Arris Oakwarden was an elven warrior of noble blood during the dark days of the Lich King. Pledged to the service of the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas, Arris matured in the company of close friends and fellow warriors. Come the Second War, Arris was cut off from reaching the capital by the Orcish Horde, and remained by the western coast to escape their notice. By the Third War, the young warrior earned his first taste of combat, at the terrible price of watching his home razed to the ground by the Scourge. Arris joined with his granduncle, the former academy instructor Faroth'arn Oakwarden, in rallying like-minded blood elves together under a banner of resolve, but the effort was doomed to fail under an inexperienced and aged hand.