Darkfallen

The DarkfallenWorld of Warcraft: Sylvanas, pg. 184Prince Taldaram#Adventure GuideBlood Prince Council - Presence of the Darkfallen (also spelled darkfallen)Exploring Azeroth: Northrend, pg. 20 are undead elves, including the dark rangers of the Forsaken, the vampiric San'layn of the Scourge, and the death knights of the Ebon Blade.
Darkfallen are accessible as a playable option in the form of a skintone for the void elf, night elf, and blood elf races upon completion of the Return to Lordaeron achievement, or by simply playing one of those races as a death knight.
==History==
===Third War===
When Prince Arthas Menethil invaded Quel'Thalas, he raised the fallen members of Sylvanas Windrunner's army either as incorporeal banshee or as intact bodies. These fallen high elves would become known as Darkfallen, prowling the lands as either dark rangers or blood mages for the Scourge. Others were reanimated as death knights, becoming the Lich King's champions.Classes of World of Warcraft
When the Lich King slowly began to lose his power after Illidan's failed attempt to kill him in Northrend, many Darkfallen dark rangers had their conscious will restored. They later joined Sylvanas Windrunner and her Forsaken in Undercity, as elite agents and personal guards of the Banshee Queen.
===The Frozen Throne===
In the aftermath of the Third War, the blood elves were cut off from their source of magic, the Sunwell. Desperate for aid, their prince Kael'thas Sunstrider pledged allegiance to Illidan Stormrage who taught them how to siphon magic, and how to wield fel.Fury of the Sunwell - archived page The blood elves, or Sunfury, seeking to avenge their fallen brethren, participated in Illidan's attempt to destroy the Lich King.The Return to Northrend (WC3 Undead) Arthas intervened, and the two armies clashed, but the undead ultimately defeated Illidan's forces at the foot of Icecrown.A Symphony of Frost and Flame (WC3 Undead) Arthas raised the fallen blood elves as a new generation of vampyr Darkfallen in service to the Scourge,Return To Caladis Brightspear organizing them in the sect known as the San'layn.Magus Installation
===Wrath of the Lich King===
During the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel, the Death Knights of Acherus managed to free themselves from the will of the Lich King, among them were some Darkfallen death knights such as Koltira Deathweaver. Under the lead of Highlord Darion Mograine, they formed the Knights of the Ebon Blade, took control of Acherus: The Ebon Hold as their headquarters, and cooperated with the Argent Crusade to defeat Arthas Menethil during the Scourgewar.
===Battle for Azeroth===
Following the War of the Thorns, the Forsaken raised to undeath fallen night elves, turning them into Darkfallen dark rangers. While a few sided with Sylvanas Windrunner after she raised them, many of them including their leader Delaryn Summermoon joined Calia Menethil in a quest to learn life as undead.The Hidden Need
===Shadowlands===
Following the war against the Jailer, several Darkfallen joined the Forsaken as they mustered in the Tirisfal Glades. After the Ruins of Lordaeron were cleansed, Dark Ranger Velonara joined the Desolate Council, the new governing body of the Forsaken. While Delaryn and other Darkfallen night elves joined the Horde, Dark Ranger Velonara said those who wished to depart and rejoin the Alliance were free to do so.Path of the Dark Rangers
==Appearance==
Darkfallen mostly retain the builds of their still-living kin. Their once lustrous skin is now pale and lifeless, while the color of their eyes were displaced by a glow of crimson red or icy blue.
===Notable===
Name 	Role 	Affiliation 	Status	Location 	
Sylvanas Windrunner 	The Dark Lady, Former Banshee Queen of the Forsaken and Warchief of the Horde	Independent 	 	Various 	
Dar'Khan Drathir 	Traitor of Quel'Thalas, leader of the Scourge forces in the Ghostlands. 	Scourge, Cult of the Damned 	 	Tower of the Damned, Ghostlands	
Koltira Deathweaver 	First death knight to re-join the Horde 	Knights of the Ebon Blade, Undercity	 	Various 	
 	Second-in-command of Acherus: The Ebon Hold, former ranger of the Farstriders	Knights of the Ebon Blade 	 	Various 	
Lyandra Sunstrider 	The latest wielder of Felo'melorn. 	Scourge 	 	Icecrown Citadel 	
 	Captain of the dark rangers in Howling Fjord 	Dark rangers, Hand of Vengeance 	 	Ghostblade Post, Howling Fjord 	
 	Member of the Desolate Council 	Dark rangers, Undercity 	 	Various 	
Blood-Queen Lana'thel	Leader of the San'layn, former wielder of Quel'Delar. 	Scourge 	 	Icecrown and Icecrown Citadel 	
Blood Prince Dreven 	Sought with a group of San'layn to join the Horde during the Fourth War. 	Horde 	 	Zandalar 	
 	Dark Warden 	Independent 	 	Various 	
 	Dark Ranger Captain 	Dark rangers, Undercity 	 	Various 	
==Notes and trivia==
*Prior to the release of the novel Sylvanas, the term "Darkfallen" was exclusively used in reference to the San'layn. The terms were not treated as synonymous (many mobs have "Darkfallen" in their name but use <The San'layn> as a title), but the exact distinction between them was never explained by Blizzard. Sylvanas clarified the issue by revealing that non-San'layn elves like dark rangers are also Darkfallen.
