Aarandel
The Defender
Aarandel the Defender was the first Phoenix King of Eodros, the monarch of the High Elves , sometimes known as the first Champion of Light, and is the most revered High Elf of all time. Aarandel united all the kingdoms of Eodros and the entire race of Elves beneath his rule and defended the world from the terrible daemonic hordes that plagued the globe during the Great Catastrophe.
In his rage at the deaths of his wife and children at the hands of the Daemons, Aarandel drew the immensely powerful, yet cursed Sword of Khaine and used it to keep the Daemons at bay. This was until his great friend, the Archmage Caledor Dragontamer, sacrificed himself to enact a spell of Elven High Magic that created a Great Vortex that sucked away the surplus Winds of Magic. This meant the Daemons of Chaos could no longer physically manifest in the mortal world without a mortal host.
Aarandel was mortally wounded while defending Caledor and he lived just long enough to return the Sword of Khaine to its altar in the Blighted Isle. Yet the curse of Khaine came upon Aarandel's bloodline for making use of the weapon and his son Malekith, later called the Witch King, would ultimately shatter the unity of Eodros and divide the Elven race into its noble High Elven and villainous Dark Elven branches.
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