Terzhuzadan’s journal · thread III

Tasks taken up for the people of Azeroth, told in their own words.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking Cold in Deathknell

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 to speak with Shadow Priest Sarvis in the chapel at the base of the hill. Sarvis, when I found him, named me another of the walking dead and told me we had been freed by Lady Sylvanas, the Dark Lady, to fight the Scourge. That finished the task.

He then set me another: to kill eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies, whom he called "nothing but The Lich King's slaves." I had not finished that count when the day ended. Seven of the one kind and three of the other had fallen.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking Cold in Deathknell

Undertaker Mordo gave me the first words I heard in this new life. "About time you woke up," he said. They had been ready to toss me into the fire with the others. He told me I was the Lich King's slave no more, and sent me down the hill to Shadow Priest Sarvis in the chapel. Sarvis had a grim sort of kindness. He said I was another of the walking dead and must have had quite a shock. He told me we Forsaken had been freed by Lady Sylvanas, the Dark Lady, and that we are at war with the Scourge and with the humans who dog our steps. That finished the task Mordo had set me, Rude Awakening.

Sarvis then gave me a new one, The Mindless Ones. The northern village is overrun, and he wants eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies destroyed. He asked for no mercy, since the Fallen are only the Lich King's slaves. I have begun and am not yet done. I have killed seven of the first kind and three of the second.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking Cold in Deathknell

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.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking in the Crypt at Deathknell

The first voice I heard in this new life was Undertaker Mordo's. He said it was "about time" I woke, and that they had been ready to toss me into the fire with the others. He named himself caretaker of the crypt, told me I was the Lich King's slave no more, and sent me down to the chapel to speak with Shadow Priest Sarvis.

Sarvis explained our situation. We have been freed from the Lich King by Lady Sylvanas, the Dark Lady, and we now fight the Scourge and the humans who dog our steps. That finished my first task, and he gave me another at once. The northern part of the village is overrun with the Mindless Ones, and he wants eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies destroyed. I have not yet finished it. Seven of the first kind and three of the second lie behind me.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking in the Crypt at Deathknell

Undertaker Mordo gave me my first task. "About time you woke up," he said. He told me I was the Lich King's slave no more, and sent me down the hill to Shadow Priest Sarvis in the chapel.

Sarvis took my report and explained our situation. We have been freed from the Lich King by Lady Sylvanas, the Dark Lady, and we now fight the Scourge and the humans who hound us. Then he gave me a second task. The Mindless Ones had overrun the north of the village, and he wanted eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies destroyed, with no mercy shown. I have not finished it. Seven of the first kind and three of the second are down.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking Among the Dead at Deathknell

Undertaker Mordo, caretaker of the crypt, was the first to speak to me. "About time you woke up," he said, and he told me I was the Lich King's slave no more. He sent me to Shadow Priest Sarvis in the chapel at the base of the hill, and that finished the task called Rude Awakening.

Sarvis explained our situation: the Forsaken have been freed from the Lich King by Lady Sylvanas, the Dark Lady, and now fight the Scourge and the living humans who hound us. Then he gave me a new charge, to destroy the Mindless Ones overrunning the north of the village, eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies. He wanted no mercy shown them. I have not yet finished it.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking Among the Dead at Deathknell

Undertaker Mordo was the first to speak to me. "About time you woke up," he said, and told me they had been ready to toss me into the fire with the others. He named himself caretaker of the crypt, said I was the Lich King's slave no more, and sent me down to Shadow Priest Sarvis in the chapel at the base of the hill.

Sarvis said that the walking dead were not new to him, and that waking in a crypt with only the cold and Mordo for company must have been a shock. He explained that Lady Sylvanas had freed us from the Lich King, and that the Dark Lady leads us in a war against the Scourge and the holdouts of humanity. That finished my first task, Rude Awakening.

He then gave me another, The Mindless Ones. The north of the village is overrun, and he wants eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies destroyed, with no mercy shown to what were once our brothers and sisters. I have started, but I have not finished.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking Among the Dead at Deathknell

Undertaker Mordo gave me the first words I heard in this half-life: "About time you woke up." He said they had been ready to toss me into the fire with the others, but I had made it. He told me I was the Lich King's slave no more, and sent me to Shadow Priest Sarvis in the chapel at the base of the hill. That was my first task, Rude Awakening, and I finished it there.

Sarvis took my confusion in at a glance and tried to explain. We Forsaken were freed from the Lich King by Lady Sylvanas, the Dark Lady, and we now war against the Scourge and the humans who dog our steps. Then he gave me a new charge, The Mindless Ones. I was to destroy eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies, and he said to show them no mercy. The Fallen, he said, are nothing but the Lich King's slaves. The count is not yet full. I have seven of the first kind and three of the second.

Day 1 · October 16, 2026

Waking Among the Dead at Deathknell

Undertaker Mordo gave me my first task. His greeting was gruff: "About time you woke up." He told me I was the Lich King's slave no more, and sent me to Shadow Priest Sarvis in the chapel at the base of the hill. Sarvis took my report and explained the Forsaken's situation. We have been freed from the Lich King by Lady Sylvanas, the Dark Lady, who leads us against the Scourge and the humans who hound us. He then set me a second task, called The Mindless Ones. I am to destroy eight Mindless Zombies and eight Wretched Zombies, and he asked that I show them no mercy. I have not finished it. I have killed seven of the first kind and three of the second, so more remain.