Westbrook Military Tribunal

The Westbrook Military Tribunal was a panel of judges assembled to preside over the case of Tendeal Dawnlight, Sovereign of the Dominion of the Sun and renowned Horde military commander. Composed of three members drawn from within the Alliance's most esteemed legal and military minds, the panel was headed by then Lord-Magistrate of Stormwind Erich Gottfried Manstein, Lord-Marshal Maxen Montclair, and Grand Marshal Ashamal Shalah'aman. Acting as Chief Justice of the Tribunal, Lord Manstein announced that the primary charge against Dawnlight would be High Treason against the Grand Alliance, an act that surprised many ongoers who had speculated a number of other charges - murder, genocide, and arson - would be included.

After nearly two hours of deliberations, hearing of evidenence and presenting of the facts, Tendael Dawnlight's defense attorney, Lord Baldrec Ashcroft, came to an agreement on behalf of his client with the tribunal. If Tendael plead guilty to the charges of treason, willingly defected to the Alliance, and gave the Alliance military all the information he held on Silvermoon's defenses, then he would be spared the death penalty and sentanced to life in prison. Tendael agreed and the plea was accepted by the Tribunal on a vote of 2-1.

The decision provoked outrage amongst many of the onlookers to the trial, most of whom openly called for the Sin'dorei's death. As Dawnlight was escourted to the location of his secre imprisonment from Westbrook he was assassinated by one of the Justices who had presided over the case, Grand Marshal Shalah'aman.