Can we stop with this half backed excuse for Calia’s need within the Forsaken? There was never any real concern or need for a “legitimate heir” within the Forsaken. Sure, some more radical sects of the Alliance, the Scarlets, and RPers would claim that every now and again but it never truly amounted to anything. As Sylvanas tells you herself in Silverpine, “Lordaeron belongs to the Forsaken. Always and forever.” They were never going to roll over for some pathetic excuse that since they did not have a proper dynastic monarchy they were not their own kingdom or nation.
Calia is as much of a cancer and joke of a character as Medan was. The vast majority of Forsaken players and fans tolerate her at most. The worst part is Calia didn’t have to be a bad character. I think she would have done amazing with Faol among the Conclave as a cool, neutral, priest character. Hell, even her her officially renounce her ‘claim’ if we care so much for the monarchy.
You know what could really shatter any of the living’s claim back on Lordeon? Relentless and uncompromising defense of every inch of Lordearon against the living, Alliance, Scarlet, or otherwise. Unending, never tiring, patrols up and down the borders, Deathstalkers and gargoyles remaining at their post, unflinching and unmoving for months at a time, banshees possessing more living looking bodies as sleeper cells, San’layn, abominations, Dark Rangers, all in reserve, necropoli to reinforce any corner of the kingdom, metric tons of reserve Blight for the worst case scenario, Maldraxxis necromancy that keeps our fine troops stitched together. A “keep out” sign the size and personality of Texas. The use of the Forsaken’s own strengths to showcase their power as a people rather than this Golden insert that doesn’t understand the Forsaken at all.