Dreadgrave Legion

The **Dreadgrave Legion** is a Forsaken military formation ostensibly loyal to the Desolate Council and therefore, the New Horde. However, almost all reports regarding the Dreadgrave Legion show that it has increasingly become the personal warhost of its leader, Executor Kazimir Lotusdust. While they have shown their willingness to conduct operations and affairs in the name of the Desolate Council -- such as destroying Azerite Caches, hunting cultists, etc. -- the Legion has a somewhat strained relationship with the Council and the New Horde, refusing to abandon its militaristic doctrine and occupation of what is now referred to as the Dread Marches.

The Legion came to prominence during the War in Northrend as the **Dreadgrave Battalion**, particularly in the Howling Fjord, Grizzly Hills, and Dragonblight portions of the campaign. After Northrend, their funding and scope was increased dramatically, first as a Brigade and then to a full Legion, sitting equal to a Hand-sized formation. They are results oriented -- believing the ends justify the means and that any method that will secure the future of the Forsaken will be one that they will employ.

Since the end of the Fourth War, the Dreadgrave Legion has recruited possibly hundreds of veterans from the Forsaken military, training them in Proving Camps located in Alterac, the Plaguelands, and in the mountains between the Hinterlands and Stromgarde.

# History

## War in Northrend

Starting first as a formation under the Hand of Vengeance, the Dreadgrave Battalion formed under Captain Finnja Heartslicer. Finnja's reputation among the Deathguard as a ruthless commander against the Scarlet Crusade attracted many of her former staff and soldiers, such as the likes of Jarick Roberts and Maude Becker. Many of them tended to be Forsaken raised from Alterac in general.

The Battalion saw action across the Howling Fjord and cut their teeth mostly against the forces of the Vrykul. Further, the Dreadgrave became something of a protective unit for the Royal Apothecaries that would later be revealed to be loyal to Putress. However, the Dreadgrave were not implicated in the treason following Wrathgate and were tasked with hunting down the perpetrators -- going from protectors to executioners.

The Dreadgrave continued military action in the Grizzly Hills and Zul'drak before finishing out their campaign in Icecrown, receiving high honors and awards for their service.

## Silverpine, Gilneas, and Alterac Operations

After the war and with much of the unit still intact, Finnja was raised to the rank of Commandant and the Battalion was separated from the Hand of Vengeance, becoming the 37th Alterac Brigade -- colloquially known as the Dreadgrave Brigade.

The wars and conflicts that followed Northrend and the rapid expansion of the Forsaken kingdom meant that the Dreadgrave were deployed into several high casualty theaters, such as Silverpine Forest and Gilneas. During this period, Finnja's poor logistical administration and lack of strategic understanding led to many devastating failures against the Worgen, especially the Bloodfang.

During one such skirmish with the Bloodfang Worgen on the border with Hillsbrad, Finnja was inspecting the defenses of a particular bulwark when it came under attack by a combined Stormpike-Bloodfang detachment. While Finnja's tactical acumen was shown brilliantly against them, she perished in the fighting.

Following Finnja's death there was a series of replacements -- Egbert Shallowblood, Robb Freshlaugh, and Martin Weiss -- all either assassinated or killed in battle by the Bloodfang. Upon the elevation of Nadina Trixter, the Dreadgrave was rotated out of the Silverpine-Gilneas theater and into Alterac.

In Alterac, the Dreadgrave established **Camp Heartslicer** and became operations against the Crushridge Ogres, Syndicate, and Stormpike Dwarves. Nadina Trixter's strategy largely consisted of established several fortified positions from which to launch quick raids against their opponents while holding what territory they could gain. This slow, methodical strategy was effective at rooting out Stormpike and Crushridge Ogres whom stood to hold territory, but not so much as against the Syndicate who had a series of hidden bunkers, caves, and would gladly trade space for time.

Although Camp Heartslicer is still active, the Dreadgrave Brigade was transitioned out of Alterac for a brief period before being redeployed into Stromgarde.

## Into Stromgarde

Arriving in Stromgarde at Hammerfall, Commandant Trixter began a series of operations against the Syndicate and Witherbark Trolls there. A slash-and-burn and terror campaign was decided in order to put fear into the Syndicate and Forest Trolls, putting Nadina high up on their lists of enemies. It was not long before Nadina Trixter was assassinated and the Dreadgrave Brigade passed under the command of the Defilers.

