Kil'jaeden the Deceiver
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Title
The Deceiver, The Beautiful One (coined by Ner'zhul for the orcs), The Legionlord
Gender
Male
Race(s) Man'ari eredar, Eredar warlock
Level
?? (Boss)
Character class Warlock[1], Sorcerer[2]
Affiliation
Burning Legion
Occupation Supreme commander of the Burning Legion, Chief lieutenant of Sargeras
Location
Sunwell Plateau (in-game)
Status Active, Defeatable (WoW)
Relative(s) Velen (formerly best friend, now arch-nemesis), Archimonde (fellow legion commander)
Mentor(s) Sargeras
Student(s) Gul'dan
Powers
Kil'jaeden the Deceiver has a highly adaptable physical presence and frequently shifts among several forms. He usually tries to assume whatever shape the people around him will trust the most or be the most awestruck by. He attains his goals through a combination of subtle coercion and blatant intimidation.S&L 60
The exact powers at the Deceiver's command are unknown. As his ultimatum to Illidan and his appearance to Ner'zhul and the orcs exemplifies, he is a master of illusions. Kil'jaeden has also shown ability to control his overall size (an ability shared by Archimonde), but that may not be the limit to his shapeshifting abilities. Though these are the only powers observed in recent years, assuming that these cantrips are the limits of his power is a grave mistake. He is credited with enslaving the Dreadlords, a feat that would have required immense cunning and awesome magic, and his rank within the Legion and the eredar are listed as higher than Archimonde's. Even prior to the eredar's transformation, Velen acknowledged that Kil'jaeden was his, as well as Archimonde's, superior in matters of the arcane.
However, Kil'jaeden's full powers lie not within the boundaries of physical and magical ability, but in the mind. His unrivaled cunning placed him first in position in the ranks of the Burning Legion, and so aptly gave him the title of the Deceiver. He managed the corruption of the orcs with very little magical expenditure, a plan executed almost entirely by manipulation.
As with Archimonde, Kil'jaeden has his own hiearchy of demons. The Dreadlords, like Tichondrius, serve under him. Risen terrors and shadow priests serve under him also.
