History of Sylvanas and the Scourge

The exact origins of "Lament of the Highborne" have been lost to antiquity. Certainly the melody pre-dates the War of the Ancients, in which the song served as a lament for the fallen: a tribute to their steadfast bravery against overwhelming odds. Millennia later, the high elves of Quel'Thalas sang the lament, largely unaltered, in the Troll Wars. Here, too, the elves ultimately proved victorious, but they would not remain so. A plague of undeath swept through the human nation of Lordaeron in the Third War and converted many citizens into mindless undead minions of the Lich King. This army--the Scourge--invaded elven lands and decimated the populace, some of whom were raised into undeath and forced to join the Scourge.

As leader of the last elven defenders, Sylvanas Windrunner suffered a terrible fate: her spirit was ripped from her body and transformed into a banshee. When the Lich King's power faltered, however, she and other undead were freed of Scourge control. She has since reclaimed her body and become queen of these undead rebels, the Forsaken. Although her heart is full of bitterness, she cannot forget the people she once loved... the kingdom she gave her life to defend.

and POWER TO THE FORSAKEN

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[anumbertwopencil]

Wow nice i love the forsaken :P

[DavyiannClefthoof]

This song still gives me goosebumps and a great joy i never knew i could recieve from a few pixels and a beautiful song. FOR THE HORDE!!!

[twerp64]

the necklace belongs to sylvanas's sister alleria. u find the necklace in the ghostlands and u get a quest that tells u to bring it back to sylvanas. and when u get there and turn the quest in sylvanas will raise 4 ghost people and will sing the lament of highborne. its a beutiful song and makes me think of all the events sylvanas has been through. blizz has the greatest lore in the world and wow is the best game ever!

[fraternica]

@rcarec

Nope, she was a high elf. Arthas killed her and ressurected her as a banshee, but she repossessed her body when she broke free from Arthas' will.

The reason she looks like a NE is because this cutscene predates patch 3.0.2, before she got a blood elf model.

[rcarec]

one thing and i never understood this but sylvanas used to be a blood elf right?

And if that is true why does she look like a friggin night elf now? I mean i know she is Undead and she looks dead but unless you did the wrath gate quest (which is like 4 hours long i think) she will always look like a night elf

[lBlLoolDlLust]

pretty, forsaken4L

[Nickalispicalis]

This singer has a lovely voice. Who is she ?

[Glacierbabe12]

didnt her sister give her the necklace?

[Lenachka1979]

if u wanna know what happened to her why dont u play warcraft 3 and u will see...

[Bigme365]

the demon guy attacked the horde and allince at the wrath gate because when u finnish the quest laddy and trall go kill the demon

[gome88]

Arthas killed her and resurrected her