Will Kenrith's History
Will Kenrith is a planeswalker who specializes in ice magic. He is the twin brother of
Rowan Kenrith.
Will and his twin were born after a witch had enthralled their father and lived with him for a year. Their birth mother killed the newborns for their blood, which she would've drank to extend her life. When Algenus regained his conscience he killed the witch. At the same time, their adoptive mother gave up her sword's power to restore life to the twins and took them in as her own children.
At seventeen, Will experienced a vision in a sheet of ice. He saw a dragon’s skull as tall as a house blocking a forest path with its bony jaws gaped wide open and saw deep down the dark tunnel of its jaws a figure obscured by shadows crouched on a massive branch. As if hearing a cry, the faceless person scrambled down a rope ladder that descended past branches and more branches until it seemed only this vast tree existed in all the world. The vision rippled again to gleam with a host of brightly armored knights as they spread shining wings and rose into the teeth of a mighty wind. But the dazzling beauty of the wings faded, sucked away until nothing was left except a spear so black it absorbed all light, all existence.
This vision later came true when the twins visited an amphitheater made of a petrified dragon in the Wilds. They experienced the machinations of the planeswalker Oko, and they witnessed the tribute of the Ardenvale griffin-knights after the "death" of their father.
At eighteen years old, the twins set out on a quest for their missing father, the High King, who had been abducted by the planeswalkers Oko and
Garruk Wildspeaker. Indrelon the Magic Mirror, revealed the location of their father and that he has been transformed into a stag. Later on, Will rescued Garruk from certain death. This act of bravery and persistence summoned the Cauldron of Eternity, which cured the hunter of the Chain Veil curse. The twins failed to protect the stag from the Wild Hunt, but Algenus was brought back to life by his wife Linden. This all happened near their birth mother's cottage at the fringe of the Wilds. As Linden revealed the shocking truth about their origins, Rowan became upset that they hadn't been told earlier. The shock ignited the twins' planeswalker's spark and they disappeared. Garruk, who was thankful for his cure, promised the King and Queen to track their children and to keep them safe.
Some time later, Will competed alongside his sister at the stadium of Valor's Reach on Kylem. No one knew where the mysterious pair came from or why they felt the need to test themselves on Valor's Reach. But anyone who faced them in battle realized very quickly their ability to reinforce each other's powers was a force to be reckoned with. The twins eventually became champions of Valor's Reach.
The siblings were invited to join Strixhaven as students by Kasmina. While Will fit right in, Rowan had problems adjusting. Moreover, Rowan seemed to lose control over her magic, often crackling with electricity whenever she lost her temper. The twins' arguments became a full-on quarrel before they were stopped by
Professor Onyx. She noticed that they were planeswalkers, and tasked them with coming up with a defense against an Oriq attack. While Will studied the books, Rowan tried to gain more power.
After the Oriq and an army of mage hunters began their attack on Strixhaven, Will set out to find his sister. He survived a close call with a couple of mage hunters just as the Founder Dragons arrived to help. Will and Rowan were reunited and saved from an Oriq attack by Professor Onyx. Realizing that the larger assault was only a misdirection, Professor Onyx guided the twins through an old maintenance passage to an area underneath the Biblioplex. There they found Extus Narr who had bound himself to an immense power source called a Snarl. As they attempted to intervene, Professor Onyx was translocated away, leaving only Will and Rowan to face Extus and a summoned entity known as the Blood Avatar. Realizing that Rowan had grown in strength during her stay at Strixhaven, but Will had grown in control, they once again joined their powers. With Rowan drawing on the power of the Snarl and redirecting it to Will, her brother managed to wrestle control over the Blood Avatar away from Extus Narr. The Avatar killed the Oriq leader and was sent back from where it came, but not before it hacked off Will's leg.