*Embrace of the Darkfallen was a death knight Azerite trait which increased Leech when Vampiric Blood expired.
*A "Darkfallen Handmaiden" mob was created in patch 7.3.0 but never added.
*Though the Darkfallen are listed in the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary, their entry was never added.
==Gallery==
;World of Warcraft
File:Warchief of the Horde - Velonara.jpg|Undead high elf
File:Dark Ranger (Stay of Execution).png|Undead high elf
File:Koltira Deathweaver.jpg|Undead blood elf
File:Bloodrose Datura.jpg|Undead blood elf
File:Kaldorei Dark Ranger.jpg|Undead night elf
File:Kaldorei Dark Ranger male.jpg|Undead night elf
File:Sira Moonwarden Dark Warden.jpg|Undead Dark Warden
File:Darkfallen Blood Knight.jpg|Darkfallen Blood Knight
File:Darkfallen Archmage.jpg|Darkfallen Archmage
File:Tenris Mirkblood.jpg|San'layn Blood Prince
File:San'layn painting.png|A painting depicting a Darkfallen San'layn.
File:Lana'thel.jpg|Blood-Queen Lana'thel
File:Sylvanas Grommash Hold.jpg|Sylvanas Windrunner
File:Sylvanas Windrunner - Maw.png|
File:Sylvanas 9.2.png|
File:Dar'Khan Drathir (Mob).jpg|Dar'Khan Drathir
File:Dark Ranger customizations.png|"Dark ranger" customizations.
File:San'layn banner.png|The San'layn banner.
File:Blood Prince Emblem.png|The Blood Prince emblem.
;Cinematic stills
File:SylvanasCinematic.png|Sylvanas in the Legion cinematic.
File:Sylvanas and Saurfang - Battle for Azeroth.jpg|Sylvanas in the Battle for Azeroth cinematic.
File:Shadowlands Cinematic02.jpg|Sylvanas in the Shadowlands cinematic.
;Art
File:BlizzConline dark ranger website background.jpg|Dark ranger art for BlizzConline.
File:Monster-nosferatu-large.jpg|San'layn concept art from The Art of Wrath of the Lich King.
File:Sylvanas BlizzCon.jpg|BlizzCon 2016 poster artwork.
File:Dark Ranger (Curse of the Worgen).jpg|A dark ranger in Curse of the Worgen.
File:Dark Ranger Anya Comic.jpg|Dark Ranger Anya in Windrunner: Three Sisters.
File:Luthion the Vile-DK.jpg|Luthion the Vile in the Death Knight manga.
;Hearthstone
File:Sylvanas Mercenaries 2.png|
File:Blood-Queen Lana'thel HS.jpg|
File:Dar'Khan Drathir HS.jpg|
File:Darkfallen Shadow HS.jpg|
File:Prince Taldaram HS.jpg|
File:Prince Keleseth HS.jpg|
File:Prince Valanar HS.jpg|
File:Sleeping Acolyte.jpg|
File:Sanguine Reveler - Hearthstone.jpg|
File:Tenacious San'layn HS.jpg|
File:Arrogant Crusader HS.jpg|
File:Corpsetaker HS.jpg|
File:Fallen Sun Cleric HS.jpg|
;RTS series
File:BTNBansheeRanger.png|Dark Ranger icon from Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
File:DarkRanger.gif|Dark Ranger portrait in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
File:Darkranger2.gif|Dark Ranger hero unit in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
File:BTNBansheeRanger-Reforged.png|thumb|Dark Ranger portrait from Warcraft III: Reforged.
File:Reforged credits art 1.png|Dark Ranger art from Warcraft III: Reforged.
File:BTNSylvanas.png|Sylvanas portrait from Warcraft III: Reforged.
;Heroes of the Storm
File:Sylvanas HotS.jpg|Sylvanas in Heroes of the Storm.
File:Sylvanas HotS Dark Lady San'layn.jpg|San'layn Dark Lady Sylvanas.
==References==
 
Category:Undead
Category:High elves
Category:Blood elves
Category:Night elves