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| titles=Lich-Lord
| gender=Male
| race=
* [[Humans|Human]]
* [[Undead]]
| types=[https://units.wesnoth.org/1.14/mainline/en_US/Ancient%20Lich.html Ancient Lich]
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'''Jevyan''' (also known as '''Lich-Lord Jevyan''') was one of the Wesfolk leaders who became a Lich-Lord. To defend himself against the kingdoms of the Green Isle, he retaliated by opening gateways for armies of orcs to pour through. He laid siege to Southbay and discovered that one of its inhabitants, [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]] had the Ruby of Fire, a powerful artifact which had once been in the possession of the Lich-Lords.

He attempted to seize the Ruby of Fire, but Haldric defeated his forces and fled east to the Great Continent. [[Jevyan's familiar]] spied upon Haldric during the voyage, allowing Jevyan to follow them. Upon arriving on the shore of the Great Continent, a portion of Jevyan's forces seized the coast to prevent further human refugees from landing, but were later defeated.

Haldric attacked Jevyan and his forces, Jevyan no longer able to sense the Ruby of Fire. Through the sacrifice of [[Aethyr|Commander Aethyr]], Haldric persuaded Jevyan that he had sold the ruby to the elves. Haldric eventually managed to slay Jevyan and vanquish all but one of his orcish warlords.

== Biography ==

=== Purging the Green Isle ===

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Before transforming into a lich, Jevyan was one of the Wesfolk, and migrated with them from the Old Continent to the Green Isle. After the Wesfolk War, the remaining Wesfolk were pushed onto more marginal lands in the northwest, while Jevyan resided within his haven. After the [[Second Crown Prince of Southbay]] pursued another war against the Wesfolk, Jevyan and the other remaining Lich-Lords believed that, if they were to survive, that they would need to open gateways to the distant west, allowing hordes of orcs to pass through.<ref name="summer">A Summer of Storms, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref><ref name="return">Return to Oldwood, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref>

Jevyan commanded armies of orcs, causing the human Wesfolk to flee.<ref name="return"/> Taking revenge for Wesfolk War, he killed the Crown Prince of Southbay and reanimated his body.<ref name="final">A Final Spring, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> He began to take over the Green Isle, destroying first Stormvale,<ref name="fall">The Fall, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> then the Midlands,<ref>The Midlands, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> and then moved towards taking Clearwater Port and Southbay.<ref name="clearwater">Clearwater Port, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> Once in Southbay, he threatened to kill its king, [[Addroran IX]], and reanimate his body.<ref name="final"/>

=== The Ruby of Fire ===

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|source=The Lich-Lord Jevyan scorns [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]] for not realizing the Ruby of Fire's true power.
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Shortly after his arrival in Southbay, Jevyan sensed the Ruby of Fire, a powerful artifact which once belonged to the Lich-Lords.<ref name="final"/><ref name="oldwood">The Oldwood, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> He departed from the battlefield, leaving behind the Crown Prince's reanimated corpse, much to Addroran's horror. His forces were defeated, however, and Haldric fled eastwards towards the Great Continent.<ref name="final"/> Jeyvan nevertheless monitored Haldric with [[Jevyan's familiar|his familiar]], observing them until they arrived in the Great Continent.<ref name="peoples">Peoples in Decline, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref><ref name="rough">Rough Landing, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref><ref name="new">A New Land, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref>

Jevyan gathered together the ships still remaining on Green Isle, setting sail with his orcish army to the Great Continent. After landing, they were observed by [[Aethyr|Commander Aethyr]], who reported back to Haldric of the threat. A number of Jevyan's forces were sent to kill Haldric, but were unsuccessful.<ref name="vanguard">The Vanguard, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> Haldric then advanced towards the shoreline, where Jevyan's forces prevented numerous ships from landing. Part way through the battle, Jevyan interrupted the battle, only to realize that he could no longer sense the presence of the Ruby of Fire. Believing Haldric to be somehow concealing his power, he cast a curse of darkness upon Haldric's men before leaving. Despite this, Haldric cleared the shoreline of orcs and undead, allowing his ships to land.<ref name="fleet">Return of the Fleet, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref>

Haldric's forces then advanced upon Jevyan's position. Jevyan offered to accept the Ruby of Fire in return for peace, but [[Jessene|Lady Jessene]] told him that they had given the Ruby of Fire to the elves in order to obtain land. Unpersuaded, Jevyan continued to fight, and raised the dead against Haldric's men. In the ensuing battle, Jevyan managed to kill Aethyr, only to discover a treaty describing the aforementioned transaction written in elf script.<ref name="rise">The Rise of Wesnoth, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> Unknown to him, the treaty had been forged in order to persuade the other Lich-Lords to focus their efforts on the elves.<ref name="plan">The Plan, The Rise of Wesnoth</ref> He continued to fight, but was eventually defeated, while his warlords were vanquished. With his dying breath, he planted a curse upon Haldric with his dying breath.<ref name="rise"/>{{Note pointer|no=1}}

== Personality ==

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Jevyan's defining characteristic was his thirst for power, particularly his desire to possess the Ruby of Fire,<ref name="final"/><ref name="rise"/> to the extent that Jessene believed obtaining the Ruby was the very reason he had followed them at all.<ref name="vanguard"/> Jevyan had no scruples preventing him from doing what he needed to obtain power, such as raising the weaker Wesfolk to be his mindless slaves,<ref name="return"/> ruthlessly betraying his own Wesfolk to the orcs, and shamelessly mocking his victims in battle.<ref name="final"/>

He also suffered from overconfidence, and on multiple occasions, he sent forces into battle who were later killed.<ref name="final"/><ref name="vanguard"/><ref name="fleet"/> Even during his final battle, he was convinced that he would be able to kill Haldric and Aethyr and reanimate their bodies.<ref name="rise"/>

== Notes ==
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|text=It is unclear as to whether this curse had any effect on Haldric.
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== References ==
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{{The Rise of Wesnoth}}

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