The End Times A.K.A. Present
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==Biography==
==Biography==
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He was the son of the first Phoenix King Aenarion (Who
was
by all accounts an incredibly violent and vengeful hothead) and the Sorceress Morathi (who
is
secretly a worshipper of Slaanesh). When Aenarion died after defeating the Forces of Chaos who had invaded Ulthuan, The Princes of [[Ulthuan]]
were deciding
who would be the new Phoenix King. Though Malekith was the likely choice, some thought that he wouldn't be a good king due to the harsh upbringing/customs in Nagarythe. Malekith's half-sister Yvrainne had already been appointed as the next Everqueen and the idea of an incestuous monarchy grossed them out. Displaying a talent for diplomacy, Malekith suggest a vote. While some nobles were swayed by his words, most instead chose a Prince named Bel Shanaar. Malekith appeared to take this easily.
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He was the son of the first Phoenix King Aenarion (Who
at the time,
by all accounts
, had become
an incredibly violent and vengeful hothead) and the Sorceress Morathi (who
, pre-retcon, was
secretly a worshipper of Slaanesh). When Aenarion died after defeating the Forces of Chaos who had invaded Ulthuan, The Princes of [[Ulthuan]]
met to decide
who would be the new Phoenix King. Though Malekith was the likely choice, some thought that he wouldn't be a good king due to the harsh upbringing/customs in Nagarythe. Malekith's half-sister Yvrainne had already been appointed as the next Everqueen and the idea of an incestuous monarchy grossed them out. Displaying a talent for diplomacy, Malekith suggest a vote. While some nobles were swayed by his words, most instead chose a Prince named Bel Shanaar. Malekith appeared to take this easily.
He then opted to seek fame and glory outside of Ulthuan, and made an expedition to the Old World. His first spark of fame came when he defended a High Elf colony from Orcs. He also made friendships with the Dwarves, becoming best buds with their High King Snorri. When the High Elves established a trading agreement with them, Bel Shannar appointed Malekith as the ambassador to the Dwarves. Over the course of a few years, he became very popular with the Old World colonies through the new elf-dwarf alliance and many battlefield victories. Though of course, this was just not enough. So he decided to explore further north where he found a magic circlet from ancient ruins (which boosted his power). [[Matt Ward|8th Edition fluff mentions he also married a Priestess of Lileath called Allisara, but she had a vision where he turned evil and left him one night. He tried to find her, but then got caught back up in his obsessive research into the Circlet of Iron]].
He then opted to seek fame and glory outside of Ulthuan, and made an expedition to the Old World. His first spark of fame came when he defended a High Elf colony from Orcs. He also made friendships with the Dwarves, becoming best buds with their High King Snorri. When the High Elves established a trading agreement with them, Bel Shannar appointed Malekith as the ambassador to the Dwarves. Over the course of a few years, he became very popular with the Old World colonies through the new elf-dwarf alliance and many battlefield victories. Though of course, this was just not enough. So he decided to explore further north where he found a magic circlet from ancient ruins (which boosted his power). [[Matt Ward|8th Edition fluff mentions he also married a Priestess of Lileath called Allisara, but she had a vision where he turned evil and left him one night. He tried to find her, but then got caught back up in his obsessive research into the Circlet of Iron]].
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When he heard that the Cult of Pleasure was resurfacing in Ulthuan, he found this as a chance to increase his influence.
He
was then given command of Ulthuans armies and decimated many of the Cultists. Though in one of his assaults, he discovered that (surprise surprise) his own mother was the leader of the Cult. Conflicted and enraged, he practically disowned her and took the fight to the cultist with redoubled effort. When he took his mother into custody, the Princes demanded her death. Malekith (who struck a secret bargain with Morathi) convinced the Princes to keep her imprisoned instead (which was a huge mistake).
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When he heard that the Cult of Pleasure was resurfacing in Ulthuan, he found this as a chance to increase his influence.
Upon his return he
was then given command of Ulthuans armies and decimated many of the Cultists. Though in one of his assaults, he discovered that (surprise surprise) his own mother was the leader of the Cult. Conflicted and enraged, he practically disowned her and took the fight to the cultist with redoubled effort. When he took his mother into custody, the Princes demanded her death. Malekith (who struck a secret bargain with Morathi) convinced the Princes to keep her imprisoned instead (which was a huge mistake).
When the time was right, he poisoned Bel Shanaar and massacred the majority of the princes gathered in the Shrine of Asuryan. Wanting to prove himself as the rightful ruler of Ulthuan, he stepped into the Flames of Asuryan. Malekith realised too late that stepping into the flames wasn't such a good idea when it horrifically burned his flesh. He barely managed to jump out of the flames, leaving himself as a mess of flesh and steel. His followers quickly escaped with his charred body and brought him to his mother, who saved him from death. Morathi commissioned a renegade priest of Vaul named Hotek to make his iconic armor, The Armor of Midnight, which was fused into his flesh.