After the Siege of Orgrimmar, Sylvanas awarded veteran officer -- Kazimir Lotusdust -- with command of the Dreadgrave Brigade and ordered a campaign into the Stromic Highlands, where other Horde forces had long been stalled.

Kazimir engineered the invasion force, starting as a feint invasion into the Witherbark Heartlands before attacking Clan Sutherland fortifications in the south. This is largely regarded as the start of the Lilac Campaigns.

## Lilac Campaigns

Kazimir's surprise invasion against Clan Sutherland had the desired effect -- the first invasion pushed deep into Sutherland land, destroying resistance before it could truly be mustered and laying siege to fortifications and towns that would have been called upon to give warriors. For half a year, the Dreadgrave systemically dismantled the Sutherland forces and took more than half their lands.

For these actions, Sylvanas Windrunner elevated the Brigade into the Legion, to which Kazimir was given plentiful resources and manpower in order to conduct the next phase of the campaigns.

After a respite and allowing Witherbark warbands led by Hexlord Vasan and Warbringer Ratokeh to devastate the Sutherland forces even further, Kazimir began the second campaign against Sutherland forces. This time, he had brought over the Mag'har Cinderwolf Clan, once Hellscream loyalists, to aid the newly minted Legion. Kazimir promised clemency for their previously alignment and a place for them to carve out a home if they aided in the campaign.

In retaliation, Clan Sutherland united with Clan Douglas and the Order of the Blazing Dawn to meet this threat in the field. Over the next year, the Highlander coalition and Dreadgrave Legion had several pitched battles, of which there are no real forgone conclusion -- only that the Dreadgrave continually pushed aggressively against them.

A stalemate occurred; Kazimir decided to use the wisdom of his predecessors, creating a network of strongpoints from which aggressive raids could be carried out. These strongpoints along the front line became the first Dreadtowers.

It wasn't until the Fourth War that the final Lilac Campaign came.

## Fourth War

The third and final Lilac Campaign occurred during the Fourth War. As the Dreadgrave Legion began to prepare a renewed offensive, another Horde group led by Blademaster Senjiro began an offensive south-and-eastward from Rotter's Valley, into Clan Douglas and Blazing Dawn-held land. The coalition quickly fell apart and allowed for the Dreadgrave to devastate the remaining Sutherland forces, pushing them back to their final strongholds in the Highlands, across a river.

With the final Lilac Campaign successful, Kazimir set out to fortify and hold what he had taken -- carving out a personal fiefdom for himself with the Dreadgrave as his personal forces. In large part, Kazimir was so wildly successful that he was able to keep the promises made to the Cinderwolves and maintain his position throughout the Fourth War and the disastrous battles in the rest of Stromgarde.

## Post-War Period

In the Post-War period, the Dreadgrave Legion has continued their efforts to maintain control of what they have taken during the Lilac Campaigns. Despite the losses of the Forsaken across the world, the Dreadgrave's ranks have begun to swell with the veterans of Darkshore and Zuldazar -- especially in the wake of Sylvanas' betrayal.

Camp Hearslicer was re-established in Alterac, while Camp Shallowblood and Freshlaugh were established in the Plaguelands and the Hinterlands respectively. These camps, filled with a company of Dreadgrave each, largely became proving grounds for new recruits to train in the higher altitudes and get a sense of what it would be like to fight and work in the Highlands.

The Dreadgrave Legion also established a small flotilla of ships which it used for the next few years, tracking down any Azerite caches and destroying them -- creating certifications by the Earthen Ring while doing so, to prove their allegiance to the Horde and the new Desolate Council. Kazimir entrusted Jarick Roberts with this task.

In the same respect, Kazimir became greatly concerned with the Miasmic Rot, often sending squads of Gravestalkers out to embattle the Bydronyth covens and destroy any sources of the Rot that might exist outside of the Rot Pylon network.

As it stands, the Dreadgrave Legion seems to be gearing up and preparing for a renewed campaigns in the Highlands, but it is unknown how or when it will occur. With the armistice holding, there's only speculation that Kazimir's dreams of his true fiefdom and his alleged continued loyalties to the legacy of Sylvanas Windrunner still yet remain as a questionable aspects to the Dreadgrave.

The Desolate Council has, thus far, been unable to properly rein in or even prove the disloyalty of the Dreadgrave Legion... but only time will tell where they truly lie.

