Aeiron grew up to be a talented Blacksmith in Andorhal, although he was still only an Apprentice to his father and was still quite young. At the age of sixteen, Aeiron enlisted in the military where he served as a simple town guard for four years. It wasn't until a group of escaped orcs from the internment camps invaded Andorhal for food and weapons that Aeiron discovered his skill in wielding the Light and was taught how to channel it into healing by his mother.
Over the years, Lucian had been training Aeiron in marshal combat from the moment he could hold a sword and so, Aeiron left the military without delay and sought out the Order of the Silver Hand. Aeiron found the order and after a gruelling initiation and final trial, he was accepted as a Knight of the Silver hand and trained there to be a Paladin of the Holy Light.
- The Scourge of Lordaeron:
Aeiron was very happy in the Silver Hand and had made plenty of friends until one day, the evil necromantic Lich Lord Kel'Thuzad infected Lordaeron with an undead plague by tainting the grain in Andorhal. It took Uther's most elite paladins, including a few novices with Aeiron among them and a battalion of Arthas' soldiers to drive back Kel'Thuzad and his evil undead horde from the city... there was victory for Andorhal as Arthas struck down the Lich Lord, supposedly for good...
Although there was victory, most of Lucian's blacksmithing shop had been burnt to the ground in the attack, Lucian used some of his vast riches to rebuild it but it never felt truly the same.
Over the next few months, Lordaeron started to buckle under the pressure of the undead plague which started in Andorhals grain stock, Aeiron was also excelling in his Paladin training and had been awarded with the honour of joining Uther's elite paladin force. On a normal day during a training mission, Uther collected his elite force last minute and rode with them to the gates of Stratholme City; they arrived to find Arthas with a fully armoured battalion of Lordaeron soldiers standing ready at the entrance to Stratholme.
To Aeiron's horror, Arthas ordered Uther and the paladins to purge the city of its people, claiming they carried the undead plague. After a heated argument, Arthas accused uther of treason for refusing the order declared the Knights of the Silver Hand be disbanded, leaving Aeiron without a purpose. As the Uther and the former Silver hand paladins fled the scene, the smoke from the fires of stratholme billowed far over Lordaeron, carrying the screams of the people and the stench of undead with it. Aeiron felt disgusted that he once looked up to Arthas and swore that he would avenge the people of Stratholme...
Almost a year had passed and Aeiron had returned to being a Blacksmith in the City of Andorhal until word came from Lordaeron capital that Arthas had returned from his Campaign in Northrend and the king had died by his Hand, Aeiron's chance to avenge Stratholme had finally come. Aeiron's father, Lucian, was dispatched to the city to confront the scourge that Arthas had brought with him. Aeiron was about to follow his father when he was held back by an old family friend, he argued but eventually and reluctantly went back inside the workshop and waited, but it seemed Aeiron might get his chance after all...
After some days, Arthas had finished with the city and had travelled to Andorhal to collect the remains of Kel'Thuzud so that he may raise him as one of his servants. Aeiron found his old military gear and ran out into the field of battle but Aeiron froze when he saw a death knight carrying a runeblade which had the blood splattered, stronghold family crest hanging from the hilt. Aeiron boiled with anger as only one man would have that crest and he would uphold it with his life... Lionheart.
Aeiron raised his sword and charged for the death knight with a burning and hateful gaze, he took him by surprise and beheaded him with one strike; he then took back the crest from the runeblade and collapsed to his knees in tears. After some weeping, Aeiron got to his knees and was then going to chase after Arthas, until Uther got there before him and challenged Arthas.
Aeiron later found his old friends of the Silver Hand and helped them fight back the scourge, with every strike he made, his hatred burned brighter. Aeiron's mother was healing wounded soldiers nearby when a fierce necromancer took her by surprise, she fought bravely for her life using the power of the light against the Necromancers shadow magic but she was no match for the pure evil of the necromancer and fell. Aeiron had now lost everything, his heart burned with hatred and he grew an unending lust for vengeance, the necromancer had escaped Ardred's blade and had fled the battle.
Aeiron was overcome with grief and when Uther was killed, there was no hope, Aeiron fled Andorhal and wondered the Plaguelands aimlessly. After a few days, Aeiron stumbled upon the Scarlet controlled village of Tyr's Hand.
After giving him food and safe lodging for the night, Aeiron felt the need to return there kindness. At that, the next morning they presented him with a Scarlet uniform and asked Aeiron to join the Scarlet Crusade, claiming that they shared his vengeful hate towards the scourge and could complete his paladin training. Aeiron accepted without hesitation and became a member of the Scarlet Crusade.
A few months had passed and Aeiron was happy, although he sensed there was a dark agenda to the scarlets plans for peace in Lordaeron but could not put his finger on it, until one night, he woke up to the sound of a piercing scream. Aeiron followed the sound down to the Dungeons of the scarlet monastery, which is where he was stationed, only to find a woman chained to the wall, her clothes torn to shreds and wounds all over her body.
The inquisitor who was "interrogating" her was at a table with his back turned to the door; Aeiron crept behind the torturer and was about to strike until he felt a searing and burning pain in his back, a blast of fire from a Scarlet Pyromancer.
Aeiron was then also tortured and interrogated for answers, thinking he was a spy out to destroy them from the inside... Aeiron later realized the evil that lurked in the hearts of the scarlet leaders and after some assistance from a pitiful training partner; he escaped and followed the survivors of Lordaeron and the Silver hand to Theramore.
Aeiron had been living in Theramore and training with the previous Knights of the Silver hand for a number of years and was very happy, he had excelled in wielding the light and truly made a home for himself.
Until, Aeiron received a summon from the Argent Dawn stationed in LightÔÇÖs hope chapel... The letter that they sent explained the imminent scourge invasion of New Avalon and Havenshire. Aeiron left Theramore and headed straight for Stormwind where he signed up for the HeroÔÇÖs Call and travelled with other volunteers to LightÔÇÖs Hope Chapel.
Upon arrival, Aeiron was immediately given the duty of defender of the Chapel with the armies of the scourge at their door-step. After merely minutes, the horn was sounded and the Scourge swarm fell upon the Chapel, the battle raged on for almost hours, many fell officers fell injured and many of Aeiron's fellow defenders perished...
The battle seemed lost until a blinding light could be seen in the distance, the battle came to a sudden halt as the figure of a man on a horse thundered up to the entrance of the Chapel.
The figure was revealed to be the great Tirion Fordring out of exile... The remaining scourge forces were brought before the chapel and as events unfolded, the Argent Crusade was formed!
After several years of servitude in the Argent Crusade, Aeiron felt that he needed a break, to meditate, to train soldiers of the Alliance the way of the Holy Light. He then created 'The Holy Order of the '*********', an order that would safeguard the human populace and uphold the philosophy of Light.. An order that would last as long as it is needed.. an order giving purpose to our fight.
