While the ranks of the Knights of the Blackened Claw contains a number of powerful Death Knights, they are not the majority of its numbers. The orgnaisation's rank and file is made up of a number of "lesser" Death Knights, culled from the ranks of those who had the misfortune to fall before the Scourge. Reborn as Death Knight Initiates, these unfortunate individuals have no choice but to serve their undead masters.