Prologue
The Undead. Rotting, abominable creatures forcibly brought into back into the living to serve under their one master: The Lich King. With the invasion of Lordaeron, the mortal races of the honorable Orcs, the noble Humans, and the reclusive Night Elves, valiantly banded together to fight the demonic Burning Legion and their Undead pets. When Archimonde, the demon lord, was destroyed, the Legion was undone. The mortal races were at peace…for now.
Due to the events of the Demon Hunter Illidan Stormrage and his plan to shatter and destroy Ner'Zhul to finish all of the Undead, the former orc shaman decided that the time was ripe to merge with his chosen warrior, Arthas the Death Knight before he was to be attacked again. Arthas, leaving for the icy continent Northrend and obeying his master's wishes at once, left his majordomo and friend Lich Kel'Thuzad in charge of the Lordaeron Scourge.
At the location of Icecrown, Arthas and the Illidan fought a fierce duel to see who will continue to the Lich King. Blows were blocked and attacks were traded as these two behemoths battled. Soon, Arthas, having outmaneuvered the Demon Hunter, reached and merged with the powerful spirit, and gave Ner'Zhul life within his body. They were one.
However, one band of Undead remains free from the Lich King's control. Led by the former elf and banshee Sylvanas Windrunner, these Forsaken dead took over the former wizard city of Dalaran from the Natherizim's power. Sylvanas, having been killed by Arthas and forced to watch her Elven brethren and homeland Quel'Thalas be destroyed, harbored a powerful hatred within her still Elven heart against the former prince. Along with her banshee sisters, she tried to assassinate Arthas to satisfy her thirst for vengeance. She was foiled, however, by the unfortunate timing of Kel'Thuzad and retreated, vowing that she will kill Arthas at all costs if it was the last thing she'll do.
Now war is waged between the Lich and the Dark Ranger, hatred against loyalty, necromancers against banshees. It has begun…