The Characters of Warcraft/Varian Wrynn

This article is a copy of "Varian Wrynn", an official article by Blizzard Entertainment located in "The Characters of Warcraft" section of the online Game Guide. It presented information about Varian Wrynn.



Varian Wrynn

 * High King of the Alliance

Varian, an erstwhile gladiator and current leader of the human kingdom of Stormwind, is the military commander of the Alliance.

Varian Wrynn is the current king of the human kingdom of Stormwind and military commander of the Alliance. In his younger years, Varian survived the ravages of the orcish invasion of Azeroth, the First War, ending with the assassination of his father, King Llane Wrynn. Years later, Varian reclaimed Stormwind City and initiated its reconstruction, marrying the beautiful Tiffin Ellerian and raising a son, Anduin, whom he named after the great Alliance hero Anduin Lothar. Long after the dust settled from the Third War, Varian was kidnapped by minions of the black dragon Onyxia, who split Varian into two separate beings: one embodying his strength and resolve, and one bereft of willpower. The dragon hoped to kill Varian's warrior qualities, yet still rule Stormwind by using the weaker king as her puppet. But Varian's stronger half escaped his captors, and earned a new name for himself as the legendary gladiator Lo'Gosh, the "ghost wolf."

After reuniting his selves and reclaiming his throne, King Wrynn organized the campaign against the Lich King in Northrend and defended his realm against the terrors of Deathwing's Cataclysm. In recent days, Varian has turned his eye toward his old enemies in the Horde, and many in his council fear that their king actually desires another years-long war between Horde and Alliance. Varian's ongoing struggle -- to balance his warrior's instincts with his duties as a king -- grew even more critical in the wake of Theramore's destruction and throughout the battle for the continent of Pandaria.

Related Characters

 * Anduin Wrynn, Crown Prince of Stormwind
 * Jaina Proudmoore, Leader of the Kirin Tor
 * Moira Thaurissan, Queen-Regent of the Dark Iron Clan

Related Content

 * World of Warcraft Vol. 1
 * World of Warcraft Vol. 2
 * World of Warcraft Vol. 3
 * World of Warcraft Vol. 4
 * Arthas: Rise of the Lich King
 * Stormrage
 * The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm
 * Wolfheart
 * War Crimes
 * Lords of War (mistakenly named War Crimes but redirected to the video series)

Source

 * Archived page