Adorlan Matheredor

Adorlan Matheredor

Adorlan Matheredor is the Duke of House Matheredor, husband of Duchess Viviayna Matheredor and reigning Lord of Houses Escanlon, Lazare, and Stygian; patron lord of House Lowell. A jokester to some and ruthless demon to others, he and his house have stood the test of time.

## Physical Description

Adorlan stands at about 6'2. Like most magi, he is on the thinner side. His upper torso and arms are far more defined that the rest of his body.

Impish and amused, the Lord's expression always shows a smirk or a smile. Ebon locks usually fall past his ears and frame a masculine jawline and chestnut eyes.

His face lacks any notable scars. The Duke often wears long sleeves and long robes to cover the scars that decorate his body. He protectively keeps them hidden, showing them only to his lovers and a select few trusted people.

## Personality

Adorlan is an easy going, laid back man who is willing to answer most personal inquiries. He tends to show a more joking and non serious personality when not in direct need of one. Still learning how to read a room, his jokes have gotten him in trouble when the line is pushed too far or too often. He has been known to show logic defying amounts of stubbornness. When needed, he is a brilliant tactician and ruthless commander on the field of battle.

## History

*Our historians are currently re-reviewing our records. Pardon us while we call in our Red Shirt Guy...*

###  Year -1 BDP

The birth of **Adorlan Matheredor** was initially met with celebration. He was a healthy, happy, male heir.

As Adorlan earned to walk and talk, he would eventually be plunged into a never ending laundry list of studies, including etiquette, politics, and swordplay; to learn how to be a proper noble. He would be the eldest of his siblings, with Ezekiel and Sky following him in birth order.

### Year 5 ADP

#### The Day The Mage Arrived

While the family will never admit to having another mage in their bloodlines, the truth was, magically inclined children had been born sporadically throughout the years. Victor Matheredor, Adorlan's father, had a deep seeded hatred for all forms of magic instilled to him by generations of Matheredors before him.

Kirin Tor apprentices sent to Ebonfall to train and act as advisors had been abandoning their posts without a trace for some time. Too many. The Kirin-Tor sent a representative to investigate these disappearances. The mage was excited to lay his eyes upon Adorlan and sense the innate magical talents he possessed. The mage gleefully informed Lord Victor, unaware of the impact he would have.

Never before was a magically inclined Matheredor child set to become next in line for the title of Lord.

Shortly after the mage left, Adorlan was locked away in his room. Victor and Adorlan's mother, Katelaine, informed the House their son had died of sickness. His siblings didn't question their parents- either too young or having no need to doubt them. A single servant was assigned to Adorlan to deliver food and water and was sworn to silence to never state the truth.

Victor believed innate magical talent to be a disease and took extreme measures to "cure" his son. Over the years, the measures escalated into brutal torture to "cleanse the corruption of magic" from his son.

### Year 10 ADP

For years, Adorlan's brutal torture continued until the same Kirin-Tor mage returned. Victor leapt at the opportunity- he negotiated a deal with the Kirin-Tor mage: take Adorlan to Dalaran as an apprentice, and never have the Kirin-Tor return to Ebonfall.

Adorlan's body had been convered in scars, open festering wounds, burn marks, and bones had been repeatedly broken and fixed to be broken again. He had lost the use of his legs, and without magic to stimulate his muscles, he would never be able to walk again. The Kirin-Tor mage became Adorlan's master and trained him in the arcane arts.

### Year 11-19 ADP

Adorlan eventually became an assistant professor at Dalaran.

### Year 20 ADP

#### Return to Ebonfall

Reports of the undead Scourge and the scourging of Lordaeron force the Kirin-Tor of Dalaran to make preperations for the attack on their home city.

Rather than staying to defend Dalaran, Adorlan left to return to Ebonfall. He knew that his home, like the rest of Lordaeron, was under siege.

Adorlan's return was met with celebration by the harried knights protecting the city, and the knowledge of his existence galvanized them. With his new found troops, he marched through the lands of Ebonfall to reclaim the city after a long, multi night battle. Ebonfall City was reclaimed.

#### The Matheredor Family Crypt

The Matheredor Family Crypt was designated as panic bunker, and had been for generations. Adorlan found his siblings, now teenagers, unconscious and tied up outside the crypt. Adorlan entered the crypt alone to find Victor and Katelaine paranoid and disheveled.

