Lich King

Major and recurring characters from the fantasy series Warcraft are listed below. The series began with Blizzard Entertainment's 1994 video game Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, and continued with Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Beyond the Dark Portal, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, The Frozen Throne, World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, Mists of Pandaria, Warlords of Draenor and Legion. The franchise has been further extended with a series of novels, graphic novels, a live-action film, and other works.

Aegwynn was the penultimate Guardian of Tirisfal. She was a mortal champion imbued with the magic of a secret council who would utilize their collective powers to fight a never-ending secret war against the Burning Legion. Aegwynn grew powerful over the years and used her powers to extend her life significantly. Foolishly believing that she had defeated Sargeras for good, after vanquishing his avatar in Northrend, Aegwynn continued to safeguard the world from his minions for nearly nine hundred years. However, the Council of Tirisfal finally decreed that her stewardship had come to an end. The council ordered Aegwynn to return to Dalaran so that they could choose a successor. Aegwynn, ever distrustful of the council, decided to select a successor on her own.

The proud Aegwynn planned to give birth to a son in whom she would vest her power. She had no intention of allowing the Order of Tirisfal to manipulate her successor as they had tried to manipulate her. Traveling to the southern nation of Stormwind, Aegwynn found the perfect man to father her son: a skilled human magician known as Nielas Aran. Aran was the court conjuror and advisor for Stormwind's king. Aegwynn seduced the magician and conceived a son by him. Nielas's natural affinity for magic would run deep within the unborn child and define the tragic steps the child would later take. The power of Tirisfal was also implanted in the child, yet it wasn't to awaken until he reached physical maturity.

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