House Menethil



The Menethils (sometimes called the Menethil Dynasty) were the ruling family of the Kingdom of Lordaeron prior to the nation's destruction and the murder of King Terenas Menethil II by his son, Prince Arthas at the start of the Third War. The house was known for their kindness to the Wrynns during the Second War, when the Horde ruled over the lands of Stormwind. The Menethils ruled for many decades, with Terenas' reign alone lasting 50 years.

Terenas's grandfather is said to have had successful negotiations with the elves of Quel'Thalas over the borders there for his northern vassals.

As of the Fourth War and beyond, the royal Menethil bloodline is all but extinct, with the possible exception of Calia Menethil's sole surviving daughter, and Calia herself has thus far expressed very limited interest in becoming ruler of Lordaeron, both in life and in her current state.

However, following the Battle for Lordaeron, a group of survivors from the defunct Scarlet Crusade named the "Scarlet Brotherhood" claims through false propaganda to be loyal to House Menethil and to have secretly harbored Calia's son, intending to use him to restore the Kingdom of Lordaeron as well as to depose Anduin Wrynn, whom they view as a traitor and a puppet king with sympathies for the Forsaken, and whom they further accuse of conspiring with his secret lover Sylvanas Windrunner to kill Calia at the Gathering.

Members

 * Terenas II and Lianne Menethil - Last king and queen of Lordaeron and the primary founder of the original Alliance of Lordaeron. Parents of Calia and Arthas.
 * Calia Menethil (and Unnamed husband) - Daughter and oldest child of Terenas and Lianne.
 * Unnamed - Calia's daughter with her husband.
 * Arthas Menethil - Son of Terenas and Lianne, despoiler of Lordaeron and former Lich King.


 * Alternate timeline
 * Terenas and Arthas Menethil from an alternate timeline. Arthas' and Jaina Proudmoore's (who could possibly change her name to Menethil) son, Uther Menethil.

Staff

 * In life, Wroth was a torturer in the court of King Terenas.
 * Given their name, the Alliance resistance Royal Guards may be the former protectors of the Lordaeronian monarchs.

Locations

 * Menethil Harbor - A human/dwarven town in the Wetlands, named after the royal house of Lordaeron.
 * Menethil Bay - A bay in the Wetlands, near Menethil Harbor.