King Terenas Menethil

King Terenas Menethil is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe - a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set.

Fictional biography

King Terenas was the king of the Human land of Lordaeron in the Warcraft universe of games. He first appeared in Warcraft II, and it was through him that the Alliance between the Dwarves, Elves, and the Humans was forged. This Alliance was to face the oncoming Second Invasion of the Orcish Horde and their Ogre, Goblin and Forest Troll allies.

King Terenas continued his rule through the Second Human-Orc war in which the human Alliance emerged victorious.

However, Terenas made a fatal mistake when he disobeyed the Last Guardian/Prophet Medivh's advice to travel to Kalimdor right before the Burning Legion's coming in the beginning of Warcraft III. After the Scourge came and infested the human cities, he was later killed and succeeded by his son, Arthas Menethil who was corrupted by the Lich King's Scourge.

Physically, King Terenas is a hearty man in late middle age during the Second War, who has fought many campaigns with his kingdom, all victorious. This might has faded by the Third War, and although mentally he is still fit (although struck with some inflexibility of thought, as is common of aging rulers), physically he is aged and frail. The new face of his kingdom at the beginning of the game is his son, the Paladin Arthas.

After his son sailed to the icy Northrend, Paladin Uther the Lightbringer convinced him to call back that expeditionary force, but Arthas didn't return until he killed Mal'Ganis -the leader of the Scourge. Not much later his son returned and killed him with the cursed Frostmourne.

After his cremation Uther protected his urn. When Uther faced Arthas, he mentioned that King Terenas has ruled Lordaeron for more than seventy years.

In World of Warcraft, King Terenas' crypt (considered to be more a memorial, as he was cremated after his death) is located in the Ruins of Lordaeron between the throne room and the elevators to the undead Undercity.














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