So ridiculously late to this, but where the darkfallen came from:
During the events of Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Illidan was tasked by Kil'jaeden to destroy the Lich King (KJ's creation, who had gone rogue). The first time, he tried doing this by cracking open Northrend with the Eye of Sargeras and was stopped by his brother Malfurion, but not before cracking the Frozen Throne and doing some damage (enough that LK's chosen death knight Arthas started losing his powers, and Sylvanas and her faction of undead were freed from the LK's enslavement).
Illidan fled to Outland to hide out from Kil'jaeden, since he'd failed, and he was subsequently joined there by Lady Vashj and Prince Kael'thas, who'd brought with him a large group of blood elves. The blood elves pledged themselves to Illidan's service in exchange for knowledge/help on how to cure/sate their magical addiction. Shortly after they conquered Black Temple, Kil'jaeden showed up pissed off and Illidan bought himself some time by explaining he was just gathering his forces for an invasion of Northrend to kill the Lich King. So off they went to the north of Azeroth.
There was a giant race to the Frozen Throne between Illidan/Kael/Vashj's forces (the Illidari) and Arthas Menethil and Anub'arak (the Lich King's minions). The Illidari were trying to get there to destroy it, Arthas and Anub'arak were trying to get there to save the Lich King, whose power was weakening. Eventually was a huge battle at the site of the Throne between the two armies and the Lich King's goons ended up basically roflstomping the Illidari and most of the blood elves died. Arthas and Illidan had a duel but Arthas won and merged with the Lich King's soul and became the cranky bastard you came to know in WoW, Kael and Vashj took Illidan back to Outland with the few soldiers still alive.
The darkfallen are the reanimated remnants of the blood elves in Illidan's army that died. Lana'thel was the first raised by Arthas, and she in turn raised the San'layn to serve her and the LK. They are simply an elite faction within the darkfallen, who serve as generals and advisors to Lana'thel and Arthas. Each Blood Prince has a specific area and/or task given to him directly by Arthas. ie Valanar was in charge of Borean Tundra and wiping out both the taunka and infiltrating the Alliance forces at Valiance Keep, Keleseth was in charge of Howling Fjord and cemented the allegiance of the vrykul to Arthas, etc.
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Date: 2012-02-29 11:43 pm (UTC)During the events of Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, Illidan was tasked by Kil'jaeden to destroy the Lich King (KJ's creation, who had gone rogue). The first time, he tried doing this by cracking open Northrend with the Eye of Sargeras and was stopped by his brother Malfurion, but not before cracking the Frozen Throne and doing some damage (enough that LK's chosen death knight Arthas started losing his powers, and Sylvanas and her faction of undead were freed from the LK's enslavement).
Illidan fled to Outland to hide out from Kil'jaeden, since he'd failed, and he was subsequently joined there by Lady Vashj and Prince Kael'thas, who'd brought with him a large group of blood elves. The blood elves pledged themselves to Illidan's service in exchange for knowledge/help on how to cure/sate their magical addiction. Shortly after they conquered Black Temple, Kil'jaeden showed up pissed off and Illidan bought himself some time by explaining he was just gathering his forces for an invasion of Northrend to kill the Lich King. So off they went to the north of Azeroth.
There was a giant race to the Frozen Throne between Illidan/Kael/Vashj's forces (the Illidari) and Arthas Menethil and Anub'arak (the Lich King's minions). The Illidari were trying to get there to destroy it, Arthas and Anub'arak were trying to get there to save the Lich King, whose power was weakening. Eventually was a huge battle at the site of the Throne between the two armies and the Lich King's goons ended up basically roflstomping the Illidari and most of the blood elves died. Arthas and Illidan had a duel but Arthas won and merged with the Lich King's soul and became the cranky bastard you came to know in WoW, Kael and Vashj took Illidan back to Outland with the few soldiers still alive.
The darkfallen are the reanimated remnants of the blood elves in Illidan's army that died. Lana'thel was the first raised by Arthas, and she in turn raised the San'layn to serve her and the LK. They are simply an elite faction within the darkfallen, who serve as generals and advisors to Lana'thel and Arthas. Each Blood Prince has a specific area and/or task given to him directly by Arthas. ie Valanar was in charge of Borean Tundra and wiping out both the taunka and infiltrating the Alliance forces at Valiance Keep, Keleseth was in charge of Howling Fjord and cemented the allegiance of the vrykul to Arthas, etc.