Astric Perenolde

King Astric Perenolde was the eldest son of King James Perenolde and victor of the Three Crowns War. Outside of fighting, he is remembered for little else besides improving relations between the Kingdom of Alterac and Kingdom of Stromgarde. Fathering no children, he was forced to pass the throne to his nephew, whose name he had previously scorned.

Childhood
Born the eldest of three triplets, Astric was bestowed the personal sigil of eagle, opposed to his other brothers receiving a bear and ram. As one of three Princes of Alterac, the Eagle Prince experienced turbulence in his youth. The Orange-Black Civil War lasting an entire year. Astric and his brothers came to scorn their father for his indecisiveness throughout the conflict.

Reign
Upon his father's death, the Eagle Prince claimed his fathers throne. At first, his claim was widely accepted and he was coronated. However, shortly afterwards, fearful of jealously, King Astric banished his brothers. This action began the Three Crowns War.

Three Crowns War
King Astric saw defeat very early in the war, causing him to retreat to the holdings of his strongest supporter and uncle, Duke Harwell Karlsburg. Many speculated his defeat, however he became victorious in the end after seeking aid from King Geras Trollbane and agreeing to wed his daughter. During the war, King Astric was wounded in the stomach.

Later Years of Reign
The three years of his reign following the Three Crowns War were fairly uneventful. Scorning his brothers names and banishing their children. His younger brother, Brandon's only son with the daughter of Lord Gerrent, Brandon II was born during his father's occupation of Alterac City. Only an infant when his uncle, King Astric took the throne, Brandon II was confined to the tower. Mortomew's pregnant wife, who had escaped from the False King Brandon's slaughter, had fled to the Kingdom of Lordaeron where she gave birth to a girl, Amelia.

However, in only three years King Astric perished. The wound he had taken from the stomach had not healed properly and was repeatedly reopened and repaired and then reopened. Eventually it was torn up once again so badly that he was not able to recover and died. On his death bed, he rescinded his proclamation of scorning his relatives name, as he was without an heir. The throne was left to his nephew, Brandon Perenolde II.