The Story Leading up to Shadowlands (No Spoilers) and the Pre-Patch Event - Lore with Nobbel87

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Important Lore Leading up to ShadowlandsWhat is the Shadowlands?

The Shadowlands is the Afterlife in Warcraft. You die, your spirit is picked up and brought over to be judged by the Arbiter--kind of like the sorting hat. The Arbiter in Oribos, your future capital city, determines in which domain amongst the infinite possibilities of the Shadowlands you belong based on how you lived your life. If you were a naughty soul, failing to do repent for your sins earns you a one way ticket into the Maw, where none ever escapes. This is Warcraft's version of hell, ruled over by the Jailer, eternal torment for those poor unfortunate souls. That’s how it’s supposed to go, but sometime during Legion this machine of death got broken and instead of the souls being sorted and sent to different realms...all that is now funneled directly into the Maw, into the loving embrace of the Jailer. It’s still uncertain as of yet what exactly broke it, but broken it is.

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Sylvanas died defending her home from Arthas and the Scourge during Warcraft III, as they made their way to the Sunwell to resurrect Kel'Thuzad. Arthas ripped her soul back and turned her into a banshee. After fighting to regain control of her soul and finding her body, Sylvanas took in the Forsaken, joined the Horde, and set on on her quest of making Arthas pay.

Arthas was defeated at the end of Wrath of the Lich King, with Bolvar Fordragon as his successor as "there must always be a Lich King." Sylvanas saw no reason to continue her cursed undead life and threw herself from the top of Icecrown onto the saronite spikes below. It is here where she first met the Jailer in the short story "Edge of Night," after briefly finding herself in a place of eternal torment, likely the Maw. We don't quite know the terms of her deal, but in return for aiding the Jailer, she was brought back to Azeroth and received a significant powerboost from the Jailer.

Sylvanas did not play a large role for the next few expansions, mainly using the val'kyr from "Edge of Night" to create brand-new Forsaken. She also entered into a bitter feud with Genn Greymane following the Battle for Gilneas and death of his son Liam. While these events at the time did not have a large impact outside of the Worgen starting zone, they've gained importance over the years as Genn's role in the story grows in importance.

In Legion, both Varian Wrynn and Vol'jin fell to the Burning Legion on the Broken Shore. Needing to name a successor, Vol'jin picked Sylvanas upon hearing a mysterious voice urging him on, which we'll learn more about in the Night Fae campaign. Also during Legion, Sylvanas focused her efforts on Stormheim, forming a mysterious bargain with Helya and attempting to subjugate Eyir, a Titan Watcher with the ability to create more Val'kyr. Genn Greymane ultimately thwarted her efforts, but the pact with Helya remained.

Sargeras plunging his sword into Azeroth at the end of Antorus, the Burning Throne, led to the discovery of Azerite, sparking a massive war between the Alliance and Horde which Sylvanas used to her advantage. At this point, the machine of death is broken, trapping all dead souls in the Maw which further increases the power of the Jailer and Sylvanas. While both factions initially plunge into a war, started with the Burning of Teldrassil, more leaders realize over time that Sylvanas is manipulating them, choosing instead to work together and rebuild. BFA then follows some plot points of Mists of Pandaria, but instead of ending with the Siege of Orgrimmar, the war ends with a Mak'gora. Saurfang challenges Sylvanas to a duel he knew he couldn't win, but even in death he claimed victory by exposing Sylvanas' true feelings towards the Horde and ending the war without more bloodshed.

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