Viserth Arenall

Viserth Arenall, formerly Lord Viserth Arenall, was a Stormwind Nobleman and later a member of the Forsaken. He was the head of House Arenall until he was executed for treason. After being raised to undeath, he served as an Ambassador from the Forsaken to Silvermoon City. Ultimately, He was betrayed and killed by his voidwalker, and his body was incenerated with fel flames.

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=Appearance=

In his younger years of life, Viserth was a tall and gaunt man with clearly defined cheekbones and pale skin. He had bright red hair and piercing blue eyes. Portraits of him survive depict him as having an ever-constant neutral expression. In his later years, his hair greyed and his skin wrinkled. At the time of his death, he was roughly fifty years old.

After being raised from the grave, Viserth had undergone several physical changes. His skin was greyed and rotted in places. His hair had turned a deep violet. His eyes, once a deep blue, now glowed with the customary sickly yellow of some of the Forsaken. Despite this, Viserth maintained an effort to keep himself looking proper, to better serve as an Ambassador. Whether or not he succeeded is a subject for debate.

=History=

Early Years
Viserth Arenall was born as the second son of the Arenall family of Stormwind. The Arenalls were minor nobility, and while they maintained an estate within the city limits and had some standing within Stormwind, they were hardly a family of note to the larger noble houses. Viserth's elder brother was a sickly child, and it is very likely that Viserth would have taken control of the House within the first twenty years of his life regardless of what he did.

At a young age, Viserth began manifesting magical talent. At first, his family considered sending him to Dalaran to be trained. Instead, they elected instead to have him remain in the city and hired tutors to stay at the estate, training the boy in magic at home. Viserth was trained in diplomacy, politics, and social graces as well as magic. However, he was denied the ability to leave the estate except on business, and was kept isolated from most residents of the house.

Eventually, Viserth grew tired of waiting. His powers had grown, and he was beginning to seek out knowledge on his own. Early one morning, the city awoke to discover that the Arenall family, save Viserth, had been brutally murdered in the night. The gang responsible was eventually caught, and a grief-stricken Viserth was elevated to the position of Lord Arenall.

After this, Viserth became a recluse, gathering knowledge to himself and only getting involved in political affairs when it benefited him. This would not change until the outbreak of the First War.

The First War and Promises of Power
The opening of the Dark Portal offered a new opportunity to Viserth. For the first time, he heard reports of the use of fel magic, a type of magic he had not considered. Curious, he joined the fight against the orcs along with his house guard. Officially, it was to bolster House Arenall's presence. Unofficially, however, it was to allow Viserth to futher study what the orcs were doing.

By combining fel magic with his own natural affinity for fire magic, Viserth became a potent force on the battlefield. He maintained several secret hideouts during the First War, each filled with collections of knowledge that Viserth acquired during his studies. Eventually, Viserth sent his house guards back to Stormwind. He spent the rest of the war (save a few appearances in Stormwind) traveling amongst the battlefields, stealing secrets from both the orcs and from the Kirin Tor to add to his growing collection.

When the orcs attacked Stormwind, Viserth returned to participate in the battle. He partnered with a division of elves sent from Silvermoon in defense of one of the walls. When the battle turned into a retreat, Viserth elected to travel with the elves back to Silvermoon City.

Silvermoon City
Silvermoon City was not what Viserth expected. His title meant little among the elves, and other than a few elves he had met during the Battle of Stormwind, Viserth was unable to maintain his political standing the way he had done in Stormwind. Worse yet, his collections of knowledge were largely inaccessible to him during this time.

Legacy
=Personality and Politics=