Crusader ' s Blood Crusader ' s Blood is the second story in . Description . A blood elf mage and a Forsaken warrior embark on a quest of vengeance against a ruthless Scarlet Crusade captain . Crusader ' s Blood starts in the cellar of the Gallow ' s End Tavern , with an undead female beginning to tell a story to a captive Scarlet Crusade r and an unnamed dwarf . Her story starts with a young male blood elf , Rinn Firecaster , meeting the Forsaken Jillian Grell in a derelict farm in matters of business - she is supposed to buy a gem for her uncle , Barnabas . Before they get any further than introductions , they are ambushed by the Scarlet Crusade lead by Captain Renee Lauer . Both of them are promptly executed . Their nearest relatives - Barnabas Grell and Reynah Firecaster - hear the news soon after , and both separately swear vengeance . The story then cuts to Reynah pleading with Sylvanas Windrunner for aid in destroying the Scarlet Crusade , but is denied audience by Varimathras . Varimathras says he ' ll relay the request when Sylvanas isn ' t busy with more important matters , and Reynah storms out of the Royal Quarter crying , literally bumping into Barnabas - both are in a bad mood and promise to kill each other should they annoy one another again . Next , the Scarlets are shown to be grouping near an undefined lumbermill on the outskirts of Tirisfal Glades . A few crusaders are laughing at a rumor that eating a pumpkin would turn someone in to an undead . Captain Lauer and another Crusader named Stefan are sparring in the background ; while they fight , Stefan questions the Crusade ' s mission . Renee becomes enraged and overpowers him , but stops her sword right beside his neck . Her angry expression becomes a smile and she assures him that their cause is righteous . The next scene shows Reynah and Barnabas trying to capture a Scarlet scout for interrogation , but he escapes because they get in each other ' s way . They fight , then agree to a truce until they ' ve captured Captain Lauer . The Forsaken woman ' s story is briefly interrupted by the captive Crusader arguing with the Dwarven captive . She resumes with the Crusader group , which is promptly attacked by Barnabas and Reynah . They successfully capture the Scarlet Captain after a brief fight . When Lauer awakens , she finds them arguing over who gets to finish her off . They fail to notice that the Crusaders have now regrouped and after another brief fight they are captured in turn . They are later questioned by Lauer , who wants to know why they attacked an overwhelming force so recklessly . They recount the stories of loss of their loved ones , and at this point Reynah and Barnabas find out their motivations were the same . Lauer ridicules both of them , saying they are both a disease upon the world that must be purged . Reynah , enraged , manages to utter a spell and kill a few of their captors , before they are subdued again . Stefan watches in horror as the captives are brutally slain , shortly before the Scarlet group is attacked by a horde of Forsaken led by Varimathras and Sylvanas themselves . Renee and Stefan try to escape , but they both are ultimately killed . The captive Crusader asks the Forsaken woman how can she know all this , and accuses her of making it all up . She reveals that " she " is Renee Lauer , and Stefan was her nephew . The crusader recoils in disgust - he regards her as a weak - minded traitor . Lauer sighs and says she has told her story many times already , to numerous prisoners , and will keep telling it until people understand . The prisoner hasn ' t had anything to eat for quite some time and claims he can ' t hear any fairytales from the grumbling of his stomach ; he asks if they plan to starve him to death . Lauer responds that she ' ll get him some to eat . . .