- For information on how to defeat Whitemane in the Scarlet Monastery, see High Inquisitor Whitemane (tactics). For her original appearance, see High Inquisitor Whitemane (Classic).
 Sally Whitemane | |
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| Title | High Inquisitor, Initiate[citation needed] |
| Gender | Female |
| Race | Human |
| Class | Death knight, formerly Priest |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Affiliation(s) | Four Horsemen, Knights of the Ebon Blade |
| Former affiliation(s) | Scarlet Crusade, Kingdom of Lordaeron |
| Occupation | Champion of the Ebon Blade, Member of the Four Horsemen |
| Former occupation(s) | High Inquisitor of the Scarlet Crusade |
| Location | Various |
| Status |
Active (Undead) Killable (WoW) |
| Relative(s) | Deceased parents and siblings |
Sally Whitemane was a priestess of the Light and the High Inquisitor of the Scarlet Crusade. She directed their activities from within the Scarlet Monastery's Cathedral, until her death at the hands of adventurers and Lilian Voss. During the third invasion of the Burning Legion, Whitemane was resurrected as one of the Four Horsemen of the Ebon Blade.
Background
High Inquisitor Whitemane in the TCG
Old Hillsbrad
In the town of Southshore in Hillsbrad Foothills, a little Sally Whitemane used to play games of purifying monsters and slaying imaginary foes with her friends Renault and Little Jimmy,[1] all of whom would one day grow up to become members of the Scarlet Crusade.
Youth
Whitemane in the Ashbringer comic
At a young age, Sally witnessed her family succumb to the horrific plague of undeath as they were traveling through northern Lordaeron. She was then forced to destroy her parents and siblings when they rose as mindless Scourge minions, leaving her racked by guilt and rage. Ever since that day, the fearsome priestess has found fulfillment and pleasure in only one thing: the cleanse and destruction of the undead.[2]
The Scarlet Monastery was once a proud bastion of Lordaeron's priesthood - a center for learning and enlightenment. However, with the rise of the undead Scourge during the Third War, the peaceful Monastery was converted into a stronghold for the fanatical Scarlet Crusade.[3] Under the Scarlet leadership and Whitemane's command, the members of the Crusade became even more extreme in their battle against the Scourge. Their grasp on reality was slipping and as time moved on, Whitemane and her followers no longer trusted anyone that was not part of their own Crusade, considering them plagued. Large numbers of innocent men and women were tortured and eventually killed because of this.[citation needed]
Ashbringer
Whitemane battling the Scourge
Sally appeared at Renault Mograine's side as a Scarlet inquisitor. She informed him that the Scourge was preparing to attack the town of Hearthglen. Judging that the Forsaken were not a direct threat, Renault ordered her to lead a squad to defend the city. She immediately took the road to the Western Plaguelands.[4]
While Hearthglen was falling into the hands of the Scourge, Sally arrived with the reinforcements and manage to kill off the attacking Scourge. Some time later, she appeared at the ceremony where Taelan Fordring became a member of the Scarlet Crusade.[5]
World of Warcraft
Whitemane as the Fourth Horseman
It is known that both Raleigh the Devout in Hillsbrad Foothills and Varimathras in the Undercity were determined to eliminate the leadership of the Scarlet Monastery, albeit for different reasons. The dreadlord of the Forsaken wished to end the continued threat of the Scarlet Crusade so close to his capital, and the human in Southshore believed the only way the Scarlet Crusade could be brought back to its original purpose was to remove the corrupted leaders including Whitemane. Although in time the other leaders succumbed, Sally survived.
Cataclysm
After the Cataclysm, Sally and Renault became targets of Joseph, a Scarlet renegade who wished to reform the order, and also of Dark Ranger Velonara. Considering the fact that Mograine was long dead by the time of the Cataclysm, it is unknown whether the quest was considered canon or if it was put there purely for game mechanics.
Mists of Pandaria
Sally Whitemane survived the first assault upon the Monastery some years ago and returned to lead the forces inside, along with her new companion Durand, who replaced Renault Mograine as the Scarlet Commander. The reason she was still alive was because of her immense capabilities of resurrection. With the entirety of the former Scarlet leadership deceased, it was implied that Whitemane became the leader of the Scarlet Crusade, and with her demise, they would also falter.
The only way to make Whitemane's death permanent was to thrust her with two artifacts, the Blades of the Anointed. These swords were kept inside the Monastery and were retrieved by Lilian Voss and the adventurers. The small group made their way through the Monastery and after the battle Lillian stabbed the blades into her dead body, making her unable to resurrect again.
Legion
Ironically, Sally Whitemane was raised as an undead by Thassarian and the Deathlord to serve as the third member of the new Four Horsemen. While death rid her of her madness, her strong spirit remained.
After the failure attempt to retrieving the body of Highlord Tirion Fordring beneath Light's Hope Chapel in the Sanctum of Light, Darion's sacrifice was not in vain. Sally said that the Light ravaged his body and also there was nothing they could do to save Mograine.
