After securing the Forsaken's hold in Lordaeron, the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner began preparing for war against her most hated enemy, the Lich King. Her plans were delayed as the Forsaken found themselves under attack by the Scarlet Crusade, a religious human faction dedicated to the eradication of the undead. Undeath, loss and pain had turned the Forsaken mistrustful of the living; their destiny would be their own to seize. But as enemies lay in wait in every corner, Sylvanas Windrunner began to wonder if the Forsaken would ever be able to succeed on their own.