Medivh's father, Nielas Aran, was a court mage of the Kingdom of Stormwind, as well as Stormwind City's most gifted court mage. He was loyal to the king and to the Kingdom of Stormwind.
His son, Medivh Aran, had grown up with Llane and Lothar. As King Llane's close friend, Medivh naturally qualified as a great noble. Having inherited his father's estate as well, Medivh could also be called a highlord of the Kingdom of Stormwind.
Karazhan had once enjoyed a glorious heyday. As the lord of Deadwind Pass, Medivh ruled over a small town beneath the tower. He spent his days shut away in the tower and seldom ventured outside of his own accord, so his gatherings with Llane and Lothar usually took place inside Karazhan. As a king, Llane naturally traveled with an entourage of nobles. In those days, Dawn Forest was still a land rich in resources, and its abundant produce could supply the great nobles of Stormwind City and Lordaeron, as well as Karazhan. Thus, Deadwind Pass bustled with people every day, and Karazhan's opera house and ballroom were often packed.
King Llane had good reason to enjoy visiting Deadwind Pass. Aside from seeing his good friend Medivh, Deadwind Pass had strategically defensible terrain and was the only passage connecting the Swamp of Sorrows to Dawn Forest. It could be called the gateway to the Kingdom of Stormwind. As long as nothing went wrong in Deadwind Pass, the kingdom as a whole would remain largely unaffected. As a king, Llane naturally could not allow trouble to arise there.
As Medivh gradually came under Sargeras's control, the recurring apparitions and inexplicable disappearances rapidly drove people away from Karazhan. In the end, only Medivh, the steward, and the cook remained.
Medivh's Karazhan had long been renowned, and Medivh