All began on a rainy afternoon, in Old Hillsbrad. Being rather a village than a true city, this township had nothing but a few dozens of houses, and a tavern. All those passing by have sought shelter from the rain in the 'Two Griffons'.
In a dark corner, a strange creature lurked: a Nerubian, who insisted upon being admitted into the inn. He was waiting patiently for something... or rather someone. As the Tavern was filled with all kind of folks - locals as well as travellers, they have begun to talk. The Nerubian has introduced himself as Arcantis, seeking for a contact - a dalaran mage expert in lifting dark magics.
In the middle of the stormy night, accompanied by a wild peel of lightning, a man stepped into the inn, fatally wounded by arrows, collapsing in the door. Panic erupted, many guests fled, straight into the darkness. There was no clue who did this depsicable act, as well as no cure for the wounds of the mage.
After some serious debate with eachother, the travellers decided to retreat into the sleeping-rooms of the tavern. However, a strange voice has awakened them in the middle of the night. Something coming from the cellar, where the body of the dead mage was taken by the servants of Roric (the innkeeper NPC). Enalia opened the door, and much to his horror, the freshly fallen archmage was teaming with Undeath, walking around as a mindless zombie! Yelling for aid, all the others have avoken, and the gnomish tinker-mage Oscald has successfully blasted it into pieces by his super-explosives. However, the burned remains of the corpse barely reveal anything, so the aventurers have set out for Southshore, in order to get help from the local authorities. Feanaro the Nigh Elf and Oscald did not accompany them, but went on their own path. To seek for the Worg pet, who was unjustfully punished - badly wounded - by the others because of a misunderstandage... There were some items gone missing that day - apparently a thief at work - but they had enormous luck: Tallian just stumbled upon the criminal as he was about to run off with the stolen goods!
As they went on to Southshore, they met several other travellers. There was a Paladin - obviouslly a high-ranking inquisitor - they met named Garreth. IT was almost nighfall as they stumbled upon a dark gnome (a warlock in secret) looking for adventure, just before they entered the buzzing town of Southshore. It was still teaming with life, so not all the adventures went to sleep in the first inn. Inside the 'Lordaeron Brew' they met a new fellow named Brandor, and Nork explained his grandious plans of fighting the evil with evil, and making an attack on the Scourge in its own homeland. Though it was all but a lie, the gnome was a skilled orator to fool everyone.
Tallian apparently visited a secret shop manatined by some kinderd mage - but it turned out, that the wizard was not-so-hospitable as was expected. The wizard imprisoned Tallian by magic means, with some mad purpose. Fortunately, the young mage succeeded in breaking free, and used his concentration to unleash a deadly fireball against his captor. The prison plane was immediately dispelled, and he found himself just in front of the inn.
Meanwhile, Nork, who could not turn to sleep, walked aimlessly through the abandoned docks. On the coast, he discovered a mysterious vial, with some potion in it. Later it was identified as a potent poison by Enalia, who had considerable knowledge in alchemy of plants.
Arinnaya and the Paladin tried to contact the local authorities for help - yet they met closed ears. While Arcantis, the Nerubian disappered since the day before, tracelessly.
Throgh luck - and the sniff of Actaron, the travellers have entered a shop, whose keeper was eager to tell them about the horrifying customer he had two days ago. He stated that he might have been an undead under cover, and the correspondence with the mysterious murder - the Archmage has also stopped here two days ago - was all too clear to see. Enalia has even found a poisoned arrowhead, left behind the undead agent in his haste.
As the closes place where one expected the Undead to have their base was the cursed town of Tarren Mill, Arinnaya has urged the others to investigate the matter closer. All the others, save Tallian - who left for Dalaran - agreed to the plan, and so they started out - rather foolishly.
On the road, they met some militia-men, fighting with Arcantis in close combat! They were not pleased about anyone coming to aid the spiderkin (whom they beleaved to be undead), and so the battle was inevitable. The men-at-arms died rather easily, and only upon inspection became it clearer, that they were bandits, in fact, belonging to the group 'Syndicate'.
When they reached the town of Tarren Mill, it was laready late night. Unfortunately, they stumbled upon a Deathguard patrol on the way. Arcantis tried to fool the Undead by stating that he is an emissary from Stratholme, but it was clearly a bad move. Yet the Undead did not take him as captive, fearing for a trap.
All the others have continued their sneaky pass into the heart of Undeath in Hillsbrad Foothills... But they could not avoid the second patrol of fully-armed guards, and were only saved by Brandor's reflexes. They have fled into a forlorn barn, standing empty. They hid inside the crumbling building, where they overheard the guards marching around, as well as some Undead residents talking about secretively about many things....
Meanwhile, Tallian has reached Dalaran, hearing news of a captured Naga.
<And that is where the story currently stands>