Taelan Fordring

Taelan Fordring was a level 63 elite human paladin found in Hearthglen in the Western Plaguelands. Taelan was the son of Tirion Fordring and lord of Mardenholde Keep. He was the epitome of the powerful and good paladin warrior. Tall and powerfully built, he had long brown hair and blue eyes.

Since the overhaul of Mardenholde Keep in patch 4.0.3a, he has been removed due to his death.

History
Poor Taelan Fordring simply wanted to serve the Knights of the Silver Hand, learning about how to serve the less fortunate with his pure soul and his sword. Isillien taught him about the Holy Light and what it was to serve. When he saw the Scourge destroy his home, he could only watch, powerless, as each friend he saw struck down rose again in undeath. Blind with grief and seeking guidance, he fell under his old tutor’s sway again and readily joined the new Crusade, eagerly offering his home to be their western base. He was honestly blind to the evil the Scarlet Crusade spreads and looks up to his leaders with respect and admiration. He regretted the innocent lives lost, but he had enough years of war to know that some innocents always die. And that’s what he considered this: war.

Aside from protecting the principality of Hearthglen, he was also tasked with a project to secure and rebuild parts of the Plaguelands, for example the small village of Cinderhome, in an attempt to resettle the territories of former Lordaeron that were razed during the Third War and thus expand the Crusade's influence. With the help of his father, he eventually recognized the corruption that had befallen the Scarlet Crusade and defected, but was killed by Grand Inquisitor Isillien for this betrayal while fleeing Hearthglen. However, Tirion, overcome with loss and outrage, avenged the death of his son by killing Isillien, and resolved to reform the Silver Hand as a force of good in the world once again.

Taelan's Legacy
In Cataclysm Highlord Tirion Fordring returns to the Western Plaguelands and establishes Argent Crusade's base in city of Hearthglen. One of the towers outside of city's walls is dedicated to Taelan's memory (it is the tower where Tirion and Taelan fought Isillien during Quest:In Dreams). Also Crusade Commander Eligor Dawnbringer sends players who venture into the Stratholme to reclaim painting of Taelen from the Scarlet Bastion.

Quests
Taelan was involved in the following quests:

Quotes

 * I want not to dream anymore. — TCG