When the time was right, he poisoned Bel Shanaar and massacred the majority of the princes gathered in the Shrine of Asuryan. Wanting to prove himself as the rightful ruler of Ulthuan, he stepped into the Flames of Asuryan. Malekith realised too late that stepping into the flames wasn't such a good idea when it horrifically burned his flesh. He barely managed to jump out of the flames, leaving himself as a mess of flesh and steel. His followers quickly escaped with his charred body and brought him to his mother, who saved him from death. Morathi commissioned a renegade priest of Vaul named Hotek to make his iconic armor, The Armor of Midnight, which was fused into his flesh.
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==Recent History==
==Recent History==
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He is constantly invading Ulthuan in hopes of reclaiming what he thinks is his Birthright as Phoenix king. Though he has not succeeded yet. He
had forbidden
males
into becoming
sorcerers out of fear of a prophecy which stated that he will be killed by a male sorcerer. His Mother is secretly plotting to overthrow him - he, in turn, wants to kill her when he thinks he can get away with it.
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He is constantly invading Ulthuan in hopes of reclaiming what he thinks is his Birthright as Phoenix king. Though he has not succeeded yet. He
forbade
males
to become
sorcerers out of fear of a prophecy which stated that he will be killed by a male sorcerer.
Any who defy this rule are killed or cursed to be consumed by Slaanesh.
His Mother is secretly plotting to overthrow him - he, in turn, wants to kill her when he thinks he can get away with it.
It was implied that their relationship was incestuous, but 8th edition lore has omitted that.
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Despite it being several millennia after he was horribly burned, he still feels
the
pain
of
Asuryan
'
s Flame. Although
this
doesn
'
t bother
him
much
, he
still spends much time in
his
freezing throne room where
the
chilled atmosphere gives him some relief
of the
pain
.
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His most recent invasion of Ulthuan prior to the End Times (see below) saw Malekith almost claim victory. He struck a bargain with
the
Keeper
of
Secrets [[N
'
kari]] (
this
would come back to bite him in the ass later as N
'
kari had a vendetta against Aenarion's descendants, due to being defeated by
him,
and Malekith was Aenarion's son) to try and kill the Everqueen. When this failed Malekith had a case of Genre Savvy and realized that this invasion could fail, so
he
moved
his
best troops back to Naggaroth and led
the
charge with those left. His champion Urian Poisonblade killed several High Elf heroes before coming down with a case
of
sword-through-
the
-heart from Tyrion. Malekith ordered his forces to charge. During a sorcerous fight with Teclis, Teclis nearly killed Malekith, who fled to the Chaos Wastes (aka the Warp) in despeation but he was able to walk out of it after some time. His time there changed his personality into a calmer and more sinister one
.
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During a sorcerous fight with Teclis
,
Teclis threw him into the Chaos Wastes (aka the Warp)
but he
was able
to
walk out of
it
after some time
. This
changed
his
personality into a calmer and more sinister one
.
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==[[The End Times]] A.K.A. Present==
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A large number of things happened in The End Times
, but
the most notable is that
he
left Naggaroth
to
die for Ulthuan in a last-effort ditch to take the throne... and he did
it.
All hail <strike>Phoenix</strike> Eternity King Malekith I.
This
effectively means that he no longer lives with
his
mom, who was taken by Slaanesh
.
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Of note, apparently Asuryan always intended for him to be Phoenix King in the first place. Had he stayed in the fire for just a second longer, he would have made it. This also had the added effect of Asuryan slowly driving the successive line of Phoenix Kings (who were protected from the flames by other mages) insane in due time. All the crap that happened as a result (the Sundering, Naggaroth and everything else) was just an overly elaborate test on the part of the gods to determine if he was worthy. They're assholes like that.
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During the final battle between Malekith and Tyrion (who had drawn the Sword of Khaine, and became his avatar), Teclis destroyed the vortex that kept Ulthuan from sinking, and was to give his allies each the power of one of the Winds of Magic. Malekith was meant to be given Fire but was accidentally given the Wind of Ulgu (Shadow). Malekith emerges victorious, leaving Tyrion killed, and throws the now-inert Sword to the bottom of the ocean. Afterwards, The Druchii and Asur migrate to Athel Loren and Malekith becomes king of all Elf kind. He also marries Alarielle, Everqueen of the High Elves, or Wood Elves. How they will consummate the marriage with his armour though is tbd. This is also doubly ironic considering his past history with her and the fact that both she and Tyrion were lovers.
