User:Joshmaul/Lordaeron Deathsworn



The Lordaeron Deathsworn are a small group of like-minded individuals sworn to fight for Lordaeron to the death. Formerly led by Saavedro of Stratholme, a Knight of the Silver Hand, the Lordaeron Deathsworn are dedicated to avenging their fallen kingdom by battling the Scourge that destroyed it, and the Horde that exploits it. Following his death, it is led by his trusted lieutenant, Field Marshal Oren Tanis.

The Deathsworn have pledged to carry on his dream of a restored Lordaeron within the Alliance, and support the work of the Argent Crusade and the Cenarion Circle to restore the shattered Plaguelands. With recent events following the Shattering, the Deathsworn have also pledged to assist in the liberation of Gilneas, homeland of the Alliance-allied worgen, from the Forsaken.

Races

 * Humans: As Lordaeron was a human kingdom before it fell, the majority of the Lordaeron Deathsworn are humans. Saavedro surrounded himself with a variety of human allies, including his adopted daughter Nyssha, a skilled assassin (before her death at the hands of Ordevaas Portalseeker). Baron Artimus Devaneaux, a death knight from Lordaeron, was also inducted into the order, along with his "Deathlords".
 * Dwarves: The dwarves have long been allied with the humans, and they had fought in the Lordaeron army during the Third War. King Magni Bronzebeard and General Korogh Madeyes have pledged their support to Saavedro's efforts. Korogh served as Saavedro's personal scout in the expedition to relink with the survivors of Prince Arthas' expedition to Howling Fjord, until he vanished in Northrend.
 * Draenei: Saavedro's piety and righteous cause earned him the favorable attention of the Prophet Velen, who agreed to send anyone willing and able to join his crusade. The Farseer Jaeden'laek, a venerable shaman and diplomat, was Saavedro's chief lieutenant. After Saavedro's death, he maintained that role for Marshal Tanis, stating that he prefers to be an advisor rather than a leader.
 * Worgen: After the fall of Gilneas, many of its people - afflicted with the worgen curse - fled their homeland and settled in Darnassus and in Stormwind. Eidan Zherron (also known as Shadowhowl) was the son of a general who had fought alongside Marshal Tanis' father in the Third War, and was the first of the Gilnean worgen to be inducted into the Deathsworn's ranks.
 * Forsaken: In the wake of increasingly unscrupulous tactics by Sylvanas and her generals, some Forsaken have grown disgusted and severed their ties to the Banshee Queen and her followers. While many are now in the service of the Argent Crusade, there are some who follow the example of Captain Eliphas Aximand, a trusted ally of Baron Devaneaux. These Forsaken, though their appearance and the actions of their brethren are considered repugnant, hope to aid in the liberation of Lordaeron, and prevent whatever damage that Sylvanas would do to the restoration efforts.

Divisions of the Deathsworn

 * Gilnean Expeditionary Force: A Stormwind army intended to aid the 7th Legion and the Gilneas Liberation Front. The GEF was established by order of King Varian, and placed under Marshal Tanis' personal command. While the 7th Legion is the elite of the Alliance, their numbers are spread all over Azeroth to fight both the Horde and the forces of Deathwing, and even elites require reinforcements...
 * Shadowhowl pack: The Deathsworn worgen are assembled under Zherron's leadership, the pack taking the name he assumed upon being cursed. Their senses have been super-charged by their condition, and they serve as the ideal scouts and spies. As the alpha of the Shadowhowl pack, Zherron is one of Marshal Tanis' chief generals, and has earned himself a great deal of respect by the other Deathsworn. Zherron is also the archdruid of the Deathsworn, leading all Cenarion-trained acolytes who flock to the banner of Lordaeron.
 * The Deathlords: After the collapse of the Council of Deathlords, Baron Artimus Devaneaux and many of his death knight compatriots, including several Forsaken who have pledged to aid the restoration efforts in Lordaeron, have become members of the Deathsworn. Both Baron Devaneaux and Captain Eliphas Aximand, who commanded Artimus' flagship Sword of Acherus during the war in Northrend, currently fight in the war against Twilight's Hammer.