



All that can be said is that the Forsaken follow their own agendas, and the rest of the world be damned and if they have their way, it will be. Others allow hatred to fester into cruelty and rage. Some Forsaken attempt to reclaim their humanity by acting in kind and helpful ways. Are the Forsaken evil? At times it can be difficult to tell. Rumors tell that the undead creatures are working to create a plague that will exterminate the Scourge and every living being on Azeroth. The apothecaries constantly send Forsaken on missions to gather odd materials for their twisted experiments. A great portion of their efforts focus on dark alchemy, and the Royal Apothecary Society commands great power in Undercity's oily tunnels. Never sleeping, eating or falling ill, abandoned by those they once loved, the Forsaken have a brutal set of priorities. Forsaken culture is strange, a perverse combination of the lives they once knew as mortals and the mindless slavery they experienced in the Scourge, colored by white-hot rage toward the Lich King and an almost equally intense devotion to their queen. The Horde is leery of the Forsaken's tactics, however, and keeps watchful eyes on them. The Horde accepts the Forsaken's help, as they do indeed have a common enemy: the Scourge. The Forsaken claim that they joined the Horde to prove their desire to leave their evil ways behind, but no one really believes this. They have no love for orcs, tauren, or any other living creature, but they need time to strike against the Scourge and allies to help them do it. The Forsaken originally made allies of the Horde out of necessity and convenience. Their sprawling, subterranean realm is called the "Undercity". Sylvanas dubbed her new force the "Forsaken", and these liberated undead established their capital in the labyrinthine crypts beneath Lordaeron's former capital city. She freed many other undead as well, and recruited powerful allies from the Burning Legion and the surrounding ogre clans. When the Lich King's power waned in the incidents surrounding the Frozen Throne, Sylvanas harnessed her fury and tore herself free from his skeletal grasp. Prince Arthas raised her as a banshee and compelled her to follow his command. Four years ago, the high elven Ranger General Sylvanas Windrunner fell in combat against the Scourge. Their objectives are twofold: eliminate the Scourge and establish a place for themselves on Azeroth. Hailing from the twisted, skittering darkness of Undercity, the Forsaken are nominally allied with the Horde, but serve only themselves. Undead humans and elves freed from the Lich King's control, the Forsaken are a strange and dark force.