Legionfall
Sally participated with her fellow Horsemen, the Deathlord, and Minerva Ravensorrow mounted on Daumyr to battle the demons on the Broken Shore.
Locations
| Notable appearances | ||||||
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| Location | Level range | Health range | ||||
| High Inquisitor Whitemane (Classic) | 40 | 9,808 | ||||
| Old Hillsbrad Foothills | 14 | 227 | ||||
| High Inquisitor Whitemane (tactics) | 34 - 92 |
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  [45] The Zealot Rises
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100 - 110 | 401,117 | ||||
| Acherus: The Ebon Hold
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110 | 4,157,068 | ||||
Quests
- Champion: High Inquisitor Whitemane (quest)
Objective of
- [45] The Zealot Rises
- [10-30D] Unto Dust Thou Shalt Return
- [35H] Unto Dust Thou Shalt Return
- [39D] Battle for the Scarlet Monastery
- [40D] In the Name of the Light
- Into The Scarlet Monastery (original) / [42D] Into The Scarlet Monastery
[39D] 
[40D] 
[42D] Quotes
Old Hillsbrad Foothills
In Old Hillsbrad Foothills, you are able to see younger versions of Sally Whitemane, Renault Mograine, and Little Jimmy Vishas playing around and capturing a critter next to them (a frog).
- Sally Whitemane says: My champion, destroy this monster!
- Renault Mograine says: The infidel shall be purified, milady!
- Renault Mograine says: ARGH! It has struck a fatal blow! I have failed you...
- Renault Mograine staggers about as if he were mortally wounded.
- Sally Whitemane says: Mograine has fallen! You shall pay for this treachery! Arise, my champion! Arise!
- Sally Whitemane pretends to cast a healing spell on Renault.
- Renault Mograine says: At your side, milady!
- Sally Whitemane says: We will attack as one!
- The captured critter dies
- The children cheer.
- Sally Whitemane says: We are victorious!
Scarlet Monastery
- Main article: Scarlet Commander Mograine#Quotes
- Main article: High Inquisitor Whitemane#Quotes
Legion
- Main article: The Zealot Rises#Notes
- Main article: The Fourth Horseman#Notes
- "There is no greater hatred and scorn in this world than that which exists in my heart. The Burning Legion will pay for all that they have taken from me. The day of my judgment awaits, but theirs is at hand and I will be the executioner's blade. I will not rest untl every demon lays dead, their corpses paving the very ground I walk! Command me to the front, Deathlord, and I will rain terror upon the armies of the Burning Legion!"[6]
- Greetings
- "Greetings."
- "What do you seek?"
- "You need only ask."
- Farewell
- "In undeath, my true purpose is manifest."
- "There is no peace for the unliving."
- "We do what the living cannot."
Notes and trivia
- Whitemane's distinctive outfit and her boss encounter participated in making her a known figure among the fans, and the recurrent subject of cosplay and fan art.
- Argent Confessor Paletress's outfit looks rather similar to Whitemane's, and her name also refers to hair.
- She can drop her hat, [Whitemane's Embroidered Chapeau] (originally [Whitemane's Chapeau]).
- In the Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion for Hearthstone, Whitemane appears as one of the Four Horsemen that can be summoned by Uther of the Ebon Blade's Hero Power.
- Whitemane is a playable character in Heroes of the Storm.[7]
- Whitemane was voiced by Kath Soucie in World of Warcraft, Grey DeLisle in Mists of Pandaria, and Erica Lindbeck in Heroes of the Storm.[8]
Gallery
Young Sally Whitemane in Old Hillsbrad Foothills
Whitemane at the Scarlet Monastery
- Battle for the Scarlet Monastery.jpeg
Renault and Sally
- Heroes of the Storm
Whitemane's artwork in Heroes of the Storm
Concept art
High Inquisitor Whitemane
Celestial Empress Whitemane
Videos
Patch changes
- Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Added.
References
- ^ Old Hillsbrad Foothills
- ^ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/zone/scarlet-monastery/high-inquisitor-whitemane
- ^ http://us.battle.net/wow/en/zone/scarlet-monastery/
- ^ Naxxramas (comic)
- ^ Dust to Dust
- ^ Champion: High Inquisitor Whitemane (quest)
- ^ Heroes of the Storm on Twitter (2018-07-26). Retrieved on 2018-08-01.
- ^ Matt Villers 2018-07-31. Whitemane's Quotes.... Retrieved on 2018-08-01. “As a matter of fact she is a different VA! Grey DeLisle is super talented and does awesome work for many of our characters, but Whitemane in Heroes is actually voiced by Erica Lindbeck and she did an amazing job, especially on that laugh =)”
External links
| Preceded by: High Inquisitor Fairbanks |
Position: High Inquisitor of the Scarlet Crusade |
Succeeded by: High Inquisitor Valroth |
| Preceded by: High Inquisitor Valroth |
Position: High Inquisitor of the Scarlet Crusade |
Succeeded by: Unknown |
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