Underworld Minions
The Underworld Minions were minions of a naga or banshee (or "naga banshee") named Sea Witch on and below one or more of the Darkspear islands near the Maelstrom. Thrall, his warriors and a group of humans was captured by them during Third War. The Underworld Minions and the missions they appear in (Riders on the Storm, The Fires Down Below, Countdown to Extinction) are found in the prologue campaign Exodus of the Horde in the Warcraft III Demo. This campaign was also added to Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne as a "custom campaign".
Details
The bulk of the Underworld Minions consisted of a group of various murlocs who inhabited a huge cave below the surface. A troll explained to Thrall that the murlocs were once peaceful, but had recently begun to capture the trolls for sacrifices. Apparently, if the sacrifices were not met, the Sea Witch would destroy the island.[1] The murlocs' society was highly organized compared to other murlocs, including buildings that made fighting units, heroes, and attack tower buildings. They seemed to have a high tolerance for heat, as their hero was fire-enchanted and their cave home was burning with fire and lava. The Murloc High Sorcerer seemed to be their leader, next after the Sea Witch.
They captured members of the Orcish Horde, Darkspear tribe, and Kul Tiras Marines. Thrall managed to break out and free the Horde and Darkspear prisoners. The Kul Tiras prisoners attempted a break out, but fell under the massive numbers of murlocs and other creatures. Thrall was too late to help Sen'jin, who was killed by the Murloc High Sorcerer. Enraged, Thrall and his troops destroyed both the sorcerer and his forces. The Underworld Minions also failed in preventing Thrall and his allies from escaping the island. Thrall was, however, unable to kill the Sea Witch.
Other Underworld Minions included a Ghost Spirit, ghosts, a Tome Wraith, sludges, skeletal archers, giant skeleton warriors, black spiders (led by Black Widow], salamanders, salamander hatchlings, mud golems, rock golems, and various gnolls including a Gnoll Gold Miser. Any land-dwelling minions likely met their end when the island sunk, although they could have all lived in the underground complex. The Sea Witch seemed not to worry about the island sinking either.
Interestingly, there are statues of elven knights located in their sanctum.
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