Another option is that she starts charming undead after this event, since this takes place before WPL.

This should explain some things Imageshack - storyline.jpg

Well I played through the Goblin starting area again(8th time now? I've lost count), the quest dialog says that they found Thrall unconscious on the beach and then placed him in a magical cage, which a mage was containing him in when you find him.

Also I'm slightly confused about the new SFK, it makes sense obviously to set it up, but I'm not entirely clear on whether the Worgen there are enemies to the Alliance, or was it all Forsaken traitors that fled there? Dammit I need to play Silverpine

And to answer somebody's question earlier about Stratholome, the Argent Crusade/Brotherhood of the Light/Agent Dawn, whoever the hell those guys are, only show up after you kill the last boss of each side, and they aren't there next-playthrough.

Just how many times -are- they going to recycle that "I see... only darkness" line?

Interesting note: "It will destroy us, sister". Yet chain-raising new Forsaken apparently goes effortlessly.

I thought those Worgen had gone too far feral.

Looking at this quest it seems it's just humans under the sun though. We've seen non human undead before but Arthas had Frostmourne so he did have access to their souls.

Also, going back to the control over the Forsaken thing. Cromush' desperate "Fix her...FIX HER!" made me think that maybe she does excert some control over them though. Maybe just subtle influences rather than full blown mind control. Because if she didn't then surely they could just put someone else in charge.

That would raise an interesting question; if it was not her, then who else would they "Vote in"? There are a handful of some note worthy people that could conduct the role, but none that really have the wow factor of status that Sylvanas has at the moment. So is it more that they follow her due to this weak form of mind control, or because nothing better has came along to challenge her leadership of the forsaken?

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ICC, the charge towards the big Val'kyr on the way to Valithera. She ressurrects Captain Rupert. Hillarious by himself I might add, I rather love him. So the destruction of the Val'kyrs has to do with Sylvanas herself. But that fact that they do so, willingly, and after contious deliberation, makes it interesting. I still don't like the event one bit, but it does present some other venues of interest.
But I'm with Roop on the leadership. While the Forsaken could get Nathanos Blightcaller to step up, he would be pretty unknown to a lot of players, and potentially a lot of NPCs too. It would take a lot of time for him to take over, and he is even the best candidate. Cromush is cclearly aware of the heavy push the Forsaken are doing, and it seems like most of it is down to the rule of Sylvanas. She is all over the place, directing, guiding and ordering. Without her the Forsaken would lose a lot of control. Without her the Alliance could retake the initiative, then the Orcs and Kalimdor Horde would have to step in, losing precious resources there.
It's fairly understandable that he would freak out. And one can't ignore the possibility that Garrosh left him to not only report on her, but also act as a bodyguard. It would reflect rather poorly on him if she died right next him while he did nothing. Orcs and their sense of honour.

I literally just played through and finished what is available to play in Silverpine, and I agree, Sylvannas death would cause a huge uproar among the Forsaken that could not be easily remedied. Cromush's plea to the Val'kyrs seems pretty desperate (not desperate pathetic, but desperate). It's silly, but I hope Sylvannas ends up with an eye patch, that would just be too good. I mean she did pretty much take a muzzle blast right to the back of the head, and yet she gets to keep her pretty little face?

I was kind of disappointed the story stopped there. I assume it will be picked back up in SFK and Hillsbrad, but it was really enjoyable to play through.

That there isn't really any replacement makes her death rather meh. Ressurections are essentially something extremely rare. Which could be the problem for the Val'kyr, they don't exactly ressurect people, they bring them back as undead. Thus getting Sylvanas back as she was is against their 'nature', they basically corrupt the body (and mind?) when they do their thing.
Anyway, resurrections are decidedly rare in lore, when people die, they generally stay dead. Thus it is cheap thing to use it on a relatively minor quest many, if not most, will never see. Add in the 'kick in the balls for no good reason' and I really dislike it. They could have achieved everything they wanted with less. Cannon meet sparrow...

The no-human rule really seems to be so they don't have the "why aren't their tauren zombies" question. Just a lore workaround to a mechanical problem.

Svalna's power may be unique to her. Whether or not the event ends up being considered canon also needs to be taken into consideration. There's also that when resurrected, they have blue eyes, ala death knights. It's a fine line between regular scourge undeath and that of a death knight, but weak arguements exist in many storylines.