WoW RaceNotes: Undead

The WoW RaceNotes Series are for helping roleplayers learn more about the player races to help create a backstory and roleplay characters in World of Warcraft.

Use these as tools and guides for information. Updates will happen as new information/lore is available to add “life” to your characters.

Introduction: Having broken free from the tyrannical rule of the Lich King, a renegade group of undead seek to retain their own free will while destroying all those who oppose them. Known as the Forsaken, this group is dedicated to serving their leader, the banshee queen Sylvanas Windrunner.

These dark warriors have established a secret stronghold beneath the ruins of Lordaeron’s former capital city. Situated deep beneath the cursed Tirisfal Glades, the labyrinthine Undercity is a sprawling bastion of evil. Within its shadowy confines, Sylvanas’ royal apothecaries scramble to develop a devastating new plague – one which will not only eradicate their hated Scourge rivals, but the rest of humanity as well.

To further their dark aims, the Forsaken have entered into an alliance of convenience with the primitive, brutish races of the Horde. Holding no real loyalty for their newfound comrades, the Forsaken have duped them into fighting against their common enemy – the Lich King. Only time will tell how these disciples of doom will fare in their mission of vengeance.

Undead Information

Additional Intro: Free of the Lich King’s grasp, the “Forsaken” seek to overthrow his rule. Led by the banshee Sylvanus, they hunger for vengence against the Scourge. Humans, too, have become a enemy, relentless in their drive to purge all undead from the land. The Forsaken care little even for their allies; to them the Horde is merely a tool that may further their dark schemes.

Affiliation: Horde
http://www.wowwiki.com/Horde

Leader: Sylvanas Windrunner
http://www.wowwiki.com/Sylvanas_Windrunner

Capitol: The Undercity (Ruins of Lordaeron)
http://www.wowwiki.com/Undercity

Main Language: Gutterspeak
http://www.wowwiki.com/Gutterspeak

IC RP “Speak”: “English”, from crude to proper – to downright eerie

Main Groups: Royal Apothecary Society, Deathguard
http://www.wowwiki.com/Royal_Apothecary_Society
http://www.wowwiki.com/Deathguard

Main faith/Philosophy:The Shadow, The Holy Light (rare)
http://www.wowwiki.com/Forgotten_Shadow
http://www.wowwiki.com/Light

Allies: Tauren, Orcs, Trolls, Blood Elves

Racial Enemy: Scourge, Human (mixed but high, focusing on Scarlet Crusade forces, Also shaky truce – enemies with Alliance forces)

Basic Height, Weight & Age:
Male Height: 4′11″-6′5″
Female Height: 4′6″-6′

Male Weight: 114-270 lb.
Female Weight: 84-230 lb.

Age: Static age, based on death.

OOC Culture Reference: A mix of European with a dash of North American culture, though most of it is seen through a “darker and more twisted” lens as the humans would. Note: Not all Undead are under the Forsaken banner, some have their own independence. Not all are “evil” as well.

Additional RP Links:
http://www.wowwiki.com/Forsaken
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/races/undead.html
http://lore.dramatis-personae.com/worldofwarcraft/wowrace/forsaken.php
http://www.blizzplanet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=461
http://www.answers.com/topic/the-forsaken
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/10/12/all-the-worlds-a-stage-so-you-want-to-be-forsaken/
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/undeadplague.html
http://www.wowwiki.com/Plague_of_Undeath
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/chapter1.html
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/story.html
http://www.wowwiki.com/Ruins_of_Lordaeron
http://www.answers.com/topic/the-scourge
http://www.wowwiki.com/Scourge

=====

Note: Please note that the only official sources of lore information are the ones coming directly from Blizzard, or officially endorsed by the company. Everything else for the most is player created and not 100% accurate.