As the latest expansion in the World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King has been building up momentum months before its release, what with thousands eagerly awaiting its distribution and talking about the information that Blizzard Entertainment has made public or those that just leaked from other sources. But a new hero class: the Death Knight has caused many gamers around the world to explode in exultation and excitement. The Death Knight can be played once you have a level 55 characters. These are different from WoW's first concept of Death Knights, because they are not Lich lordsa. Known as the Death Knights of the Scourge, they are different from that of the Death Knights of the Old Horde, in that they are not orc or Warlock spirits bound in the bodies of the Dead Knights of Stormwind. So what are the Death Knights in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and how did they come into existence? Let's take a look at the following content.
   It is well worth that the first of the Death Knight of the Scourge was Prince Arthas. In his quest to rid the world of the Scourge, Prince Arthas lost his humanity. His weakened faith in the Light led him to be easily deceived by the Lich King. In the events of the Frozen Throne, Prince Arthas became one with the Lich King. Then he drew other Paladins to Northrend and the Paladins also become bitter and cynical in their travels. These renegade Paladins became the new Death Knights with the promise of power and immortality from the Lich King.
It is for sure that the main difference between the Death Knights of the Scourge and previous Death Knights is that they do not have free will and are subject to the Lich King's commands for the most part. However, most of the players have the ability to choose to break away from the Lich King and ally themselves with the factions they belonged to in the new Wrath of the Lich King expansion. This is because the will of the player's Death Knight will be returned to them through a quest that will involve a magnificent battle against the legendary hero and Paladin, Tirion Fording. With the help of Tirion, the cleansing power of the blade Ashbringer, the strength and energy from the Argent Dawn, the will of the Death Knights will be restored to them, which give them the ability to choose again.
   In spite of the fact that you now know how the Death Knights of the Scourge come to be, then you should have a finer understanding of your future Death Knight character in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. It is very nice for you to know your characters history all the way, in that some key elements that would help you in battle might be found there. What all you should do is to research all you can about the Death Knight while the expansion has not been released yet. To large scale, it just might improve your game.