The Festerjaw

"An amassment of Forsaken. They've been twisted and turned into monsters by their own chaotic goals. Indeed, this is the hell that awaits all those that disregard the Tenents of the Shadow and pursue absolute power." - An excerpt from the Book of Damnation, property of N.Black.
==History==
It is said that when Marshal Redpath's dreaded Rotbrain Resistance was destroyed, the surviving Rotbrain banded together and searched for a new leader to exact revenge against the Forsaken and their Queen. These handfull of renegades found one, a Hand of Vengeance Apothecary named Jakob Rathebone. They swore oath to him and he used all his resources and power to twist them into foul monsters. Inhuman aberrations the size of two men. The first of the Festerjaw.
Slowly, Jakob's influence grew. Forsaken from all corners of Azeroth would heed his dark call. He promised them power, wealth and an end to their suffering. They blindly rushed forth, pouring themselves into his now vastly growing army of semi-abominations.
Apothecaries, Shadow Clerics, Executors..
Jakob was a clever bastard, he knew that if Sylvannas caught wind of his uprising in its fledgeling stages, it would be destroyed. So he patiently waited, using the land below Naxxramas as a base of operations. They gestated and grew in time. After two years of preparations, the Festerjaw were finally ready.
Trained by the best warriors in Lordaeron and given the darkest of all gifts by the Apothecaries. They began an assualt on all the Hand of Vengeance's positions in Northrend. Eventually only Venomspite and Vengeance Landing remained.
Forsaken High Command took a few months to respond, but by then, the Festerjaw had vanished leaving only destruction in their vile wake.
It was later discovered that they set sail for Tirisfal. They planned to attack the very heart of the Forsaken. High Command then set their most trusted special tasks group on the Festerjaw's trail. The Spine of Her Royal Forsaken Forces was mobilized, spearheaded by Nathan Black and the Council (Anthraxius, Chloe Nightdragon and Donovan J. LaFleur).
The Festerjaw employed guerilla tactics in their wars with the Spine over Tirisfal. The newly promoted Executor Sinquija Cidé would face some his more brutal tests during these times. The Festerjaw greatly underestimated the Forsaken group and were slowly being beaten back.
It was then that a group of three Deathstalkers, lead by the Shadow Marshall himself infiltrated the Festerjaw's flagship, Hatred of the Damned, and killed Jakob Rathebone. The Festerjaw, who had now lost their leader, refused to relent and command was split between the remained officers:
Lord-General Bjorn Festerclaw would lead the Festerjaw in Silverpine and Gilneas.
Lord-General Snakebite the Red would lead the Festerjaw in Tirisfal and the Plaguelands.
Chaplain Scarlet Viperlash would lead the Festerjaw in Dragonblight and central Northrend.
The Spine would defeat Snakebite the Red and imprison him in the Apothecarium of Undercity. The other Lord-General, Bjorn, was killed by High Executor Anthraxius and his regiment was decimated. The Spine was determined to hunt down the last remaining bastion of the Festerjaw and lead an unholy undertaking to Northrend. High Executor Anthraxius' ship was lost at sea in a frozen storm and drifted towards Stranglethorn. Sinquija Cidé was forced to take command of the Spine's Deathguard platoon. Nathan Black would plot the Festerjaw's downfall, aided by Nightdragon. LaFleur with Josephus Darkwood would supply all the reconnaissance necessary. It was later discovered that the Festerjaw had allied themselves with the local Scarlet Faction to destroy the Spine, once and for all. After two long weeks of bloody warfare. The Festerjaw were defeated aswell as their Scarlet allies. All the surviving Festerjaw would be imprisoned to be tested upon in the Apothecarium. The Spine stood victorious and the Festerjaw were forgotten by time.
==Racial Characteristics==
The Festerjaw were all Forsaken undead. The Apothecaries under Jakob Rathebone would experiment on and change their bodies in a process they would call: Macabre Metamorphos. Making them as suited to killing as possible. Limbs were replaced with blades or axes, sometimes new limbs were added altogether. Some were implanted with poisonous bombs that could harm the undead, others were given fangs. They were all, however, imbued with a shadow enhancing drug that made them faster and stronger than ordinary Forsaken.
Most Festerjaw were highly trained to use any weapon in combat, they were trained to show no fear and to be as ferocious as possible. These physical and mental advancements made them proud, however. Which eventually lead to their downfall.
==Bases of Operation==
The Festerjaw had many bases around Azeroth, the Spine managed to discover a few of them:
In Northrend: Eastern Dragonblight belonged to them for a time. They managed to steer clear of the Scourge in the area and took control of the land under Naxxramas.
In the Eastern Kingdoms: During there assualt on the Forsaken Capital, the Festerjaw used their flagship, Hatred of the Damned. They would also amass forces near Death's Watch Waystation and they took control of Deathknell for a week.
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