High General Abbendis High General Abbendis was one of the founders of the original Scarlet Crusade . He once commanded the city of Tyr ' s Hand and its Crusaders and priests . He was a tall man in his 40s , dark of skin with wild , white hair . His madness was evident in his face , but his followers saw it as merely utmost dedication to his cause . He was the father of the current High General , Brigitte Abbendis . Background . Second War . Lord Abbendis was originally one of Alexandros Mograine ' s commanders during the Second War . Abbendis was serving at Alexandros ' side during the final battle at Blackrock Mountain . Third War . High General Abbendis and his youthful charges were in the Capital City of Lordaeron , when it was attacked by the Scourge during the Third War . Priests and paladins fought as the Scourge attacked the city , but Abbendis fled with Isillien as Lordaeron fell around them . It is believed , that the wounds both men received in battle , or perhaps just the shock of seeing their whole purpose destroyed , turned them mad , since that day both Abbendis and Isillien have been quite insane . Abbendis and Isillien wandered the area as the Scourge defiled the land , destroying what undead they could , gathering what warriors would join them . They had but one concern : eradication of all that had destroyed Lordaeron . They were joined by young Taelan Fordring , one of Isillien ’ s protégés , who adored his tutor and his general . He offered his family ’ s keep and land , untouched by the undead , for their base of operations . Formation of the Scarlet Crusade . Together , the elder Abbendis and his daughter , Isillien , Saidan Dathrohan ( Balnazzar ) , Renault Mograine , and Taelan Fordring founded the Scarlet Crusade to fight back against the undead they saw as having corrupted Arthas and destroyed their order . Abbendis was the official head of the Scarlet Crusade . He considered himself the arm of the Crusade while Isillien was the heart . Abbendis guided the military attacks of the Crusade from Tyr ’ s Hand in the Eastern Plaguelands , communicating frequently with Isillien , who guides the priests in the Crusade in their new roles as inquisitors , based in the Western Plaguelands . Abbendis acted as the leader of the warriors and guided the eradication of undead in the east plaguelands . Abbendis , like most of the Crusaders , was driven insane by the intense fighting . He believed that the Light has blessed him so that he could retake Stratholme and rout the Scourge . No one really knows what happened to the High General to make his hatred of the undead so virulent . Some ( very quietly ) speculate that he and the Grand Inquisitor were captured and tortured by the Scourge , but no stories have ever been verified . Asking the High General exactly why he hates the undead brands the inquirer as maddened by the plague . He is of the opinion that one must hate the undead and remove them from Lordaeron , else the humans will never regain their foothold on their homeland again . He feels his actions follow the Light , that he is doing good for his race and his home . He deeply admires his partner , the Grand Inquisitor , and is very proud of the organization they have built together . High General Abbendis ' s daughter is the young High General Abbendis , who is the current High General . As an older man he sought to destroy all undead . He passed that goal onto his daughter before he died at undead hands .