Aiden Perenolde

Czar Aiden Aelys Perenolde, the Traitor King, is an Aeonic king of Alterac and the fifth and last king of the Perenolde Dynasty. During the Second War, he betrayed the Alliance by assisting the Horde in return for Alterac's promised safety. His actions were met with outrage by other nations of the Alliance and he was captured and thrown in prison during the brief Alliancial Civil War, where he died in 15 ADP. His death ended Aeonic rule of the Kingdom of Alterac.

Appearance and Character
Aiden had been short and scrawny for his age during most of his youth. In his early forties, he was still short and gaunt compared to the other leading members of the Alliance, with sunken cheeks and spidery fingers. He is described as a quiet, cultured looking man with graying brown hair, and hazel eyes. He has the typical features of Tuathi men: high cheekbones, a narrow chin and a long, beaked nose. His lips are thin and constantly locked in a thoughtful manner and his skin is pale.

Aiden seldomly speaks, when he does, he conducts his speech in an organized way and chooses his words carefully. Genn Graymane considers this an indication of cowardice and weakness, although others believe that it is an unsettling characteristic. When unbothered by politics and powerplay, Aiden prefers to spend an excessive amount of time in his study reading books or thinking. His late wife Isolde described him to spend "more time in his library than in court", thinking it to be unhealthy, but Aiden dismisses it as he simply does not like "mingling with people".

Although seemingly weak-willed and servile, Aiden has been clever and cunning, able to manipulate others to his own ends and unnerve people with his ambiguous remarks. He is subtle and ambitious and masks his eagerness to expand his holdings behind his genial smiles. However, Aiden lacks of the tough politicking of his great-grandfather and heroicness of his father, and is generally regarded as an armchair politician with a wild streak of stubbornness. His lack of confidence and distrusting nature is also the major factor that led to his downfall.

Early Life
Aiden Perenolde was the first-born son of Aimon the Warrior and Lady Dahlia of Kaer Gwayglas. A few weeks before his birth, Lady Dahlia dreamt of a bright, white sun falling into the sea, turning day to a moonless night and withering a blue lilac. The Court Sage Lazlupo warned Aimon to be careful placing him on the throne, interpreting the dream as an omen foreshadowing the fall of the Perenoldes.