#wowheadcannons

(( These are my personal headcanons and aren’t to be taken as fact! These, however, are the basis for Bella’s experience within the Royal Apothecary Society. If you do not follow these headcanons, do tell me before roleplaying and having anything to do with Bella’s past in this area. ))

Let me tell you a thing. The Dark Lady wasn’t really betrayed by Putress. You heard right. It’s a plan, a scheme, and would you really expect anything less from her?

The Dark Lady wanted to create a plague, one worse than the one the scourge used. She used Putress to reverse-engineer it, and he successfully did, earning him a promotion from Master to Grand Apothecary. He created the anti-plague -- something that could literally cure the plague and stop it from spreading.

And what did they do with it? What would you expect from the Banshee Queen? No, she didn’t use it to save the living. Why would she? She used it to create the New Plague, something that had the potential to kill living and undead alike.

At the time of development, the current fight was in Northrend against her most hated enemy, the Lich King. She asked Putress to do something. It sounded simple- test the New Plague. But where? The only place that was best- The Wrathgate.

As Sylvanas went ‘round the back, the Alliance and Horde forces faced off against the Lich King himself and his forces. Why was this place perfect? For one, it had lots of scourge and living to see its effects. Another reason was to punish the Alliance, which had turned her and her people away in undeath. But the best reason was to end the Lich King then and there.

The plan, for the most part, worked. Living and undead fell easily to the plague bombs, and the Alliance (and Horde) suffered heavy losses. The Lich King nearly fell. But there was another plan in place. The Banshee Queen knew all that went on in her Undercity, especially what went on just around her. She was no fool- Varimathras was planning a revolt.

So went on the Battle for Undercity, and Putress was a willing pawn that needed to be cut down. She played the victim, saying she had no idea any of this went on. Faranel puts up a nice façade, especially when the Kor’kron had covered the area.