# Organization

## Legionnaires

The rank and file, standard infantry of the Legion, the **Legionnaire** remains the backbone of militants that take, hold, and fight.

While Legionnaires are the catch-all term for *all* militants within the Legion, the common infantry is divided into two parts -- melee and ranged troops -- which are further subdivided after that based on weaponry and tactics.

The two most common types of weapons used among the Legionnaires tend to be halberds and crossbows, making up the bulk of all infantry. However, it is not uncommon to see 'sword-and-board', spearmen, and muskets.

The final group of Legionnaires are the Light Cavalry, though they do not act in large formations and only truly act as scouts and skirmishers. While they all carry a saber, they will also carries two revolvers or six flintlock pistols for such skirmishing actions.

There has been a slight shift in the usage of cavalry among the Legionnaires -- that of the mounted ranged infantry. This involves the usage of experiment flintlock-revolver or lever-action carbines, but it is not probably applied to the entire Legion, largely relegated to the Vilescorn Brigade.

## Graveguard

The reviled **Graveguard** are the elite infantry, cavalry, and bodyguards of the Dreadgrave Legion. Each Graveguard is a weapons-master, honing themselves to a fine edge so that they excel at whatever they have in their hands at any given point.

Because of this, they will often take trophy weapons and individualize themselves based on their preferred weapon; there is no common weapon among them. They exist to be a bulwark against an oncoming tide, to be a hammer against the anvil, or to guard the lives of their assigned patron.

There are not many who parallel the Graveguard in sheer martial strength -- dangerous in one-on-one combat, many Graveguard have taken to affiliating themselves to the Cult of Forgotten Shadows to gain education and usage of the Holy Shadow.

The most notable Graveguard to exist is Karna of Lordaeron, called the *Graveborn*. She often serves as Jarick Roberts' personal bodyguard and has a ruthless reputation. She is hailed an a supreme exemplar of the Graveguard and model for what they are able to achieve.

## Gravestalkers

Deathstalkers, Dark Rangers, and Dark Wardens

Although once considered a catch-all for the Deathstalkers, Dark Rangers, and Dark Wardens of the Dreadgrave Legion, the Gravestalkers have increasingly developed a unified skillset over the last several years. More often than not, what one might consider a 'Deathstalker' and 'Dark Ranger' has become synonymous under the 'Gravestalker' title, with all Gravestalkers being adept with dual shortswords, daggers, and a powerful runed bow.

The notable except are the Dark Wardens, who take on a different kind of skillset and mission type, but they are few and far between. Their darker powers developed from their living days as Wardens has yet to be included in the general doctrine of the Gravestalkers in general.

In any case, the Gravestalkers often act as 'Special Forces' of the Legion, deploying either as individuals or small squads of no more than five. Although the baseline skillset of a Gravestalker is becoming standardized, the doctrine of a Gravestalker is flexible enough to allow the soldier to use a weapon of their preferred type when desired, based on missions.

Every Gravestalker carries a Bingo Book. They are required to report back to their secretive HQ and update their Bingo Book with new entries or with successful assassinations. It has become commonplace to take a trophy during the assassination to prove the success, but also as a grotesque fetish -- believing it to be a near sacred ritual.

The leader of the Gravestalkers is called the **Stalker-Captain**.

## Engineering Corps

The **Engineering Corps** are a section of specialized soldiers that specialize in *Construction*, *Destruction*, and *Research & Development*. Many of the members of the Engineering Corps are simply called *Engineers* and are highly regarded for their intelligence, innovativeness, and outside-the-box thinking. The respect and study of the Dreadgrave Engineering Corps has been well-regarded even outside of Forsaken.

Each Engineer has a broad education in the three Engineering Disciplines -- *Construction*, *Destruction*, and *Research & Development*. As part of their training, after Dreadgrave Engineers complete their basic, broad training they will specialize in one of the disciplines and are expected to master it completely.

The Engineering Corps has very close ties to the Royal Apothecary Society; it is even rumored that some of the Royal Apothecaries that participated in the Wrathgate Coup joined the Dreadgrave Legion early on after receiving 'clemency', but expulsion from the Society.

The Corps is not led by any one individual, but rather a **Council of Masters**. The Council does have a 'first among equals', however, chosen among them to speak and be spoken for. Currently, this position is given to Vonjai.

