Wyninn Raeth

Wyninn Raeth was one of the many Death Knights who served in Amaterasu's First Legion of Death Knights. He was the sole survivor of the Battle of Blackrift that ended the War of 1000 Evils. After pressuring Amaterasu to attack the undead forces of the Black Plane once again, Wyninn decided to do so himself. For disobeying the god, he was transformed into a demilich. It was then when he became known as "Wyninn the Withering."

Backstory
Very little is known about Wyninn's upbringing except that he was a demon born to the Infernal Plane. He was recruited to join the First Legion of Death Knights when another demon recognized his ability to instill fear into others. During the war of 1000 evils, Wyninn marched an army of soldiers into the dark plane. Wyninn's forces were horribly outnumbered, and quickly overwhelmed. He was the only man still standing after the hordes of undead assaulted his warriors. Wyninn refused to retreat, and slaughtered nearly 900 enemy warriors that day. Eventually he was captured by the enemy.

Wyninn would not comply with their interrogations, and even after months of agonizing torture refused to answer any of their questions. Eventually Wyninn managed to escape, and found his way back to the Infernal Plane. Amaterasu's death knights had been all but destroyed, and the god had been forced into hiding. Wyninn attempted to convince him they should strike again, but the god would not listen to him. Wyninn was enraged, having given not only his soldier's lives, but nearly his own, for the cowardly god. He set out on his own and began to recruit demons and devils under his own banner, The Army of the Withering Scorpion.

Wyninn and his army ventured back into the Black Plane, and ambushed the undead forces. They were slaughtered quickly, much to the abhorrence of Wyninn. The God of Power appeared before him and dragged him back into the Infernal Plane.

"You want to call yourself a withering scorpion? I will show you withering!" Amaterasu shouted at him. He took the mans sword and pierced it through his chest, and created the pits of Accarack around him. The pits were hundreds of flaming caverns drawn into the ground, preventing Wyninn's escape.

Amaterasu transformed the man into a demilich, which prevented him from dying. As his armor melted into his skin, he faced the agony of eternal burning for a millenia.

It was only when the god of chaos Tsukuyomi disguised as High King Thermopylae came to Wyninn that he was freed. He returned with Thermopylae to the grey plane and promised his undying loyalty to the King. From here on he became Wyninn the Withering.