Aiden Perenolde

''BE IT NOW KNOWN that the individual called Lord Aiden Perenolde and every known ally (see attached list), due to their association with the vile Horde during the war and their traitorous actions toward the Alliance and her citizens, shall be stripped of all land, holdings and wealth and known hereafter as traitors to the Alliance. They shall forfeit all rights to citizenry in the Alliance. Indeed, they are considered enemies of all citizens of Lordaeron. Let no good people of this land show them hospitality, mercy or sanctuary. Consider the honor they gave the Alliance and her citizens, and treat them no better.''

So said in this seventh year of the new Alliance.

- Sir Uther Lightbringer of the Knights of the Silver Hand

The Traitor King
Lord Aiden Perenolde was the King of the nation of Alterac one of the seven human kingdoms that were formed after the collapse of the Arathorian Empire. As one of the Kings of the Seven Kingdoms, he was present during the creation of the Alliance of Lordaeron where he begrudgingly pledged his nations support to stem the advance of the Orc Horde which had already ravaged the southern kingdom of Azeroth. His nation was the weakest contributor to the Alliance, the supplies and troops offered being meager when even compared to the nation of Gilneas who's King was also less than enthusiastic to join the war against the unknown and as of yet unseen menace.

His willingness to aid the Alliance quickly evaporated however after a constant stream of Alliance losses. Quickly turning on the Alliance he at one time supported, he reached out to the Orc Warchief Orgrim Doomhammer and started to provide information about Alliance movements, while also using spies and mercenaries to sabotage the forces loyal to the Alliance and their supply lines. While his acts of treason were many he was directly responsible for organizing a peasant revolt at Tyr's Hand to cover up a Horde mining operation in the region, and was also responsible for the attempted assassination of Uther Lightbringer, who was considered by many to be the driving force behind the Knights of the Silver Hand.

After his betrayal was discovered by the Alliance of Lordaeron however, he and his nation were shown no mercy. Alterac City was burned to the ground and he was deposed and placed into custody. Even after control of his nation was transferred to the Alliance, the Kings of the other nations could not be completely rid of him. As a sovereign king, Aiden Perenolde could not be exiled, executed or imprisoned. To combat this, the other Kings pressured for Aiden to abdicate his throne, however Aiden refused each time, knowing that to do so would be a death sentence.

His final act as King of Alterac was shortly after the end of the Second War when a Horde raid was conducted on New Stormwind. During the chaos, Lord Perenolde had the Book of Medivh stolen and brought to him to be used as leverage. Eventually he traded the book to the Horde in exchange for the destruction of the Stromgarde and Lordaeron troops that maintained control over his city and while the Horde was true to their word, sending Deathwing to raze the barracks holding the bulk of the Stromgarde and Lordaeron forces, it spelled the end of his reign as King, with the Alliance officially exiling him and placing a warrant on the rogue king's head.

Current Status
The current status of Lord Aiden Perenolde is unknown. Rumor has circulated that he at one time lead the Syndicate, a group of bandits consisting of the former Alterac citizenry, however such information was never confirmed. There are also unconfirmed reports that he was slain or befell a much darker fate.

((This current status is due to the fact that his death is only confirmed in the RPG books which has been considered non-canon. As a result his current status is unknown however the Death Knight, Baron Perenolde's existence implies, at this stage, that he may have become one of the Death Knights of the Scourge during the Third War.))