## Cult of Forgotten Shadows

The esoteric **Cult of Forgotten Shadows** remains an enigmatic and mysterious force within the Dreadgrave Legion. Of particular note is that this branch of the Cult has become more and more hierarchal than other iterations of the Cult -- going as far as to elect a leader and establishing authority and doctrine almost similar in scope to a Bishopric of the Church of Holy Light.

Broadly speaking, the ranks of the Cult are not strict. New members are called *Acolytes* and they are educated in the doctrines of the faith. Once their training are done, they are simply known as *Dreadpriests*. Dreadpriests that show aptitude for leadership, rhetoric, and power in Shadow Magic are often elevated to the position of *Dreadmother* or *Gravefather*. At the highest position, elected among all members, is the *Heresiarch*.

Another aspect of the Cult is its training of **Devote Militants** -- cultists not part of the Cult's typical hierarchy, but rather those soldiers who have taken on training with shadow magic within the Cult and become educated in the faith and doctrines. Karna of Lordaeron is among these Devote Militants and so are many other Graveguard.

This branch of the Cult is quite intertwined in the philosophy of the Dreadgrave Legion... often espousing other rhetoric in support of the Dreadgrave's goals. Additionally, this branch has infiltrated other Cult branches across the Forsaken to continue to recruit for the Legion.

Currently, Nemain acts as Heresiarch.

# Structure

## Brigades

The Dreadgrave Legion has seen several structural changes since its rise from Battalion to Legion. As the Dreadgrave have risen and added more and more personnel to their ranks, they ensured that the top-most level all the way down to the lowest squad was easily scalable, especially with the rising tide of the Forsaken advances across the world.

The highest level organizational unit is the **Brigade**. A **Brigade** is led by a **Commandant**, who acts according to the operational strategies given to their theater. Brigades often take on a nickname dependent on their Commandant or simply as a common colloquial among troops. These names, even if unofficial, often serve as badges of pride among the soldiers.

There are seven total Brigades:

* 1st -- Vilescorn Brigade - Mobile -- 1.5 Battaltions
* 2nd & 7th -- Gloomfallen Brigades -- Northeastern Theater -- 3 and 1.5 Battalions (4.5 total)
* 4th -- Deadwither Brigade -- South & Western Theaters -- 3 Battalions
* 6th -- Poisonmurk Brigade -- Mobile -- 1 Battalion
* Garrison -- All Theaters -- Approximately 2 Battalions

Each Brigade has a specialization in terms of its doctrine that supplements certain battlefield conditions, which is often where brigade nicknames come from. For example, the Deadwither Brigade is made up of mostly undead Witherbark Trolls, loyal to their commander, Ratokeh the Forest Traitor. Poisonmurk Brigade is mostly made up of Nerubians and has exceptional abilities in poison and nature manipulation.

It should be noted that while on paper a Brigade is made up of several Battalions, there's no particular 'fixed' amount of battalions that make up a Brigade. While the average is approximately two-to-three Battalions worth of troops, the Battalions are often separated into several companies of soldiers as a more accurate reflection of strength and capability.

## Battalions

Battalions are by and large a purely administrative part of the Dreadgrave Legion -- so much so that there is not even an assigned tactical officer, only several **Battalion Administrator Staff** to handle the logistics of the Battalion. Less emphasis is placed on the Battalion due to their large sizes and lack of mobility and manuever elements within the Stromic Highlands theaters.

On average, a Battalion is made up of at least three companies of two-hundred (200) soldiers each.

## Company, Platoon, & Squad

As the actual tactical unit of the Dreadgrave Legion, the company element often does the heavy lifting and by and large is the biggest contributor to the organizational success of the Dreadgrave Legion. Each Company is commanded by a Captain that has almost complete autonomy to achieve tactical objects that are handed down by the Commandant, from an operational level.

Each company has approximately two-hundred soldiers assigned to, which is further divided into platoons and squads. Squads and platoons are often where the specialization of training and weaponry takes place, allowing for a flexibility in make-up determined at the Battalion and Brigade level.

## Membership

Membership in the Dreadgrave Legion is often based on Undeath only -- there are very few living souls that exist within the Legion's personnel and those few exceptions are quite rare and make up special cases with each. The Dreadgrave Legion does not discriminate when it comes to what an individual was when they were *living*, but rather what they *could become* in their Undeath.