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Malekith wins and now goes about saying "LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL I WIN SUCKERS !" but that is just in consolation. It's a somewhat pyrrhic victory as Naggaroth and Ulthuan have been destroyed (Though in Naggaroths case, its not much of a loss), the threat of Alith Anar killing him if he goes back to being a tyrant hangs over him like the Sword of Damocles (implying "Shadow King" is not his bitch now) and there's the knowledge he's getting Tyrion's sloppy seconds with Alarielle, so it didn't all go his way.
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TL;DR He finally emerged from his mom's basement and got shit (somewhat) done. Pyrrhic victory is still better than getting his ass whopped and fleeing back to Naggaroth like the last few millenia.
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==Trivia==
* His title is apparently a rip-off of the [[Nazgûl|Witch King]] from [[the Lord of the Rings]].
* His title is apparently a rip-off of the [[Nazgûl|Witch King]] from [[the Lord of the Rings]].
* Sports the same name as Thor villain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malekith_the_Accursed Malekith the Accursed], who too is a Dark Elf king. There's contention regarding who came first, as Marvel's Malekith first came to light in 1984, one year ''after'' Warhammer Fantasy was relased and on the same year first Dark Elf miniatures were released, but GW's Malekith was (debatably) introduced/mentioned in the 4th edition High Elf armybook released in 1992, and he wasn't playable until the 4th Edition Dark Elf book in 1994. (the questions like "who stole from whom?" and "whether they are the same person and the universes are connected?" are better left unasked)
* Sports the same name as Thor villain [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malekith_the_Accursed Malekith the Accursed], who too is a Dark Elf king. There's contention regarding who came first, as Marvel's Malekith first came to light in 1984, one year ''after'' Warhammer Fantasy was relased and on the same year first Dark Elf miniatures were released, but GW's Malekith was (debatably) introduced/mentioned in the 4th edition High Elf armybook released in 1992, and he wasn't playable until the 4th Edition Dark Elf book in 1994. (the questions like "who stole from whom?" and "whether they are the same person and the universes are connected?" are better left unasked)
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* He is an equal prick like [[Asdrubael Vect]]. The War of the Beard? He started it. He also tricked a group of rebel Druchii Lords into drinking poison and poured the last bottle of antidote on his dick. Go figure the rest yourself.
* He is an equal prick like [[Asdrubael Vect]]. The War of the Beard? He started it. He also tricked a group of rebel Druchii Lords into drinking poison and poured the last bottle of antidote on his dick. Go figure the rest yourself.
* He dismisses that he actually appeared on the horrible [[Warhammer Online]] game.
* He dismisses that he actually appeared on the horrible [[Warhammer Online]] game.
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==[[The End Times]] A.K.A. Present==
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A large number of things happened in The End Times, but the most notable is that he left Naggaroth to die for Ulthuan in a last-effort ditch to conquer it... and he did it. All hail <strike>Phoenix</strike> Eternity King Malekith I. This effectively means that he no longer lives with his mom, who was taken by Slaanesh.
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Of note, apparently Asuryan always intended for him to be Phoenix King in the first place. Had he stayed in the fire for just a second longer, he would have made it. This also had the added effect of Asuryan slowly driving the successive line of Phoenix Kings (who were protected from the flames by other mages) insane in due time. All the crap that happened as a result (the Sundering, Naggaroth and everything else) was just an overly elaborate test on the part of the gods to determine if he was worthy. They're assholes like that.
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During the final battle between Malekith and Tyrion (who had drawn the Sword of Khaine, and became his avatar), Teclis destroyed the vortex that kept Ulthuan from sinking, and was to give his allies each the power of one of the Winds of Magic. Malekith was accidentally given the Wind of Ulgu (Shadow). Malekith emerges victorious, leaving Tyrion killed, and throws the Sword to the bottom of the ocean. Afterwards, The Druchii and Asur migrate to Athel Loren and Malekith becomes king of all Elf kind. He also marries Alarielle, Everqueen of the High Elves, or Wood Elves. How they will consummate the marriage with his armour though is tbd. This is also doubly ironic considering his past history with her and the fact that both she and Tyrion were lovers.
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Malekith wins and now goes about saying "LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL I WIN SUCKERS !" but that is just in consolation. It's a somewhat pyrrhic victory as Naggaroth and Ulthuan have been destroyed (Though in Naggaroths case, its not much of a loss), the threat of Alith Anar killing him at the first sign of trouble hangs over him like the Sword of Damocles (implying "Shadow King" is not his bitch now) and there's the knowledge he's getting Tyrion's sloppy seconds with Alarielle, so it didn't all go his way.
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TL;DR He finally emerged from his mom's basement and got shit (somewhat) done. Pyrrhic victory is still better than getting his ass whopped and fleeing back to Naggaroth like the last few millenia.
==On The Tabletop==
==On The Tabletop==