| Archon Felthier Truefeather | |
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 Art by Isei-Silva | |
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Race |
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Age |
998 |
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Place of Birth |
The Dawnspire |
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Title |
Archon of The Sunguard |
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Occupation: |
Archon of the Sunguard |
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Affiliation(s) |
Kingdom of Quel'Thalas |
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Faith |
Holy Belore |
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Family |
Finnistan Truefeather(Father)Deceased |
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Alignment |
Chaotic Good |
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Status |
{Deceased} |
Felthier Truefeather, was the Archon of the thalassian militia known as the Sunguard and is the former serdar of the of the noble House Truefeather. Raised in undeath as a Knight of the Ebon Blade, he had spent his recent life building and leading the Sunguard into the finest thalassian regiment within the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. He was seen as a prominent commander among the Blood Elves.
Felthier was a hard and shrewd commander and was better known for his victories than his defeats. Having turned a tattered band of patriotic Sin'dorei into one of the finest fighting forces in the Eastern Kingdoms, he pushed them to the task of rebuilding the dominion of his people. Under his stewardship, House Truefeather flourished and eventually became one of the most prominent houses in eastern Quel'Thalas.
Description[]
Felthier was embodiment of the tenacious and proud spirit of the High Elven people, Felthier served as an avatar for his people. There is little left inside his hollow shell and only duty, honor, courage, and sacrifice remained. Adorned in the crimson and gold of the Sin'dorei, the Archon was an imposing elf who stands a full head above his peers. Bulky and built with hard toned muscles, this Ebon Blade was adorned with armor fitting of his rank and purpose.
Cold sapphire eyes sat upon bony hollow cheeks. Felthier was once a comely man, but in death his skin had turned a stony gray and his lips a dark bluish hue. He shared his bloodline's sharp prominent features, an athletic body crafted by war, a strong jaw and large chin. Wrinkles of age sit upon the corners of his eyes as evidence of his long dutiful life.
Early Life[]
Born in the prodigious House Truefeather, Felthier was raised in the great stories of his people. Son of Finnistan Truefeather, a great Quel'dorei knight, Felthier was forced to walk in the same footsteps of his father.
Felthier learned that great men seldom make great fathers, and his relationship with his own was extremely distant and cold. Finnistan saw little love in his son outside of Felthier being his heir. Though Felthier had no brothers and sisters, there were many rumors of his father's infidelity and no doubt the children born of his passion.
Without siblings, Felthier spent his early life with his cousin Idriil Dawnveil who was born to Felthier's aunt, Inerlia. The two were fast friends and almost inseparable. While Felthier was taught to be a knight similar to the honorful men in Lordaeron, Idriil was an accomplished magician and spent her days studying the arcane. Their friendship would prove to be valuable in their troubled lives.
As Felthier grew older he swore to not be the man that his father was and to live a life of truth and honor, which among the high elves was seldom celebrated or encouraged. He was chaste until his marriage with a woman namedIsha Netherstar, the eldest daughter of House Netherstar, another noble house hailing from the Emberlight.
Their union brought the great houses of Truefeather and Netherstar together and with Isha Felthier was blessed with a son Telchis Truefeather and later a daughter, Asteryn Truefeather.
The Second War[]
House Truefeather would suffer its first major tragedy during the Second War. Felthier and his son Telchis took up his father's call to follow the Thalassian army to defend the human lands of Lordaeron. Felthier and Telchis were drafted into the Royal Thalassian Navy, and were promoted to captain. In the navy they proved themselves to be very able commanders and swiftly dealt with the surge of Trollish Warships that had joined the Orcish Horde.
It wasn't until the invasion of Quel'Thalas that House Truefeather suffered a grievous fate. When the orcs came to the southern edges of the great forest with their enslaved red dragonflight, Felthier's father was consumed by dragonflame. Though Finnistan was able to slay the great dragon, he perished to his wounds and perished upon the field. As the elven armies withdrew from the Second War tend to their own lands their forest, Felthier ascended his position as the patriarch of House Truefeather.
The Scourge Invasion[]
When the Scourge, invaded Quel'Thalas, House Truefeather gave its strength to its defense. Like most of the Thalassian people they were soundly defeated from the endless tide of undead. Felthier then brought his host to the ancient temple of the Sunwell, where they entrenched themselves alongside their King Anastarien Sunstrider. Felthier commanded his daughter Asteryn and a wounded Telchis to Dalaran to escape the coming doom. Shortly after their King's death, both Felthier and Isha Truefeather and her husband were slain by the Scourge.
