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Before the Third War; Of Blood and HonorThe Price of Honor
Near Hearthglen, Tirion fought an orc he initially knew only as an enemy. When the ruined tower collapsed around them, Eitrigg pulled him from the wreckage. The rescue left the paladin with a debt that the laws governing their peoples did not recognize.
His defense of Eitrigg led to disgrace and exile. Even then, Tirion returned to prevent the orc’s execution in Stratholme. An attack by Thrall’s forces gave him the chance to free the prisoner.
Outside the city, Tirion called upon the Light to heal Eitrigg and found that it still answered. He had lost office and home, but the act that had condemned him had not made compassion impossible. Eitrigg returned to his people; Tirion faced the life of an outcast.
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The Reunion That Never Came
Living in exile, Tirion sought a way to reach Taelan inside the Scarlet Crusade. An adventurer carried the objects and message that could remind his son of their family. The appeal succeeded: Taelan chose to leave Hearthglen and find his father.
Isillien stopped him on the road. The inquisitor killed the paladin he had once influenced, turning the attempted departure into an execution. Tirion reached the confrontation and killed Isillien, but could no longer save Taelan.
Over his son’s body, Tirion resolved to renew the work of the Silver Hand. His return was not a restoration of the family life he had lost. It was a commitment to act against the evil that had taken it, a duty he could no longer set aside.
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