Warcraft character
King Terenas Menethil
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Character class	King (depicted in cutscenes)
Affiliation	The Alliance
Occupation	Former King of Lordaeron

King Terenas Menethil is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy computer game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Humans as seen in the World of Warcraft. ... The Alliance is one of the major factions in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of computer games and books are set. ... The word king has many meanings: For the head of state, see Monarch. ... Lordaeron is a kingdom in the Warcraft Universe. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Map of the planet Azeroth as it appears in the game World of Warcraft (Note: The map does not include the continent of Northrend at the north pole as it is not a reachable area within World of Warcraft) Map of Azeroth as it appears in Warcraft II: Tides of... A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ...

King Terenas was the king of the Human land of Lordaeron in the Warcraft universe of games. He first appeared in Warcraft II, and it was through him that the Alliance between the Dwarves, Gnomes, Elves and the Humans were forged. This Alliance was to face the oncoming Second Invasion of the Orcish Horde and their Ogre, Goblin and Forest Troll allies. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (usually simply called Warcraft II; sometimes abbreviated to WCII, WC2 or War2) is a sequel to the popular real-time strategy game Warcraft, published by Blizzard Entertainment in December 1995. ... The Alliance is one of the major factions in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of computer games and books are set. ...

King Terenas continued his rule through the Second Human-Orc war in which the human Alliance emerged victorious.

However, Terenas made a fatal mistake when he disobeyed the Last Guardian/Prophet Medivh's advice to travel to Kalimdor right before the Burning Legion's coming in the beginning of Warcraft III. After the Scourge came and infested the human cities, he was later killed and succeeded by his son, Arthas Menethil who was corrupted by the Lich King's Scourge. Medivh was the last of an order known as the Guardians of Tirisfal of the World of Azeroth in the fantasy Warcraft Universe. ... Arthas Menethil (also known as Prince Arthas or a Death Knight) is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set. ...

Physically, King Terenas is a hearty man in late middle age during the Second War, who has fought many campaigns with his kingdom, all victorious. This might has faded by the Third War, and although mentally he is still fit (although struck with some inflexibility of thought, as is common of aging rulers), physically he is aged and frail. The new face of his kingdom at the beginning of the game is his son, the Paladin Arthas. The Paladin is a mix of a melee fighter and a secondary spell caster. ...

See also

• Warcraft Universe
• Races in the Warcraft universe
• List of Warcraft characters