In that respect, it views all sentient Undead that swear fealty to the Desolate Council and by extension, to the Executor and Legion as Forsaken regardless of what they were in life. To them, all Forsaken are equal under the banner.

While the vast majority of Undead are typically Humans due to their proximity to the Human Kingdoms, there are a huge variety of Undead -- Forest Trolls, Elves, and Dwarves being the next few largest. Nerubians and Draenei and a vast other variety are also found within the Legion; likely, if there is a race that can be raised to Undeath, it can be found within.

# Notable Places

## Dreadfort

The Dreadfort is a castle and primary base of operations for the **Dreadgrave Legion**. It is here that all Brigades and organizations have their primary quarters. The castle itself was once home to a vassal of Clan Sutherland. After its fall, the castle's fortifications were expanded dramatically: walls have been reinforced and expanded, a huge network of tunnels have been dug, and the outlying defenses such as several Dreadtowers have been created.

Scouts and infiltrators from the Order of the Blazing Dawn and other Highlander Clans believe that it is presently unassailable just from a siege, believing that the supplies and manpower located here could hold out against a siege indefinitely.

## Dreadknell

Dreadknell is a large village in the Dread Marches. Many Forsaken and Horde citizens have settled down to create a new home among conquered territory from the interwar period. It is also one of two places where corpses of the fallen are taken and never truly seen again.

The village has no walls and was previously a farming village, thus much of the Forsaken's 'crops' are 'grown' here. This is also a place where a fairly elaborate underground tomb system is located, created and extended during the Lilac Campaigns. Additionally, the Royal Apothecary Society has a branch located here.

## Gravetown

Gravetown is the largest civilian town in the Dread Marches. Like Dreadknell, Gravetown was settled by many Forsaken and other Horde citizens after the Lilac Campaigns. As it was in life, Gravetown is the center of trade for the region and sees the influx of goods and people, especially among disenfranchised Forsaken after the losses and betrayals of the Fourth War.

As with trade, Gravetown is also the industrial hub of the **Dreadgrave Legion** -- manufacturing weapons of war and hosting a training ground for newly minted Legionnaires.

## Dreadtowers

The Dreadtowers are a series of fortifications along the edges of the Dread Marches. Each Dreadtower was established as a motte-and-bailey adjacent fortification with a garrison of a platoon of Dreadgrave Legionnaires. They were constructed largely after the Lilac Campaigns, but have served as a solid bulwark against attempted forays into Dreadgrave-held territory.

Assailing the Dreadtowers is the first step in achieving any re-conquest of the Dread Marches, but to do so is to risk many lives in the process. Even though the fortifications seem rudimentary, they remain strong even in the face of siege.

## Proving Camps?

In Alterac, Lordaeron, and on the border of the Hinterlands and Stromgarde are three large campts each holding approximately a battalion worth of Dreadgrave troops. These troops are largely 'fresh blood' from the recruiting campaigns undertaken by the Dreadgrave in order to bolster its ranks even further. The stated goals of each camp are to prepare these new recruits for fighting within the Stromic Highlands while also providing for support of other deployed Forsaken units in each location.

Each Proving Camp represents a completed level of training to become newly minted Legionnaires. Once a recruit completes training at the Lordaeron camp -- Camp Shallowblood in the Plaguelands -- they move on to Camp Heartslicer in Alterac and then finally Camp Freshlaugh. Once a class of recruits has been whittled down and 'graduated', they move on to the Stromic Highlands and are divided and deployed to each of the Brigades.

It is rumored that each camp induces the new recruits to a level of indoctrination into the Dreadgrave's secret philosophy, allowing them to progressively weed out spies and ensure their loyalty to the Legion.

# Notable People

## Kazimir Lotusdust

**Kazimir Lotusdust** (born *Kazimir Opustil*) is an Undead Alteraci Human and leader of the Dreadgrave Legion, holding the rank of Executor within the Forsaken military. He was hand-picked to be the leader of the Dreadgrave Legion by Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner sometime after the fall of Deathwing. He is described as ruthless, somewhat eccentric, and a bit of a showman -- preferring flair to his actions and words.

In life, Kazimir was no one, a lowborn peasant whose family was nothing more than sheepherders and wool merchants, and even then, the Opustil family was poor. Sensing that his only way out of the muck and mire of his station, he left home at the tender age of sixteen, two years before the onset of the Second War. He joined a retinue led by Sir Ludvik Moravec, becoming his squire.

