Compared with the high-spirited members of the Syndicate in Durnholde Keep, another group was steeped in gloom. The more the Syndicate prospered, the further they fell. Of all the powers that could not bear to see the Syndicate rise, the foremost was certainly not the Kingdom of Gilneas, but them.
They were Ravenholdt Manor.
Ravenholdt, a guild composed of rogues and assassins, welcomed only those with exceptional strength into its territory, and it was also the Syndicate's sworn enemy. The organization was also known as the Assassin League. It was so secretive that few people knew of it, and many even questioned whether it truly existed, yet its members were scattered throughout the world. Ravenholdt Manor stood in the forests southeast of the Alterac Mountains, south of Chillwind Camp, north of Durnholde Keep, and east of Tarren Mill, with the mountains bordering the Hinterlands to its west. Its master was Jorach, Duke of Ravenholdt, who was also the leader of the Assassin League. Their principles were simple: anyone strong enough could join, and they paid little heed to the divide between the Horde and the Alliance. Within the manor, one could see elves, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and orcs. During Valentine's Day, there was even a troll. Other members were said to be scattered across the continent.
To this day, no one could explain exactly what had started the hatred between them and the Syndicate-apart, of course, from two men: the dukes of the Syndicate and Ravenholdt Manor.
Sunlight streamed down from the sky and spilled into the forest, but the atmosphere within the manor nestled among the trees was rather tense.
As the Syndicate's greatest enemy, Ravenholdt Manor's circumstances were closely tied to its fortunes. The disputes between the two organizations, their hatred, and the original cause of their conflict