I believe she is stating quite the contrary to your claim."I was once like you, Garrosh," she answered, her voice quiet and steady, loud enough only for the warchief to hear. "Those who served me were tools. Arrows in my quiver."
You know, I can easily twist some things to prove that every WoW leader is merely saying what his/her people want to hear. But at least Sylvanas has a real, rock-solid reason to care about them, unlike anyone else. Her life depends o them, which can't be said about Wrynn or Thrall or whomever. She's tied to her people.The silverpine questline is her telling them what they want to hear just like earlier in the short story :\
What's the difference? Actions speak louder than words. The blessed and the righteous have big mouths, but if you look at it from a Forsaken's POV, she's the sole and greatest benefactor in their short history, she has founded, protected, and led the Forsaken nation from the moment they regained their self-awareness. Everything Forsaken have achieved, they achieved with her initiative and participation. They literally owe everything to her.2. Not exactly, she wants to maintain her tools, and if they -knew- that she didn't care about them any more than Arthas cared about the scourge then I think they'd react poorly
Has it ever been explicitly stated or proved anywhere? I kind of doubt it. Some may have faith in heaven or whatever there is in WoW, but she's got first-hand experience.