He continued to serve and train with Sir Ludvik after he was elevated to Baron of Snezka. Notably, he aided in hunting down Orcs still nestled in the Alterac Mountains. According to surviving records, Kazimir had good strategic acumen and was a skilled administrator.

During the Third War and the fall of the Human Kingdoms, he joined up with some mercenary and bandit bands, eventually dying and becoming raised. He was among the Undead in Lordaeron who were freed from the Lich King's grasp, joining the Forsaken. He followed what he knew, joining the military and then further fought in Northrend with the Hand of Vengeance -- meeting Analah Rotkiller during the campaign and becoming quite close with her.

After the death of his predecessor, Nadina Trixter, Kazimir was tasked with opening a front against the Stromic Highlands after several stalled Horde offensives there. For this, he was hand-picked and given command of the **Dreadgrave Legion**. His initial plan was a feint invasion against the Witherbark Tribe of Forest Trolls in the Stromic Lowlands, only turning his Legion against the forces of Clan Sutherland in a surprise attack with barely a few days' notice. This is the beginning of what is known as the Lilac Campaigns.

In the second Lilac Campaign, after the fall of Warchief Garrosh Hellscream, he recruited the Cinderwolf Clan, offering them a chance to carve out a home for themselves in conquered territory.

As the architect and ruthless administrator of the Lilac Campaigns, he has quickly become the second-most reviled Forsaken in the Stromic Highlands -- his name is known to all Highlanders who have fought against the Horde anywhere in Stromgarde.

Despite having only blackened holes as eye-sockets, he seems to have no trouble seeing anything in front of him. He has small rune tattoos etched into his fingers, which he uses to read letters.

Notably, he abhors the usage of the Blight, and while the Dreadgrave Legion does have a supply of Blight on hand, its use is exceedingly rare, and Kazimir has only ordered its usage in the most dire of circumstances. He also finds the Bydronyth covens and the Miasmic Rot as highly repugnant, ordering squads of Gravestalkers to hunt down the rot druids wherever they are.

As the Fourth War has ended, he has taken to solidifying his hold and power in the former lands of Clan Sutherland, forming what is now known as the Dread Marches. He continues forward with his plans... although no one but his inner circle seems to know them, shrouded as they continue to be.

## Jarick Roberts

**Jarick Roberts** is an Undead Alteraci and Commandant of the Vilescorn Brigade. He has served the Forsaken for as long as there has been been Forsaken to serve. He had some kind of relationship with Maude Becker when alive, likely serving in the Alteraci military forces. His name does relate to a family of landed knights, but many records have since been lost.

Before the Dreadgrave, he and Maude both were members of the Deathguard and were particularly effective at hunting down Scarlet Crusaders. At some point, he signed onto the Hand of Vengeance and was assigned to the Dreadgrave Battalion. During the War in Northrend, he serve with distinction against the Vrykul and Scarlet Onslaught, allowing his promotion to Lieutenant and earning several medals within the Horde military.

During the Interwar period, he followed the Dreadgrave Legion into Silverpine, Hillsbrad, and Stromgarde. He was daring in his command and merciless against his foes. His actions and advances with his unit paired with his results-oriented approach earned him the promotion to Captain upon the Dreadgrave's elevation to Brigade. He is noted that, despite being given the access to use the Blight, he only ever used it in dire circumstances where a victory was not within grasp using normal methods.

Once the Dreadgrave was elevated to Legion and assigned Stromgarde as its primary zone of operations, he became crucial in ensuring the organization and tactical acumen remained with steady and concrete leadership. His favored commanding officer within the Hand of Vengeance, Kazimir Lotusdust, soon became Executor of the Legion and the two Forsaken were the primary masterminds behind the Lilac Campaigns.

He was accused to have committed several war crimes and atrocities in the Interwar period and the Fourth War; primarily by Gilneans, Stromics (both Lowlanders and Highlanders), and the Order of the Blazing Dawn. His Horde war record only holds the truth of it and it's quite restricted.

After the Fourth War, Jarick Roberts began a series of naval voyages in the Great and South Seas. Not a particularly effective seaman, he still committed himself to excellence at his role and scored several achievements against pirates in shipping lanes and pursuing the greater goals of the Dreadgrave Legion since then.

