Waking Cold in Deathknell
A newly woken mage learns she is Forsaken, takes her first task, and cuts down eleven of the shambling dead before the light fades.
The Road
I came to myself in Shadow Grave and found my way to Deathknell, in the Tirisfal Glades. The light was that of midday, though it was thin and gray to my eyes. I stopped a moment to take in the little village on its hill, my first sight of the world as one of the Forsaken.
Battles
The northern part of the village is crawling with the Mindless Ones, and I went at them with what strength I had. By the end I had put down eleven foes in the Glades: seven Mindless Zombies, three Wretched Zombies, and a single Rattlecage Skeleton. They are slow and groaning things, and it is a strange business to strike down creatures that were once people. I do not yet know how many more the village needs me to destroy.
Deeds
Undertaker Mordo gave me my first task. "About time you woke up," he said, and told me I was the Lich King's slave no more. He sent me down to the chapel to speak with Shadow Priest Sarvis. Sarvis took my report and told me of Lady Sylvanas, the Dark Lady, who freed us from the Lich King's control. He said we are at war with the Scourge and with the holdouts of humanity who dog our steps.
He then gave me another task, The Mindless Ones. I am to destroy eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies, and show them no mercy. I have not finished it. Seven of the first kind and three of the second have fallen to me so far.
Fellowship
I travelled alone today. Mordo and Sarvis spoke to me, and Sarvis greeted me as "mage" and said that to laugh in the face of death has become second nature to our people. Later Isabella, a trainer of my own craft, greeted me in kind.
Growth
Somewhere in the fighting I felt new strength settle into me. Afterward I sought out Isabella, the undead mage trainer, and learned Arcane Intellect from her. My skill with defense and with the staff both improved a little through the day's blows.