Wolfcult The Wolfcult , also known as the Bloodmoon Pack , is a mysterious organization that is predominantly found in the Grizzly Hills of southern Northrend . It is led by none other than the Shade of Archmage Arugal , who had previously adopted the worgen of Silverpine Forest in northern Lordaeron as his children . After he was by agents of the Horde , Arugal ' s headless body was buried at the foot of the path leading up to his former stronghold of Shadowfang Keep . At the behest of the Lich King , the darkfallen princes Keleseth , Valanar , Theraldis and Atherann resurrected Arugal in the service of the Scourge and sent him to the Grizzly Hills to subvert the trapper communities . History . Origins . Originally a respected patriot of Gilneas , Arugal eventually became a member of the Kirin Tor of Dalaran . However , after the Scourge destroyed Dalaran and most of its populace , he fled to Shadowfang Keep above Pyrewood Village . On the orders of King Genn Greymane , Arugal used Ur ' s research to summon the Worgen from what was later known as the Emerald Dream to help defend against the rampaging Scourge . The feral wolf - men slaughtered not only the Scourge , but quickly turned on the wizards themselves . The worgen sieged the keep of the noble Baron Silverlaine . Situated above the tiny hamlet of Pyrewood , the keep quickly fell into shadow and ruin . Driven mad with guilt , Arugal adopted the worgen as his children and retreated to the newly dubbed ' Shadowfang Keep ' . He resided there , protected by his massive pet , Fenrus — and haunted by the vengeful ghost of Baron Silverlaine . Eventually , he created his own worgen cult , under the guidance of his master , by spreading the worgen curse to places like the Deep Elem Mine and using his magic to keep the worgen under his control . Soon , he had worgen packs such as the Shadowfang and the Moonrage to do his bidding . His activities however , eventually drew the ire of the Forsaken and he was later assassinated by Horde adventurers . Joining the Scourge . After Arugal was defeated and beheaded by agents of the Horde , Arugal ' s headless body was buried at the foot of the path leading up to his former stronghold of Shadowfang Keep . At the behest of the Lich King , the darkfallen princes Keleseth , Valanar , Theraldis and Atherann resurrected Arugal in the service of the Scourge and sent him to the Grizzly Hills to subvert the trapper communities . Arriving at Solstice Village , Arugal was quickly able to convert the population into worgen and later did the same in Silverbrook . With the majority of the trappers willing joining the cult and the resisters killed or ( as in the case of the workers of the Hollowstone Mine ) cursed to undeath Arugal settled the Wolfcult ' s base of operations in Shadowfang Tower on the Bloodmoon Isle , off the Eastwind Shore . Until the Alliance sent emissaries to ally with the locals in Silverbrook , the Wolfcult operated in secrecy ; however , the Alliance eventually discovered the truth behind the trappers . ( By contrast , Conqueror Krenna , leader of the Horde ' s Conquest Hold , seems to dismiss any talk about worgen as " nonsense " , as indicated in the completion text for . ) With the aid of Ruuna the Blind and the trapper Sasha , whose father Mikhail was killed by the Wolfcult , adventurers learn about Arugal ' s resurrection and discover that the Wolfcult are agents of the Lich King . After this revelationm Sasha becomes more determined to uncover the whereabouts of her sister and journeys to the White Pine Trading Post . After adventurers successfully captured and delivered Anatoly to her , she was able to rescue her . At the same both Sasha and the adventurers learned that about Arugal ' s locations . Eager to see the madness of the Wolfcult end Sasha enlisted adventurers to end the Wolfcult leadership . Quickly arriving onto Bloodmoon Isle adventurers killed Arugal ' s lieutenants Varlam , Selas , and Goremaw . With the secondary leadership of the Wolfcult dead adventurers moved into the tower and in an ferocious battle , the Lord of the Wolfcult was killed the second time . Members . These humans have the ability to transform into a worgen at will and are not forced to change at night . When they are killed they transform back into humans , ending their curse . However , there are some that have changed into a full fledged worgen , these do not change and will remain as a skinnable worgen after death .