After destroying having reported the destruction of several Azerite caches, Jarick Roberts was promoted to Commandant and brought the Dreadgrave Fleet back to Tirisfal, selling a majority of the vessels and using the funds to recruit approximately four-hundred additional soldiers, most of whom were veterans of the Darkshore. Since then, he has been traveling between several rumored proving camps, training and ensuring that the new recruits are up to the grave tasks that their new Executor has in store for them.

There is little doubt that Jarick Roberts remains Kazimir's most trusted and reliable soldier.

## Nemain

**Nemain** is an Undead Quel'dorei Banshee and Heresiarch of the Cult of Forgotten Shadows. As the Cult's leader in the Dreadgrave Legion, she is given a high position of authority in religious matters and is notably among Kazimir's most trusted confidantes.

One of Sylvanas Windrunner's rangers during the Third War, Nemain remained steadfastly loyal at the creation of Forsaken and was among the first followers of the Cult. She rose high and was present in the Hand of Vengeance's campaign in Northrend, befriending the likes of Jarick Roberts and Maude Becker. She has been with the Dreadgrave Legion through its elevation from Battalion to Brigade and finally, to Legion.

As part of Nemain's roles, she maintains the spiritual efficacy of the Dreadgrave to keep them in line towards the goals of the Forsaken and Forgotten Shadow. For this reason, she is sometimes viewed with suspicion as an agent of the Desolate Council, but the trust that she has developed with Executor Kazimir Lotusdust over the interceding years has kept her in place as a high advisor.

## Analah Rotkiller

**Analah Rotkiller** is an Undead Quel'dorei and member of the Dreadgrave Legion. She holds the title of Stalker-Captain, leading the Legion's Gravestalkers and has become elevated to Dreadmother of the Cult of the Forgotten Shadows. Analah was among the Quel'dorei rangers raised to the ranks of the Scourge and broke free with the Forsaken.

Not much is known about Analah before the War in Northrend, only that she became a Dark Ranger and thus, much of her record is either lost or highly classified. She is known to have served in the Hand of Vengeance and been a close personal friend to Kazimir Lotusdust, to whom she has long been a compatriot of since the end of the War. When Kazimir became Executor of the Dreadgrave Legion, Analah followed him to lead the Dark Rangers and Deathstalkers there, reforming them and re-training them into the Gravestalkers.

Analah gained the surname 'Rotkiller' due to her work against the Bydronyth covens; even among the living Highlanders, she is well-respected in hunting down these cultists and when she and her Gravestalkers are moving through the lands of the living to hunt these Rot Druids, they are given easy and swift passage. Among the Clans, she is known as '**the Rotkiller Ranger'**.

She is noted to have carried the first Bingo Book and has the greatest amount of credited assassinations since its creation.

## Vonjai

**Vonjai** is an Undead Frost Troll and member of the Dreadgrave Legion. She holds the title of Master Engineer in the Dreadgrave Legion. She is also a member of the Royal Apothecary Society. She was raised sometime during the War in Northrend and was captured and freed by the Argent Crusade, to which she joined the Forsaken soon after. She was assigned to the Dreadgrave Brigade before the fall of Deathwing and has been elevated to Siege Advisor since then.

In life, Vonjai was a Drakkari structural engineer and stonemason, maintaining the crumbling stone cities of the Tribe. She was unfortunately caught at Drak'tharon Keep during its siege and eventual fall, becoming raised to be part of Warlord Drakuru's undead at the Voltarus necropolis. She continued her work there as a Scourge siege engineer and given a high degree of autonomy while under the control of the Lich King. During the downfall of Drakuru was captured by the Knights of the Ebon Blade, freed from the control of the Lich King, and gave important information to the Ebon Blade regard Drakuru's plan and weaknesses in Voltarus.

She became a critical component in the downfall of Undead Drakkari Warlord, especially stymying much of the Scourge's advance into Zul'drak, creating traps for advancing Scourge forces to fall into. Once Drakuru was defeated, the Ebon Blade remanded Vonjai to the Argent Crusade where she earned the title **Drakuru's Bane**.

After the War in Northrend, Vonjai defected to the Forsaken during the Battle of Andorhal, becoming impressed by their siege weaponry. Treated initially with suspicion, Vonjai proved her worth, knowledge, and skills and eventually joined the Dreadgrave Brigade as siege liaison. When the Brigade was elevated to the status of Legion and Kazimir was named Executor, Vonjai ascended to become its Master Engineer and been a crucial part of the Legion's campaigns ever since.