Brian Alden

Brian was born to a blacksmithing family in Lakeshire a few years prior to the invasion of the Orcs in the First War. When the Orcs went through their rampage through Lakeshire, the Alden family fled to Stormwind and eventually to Lordaeron like the others. When he turned fourteen, he joined the Alliance forces in their march against the Orcs. Near the end of the war, he was knighted for his prowess in battle and given a small ceremony, dubbed Sir Brian the Strong. When he aided in the reclamation of Stormwind at the age of twenty-two, his family returned to Lakeshire and given a monetary reward instead of land for his knighthood.

During the course of his career, he proved to be an excellent fighter, never once losing a duel of honor, including six members of The Valiant Coalition, and as such was given the title of "The Great". He was promoted to a rank of Commander near the end of the Pandaria Campaign. He would be proclaimed "Missing in Action" not long after.