Known for his tenacity and fierce will, King Varian Wrynn was committed to protecting the Alliance's interests and raising his son Anduin to follow in his place. After the death of Highlord Bolvar Fordragon and Alliance forces at the Wrathgate, Varian declared war on the Horde and sought to bolster their strategic holdings against their perennial enemy.

Under his daring leadership, the humans of Stormwind led the Alliance to victory against the Lich King in Northrend. With the help of his comrades, he was able to recover his true identity and finally defeat Onyxia. After escaping his slavers, Varian discovered he was the missing King of Stormwind and his advisor Lady Katrana Prestor was revealed to be the black dragonflight broodmother Onyxia in disguise, who had manipulated the Defias and Nobles dispute, was behind Varian's kidnapping and created a duplicate of him using dark magic. The trio won the Crimson Ring tournament in Dire Maul, for which Varian was given the Taur-ahe moniker 'Lo'Gosh' - meaning 'Ghost Wolf'. He had managed to escape from the Defias but was suffering from memory loss and soon after enslaved by the Horde and became a gladiator in the Crimson Ring, teamed with Broll Bearmantle and Valeera Sanguinar. While on a diplomatic mission to Theramore, Varian was abducted by the Defias Brotherhood, formerly the Stonemasons, and went missing. He was unable to reach a settlement between the Stonemasons who rebuilt Stormwind and the House of Nobles, which led to a riot in which his wife Queen Tiffin was killed. Varian was crowned King of Stormwind and stood by King Terenas of Lordaeron as the Alliance began to fracture, but soon faced many internal problems. The Alliance defeated the Horde in the Second War and Stormwind was reclaimed, though at the cost of Lothar's life. His guardian and regent Anduin Lothar gathered the survivors and sailed to Lordaeron, where the Alliance of Lordaeron was formed. During the First War when Varian was a young boy, his father King Llane was murdered and Stormwind was sacked by the Orcish Horde. Varian Wrynn was the King of Stormwind and High King of the Grand Alliance. But to preserve it, you must be willing to fight!” Anduin, I now believe as you do, that peace is the noblest aspiration. But from you I have learned patience, tolerance, and faith. It's been difficult for me to trust after losing so much. I've seen kingdoms burn, and watched brave heroes die in vain. I go to face it, knowing I may not return. As before, it seeks to annihilate everything that we hold dear. “ My son, a terrible darkness has returned to our world.

Jaina Proudmoore, Greydon Thorne (advisor) Gladiatorial slave, Crown Prince of Stormwind Leader of the Valiance Expedition and Operation: Shieldwall, House of Wrynn, Valiance Expedition, Operation: Shieldwall, Kingdom of Stormwind, Alliance Varian Wrynnįormer High King of the Alliance, For the character from the Warcraft film universe, see Varian Wrynn (film universe). For the character from an alternate universe, see Varian Wrynn (alternate universe). This article is about the character from the main Warcraft lore.

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