Seeing some scourge appear on Pandaria got me thinking some about the Mogu, their form of necromancy, and if they could take advantage of the situation during Shadowlands.
I think that before MoP, the mists around Pandaria prevented any scourge activity on the continent. However, since the mists have long gone, it seems like theyāre quite vulnerable to the crazy undead attacks going all over the world (of Warcraft!).
I was thinking of the Mogu Necromancers that are in several different clans and was curious if they might take advantage of the situation in some way to gain power. However, most of what I read is that they dealt with enslaving spirits as opposed to doing much with dead bodies. Granted, some of the scourge I think are spirits, such as banshees. I also learned on WoWpedia that the Mogu mummify their dead, so in theory, there could be Mogu mummies wandering around.
I also thought about the whole anima theme of Shadowlands and remembered that Mogu used animaā¦kinda. There seems to be a bit of difference between the two.
Shadowlands anima:
And the anima Mogu used:
https://wow.gamepedia.com/Anima_(blood_fluid)
A note on the first link says this: āMists of Pandaria featured another substance also known as āanimaā, though it is unknown precisely how it is related to the substance in Shadowlands, if at all.ā So itās unclear if a relationship exists at the moment.
Part of me is wondering if there is something that the Mogu can take advantage of that causes them to gain in power again. I know there were several around still on Pandaria and other areas, and it seems like they could get something out of all the chaos. Seems like it would be an interesting way to get them to become villains again.
Not to mention that if they did get in power again, theyād likely be hunting the Saurok, possibly to rip their spirits out of them and force them into servitude that way. Itās something that I feel would make for a good story to pave the way of Saurok being more willing to work with others in order to actually survive.
Iāve also seen some speculation and discussion here and there, without much in the way of evidence, about a potential return to Pandaria in the future. I havenāt seen anything to support said speculation, though in some ways I could see the reusing of a continent as a way of saving development costs. I donāt know how well received it would be to do that on a grand scale though, but if it meant the chance of playable Horde Saurok, Iād be all for it. As of the moment, Iām just taking it as some fun speculation as opposed to anything concrete.
Anyway, this is something I just wanted to openly ramble about. Iāll be curious to see if the Mogu somehow do something to take advantage of something either in the Shadowlands or outside of it. If we do see the Mogu appear as a huge villain role again, the Saurok should be involved. I know Iād help the Saurok against their mortal enemy! 
More Saurok research to continue in the future! 