When Adorlan exited the crypt, he was covered in blood. When asked what happened, he stated,

> "The old Lord and Lady are dead. Fallen to the Scourge. I will take the mantle."
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The military loyal to Adorlan asked what to do with the surviving loyalists to Victor and Katelaine in the event of a revolt. Adorlan gave them two simple words, "No survivors."

#### Aftermath

Adorlan changed the banners of the House from a blue and black design with a sword lit aflame to a red and black design with a sword and shield. Adorlan sent away his siblings to allow them the opportunity to live a normal life away from war and politics. With an iron first, he rebuilt his empire and the rumors of The Red Death began its' spread. A land and army built on lies now determined to reveal the truth of the world and play its defender.

### Year 27 ADP

Adorlan shifts the focus of the House from rebuilding to re-entering the House in service to the High King of the Alliance. He pledges fealty to High King Varian Wrynn and re-enters House Matheredor to the House of Nobles. Adorlan opens his House to all races of the Alliance and establishes the Matheredor consulate in Dwarven District of Stormwind.

### Year 33

Adorlan Matheredor continued his efforts of revamping and revitalizing House Matheredor. As a part of his efforts, he reached out to extended family that had been previously shunned by Victor Matheredor. Among these families included the Clemmons, the Fletchers, the Hallewells, and the Sherwoods.

Adorlan becomes the Lord of House Lazare, due to then negotiations between himself and Alithia Lazare.

#### The Choice and the Ruse

Adorlan approached Emrys with a deal. Adorlan saw the potential, and saw the stolen youth in Emrys. With his entire House calling for Emrys' execution, he offered Emrys a deal of a lifetime.

Emrys could live out the rest of his days in this cell, only to be executed on Ebonfall's gallows, or, agree to the life of an amnesiac with implanted memories. Emrys would be provided a new life- with forged records and a black book that detailed the corrections of his past. He would live his life pretending to forget of his life as The Dollmaker. To the rest of The House, the public, and even to his own sister, Emrys has forgotten everything and he lives a life free of his sins. Adorlan and Emrys know the truth. Emrys' knowledge of the medicinal, surgical, arts has proven useful to The House, and he may be one day be called upon to pick up his former craft.

Naturally, Emrys agreed to keep his head attached to his neck. He took an oath that day, to never disobey an order from a Matheredor without the most critical cause.

#### Deceitful Spring

Emrys McEny, uncovers an assassination plot led by Aldritch and Sybil Fletcher. Among the Fletcher loyalists included many troops and most of Adorlan's High Council. Known as the, Deceitful Spring, all involved were convicted of treason and publicly hung. The bodies were left to sway for several days, as a warning, and the air of Ebonfall smelled of rotting corpses until they were taken down and burnt in a mass grave. Sybil Fletcher was, reportedly, carrying in her 3rd trimester. For his discovery, Adorlan promoted Emrys to Inquisitor of House Matheredor and the Inquisitor title was delegated as The Lord's Right Hand.

#### Recovery

As Adorlan mentally and spiritually recovered from the knowledge of his family's treachery, he further reclused. The House suffered major losses during the Battle for Lordaeron, and the Battle for Darkshore, forcing it to recluse during much of the War in Kul'Tiras. The House re-emerges, ready for the assault on the Black Empire at High King Anduin's order.

House Matheredor moves it's consulate to the Cathedral District of Stormwind.

#### The Tri-House Accord

Shortly after Matheredor's reemergence, a deal was struck between Lord Zevaron Escanlon, Lord of House Stygian and Escanlon, and Duke Adorlan Matheredor. The deal combines Houses Stygian and Escanlon under the Matheredor Banner.

Adorlan begins dating and eventually marries Viviayna (nee' Ward) Matheredor.

Adorlan welcomes the birth of his twin children, Erebos and Aurora Matheredor.

## Quotes

* "Nothing will stand in our way!"
* "They always wanted to see a monster..Well lets show em eh?"
* "You turned your back on your children left them to die while you hid in your hole! No matter..it is time you both rest. I will take over from here."
* "No one is safe from justice Aldritch. not you not me not anyone. You tried to end my life for political power...Now I will end yours to show those under you what true justice is...Don't worry my dear cousin, Sybil will be right next to you the whole time."
* "Why hello there come on in. My name is Duke Matheredor and how can we help you today?"
* "With this marks the joining of our houses Zevaron. No more two separate houses with Stygian falling under the Matheredor banner its lands and holdings become one. We will work well together my friend. Welcome to House Matheredor."