Darion Arretrea

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## Biography

### Appearance

A large scar across his chest is his only reminder of a traumatic event from his childhood.

## History

Darion was born 8 years before the opening of the Dark Portal, in Grand Hamlet, the town now known as Darkshire.

Darion was raised in a relatively peaceful environment, his parents running a small tavern on the outskirts of the town. His life would eventually take a dark turn when, during the first Orcish raids in Azeroth, he witnessed the brutal deaths of both his parents and several townsfolk, before being struck down by a blood-crazed Orc. Despite his wounds, Darion was able to survive, being found by his parents' long time friend, Blake Giley, whose unit was on patrol in the area, when they searched the ruined town for survivors. The trauma left him in a 8-month coma, and resulted in losing his memories of the incident.

### Lordaeron

By the time Stormwind was razed by the Horde at the end of the First War, Giley, a Lord of a Noble House of Stormwind, had already had the foresight to move the young Darion north, to his family's manor in Lordaeron. Here, Darion was allowed to recover, and lived comfortably for several years. Giley would eventually adopt Darion, not having any children of his own, allowing Darion to become his heir presumptive.

During his time living at the Giley Manor, Darion befriended Giley's secret prisoner; Rogarth Bloodforge, an Orc who had been part of the first assault on Stormwind Keep, and was captured by Giley. While at first the Orc was wary and avoided Darion, he eventually opened up and they became friends, both in spite of their age difference and, more importantly, their kind being enemies. Giley saw this blooming friendship as an opportunity to learn more about the Orcs, and asked Darion to learn what he could, while also keeping the Orc's existence secret from outsiders. Only the permanent staff and Giley's immediate social circle knew that he had managed to spirit the Orc North before Stormwind fell, out of pity for the creature, and he would have liked it to stay that way for as long as possible.

Darion learned much from the older Orc about his kind's culture, his clan and family, as well as some of what had lead to the Orcs invading Azeroth. In return, Darion attempted to teach the Orc the common language used by the different races of Azeroth and Lordaeron, as well as some of their culture.

### Return to Stormwind

Darion's stay in Lordaeron ended when he was 15. Shortly after the end of the Second War, during an event hosted at the Giley Manor, a group of curious, wandering guests managed to find their way into the hall that Rogarth had been kept hidden, and alerted everyone present about an imagined attack by the Horde. Being the early days of the internment camp system set in place to keep any Orcs captured by the Alliance, Rogarth was taken away, and Giley was put to trial for treason and secretly housing an enemy of the Alliance. Giley was later found guilty of all charges, stripped of his titles and properties, and sentenced to death for high treason. Darion was stripped of any inheritance he would have gained, other than a small sum of gold, and sent South, back to his homeland in Stormwind.

The first few months after his return were harsh for the young Darion. He had, to his knowledge, no family left in the kingdom after the wars that had ravaged it, and was left to fend for himself, doing small jobs around the still rebuilding city. A few weeks before turning 16, he signed up to join the military, which was the first step on his long career as a Soldier of the Alliance. While he had no formal training while living in Lordaeron, he turned out to be decent with a sword and eventually found his new home within the Stormwind Army.

### The Cold War, and The Burning Crusade

By the end of the Third War, Darion had risen to the rank of Knight, having seen battle against Gnolls, Jungle Trolls and Blackrock Orcs on several fronts.

Caithelyn is born.

### The Gryphonheart Company

[Cata-Legion]

Rivalry with the Ironhide Warband.

Briefly reunited with Rogarth.

### The Dragon Isles

During the years between the events in the Shadowlands and the reawakening of the Dragon Isles, Darion retired from the Stormwind Army, leaving the command of the Gryphonheart Company to []. He spent most this time with his family, having missed so much of Caithelyn's childhood. With the relative peace that had come over Azeroth, he was able to bring both her and his wife on a journey to see Ironforge, the Exodar, and even the World Tree Nordrassil, though from a distance. He also spent some time teaching Caithelyn to fight, with some aid from his friends, as she had been interested in being able to take care of herself and to see more of the world in time.

When the call of the Aspects came, Darion and Caithelyn were eager to join the Dragonscale Expedition to see what wonders the Dragon Isles, the ancient home of the Dragonflights, had been hiding for thousands of years. As events on the Isles have played out, the pair have been away from most of the action, but have encountered quite a few wonders themselves, hunting with the Centaur and listening to the wandering Tuskaar storytellers, as well as meeting up with old friends who also came to the Isles.

## Other

### Gallery

AI generated portrait (MidJourney)(10.1)In-game Look (10.1)In-game look (10.0)
### Related Pages

* Caithelyn Arretrea
* Ashlyne Hammond
* Rogarth Bloodforge
* Blake Giley