By Iseijin
Knight of the Ebon Blade[]
Felthier's zeal and ferocity in battle drew the attention of the Scourge commanders. He was raised a Death Knight and bound to the will of the Lich King. After the battle of Light's Hope, Felthier was freed from the Lich King's will. He then joined the Knight of the Ebon Blade and followed them back to the frozen north.
Archon of the Sunguard[]
Shortly after the siege of Icecrown Citadel, Felthier left the service of the Knights of the Ebon Blade and returned to Silvermoon City. There he was recruited into a thalassian military contingent under Tendael Dawnlight. Felthier quickly rose among the ranks of the Sunguard and into the position of Sunward.
When Tendael was to marry his second wife Eralyne, their wedding was ambushed by a Kaldorei named Aphel, who shot and nearly killed Eralyne. Enraged, Tendael followed Aphel into Stormwind City where he was later supposedly killed. Having no other capable commanders, Felthier assumed the role of Sovereign of the Sunguard. Over time the Sunguard has transformed itself in Quel'Thalas finest and most decorated private fighting force.
Art by Stephen Renn
Military Accomplishments[]
The Sunguard later proved itself against several Alliance contingents both in defense of Quel'Thalas and abroad. Upon taking command of the Sunguard, Quel'Thalas was often raided by Alliance warbands eager to prove themselves against several established Thalassian regiments. The Sunguard was instrumental to the destruction of these roving warbands.
During the battles for Theramore, the Sunguard was able to hold against Alliance regiments twice their size without losing a single man. Their efforts in the battle of Northwatch Keep , and the Battlescar , and then subsequently in Feralas proved to be the turning tide in many instances. In the final siege of Theramore, the Sunguard was tasked to lead a raid on the docks to draw Alliance defenders from the gate. There they were able to score several victories, but were later driven back by overwhelming alliance numbers. In the final assault on the city, the Sunguard joined other Horde forces on the central highway leading to its gates. There hundreds fell but the Horde was ultimately rebuffed by Alliance reinforcements.
In Pandaria, the Sunguard bested several contingents of Alliance factions in a series of battles known as the Conquests of Kun Lai. There the Sunguard faced against their most organized and strongest opponents of the Kingdom of Lordaeron Restored and the armies commanded by Falconheart Danyl Graves.
After the crisis in the Purge of Dalaran, the Sunguard led a successful campaign against the mages of the Kirin Tor. They were able to free many of their captured brethren and worked hard to bring the Sunreavers into the armies of Quel'Thalas.
Domestically, the Sunguard is engaged in a long and bitter conflict in an attempt to reclaim the lost lands of Quel'Thalas and her colonies. A recent invasion of Amani Trolls has forced the Sunguard to deploy its regiments to Zul Aman to defeat them and their Zandalari masters. Following the battles with the Zandalari forces, a break-away coven necromancers from the Cult of the Damned reformed as the Cult of the Bleeding Eye, and used the carnage of a renewed Amani war to bolster their ranks of the dead. They in turn retaliated against the Sunguard in a short but bloody war known as the Invasion of the Dawnspire. The Sunguard was able to defend the Dawnspire against the undead who later retreated to Northrend to join with other Scourge elements. Unfortunately, the Cult was able to raid the crypts of the Dawnspire and resurrect Felthier's father Finnistan to serve as their new general.
The subsequent counter offensive in Northrend, known as the Winter of Woe, put the Archon's leadership to the test. The thalassian regiment joined with forces of Argent Crusaders and Knights of the Ebon Blade to destroy the Cult of the Bleeding Eye. The Sunguard was able to raid the Bleeding Eye's floating necropolis fortress and slay their leader, High Priest Akhlain.
Death[]
During the massive military excursion known as the Winter of Woe, Felthier fell in battle against his resurrected father Finnistan. During the battle, Finnistan was able to slay, Andarion Sunstriker, wound Felthier's son Telchis Truefeather, and finally fatally wounding Felthier. Finnistan plunged his spear into Felthier's chest, but the death knight seized the spear by the half and grabbed Finnistan's wrist to freeze it in place. Telchis then picked up his father's sword and decapitated Finnistan. Mortally wounded, Felthier perished soon after, leaving the command of the Sunguard and House Truefeather to Telchis.
Personality[]
Felthier was a hard and stoic man. He rarely smiled but had tenacious spirit against most of the worlds most bitter hardships. In undeath, he worked hard to replace the endless hunger for pain undeath brought by devoting himself zealously to the defenses of Quel'Thalas. Though not without compassion, there is a severe lack of empathy within the Archon. Knowing the full meaning to 'suffer well', Felthier resented his current condition and longed for the day where his duty would be fulfilled.