Chapter I — The Banshee’s Claim

What does Sylvanas claim?

The dreadlords are broken and Garithos is dead. For the first time since the plague, the dead of Lordaeron answer to no master but the banshee who freed them.

In the ruined throne room they wait to hear what she will claim, and Varimathras waits beside her, bound to serve and watching for his chance.

Result pending

LordaeronA ruined kingdom with no accepted heir.
Sylvanas WindrunnerThe Banshee Queen who freed the Forsaken.
The ForsakenUndead freed from the Lich King, seeking a future of their own.
VarimathrasA dreadlord kept on a short leash.

The choicesWhat could have happened

What the Council knows now. Outcomes are possibilities, not promises.

She takes the crown of LordaeronSylvanas is crowned queen of all Lordaeron, the living and the dead.What the Council knowsA claim to the whole kingdom and its old lawsThe living towns will see conquest, not a coronationEvery rival now has reason to strike firstShe rules the Forsaken aloneQueen of her own people, not the land. The Forsaken stand apart.What the Council knowsLeaves the kingdom’s fate unwrittenOthers may carve up Lordaeron firstEasier for the living to live besideShe rules with a councilChosen Forsaken voices share her power.What the Council knowsTempers her power, and her gripSlower and quarrelsomeVarimathras argues against it

Ballot closedThe ballot is closed.

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