the new Forsaken plague was used on allies and enemies alike, Horde and Alliance invaded Undercity. There wasn't much trust left for Sylvanas. And with Lich King destroyed, there wouldn't be more undead to become Forsaken. The alliance with the valkyr changed it. They had the power to raise corpses to become undead, undead who are absolutely obedient and totally under Sylvanas' control. And Sylvanas has a new mission, to make whole norther part of Eastern Kingdoms Forsaken land. The Forsaken are expanding, they invaded Gileneas and Sylvanas wasn't afraid to use her new plague against the living. The tension between Sylvanas and Garrosh is overwhelming. The rest of the Horde don't agree with Sylvanas' methods and views, and the raising conflict is unsettled.


We are in a truly delicious situation, anything can happen. Possibly the lamest solution would be Garrosh outlawing Sylvanas and players would have to hunt her down. Might be a nice raid yes, but then there would be some puppet ruler in the Undercity and no more further possibilities. Other bad solution is doing nothing. The Cataclysm story builds up beautifully, it would be shame if it was left there. Thinking different solutions for the Forsaken and possible story developements, I came up with one question that might sum up somthing about the current state of story:

Is there more to the Forsaken apart from Lady Sylvanas? 

Whatever happens, I think that question will be answered.


Next time it's the final post about the Horde issues.