Death Knight Lore Resources:
Know-Your-Lore: Wrath of the Lich King
First Gen Death Knights - Creations of the Shadow Council
Second Gen Death Knights - Fallen Knights of the Silver Hand
Third Gen Death Knights - Knights of the Ebon Blade
Important Characters of Note:
Kel’Thuzad - Founder of the Cult of the Damned
Arthas Menithil - Lich King Avatar
Darion Morgraine - Highlord of the Knights of the Ebon Blade
Members of the Lich King’s Scourge:
Scourge Units - Warcraft III
Shade - Protector of the Realm of Shadows
Theory Crafting on the Realm of Shadows
Theory Crafting on Defense and Restoration
Blood - Manipulation of Blood
Lore Abiding Facts: (Can be verified by sources above.)
Ner’zhul the Orcish Dark Shaman is the Lich King. Tricked by the Burning Legion into corrupting himself.
Death Knights were enslaved once risen.
The purification of the Ashbringer by Highlord Fordring was what freed the Death Knight’s will.
Not all Death Knights are members of the Ebon Blade.
Death Knights who do join the Ebon Blade are tormented by Shades for betraying the Lich King.
All Death Knights suffer a hysteria, or blood sickness that requires them to preform acts of violence to quell the madness.
Death Knights are known to eat humanoid meat, vermin and insects.
Death Knights can sleep but do not require it and it was forbidden by the Scourge.
Runeblades can and often do hold souls, including the Death Knights.
Through the power of Runeforging any blade can become a Runeblade.
It requires the power of a Lich to make a Death Knight.
They have both emotions and the ability to feel physical pain.
They can still have blood in-tact.
Death Knights are immune to the maddening effects of Saronite.
This is a work in progress. There is no pressure to accept any of this information as law, or to change your character to fit it. It is simply, information. Also, this is focused on Death Knights specifically, not all of the Scourge.