🥓 Worgen Lore - Ask me questions!

[Raedolf-wyrmrest-accord (Raedolf)]

In my backstory I had him captured as a Gilnaen and taken to Undercity. His resistance to the plague and the undeath they were trying to force on him were experiments that failed. Not wanting to admit to the Dark Lady that they failed, they sold the poor Worgen to a warlock who wanted to make a pet out of him. At that point he was still alive.

I can see this happening, but I may need a few more details.

1. What year exactly do you wish this to take place?
2. What race do you want the warlock to be?
3. How torturous were the experiments, and how was his mental state after?
4. Define “pet”. Slave for unsavory things? Personal bodyguard? Prisoner and zoo attraction? Cuddly lap dog? (Hint: one is wrong)

1. Year

The worgen appeared in Silverpine after the splintering of the Alliance, and after the Scourge of Lordaeron at year 20 (13 years ago). Humans outside the wall were turned, willingly or not, as the Bloodfang Pack grew.

A couple years later at year 22 (11 years ago) the Forsaken join the Horde, and begin eliminating threats in Silverpine, including Arugal and his worgen. Vanilla quests suggest the Forsaken and Kirin Tor alike were both studying Arugal and the worgen closely. There was very little known about worgen at the time, so any studies would be of great importance.

Six years later at year 28 (5 years ago) the Bloodfang and Forsaken attacked Gilneas, then the Bloodfang and Gilneans attacked the Forsaken, then the Gilneans retreat leaving to Bloodfang to keep up the fight. During this time, humans in the area specifically chose to become worgen on purpose, so that they would not be turned into forsaken, and could not be raised and used. (Horde Silverpine Forest questline). You also see Bloodfang worgen in stocks with forsaken alchemists at places like the Bulwark and other forsaken settlements.

2. Warlock

I would automatically assume your warlock character is Forsaken as well, but I don’t know that. This would make the most sense, for several reasons. One, their almost nonexistant morals. Two, their disdain and wish for dominance over worgen in their ongoing race-war.

Three, folklore. The writings of Archmage Ur (Book of Ur) and quotes from Halford Ramsey (Curse of the Worgen) hint that the “worgen” is a name from ancient human folklore for wolf men, from fairy tales told to scare children. When the wolfmen actually appeared 13 years ago, the humans just decided to call them Worgen. Because why not. If the warlock was once human, they would know of these legends, and have interest in having such a mythical beast in their care or collection, like a unicorn or a manticore.

https://wow.gamepedia.com/Book_of_Ur
https://i.imgur.com/R5M8HHZ.jpg